Obituaries

MALTA - Ella Dees Hammond, 86, of Malta died Saturday, March 26, 2005, with her family by her side. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Malta Lutheran Church with burial in the Malta Cemetery. Survivors include her sons, Mike (Debbie) Hammond and Howard (JoAnn) Hammond, both of Whitewater; daughter, Patty (Steve) Young of Whitewater; 10 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Sanda; brothers, Alvin (Evelyn) Dees, Richard Dees, Don (Rita) Dees, Norman (Mary) Dees;...

Floy Alberta Cannon, 89, of Havre died at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes Friday, March 25, 2005. A viewing for family and friends will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. John Powell officiating. Interment will take place at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church immediately after the graveside service. Floy was born Dec. 10, 1915, in Nodaway, Iowa, to John and Be...

MESQUITE, Nev. - Robert Duane "Bob" Boley, 64, died Sunday, March 27, 2005, of a heart attack in Mesquite, Nev. Bob's wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Bob was born to Duane and Barbara "Bobbie" Boley in Glasgow on July 9, 1940. Bob graduated from Glasgow High School in 1958. He graduated from Northern Montana College in 1962, where he excelled in football and baseball. He received his master's degree in counseling from the University of Montana. In 1979, he married his sweetheart,...

MALTA - Ella Dees Hammond, 86, of Malta died Saturday, March 26, 2005, with her family by her side. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Malta Lutheran Church with burial in the Malta Cemetery. Survivors include her sons, Mike (Debbie) Hammond and Howard (JoAnn) Hammond, both of Whitewater; daughter, Patty (Steve) Young of Whitewater; 10 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Sanda; brothers, Alvin (Evelyn) Dees, Richard Dees, Don (Rita) Dees, Norman (Mary) Dees;...

Floy Alberta Cannon, 89, of Havre died at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes Friday, March 25, 2005. A viewing for family and friends will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. John Powell officiating. Interment will take place at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church immediately after the graveside service. Floy was born Dec. 10, 1915, in Nodaway, Iowa, to John and Be...

MESQUITE, Nev. - Robert Duane "Bob" Boley, 64, died Sunday, March 27, 2005, of a heart attack in Mesquite, Nev. Bob's wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Bob was born to Duane and Barbara "Bobbie" Boley in Glasgow on July 9, 1940. Bob graduated from Glasgow High School in 1958. He graduated from Northern Montana College in 1962, where he excelled in football and baseball. He received his master's degree in counseling from the University of Montana. In 1979, he married his sweetheart,...

KALISPELL - Emil E. "Bud" Struck, 75, died Sunday, March 13, 2005, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center due to complications of diabetes. A service was held March 19 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with the Rev. Larry Stappler officiating. Burial was at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. Bud was born Feb. 18, 1930, on a homestead south of Malta to Emil and Emma Struck. In 1936, the family moved to Kalispell and lived near the Flathead River on East Cottonwood Drive. Bud attended Flathead County High School. At 17, he joined the...

EL DORADO, Ark. - Manuel Malcolm Morton, U.S. Army retired, 91, of El Dorado, Ark., died Wednesday, March 23, 2005, at Hillsboro Manor Nursing Home in El Dorado. A graveside service was scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Walls officiating. He was born Jan. 6, 1914, at Havre to William Rupert Morton and Carrie Frances Tucker Morton. He served three tours of duty with the U.S. Army and retired with the rank of captain. He served in World War II with the 6th Armored...

obituary BIG SANDY/FROID - Paul M. Christianson, 96, died Saturday, March 19, 2005, at the Big Sandy Medical Center, where he had been resident for several years. A funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Froid Lutheran Church with the Rev. Carol Karres officiating. Interment was to follow in Kvile Cemetery. Paul was born Nov. 13, 1908, at Lankin, N.D., to Oscar and Sophie (Nielsen) Christianson. He was raised at Antelope, started school in the Old Congregational Church, and completed two years at Antelope High...

TOWANDA, Pa. - Donna Bendo, 56, died at her home Sunday, March 20, 2005, after a brief struggle with cancer. A private viewing for family and friends will be held March 25 and 26 at Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home in Towanda before cremation. Donna was born Oct. 26, 1948, in Rockville Centre, N.Y. She grew up in Malverne, N.Y. She was in the last graduating class of the Bellevue School of Nursing in 1969. Donna worked in nursing at Bellevue Hospital in New York City and as an office nurse in Biddeford, Me., and Sault Ste. Marie,...

HAVRE - Kathryn M. Hines, 75, a retired personal care attendant with home health, died Monday, March 21, 2005, at her home of natural causes. A vigil service was Monday and Tuesday nights and tonight at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in Havre. Kathryn was born March 29, 1929, at Fort Belknap to George and Open Eyes (Little Bear) Denny. She was raised and educated in Rocky Boy and Flandreau, S.D....

LODGE POLE - Kim Kelly "Moke" Cliff, whose Indian name meant "Eagle Flying Home," 40, a firefighter, died Sunday, March 20, 2005, at Fort Belknap Hospital as the result of a brain tumor. A wake service will be 7 p.m. today at the Medicine Bear Lodge in Lodge Pole. The funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Medicine Bear Lodge with interment in the Longfox Family Cemetery. Kim was born on June 12, 1964, at Fort Belknap to Gilbert Cliff and Marlys Stiffarm and was raised by Charles (Chap) and Naomi Stiffarm-Longfox. He was...

HAVRE - Kathryn M. Hines, 75, a retired personal care attendant with home health, died Monday, March 21, 2005, at her home of natural causes. A vigil service was Monday and Tuesday nights and tonight at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in Havre. Kathryn was born March 29, 1929, at Fort Belknap to George and Open Eyes (Little Bear) Denny. She was raised and educated in Rocky Boy and Flandreau, S.D....

TURNER - Kenneth Clay Kegel, a life-long resident of the Turner farming community, died Sunday, March 20, 2005, of lung cancer at his home in Blaine County. A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday in the American Lutheran Church in Turner with the Rev. Scott Hedegaard officiating. Burial will be at the Wing Cemetery immediately following the service. Ken was born Oct. 10, 1921, at home on the family farm at Little Jewel to Charles Fredrick and Anna (Houska) Kegel. He lived almost his entire life less than a...

obituary MISSOULA - Kenneth Eugene Hickethier, 50, of Missoula died Sunday, March 20, 2005, at St. Patrick Hospital with his family at his side. He died due to injuries suffered in a fall. A Mass of the resurrection will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Xavier Parish, with a reception to follow in Reidy Hall. A rosary service will take place today at Garden City Funeral Home at 7 p.m. Cremation has taken place. Kenneth was born June 22, 1937, to Kenneth and Alice Hickethier in Havre. He graduated from St....

GREAT FALLS - Jack Trotchie, formerly of Havre, died Saturday, March 19, 2005, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls due to liver cancer. At the family's request, no services are planned. Jack was born March 28, 1927, in Havre. He attended St. Jude School. Jack married Janet Kennedy on Nov. 18, 19545. They divorced in 1979. She died on Dec. 6, 1995. He married Virginia Christian on April 20, 1980. Jack served in the Army occupation of Austria from 1945-47, after World War II. He rejoined the Army to serve in the Korean War from 195...

ROCKY BOY - Cheryl Lee Stump "Yellow Rock Woman," 43, died Thursday, March 17, 2005, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her wake began Friday and her funeral service was scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, with Native American elders officiating. Burial was to follow at the Stump family cemetery. A Journey Feast was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy. Cheryl was born to Videl and Ruby (Writing Bird) Stump Sr. on May 9, 1961, in Fort...

Helen (Nellie) Walsh Goligoski, 95, of Havre died Friday, March 11, 2005, in her city of origin, Havre. Cremation has taken place and a private graveside service will be held. Helen was born March 21, 1910, in Havre to Richard P. and Josephine (Waldrip) Walsh. She was raised and educated in Havre, attending St. Jude's School and graduating from Havre High School. She furthered her education by attending Sacred Heart School of Nursing and completed her registered nurses training. She married Urban L. Goligoski in Havre, and...

Bertha (Bert) Leona Campbell Nichols, 90, of Havre died Monday, March 14, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A memorial service will be held Saturday, at 1 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 730 W. 13th St. A private interment will be held at a later date. Bertha was born to George and Lillian (Crosley) Campbell North of Havre. She attended school in Havre and graduated from Bigfork High School in 1936. The family lived in Bigfork for a short period of time and then returned to Havre....

ROCKY BOY - Maureen M. Standing Rock, 40, died Sunday, March 13, 2005, at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula. Her wake service began with the rosary at 7 p.m. Monday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. Her funeral was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial was to follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Maureen was born Sept. 22, 1964, in Havre to Duncan and Victoria (DeLorme) Standing Rock. She was raised in Havre and attended Chemawa Indian School in Oregon and...

Jack Gordon Peterson, 57, of Havre died at the VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 11, 2005, due to complications following a heart transplant. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church followed by a graveside service with military honors at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the church. Jack was born July 4, 1947, at Havre to Helen and Arnold Peterson. Jack was a Vietnam veteran, serving in the Army from June 14, 1967 through Jan. 15, 1969 with the 167th Signal...

LEWISTOWN - David L. Moodie, 73, died Saturday, March 12, 2005, at Deaconess Hospital in Billings due to injuries suffered in an accidental fall. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Fergus Center for the Performing Arts at Fergus County High School. Interment with military honors by Fergus American Legion Post No. 16 will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. David was born March 13, 1931, in Hewitt, Minn., to Alexander and Agnes (Erickson) Moodie. He graduated from Herman High School and served in the...

HARLEM - Paul Pershing Ashton, 86, died after a short illness on Friday, March 11, 2005, at his residence surrounded by loving family. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Saint Thomas Catholic Church with burial following in the Harlem Cemetery with military honors. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in St. Thomas Catholic Church. Paul was born on Dec. 29, 1918, in Laconia, Ind., to Harry and Lula (Dannacher) Ashton. He graduated from Laconia High School in 1937. In 1939, he moved to Montana and...

Charlotte Darlene (Vandeberg) Hertsgaard, 75, of Havre died of natural causes Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Benefis East Hospital in Great Falls. Her memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home in Havre with burial in Highland Cemetery. Charlotte was born Nov. 6, 1929, in Havre to Leonard and Caroline (Bundus) Vandeberg. She was raised in Havre and attended St. Jude's School and Havre High School. On June 4, 1949, she married Jim Hertsgaard. They later separated. Charlotte worked several...

SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Curtiss L. Brenden, 56, of Sheridan Wyo., died Friday, Feb. 25, 2005, at the VA Medical Center in Sheridan. A funeral service was held March 1. Interment will be in Homestead. Curtiss was born Aug. 22, 1948, in Williston, N.D., to Vernie and Lorraine (McKenzie) Brenden. He grew up on the family farm near Homestead until the family moved to Froid and then to Dodson in 1963. He graduated from Dodson High School in 1967. Curtiss enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served on the carrier Kitty Hawk. After the service,...