Obituaries

CHINOOK Wilburt Seaman, 76, of Chinook died Thursday, July 27, 2006, at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the Assembly of God Church with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Wilburt was born Jan. 9, 1930, in Zurich to Edward and Olive (Cline) Seaman. When Wilburt was a young boy, his family bought a farm 10 miles north of Chinook, where he lived and farmed most of his young life. He married Rita Beard on April 12, 1952, in...

CHINOOK Leo W. “Sonny” Gist, 75, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at Sweet Home in Chinook from natural causes. A memorial service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Cremation has taken place. Sonny was born Dec. 30, 1930, in Havre to Leo V. and Pauline H. (Boehmer) Gist. He attended country school, Chinook schools and graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1947. Sonny was involved with the Gist Family Ranch on Bullwhacker Creek, Cow Creek in the Missouri Breaks. Sonny participated in rodeos as sad...

CHESTER Herbert “Herb” Fenger, 88, a longtime Lothairarea farmer, died of natural causes Thursday morning, July 27, 2006, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester. His funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Herb was born on Jan. 29, 1918. He grew up and received his education in north-central Montana. He married Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Benjamin in 1941. They farmed north of Lothair until 1979, when they retired and purchased a home near Po...

Lloyd K. Clark, 85, of Havre died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Highland Cemetery with Pastor Richard Rice officiating. Interment will follow. Lloyd was born Dec. 18, 1920, in Hamilton to LeRoy and Edna (Adair) Clark. He was raised and educated in Hamilton and graduated from high school there. He enlisted in the United States Navy May 12, 1944, and was honorably discharged Feb. 9, 1946. He...

Annunciata Mary (Shortman) Anderson, 79, died at the Martha and Mary's Nursing Home in Poulsbo, Wash., on Wednedsay, July 26, 2006. A viewing and memorial for her will be held Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Columbia Funeral Home, 4567 Rainier Ave. South, Seattle, Wash. Call (877) 670-2141. Her graveside funeral will be next Friday at Willamette Memorial Cemetery in Albany, Ore., at 2 p.m. Ann was born to John Baptist Shortman and Josephine TheBoy on April 13, 1927. Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Raymond...

A memorial for Steven Lee Gooch, 49, of Billings, formerly of Havre, who died Nov. 13 at his home surrounded by his family, will be held at 4 p. m. Saturday at Beaver Creek Park. Gooch is survived by his common-law wife, Helen Elmore; children, Jeffrey Gooch, Linda Gooch and Robin Elmore; mother, Lena Gooch of California; father, John Gooch of Arizona; sisters, SuAnn and Jackie; brothers, Mark Gooch Sr., Wayne Gooch, Danny Gooch and Johnny Gooch; four grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by...

Nicholas Charles Tyler, 24, of Havre died of complications from an extended illness Sunday, July 23, 2006, at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre surrounded by his loving family. A celebration of Nicholas's life will be held at 11 a. m. Friday at First Lutheran Church in Havre. Burial will follow at 4 p. m. at the Big Sandy Cemetery. Nicholas Charles Tyler was born Dec. 22, 1981, to Nancy (Gullickson) Erickson and Rick Tyler. Nicholas attended schools in Big Sandy and Whitewater, and graduated from Havre High School in 2000....

Vernon E. Stremcha, 57, of Havre died unexpectedly Saturday, July 22, 2006, at Northern Montana Hospital from an apparent heart attack. A memorial service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the Fifth Avenue Christian Church. Cremation has taken place. Vern was born on March 15, 1949, to Joseph F. and Grace A. (Miller) Stremcha. He attended schools in Havre and spent most of his life here. He worked in the Seattle, Wash., area for a while before returning to Havre and working for Trig's Auto Electric. Vern opened his business,...

HOGELAND Florence Irene “Candy Grandma” Snider, 88, died of cancer Friday, July 21, 2006, at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook. A celebration of her life service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Harlem High School Gymnasium with Pastor Cheryl Hoops officiating. Luncheon will be served at the Harlem American Lutheran Church immediately following interment at the Harlem Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday at 7 p. m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Chinook. Florence was born May 4, 1918, in Nodaway, Iow...

CHINOOK Evelyn “Peg” Margaret (May) Luckett, 91, died in the loving care of her daughter and granddaughter in Federal Way, Wash., on Wednesday, July 19, 2006. She was surrounded by her loving family for the last two weeks. Rosary will be Tuesday at 7 p. m. in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church with Mass of the Christian burial on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. in Calvary Cemetery at Havre. Peg was born in Havre on Dec. 15, 1914, to Frank and Agnes May. She grew up with sev...

RUDYARD Evelyn Louise “Netes” (Narestad) Langel, 99, of Rudyard died peacefully in the early morning hours on Wednesday, July 19, 2006. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a. m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rudyard. Burial will follow at the Rudyard Cemetery. Evelyn was born Feb. 6, 1907, at Iola, Wis., to Thomas and Bessie (Larson) Narestad. Her father came to homestead in Montana in 1912, and the rest of the Narestad family followed in the spring of 1913. They lived on a farm 15 miles northwest of Rud...

CHINOOK Eleanor Jackson Felton, 83, died peacefully on July 20 surrounded by her family at the family home in Chinook following a courageous battle with cancer. Her funeral is scheduled for Monday at 11 a.m. at the American Lutheran Church in Chinook. Eleanor “Jackie” was born Oct. 12, 1922 at rural Harlem to Ole and Bertha (Shelstad) Jackson, their 11th child. Her mother died when she was 3. In 1928, her father married Bertha Hewitt, who had four children of her own. Jackie attended school at Turner through grade 9, when she...

EUGENE, Ore. Marion Marcelous (Bub) Streeter, of Eugene, Ore., died Saturday, July 15 , 2006, of natural causes. A funeral service was held Monday at Lane Memorial Gardens in Eugene. Marion was born Sept. 7, 1911, to Orin Bert and Lola (May) Streeter. He married Bernice Huestis in Havre on Sept. 24, 1932. The couple were married for 67 years and had four children. Marion worked as a sugar beet farmer, dairy farmer, fulltime father, and in billboard advertising. He resided in the Lane County area of Oregon for 44 years....

EUGENE, Ore. Marion Marcelous (Bub) Streeter, of Eugene, Ore., died Saturday, July 15 , 2006, of natural causes. A funeral service was held Monday at Lane Memorial Gardens in Eugene. Marion was born Sept. 7, 1911, to Orin Bert and Lola (May) Streeter. He married Bernice Huestis in Havre on Sept. 24, 1932. The couple were married for 67 years and had four children. Marion worked as a sugar beet farmer, dairy farmer, fulltime father, and in billboard advertising. He resided in the Lane County area of Oregon for 44 years....

LIBBY Irving R. Ball, 90, a resident of the Kootenai Valley for the past 44 years, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at the Libby Care Center. A service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Libby. Interment services with Masonic rites will follow at the City of Libby Cemetery. Friends can call at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday. Irving was born on the Beck ranch near Garrison on June 18, 1916, to Sterling and Marie Ball and spent his early childhood on the family homestead at...

Thelma Farley, 89, died Friday, July 14, 2006, at Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell. Thelma's funeral service will be held at 10 a. m. Friday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church led by Pastor Rowlie Hutton with burial in Big Sandy. Thelma was born in a sod house in Verona, a small community eight miles south of Big Sandy, on Jan. 30, 1917, to Frank and Florence (Compton) Rada. She grew up on her parents' farm, and attended school in Big Sandy. Thelma married the love of her life, Herbert Farley, on Sept. 6, 1939. She and...

LODGE POLE-Marjorie “Snooks” Snell, 59, a community health representative, died Friday, July 14, 2006, at Fort Belknap Little River Health Center from renal failure. A wake service will begin at 5 p. m. today at the Medicine Bear Lodge in Lodge Pole. A funeral service will be held at 11 a. m. Tuesday at the Medicine Bear Lodge with burial in the family cemetery at their home. Marjorie was born May 27, 1947, at Fort Belknap, to Glen and Leona (Longtree) Messerly Jr. She was raised at Lodge Pole and attended school at Lodge Pol...

ISLAND PARK, Idaho Margaret Leigh Johnson, 94, a longtime resident of Rapid City, S. D., died Thursday, July 13, 2006, at her home in Island Park, Idaho. Memorial service will be held at the Ashton Methodist Church in Island Park at 11 a.m. Friday. Another service in her honor will be held at the First Baptist Church in Rapid City at 11 a.m. next Monday. Her request to be cremated has been honored and interment will be at the Mountain View cemetery in Rapid City. Margaret was born Feb. 18, 1912, in Manilla, Iowa, to Julius an...

BIG SANDY Deloris Marie Foley, 65, of Big Sandy died Monday, July 10, 2006, at the Big Sandy Medical Center in Big Sandy due to cancer. Memorial service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Deloris was born Oct. 9, 1940, in Dayton, Iowa, to Edwin and Rosetta (Bass) Luth. She was raised and educated in Iowa, attending Lehigh Public Schools. She met Joseph Foley Jr. And they were married on Dec. 4, 1972, in Yankton, S.D. The couple made their home in...

BOISE, Idaho Perry Kenneth Wilson, 83, died at SunBridge Health System in Boise, Idaho, on Sunday, July 9, 2006 A service will be held at Summers Funeral Home in Boise at 2 p. m. Friday, followed by burial at the Idaho State Veteran's Cemetery in Boise. Perry, who also went by P.K. or Ken, was born on April 13, 1923, in Sun Prairie to Perry A. Wilson and Virginia Watson. His early years on the ranch in Sun Prairie began his lifelong love of horses and the cowboy lifestyle. P.K. graduated from Malta High School in 1942, and...

BIG SANDY Deloris Marie Foley, 65, of Big Sandy died Monday, July 10, 2006, at the Big Sandy Medical Center in Big Sandy due to cancer. Cremation will take place and her memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. A vigil will be held at 7 p.m. today at the Big Sandy church. Deloris was born Oct. 9, 1940, in Dayton, Iowa, to Edwin and Rosetta (Bass) Luth. She was raised and educated in Iowa, attending Lehigh Public Schools. She met Joseph...

PANORAMA CITY, Wash. Mozella “Modie” Madison, 88, died Friday, June 30, 2006, in Panorama City A memorial celebration of her life will be held Aug. 30 at 2 p.m. at The United Churches of Olympia, 110 11th Ave. S. W. in Olympia, Wash. Modie was born Oct. 5, 1917, on a homestead near Wolf Point to Blenda Peterson Clarke and Lyle E. Clarke. The family moved to Portland, Ore., for five years, then moved to Havre in 1928. She graduated from Havre High School and Northern Montana College. Modie taught at a rural school for one yea...

CHINOOK Ben Hofeldt, 82, lifelong Blaine County rancher, died Monday, July 3, 2006, while fencing on his ranch east of Cleveland due to heart failure. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium of the Chinook High School. Burial will follow in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Ben was born on Dec. 17, 1923, in Chinook to Henry and Alvin (Struve) Hofeldt. He attended the Maddox Rural School and graduated from Chinook High School. Ben was 18 when his dad died, and he and his brothers started running...

CHINOOK Marlyn Gene Carlson, 66, a lifetime farmer and rancher in Blaine County, died at his home on July 8, 2006, due to natural causes. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Chinook High School Auditorium. Burial with military honors will follow at Kuper Memorial Cemetary. Marlyn was born Sept. 5, 1939, in Havre to Melvin and Annie Carlson. He joined the Montana National Guard at the age of 17 and retired after 21 years of service. He was very proud of the time he served, and formed many lifetime...

CENTER POINT, Texas Helen M. Murphy, 77, of Center Point, Texas, died Tuesday, July 4, 2006, after a four-year battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 5515 W. Broadway, Pearland, Texas, with Pastor Jon Salminen officiating. A graveside service will be held at a later date in Havre. Helen was born Jan. 13, 1929, in Havre to Carl and Elizabeth Hoppe. She graduated from Havre High School and went on to nursing school where she received her licensed practical...