Obituaries

Katharine O. “Katie” Lovell, 83, of Havre died March 26, 2007, at Northern Montana Care Center from natural causes. Her funeral Mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church in Havre. Vigil services will held at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Jude Catholic Church. Katie was born Aug. 24, 1923, in Havre to Chester Eli and Hazel Mary (Webb) Atwood. Katie was raised in Valier and graduated from Valier High School in 1940. She went on to attend the University of Montana and graduated from Gonzaga University and...

LODGE POLE Sophia M. Healy, 81, died Sunday March 25, 2007, at Fort Belknap Public Health Service due to natural causes. A wake will begin on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Medicine Bear Lodge followed by a rosary at 7 p. m. Her funeral Mass will be Thursday held at 11 a. m. at Medicine Bear Lodge with burial following at the Lodge Pole Cemetery. Sophia was born Oct. 6, 1925, at Lodge Pole to Eugene and Stella (Rattle Snake) Gunn. She was raised in the Lodge Pole area and attended schools at Lodge Pole and Flandreau, S.D. Sophia...

Charles Donald Frye, 63, of Havre died at his home peacefully from a heart attack on Sunday, March 25, 2007. His graveside committal service will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at Hill County Cemetery in Havre. Charles Donald Frye was born Aug. 29, 1943, in Malta to Charles Denver and Doris K. (Ruud) Frye. He graduated high school in Havre, where he competed with his shop class that took the state championship in engine rebuilding. The team then went on to compete nationally, where they placed second. Don loved car racing and...

MALTA Belva Phyllis Morin-Johnson, 71, a homemaker and certified nurse assistant, died Thursday, March 22, 2007, at the Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a. m. Tuesday at the Malta Lutheran Church with burial in the Malta Cemetery. Belva was born Nov. 1, 1935, in Malta to Levi and Beatrice (Stevens) Emeline. She was raised and educated in Malta. She married Francis Joseph Morin on July 7, 1953, in Great Falls. They made their home in Saco and later moved to Malta. After Joe's...

BOX ELDER Caroline Thelma Mitchell, 66, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, died of cancer Thursday evening, March 22, 2007, at Northern Montana Hospital. Her funeral Service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. The wake began Friday at the church. Caroline was born Feb. 14, 1941, to Malcolm Gilbert and Caroline (Whitford) Mitchell in Fort Belknap. She enjoyed bingo, spending time with her grandchildren, visiting...

HARLEM Peter T. Leo, 87, a Great Northern/Burlington Northern Railway employee and farmer of Harlem died Friday, March 23, 2007, of natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre. His funeral service will be held at 11 a. m. Tuesday in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Chinook with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery located north of Chinook. Peter was born to Sam and Elodie (Landuyt) Leo on Dec. 3, 1919, at Zurich. He attended schools in both Zurich and Harlem. Early in life, he worked on the farming...

ROCKY BOY Terri Louise Walker Manriquez, 42, of Havre died Monday, March 19, 2007, at Northern Montana Hospital of liver cancer. Her wake service will begin 4 p.m. today at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church and continue through 9 a. m. Thursday. Cremation will take place. Private family interment will be held at a later time. Terri was born August 26, 1964, in Torrance, Calif., to Larry and Alyce (Brisbo) Walker. She was raised and educated in Lodgepole, Butte and Bell Gardens, Calif. She obtained her GED and attended Fort...

HAVRE/HOGELAND Ruby Sudan, 96, of Hogeland died Monday, March 19, 2007, at Northern Montana Hospital due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a graveside memorial service will be at a later date in the Silver Bow Cemetery at Hogeland. Ruby was born on June 26, 1910, in Dell Rapids, S.D., to Mahlon and Rosa (Reedy) Bapp. She moved with her family when she was 3-months-old. Ruby lived on the family homestead west of Twete on the Big Flat and later Hogeland in 1930. She attended school at Silver Bow and graduated fro...

BELGRADE Martha Konrad Decker, 88, died Tuesday morning, March 20, 2007. Funeral Services will be held at 11a. m. Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Belgrade. Interment will be held in Glasgow at a later date. Martha was born in Nashua in April 1918 to Wilhelm and Mathilda (Fix) Konrad. In 1939, she married Benjamin Decker. Together they raised four children, beginning in Frazer and later moving to Havre. Following Ben's death in 1990, Martha moved to Billings and later to Three Forks. Martha was...

ROCKY BOY Terri Louise Walker Manriquez, 42, of Havre died Monday, March 19, 2007, at Northern Montana Hospital of liver cancer. Her wake service will begin 4 p.m. today at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church and continue through 9 a. m. Thursday. Cremation will take place. Private family interment will be held at a later time. Terri was born August 26, 1964, in Torrance, Calif., to Larry and Alyce (Brisbo) Walker. She was raised and educated in Lodgepole, Butte and Bell Gardens, Calif. She obtained her GED and attended Fort...

NAMPA, Idaho (Zola) Ernestine Harmon, 88, died quietly in Nampa, Idaho, on March 19, 2007, after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease with her loving family at her bedside. A memorial service will be held at College Church of the Nazarene, 504 E. Dewey, Nampa, on Friday at 10:30 am. Entombment will be at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Caldwell. The family will greet loved ones and friends at the Alsip & Persons Funeral Chapel, 404 10th Ave. So., Nampa, on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. Family and friends may send...

CHINOOK Malcolmina (MacArthur) Donis, 80, died Friday, March 16, 2007, at Northern Montana Hospital after a courageous fight with illness. Her funeral service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church with burial in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Mocky, as she was affectionately known by family and friends, was born June 3, 1926, the sixth child of Finaly and Isabella MacArthur. She graduated from Chinook High School in 1944 and went to work at the Independent Food Store. On March 6, 1955, Mocky married Sam...

ROCKY BOY Terri Louise Walker Manriquez, 42, of Havre died Monday, March 19, 2007, at Northern Montana Hospital of liver cancer. Her wake service will begin 4 p.m. today at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church and continue through 9 a. m. Thursday. Cremation will take place. Private family interment will be held at a later time. Terri was born August 26, 1964, in Torrance, Calif., to Larry and Alyce (Brisbo) Walker. She was raised and educated in Lodgepole, Butte and Bell Gardens, Calif. She obtained her GED and attended Fort...

Lorraine Arlis Witt, 79, a homemaker and former beautician of Havre, died Sunday, March 18, 2007, at the Care and Comfort Home in Havre, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Cremation will take place and her memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at the First Lutheran Church with Pastors Brad Ulgenes and Michael O'Hearn officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Eagles immediately after the graveside service. Lorraine was born Dec. 10, 1927,...

BIGFORK Freda Vogel, 88, a 29-year resident of Woods Bay, died Friday, March 16, 2007. Memorial services were scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Bigfork with Pastor Tom Gopp officiating. Freda was born July 20, 1918, in Cottonwood to Frank and Othelia (Ell) Koble. Freda and three brothers, Frank, Clarence, and Matt were raised on a farm north of Kremlin. In her adulthood, she worked the shipyards in Seattle for a short time, then moved to Helena and worked at the Parrot Confectionery. She later...

GREAT FALLS Charles G. Davis, 86, of Great Falls, a World War II veteran and retired pharmacist, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, in a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. At Charlies' request no services are planned. Charles was born May 16, 1920, in St Anthony, Idaho. He attended Idaho State University, where he graduated from Pharmacy School. In 1943, he married “Jean” Rhoades in Pocatello, Idaho. He served in World War II in Okinawa. Charles and Jean then moved several times, living in Great Falls from 1958 to 1963, whe...

MALTA Darryl William Black, 70, an Army veteran and retired boiler engineer of Malta, died Saturday, March 17, 2007, at the Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 3 p. m. today at the Hillside Cemetery in Dodson. A luncheon at the Dodson Lutheran Church will follow the service. Darryl was born May 25, 1936, in Malta to William and Bessie (Stout) Black. He was raised and educated in Dodson and graduated from Dodson High School and attended Northern Montana College. He earned a degree...

Mary Evelyn Higgins, 96, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at the Rocky Mountain Care Center in Helena of natural causes. Her funeral will be held at 11 a. m. Saturday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home with Pastor Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Eagles immediately after the graveside service. Evelyn was born April 8, 1910, in Mondamin, Iowa, to Charles and Ida Mae (Arbaugh) Stowell. Her family moved to Havre in 1917 and her father purchased a farm no...

Mary Evelyn Higgins, 96, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at the Rocky Mountain Care Center in Helena of natural causes. Her funeral will be held at 11 a. m. Saturday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home with Pastor Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Eagles immediately after the graveside service. Evelyn was born April 8, 1910, in Mondamin, Iowa, to Charles and Ida Mae (Arbaugh) Stowell. Her family moved to Havre in 1917 and her father purchased a farm no...

SHELBY Charlie Lincoln, 84, a well-known rancher from Shelby, died Sunday morning, March 11, 2007, at the Marias Care Center. Visitation will be held Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m. at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. William Catholic Church with burial to follow in Mountain View Cemetery. He was born to Fred and Anna Lincoln in March, 1922, on a homestead in Black Coulee, 13 miles south of Inverness. He went to a country school south of Inverness and finished high school in Havre in...

Betty Jean Barrett, 72, longtime Havre resident died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Benefis East Hospital in Great Falls of natural causes. Her prayer vigil and rosary service will be held at 7 p. m. today with her memorial Mass at 10 a. m. Wednesday at the St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the graveside service. Betty was born July 10, 1934 in Carnegie, Pa., to John and...

SHELBY Charlie Lincoln, 84, a well-known rancher from Shelby, died Sunday morning, March 11, 2007, at the Marias Care Center. Visitation will be held Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m. at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. William Catholic Church with burial to follow in Mountain View Cemetery. He was born to Fred and Anna Lincoln in March, 1922, on a homestead in Black Coulee, 13 miles south of Inverness. He went to a country school south of Inverness and finished high school in Havre in...

Betty Jean Barrett, 72, longtime Havre resident died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at Benefis East Hospital in Great Falls of natural causes. Her prayer vigil and rosary service will be held at 7 p. m. today with her memorial Mass at 10 a. m. Wednesday at the St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the graveside service. Betty was born July 10, 1934 in Carnegie, Pa., to John and...

Steven Verne Lienhart, 56, of Havre died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2007, in Fargo, N.D. of natural causes. Services were held on Feb. 22 at the First Free Methodist Church in Fargo, and he was laid to rest. Steven was a Fargo native, born to Harold and Nettie Lienhart on Aug. 1, 1950. A graduate of Fargo South High School, he moved to Havre in the early 1980s. He worked at the Northern Montana Care Center as a certified nursing assistant and he was also an employee of the Havre Daily News. Steven married Rosella Witschen on June 23,...

ROCKY BOY Emma Jane Gibson, 86, long-time resident of Rocky Boy died Monday, March 5, 2007, at the Big Sandy Medical Center of natural causes. Her rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with her funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Thursday, also at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church, with Father Pete officiating. Burial will follow at Rocky Boy Cemetery. Emma was born Jan. 9, 1921, in Pryor to Samuel and Louise (Caplette) Gardipee. She attended schools at Good Shepherds in Helena. Emma met and married...