Obituaries

CHESTER - Ethel C. (Fugate) Keith Darnall, 80, of Chester died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at her residence. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Chester. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Ethel was born June 1, 1925, at Greentop, Mo., to Oleph and Esther (Brenizer) Fugate. The Fugates moved to Washington state, where Ethel received her formal education. She graduated from Colville High School in 1943. Ethel was working in Spokane when she met Lloyd Keith, a Montana native...

HARLEM - Selma (Sam) C. Nelson Conner, 91, formerly of Harlem, died of natural causes on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre. Crema-tion has taken place under direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Methodist Church in Harlem. Burial of the cremated remains will follow at the Harlem Cemetery. Selma Christina Nelson Conner was born Nov. 13, 1913, to Viola and Ole Nelson in Harlem. Selma grew up in Harlem and attended schools...

LIBBY - Clayton "Clayt" Irwin Mejie, 83, of Libby, formerly of Hogeland, died Monday, July 25, 2005, at a Libby care center of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at American Lutheran Church in Turner with the Revs. Rowlie Hutton and Jack Siemens officiating. Inurnment with military honors will be at Wing Cemetery. Cremation has already taken place. Clayt was born Jan. 25, 1922, in a squatter's shack in Tweet to Lottie Mae (Davis) Ward and Ernest Mejie. From the time he was 3, Clayt lived with...

HARLEM - Selma (Sam) C. Nelson Connor, 91, formerly of Harlem, died of natural causes on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at the Northern Montana Care Center in Havre. Crema-tion has taken place under direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Methodist Church in Harlem. Burial of the cremated remains will follow at the Harlem Cemetery. Selma Christian Nelson Conner was born Nov. 13, 1913, to Viola and Ole Nelson in Harlem. Selma grew up in Harlem and attended schools...

Jerold "Bud" Eugene Albertson, 76, of Havre died Sunday, July 24, 2005, at his residence of natural causes. A memorial service was held Wednesday afternoon at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Interment of the ashes was at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon followed at the church. Jerold was born Dec. 15, 1928, in Havre to Jerry and Leola (Hedman) Albertson. Jerold grew up in Havre and attended the public schools. He married Rhoda (Reite) on Sept. 17, 1950, in Havre. Jerold worked for the...

HARLEM - Nancy L. Jendro, 76, of Havre, formerly of Harlem, died Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center due to kidney failure. A memorial service will be held Friday at 6 p.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Chinook. Nancy was born July 18, 1929, in Beach, N.D., to Vernon and Ina (Blue) Osterloth. She attended a country grade school in Wibaux and high school in Glendive. Nancy married Irving Jendro on June 6, 1948, in Glendive. They farmed near Wibaux until moving to Harlem in 1952. Nancy worked as a...

HAVRE - Thomas W. Baker Jr., 87, of Havre died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at Lewistown while visiting family. Crema-tion has taken place. A vigil and rosary will be held at St. Jude's Catholic Church at 7 p.m. Thursday. A funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Jude's Catholic Church. A gathering will be held at the Elks Club following the service. Tom was born July 17, 1918, in Lewistown to Tom and Vern Baker. He was educated in Augusta and Lewistown. Tom graduated from Fergus County High School in 1936. He then...

ROCKY BOY - Tamera Lynn Turner, 43, of Rocky Boy died Saturday, July 23, 2005, as the result of a vehicle accident on the upper Box Elder Road on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. A wake service began Sunday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Tamera was born Aug. 6, 1961, in Havre to Donna Mae (Henderson) and Richard Lee Turner Sr. She attended Rocky Boy schools and graduated from Intermo...

Robert Ole Sanvik, 82, of Mesa, Ariz., died Sunday, July 17, 2005, and Nora Ann Sanvik, 80, of Mesa, Ariz., died Nov. 4, 2004, both at Good Shepherd Villa. A combined graveside memorial service will be held in Gilford at a later date. Robert was born June 10, 1923, to Ole and Lena Sanvik in Gildford. Nora was born June 18, 1924, to Levi and Nellie Hanson in Gilford. They were married for 61 years. After retiring from the grocery/hardware business in Rudyard, they moved to Mesa, Ariz., where they lived for 21 years. They were...

TULSA, Okla. - Jan Miller, 59, of Tulsa, Okla., died Sunday, July 10, 2005, in her home of natural causes. A memorial service was held at World Outreach Church in Tulsa on July 14. A memorial service is scheduled for Jan at 11 a.m. on July 29 at Victory Christian Center at 3220 11th Ave. S. in Great Falls. Jan Miller was born Nov. 28, 1945, in Havre to George and Renette Turbak. She was raised in Havre and graduated from Havre Central High School in 1964. She married Terry La Valley and moved to Joplin in 1967. Jan was very...

HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas - Rickie Lynn Knudson, 40, a captain in the Texas National Guard, died Wednesday, July 13, 2005, in Burnet, Texas. A funeral service was held Tuesday at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel in Harker Heights, Texas, with cremation to follow. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran Church in Havre, with a luncheon to follow at the Eagles Club. Rickie was born Nov. 22, 1964, in Havre. He attended Havre schools and graduated from Havre High School in 1983. After graduating, he joined...

RUDYARD - Lola Lorraine (Patton) Richie, 84, of Rudyard died Monday, July 18, 2005, at the Chester rest home, just a few hours shy of her 85th birthday. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Rudyard Cemetery. Public visitation will be from 4 to l0 p.m. Wednesday at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Lola was born July 19, 1920, at a farm home near Nodaway, Montgomery County, Iowa, to Emory and Gladyse (Clawson) Patton. Lola received her formal education at Nodaway and graduated from high school at...

Floyd K. Landsiedel, 77, of Havre died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. At his request, no services are being held. Floyd was buried at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Floyd was born Jan. 30, 1928, in Missoula to Peter and Emma (Hochaulter) Landsiedel. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during World War II until his honorable discharge in 1946. He married Bonita Peach and the couple later divorced. He then married Marion Cora July 2, 1981. Floyd worked for the Great...

HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas - Rickie Lynn Knudson, 40, a captain in the Texas National Guard, died Wednesday, July 13, 2005, in Burnet, Texas. A funeral service was held Tuesday at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel in Harker Heights, Texas, with cremation to follow. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran Church in Havre, with a luncheon to follow at the Eagles Club. Rickie was born Nov. 22, 1964, in Havre. He attended Havre schools and graduated from Havre High School in 1983. After graduating, he joined...

CHINOOK - Walter Donald Campbell, 78, of Chinook died Monday, July 18, 2005, at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook. Cremation has taken place. A wake Service will be held Monday at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Chinook. A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Chinook. Burial of the cremated remains will follow in the Kuper Memorial Cemetery with military honors. Walter was born to Walter H. and Clara (Staab) Campbell in Bracken, Saskatchewan, Canada, on Sept. 16, 1926....

COON RAPIDS, Minn. - Trudy E. Brown, 52, of Coon Rapids, Minn., died on Monday, July 18, 2005, due to a hemorrhage she suffered Sunday while boating with her grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 18500 County Road 101, Maple Grove, Minn. Interment will be at Morningside Memorial Gardens in Coon Rapids. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at church. Trudy was born in Havre on June 3, 1953, to Lawrence and Gertrude Branden. She attended Havre schools and earned...

Ellen Merle Schend, 86, of Havre died Saturday, July 16, 2005, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls of natural causes. A viewing for family and friends will be Wednesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Her funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the St. Jude's Catholic Church. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the graveside services. Merle was born March 15, 1919, in Kalispell to Emil and Mamie...

CARPINTERIA, Calif. - Margaret Chisholm, 85, died Sunday, July 3, 2005, at her home in Carpenteria, Calif., of natural causes. A memorial service was held at Carpinteria Community Church on July 9. Margaret was born Jan. 13, 1920, in Opheim to Johan and Matilda Oien. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Paul and Palmer. Margaret was educated in Opheim Public Schools and at Northern Montana College. She was married in 1942 to Kenneth Chisholm in Butte. Margaret was a devoted wife and mother, a loving...

HOGELAND - Mildred Bevolden, 83, of Hogeland died Friday, July 15, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital due to natural causes. A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Hogeland American Lutheran Church with burial following in Wing Cemetery. Mildred was born Nov. 27, 1921, in Oasdale, Wis., to Edwin and Adeline (Fuhrman) Straight. She attended schools in Wisconsin and moved to Hogeland in 1928. Mildred married Chester Bevolden in Hogeland on June 25, 1950. She farmed with her husband in the Hogeland area until...

CARPINTERIA, Calif. - Margaret Chisholm, 85, died Sunday, July 3, 2005, at her home in Carpenteria, Calif., of natural causes. A memorial service was held at Carpinteria Community Church on July 9. Margaret was born Jan. 13, 1920, in Opheim to Johan and Matilda Oien. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Paul and Palmer. Margaret was educated in Opheim Public Schools and at Northern Montana College. She was married in 1942 to Kenneth Chisholm in Butte. Margaret was a devoted wife and mother, a loving...

HOGELAND - Mildred Bevolden, 83, of Hogeland died Friday, July 15, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital due to natural causes. A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Hogeland American Lutheran Church with burial following in Wing Cemetery. Mildred was born Nov. 27, 1921, in Oasdale, Wis., to Edwin and Adeline (Fuhrman) Straight. She attended schools in Wisconsin and moved to Hogeland in 1928. Mildred married Chester Bevolden in Hogeland on June 25, 1950. She farmed with her husband in the Hogeland area until...

FAIRVIEW, N.D. - Maurice "Nig" Martin, 86, of Fairview, N.D., formerly of Havre, died Friday, July 1, 2005, at his home. A memorial service was held at Community Presbyterian Church in Fairview on Thursday. Maurice was born Feb. 26, 1919, in Fedora, S.D., to Charles and Emma (Boyer) Martin. He started school in south Dakota, before he and his family moved to Fairview, N.D., where he finished school. After school, he worked on the family farm and later hauled gas. Nig was married to Gladys Berndt on Sept. 23, 1945, in Sidney....

FAIRVIEW, N.D. - Maurice "Nig" Martin, 86, of Fairview, N.D., formerly of Havre, died Friday, July 1, 2005, at his home. A memorial service was held at Community Presbyterian Church in Fairview on Thursday. Maurice was born Feb. 26, 1919, in Fedora, S.D., to Charles and Emma (Boyer) Martin. He started school in south Dakota, before he and his family moved to Fairview, N.D., where he finished school. After school, he worked on the family farm and later hauled gas. Nig was married to Gladys Berndt on Sept. 23, 1945, in Sidney....

COOS BAY, Wash. - James "Jim" Melvin Stengem, 65, died Friday, July 8, 2005, at Coos Bay Washington of a heart attack while fishing on the ocean. He was born Dec. 3, 1939, in Havre to Melvin and Margaret (Hanning) Stengem. He was schooled in Havre, after which he joined and served four years in the U.S. Navy. He resided in California for the next 36 years, then relocated to Washington state. After retiring from Hicks Plumbing in Vancouver, Wash., he moved to Coos Bay in 2004 where he enjoyed his favorite pastime, fishing. He...

FAIRVIEW, N.D. - Maurice "Nig" Martin, 86, of Fairview, N.D., formerly of Havre, died Friday, July 1, 2005, at his home. A memorial service was held at Community Presbyterian Church in Fairview on Thursday. Maurice was born Feb. 26, 1919, in Fedora, S.D., to Charles and Emma (Boyer) Martin. He started school in south Dakota, before he and his family moved to Fairview, N.D., where he finished school. After school, he worked on the family farm and later hauled gas. Nig was married to Gladys Berndt on Sept. 23, 1945, in Sidney....