Obituaries

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...

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....

Alice Marie (Lien) Heimdahl, 93, of Havre, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, died peacefully at her home of natural causes on Saturday, March 11, 2006, surrounded by her family. A private prayer service was held Saturday in the chapel of Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 8, at the Harvey Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Willmar, Minn., with the Rev. Jim Notebaart officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. A reception and celebration of Alice's...

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...

HELENA - Rosella Marie DeBray (Putra), 99, of Helena died Sunday evening, March 12, 2006, with family members present. A service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hagler-Anderson Chapel in Helena. An interment service will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rosella was born June 3, 1906, at Havre in the Bear Paw Mountains to Francis and Amelia Schwartz. She worked on the family ranch until she married Exoria Putra who preceded her in death in 1948. She moved to Helena and married William DeBray in 1961 and enjoyed many y...

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. 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 hall and the family prepared to move to join his mother in Montana. Several family members came down...

MALTA - Thelma Stevens, 88, a homemaker of Malta, died Thursday, March 9, 2006, at Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Adams Funeral Chapel with burial to follow at Malta Cemetery. She graduated from Malta High School in 1935. Thelma married George W. Stevens on Oct. 25, 1936, in Malta. In 1937, they moved to Lewistown, returned to Malta, then moved to Whitefish. In 1949, they moved to Coram, then Dillon in 1970. He retired in 1977 and they moved back to Malta 1978....

MOSES LAKE, Wash. - Herman “Hermie” William Ohland, 91, longtime Moses Lake resident and former resident of Havre and Ritzville, Wash., died Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at Samaritan Hospital. A private family service will be held at Kayser's Chapel of Memories in Washington. Hermie was born May 11, 1914, in Great Falls to Grace and Henry Ohland. Hermie graduated from Havre High School in 1932 and married his high school sweetheart, Martha Yates, in 1935. They then moved to Walla Walla, Wash. In 1941, they relocated to R...

MALTA - Thelma Stevens, 88, a homemaker of Malta, died Thursday, March 9, 2006, at Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Adams Funeral Chapel with burial to follow at Malta Cemetery. She graduated from Malta High School in 1935. Thelma married George W. Stevens on Oct. 25, 1936, in Malta. In 1937, they moved to Lewistown, returned to Malta, then moved to Whitefish. In 1949, they moved to Coram, then Dillon in 1970. He retired in 1977 and they moved back to Malta 1978....

MOSES LAKE, Wash. - Herman “Hermie” William Ohland, 91, longtime Moses Lake resident and former resident of Havre and Ritzville, Wash., died Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at Samaritan Hospital. A private family service will be held at Kayser's Chapel of Memories in Washington. Hermie was born May 11, 1914, in Great Falls to Grace and Henry Ohland. Hermie graduated from Havre High School in 1932 and married his high school sweetheart, Martha Yates, in 1935. They then moved to Walla Walla, Wash. In 1941, they relocated to R...

LEWISTOWN - Havre native Amanda Soper, 25, of Lewistown died of complications from diabetes Friday, March 3, 2006, at Central Montana Medical Center in Lewistown. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Havre. A celebration of her life was held Wednesday at the Lewistown Moose Lodge. Amanda was born and raised in Havre. She graduated from Fergus County High School in Lewistown and attended Montana State University-Northern. Amanda loved to bake chocolate chip cookies, spending time...

Margaret Clayborn-Golie, 87, of Havre died peacefully Tuesday, March 7, 2006, with her son and daughter-in-law at her side at Benefis East in Great Falls. Crem-ation has taken place under the direction of O'Conner Funeral Home. A memorial will be scheduled at a later date. Margaret was born April 7, 1918, in Box Elder to Holiver and Luvisa Flatness. She was raised in the Bear Paw Mountains and graduated from Box Elder High School in 1937. She married Harold Sam Clayborn and they had four sons. She had a dairy farm and later r...

HIGHLAND, Utah - Marion S. (Gearheart) Peterson, 80, died peacefully at the University of Utah Medical Center on Friday, March 3, 2006. A graveside interment service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Avonmore Chapel, 5848 W. 11000 N., Highland, a few miles east of I-15 on Highway 92. Friends and family may call from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Marion was born in Chinook on May 10, 1925, to William and Nellie Johnson. She lived in...

Dwayne L. “Kretch” Kretchmer, 81, of Havre died peacefully Friday, March 3, 2006, at his residence of natural causes. A prayer vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Jude Catholic Church. After the prayer vigil, a social gathering will be held at the Elks Club. Dwayne's funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at St. Jude Parish Center i...

Dwayne L. “Kretch” Kretchmer, 81, of Havre died peacefully Friday, March 3, 2006, at his residence of natural causes. A prayer vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Jude Catholic Church. After the prayer vigil, a social gathering will be held at the Elks Club. Dwayne's funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at St. Jude Parish Center i...

Dwayne L. “Kretch” Kretchmer, 81, of Havre died peacefully Friday, March 3, 2006, at his residence of natural causes. A prayer vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Jude Catholic Church. After the prayer vigil, a social gathering will be held at the Elks Club. Dwayne's funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at St. Jude Parish Center i...