Obituaries

BILLINGS - Edna A. Swab, 94, of Billings died Thursday, March 23, 2006, at Tender Nest in Billings. Vigil services will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas The Apostal Church. Rite of Committal will be in Mountview Cemetery. Edna was born July 27, 1911 in Williston, ND., to Joseph and Stella Swab. In 1915, the family moved to Red Lodge, where her parents established Economy Drug. Edna received her secondary education in Red Lodge, her bachelor of...

Mildred “Sis” Brill, 87, of Havre died Thursday, March 23, 2006, at a Benefis unit in Great Falls. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home in Havre with Bishop Thad Willis presiding. Interment will immediately follow at Highland Cemetery. Sis was born to Otto C. & Indiana “Ida” (Andersen) Hyslop in Havre on July 27, 1918. She was a graduate of Havre High School and worked for F.W. Woolworth Company in Havre as well as for The Grand Hotel. She later retired from the...

BILLINGS - Edna A. Swab, 94, of Billings died Thursday, March 23, 2006, at Tender Nest in Billings. Vigil services will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas The Apostal Church. Rite of Committal will be in Mountview Cemetery. Edna was born July 27, 1911 in Williston, ND., to Joseph and Stella Swab. In 1915, the family moved to Red Lodge, where her parents established Economy Drug. Edna received her secondary education in Red Lodge, her bachelor of...

Mildred “Sis” Brill, 87, of Havre died Thursday, March 23, 2006, at a Benefis unit in Great Falls. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home in Havre with Bishop Thad Willis presiding. Interment will immediately follow at Highland Cemetery. Sis was born to Otto C. & Indiana “Ida” (Andersen) Hyslop in Havre on July 27, 1918. She was a graduate of Havre High School and worked for F.W. Woolworth Company in Havre as well as for The Grand Hotel. She later retired from the...

BILLINGS - Edna A. Swab, 94, of Billings died Thursday, March 23, 2006, at Tender Nest in Billings. Vigil services will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas The Apostal Church. Rite of Committal will be in Mountview Cemetery. Edna was born July 27, 1911 in Williston, ND., to Joseph and Stella Swab. In 1915, the family moved to Red Lodge, where her parents established Economy Drug. Edna received her secondary education in Red Lodge, her bachelor of...

Mildred “Sis” Brill, 87, of Havre died Thursday, March 23, 2006, at a Benefis unit in Great Falls. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home in Havre with Bishop Thad Willis presiding. Interment will immediately follow at Highland Cemetery. Sis was born to Otto C. & Indiana “Ida” (Andersen) Hyslop in Havre on July 27, 1918. She was a graduate of Havre High School and worked for F.W. Woolworth Company in Havre as well as for The Grand Hotel. She later retired from the...

INVERNESS - Margaret (Warhank) McNair, 92, of Rudyard died peacefully Sunday, March 26, 2006, at Benefis East in Great Falls. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Inverness. Burial will follow at the Inverness Cemetery. Margaret was born Dec. 2, 1913, at Rudyard to Michael and Anna (Popish) Warhank. She grew up in the Goldstone community and received her education at Rudyard, graduating from R.H.S in 1933. Margaret continued her schooling in Havre, where she enrolled in a course...

HAYS - Neil Stewart Gray, 53, of Hays died at his residence on Saturday, March 25, 2006, due to a gun shot injury to the head. A funeral Mass was scheduled for 11 a.m. today in St. Paul's Catholic Church with burial following at Family Three Butte's Cemetery. A wake and rosary began Monday evening in the Mission Recreation Cemetery. Neil was born to Gordon Gray, Sr. and Judith Ann (Myrick) Gray on March 18, 1963, at Fort Belknap Agency. His grandparents were Andrew (Jenny) Gray, Agnes (Walter) Longfox of Lodge Pole; Bertha...

MALTA - Adelaide Amanda (Reinertson) Ellsworth, 93, died Sunday, March 26, 2006, at the Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Malta Lutheran Church with burial to follow at Malta Cemetery. Adelaide was born in Astoria, S.D., on April 22, 1912, to Lars and Minnie (Bergjord) Reinertson. The family moved to a farm in Marshall County, S.D., where she and her siblings grew up. Addy married Glenn Elsworth in Britton, S.D., on Dec. 26, 1929. They lived and worked on various...

Lois Elaine Cowan Renne, 71, formerly of Havre, died in the early morning of Friday, March 24, 2006, at Peace Hospice of Great Falls. Visitation will begin Tuesday at the Holland Bonine Funeral Home of Havre with the family receiving friends at a wake from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Havre Assembly of God. Lois was born Feb. 17, 1935, in Rhame, N.D., to Kenneth C. and Lavina A. (Anderson) Skeel. She was educated in Bowman. She worked for Havre Ready-Mix for over 48 years. She loved...

ROCKY BOY - Richard Duane Small Jr., 58, of Rocky Boy died Saturday, March 25, 2006, at North Montana Care Center in Havre from complications of diabetes. A vigil service began Sunday at the St Mary Church Catholic Church at Rocky Boy. A rosary took place at 7 p.m. Sunday. The Traditional Catholic service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church with Father Peter E. Guthneck officiating. Interment will follow at Rocky Boy Cemetery. Richard was born April 7, 1947, in Fort Belknap to Richard and Sylvia (Maine)...

Lois Elaine Cowan Renne, 71, formerly of Havre, died in the early morning of Friday, March 24, 2006, at Peace Hospice of Great Falls. Visitation will begin Tuesday at the Holland Bonine Funeral Home of Havre with the family receiving friends at a wake from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Havre Assembly of God. Lois was born Feb. 17, 1935, in Rhame, N.D., to Kenneth C. and Lavina A. (Anderson) Skeel. She was educated in Bowman. She worked for Havre Ready-Mix for over 48 years. She loved...

Clydene M. Swinney, 88, of Havre died Monday, March 21, 2006, at Northern Montana Care Center. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Rice officiating. Interment will take place at a later date. Clydene was born in Dover, Okla., on January 18, 1918, to Maurice and Rebie (Lawter) Beck. She attended primary education in Dover and nurses' training in Enid, Okla. She met and married Donald M. Swinney on June 3, 1942, in Enid. After...

BILLINGS - Timothy I. Massey, 52, of Billings and formerly of Havre, died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings. A funeral service will be held at Shiloh Methodist Church in Billings at 4 p.m. Friday. Tim was born in 1954 to Ed and Lucille Massey in Anaconda. He grew up in Anaconda and graduated from Anaconda High. He lived in Havre for a few years, where he worked a number of jobs, including as a painter/carpentry, cook, and a clerk at Buttrey's Food and Drug. He had a daughter, Malinda. He...

Clydene M. Swinney, 88, of Havre died Monday, March 21, 2006, at Northern Montana Care Center. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Rice officiating. Interment will take place at a later date. Clydene was born in Dover, Okla., on January 18, 1918, to Maurice and Rebie (Lawter) Beck. She attended primary education in Dover and nurses' training in Enid, Okla. She met and married Donald M. Swinney on June 3, 1942, in Enid. After...

BILLINGS - Timothy I. Massey, 52, of Billings and formerly of Havre, died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings. A funeral service will be held at Shiloh Methodist Church in Billings at 4 p.m. Friday. Tim was born in 1954 to Ed and Lucille Massey in Anaconda. He grew up in Anaconda and graduated from Anaconda High. He lived in Havre for a few years, where he worked a number of jobs, including as a painter/carpentry, cook, and a clerk at Buttrey's Food and Drug. He had a daughter, Malinda. He...

Clydene M. Swinney, 88, of Havre died Monday, March 21, 2006, at Northern Montana Care Center. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Rice officiating. Interment will take place at a later date. Clydene was born in Dover, Okla., on January 18, 1918, to Maurice and Rebie (Lawter) Beck. She attended primary education in Dover and nurses' training in Enid, Okla. She met and married Donald M. Swinney on June 3, 1942, in Enid. After...

BILLINGS - Timothy I. Massey, 52, of Billings and formerly of Havre, died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings. A funeral service will be held at Shiloh Methodist Church in Billings at 4 p.m. Friday. Tim was born in 1954 to Ed and Lucille Massey in Anaconda. He grew up in Anaconda and graduated from Anaconda High. He lived in Havre for a few years, where he worked a number of jobs, including as a painter/carpentry, cook, and a clerk at Buttrey's Food and Drug. He had a daughter, Malinda. He...

Jeanette Kay Williams, 53, of Havre died Monday, March 20, 2006. A service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church. Interment will be in the Lustre Mennonite Brethren Church Cemetery in Lustre, where all her grandparents are buried. Jeanette was born Aug. 24, 1952, in Glasgow to Elvin and Selma Olfert. She grew up on the family farm in Lustre and enjoyed her family, including being around her grandparents. At an early age, she came to faith in Jesus Christ and grew firm in that faith. She attended...

DRIGGS, Idaho - Teri Lee Holmes, 35, of Lovelock, Nev., formerly of Havre and Driggs, Idaho, died in her sleep at her home Sunday, March 12, 2006. A funeral service was held Friday afternoon at Summit Foursquare Church in Driggs. Burial was to be in the Victor Cemetery under the direction of the Valley Mortuary in Driggs. Teri was born Oct. 17, 1970, in Huntingburg, Ind., to Herbert and Susie Leeder Cunningham. Her faith in God was strong and carried through much of her life. She owned a gift shop in Lovelock called the Gift...

HannaH (Witt) Vukasin, 90, a former longtime Great Falls resident, died of heart failure at Northern Montana Hospital on Saturday, March 18, 2006. Crema-tion has taken place and a memorial service will be held at the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel in Great Falls at 1 p.m. Saturday. Hannah was born June 25, 1915, in Pittsburg, Pa., to Julius and Anna Witt. When Hannah was a child, her family settled in Montana. Hannah met Mark Vukasin, her husband and lifetime companion of 62 years, and they were married July 29, 1935, in...

MALTA - Elizabeth Ann Murdock Schlieve, 70, of Malta, a former elementary teacher, died Thursday, March 16, 2006, at the Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Adams Memorial Chapel in Malta. Interment of the ashes will be in the Malta Cemetery. Cremation has taken place. Betty was born in Malta on Sept. 2, 1935, to Robert and Jean Murdock of Whitewater. She was a graduate of Whitewater High School and Northern Montana College. Betty married Robert Schlieve in 1955....

HannaH (Witt) Vukasin, 90, a former longtime Great Falls resident, died of heart failure at Northern Montana Hospital on Saturday, March 18, 2006. Crema-tion has taken place and a memorial service will be held at the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel in Great Falls at 1 p.m. Saturday. Hannah was born June 25, 1915, in Pittsburg, Pa., to Julius and Anna Witt. When Hannah was a child, her family settled in Montana. Hannah met Mark Vukasin, her husband and lifetime companion of 62 years, and they were married July 29, 1935, in...

MALTA - Elizabeth Ann Murdock Schlieve, 70, of Malta, a former elementary teacher, died Thursday, March 16, 2006, at the Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Adams Memorial Chapel in Malta. Interment of the ashes will be in the Malta Cemetery. Cremation has taken place. Betty was born in Malta on Sept. 2, 1935, to Robert and Jean Murdock of Whitewater. She was a graduate of Whitewater High School and Northern Montana College. Betty married Robert Schlieve in 1955....

BIG SANDY - Inez Lucille Halter, 85, longtime Big Sandy resident, died Monday, March 6, 2006, at Big Sandy Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy. An additional memorial service will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in Fifth Avenue Christian Church of Havre. Inez was born to Francis and Florence (Smith) Huestis in De Smit, S.D., on Sept. 3, 1920. The family lived on a farm and Francis owned a pool hall. When Inez was 5 years old, her father sold their farm and pool...