Obituaries

CHINOOK - Dorothy Mae Herbert, 89, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, at a Chinook nursing home. At her request no services are being held and cremation will take place. Dorothy was born on April 25, 1914, in Easton, Pa., to Alex and Lela (Altimus) Schanenberger. She was raised and educated in Easton graduating from Easton High School in 1938. She then attended NYC School of Art. She worked at Ingersoll Rand in Phillipsberg, N.J., and the Warren Hospital, also in Phillipsberg. She married George Steckel, Sr. in Easton. The...

BIG SANDY - Ray "Shorty" Williams, 72, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003, at a Big Sandy hospital due to complications with Parkinson's Disease. His funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy with the Rev. Jeff Stoopes officiating. Burial will follow at the Big Sandy Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the services at the graveside. Ray was born in Big Sandy on Dec. 26, 1931, to Byron and Alice Williams and was raised in the Warrick community. As a...

Harvey Welch, 73, of Bozeman, formerly of Havre, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Dokken-Nelson Sunset Chapel in Bozeman. Visitation was from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at Dokken- Nelson Sunset Chapel. Cremation will take place following the service. Harvey was born in Harlowton on April 24, 1930, to Clifton and Mae Welch. He was a graduate of the University of Montana and served in the Navy during the Korean War from 1948 to 1952....

Annie Ash, 79, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, at a Great Falls nursing home. Cremation has taken place at her request. No services are scheduled at this time. Annie was born on April 1, 1924, to Wilfred and Ada (Lindley) Heap in Swinton, Lancashire, England. She was raised and educated in England. She married Percy Boettger in Kent England in 1948. Annie was a war bride and came to the United States on the Queen Mary. The couple made their home in Havre and had two children. The couple later divorced. Annie married Emil Ash in...

Harvey Welch, 73, of Bozeman, formerly of Havre, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Dokken-Nelson Sunset Chapel in Bozeman. Visitation was from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at Dokken- Nelson Sunset Chapel. Cremation will take place following the service. Harvey was born in Harlowton on April 24, 1930, to Clifton and Mae Welch. He was a graduate of the University of Montana and served in the Navy during the Korean War from 1948 to 1952....

Annie Ash, 79, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, at a Great Falls nursing home. Cremation has taken place at her request. No services are scheduled at this time. Annie was born on April 1, 1924, to Wilfred and Ada (Lindley) Heap in Swinton, Lancashire, England. She was raised and educated in England. She married Percy Boettger in Kent England in 1948. Annie was a war bride and came to the United States on the Queen Mary. The couple made their home in Havre and had two children. The couple later divorced. Annie married Emil Ash in...

Harvey Welch, 73, of Bozeman, formerly of Havre, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Dokken-Nelson Sunset Chapel in Bozeman. Visitation was from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at Dokken- Nelson Sunset Chapel. Cremation will take place following the service. Harvey was born in Harlowton on April 24, 1930, to Clifton and Mae Welch. He was a graduate of the University of Montana and served in the Navy during the Korean War from 1948 to 1952....

Annie Ash, 79, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, at a Great Falls nursing home. Cremation has taken place at her request. No services are scheduled at this time. Annie was born on April 1, 1924, to Wilfred and Ada (Lindley) Heap in Swinton, Lancashire, England. She was raised and educated in England. She married Percy Boettger in Kent England in 1948. Annie was a war bride and came to the United States on the Queen Mary. The couple made their home in Havre and had two children. The couple later divorced. Annie married Emil Ash in...

GILDFORD - Wade Reese, 85, of Gildford, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at a Chester hospital. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Assembly of God Church in Havre. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Havre. Wade was born on April 25, 1918, at Teresita, Mo., to George and Myrtle (Culpepper) Reese. He grew up in Missouri and received his formal education there. He came to Montana in 1937 to work on a farm near Chinook. Wade met Edna L. Lemieux and they were married in Chinook on Oct. 26, 1940. Wade worked...

Russell F. Oberg, 87, of Havre died of natural causes at his home on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Holland and Bonine Chapel with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Eagles Club. Russell was born in Chinook on Oct. 21, 1916. to Paul and Regna Oberg, Russell attended school in Zurich and graduated from Chinook High School in 1935. He married Leona Claridge on Oct. 20, 1939. They lived and...

MINOT, N.D. - Clara Lillian Sohm, 96, of Minot died Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, in a Minot nursing home. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Trinity Nursing Homes Centre Chapel in Minot, with interment at Rosehill Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Thomas Family Funeral Home in Minot. Clara was born July 27, 1907, at Hoffman, Minn., to Martin and Ingeborg (Langeland) Munson. She was raised and educated in Hoffman and assisted with the operation of the farmstead until moving to...

COEUR D'ALENE/CHINOOK - Helen M. McKinnie, 97, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, at Coeur d'Alene health and rehabilitation center. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Chapel, 180 W. Clayton Avenue, Coeur d'Alene. Interment will be at Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook. Visit Helen's memorial and sign the online guest register at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com. Helen was born to Pearl and Molly Montgomery in Estevan, Saskatchewan. In 1912, the family returned to the United States and...

MINOT, N.D. - Clara Lillian Sohm, 96, of Minot died Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, in a Minot nursing home. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Trinity Nursing Homes Centre Chapel in Minot, with interment at Rosehill Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Thomas Family Funeral Home in Minot. Clara was born July 27, 1907, at Hoffman, Minn., to Martin and Ingeborg (Langeland) Munson. She was raised and educated in Hoffman and assisted with the operation of the farmstead until moving to...

COEUR D'ALENE/CHINOOK - Helen M. McKinnie, 97, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, at Coeur d'Alene health and rehabilitation center. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Chapel, 180 W. Clayton Avenue, Coeur d'Alene. Interment will be at Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook. Visit Helen's memorial and sign the online guest register at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com. Helen was born to Pearl and Molly Montgomery in Estevan, Saskatchewan. In 1912, the family returned to the United States and...

MISSOULA - Donna Jean LaFournaise, 71, of Missoula died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003, at a Missoula hospital. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with the presiding minister from Prince of Peace Lutheran Church offi- ciating. Burial will follow at the cemetery. Donna was born on March 29, 1932, at Havre to Clara and Clarence Bishop of Kremlin. She grew up on the family farm, graduated from Kremlin High School in 1950, and attended Northern Montana College. On...

JOPLIN - Helen Hodges, 90, of Joplin died Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, at a Chester nursing home. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Burial will follow in the Joplin Cemetery. Helen was born on Nov. 8, 1912, at Chicago to Edward and Mary (Kreitmeir) Tempel. She moved with her family to homestead north of Chester when she was 4. Helen received her early education at the Tingdahl School near the farm. She continued her schooling in Joplin through her sophomore year, when she quit...

CHESTER - Harriet Betty Hanson, 79, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, at a Great Falls medical center. 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. Betty was born on Dec. 12, 1923, at Algona, Iowa, to Charles and Christene (Stromberg) Hanson. She grew up at Algona and received her formal education there. Betty was handicapped with a leg disability but didn't let that stop her from being active and productive. In her early years, she worked as...

LODGE POLE - Nelson J. "Lucky" Ducharme, 71, of Lodge Pole died on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003, in the Timber Ridge area of the Missouri Breaks 15 miles southwest of Hays due to an apparent heart attack while deer hunting. A funeral Mass was scheduled for 11 a.m. today in Medicine Bear Lodge with burial following in the Ed Kirdaldie Family Cemetery with military honors. A wake began Sunday evening in Medicine Bear Lodge. Nelson was born on Oct. 30, 1931, at Fort Belknap Agency to Patrick "Bud" and Josephine (Azure) Ducharme. He...

HOGELAND - Michael Lane Boardman, 43, of Aurora, Colo., formerly of Hogeland, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, at his residence due to an apparent heart attack. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Hogeland American Lutheran Church with burial following with military honors in the Wing Cemetery. Mike was born on June 29, 1960, to Chester and Nora (Tews) Boardman in Great Falls. He attended school in Hogeland and graduated from Turner High School in 1978. That same year he entered the U.S. Marine...

MISSOULA - Donna Jean LaFournaise, 71, of Missoula died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003, at a Missoula hospital. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with the presiding minister from Prince of Peace Lutheran Church offi- ciating. Burial will follow at the cemetery. Donna was born on March 29, 1932, at Havre to Clara and Clarence Bishop of Kremlin. She grew up on the family farm, graduated from Kremlin High School in 1950, and attended Northern Montana College. On...

JOPLIN - Helen Hodges, 90, of Joplin died Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, at a Chester nursing home. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Burial will follow in the Joplin Cemetery. Helen was born on Nov. 8, 1912, at Chicago to Edward and Mary (Kreitmeir) Tempel. She moved with her family to homestead north of Chester when she was 4. Helen received her early education at the Tingdahl School near the farm. She continued her schooling in Joplin through her sophomore year, when she quit...

LODGE POLE - Nelson J. "Lucky" Ducharme, 71, of Lodge Pole died on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003, in the Timber Ridge area of the Missouri Breaks 15 miles southwest of Hays due to an apparent heart attack while deer hunting. A funeral Mass was scheduled for 11 a.m. today in Medicine Bear Lodge with burial following in the Ed Kirdaldie Family Cemetery with military honors. A wake began Sunday evening in Medicine Bear Lodge. Nelson was born on Oct. 30, 1931, at Fort Belknap Agency to Patrick "Bud" and Josephine (Azure) Ducharme. He...

HOGELAND - Michael Lane Boardman, 43, of Aurora, Colo., formerly of Hogeland, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, at his residence due to an apparent heart attack. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Hogeland American Lutheran Church with burial following with military honors in the Wing Cemetery. Mike was born on June 29, 1960, to Chester and Nora (Tews) Boardman in Great Falls. He attended school in Hogeland and graduated from Turner High School in 1978. That same year he entered the U.S. Marine...

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...

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...