Obituaries

Gary Lee Arbuckle Sr., 54, of Havre died Friday, Aug. 26, 2005, at his residence of natural causes. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Gary was born Dec. 20, 1950, in Soap Lake, Wash. He was raised and educated in Washington and graduated from Ephrata High School. He entered into the U.S. Navy in May of 1973 and was honorably discharged as an E4 in May of 1976. Gary then...

Cyndy Rae Flynn Woodward, 38, of Havre died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005, at her home in Havre. Her cause of death is still under investigation. Her memorial service was scheduled for 1 p.m. today at the Nelson & Vial Funeral Home Chapel in Libby. Cyndy was born April 22, 1967, in Pendleton, Ore. She was raised and educated in Libby and graduated from Libby High School in 1985. She enjoyed outdoor activities, especially riding horses, and fishing was a great pastime, though enjoying her catch for dinner was even better. Cyndy was...

Anne M. Mueller, 85, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005, at her residence in Havre of natural causes. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will be held in Yachats, Ore. Anne was born Oct. 13, 1919, in Portland, Ore., to Frank and Marie (Frederick) Lang. She was raised and educated in Portland, attending St. Clare's grade school and St. Mary's Academy. Anne married Jose Torres in April of 1940 in Portland. He died in 1942. Anne then married Joh...

BILLINGS - Merlyn Henry Miller, 57, died of heart failure on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005, while hiking the West Rosebud drainage in the Beartooth Mountains with his son, Nick. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Michelotti-Sawyers, 1001 Alderson St. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 537 Grand Ave. in Billings. A reception and celebration of Merlyn's life will follow the funeral at the MSU-Billings downtown campus, at the corner of Third Avenue North and Broadway. Merlyn was bor...

CHINOOK - Helen C. McGuire, 87, died Friday, Aug. 26, 2005, at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home due to natural causes. A funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today in the Assembly of God Church with burial following in the Silver Bow Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Helen was born Oct. 19, 1917, at the family homestead near Silver Bow to Frank E. and Helen M. (Gardner) Bergren. She attended Silver Bow and Hogeland schools and later attended Bible College in Hillsboro, Mo. Helen married Donald McGuire on Jan. 4, 1936, in Havre. They live...

FORT BELKNAP AGENCY - Heidi M. Hockhalter, 35, died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005, at Benefis East Campus in Great Falls due to AML leukemia. A celebration of life memorial service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Red Whip Center at Fort Belknap Agency. Heidi had only been diagnosed with the disease one week before. Cremation has taken place and spreading of ashes will be at a later time. Heidi was born to Charles T. and Patricia J. (Miller) Smith on Feb. 10, 1970, in Havre. She was schooled in the Havre area and as an adult...

PLAINS - Donald Cole, 75, of Plains, died Monday, Aug. 22, 2005. A memorial service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Church of God in Plains. Don was born on Feb. 19, 1930, in Great Falls to Earl Lester and Helen O. (Hoglund) Cole. During his early years, Don lived in several towns in Montana, Idaho and Washington. He graduated from Thompson Fall High School in 1948. Following the death of his father after Don's graduation, the family moved to Plains, where Don began working as a logger. He logged in the Thompson River...

HAYS - Theresa Cuts The Rope Werk, 75, "Yo Who Tha" (Hiding Woman), died Aug. 19, 2005, at the Werk family ranch near Hays. A funeral Mass was held Monday at 10 a.m. in Saint Paul's Catholic Church with burial following at Mission Cemetery. Wake and rosary began Sunday at 7 p.m. at Harold and Theresa Werk's residence. Theresa was born on Aug. 10, 1930, to Frank and Matilda (White Plume) Cuts the Rope at Hays. She attended school at St. Paul's Mission School for 12 years. She married Harold "Bazoo" Werk Sr. on Nov. 24, 1951,...

BILLINGS - Mary Lou Reeder, 75, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005, after years of declining health. Her body has been cremated and a memorial service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Billings. A time of sharing and singing hymns will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the church. Mary Lou was born July 7, 1930, in Mitchell, S.D., to Herbert Bird Watson and Ella Lucile Grout Watson. She was active in 4-H and made her commitment to the Christian faith at her church in Mitchell. She attended rural schools and...

BIGFORK - Arnold O. Lund, 88, of Bigfork and formerly of Havre, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005, surrounded by the love of his family at Brendan House in Kalispell. Cremation has taken place. A service will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church in Havre at 2 p.m. Saturday with a luncheon following. Arnold was born on Aug. 29, 1916, to Olaf and Lena Lund at Simpson. Arnold Lund and Ethel Boice were married on June 12, 1946. Arnold served in the Army Air Corps in the beginning of World War II. He then transitioned into work for Boein...

FORT BELKNAP - Michael Lee "Bruce" Yellow Robe, 39, a firefighter and construction worker, drowned in the Milk River on Friday, Aug. 19, 2005. A wake, rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today at the Red Whip Recreation Center at Fort Belknap. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Red Whip Recreation Center, with burial in the Highway Church Cemetery. Bruce was born July 30, 1966, at Fort Belknap to Rose L. Yellow Robe and Ralph Wayne. Bruce was also known as "Bread Truck." He had four children with Lenora...

Bill S. Nicholson, 74, a retired car man for the Burlington Northern Railway in Havre, died of natural causes Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service for family and friends will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church. Bill was born in Birch Tree, Mo., on April 14, 1931. He graduated from Birch Tree High School in 1947. He then worked in construction before moving to Chinook in 1949, where he married and had two children. In 1953, he joined the...

Elizabeth Ann Maffit, 83, former longtime Havre resident, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2005, in Clancy. A funeral service will be held at First Lutheran Church in Havre at 2 p.m. on Monday. Burial and graveside services will be at Highland Cemetery. Liz was born Aug. 11, 1922, to Carter B. and Sylvia J. (Olness) Phelps in Homestead. After graduating from Medicine Lake High School in 1939, she moved to Havre, where she attend and received her registered nursing degree from the Sacred Heart Hospital's Nursing Program in 1943....

BIG SANDY - Ann Boettcher, 72, longtime Big Sandy resident, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, of complications of cancer. A celebration-of-life service will be held at Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy at 11 a.m. Saturday. Ann was born Feb. 18, 1933, to Earl James Pilkenton and Eva Ruth Klink at Glendale Research Hospital in California. Ann grew up and attended elementary, middle and high school in Glendale, Calif., graduating in 1950. After high school, she attended junior college for two years and then went to the University...

Donald K. "Don" Vaupel, 88, of Havre, long-time area businessman and pharmacist, died of natural causes Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital. Crema-tion has taken place. At the request of Don and the family, there will be no funeral service, but friends and acquaintances are invited to the Mediterra-- nean Room Vineyard at the Duck Inn in Havre for an informal gathering from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday. All who knew him are encouraged to stop by and celebrate a wonderful life. Don was born in Malta on April 19, 1917....

Donald K. "Don" Vaupel, 88, of Havre, long-time area businessman and pharmacist, died of natural causes Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital. Crema-tion has taken place. At the request of Don and the family, there will be no funeral service, but friends and acquaintances are invited to the Mediterra-- nean Room Vineyard at the Duck Inn in Havre for an informal gathering from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday. All who knew him are encouraged to stop by and celebrate a wonderful life. Don was born in Malta on April 19, 1917....

HARLEM - Patricia Gale (Pat) Rowe, 52, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, while visiting her mother in Harlem. A funeral service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chinook with burial following in the Harlem Cemetery. A funeral dinner will be held afterward at the Neal Terhune home, 410 Second Ave. SE in Harlem. Visitation will be Thursday evening at the Edwards Funeral Home from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Pat was born Jan. 5, 1953, in Poplar to Stewart and Lois (Scherzer) Rowe. She...

Margaret L. "Marge" LaRocque, 58, of Havre died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005, of lung cancer at Peace Hospice in Great Falls surrounded by her family and friends. Viewing will be Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the Gallery Restaurant at the Holiday Village Shopping Center immediately after the services at the graveside. Marge was...

CHINOOK - Leona Grace Steffen Jensen, 84 of Chinook died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the American Lutheran Church with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Leona was born April 18, 1921, in Harlem to Arthur and Emma (Anacker) Steffen. She attended Snake Creek School, Harlem Schools and graduated from Chinook High School in 1938. Leona married Kenneth Jensen in 1942. She was an active leader in Paradise Valley 4-H. She enjoyed...

Karen Jo Meyers, 53, whose real name, Ka Say Way Skum Ka Po, loosely translated means Jingle Sitter, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, at her home in Box Elder due to diabetic complications. A wake began at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy on Sunday and ends today. The funeral services will be held at the Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy 10 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by Kenny Writing Bird of Rocky Boy along with the Rev. Pete Guthnick and the Rev. Barden. Interment will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Following interment,...

Margaret L. "Marge" LaRocque, 58, of Havre died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005, of lung cancer at Peace Hospice in Great Falls surrounded by her family and friends. Viewing will be Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the Gallery Restaurant at the Holiday Village Shopping Center immediately after the services at the graveside. Marge was...

FORT BELKNAP - Hazel Marie Vandell, "Changeable," 79, of Fort Belknap died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005, at her home of natural causes. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in the Hays-Lodge Pole High School. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Hays-Lodge Pole High School. Burial will follow in the St. Paul's Mission Cemetery. Hazel was born to Arthur and Clara (BadRoad) Skinner on March 22, 1926, at Hays. Hazel was raised in Hays. She attended school in Hays and at Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Ore. Hazel...

Duaine Raymond Sloan, 66 of Havre, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2005, in Arlington, Va., while enjoying vacation with his family. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church, with military honors to be held outside the church. A fellowship luncheon will follow in the First Lutheran Fellowship Hall. Burial will be held Monday at 4 p.m. in Chester. Duaine was born March 17, 1939, in Minot, N.D., to Lyndon and Lulu (Schwede) Sloan. He grew up on the farm near Coulee, N.D., where he was baptized and...

KALISPELL - Kathy Lee Prescott, 48, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2005, at her home in Kalispell. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home. Interment will take place at a later date at the C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell. Kathy was born Oct. 1, 1956, in Redding, Calif. She lived in Kansas before moving home to Poplar. She was a member of the Assiniboine tribe. She married Johnnie Martinez in 1983 and they divorced in 1992. Kathy was a fun-lvoing person who loved to laugh. Survivors...

LITTLETON, Colo. - Gale D. Hanson, 76, formerly of Havre, died at his home in Littleton, Colo., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005. Gale was born Dec. 6, 1928, in Havre. He grew up in Havre and graduated from Havre High School in 1946. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea. He returned to Montana and graduated from the University of Montana. Gale went to work for the F.A. Buttrey Co. While working as a buyer for Buttrey in New York City, he met and married Carol Tucker. They later moved to Denver, where he was a merchandiser until his...