Anita Elizabeth Kahmer Bell, 59 of Billings, passed away on January 21, 2006 at St. Vincent Healthcare, following a battle with cancer.  Anita was born on October 16, 1946 in Baltimore, MD to Louis an Alma ( Herda) Kahmer, Jr.

            She attended schools in the Baltimore area, receiving a BS in Elementary Education at Salisbury State University.  She finalized her education with a Masters Equivalent in Elementary Education, going on to teach in the Baltimore County area for 13 years.

            Anita was married to Fred S. Bell, III on June 25, 1967.  Together they had two children, Garrick A. Bell and Wendelyn E. Bell.  Following the birth of her children, she taught pre-kindergarten part-time while rasing her family.   Her husband Fred’s job moved them to Billings in 1993, where they have resided since.

            Anita is survived by her husband, Fred S. Bell, III, of Billings; children, Garrick “Gary” Bell, currently of Dayton, OH, while attending the Air Force Institute of Technology, and Wendelyn “Wendy” Bell of York, PA, finishing her MBA at York College in December and working as an underwriter at Lincoln General Insurance Company; father, Louis V. Kahmer; brother, Albert Kehmer; and sisters, Beth Ardilia and Kathy Kahmer. 

            Cremation has taken place.  Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 24, 2006, at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary.

            Memorials may be made to the Scottish Rite Transportation Van, 514 14^th St. West, Billings, MT 59102, or the Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center, 1041 N 29^th St, Billings, MT 59101.