On Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 90 years young, Mabel Esther Stralo slipped the bonds of this earth to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Mabel was born in Harper Coulee south of Roundup, MT on Father's Day, June 19, 1932 to Harry Hargrave Harper and Edna Blanche (Harroun) Harper, the 9th of 10 children. She was a bright and effervescent spirit who always said she was born to sing (which she did all of her life), dance and be social. This spirit and her steadfast faith in the Lord got her through many hard times in her life.

Early school years were at the Harper School in the coulee...