She went to work for the Rural Electric Administration in Red Lake County, then went to Washington DC working for the Secret Service (US Treasury) in the counterfeit money division. She returned to Red Lake Falls and again worked for the REA. On July 1, 1957 Bill and Chloe purchased the Eden Valley Journal in Eden Valley. Their final two children were born in Eden Valley. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Eden Valley and served for many years on the Eden Valley Zoning Commission.