Obituaries

GREAT FALLS - Phil A. Yates, 84, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Croxford and Sons in Great Falls with burial in Highland Cemetery. Phil was born April 28, 1920, in Fargo, N.D., to Martina and Philander Yates. He moved to Havre as a child. Following graduation from Havre High School, he served in the U.S. Army. He returned home after his discharge and began a lifetime career in banking. For years, Phil was president of Citizens B... Full story

GREAT FALLS - Aleck F. Schnurr, 86, former Havre resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, at a Great Falls rest home of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Great Falls. A private family burial service will take place later at the Montana State Veterans Cemetery in Helena. Aleck was born June 7, 1918, to Joseph and Elizabeth Schnurr in Billings. He was raised in Billings and attended school there. In 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and was stationed off...

CHINOOK - Esther M. Sheets, 84, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, at the Billings Grand Park Assisted Living, where she had been a resi- dent since October of 2003. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the American Lutheran Church with interment at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Esther was born March 23, 1920, to George and Inga (Johnson) Kelly in Crosby, N.D. She was raised on the family farm until leaving in 1940. Esther married Ernest Lee Sheets on July 5, 1940, in Havre. Esther was a hard worker all of her life....

Albert "Bert" F. Roberts, 66, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, in Kennewick, Wash., due to cancer. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with burial following in Highland Cemetery. Bert was born April 24, 1938, to Albert H. "Bill" and Myrtle (Henderson) Roberts in Havre. He was raised in Havre and was active with the Havre Boxing Club for a number of years. Bert fought in the National Golden Gloves Tournament in Chicago in 1957. Bert married Lila Wood in Havre on November 15, 1958. He work...

Marjorie Wilson, 74, died Jan. 27, 2005, at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook due to natural causes. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, at 11 a.m. in St. Jude's Catholic Church with burial following in Highland Cemetery. Marjorie was born on April 23, 1930, in Havre to Alex and Mary (Donahue) Stewart. She was raised on the family farm west of Box Elder and she attended school there. Marjorie attended Northern Montana College, taking secretarial courses. Margie married Alvin "Bud" Wilson on Nov. 10,...

MINOT, N.D. - Clyde J. Pounds, of Minot, N.D., died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005, at a Minot hospital. A funeral was held Monday morning at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home in Minot. Clyde was born April 6, 1928, in Minot to Henry and Alice (Walker) Pounds. He was raised and educated at Minot and attended Minot Model High School. Clyde enlisted in the U.S. Navy on April 6, 1946, and served during World War II. He was awarded the World War II Victory Medal and was honorably discharged on Feb. 9, 1948. He worked as an apprentice brick l...

Nora H. Koefod, 82, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, at her daughter's home in Havre after a two-year battle with lung cancer. Her memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church with the Revs. Brad Ulgenes and Catherine Card officiating. Interment will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held immediately after the service at the Duck Inn Olympic Room. Nora was born April 30, 1922, in Big Sandy to Einar and Ona (Johnson) Berg. She was raised and educated in Big Sandy and graduated from Big... Full story

Mabel Mae Demarest Iverson, 91, a longtime Whitlash-area farm and oil and gas manager, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, at the Marias Medical Center. Viewing will be at Whitted Funeral Chapel today from 1 to 9 p.m. A service will be Tuesday at the Shelby High School Auditorium at 10:45 a.m. followed by a reception at the Elks Lodge. Interment at the Whitlash Cemetery will follow the reception. Mabel was born in Great Falls on Nov. 8, 1913, to Harry and Amelia Brown Demarest. She worked the...

obituary McKINNEY, Texas - Martha Evelyn Dahlman, 87, of McKinney, Texas, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005, in McKinney. A memorial service was held last Monday at Trinity Presbyterian Church. A graveside served followed at 1 p.m. at the D/FW National Cemetery in Dallas. Martha was born Aug. 18, 1917, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to William Ryne and Blanche (Tinius) Guilfoil. She was raised in Louisville, Ky., where she attended public school and the University of Louisville. She married Ira Ralph Dahlman, a native of Glasgow, Mont., on...

Grace L. Bay, 87, a longtime resident of Havre, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Viewing for Grace will be held Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes officiating. A private family burial will be held. Grace was born Nov. 7, 1917 to Claude and Selma (Peterson) Allen in Havre. She was raised in Havre and attended school there. In January of...

Jesse O. Hester, 79, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service was held Wednesday at the Mulberry Flats United Baptist Church in Leitchfield, Ky. Interment followed at Mulberry Flats Cemetery. Jesse was born Aug. 19, 1925, in Edmonson County, Ky., to the Rev. Jeff and Gertha Norris (Rigdon) Hester. Jesse was raised and educated in Edmonson County. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served during World War II in the Pacific Theater aboard numerous ships. He was later...

Ben F. Gallegos Jr., 43, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2005, from primary sclerosing cholangitis. A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Vancouver on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., followed by a celebration of life service at 2 p.m. at Summit View Church in Vancouver. He was born in Wolf Point and graduated from Toppenish High School in Toppenish, Wash. Ben's greatest joy was his family. He was a very loving and playful father and husband. He loved to watch and help his children with all their activities. Last... Full story

Nicholas Sean Porter, 23, of Missoula, a student at the University of Montana, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, from injuries suffered in a fall on the university campus. A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Havre with the Revs. Brad Ulgenes and Catherine Card officiating. Nick was born in Missoula on Nov. 8, 1981. He attended school in Missoula and Kremlin before coming to Havre in the third grade. He graduated from Havre High School in 2000. Nick went on to study music at the University... Full story

Quinten R. Larsen, 85, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at a Shelby nursing home. The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Galata Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the Galata Cemetery. Quinten was born Feb. 19, 1919, at Galata. He was the only son of four children born to Joseph and Lovisa (Hatteberg) Larsen, who had homesteaded in the north Galata community. Quinten attended local schools and graduated from Shelby High School in 1936. He continued his education at Montana State University in Bozeman, where he... Full story

CHINOOK - Viola M. (Simenson) Gallus, 91, a homemaker, died of natural causes Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005, at her home in Chinook. A funeral Mass will be today at 11 a.m. in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Viola was born Nov. 12, 1913, to Simeon O. and Anna J. (Ring) Simenson in Minnehaha County, S.D. She was raised in Pipestone, Minn., where she attended school. Viola attended St. Olaf's College in St. Paul, Minn., where she met Edward J. Gallus, who was attending dental school...

Nicholas Sean Porter, 23, of Missoula, a student at the University of Montana, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, from injuries suffered in a fall on the university campus. A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Havre with the Revs. Brad Ulgenes and Catherine Card officiating. Nick was born in Missoula on Nov. 8, 1981. He attended school in Missoula and Kremlin before coming to Havre in the third grade. He graduated from Havre High School in 2000. Nick went on to study music at the University... Full story

Mary Carol Malsam, 90, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. A prayer vigil and rosary service will be 7 p.m. Thursday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home with a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the funeral. Burial will be at the Cottonwood Cemetery north of Havre at 2:30 p.m. Mary was born Dec. 25, 1914, at the family farm north of...

BILLINGS - Maxine Crowder, 74, formerly of Havre, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings. Maxine was born Dec. 17, 1930, in Bowbells, N.D., and grew up in Glasgow. She married James Curtis Crowder in 1949. He died in 1988. Nothing pleased Maxine more than having a fishing pole in one hand and a Diet Coke in the other and heading down to the local stream or river to do some fishing with her dogs in tow. Maxine is survived by two sons, James Jay (Bonnie) Crowder of Boise, Idaho, and Dennis Dean (Jane)... Full story

CHINOOK - Archie Anderson, 84, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook. A graveside service and burial with full military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Highland Cemetery in Havre with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Archie Anderson was born in Wishek' N.D.' on March 9, 1920, to Anthony (Anton) Anderson, whose family came from Norway, and Emma Pudwill, whose parents emigrated from Danzig, Russia. Archie grew up with five siblings. The family didn't make much money, so the...

obituary ROCKY BOY - Lucille Elizabeth (Chapican) Yellow Robe, 63, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2005, at Benefis Care Center East in Great Falls as the result of a massive brain aneurism she sustained Jan. 2 at her home. Lucille had indicated her desire to be an organ donor, and her family supported her request. A wake was scheduled for noon Tuesday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy with the burial at the Rocky Boy Cemetery at 1 p.m. today. Her funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Saviour's Lutheran... Full story

ROCKY BOY - Joseph Lawrence LaMere, 75, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at his home in Spokane, Wash., of natural causes. A wake service was held Jan. 4, with his funeral service at 10 a.m. Jan. 5, both at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy. Burial followed at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Joseph was born July 2, 1929, in Rocky Boy to William and Josephine (Smith) LaMere. He attended schools in Rocky Boy and Great Falls. He married Margaret Renteria on Aug. 30, 1968, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The couple lived in Yakima,...

obituary ROCKY BOY - Lucille Elizabeth (Chapican) Yellow Robe, 63, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2005, at Benefis Care Center East in Great Falls as the result of a massive brain aneurism she sustained Jan. 2 at her home. Lucille had indicated her desire to be an organ donor, and her family supported her request. A wake was scheduled for noon Tuesday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy with the burial at the Rocky Boy Cemetery at 1 p.m. today. Her funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Saviour's Lutheran... Full story

Maxine Opal (Menzel) Sweeney, 96, died Jan. 6, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Altstadt-Tyborski-Ermenc-McLeod Funeral Home in West Milwaukee, Wis. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Franksville, Wis. Maxine was born Dec. 6, 1908, to Max and Inger (Hanson) Menzel in Kenosha, Wis. Maxine attended Kenosha High School and graduated as the valedictorian of her class. She then attended the University of Wisconsin. She married Joseph H. Sweeney Sr....

LAS VEGAS/ROCKY BOY - Gloria Fisher, also known as O-sah-w pah-s-Kwah-w, which means Yellow Sun in Cree, 60, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, at Las Vegas. A funeral service will take place Saturday morning at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy with interment to follow at Rocky Boy Cemetery. Gloria was born Dec. 7, 1944, at Havre. She was an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe. Gloria spent the last 16 years working and living in Las Vegas. Her most recent job was as corporate security officer with Nevada Power...

Shawn Odwin D'Ewart, 25, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, at Fallon, Nev., from injuries received in an automobile accident. A life-tribute service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Chapel of the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Glendive with Sandy Silha officiating. Shawn was born Feb. 16, 1979, in Helena to Tina Littlefield and Jack D'Ewart. He was a ranch foreman and also rode in pro rodeo events in the Western United States. Shawn was preceded in death by an aunt, Deborah Hobbs, and an uncle, Charles Grice, Jr....