Obituaries

WAUNETA, Neb. - Raymond H. Miller, 84, of Wauneta, Neb., former Havre resident, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at an Imperial, Neb., hospital. A funeral service with military rites was held on Oct. 13 at the United Methodist Church in Wauneta with the Rev. Michael Laing officiating. Inurnment was scheduled for a later date at Riverside Cemetery at Wauneta. Miller was born on Sept. 3, 1919, at Havre to Hiram and Ida Miller. He was 2 when the family moved to Emmett, Idaho. He attended schools at Emmett. He was married to Ann Lun... Full story

CHESTER - Andrew William "Andy" Harmon, 91, retired Chester area farmer, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, at a Chester nursing home of natural causes. A vigil prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Church in Chester. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Church with his grandson, the Rev. Andrew Harmon Cozzens, officiating. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Andy was born on Oct. 16, 1912, near Arkansaw, Wis., to William and Barbara (Schlosser) Harmon. He grew up on a dairy...

ROCKY BOY - Catherine (Courchane) Carlson, 78, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A wake service began at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. The funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial was to follow at the Courchane Family Cemetery. Catherine was born July 17, 1925 to William John Courchane and Minnie (Houle) Gardipee in Havre. She was raised in Rocky Boy and attended Rocky Boy Schools....

MINOT, N.D. - David George Bostic, 54, of Minot, N.D., died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003, of an aneurysm. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Alfred Ebel officiating. Dave's wish was to have his body donated to science and that has been honored. Dave was born on June 2, 1949, in Wallace, Idaho, to Harold and Adrienne Bostic. He grew up and was educated in Havre. He played for the Blue Ponies and sang in Hi-Liters for Betty Lou Berland. He was also active in Boy Scouts. D...

MINOT, N.D. - David George Bostic, 54, of Minot, N.D., died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003, of an aneurysm. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Alfred Ebel officiating. Dave's wish was to have his body donated to science and that has been honored. Dave was born on June 2, 1949, in Wallace, Idaho, to Harold and Adrienne Bostic. He grew up and was educated in Havre. He played for the Blue Ponies and sang in Hi-Liters for Betty Lou Berland. He was also active in Boy Scouts. D...

Cathy L. Wallace, 45, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, in Eureka. A funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Nelson & Vial Funeral Home in Eureka. A visitation began at 10 a.m. Cathy was born on Nov. 9, 1957, in Havre to Robert and Karen Miller. She was raised and educated in Havre. She later attended college in Colorado. Cathy lived in Montana the past 20 years and worked as a restaurant cook in the Kalispell area for several years. Cathy enjoyed arts and crafts, especially handicrafts. She was preceded in death by her... Full story

HARLEM - Peggy Sue Farrar McMurdo, 37, former Harlem resident, died on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003, at a Baytown, Texas, nursing home due to MS and cancer. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Presbyterian Church with burial following in the Harlem Cemetery. Peggy was born on July 10, 1966, in Havre to Pansy Buckman and Harvey Eustis. She moved to Harlem to live with Jim and Pat Farrar on September 3, 1968. She attended schools in Harlem. Peggy lived at the Harlem Group Home until 1990, when she moved to...

Marie Marden, 74, who died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes, also is survived by her sisters, Agnes Cushing of Minot, N.D., Norma Layton of Chester, Nina Verhasselt of Sidney and Sylvia Jones of Fruit Height, Utah; brothers, Kenneth Leom of Saint Marie, N.D., and Arne Leom of Watford City, N.D.; and several nieces and nephews...

Margaret C. Gardner, 101, retired school teacher, died Sunday Oct. 19, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Marcel Vogel officiating. A committal service will follow the Mass at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Margaret was born June 9, 1902, to Alexander and Ellen (Divine) Gardner in Duluth, Minn. Her mother died shortly after her birth, so she went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Frank...

Marie Marden, 74, who died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes, also is survived by her sisters, Agnes Cushing of Minot, N.D., Norma Layton of Chester, Nina Verhasselt of Sidney and Sylvia Jones of Fruit Height, Utah; brothers, Kenneth Leom of Saint Marie, N.D., and Arne Leom of Watford City, N.D.; and several nieces and nephews...

Margaret C. Gardner, 101, retired school teacher, died Sunday Oct. 19, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Marcel Vogel officiating. A committal service will follow the Mass at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Margaret was born June 9, 1902, to Alexander and Ellen (Divine) Gardner in Duluth, Minn. Her mother died shortly after her birth, so she went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Frank...

Marie Marden, 74, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. A rosary service will be held at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel at 7 p.m. Wednesday. A funeral Mass will be held 10 a.m. Thursday at the St. Jude Catholic Church, with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. A committal service will follow the funeral Mass at the Calvary Cemetery in Havre. A fellowship reception will be at the St. Jude Parish Center following the committal service. Marie was born Feb. 5, 1929, to Neckolae and...

HAYS - Tyler Jo Brockie, 21, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, south of Hays on Montana Highway 66 due to a single vehicle rollover. A funeral Mass was scheduled for 11 a.m. today in Saint Paul's Mission gymnasium with burial following in the Jones Family Cemetery near old Hays. A wake and rosary were held Sunday evening in Saint Paul's Mission gymnasium. Tyler was born on Dec. 26, 1981, in Billings to Robert (Bobby) and Daryl (Anita Jones) Brockie. Tyler attended Ponderosa and Central Heights Elementary schools in Billings,...

HARLEM - Beth Richman McGuire, 77, died at a Billings hospital on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, after a short illness. A service of farewell will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Harlem High School Little Gymnasium with burial following in the Harlem Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard "Bunny" McGuire in 2000; parents, Vern and Myrtle Richman; brothers, Jack and Bill Richman; sisters, Clea Bergren and Donna Jessel. Survivors include her daughters, Terri Gilbert of Laurel, Candy Kalal of Zortman, Connie... Full story

John Broadwater Kuhr, 71, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at his home in Kalispell following a valiant battle against malignant melanoma. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Havre with the Rev. Edwina Aker officiating. John wasborn inHavre on Dec. 26, 1931, to Max and Marian Broadwater Kuhr. He grew up in the family home on First Avenue in Havre, attended Havre public schools and entered Northern Montana College as a freshman in 1949. John was nam...

HARLEM - Beth Richman McGuire, 77, died at a Billings hospital on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, after a short illness. A service of farewell will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Harlem High School Little Gymnasium with burial following in the Harlem Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard "Bunny" McGuire in 2000; parents, Vern and Myrtle Richman; brothers, Jack and Bill Richman; sisters, Clea Bergren and Donna Jessel. Survivors include her daughters, Terri Gilbert of Laurel, Candy Kalal of Zortman, Connie...

PEQUOT LAKES, Minn. - Allan "Whitey" Larson, 73, of Pequot Lakes, Minn., formerly of Havre, died Monday, Oct. 13, 2003, at a retirement village in Brainerd, Minn. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Kline Funeral Home in Pine River, Minn. Friends may call an hour before the service. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Union Cemetery in Bixby, Minn. Larson was born on April 15, 1930, in Bixby, Minn., to Lauritz and Agnes (Petersen) Larsen. Larson was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and lived in Havre...

John "Wilbur" Swenson, 83, retired school administrator, principal and teacher, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre with the Revs. Brad Ulgenes and Catherine Card officiating. A fellowship reception will follow the service. Cremation has taken place. There will be a private family interment. Wilbur was born on Sept. 6, 1920, to John D. and Clara A. (Hammer) Swenson in Flaxville. He grew up in... Full story

JOPLIN - Herbert Joseph "Herb" Poetzl, 95, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, at a Chester nursing home. A funeral service was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester with the Rev. Pete Erickson of Our Savior's Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was to follow in the family plot at the Joplin Cemetery. Herb was born on March 25, 1908, at Winona, Minn., to Joseph and Bertha (Kellerman) Poetzl. His parents moved to Springdale, Wash., when he was still an infant and moved to Montana in the winter of 1912....

GREAT FALLS - Joseph F. Gruber, 86, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. A funeral was held Monday morning at Holy Family Catholic Church with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Joseph was born on Feb. 20, 1917, at Gildford. He grew up and attended schools in Kremlin and Havre. He attended diesel mechanic school for General Motors in Oakland, Calif., and later in Lansing, Mich. Joseph served in the U.S. Navy as a chief torpedo man for four years during World War II. He served in the North P...

WOLF POINT - Katharine Mary "Kat" Byrd, 18, of Wolf Point died in Missoula on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. A funeral service was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today at Immaculate Conception Church with the Rev. Steve Zabrocki officiating. Interment will be held at Highland Cemetery in Havre at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Katharine "Kat" was born Aug. 16, 1985, in Shelby to Donald and Annette (Codden) Byrd. She was raised in Wolf Point and attended schools there. She joined her sister Rachael as a student...

JOPLIN - Herbert Joseph "Herb" Poetzl, 95, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, at a Chester nursing home. A funeral service was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester with the Rev. Pete Erickson of Our Savior's Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was to follow in the family plot at the Joplin Cemetery. Herb was born on March 25, 1908, at Winona, Minn., to Joseph and Bertha (Kellerman) Poetzl. His parents moved to Springdale, Wash., when he was still an infant and moved to Montana in the winter of 1912....

WOLF POINT - Katharine Mary "Kat" Byrd, 18, of Wolf Point died in Missoula on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. A funeral service was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today at Immaculate Conception Church with the Rev. Steve Zabrocki officiating. Interment will be held at Highland Cemetery in Havre at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. Katharine "Kat" was born Aug. 16, 1985, in Shelby to Donald and Annette (Codden) Byrd. She was raised in Wolf Point and attended schools there. She joined her sister Rachael as a student...

Lawrence Eugene Normandy Sr., 56, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003, at his home of cancer. Cremation will take place. At his request, there will be no services. Lawrence was born on Sept. 24, 1947, south of Havre to Donald and Alice (Ackanow) Normandy Sr. He was raised and educated in the Havre area. He entered into the U.S. Army in 1966, he was honorably discharged in 1967. He married Sarita Hiatt in 1967 and the couple later divorced. Lawrence enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, watching football and dancing. He was preceded...

ROCKY BOY - Joseph Alloysius Descharme, 56, died Sept. 29, 2003, at a hospital in Flagstaff, Ariz., due to leukemia. A wake service will begin this afternoon at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church and the funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at the Descharme Family Cemetery. Joseph was born on Sept. 29, 1944 at Fort Belknap to James and Anna Rose (Sangrey) Descharme. He was raised in Rocky Boy and Helena. He spent most of his school...