Obituaries

HARLEM - Clarence L. Frey, 65, long time Blaine County farmer and rancher died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 27, 2004, due to apparent heart failure. Clarence was doing what he loved when he died, operating his farm tractor in the field. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the New Horizons Building, with a reception following at the Harlem V.F.W. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery at 3 p.m. in Havre. Clarence was born on Aug. 14, 1938, in Havre to John and Amelia (Philippi) Frey. He was raised and attended...

RUDYARD - Lexi Brianne Anderson, 8, a north Rudyard farm girl, died Tuesday afternoon, April 27, 2004, of head and chest injuries sustained in an ATV crash north of Rudyard. She was wearing a helmet. She was taken to the Liberty County Hospital in Chester where she was pronounced dead soon after arrival. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Blue Sky High School gymnasium in Rudyard. Burial will follow at the Rudyard Cemetery. Lexi was born on Oct. 30, 1995, at Havre to Craig and Twyla (Spicher) Anderson.... Full story

Robert "Bob" Curtis Hembd, 57, died Thursday, April 22, 2004, at his home of a massive coronary. Cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled at this time. Robert was born on Aug. 8, 1946, to John and Patricia (Patterson) Hembd in Wolf Point. He attended schools in Wolf Point until the family moved to Billings in 1952. Bob graduated from high school in Billings and then attended the DeVry Institute in Phoenix. He entered into the U.S. Army as a truck driver and heavy equipment operator and served from 1963 to...

JoAnne Weyh Schubert, 63, died Saturday, April 24, 2004, at her home after a long illness. Her funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Holland and Bonine Chapel with the Rev. Catherine Card officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Eagles immediately following the services at the graveside. JoAnne was born on Oct. 6, 1940, in Havre to Arthur and Dorothy (Thomas) Weyh. She was raised and educated in Havre. She married Larry Schubert on Dec. 10, 1966, in... Full story

Wanda Lucille (Robinson) Osterberg, 73, died Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at her home of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Messiah Lutheran Church with the Rev. Rodney Mruk offici- ating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service. Wanda was born July 28, 1930, at the family home in Garfield Township, Michigan to Everett D. and Tillie (Hahn) Robinson. She attended school in Engadine Michigan and graduated from Engadine...

CHESTER - Inga (Skari) Haugen, 105, a native North Dakotan, died of natural causes Thursday, April 22, 2004, at a Chester nursing home. A funeral service will be held at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester at 10 a.m. Wednesday, with reception following at the Sweetgrass Lodge. Additional services will be held at the Mayville Lutheran Church in Mayville, N.D., at 3 p.m. Friday. Burial will follow at the Mayville Cemetery. Inga Haugen was born on Jan. 27, 1899, on a farm near Kindred, N.D. to Iver Skari and Marie (Anderson) S...

CHINOOK - Olaf R. "Ole" Nelson, 86, died Wednesday, April 21, 2004, at a Havre care center. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Northern Montana Care Center with Ila McClenahan officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at the Highland Cemetery at Havre. Ole was born on Sept. 7, 1917, at Landeau County, S.D., to Henry and Olga (Negaard) Nelson. His early years were spent with his parents at their homestead in Landeau County. He later moved with his parents to Minnesota, where he worked at a...

John "Jack" William Yates, 82, died Sunday, April 18, 2004, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Holland and Bonine Chapel with the Rev. VaunDalee DeLong officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately after the services at the graveside. Jack was born Jan. 13, 1922, in Gold Butte to Reginald Spencer and Grace Elizabeth (Barnes) Yates.... Full story

HARLEM - Josephine "Josie" Green, 86, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at a Havre hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Harlem High School Gymnasium. Burial will follow in the Harlem Cemetery. Josie was born on May 2, 1917, at McCluskey, N.D., to Jacob and Catherine (Fost) Hellman. The family came to Montana in 1917 and lived in the Malta-Chapman communities until 1932, when it moved to Harlem. Josie married Julius "Juke" Green on Dec. 7, 1933, in the Catholic Church at Chinook. They farmed west of... Full story

ROUNDUP - Ronald Lee Dahlquist, 66, of Roundup died of respiratory disease Sunday, April 18, 2004, at a Roundup hospital. A memorial service will be held at the Cremation and Funeral Gallery, 29 8th St. West, Billings at 2 p.m. Friday. Ronald was born June 22, 1937, in Harlem to Homer and Kathleen Dahlquist. He lived and attended grade school in Zurich. He attended high school in Chinook. At 17, he joined the Air Force and was stationed mostly in California. After being discharged from the Air Force, he headed for Texas to... Full story

CHINOOK - Mildred Alberta Rosenbaum, 93, formerly of Chinook, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at a Warren, Minn., nursing home of natural causes. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Mildred was born on April 29, 1910, at Holden, Mo., to Charles Henry Beck and Alberta Hamilton. She spent her early years on the family farm in Holden until traveling by train to Montana to homestead in about 1916. Mildred and her family attended th... Full story

HAVRE/BIG SANDY - Dorothea E. Hauge, 86, died Friday, April 16, 2004, of natural causes at a Big Sandy nursing home. Viewing will be 11 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Tuesday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Zoe Coutts officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the church immediately following the services at the graveside. Dorothea was born on Oct. 14, 1917, in Big Sandy to Oscar and Ella (Jones)...

CHINOOK - Mildred Alberta Rosenbaum, 93, formerly of Chinook, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at a Warren, Minn., nursing home of natural causes. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Mildred was born on April 29, 1910, at Holden, Mo., to Charles Henry Beck and Alberta Hamilton. She spent her early years on the family farm in Holden until traveling by train to Montana to homestead in about 1916. Mildred and her family attended th...

HAVRE/BIG SANDY - Dorothea E. Hauge, 86, died Friday, April 16, 2004, of natural causes at a Big Sandy nursing home. Viewing will be 11 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Tuesday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Zoe Coutts officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the church immediately following the services at the graveside. Dorothea was born on Oct. 14, 1917, in Big Sandy to Oscar and Ella (Jones)...

CHINOOK - Cora Mae Benson, 76, died at a Havre care center due to natural causes on Tuesday, April 13, 2004. A graveside service will be held Friday at 9 a.m. in the Harlem Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at the Chinook High School Gymnasium at 11 a.m. Cora was born to Miles and Jennie (James) Emerson on Nov. 24, 1927, in Bracken, Saskatchewan. Her family moved to the "big flat" area and she attended school in Loring and graduated from Turner High School in 1946. She attended Northern Montana College in Havre and... Full story

FORT BELKNAP AGENCY - Rose L. Brockie, 89, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at a Havre care center from complications of a heart attack and diabetes. She had been ill since Christmas. A funeral Mass will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Catholic Church in Hays with burial following at the Mission Cemetery. A rosary and wake will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in the Red Whip Center at Fort Belknap Agency. Rose was born on Oct. 2, 1914, in Dunseith, N.D. She was raised at Graham's Island, Fort Totten, N.D., and came to...

CHINOOK - Cora Mae Benson, 76, died at a Havre care center due to natural causes on Tuesday, April 13, 2004. A graveside service will be held Friday at 9 a.m. in the Harlem Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at the Chinook High School Gymnasium at 11 a.m. Cora was born to Miles and Jennie (James) Emerson on Nov. 24, 1927, in Bracken, Saskatchewan. Her family moved to the "big flat" area and she attended school in Loring and graduated from Turner High School in 1946. She attended Northern Montana College in Havre and... Full story

Matilda Mary Wells Converse, 84, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel with Marvin Russette officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Eagles immediately following the services at the graveside. Matilda was born Dec. 21, 1919, in Williston, N.D., to Alex and Virginia (Kline) Wells. As a young girl she moved to Rocky Boy. She attended schools in Box Eld... Full story

RUDYARD - Irvin August Brandt, 88, died Thursday, April 8, 2004, at a Havre hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rudyard. Burial will follow at the Rudyard Cemetery. Irvin was born Nov. 6, 1915, at Hingham to Ernest C. and Hertha (Krueger) Brandt. Irvin grew up on the family farm and received his education in town. He graduated from Hingham High School in 1934. In those early years he worked for the Civil Conservation Corps in western Montana. In addition, he farmed wit... Full story

ALAMOGORDOD0, N.M. - Denzil "Denny" Jay Barker, 69, of Alamogordo, N.M., died Sunday, April 11, 2004, in Alamogordo. Cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled. Denny was born June 15, 1934, in Bismarck, N.D., to John W. and Vivian Barker. The family moved to Montana in 1938 and he was raised in Glasgow and Havre. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1952 and served four years in England and Germany. Upon his discharge in 1956, he returned to Havre and became a carpenter. Denny later moved to California where he was...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Gertrude Seidel Loveland, 81, died Monday, March 29, 2004, in Portland. Gertrude was born June 13, 1922, at Chinook to Charles and Anna Seidel. The family moved to Havre that same year. She attended St. Jude's Elementary School and graduated from Havre High School in 1940. Gertrude married Orville Loveland in 1941. In September 1942, they moved to Portland, Ore. She worked at bookkeeping until retirement. She and Orville made many trips back to Havre to visit family and friends. Gertrude was preceded in... Full story

Mary Patricia Guevara, 79, died Saturday, April 3, 2004, at a Great Falls hospice due to renal failure. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held immediately following the service at the VFW. Memorials in Mary's honor may be made to the St. Jude Parish Center, 624 Fourth St., Havre, MT 59501, or to Peace Hospice, 1101 26th St., Great Falls, MT 59405. Mary was born Dec. 27, 1924, in... Full story

Delores Vivian Sohm, 69, died Sunday, April 4, 2004, at a Havre care center after a long battle with cancer. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel with the funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday, also at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the VFW immediately after the services at the graveside. Delores was born Sept. 30, 1934, in Havre to Floyd L. and Sarah...

SPOKANE, Wash. - John J. Black, 82, died Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at Spokane. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 304 S. Adams Road, Spokane Valley. John was born on March 13, 1922, at Superior, Wis., to Florence (Wolf) and John Black. He grew up in Havre and developed a lifelong joy of the outdoors, hunting and fishing. He graduated from Havre High School in 1940. He married Ethel "Pat" Throm shortly before enlisting in the Army Signal Corp. He served and earned medals as a... Full story

SPOKANE, Wash. - John J. Black, 82, died Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at Spokane. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 304 S. Adams Road, Spokane Valley. John was born on March 13, 1922, at Superior, Wis., to Florence (Wolf) and John Black. He grew up in Havre and developed a lifelong joy of the outdoors, hunting and fishing. He graduated from Havre High School in 1940. He married Ethel "Pat" Throm shortly before enlisting in the Army Signal Corp. He served and earned medals as a...