Obituaries

CHINOOK Richard C. “Dick” Brainard, 81, died Friday, Oct. 27, 2006, surrounded by his loving wife Vivienne, daughters and son at Sweet Nursing Home in Chinook due to natural causes. His funeral service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the United Presbyterian Church with burial following at Kuper Memorial Cemetery with military honors. Dick was born in Bozeman on Nov. 10, 1924, to Darr and Clara Mae Brainard. He graduated from Chinook High School in 1942. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II....

Devona G. “Toni” Wieweck, 71, of Havre died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, at her home of natural causes. Her memorial service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Pastor Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the V. F.W. Club immediately after the services at the graveside. Toni was born June 20, 1935, in Stanley, N. D., to Thomas and Genevieve (Pettingail) Mahle. When she was an infant, her family moved to Anaconda, where she was raised and edu...

CHESTER Golda Belle Allen, 79, of Chester died Wednesday evening, Oct. 25, 2006, at the hospital in Chester. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a. m. Monday at the Chester Assembly of God Church. Following burial at the Chester Cemetery, a memorial luncheon will be held at O.S.L.C. Fellowship Hall. Golda was born Oct. 26, 1927, at Chester to Ed and Louisa (Stott) Allen. Golda grew up in Whitlash and received her early education there. Her high school years were spent in Thompson Falls, Shelby and Chester. She graduated...

FORT BELKNAP Florence Marie (Longknife) Capture, 87, Assiniboine Indian name Mahdu- Maz meaning “Iron Braid”; died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006, at Northern Montana Hospital due to natural causes. Her funeral Mass was scheduled for today at 10 a.m. at Red Whip Center with burial following at the Hi-way Cemetery. A wake began at 5 p.m. Thursday with rosary recited at 7 p.m. at Red Whip Center. Florence was a full-blood Assiniboine Indian born to John and Josie (Brandt) Longknife on July 31, 1919, at Fort Belknap Agency. She was rais...

CHANDLER, Ariz. Ole B. “O.B.” Lund, a former Montana businessman and a current resident of Chandler, Ariz., died Monday morning, Oct. 9, 2006, a few weeks short of his 92nd birthday. The memorial service was held at the Mountain View Lutheran church in Ahwatukee, Ariz., on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 14. A graveside service will be held in Havre in the late spring of 2007. He was born Dec. 13, 1914, in Havre to Olaf and Lina (Nagelhus) Lund. He was reared on the family farm and ranch in the Simpson community northwest of Havre a...

Josephine “Jo” Bubnash, 82, longtime Chester resident, died Sunday morning, Oct. 22, 2006, at Blossom House Assisted Living in Yakima, Wash. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chester. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Jo was born Jan. 17, 1924, on the family farm south of Chester to Polish parents, Stanislaw “Stanley” Kantorowicz and Katherine Lopata. Jo received her formal education at the nearby Hay Coulee Country School, located in the “Warsaw” community south of Chester. Fo...

CHANDLER, Ariz. Ole B. “O.B.” Lund, a former Montana businessman and a current resident of Chandler, Ariz., died Monday morning, Oct. 9, 2006, a few weeks short of his 92nd birthday. The memorial service was held at the Mountain View Lutheran church in Ahwatukee, Ariz., on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 14. A graveside service will be held in Havre in the late spring of 2007. He was born Dec. 13, 1914, in Havre to Olaf and Lina (Nagelhus) Lund. He was reared on the family farm and ranch in the Simpson community northwest of Havre a...

TERRY Viola (Cashatt) Fluss, 86, of Terry, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, from congestive heart failure and cancer. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 1 to 7 p. m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Terry. Her funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Community Presbyterian Church in Terry. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City. Vi was born Feb. 4, 1920, to Charles and Katherine Sindelar on their farm near Allen. She graduated from Cohagen High School in 1937. Edward...

Shirley Ann Hoffman, 70, of Grove, Okla., a former Box Elder resident, died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006, at the Integris Grove General Hospital of complications of pneumonia. Memorial services were held on Friday, Sept. 22, at Worley Luginbuel Chapel in Grove, Okla. Interment was in Fort Gibson National Cemetery. Shirley was born June 28, 1936, in Havre to Augustus “Gus” and Alice (Flatness) Hobbs. She graduated from Box Elder High School in 1954. Shirley married Russell Hoffman in 1960, and they moved to Arizona, where they res...

KALISPELL John Michael Ladanye, 51, of Kalispell, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006, at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colo., after a brave struggle against brain cancer. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula. His funeral service will be held at 11 a. m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Glen Burfeind of Kalispell First Presbyter-ian Church officiating. Internment will follow at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Missoula. A memorial service for John will be held in Havre at a later d...

CHINOOK Harold A. Holmquist, 87, of Chinook, a longtime area master electrician, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, at Sweet Nursing Home due to natural causes. His funeral service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the American Lutheran Church with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery with military honors. Harold was born on March 9, 1919, in Wheatland, N.D., to Peter and Alice (Hubbard) Holmquist. He was raised and attended school in Wheatland and attended North Dakota State University. Harold married Alice Resvick on Feb....

BIG SANDY Wayne Douglas Glaze, 62, of Big Sandy died Monday, Oct. 16, 2006, at his residence, his cause of death is under investigation by the Chouteau County Coroner's office. His funeral service will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at First Indian Baptist Church in Box Elder with Pastor Carl McElreath officiating. Burial will follow at the Big Sandy Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the service at the graveside. Wayne was born Aug. 5, 1944, in Oakland, Calif., to Leslie and Octavia...

GALVESTON, Texas Karen Pierson Morehouse, 47, died Aug. 6, 2006, in Galveston, Texas, of a staph infection. Cremation has taken place in Galveston and her memorial graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, at Highland Cemetery in Havre with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the graveside service. Karen was born Oct. 21, 1958, in Havre to Mel and Mame Pierson. She attended schools in Havre and graduated from Havre High...

Dolores “Dodie” Laughnan, 77, of Havre died Monday, Oct. 16, 2006, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Havre. A fellowship luncheon will be held at St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the services at the graveside. Dolores was born June 26, 1929, at the family home in Havre. She attended St. Jude School and graduated from Havre Central High Sch...

Joseph Vincent Divish, 91, of Havre died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. His memorial Mass will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. A fellowship social will be held immediately after the service at St. Jude Parish Center. A private family burial will be held. Joseph was born July 20, 1915, at Goldstone, near Hingham, to Joseph and Mary (Kupka) Divish. He was raised and attended school in Hingham...

CHINOOK Dorothy (Brown) Grabofsky, 80, of Chinook died at Peace Hospice in Great Falls on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, surrounded by her loving family. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 1 p. m. Saturday at the Chinook High School auditorium. Dorothy was born Feb. 5, 1926, to B.H. (Harry) and Mary (Brewster) Brown at Forks. She was raised on the family farm near Whitewater and graduated from Whitewater High School. After graduation, she was employed as bookkeeper at Loring Auto. Later she attended...

BIG SANDY Jeanette Elaine Cline, 79, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls of natural causes. Her memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Oct., 20, 2006, at the Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy with Pastor Jeff Stoopes officiating. Burial will follow at the Big Sandy Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the services at the graveside. Jeanette was born Jan. 18, 1927, in Big Sandy to John and Jennie (Upsal) Whetham. She attended school in Box Elder. The...

GREAT FALLS Joseph A. Wanago II, 74, of Great Falls, an Air Force veteran and retired insurance agent, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2006, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. A celebration of his life for friends and family will be held today at 2501 Third Ave. S. , beginning at 4 p. m. Joseph was born Aug. 20, 1932, to Joseph Adam and Regina Wanago in Havre, where he was raised, educated and graduated from Havre High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. While in the Air Force, he played basketball,...

GALVESTON, Texas Karen Pierson Moorehouse, 47, died Aug. 6, 2006, in Galveston, Texas, of a staph Infection. Cremation has taken place in Galveston and her memorial graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, at Highland Cemetery in Havre with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the graveside service. Karen was born Oct. 21, 1958, in Havre to Mel and Mame Pierson. She attended schools in Havre and graduated from Havre High...

Anthony Christopher Lopez, 14, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006, south of Havre from injuries he sustained from a motor vehicle crash. His wake service was to begin at noon today at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy....

Margaret Catherine Berg, 60, of Havre died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006, at her home due to a heart condition. Viewing for Margaret was 11 a. m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be 4 p.m. today at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church in Havre with Pastor Richard Rice officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held immediately after the service at the church reception hall. A private family burial will be held. Margaret was born July 22, 1946, in Havre to Edward and Agnes (Tow) Cook....

Judy Schmidt, 58, of Havre died Thursday Oct. 12, 2006, of cancer at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls. Cremation has taken place. Her memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Eagles immediately after the service. Judy was born March 3, 1948, in Wenatchee, Wash., to Patrick and Virginia (Ayres) Hart. She was raised and educated in Lake Chelan, Wash. After graduating from high school, Judy moved with her mother...

JOPLIN Wally Dale Thomsen, 87, of Joplin was found dead Sunday afternoon, Oct. 8, 2006, at his home, where he had apparently collapsed in his utility shed sometime Friday evening. Memorial services will be 3 p. m. Friday at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Wally and Lucille's ashes will be buried together at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook at a later date. Wallace Dale “Wally” Thomsen was born Dec. 9, 1918, at Minden, Neb. He grew up in Minden and worked part time at a local movie theatre during his high sch...

Jeanette Ann Denny Stump, 69, a.k.a. Ne-mpe-s-tah-w AH Kop, which means Rain Blanket, died of cancer Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, in Great Falls at Peace Hospice. Her wake service began at 7 p. m. Sunday at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. Traditional services will be held at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church with Douglas Standing Rock officiating. The ceremony will include Native American Church members and local singing groups. Her funeral service was to begin at 10 a.m. today. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. A journey...

FORT BELKNAP/BILLINGS Wesley Peter Stiffarm, 60, a former Marine and retired CDBG director for the BIA, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, at his apartment in Billings of an apparent heart attack. His wake and rosary was at 7 p. m. Sunday at the Red Whip Community Center. A funeral Mass was scheduled for 10 a. m. today at the Red Whip Community Center with burial in the St. Paul's Mission Cemetery. Military honors will be by his fellow veterans from the Fort Belknap area. Wesley was born Feb. 5, 1946, in Havre to Peter and Ruby (Ch...