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...

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 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 attended the University of Portland in Portland, Ore., on an athletic...

Jerold "Bud" Eugene Albertson, 76, of Havre died Saturday, July 24, 2005, at his residence of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Interment of the ashes will take place at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at Fifth Avenue Christian Church immediately following the interment. Jerold was born Dec. 15, 1928, in Havre to Jerry and Leola (Henderson) Albertson. Jerold grew up in Havre and attended the public schools....

EVERETT, Wash. - Grace B. Wuerl, 77, of Everett, Wash., died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, at her home. A private family service will be held in August. Grace was born April 2, 1928, at Chinook to Harry E. and Wilma Varner Anderson. She was the first in her family to go to college. She attended the University of Montana, where she met Clay Wuerl. Grace married Clay and they lived in Helena many years before moving to Everett in 1967. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Clayton. Survivors include her children,...

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...

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...

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...

CHINOOK - Lloyd R. Spring, 92, of Chinook died at his residence Tuesday, July 12, 2005, due to natural causes. A funeral Mass will be Friday at 10 a.m. in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church with burial with military honors following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Lloyd was born June 22, 1913, in Lloyd to Peter and Martha (Reis) Spring. He attended rural schools and graduated from Chinook High School in 1932. Lloyd served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942 to 1945. Lloyd married Betty Ann Hermes in Chinook on June 2,...

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...

CHINOOK - Lloyd R. Spring, 92, of Chinook died at his residence Tuesday, July 12, 2005, due to natural causes. A funeral Mass will be Friday at 10 a.m. in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church with burial with military honors following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Lloyd was born June 22, 1913, in Lloyd to Peter and Martha (Reis) Spring. He attended rural schools and graduated from Chinook High School in 1932. Lloyd served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942 to 1945. Lloyd married Betty Ann Hermes in Chinook on June 2,...

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....

CHINOOK - Lloyd R. Spring, 92, of Chinook died at his residence Tuesday, July 12, 2005, due to natural causes. A funeral Mass will be Friday at 10 a.m. in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church with burial with military honors following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Lloyd was born June 22, 1913, in Lloyd to Peter and Martha (Reis) Spring. He attended rural schools and graduated from Chinook High School in 1932. Lloyd served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942 to 1945. Lloyd married Betty Ann Hermes in Chinook on June 2,...

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....

Ann Pauline Simko, 91, of Havre died Monday, July 4, 2005, at her home of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. Ann's memorial service will be held Tuesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with the rosary beginning at 9:30 a.m. and the memorial service at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Ann was born March 5, 1914, to Michael and Meri (Elias) Simko in Vedora, Saskatchewan. They were immigrants from Czechoslovakia and the family came to the United...

Gladys Bialek, 94, of Havre died Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at the Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. A prayer vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Her funeral Mass will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. Gladys was born March 26, 1911, to Guy and Olga (Holen) Hockett in a small room above her father's barber shop in Havre. Gladys was raised and educated in Havre and...

CHESTER - Robin Estelle O'Neil, 50, of Chester died Monday, June 27, 2005, at the Liberty County Hospital in Chester due to cancer. Her memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Chester Assembly of God Church. It was Robin's request that all family and friends planning to attend her funeral dress in bright, colorful, spring attire. Robin was born July 4, 1954, at Great Falls to Douglas and Josephine (Plank) Gunderson. She grew up on the family farm north of Chester and received her early schooling at the Osler Country S...