Fred August Leistiko was born in 1902 in Glasgow. In 1924 he began his telephone career, and was transfered to Glasgow in 1927 as a "combination man". He served in various capacities in Culbertson, Malta, Wolf Point, and Cutbank. He was appointed manager at Cutbank in 1954.
Fred was a member of the Lion's Club, Chamber of Commerce, and was a lifetime member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. He also served as treasurer and council of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Cut Bank.
In 1938 he married Irene Wagner, and they had two daughters, Janet born in 1942 in ???, and Carol, born in 1945 in Cutbank. Fred and Irene's married life continued until Fred's death in 1976 in Bozeman, where they lived after retirement from the telephone company.
MORE OF FRED'S LIFE TO FOLLOW.