Obituaries

ROZET, Wyo. - Al Geiser, 59, of Rozet, Wyo., died Wednesday, May 10, 2006, from a heart attack. A private family graveside service will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery. A memorial service will be held in June. Al was born Dec. 5, 1946, in Havre to Charles and Marie (Schmid) Geiser. He grew up in Big Sandy on his family's farm. During his high school years, Al lived in Washington state with his uncle and aunt. He graduated from high school and joined the U.S. Navy in 1967. On June 21, 1972, Al married Donna McPherson...

Percy M. Couch, 88, a resident of Northern Montana Care Center died Monday, May 29, 2006. His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Pastor Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the graveside services. Percy was born on the family farm north of Havre to Orpha and Dougald Couch. He was raised on the family farm and attended Amos School. Percy married Ethel Brown on April 18, 1942, in...

ROCKY BOY - Sharon M. (Dusty Bull) Patacsil, whose Indian name was Medicine Rock Woman, 58, an educator of Rocky Boy, died of cancer on Sunday, May 28, 2006, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls. A wake service will begin today at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy. Her funeral is 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with burial at the Patacsil family cemetery. Sharon was an avid reader. She enjoyed fishing, Native artwork, her collection of road runners and Native dolls, shopping for shoes and coats, movies,...

RONAN - Agatha Sherman, 80, of Ronan died Saturday, May 27, 2006, at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan. A memorial service will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ronan on Friday at 2 p.m. Interment will follow at the Ronan Cemetery. A reception will follow at the parish hall in Ronan. Agatha was born on July 9, 1925, in Goldstone to Anton and Juliana Schwan. Agatha worked in the kitchen hospital in Havre. She married Gordon Sherman on Dec. 12, 1944, in Havre. They farmed north of Rudyard until 1960. They farmed...

ROCKY BOY - Sharon M. (Dusty Bull) Patacsil, whose Indian name was Medicine Rock Woman, 58, an educator of Rocky Boy, died of cancer on Sunday, May 28, 2006, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls. A wake service will begin today at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy. Her funeral is 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with burial at the Patacsil family cemetery. Sharon was an avid reader. She enjoyed fishing, Native artwork, her collection of road runners and Native dolls, shopping for shoes and coats, movies,...

Kenneth C. Vaile, 81, of Havre died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at his home of natural causes. Cremation will take place. A prayer vigil and rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Jude Catholic Church with his memorial service 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the service. Kenneth was born December 28, 1924 in Browning to Earl and Martha (Billedeaux) Vaile Sr. he was one of nine...

George E. Arneson, 87, Havre resident and former resident of Spokane, Wash., died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at the Care & Comfort Home of Havre. His graveside service was scheduled for noon today at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Spokane. George was born Feb 2, 1919 in Grand Rapids, Minn., to Edward and Gurine (Olson) Arneson. He joined the Army in 1942 and served in World War II. He received a double purple heart and the bronze star. He was a P.O.W. in the war. He was honorably discharged in 1946. He married Evelyn Medo Sept....

Kenneth C. Vaile, 81, of Havre died Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at his home of natural causes. Cremation will take place. A prayer vigil and rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Jude Catholic Church with his memorial service 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the service. Kenneth was born December 28, 1924 in Browning to Earl and Martha (Billedeaux) Vaile Sr. he was one of nine...

WOLF POINT - William Henry “Willie” Weeks III, Mato-Sku (White Bear), died Monday, May 22, 2006, of natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital. A wake will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. with a vigil service at 7 p.m. at the Wolf Point Community Hall. His funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wolf Point. Interment will be held at Greenwood Cemetery. Willie was born on March 1, 1951, to Lillian Delong Weeks and William Weeks Jr. Will was an enrolled member of the A...

CHESTER - Allen Carl Mattson, 92, of Chester died peacefully at a Chester rest home Monday afternoon, May 22, 2006. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Allen was born Aug. 6, 1913, at the family homestead north of Chester to Andrew and Minnie (Johnson) Mattson. He received his formal education at the Fairview country school, then began working on the family farm. He was 21 years old when his mother died, so he helped raise...

GREAT FALLS - Danny Ray Clark, 53, of Great Falls died of a long illness on Monday, May 22, 2006, at a Great Falls hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Danny was born Oct. 27, 1952, to George and Myrtice (Chessher) Clark in Crestview, Fla. Danny was stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base in 1971 and soon came to love Montana, where he also met his wife, Vicki Velk. They married June 10, 1972, in Great Falls. In 1994, after a 24 year distinguished military career, he retired from the Air Force as a master...

Russell Lee Zumbaum Sr., 61, of Havre died on Sunday, May 21, 2006, at his residence in Havre of heart complications. Cremation will take place and his memorial service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Darlene Berger's residence in Rocky Boy. Interment of ashes will be held at the Russette Family Cemetery. Russell was born Dec. 4, 1944, in Bismarck, N.D., to Arthur and Hilda (Budau) Zumbaum. He attended school in Bismarck and worked for Ray Commack Carnival. In 1967 at Rocky Boy, Russell married Pearl Jean Saddler. They lived at...

MALTA - Armand A. Tremblay, 88, a retired farmer and rancher, died Friday, May 19, 2006, at the Hi-Line Retirement Center of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Adams Memorial Chapel with interment in the Malta Cemetery. Cremation has taken place. Armand was born Oct. 15, 1917 in Regina, Mont., to Joseph and Evelyn (Scott) Tremblay. He was raised and educated in the Regina community in southern Phillips County. He worked for the mines in Zortman and then farmed and ranched. He married...

HELENA - Clara Gunhilda Martinson Edwards, 94, died peacefully on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 14, 2006, at Rocky Mountain Care Center in Helena. Clara was cremated per her wishes. Her ashes will be buried with her husband, Lloyd. A graveside service is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday, June 29, at Highland Cemetery in Havre. Clara was born Sept. 4, 1911, at Van Hook, N.D., which is a little town near Williston, N.D., to Olaf and Anna (Dalhin) Oppeboen. Clara received her elementary and secondary education at Van Hook, then...

BILLINGS - Louis Frank Zygmond, life-long Montana resident, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, of cancer at his home in Billings. A memorial vigil will be held today at 7 p.m. at Cremation or Funeral Gallery. A funeral service will be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Billings on Monday at 2 p.m. A reception will follow the services. A military burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery following the reception. Lou was born in Havre on Aug. 25, 1925, to Olga (Hubert) and Alex Zygmond. He graduated from Havre High School...

SHELBY - Robert P. (Bob) Hasquet, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at the Marias Medical Center in Shelby after a brief battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family at his death. His funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. William's Catholic Church in Shelby. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby with a vigil service at 7 p.m. at the church. Bob was born Feb. 8, 1926, in Great Falls to John and Josephine Hasquet. He attended Shelby schools and graduated from...

BILLINGS - Louis Frank Zygmond, life-long Montana resident, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, of cancer at his home in Billings. A memorial vigil will be held today at 7 p.m. at Cremation or Funeral Gallery. A funeral service will be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Billings on Monday at 2 p.m. A reception will follow the services. A military burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery following the reception. Lou was born in Havre on Aug. 25, 1925, to Olga (Hubert) and Alex Zygmond. He graduated from Havre High School...

SHELBY - Robert P. (Bob) Hasquet, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at the Marias Medical Center in Shelby after a brief battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family at his death. His funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. William's Catholic Church in Shelby. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby with a vigil service at 7 p.m. at the church. Bob was born Feb. 8, 1926, in Great Falls to John and Josephine Hasquet. He attended Shelby schools and graduated from...

Audrey Jean Watson, 77, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at her home in Havre after a valiant battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church in Havre. Audrey was born March 4, 1929, to Edward Lumas Layhee and Alberta Marguerita Meader Layhee in Plattsburg, N.Y. She was raised in Dannemore, N.Y. She met Henry Earl Watson while he was stationed in New Jersey. They were married July 19, 1946, in New Brunswick, N.Y., and were two months short of their 60th wedding anniversary....

Audrey Jean Watson, 77, died Monday, May 15, 2006, at her home in Havre after a valiant battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church in Havre. Audrey was born March 4, 1929, to Edward Lumas Layhee and Alberta Marguerita Meader Layhee in Plattsburg, N.Y. She was raised in Dannemore, N.Y. She met Henry Earl Watson while he was stationed in New Jersey. They were married July 19, 1946, in New Brunswick, N.Y., and were two months short of their 60th wedding anniversary....

CHINOOK - Alva R. Jacobsen, 88, died Thursday, May 11, 2006, at Northern Montana Hospital due to natural causes. A graveside service was held Sunday afternoon in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Alva was born Aug. 31, 1917, in Buffalo, N.Y., to Robert and Clara (Kumpf) Marsh Sr. She moved to Chinook with her parents to homestead in the early 1920s. Alva loved animals and the outdoors. She married Arthur C. Jacobsen on Nov. 18, 1944, in Chinook. They moved to Havre in 1951, and she cleaned homes and businesses while living there. She...

CHINOOK - Alice I. Dahlquist, 85, died Friday, May 12, 2006, at Saint Patrick's Hospital in Missoula due to natural causes. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the American Lutheran Church with burial following in the Turner Cemetery at approximately 2 p.m. Alice was born on Aug. 4, 1920, in Twete, near Hogeland, to Harry and Sarah (Hobbs) Wester. She was raised in the Big Flat area, attended country school and graduated from Hogeland High School. Alice married Walter M. Sanguins on June 10, 1939, in...

WHITLASH - Lois Agnes Brauer, 81, of Whitlash died Thursday, May 11, 2006, at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. Her funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Whitlash Presbyterian Church with Pastor Peter Erickson officiating. Burial will follow at the Whitlash Cemetery. Lois Agnes (Schafer) Brauer was born Sept. 4, 1924, at Great Falls to William and Mary (Rogers) Schafer, homesteaders in the Sweetgrass Hills north of Chester. Lois grew up on the family ranch near Whitlash. In her teens, she moved to Seattle, Wash., to live w...

JOPLIN - Phyllis Heilbrun, 67, of north Rudyard, suffered a heart attack at her home Thursday, May 11, and died en route to Benefis East Medical Center in Great Falls early Friday, May 12, 2006. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Joplin Community Hall. Burial will follow at the Joplin Cemetery. She was born Phyllis Elaine Mortimer on July 30, 1938, at Brookville, Pa., to Raymond Mortimer and Ruth Williams Phyllis received her early education at Munderf, Pa., and finished her high school years at Brookville,...

ROCKY BOY - Angel Denny, 6-month gestation, died Friday, May 12, 2006, in Spokane, Wash., from birth complications. Her wake service was scheduled for Sunday afternoon at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. Her funeral service was to be held at 11 a.m. today at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial was to follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Angel was born May 12, 2006, in Spokane to Danielle Iron Maker and William Denny. Survivors include her parents, William Denny and Danielle...