Obituaries

Esther Harriet Amor, 84, died Wednesday, March 10, 2004, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre with the Rev. Catherine Card offici- ating. There will be a private family burial at Kuper Memorial Cemetery at a later time. Esther was born April 11, 1919 in Zahl, N.D., to Iver and Mary (Eidsvag) Robley. She was raised and educated in North Dakota. She married Harlen Amor June 12, 1936, in Williston, N.D....

Alvin A. Albright, 65, of Havre, died on Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at his daughter's home in Billings after an extended illness. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Interment will be at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. Al was born on Jan. 31, 1939, to Albert and Mabel (Wellhouser) Albright in Helena. He grew up on the family farm near Winston. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany and the United States from 1960-1963, and was stationed in Germany when the Berlin Wall was built. Fol...

CHINOOK - Marjorie L. Brewer, 72, longtime Zurich Park caretaker, died Monday, March 8, 2004, at a Havre hospital due to natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Cremation will follow services and the ashes will be buried in Kuper Memorial Cemetery at a later date. Marge was born on May 23, 1931 in Yellow Grass, Sask., Canada. She attended school there and worked for the Community Pasture in Stoughton, Saskatchewan. She married Jim Brewer on Jan. 8, 1958, in Weyburn,...

Esther Harriet Amor, 84, died Wednesday, March 10, 2004, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre with the Rev. Catherine Card offici- ating. There will be a private family burial at Kuper Memorial Cemetery at a later time. Esther was born April 11, 1919 in Zahl, N.D., to Iver and Mary (Eidsvag) Robley. She was raised and educated in North Dakota. She married Harlen Amor June 12, 1936, in Williston, N.D....

Alvin A. Albright, 65, of Havre, died on Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at his daughter's home in Billings after an extended illness. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Interment will be at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. Al was born on Jan. 31, 1939, to Albert and Mabel (Wellhouser) Albright in Helena. He grew up on the family farm near Winston. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany and the United States from 1960-1963, and was stationed in Germany when the Berlin Wall was built. Fol...

JOPLIN - Isabel May "Teddy" Phillips, 85, died Monday, March 8, 2004, at Great Falls hospital. Teddy was cremated per her wishes. A committal service with burial of ashes in the Joplin Cemetery will be planned at a later date. Teddy was born June 18, 1918, at Sidney, Australia, to Edmund and Isabella (Rendall) Abrahams. She grew up in Australia and received her formal education at the Sidney Girl's School. She graduated from high school in 1936. In the few years that followed, she worked as a bookkeeper for a large...

CHINOOK - Marjorie L. Brewer, 72, longtime Zurich Park caretaker, died Monday, March 8, 2004, at a Havre hospital due to natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Cremation will follow services and the ashes will be buried in Kuper Memorial Cemetery at a later date. Marge was born on May 23, 1931 in Yellow Grass, Sask., Canada. She attended school there and worked for the Community Pasture in Stoughton, Saskatchewan. She married Jim Brewer on Jan. 8, 1958, in Weyburn,...

Esther Harriet Amor, 84, died Wednesday, March 10, 2004, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre with the Rev. Catherine Card offici- ating. There will be a private family burial at Kuper Memorial Cemetery at a later time. Esther was born April 11, 1919 in Zahl, N.D., to Iver and Mary (Eidsvag) Robley. She was raised and educated in North Dakota. She married Harlen Amor June 12, 1936, in Williston, N.D....

Alvin A. Albright, 65, of Havre, died on Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at his daughter's home in Billings after an extended illness. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Interment will be at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. Al was born on Jan. 31, 1939, to Albert and Mabel (Wellhouser) Albright in Helena. He grew up on the family farm near Winston. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany and the United States from 1960-1963, and was stationed in Germany when the Berlin Wall was built. Fol...

Andrew John "Andy" Linie 74, died Monday, March 8, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital due to natural causes. His funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Alfred Ebel officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Andrew was born on Oct. 10, 1929, in Havre to Mack and Foresta (Guerra) Linie. He was raised and educated in Havre and graduated from Havre High School. Andy enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Korean conflict until his honorable discharge. He was...

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas - Joan Harriet Bertholf, 76, died at a Land Rock, Texas, nursing home on Sunday, March 7, 2004. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Cook-Walden/ Capital Parks Funeral Home, 145601 N I-35, Pflugerville, Texas. Joan was born on Jan. 24, 1928, at Wolf Point to Vincent A. and Winifred E. Lovell. She was valedictorian at Fergus County High School in Lewistown and attended the University of Minnesota. Joan married Russell W. (Bert) Bertholf Jr., a U.S. Army captain, in 1948. She traveled the...

CHINOOK - Debi Hofeldt, 51, died Thursday, March 5, 2004, at a Havre care center with her family by her side. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Assembly of God Church with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Debi was born in Kalispell to Robert and Peggy (Grimm) Engle on Sept. 9, 1952. She was the second oldest of five children. Debi loved God, family, friends and got along with almost everyone she met. She loved the country and all kinds of pets. Debi was her happiest the day she married...

HAYS - Paul Michael Heck, 26, died on Friday, March 5, 2004, while being emergency airlifted to a Great Falls hospital as a result of injuries he sustained in a car accident returning from work. A wake will begin at 5 p.m. today and rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. in Saint Paul's Recreation Center. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Saint Paul's Recreation Center with burial following at the family cemetery near Three Buttes with military honors. Paul was born Dec. 2, 1977, in Olympia, Wash., to Kim Heck and...

CHINOOK - Debi Hofeldt, 51, died Thursday, March 5, 2004, at a Havre care center with her family by her side. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Assembly of God Church with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Debi was born in Kalispell to Robert and Peggy (Grimm) Engle on Sept. 9, 1952. She was the second oldest of five children. Debi loved God, family, friends and got along with almost everyone she met. She loved the country and all kinds of pets. Debi was her happiest the day she married...

HAYS - Paul Michael Heck, 26, died on Friday, March 5, 2004, while being emergency airlifted to a Great Falls hospital as a result of injuries he sustained in a car accident returning from work. A wake will begin at 5 p.m. today and rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. in Saint Paul's Recreation Center. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Saint Paul's Recreation Center with burial following at the family cemetery near Three Buttes with military honors. Paul was born Dec. 2, 1977, in Olympia, Wash., to Kim Heck and...

Carol G. Patrick, 85, died Thursday March 4, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Havre. Carol was born July 27, 1918, at Rudyard to Peter and Mary Larsen. She attended grade school at the Hue country school north of Rudyard. Carol graduated from Rudyard High School. She attended Northern Montana College and graduated with a teaching degree. For the next seven years, she taught at various country schools around Havre and Fort...

PENDLETON, Ore. - Elma Kiemele Bartlett, 89, died Monday, March 1, 2004, in Pendleton, Ore. A funeral service will be held in Pendleton on Friday at 11 a.m. in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Services will be held in Havre at 10 a.m. Monday at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with the Rev. VaunDalee DeLong officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service at the graveside. Elma was born on March 10, 1914, in Box Elder to Fred and...

CHINOOK - Nancy A. Anderson, 68, died Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at a Chinook nursing home due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the American Lutheran Church. Nancy was born on April 3, 1935, in Hertel, Wis., to Hobert and Esther O'Donnell. She attended grade school at Swamp View School and graduated at age 17 from Shell Lake High School at Shell Lake, Wis. She was a member of the Old Log Church there. Nancy worked with a group of young woman checking fire maps of...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - Patti Eula Anderson, died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at an assisted living facility in Brattleboro, Vt. Cremation services are being conducted in Guilford by Vermont Blessings. Patti was born Roy and Hazel Hopkins on March 2, 1915, in Lewistown, where she lived until graduating from high school. After two years at Montana State University in Bozeman, she met and married Frank H. Anderson, a Yellowstone Park ranger. As a ranger's wife, she was hostess to many visitors and naturalists over the years and was...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - Patti Eula Anderson, died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at an assisted living facility in Brattleboro, Vt. Cremation services are being conducted in Guilford by Vermont Blessings. Patti was born Roy and Hazel Hopkins on March 2, 1915, in Lewistown, where she lived until graduating from high school. After two years at Montana State University in Bozeman, she met and married Frank H. Anderson, a Yellowstone Park ranger. As a ranger's wife, she was hostess to many visitors and naturalists over the years and was...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - Patti Eula Anderson, died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at an assisted living facility in Brattleboro, Vt. Cremation services are being conducted in Guilford by Vermont Blessings. Patti was born Roy and Hazel Hopkins on March 2, 1915, in Lewistown, where she lived until graduating from high school. After two years at Montana State University in Bozeman, she met and married Frank H. Anderson, a Yellowstone Park ranger. As a ranger's wife, she was hostess to many visitors and naturalists over the years and was...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - Patti Eula Anderson, died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at an assisted living facility in Brattleboro, Vt. Cremation services are being conducted in Guilford by Vermont Blessings. Patti was born Roy and Hazel Hopkins on March 2, 1915, in Lewistown, where she lived until graduating from high school. After two years at Montana State University in Bozeman, she met and married Frank H. Anderson, a Yellowstone Park ranger. As a ranger's wife, she was hostess to many visitors and naturalists over the years and was...

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. - Eleanor Clack McCurdy, 90, died peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004, in Seattle. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on March 20 at the First Presbyter-ian Church in Port Townsend, Wash. McCurdy was born on Sept. 26, 1913, in Havre to Henry Earl and Margaret Turner Clack. During her childhood she worked on the family ranch and grew up riding, hunting and fishing with her brother and sisters. After graduating from Havre High School, Eleanor attended the University of Washington, where she met...

GILDFORD - Mildred Gertrude "Millie" Rambo, 75, died peacefully in her sleep at her son's home in Havre on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Mildred Gertrude "Millie" Rambo was born on April 6, 1928, at Doran, Minn., to Jorgen and Gertrude (Bertram) Ellingson. Millie grew up in Minnesota and received her formal education there. In the early 1950s she came to Montana to see a friend and began...

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. - Eleanor Clack McCurdy, 90, died peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004, in Seattle. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on March 20 at the First Presbyter-ian Church in Port Townsend, Wash. McCurdy was born on Sept. 26, 1913, in Havre to Henry Earl and Margaret Turner Clack. During her childhood she worked on the family ranch and grew up riding, hunting and fishing with her brother and sisters. After graduating from Havre High School, Eleanor attended the University of Washington, where she met...