Havre Daily News Archives (2024)

Virginia M. Vaughn, 85, of Havre died Friday evening, May 25, 2007, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church with Pastor Brad Ulgenes officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the church immediately following the graveside service. Virginia was born July 28, 1921, in White Court, Alberta, Canada, to William and Julia (Pogreba) Ury. Her family homesteaded in the Box Elder area. Virginia attended Box...

George Nicholas Pitman, 69, of Oelrichs, S. D., died Thursday, May 24, 2007 in Yankton, S.D., after a long illness. A memorial service is planned for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the home of Merlin and Marcia Myers at 168 Arrowhead Drive in Lewistown. All friends and family are welcome. Inurnment will be in Central Montana Memorial Gardens of Lewistown. George was born Nov. 7, 1937, in Bozeman to Alvin and Ada Pitman. He grew up in the Grass Range area, where he attended Grass Range High School, played basketball, track, and graduat...

Virginia M. Vaughn, 85, of Havre died Friday evening, May 25, 2007, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her funeral service will be held at 10 a. m. Friday at First Lutheran Church with Pastor Brad Ulgenes officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the church immediately following the graveside service. Virginia was born July 28, 1921, in White Court, Alberta, Canada, to William and Julia (Pogreba) Ury. Her family homesteaded in the Box Elder area. Virginia attended Box...

Robert “Pancho” Moreno, 55, died Friday morning, May 25, 2007, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. His wake service began 2 p. m. Sunday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. His funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial followed at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Robert was born April 29, 1952, in Havre to Roy Moreno and Kathryn Mildred Denny. He was raised in Havre. He attended Box Elder and Havre Schools and Miles City High School, where he gra...

Jelmer Jay Meyers, 78, of Havre died Thursday, May 24, 2007, at his daughter's home in Havre, surrounded by loving family, after a battle with mesothelioma. His service will be held at Fifth Avenue Christian Church, 2015 Fifth Ave., Havre, at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Jay was born in Conrad on Jan. 17, 1929, to Dave and Ruby Meyers. He attended high school in Conrad, after which he served in the U.S. Navy and fought in the Korean War. Jay married Donna Wesley in 1950 and moved to Lynden, Wash., in 1953. Jay returned to Montana in...

CHINOOK Lawrence E. Hofeldt, 81, of Chinook died at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home on Saturday, May 26, 2007, due to natural causes. His memorial service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in Zion Lutheran Church with burial following with military honors in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Lawrence was born in the Bear Paw Mountains to Henry and Alvinia (Struve) Hofeldt on March 29, 1926. While he spent most of his life in the Bear Paws, he attended schools at Lloyd and Chinook. He entered the U.S. Army in World War II and fought in Germ...

Joseph Lambert Keller, 94, died Thursday morning, May 24, 2007, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. His prayer vigil and rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Jude Catholic Church with his funeral Mass 10 a. m. Tuesday at the St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the services at the graveside. Joseph was born Sept. 13, 1912,...

Mark Fay Reid, 53, a letter carrier for the Havre post office, died Monday, May 21, 2007, at his home. His cause of death was due to a heart attack. His funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with Pastor Richard Rice officiating. A fellowship dinner will be held at the V.F.W. Club immediately after the services. A full military burial will be held at Fort Harrison Veteran's Cemetery at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Helena. Mark was born Dec. 11, 1953, in Minot, N.D., to Lloyd and Dearling...

BOX ELDER/GREAT FALLS Lena F. (Parisian) Stamper, 83, of Glendale, Ariz., previously of Great Falls, a retired nurse's aide, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, at a Glendale, Ariz., hospital of natural causes. Funeral liturgy will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with burial to follow in Highland Cemetery in Great Falls. A vigil service was scheduled for Tuesday night at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Box Elder and again at 7 p.m. today at O'Connor Memorial Chapel. Lena was born Sept. 27, 1923, to...

LIVINGSTON Scott Conway Greear, 54, died Saturday, May 12, 2007. Cremation has taken place at Franzen-Davis Crematory. A memorial service for family and friends will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Fr. Dale Yurkovic presiding. Scott was born Feb. 7, 1953, to James Edward and Dorothy Mae (Conway) Greear in Livingston. Growing up on the family farm nurtured his lifelong interest in agriculture and the outdoors. He was an active member of the FFA program throughout high school and enjoyed...

ROCKY BOY Louis Weaselboy, Sr. Pine Bird, 84, died Sunday, May 13, 2007, of natural causes at the Community Medical Center in Missoula, Montana, surrounded by family. Traditional services will be conducted at 10 a.m. today at the Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy with Kenneth Gopher officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Louis was born Nov. 11, 1922 in Pryor, Mont., to Barney Weaselboy and Walking A n t e l o p e Fine Bow. He married Lucy Samatt March 27, 1948 and t o g e t h e r they raised their eight...

KALISPELL Joan Lincoln, 84, died Monday, May 14, 2007, at her winter residence in Zephyrhills, Fla. A viewing is planned from 9 a. m to 6 p.m.; the family will be there from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, at the Johnson Mortuary, 525 South Main St. Graveside services will be at 11 a. m., Wednesday, May 30 at Glacier Memorial Gardens, 2659 Highway 93 North, followed by a reception at noon at the Red Lion Hotel, 20 North Main St. in Kalispell. She was born Sept. 28, 1922, in Reading, England to William Henry and Florence Ann (Wil...

BARBARA ANN “SWISHER” BESEL obituary KALISPELL Barbara Ann “Swisher” Besel, 59, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Big Fork with Rev. Tom Gopp officiating. Urn burial was at C. E. Conrad Cemetery. A reception will follow at 2 p.m. Barbara was born July 12, 1947, in Havre to Everett and Maymie (Julkowski) Swisher. She was raised in Havre, where she attended school. She married Gordon Besel o...

Local educator, Dr. Thelma Anderson, 84, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at the Northern Montana Hospital after a short illness. Her funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2007, at the First Lutheran Church with Pastor M i c h a e l O ' H e a r n officiating. Burial will follow at the H i g h l a n d Cemetery. Memorial c o n t r i b u - tions in T h e l m a ' s honor may be made to the MSUNorthern Foundation, P.O. Box 1691 Havre, MT 59501. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland and Bonine...

ROCKY BOY Louis Weaselboy, Sr. Pine Bird, 84, died Sunday, May 13, 2007, of natural causes at the Community Medical Center in Missoula, Montana, surrounded by family. Traditional services will be conducted at 10 a.m. today at the Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy with Kenneth Gopher officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Louis was born Nov. 11, 1922 in Pryor, Mont., to Barney Weaselboy and Walking A n t e l o p e Fine Bow. He married Lucy Samatt March 27, 1948 and t o g e t h e r they raised their eight...

Harriet B. Smith, 78, died Sunday, May 13, 2007 at the Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. Her burial will be 2 p.m. Friday, may 18, 2007, at the Highland Cemetery. Harriet was born May 27, 1928 in Redstone, Montana to Frank and Amanda (Johnson) Sherry. She was raised and educated in Redstone and her father ran the Newspaper in Redstone for many years. She moved to the Seattle area in the 1950's. It was there that Harriet married Findley Smith in Tukwilla, Washington in 1962. They lived in...

CHARLES “SIMMER” DOG SLEEPING RAINING BIRD obituary Charles “Simmer” Dog Sleeping Raining Bird, 54, whose Indian name was O KI MAHW WAH TI K, meaning Center Pole, died Sunday, May 13, 2007, at his home in Rocky Boy of natural causes. His wake service began on Monday, May 14, 2007, and continued through Tuesday at the Ivan Raining Bird residence at Parker Canyon. Native American services began at 10 a.m. today also at the Ivan Raining Bird residence at Parker Canyon. His burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Charles...

BRUSSELS, Belgium Elisabeth Baker, died Monday, May 14, 2007, at the home of her sister in England after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She will be missed by the family she loved and the m a n y friends she made during her life. She is preceded in death by her parents, Wilfred and Edith Baker. She is survived by sisters, Marge Holt of Havre and Kathleen Kuralovicz of Glossop, England; nephews, Martin Holt of Havre and Daniel Clarke of Norwich, England; niece, Naomi McNally; and great-nephews, Fyonn and Connall...

CHESTER Martha Lambott Broadhurst Wright, 89, died Thursday, May 10, 2007, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. today at the Chester United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. She was born Martha Kroeker on Oct. 27, 1917, on the family farm south of Inverness. Her parents w e r e K a t r i n a Quiring and J a c o b K r o e k e r , and she was one of seven children. At age 1 M a r t h a ' s f a m i l y moved to North Dakota where she was baptized at the Co...

Fred H. Kaul, 92, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, of natural causes Wednesday morning at a local nursing home. A vigil service was held Sunday, May 13, 2007,m at 7 p.m. at the O'Connor Memorial Chapel. A Funeral Liturgy will be today at 11 a.m. at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with burial of cremated remains to follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Fred was born Feb. 17, 1915, in Anamoose, N.D., and when he was 2 months old his parents put everything in a wagon and moved north of H i n s d a l e near the C a n a d i a n line to a...

TURNER Jennilee Fouts, 44, died Monday, May 7, 2007, at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home after a long illness. Her funeral service was 11 a. m. Saturday, May 12, 2007, at the Turner High School Gymnasium with Pastor C h e r y l Hoops officia t i n g . Burial followed at the T u r n e r Cemetery. A fellowship r e c e p t i o n followed at the committal service at the Turner High School Gym. Jennilee was born Sept. 21, 1962, Leo and Roxie (Newell) Petrie in Havre. She grew up in Turner and attended schools there. Her mother...

Rita Marie (Hewett) Kellenberger, 52, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at Kalispell Region Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 11 a. m. at Johnson Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 11, 2007 from 9 a. m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to service time at 11 a. m. Disposition will be cremation. She was born May 5, 1955 in Helena. She was the daughter of Thomas L. and Dorothy F. Hewitt. Rita was raised in the F l a t h e a d and was a graduate of F l a t h e a d High...

GALESBURG, ILL. Jack R. Harding, 78, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 11, 2007 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Daniel Smith, officiating. No visitation is planned. Jack was born on June 18, 1928 in Havre, the son of John C. and Ethel V. Albright H a r d i n g . He married Fern Pagel on March 14, 1948 in Havre. Jack was a supervisor for the Burlington Northern Railroad for over 30 years, retiring in 1983. After his retir...

HARLEM Jennilee Fouts, 44, of Harlem, died Monday, May 7, 2007 at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home after a long illness. A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the Turner High School Gym with Pastors Cheryl Hoops and Jack Seimenn officiating. Burial will follow at the T u r n e r Cemetery. A fellowship r e c e p t i o n will follow the committal service at the Turner High School Gym. Jennilee was born Sept. 21, 1962 to George L. and Roxie (Newell) Petrie in Havre. She grew up in Turner and attende...

HAYS - Kenneth Lawrence Doney Jr., 45, whose Indian name, Po(x)a Agon Bo, meaning “Lump on Nose,” a former tribal prosecutor and judge, died of complica - tions from cancer and liver disease Monday at a Great Falls hospital. A wake and rosary was at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at St. Paul's Mission gym. Traditional services are 11 a.m. Friday, May 11, 2007 at the gym, with burial in Eagle Child Cemetery. Kenneth was born July 5, 1961, to Kenneth L. and Georgialee Theresa “Chena” (Long Knife) Doney, in Glasgow. He grew up...