Katherine Joyce Tribble Janacaro

Katherine Joyce Tribble Janacaro was born July 13, 1928. She was adopted by William and Katherine Tribble, and grew up on a ranch with her brother, Larry, in the Milligan Canyon area. Her education included Eureka, a country school just down the road from the ranch; Holy Rosary in Bozeman; Montana State College; and St. Mary College in Leavenworth, Kansas, where she earned her degree in home economics.

While attending St. Mary's she met Victor Janacaro on a blind date, and the two were married at Holy Family Parish on Aug. 21, 1950, in Three Forks, Mont. They had eight children: Bill, Mary, No...