Obituaries

Johanna "Grandma Jennie" Hanson, 83, of Havre died Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital of lung cancer. A prayer vigil/rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with her funeral Mass Tuesday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Jennie was born Sept. 8, 1921, at Center, N.D., to Monica and Florian Mosbrucker on her grandparents' farm with a midwife in attendance. In 1928, the family moved to Senate,...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Sister Susanne "Helen" Kantorowicz, 88, of Santa Maria, Calif., died Feb. 2, 2005, at Marian Residence in Santa Maria. A vigil service was held Feb. 9 and a funeral Mass was held Feb. 10 at Santa Maria. Interment was in Santa Maria Cemetery. A memorial is planned at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chester in July. Susanne was born July 7, 1916, on a farm south of Chester to Stanislaw and Katherine Lopata Kantorowicz. Susanne met the Sisters of St. Francis at Sacred Heart Hospital in Havre when she worked...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. - Ian C. Carleton, 6-month-old infant son of Chris and Kolette (Childree) Carleton, died Monday, April 4, 2005, at home of spinal muscular strophy, a form of muscular dystrophy. A visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday for family and friends. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Highland Cemetery with Domenico Pizzonia officiating. A fellowship luncheon will follow the service at St. Jude's Parish Center. Ian was born in Worcester, Mass., and will be remembered as the sweetest...

Laura Elizabeth (Betty) Honadel, 94, died Friday, March 18, 2005 at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her memorial service was scheduled for this morning at St. Mark's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Carolyn Kuhr officiating. A fellowship luncheon, sponsored by P.E.O. and St. Mark's Guild, was to follow the service at the church. Betty was born Nov. 22, 1910, to Oto and Gertrude North in Billings. She graduated from Billings High School and attended Stephens College in Missouri. In 1933, she married Gerald...

CLARKSTON, Wash. - Walter H. Kuenzel, 87, of Clarkston, Idaho, formerly of Havre, died Friday, April 1, 2005, at his home in Clarkston. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Valley Christian Center, 3215 Echo Hills Dr., Lewiston, Idaho, with the Rev. Jesse Wilkinson officiating. Walter was born Aug. 7, 1917, in Todd County, Minn., to Henry and Laura Kuenzel. Walter married Vera Johnson in 1936. They later divorced. He married Pat Carlson Dec. 25, 1979, in Cut Bank. Walter worked for Great Northern,...

TURNER - Alice Hutton, 88 years old, passed away at the Northern Montana Care Center on April 2, 2005 due to natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Turner Christian Church with burial following in the Turner Cemetery. Alice was born Oct. 12, 1916, at Caldwell to Albert and Isabelle (Mortinson) Haugen. She married Leonard Hutton on Nov. 14, 1936, in Chinook. They lived in Turner and farmed and ranched northeast of Turner. Alice enjoyed gardening, tending to her flowers, making quilts,...

CHESTER - Anselm James Hull, 89, died Thursday, March 31, 2005, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester of natural causes. Rosary prayers will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chester. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. James was born Nov. 19, 1915, on the family farm four miles north of Chester to Anselm Joseph Hull and Mary Ann Friel. From 1921-1926, the Hull family lived near Lewistown where James received his early...

Laura Elizabeth (Betty) Honadel, 94, died Friday, March 18, 2005 at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church with the Revs. Carolyn Kuhr and Catherine Card officiating. A fellowship luncheon, sponsored by P.E.O. and St. Mark's Guild, will be held at the church immediately after the services. Betty was born Nov. 22, 1910, to Oto and Gertrude North in Billings. She graduated from Billings High School and attended Stephens College...

CLARKSTON, Wash. - Walter H. Kuenzel, 87, of Clarkston, Idaho, formerly of Havre, died Friday, April 1, 2005, at his home in Clarkston. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Valley Christian Center, 3215 Echo Hills Dr., Lewiston, Idaho, with the Rev. Jesse Wilkinson officiating. Walter was born Aug. 7, 1917, in Todd County, Minn., to Henry and Laura Kuenzel. Walter married Vera Johnson in 1936. They later divorced. He married Pat Carlson Dec. 25, 1979, in Cut Bank. Walter worked for Great Northern,...

TURNER - Alice Hutton, 88 years old, passed away at the Northern Montana Care Center on April 2, 2005 due to natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Turner Christian Church with burial following in the Turner Cemetery. Alice was born Oct. 12, 1916, at Caldwell to Albert and Isabelle (Mortinson) Haugen. She married Leonard Hutton on Nov. 14, 1936, in Chinook. They lived in Turner and farmed and ranched northeast of Turner. Alice enjoyed gardening, tending to her flowers, making quilts,...

CHESTER - Anselm James Hull, 89, died Thursday, March 31, 2005, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester of natural causes. Rosary prayers will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chester. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. James was born Nov. 19, 1915, on the family farm four miles north of Chester to Anselm Joseph Hull and Mary Ann Friel. From 1921-1926, the Hull family lived near Lewistown where James received his early...

Laura Elizabeth (Betty) Honadel, 94, died Friday, March 18, 2005 at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church with the Revs. Carolyn Kuhr and Catherine Card officiating. A fellowship luncheon, sponsored by P.E.O. and St. Mark's Guild, will be held at the church immediately after the services. Betty was born Nov. 22, 1910, to Oto and Gertrude North in Billings. She graduated from Billings High School and attended Stephens College...

ROCKY BOY - Lester Harold Russette, 63, died Thursday, March 31, 2005, at Deaconess Hospital in Billings of natural causes. His wake service will begin at 2 p.m. today at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church with his funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday, also at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the Russette Family Cemetery. Lester was born Sept. 1, 1941, in Fort Belknap to Mike and Helen (Champagne) Russette. He lived in Rocky Boy most of his life, attending schools there. He obtained his GED in 1970. He attended...

SPANAWAY, Wash. - Mary M. Nickels, 73, died Wednesday, March 23, 2005, at her home in Spanaway, Wash., after a five-year battle with breast cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. April 9 at Sound Life Church at 3425 176th St. E. in Tacoma, Wash. Mary was born Oct. 20, 1931 in Havre to Leonard and Carrie Christianson. She married Richard B. Nickels in Havre and they had seven children, 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband and family....

MALTA - Ella Dees Hammond, 86, of Malta died Saturday, March 26, 2005, with her family by her side. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Malta Lutheran Church with burial in the Malta Cemetery. Survivors include her sons, Mike (Debbie) Hammond and Howard (JoAnn) Hammond, both of Whitewater; daughter, Patty (Steve) Young of Whitewater; 10 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Sanda; brothers, Alvin (Evelyn) Dees, Richard Dees, Don (Rita) Dees, Norman (Mary) Dees;...

Floy Alberta Cannon, 89, of Havre died at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes Friday, March 25, 2005. A viewing for family and friends will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. John Powell officiating. Interment will take place at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church immediately after the graveside service. Floy was born Dec. 10, 1915, in Nodaway, Iowa, to John and Be...

MESQUITE, Nev. - Robert Duane "Bob" Boley, 64, died Sunday, March 27, 2005, of a heart attack in Mesquite, Nev. Bob's wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Bob was born to Duane and Barbara "Bobbie" Boley in Glasgow on July 9, 1940. Bob graduated from Glasgow High School in 1958. He graduated from Northern Montana College in 1962, where he excelled in football and baseball. He received his master's degree in counseling from the University of Montana. In 1979, he married his sweetheart,...

MALTA - Ella Dees Hammond, 86, of Malta died Saturday, March 26, 2005, with her family by her side. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Malta Lutheran Church with burial in the Malta Cemetery. Survivors include her sons, Mike (Debbie) Hammond and Howard (JoAnn) Hammond, both of Whitewater; daughter, Patty (Steve) Young of Whitewater; 10 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Sanda; brothers, Alvin (Evelyn) Dees, Richard Dees, Don (Rita) Dees, Norman (Mary) Dees;...

Floy Alberta Cannon, 89, of Havre died at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes Friday, March 25, 2005. A viewing for family and friends will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. John Powell officiating. Interment will take place at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church immediately after the graveside service. Floy was born Dec. 10, 1915, in Nodaway, Iowa, to John and Be...

MESQUITE, Nev. - Robert Duane "Bob" Boley, 64, died Sunday, March 27, 2005, of a heart attack in Mesquite, Nev. Bob's wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Bob was born to Duane and Barbara "Bobbie" Boley in Glasgow on July 9, 1940. Bob graduated from Glasgow High School in 1958. He graduated from Northern Montana College in 1962, where he excelled in football and baseball. He received his master's degree in counseling from the University of Montana. In 1979, he married his sweetheart,...

KALISPELL - Emil E. "Bud" Struck, 75, died Sunday, March 13, 2005, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center due to complications of diabetes. A service was held March 19 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with the Rev. Larry Stappler officiating. Burial was at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. Bud was born Feb. 18, 1930, on a homestead south of Malta to Emil and Emma Struck. In 1936, the family moved to Kalispell and lived near the Flathead River on East Cottonwood Drive. Bud attended Flathead County High School. At 17, he joined the...

CASPER, Wyo. - Kirk Jay Johnson, 47, formerly of Kremlin, died Sunday, March 20, 2005, in a Casper hospital of complications of a stroke. Cremation has taken place, and burial of ashes will be at Highland Cemetery in Havre. Kirk was born May 16, 1957, in Havre to Norton and Mary (Winter) Johnson of Kremlin. He was raised and attended school in Kremlin. He married Tracie Dropps on June 30, 1979. They eventually moved to Casper, headquarters of Ellenberg Oil, for whom he worked in the oil fields for 20 years. He was preceded...

TOWANDA, Pa. - Donna Bendo, 56, died at her home Sunday, March 20, 2005, after a brief struggle with cancer. A private viewing for family and friends will be held March 25 and 26 at Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home in Towanda before cremation. Donna was born Oct. 26, 1948, in Rockville Centre, N.Y. She grew up in Malverne, N.Y. She was in the last graduating class of the Bellevue School of Nursing in 1969. Donna worked in nursing at Bellevue Hospital in New York City and as an office nurse in Biddeford, Me., and Sault Ste. Marie,...

LEWISTOWN - David L. Moodie, 73, died Saturday, March 12, 2005, at Deaconess Hospital in Billings due to injuries suffered in an accidental fall. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Fergus Center for the Performing Arts at Fergus County High School. Interment with military honors by Fergus American Legion Post No. 16 will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. David was born March 13, 1931, in Hewitt, Minn., to Alexander and Agnes (Erickson) Moodie. He graduated from Herman High School and served in the...

HARLEM - Paul Pershing Ashton, 86, died after a short illness on Friday, March 11, 2005, at his residence surrounded by loving family. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Saint Thomas Catholic Church with burial following in the Harlem Cemetery with military honors. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in St. Thomas Catholic Church. Paul was born on Dec. 29, 1918, in Laconia, Ind., to Harry and Lula (Dannacher) Ashton. He graduated from Laconia High School in 1937. In 1939, he moved to Montana and...