Obituaries

BIG SANDY Marjorie Maxine Bushy, 83, of Big Sandy died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, at a local hospital of natural causes. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy. Burial will take place at a later date. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Croxford Funeral Home and Crematory. Maxine was born Dec. 1, 1923 in Balaton, Minn., to Bessie and Charles Claypool. They later moved to Hinsdale and Dodson. Maxine attended Montana State University in Bozeman for a year, and...

Richard Edward Winter, 87, of Havre died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. His funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. A private family burial will be held. Richard was born May 3, 1919, in Cannon Ball, N.D., to Fredrick and Pauline (Schultz) Winter. He was raised and educated in Graceville, Minn. He moved with his parents to Montana when he was a teenager and they settled in Harlem. Richard worked in the coa... Full story

BIG SANDY/MILES CITY Glen Nepil, 59, of Miles City died Friday, Feb. 23, 2007, at his home in Miles City following a courageous battle against brain cancer. A prayer service was held Monday evening at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. His funeral services will be held at 1p. m. today at Grace Bible Church in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City. A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 2, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. at the High School Auditorium in Big Sandy, Montana. Glen... Full story

Sheldon Ray Wilson, 35, of Havre died Friday, Feb. 23, 2007, at a Great Falls Hospital from a self-inflicted gun shot wound. Cremation has taken place and his memorial service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Chad Leathermon officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately after the services at the graveside. Sheldon was born May 12, 1971, in Havre to Phyllis Wilson and Larry Azure. He was raised and educated in Havre and...

VERADALE, Wash. Bridget H. Ryan, 82, died of natural causes on Jan. 20, 2007, in Veradale, Wash. Bridget was born Feb. 3, 1925, to Murt and Eina Crow in Bainville. The family moved to Glasgow in 1927, where she attended school and graduated in 1943. While in Glasgow, Bridget worked at Sinclair Produce Co., Glasgow Flour Mill and Glasgow Livestock Sales as a bookkeeper. In 1952, Bridget transferred to Havre with the livestock sales company and also worked at the Great Falls livestock yard owned by the same company. In 1965,... Full story

CHINOOK William Edward (Ed) Williamson, 94, longtime resident of Chinook, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, in Bozeman due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place and memorial service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School. A lunch will be held at the Chinook Senior Citizens Center immediately after the service. Ed was born on July 30, 1912, on the family ranch located approximately 50 miles south of Chinook in the Reidel Community to Albert and Lena (Olsen) Williamson. He attended...

CHINOOK William Edward (Ed) Williamson, 94, longtime resident of Chinook, died Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, in Bozeman due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place and memorial service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium at Chinook High School. A lunch will be held at the Chinook Senior Citizens Center immediately after the service. Ed was born on July 30, 1912, on the family ranch located approximately 50 miles south of Chinook in the Reidel Community to Albert and Lena (Olsen) Williamson. He attended...

DODSON Lazure J. Ereaux, 77, rancher and longtime Dodson resident, died of natural causes on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls. His funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Dodson High School Gymnasium with burial following in the Ereaux Family Cemetery west of Dodson. A feed at the Dodson School will follow the burial. Lazure was born on Nov. 17, 1929, in Salem, Ore., to Lazure Sr. And Alice (Hall) Ereaux. Lazure was employed in various occupations, a teamster, farmer/rancher,...

BIG SANDY Vernon Vincent Richter, 88, longtime resident of Big Sandy and retired pharmacist, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, at the Big Sandy Medical Center of natural causes. Cremation will take place and his memorial service will be 11 a. m. Monday at the Christ Lutheran Church with Pastor Jeff Stoopes officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the services. A private family interment will be held at a later time. Vernon was born Jan. 24, 1919, in Vandalia to Alexander LeRoy and Adeline...

Bernice “Bea” S. Hughes, 91, a homemaker of Havre, died of natural causes Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, at Northern Montana Care Center. Her visitation will be from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. today at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home with her funeral service 10:30 a. m. Tuesday at First Lutheran Church with Pastors Brad Ulgenes and Michael O'Hearn officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the services at the graveside. Bea was born July 19, 1915, in Hin...

BIG SANDY Vernon Vincent Richter, 88, longtime resident of Big Sandy and retired pharmacist, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, at the Big Sandy Medical Center of natural causes. Cremation will take place and his memorial service will be 11 a. m. Monday at the Christ Lutheran Church with Pastor Jeff Stoopes officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the services. A private family interment will be held at a later time. Vernon was born Jan. 24, 1919, in Vandalia to Alexander LeRoy and Adeline...

Melissa Mae (Green) Lundstrom, 32, of Malta, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, due to a two-vehicle collision 7 miles west of Malta on the Wagner Road. Her funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Elim Lutheran Church with burial following in Malta Cemetery. Melissa Mae Green Lundstrom was born in Havre on Jan. 28, 1975, to Donald C. and Becky (Taylor) Green. She was raised in Malta, attended school there and graduated from Malta High School in 1993. Melissa loved working in the food industry and was currently...

TILLEMOOK, Ore. - Shadya, 77, died Jan. 10, 2007, at her home in Tillamook, Ore. She was born Betty Lou Caughey, and later was given the name Shadya (which means song of God or messenger of God) by Nubian villagers in Egypt with whom she was living. She is survived by her son Tim Bell of Bozeman. A celebration of Shadya's life was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Tillamook, Ore. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN. 38105.... Full story

Dorothy June Leslie, 88, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and her memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Northern Montana Care Center in the Chapel/Ponderosa Room with Pastor Rowlie Hutton and Ila McClenahan officiating. A graveside service will be held at a later time at the Trinity Episcopalian Church in Janesville, Wis. Dorothy was born April 21, 1918, in Whitting, Ind., to William and Josephine M. (Kasper) Melvin. She was raised and...

MILILANI, Hawaii Albert Saddler Jr., 61, of Mililani, Hawaii, and formerly of Rocky Boy, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, in Hawaii. A wake will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Catholic Church in Rocky Boy. Albert was born Jan. 6, 1945, at Rocky Boy and lived and went to school there until he was 16, when he moved to Helena. He joined the U.S. Air Force when he was 17. Albert met Paulina Seronio in California and they were married. He worked for a naval base as a machinist in California. Upon his retirement, he moved to Hawaii...

PLENTYWOOD Susie Andrilenas, 91, died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007, at Riverside Health Center. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service was held Jan. 27 at St. Francis Xavier Church. Inurnment will be at a later date in Plentywood. Susie was born Aug. 2, 1915, to Annie Weydert and Mathias Zeimet in Bode, Iowa. When she was 7, her mother died, and she was raised by her grandparents until she was 10. Then she became cook and caregiver for her father and two younger siblings. In 1935, Susie married Prosper Frideres at St....

FORT BENTON Patricia Ann (Stoner) Heydon, 76, died Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at her home in Sun City, Ariz., of heart disease under the care of hospice. Service plans are pending with burial at Riverside Cemetery in Fort Benton. Patricia was born Oct. 24, 1930, in Polo, Mo., to Clyde W. Stoner and Dorothea Mae Jackson. She spent her early childhood on the Stoner family farm near Cowgill, Mo. She was baptized Oct. 25, 1942, at Cowgill Baptist Church. Patricia moved with her family to Havre in 1943. Patricia was married to Herman...

Pauline I. Winchell, 88, of Havre died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Cremation will take place. Her memorial service will be 9 a. m. Saturday at Immanuel Baptist Church with Pastor David Herndon officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Pauline “Polly” was born May 30, 1918, in Havre to Howard and Hatti (Beaty) Wagner. She was one of 12 children. Polly was raised and educated in Havre and graduated from Havre High School. She worked as a checker at Buttrey Foods for man... Full story

AURORA, Colo. Victor Craig Chappell, 39, of Aurora, Colo., died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007. A memorial service with military honors followed by burial was held Jan. 26 at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. Victor was born June 30, 1967, in Omaha, Neb., to James A. “Jim” and Ethel Chappell. He graduated from CM Russell High School in Great Falls in 1986. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army and served 5 1/2 years. He received training at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora as a biomedical equipment technician. After his... Full story

HAVRE/CHINOOK Alice P. Phipps, 84, of Chinook died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, at Northern Montana Care Center due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a private family burial will be in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Alice was born March 11, 1922, in Chinook to William and Alice (Budewitz) McLain. She attended St. Jude School and graduated from Havre High School. Alice married Russell Phipps on Dec. 12, 1941, in Seattle. They lived there, and she returned to Chinook when Russell went overseas during World War II. They... Full story

Gordon L. Johnson, 75, of Havre died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, at Northern Montana Hospital after an extended illness and heart problems. Cremation will take place, and his memorial service will be 2 p. m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church with Pastor Michael O'Hearn officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the V.F.W. immediately after the services at the graveside. Gordon was born Sept. 1, 1931, in Watford City, N.D., to Iver and Emelia (Falkenhagen)...

Lisa Rae Stuckey, 30, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, from injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident south of Loma. Lisa's funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Pastor Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Havre. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the graveside service. Lisa was born Dec. 2, 1976, in Havre to Leland and Peggy (Becker) Nicholson. She was raised and educated in Havre, graduating from Havre... Full story

Julie A. Turner, 72, of Havre died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Viewing will be held Wednesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home from 11 a.m. to 4 p. m. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a. m. Thursday at the St. Jude Catholic Church with Tim Maroney officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Julie was born Sept. 26, 1934, in Havre to Julius and Severina “Marie” (Possenti) Morelli. She was raised and educated in Havre, graduating from Havre High School. After hig...

GREAT FALLS Viv Job, 64, of Great Falls died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, after an extraordinary battle against cancer. Visitation will be at O'Connor Funeral Home from 10 a.m. to 7 p. m. Friday, followed by a wake for Viv at 7 p.m. at O'Connor Funeral Home. Viv's funeral liturgy will be held at St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church on Saturday at 1 p.m. Viv was born in Missoula on Nov. 18, 1942, to Edward and Hilda Loos. She was the middle child of three raised in a working class home. Viv was a graduate from Missoula's Sacred... Full story

Donald “Spud” Janicke, 79, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, after a brief struggle with pancreatic cancer. Donald was born July 3, 1926, to Ted and Gladys Janicke in Havre. He graduated from Havre High School in 1944, where he excelled in football, basketball and track. He served in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Vella Gulf during World War II. He attended University of Montana- Northern and transferred to Seattle University on a basketball scholarship, graduating in 1951 with a degree in accounting. He married Margaret Mary Han...