Obituaries

CHINOOK Richard C. “Dick” Brainard, 81, died Friday, Oct. 27, 2006, surrounded by his loving wife Vivienne, daughters and son at Sweet Nursing Home in Chinook due to natural causes. His funeral service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the United Presbyterian Church with burial following at Kuper Memorial Cemetery with military honors. Dick was born in Bozeman on Nov. 10, 1924, to Darr and Clara Mae Brainard. He graduated from Chinook High School in 1942. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II....

Devona G. “Toni” Wieweck, 71, of Havre died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, at her home of natural causes. Her memorial service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Pastor Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the V. F.W. Club immediately after the services at the graveside. Toni was born June 20, 1935, in Stanley, N. D., to Thomas and Genevieve (Pettingail) Mahle. When she was an infant, her family moved to Anaconda, where she was raised and edu... Full story

CHESTER Golda Belle Allen, 79, of Chester died Wednesday evening, Oct. 25, 2006, at the hospital in Chester. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a. m. Monday at the Chester Assembly of God Church. Following burial at the Chester Cemetery, a memorial luncheon will be held at O.S.L.C. Fellowship Hall. Golda was born Oct. 26, 1927, at Chester to Ed and Louisa (Stott) Allen. Golda grew up in Whitlash and received her early education there. Her high school years were spent in Thompson Falls, Shelby and Chester. She graduated...

Josephine “Jo” Bubnash, 82, longtime Chester resident, died Sunday morning, Oct. 22, 2006, at Blossom House Assisted Living in Yakima, Wash. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chester. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Jo was born Jan. 17, 1924, on the family farm south of Chester to Polish parents, Stanislaw “Stanley” Kantorowicz and Katherine Lopata. Jo received her formal education at the nearby Hay Coulee Country School, located in the “Warsaw” community south of Chester. Fo...

TERRY Viola (Cashatt) Fluss, 86, of Terry, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, from congestive heart failure and cancer. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 1 to 7 p. m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Terry. Her funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Community Presbyterian Church in Terry. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City. Vi was born Feb. 4, 1920, to Charles and Katherine Sindelar on their farm near Allen. She graduated from Cohagen High School in 1937. Edward...

RENATO “RAY” BARSOTTI obituary Renato “Ray” Julius Barsotti, 75, of Havre died Thursday, Oct. 19, 200,6 at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Held at 10 a. m. Monday at St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Eagles in Havre immediately after the graveside service. Ray was born Aug. 27, 1931, in Havre to Alfred and Mary (D'Angelo) Barsotti. He was raised and educated in Havre. Ray attended St. Jude Elementary... Full story

CHINOOK Leon Doughten, 83, of Chinook died in Great Falls at Benefis Health Care on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006, due to natural causes. A memorial service will be Saturday, October 21, 2006 at 3 p. m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Leon was born Dec. 31, 1922, in Montier, Mo., to Robert and Della Doughten. He was raised in Missouri and his family moved to Chinook. Leon married Vernice Bergren in 1943 in Chinook. The couple moved to Hogeland and farmed. Later, they moved to...

BIG SANDY Wayne Douglas Glaze, 62, of Big Sandy died Monday, Oct. 16, 2006, at his residence, his cause of death is under investigation by the Chouteau County Coroner's office. His funeral service will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at First Indian Baptist Church in Box Elder with Pastor Carl McElreath officiating. Burial will follow at the Big Sandy Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the service at the graveside. Wayne was born Aug. 5, 1944, in Oakland, Calif., to Leslie and Octavia...

GALVESTON, Texas Karen Pierson Morehouse, 47, died Aug. 6, 2006, in Galveston, Texas, of a staph infection. Cremation has taken place in Galveston and her memorial graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, at Highland Cemetery in Havre with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the graveside service. Karen was born Oct. 21, 1958, in Havre to Mel and Mame Pierson. She attended schools in Havre and graduated from Havre High...

Dolores “Dodie” Laughnan, 77, of Havre died Monday, Oct. 16, 2006, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Havre. A fellowship luncheon will be held at St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the services at the graveside. Dolores was born June 26, 1929, at the family home in Havre. She attended St. Jude School and graduated from Havre Central High Sch... Full story

Anna M. Lipp, 89, of Havre died Friday, Oct. 13, 2006, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A memorial graveside service will be Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will follow at the Havre VFW Club. Cremation has taken place. Anna was born Nov. 16, 1916, north of Hingham to John and Angeline (Geisinger) Lipp. She was raised and educated in Hingham, graduating in 1936. In August of 1937, Anna moved to Havre and was employed by Clair and Loretta Dow. She maintained their home, yard...

ROCKY BOY Anthony Christopher Lopez, 14, of Rocky Boy died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006, south of Havre from injuries he sustained from a motor vehicle accident. His wake service began Monday at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. His funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Merced Catholic Church in Merced, Calif. Burial will follow at the District Cemtery. Anthony was born May 2, 1992, in Morgan Hill, Calif., to Joseph Abeyta and Lisa M. Lopez. He was raised and attended school in Merced. After he completed the fifth grade...

FORT BELKNAP Ruby Mae (Talks Different) Grant, 81, whose Indian name was WiCaxbi-sa (Red Star), died at her home at the Fort Belknap Agency on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006. Her wake and rosary will be held at the Fort Belknap Red Whip Center today at 7 p. m. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a. m. Wednesday at Red Whip Center with burial following at the Lodge Pole Cemetery. Ruby was born May 17, 1925, to Ira and Mary (Big Beaver) Talks Different. She attended school at Hays and graduated from St. Paul's Mission School in 1944. She ma...

CHINOOK Dorothy (Brown) Grabofsky, 80, of Chinook died at Peace Hospice in Great Falls on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, surrounded by her loving family. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 1 p. m. Saturday at the Chinook High School auditorium. Dorothy was born Feb. 5, 1926, to B.H. (Harry) and Mary (Brewster) Brown at Forks. She was raised on the family farm near Whitewater and graduated from Whitewater High School. After graduation, she was employed as bookkeeper at Loring Auto. Later she attended... Full story

CHINOOK Lance Cpl. Jeremy Scott Sandvick Monroe, 20, of the United States Marine Corps, Echo Company 2 Battalion 3rd Marines Division, was mortally wounded in action at Al Anbar Province in Haditha, northwestern Iraq. His funeral service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in the Chinook High School Gymnasium. Burial will follow at the Hillside Cemetery in Dodson with full military honors. Jeremy is the son of Mellissa Sandvick Pike of Chinook and Monte Monroe of Darby. He is a 2004 graduate of Chinook High School. Jeremy was...

BIG SANDY William G. “Bill” Larson, 93, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006, at Big Sandy Medical Center of natural causes. His funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Big Sandy Community Church of God with Rev. Lon Larson officiating. Burial with military honors will follow. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the graveside services. William was born on March 21, 1913, on the family farm in Kenilworth Township north and west of Big Sandy to Emelia and Christian Larson. Bill received his pri...

Margaret Catherine Berg, 60, of Havre died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006, at her home due to a heart condition. Viewing for Margaret will be 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. Saturday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be 4 p.m. Monday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church in Havre with Pastor Richard Rice officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held immediately after the service at the church reception hall. A private family burial will be held. Margaret was born July 22, 1946, in Havre to Edward and Agnes (Tow)...

Kevin Patrick Keim, 47, of Havre died peacefully Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, after fighting an extended and courageous battle with ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease. His memorial service will be 3 p.m. Monday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Pastor Rowlie Hutton officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held immediately after the service at the church. Kevin was born April 20, 1959, to Betty and Bill Keim in Reading, Pa. He graduated from Schuylkill High School in 1977. He attended Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyo., and Mon...

FORT BELKNAP Carla Jean (Ball) Perry, 67, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, at her home in Harlem with her daughter, Cheryl, and son-in-law, James Stiffarm, with whom she shared a special bond with as her own son, and other family members at her bedside. Her funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the Harlem Assemblies of God Church with burial following at the Lodge Pole Cemetery. A wake service will begin today at 7 p.m. in the Assemblies of God Church. Carla was born July 29, 1939, at Fort Belknap Hospital to Robert... Full story

LONGVIEW, Wash. Vivian Doris Purdy, 87, of Longview, Wash., died Friday, Oct. 6, 2006, at Hospice Care Center. Cremation has taken place and inurnment will be in the Malta cemetery at the Thomson family plot. Vivian was born Jan. 12, 1919, in Malta to William Gordon and Annie Bella (Gauld) Thomson. She attended schools in Malta and was employed locally when she met C. Lowell Purdy. The Purdys were married Oct. 11, 1940, in Great Falls and settled in Havre, where they farmed a wheat ranch on the Hi- Line until 1970. During...

Leonard “Red” Opperud, 85, a retired city of Havre Waste Plant operator, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, at his home of natural causes. Cremation will take place. His memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church in Havre with Pastor John Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the graveside services. Leonard was born Oct. 23, 1920, in Ambrose Divide County, N. D. He was raised on the family farm by...

SPOKANE, Wash. Paul W. Angstman, former Havre resident and businessman, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, at Harborcrest Retirement Estates in Spokane, Wash. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at St. Jude's Catholic Church at 2 p. m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Friends and family are invited to celebrate Paul's life in St. Jude's Parish Center after interment at Hill County Cemetery. Paul was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jess L. Angstman Sr. On Nov. 27, 1921, in Harlem. He attended Havre schools and graduated from Havre...

LODGE POLE Rosalie Monica (Wing) Saufley, 58, whose Assiniboine Indian name was “Small Woman,” died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, at her residence in Fort Belknap due to liver failure. A wake and rosary will begin today at 7 p. m. in Medicine Bear Lodge at Lodge Pole. Her funeral Mass will be at 11 a. m. Tuesday at Medicine Bear Lodge with burial following in the Wing Family Cemetery. Rosalie was born in Lodge Pole on July 12, 1948, to Leo and Isabelle (Walking Chief) Wing. She attended school at Lodge Pole, Havre and Los Ang...

CHINOOK Kenneth Gilmore, 87, carpenter, ferry operator and a cowboy, passed away at his home south of Chinook on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006. His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Alice Nash Memorial Cemetery at the Lone Tree Bench with military honors. Kenneth was born in Geraldine on April 21, 1919, to Pearl and Josie (Good) Gilmore. His family moved several times, winding up 80 miles south of Chinook in the Missouri River badlands. On...

ROCKY BOY Marie Cecile Eagleman, 68, died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, at a hospital in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, from cancer. Her wake service will began Friday night at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy. Her funeral service was scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, also at the Our Savior's Lutheran Church with Pastor Marvin Russette Officiating. Burial was to follow at the Eagleman Family Cemetery. Marie was born Feb. 11, 1938, in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Louie Merasty and Elizabeth Desjarles. She was raised... Full story