Obituaries

Ardelle C. Hurlburt, 74, of Havre and former Havre city judge, died Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at her residence in Havre. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Zoe Coutts officiating. A private family graveside service will be held. A fellowship luncheon will be held immediately after the memorial service at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Ardelle was born in Victor, Colo., on Dec. 31, 1930, to Earl and Flora (Smith) Chambers. She attended schools in... Full story

Patricia "Pat" Carlson, 73, of Marysville, Wash., died at her home in Marysville on Wednesday, May 25, 2005. There will be no services at her request. Patty was born Aug. 30, 1931, in Spokane, Wash., to Otho and Ethel (Crocker) Williams. Her heart was in Montana, where she spent her earlier years. She married Arlo Carlson in Havre, where they lived until 1964, when they moved to Everett, Wash., to be closer to family. Preceding Patty in death were her parents and her husband. Survivors include her daughter, Pamela (Corky)... Full story

Joshua Allen Bennett, 30, died Monday, May 23, 2005, at his residence in Havre. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. today at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ebel officiating. Graveside service to follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will follow at St. Paul's Lutheran Church following the memorial service. Joshua was born June 1, 1974, in Havre to Gary and Sandy Bennett. He attended special education classes at the Havre Public Schools. He graduated from CM Russell High School in Great Falls in...

BILLINGS - Gary W. "Mick" Morris, 66, of Billings died Friday, May 20, 2005, at a Billings hospital. A memorial service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Chinook United Methodist Church. Mick was born to Willis Morris and Beatrice (Drewniak) Morris on May 29, 1938, in Havre. He graduated from Chinook High School in 1956 and served honorably in the U.S. Navy from January 1957 to January 1961. Mick married Betty Shelstad on May 19, 1961, in Chinook. Mick worked for Hilde Construction. In 1973, he moved to Gillette, Wyo., and...

BILLINGS - Gary W. "Mick" Morris, 66, of Billings died Friday, May 20, 2005, at a Billings hospital. A memorial service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Chinook United Methodist Church. Mick was born to Willis Morris and Beatrice (Drewniak) Morris on May 29, 1938, in Havre. He graduated from Chinook High School in 1956 and served honorably in the U.S. Navy from January 1957 to January 1961. Mick married Betty Shelstad on May 19, 1961, in Chinook. Mick worked for Hilde Construction. In 1973, he moved to Gillette, Wyo., and...

BILLINGS - Gary W. "Mick" Morris, 66, of Billings died Friday, May 20, 2005, at a Billings hospital. A memorial service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Chinook United Methodist Church. Mick was born to Willis Morris and Beatrice (Drewniak) Morris on May 29, 1938, in Havre. He graduated from Chinook High School in 1956 and served honorably in the U.S. Navy from January 1957 to January 1961. Mick married Betty Shelstad on May 19, 1961, in Chinook. Mick worked for Hilde Construction. In 1973, he moved to Gillette, Wyo., and...

BILLINGS - Gary W. "Mick" Morris, 66, of Billings died Friday, May 20, 2005, at a Billings hospital. A memorial service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Chinook United Methodist Church. Mick was born to Willis Morris and Beatrice (Drewniak) Morris on May 29, 1938, in Havre. He graduated from Chinook High School in 1956 and served honorably in the U.S. Navy from January 1957 to January 1961. Mick married Betty Shelstad on May 19, 1961, in Chinook. Mick worked for Hilde Construction. In 1973, he moved to Gillette, Wyo., and... Full story

HARLEM - Benjamin D. "Tuffy" Hofer, 38, of Harlem, a ranch hand, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at his home due to a heart attack. A wake service will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Log Church at Fort Belknap Agency. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Harlem High School Little Gymnasium with burial following in the Harlem Cemetery. Benjamin was born Oct. 1, 1966, at Fort Belknap to Darius K. and Katie (Stahl) Hofer. He lived at the North Harlem Colony, where he also graduated from school. When he...

CHINOOK - Lorraine Johnson, 77, of Chinook died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital due to natural causes. A memorial graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Lorraine was born on Feb. 3, 1928, in Lowell, Mass., to John and Mary (O'Neal) Magee. She was raised in Lowell and graduated from Lowell High School. Lorraine married Jack Johnson on Sept. 22, 1946, in Lowell. Lorraine worked as a clerk for a number of years in a local grocery store. Survivors include her husband, Jack... Full story

RUDYARD - Clifford A. Krejci, 83, of Rudyard died Sunday, May 15, 2005, at the Liberty County Hospital in Chester from progressive lung disease. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Burial with military rites will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Cliff was born Feb. 8, 1922, at Rudyard to Joseph and Emily (Tichey) Krejci. Cliff grew up and received his education in Rudyard and graduated from Rudyard High School in 1940. In his teens, he worked in the family service... Full story

Michael H. Wolf, 87, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at a hospice facility in Hamilton of natural causes. Michael's funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church in Havre, with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton offi- ciating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the VFW Club immediately after the services at the graveside. Michael was born Sept. 23, 1917, at his family home in Liberty County. He was raised and educated in Liberty...

A memorial for Sarah Louisa Woeppel will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Havre Assembly of God. Woeppel, 88, of Havre died Thursday, May 5, 2005, of natural causes. A luncheon will be held immediately afetr the service in the church fellowship hall. A graveside service has already taken place in Highland Cemetery. Survivors include her son Allan (Kathleen) of Havre; sisters, Elsie K. Nelson and Lily (Dwayne) Kretchmer, all of Havre; Iris Hay of Hood River, Ore.; brothers, Lewis (Irene) Gilbert of Harlem, Quenton Gilbert of...

BOZEMAN - Myrna Lee Russell, 69, of Bozeman died Saturday, May 7, 2005, while visiting relatives in Denver, Colo. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Grand Avenue Christian Church in Bozeman. She was born Dec. 2, 1935, in Glasgow to Walter and Eva (Foust) Luse. Myrna graduated from Glasgow High School in 1954. She became a registered nurse in 1957 after attending Columbus School of Nursing in Great Falls. She met Max Russell and married him in 1958. Together they built a very good life with their two... Full story

Mary Patricia Granier, 83, of Havre died Sunday, May 15, 2005, at her residence. A prayer vigil/rosary service will be held 5 p.m. Friday at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Her funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch as celebrant. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the service at the graveside. Mary was born to Ross and Gertrude (Gallo) Lence on Oct. 12, 1921, in Whitefish....

LEWISTOWN - Angeline Kathryn McMullen, 83, died Monday, May 9, 2005, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls. A funeral liturgy was held Thursday morning at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Lewistown. Cremation followed the service with committal planned at the Plains Cemetery in Plains. Angie was born May 12, 1921, to Christian and Kathryn (Byrne) Gebhardt on the family farm near Balta, N.D. She attended school in Peerless and graduated from Peerless High School in 1940. After graduation, Angie moved to southern California, where... Full story

CHESTER/LAKESIDE - Betty Jo Kuntz, 81, of Lakeside, formerly of Havre, died Saturday, May 14, 2005, at her home with her family at her bedside. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Burial will follow in the Chester Cemetery. A separate memorial service will be held for Betty at 10 a.m. on Friday at the Eidsvold Lutheran Church at Lakeside. Betty was born June 2, 1923, in Rudyard to Robert and Josephine (Saueressig) Phillips. She grew up on the family farm at... Full story

Elduth Adell Carter Perry, 76, of Havre died Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at her residence. Her funeral service will be 6 p.m. today at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Gordon Naylor, Hermon Hamilton and Don Yeates officiating. She will then be transported to Scottsville, Ky., for her funeral service and burial at Mount Pleasant Church of Christ Cemetery in Westmoreland, Tenn. Adell was born on May 5, 1929, to Gilbert and Ella Mae (Hudson) Trammel in Westmore-land, Tenn. She attended Gumwood Barnes School and Simpson...

GLASGOW - Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Bell, 71, died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at Dickinson, N.D., of natural causes. A funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Bell Chapel in Glasgow with Willis Cook officiating. Interment will be at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Ann was born April 11, 1934, in Ramona, Okla., to Barney Sizemore and Ida Mae Sizemore. The family moved to Prosser, Wash., a short time later. The family later moved to Yakima, Wash. Ann met Harley Lilienthal at Yakima and they were married in 1953. They later moved... Full story

S. Elaine Nelson Stokes, 70, of Havre, died Jan. 28, 2005, in a Boston hospital from complications following surgery. Cremation has taken place. Interment will take place at a later date in the family plot in Nova Scotia. Elaine was born on April 30, 1935, to Rupert and Eileen Nelson. A memorial service will be held for Elaine on Monday at 1 p.m. at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church in Havre. A luncheon will immediately follow the service in the fellowship hall. Memorials in her honor may be made to Kitty Keepers, 600 23rd...

CONRAD/KALISPELL - Darrell S. Overcast, 73, of Kalispell died Friday, May 6, 2005, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home Chapel in Kalispell. Darrell was born Aug. 25, 1931, at Havre to J. Boyd and Helen M. (Forbes) Overcast. He attended Havre public schools and then went to Spokane Barber College. In 1960, Darrell married Joann Braaten in Havre. Darrell worked for his father in the barber shop and had logged in the Flathead...

CHESTER - Christine Ann (Eggleston) Job, 50, of New Richmond, Wis., died in her sleep of apparent natural causes at her home in New Richmond, Wis., on Wednesday, May 4, 2005. A viewing for family and friends was held in Wisconsin prior to cremation. It was Chris' wish to be buried in the Fritz family plot at the Chester Cemetery in Chester. A memorial Mass is planned for 2 p.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chester. Burial of ashes will follow. Chris was born May 25, 1954, at Havre to William and Lillian (Fritz)...

S. Elaine Nelson Stokes, 70, of Havre, died Jan. 28, 2005, in a Boston hospital from complications following surgery. Cremation has taken place. Interment will take place at a later date in the family plot in Nova Scotia. Elaine was born on April 30, 1935, to Rupert and Eileen Nelson. A memorial service will be held for Elaine on Monday at 1 p.m. at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church in Havre. A luncheon will immediately follow the service in the fellowship hall. Memorials in her honor may be made to Kitty Keepers, 600 23rd... Full story

MORA, Minn. - Dylan Colter Raines, 17, of Mora, Minn., died Thursday, May 5, 2005. Visitation was held Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church in Mora. A funeral service was held Monday at Grace Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Douglas Larson officiating. Interment was at Brook Park Cemetery, Brook Park, Minn. Dylan was born April 14, 1987, to Debbie Chagnon and Dick Raines. Dylan had a great passion for the outdoors. He loved spending time out on the farm, four-wheeling, hunting, or just a spur of the moment hike in the woods. He was...

Cora T. Hedges, 100, of Havre died peacefully Friday, May 6, 2005, in her room at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A prayer vigil and rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Holland & Bonine Chapel. Her funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the services at the graveside. Cora was born July 9,... Full story

CHINOOK - Ruth Mary Gorman Gallup, 74, died April 20, 2005 in Yakima, Wash. A memorial graveside service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Ruth was born on Dec. 24, 1930, in Cleveland to Donel and Emma Gorman. She is survived by daughter, Carmel Taule of Sunburst; sons, Fred Gallup of Sweet Grass and Hanford Gallup of Anacortes, Wash.; brother, Jim Gorman of Cut Bank; sisters, Pauline Leo and Aileen Zarn, both of Chinook, Loretta Coyner of Yakima, Wash., and Joan (Wells) Lamey of Havre; five... Full story