Miriam Chutich Obituary

Miriam "Bets" Chutich 1935-2023 Word has been received that Miriam "Bets" Chutich of Marietta, Georgia, passed away on April 18,2023 at the age of 88. The youngest of seven children, Bets was born on April 8, 1935, in Chisholm to Mike and Mildred Smilanich, pioneer residents of the community. She graduated with the Chisholm class of 1953 and was very active in music and girls' sports while in high school. She was in the choir and played the violin in the high school orchestra; also, was the president of GAA (Girls Athletic Association). She was chosen to be in the Erodelphians, a girls' honor society, in her sophomore year and the National Honor Society in her senior year. In later years, she was a member of the Red Hat Society. After High school, she attended Hibbing Junior College and received a Secretarial Diploma in 1954. She then worked as a secretary, first at Bucyrus- Erie in Hibbing, then at the Division of Lands and Minerals in Hibbing until her marriage to the love of her life Matt "Bimbo" Chutich on November 30, 1957. Please leave condolences and words of expression at www. hmpattersoncantonhill. com. HM Patterson Canton Hill is honored to serve the Chutich family during this difficult time.