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James William “Jimmy” Cochran was born on August 7, 1935 at Hays, Montana. He walked into the arms of Jesus on November 19, 2024 in Chinook, Montana, surrounded by loving cousin/sisters and caring staff of the Sweet Memorial Home. Jimmy lived in Hays with his parents, Katherine Fox and William Cochran. Later he lived with his grandparents Belknap and Rebecca Fox in Cleveland, MT. After time spent with his grandparents, he lived with his Uncle Quentin and family. Jimmy wen...
Shirley Ann (Bressler) Isbell, 90, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center Monday, September 16, 2024. Cremation has taken place, and a vigil service was held at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at St. Jude Catholic Church. Funeral Mass began at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2024, also at St. Jude, with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and...
Gerald ‘Jerry’ Lee Hutton, 70, passed away Nov. 15, 2023, at home in Grand Junction, CO, surrounded by his loved ones. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Wilderness Funeral Homes in Chinook, MT....
Gerald "Jerry" Lee Hutton, 70, passed away Nov. 15, 2023, at home in Grand Junction, CO, surrounded by his loved ones. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Wilderness Funeral Homes in Chinook, MT....
Laureen Grace Saylor, age 84, passed into eternal life with her loving Savior, Jesus Christ, July 23rd, 2024. "Lorney" as she preferred to be called, was born Nov 2, 1939, in Havre, MT. She was the youngest of four daughters born to parents Marion (Kearful) and Gustave Vercruyssen of Clear Creek, south of Chinook. Raised during hard times at the end of the Depression Era, she brought spark and fun into everyone's life with her spunky and witty ways. She was a very caring,...
Robert “Bob” Reynolds, 60, passed away May 12, 2024, at his home in Chinook, MT. A memorial service was held Monday, May 20, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building in Chinook....
Robert "Bob" Reynolds, 60, passed away May 12, 2024 at his home in Chinook, MT. A memorial service will be held Monday, May 20, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the Blaine County Fairgrounds Commercial Building in Chinook. Arrangements have been entrusted to Wilderness Funeral Homes....
Press release CHINOOK - The Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation announced that Independence Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines have provided a $60,000 grant from the FHLB Des Moines Member Impact Fund. This matching grant program, which was introduced in 2023, provides nearly $20 million to eligible organizations in order to strengthen communities in target areas of the FHLB Des Moines district. In 2024, the FHLB Des Moines increased the Member Impact Fund...
Alex James Billmayer of Hogeland, 41, passed away unexpectedly in a tragic accident Friday April 26, 2024, on the family ranch. A celebration of life was held Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. in the Commercial Building in Chinook, MT. A graveside service was held Sunday at 11:00 a.m. at the Wing Cemetery. Alex James Billmayer was born July 8th, 1982, in the hallway of the Havre hospital to Larry and Kristi Billmayer, joining his proud older brother, Casey, and beginning...
Alex James Billmayer of Hogeland, 41, passed away unexpectedly in a tragic accident Friday April 26, 2024, on the family ranch. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. in the Commercial Building in Chinook, MT. A graveside service will be held Sunday at 11:00 a.m. at the Wing Cemetery. Alex James Billmayer was born July 8th, 1982, in the hallway of the Havre hospital to Larry and Kristi Billmayer, joining his proud older brother, Casey, and...
Press release A substantial fundraising effort has been achieved in the effort to rehabilitate the Chinook Community Pool and Ensign Sweet Memorial Park. “This past January, the amazing Schellin Family put out a challenge to donors to match a donation of up to $100,000 for the Chinook Pool and Park project, and donors came out in full force,” the nonprofit Friends of the Pool and Park said in a press release. “The family set a deadline of March 31st, and by late March, the donation total match amount neared $89,000 of the $...
Chinook resident John Shelstad recently donated $100,000 to the Chinook Pool and Park project. "The committee is beyond grateful for John's generous donation as he has made such an impact on the project and its successful completion," committee members of the Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation said in a press release. "John surprised us with his wonderful donation and we can't thank him enough for his financial support of the project. The project is so important to the...
Press release New surprises are surfacing along with Fresno Walleye’s favorite games, raffles and drawings, which will again award hundreds of sponsored prizes worth thousands of dollars during the group’s annual Walleye Banquet docking at the Havre Ice Dome April 20. The 39th Annual Fresno Walleyes Banquet doors will open at 4:30 p.m. The fun begins with the silent and live auctions, games and drawings, and visiting with the friendliest freshwater fishing enthusiasts around. This event will reel guests in from all over the s...
Representatives of Friends of the Pool and Park Foundation said in a press release they want to give an update on a funding opportunity to help rehabilitate the Chinook pool and Sweet Park. “As you may know, the wonderful Schellin Family pledged $100,000 towards the Chinook Pool and Park Project,” the release said. “… As of today, we are currently at $30,122.16 donated towards the match and we would like to encourage folks from near and far to help match their amazing donation.” The Chinook Pool was built in 1976 and is no...
Johnnie L. Gorman, 73, died March 6, 2024. John was born May 17, 1950. He had many interests including hunting, fishing, golf, and archery. John worked as a meat cutter in Chinook, Harlem and Glendive, MT. He is survived by his daughter, Kassie Gorman; his sister Barbara Clark, North Platte, NE; brother, Dan Gorman, Chinook, MT; his sister Debra (Robert) Anderson; his aunts Joan Lamey, Mary Potter and Gloria Carter, and many nieces and nephews. John was preceded in death by...
Gary Dean Hanson, 88, passed away February 9, 2024, after fighting with congestive heart failure. Cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life service will be postponed until June 8, 2024 in Fort Mohave, AZ. Gary was born June 10, 1935, to Vic and Verlie Hanson in Scobey, MT. He grew up ranching alongside his parents until he joined the Army in 1953 and was on leave when he met his wife-to-be, Paula. They married on September 9, 1956 and to this union five children were...
William "Bill" David Powell of Chinook, Montana, 89, passed away February 9th, 2024, with his son Mike by his side. Bill was born September 20, 1934, on Cow Creek south of Chinook, MT, to Jacob Clement Powell and Lucille McNeill Powell. Bill married Sharon O'Brien in the fall of 1955. Their son Mike was born in September of 1956 and their second son, Jaydee, joined them in April 1963. Bill is survived by his wife of 68 years, Sharon Powell; sons, Michael Powell of Chinook,...
Edna Lucille Reese, 103, passed away February 4th, 2024, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester, MT. A memorial service will be held at the Gildford Community Church at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, February 17th, 2024, in Gildford, MT. A livestream of the service can be found on the "Community Church of Gildford" Facebook page. Edna was born April 27, 1920, to Frank and Maria Lemieux, who were homesteaders and part of a French-speaking farm community in Eastern Montana. She...
Gale Allen Jellum of Chinook, loving father, brother and grandpa passed away Sunday, January 21, 2024, at the age of 80, in his sleep at the Gallatin Rest Home in Bozeman, MT. Gale was born March 8, 1943 to Gordon and Ruth (Swanson) Jellum in Fosston, Minnesota. Gale was a state champion wrestler in Glasgow, class president and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1961. Gale attended Montana State University in Bozeman on a wrestling scholarship his freshman year and after...
Fredrick Paul Nelson was born April 28, 1941 in Lewistown MT to William and Edith Nelson. Fred attended schools in Stanford, MT, and later attended Northern Montana College in Havre, MT. Fred and Carol were married in 1967. They spent several years teaching in various small Montana communities, settling south of Chinook. Fred acquired a teaching position at KG Schools, retiring in 2004. Not being one to stand idle, he became the computer tech for the KG Schools. He enjoyed...
James Edward "Big Jim" Inman earned his angel wings January 1, 2024. Jim was born to Bob and Nancy Inman at Sacred Heart Hospital in Havre June 12, 1949, joining his older brother, Joe, at the family home in Chinook. Jim was the second-oldest of 10 siblings. He was very proud of his wild and crazy family! Having lived his entire life in Chinook he was a great Sugarbeeter fan! His life-long love of sports began at an early age when he played Little League baseball then as...
James Nesslar passed away December 31, 2023, at the age of 88 from natural causes. James was born December 31, 1935, in Chinook, MT, to Frank and Mina Nesslar. He attended and graduated from Chinook High School. He married Janice Beard, and, from that union, they were blessed with four children. James is survived by his children, Shauna Brown, Bonnie (Curt) Nesslar, Mike (Heather) Nesslar and Scott (Gail) Nesslar. He was blessed with nine grandchildren and 18...
Laurie Ann Skones George, 55, passed away November 4, 2023, at her home in Havre, MT with her family by her side after losing a courageous battle with cancer. Her funeral service will be Friday, November 10, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at First Lutheran Church with Pastors Megan Hoewisch and Michael O'Hearn officiating. Memorial donations in Laurie's name may be made to the donor's choice. Please visit Laurie's online memorial page at https://www.hollandbonine.com to send a card or...
A Havre man, who court documents say was living with a teenager reported missing four years ago in Arizona when she was 14, has been charged in state District Court with crimes related to images found on his cellphone. Edmund Davis, 36, was charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of children and is being held in the Hill County Detention Center on $1 million bond, as ordered by state District Court Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz. The first charge, for possessing electronic communication images of a child or children 12 or...
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Hunter Education course dates have been set for Chinook, with an in-person classroom course. Class will be held 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, and Friday, Oct. 13, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. In-person, instructor-led hunter education classroom courses are available to anyone age 10 and older and provide new hunters with a hands-on learning experience. In-person courses are led by volunteer instructors who are passionate about preserving Montan...
