Obituaries

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,...

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...

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...

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....

GLENDIVE - Allen Lee "Coach" Jimison, 55, died at his home surrounded by his loved ones on Monday, March 14, 2005, after a long fight with cancer. A vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in the Chapel of the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glendive with the Rev. Denis Fournier officiating. A rite of committal will be at the Dawson County Cemetery in Glendive. Allen was born to Ray and Ethel (Edam) Jimison on...

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...

Frank Philip DeRosa, 81, died at Northern Montana Hospital on Monday, March 7, 2005. A viewing will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. His memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the Havre Eagles immediately after the services at the cemetery. Born Nov. 5, 1923, to Italian immigrant parents, Michael and Marietta DeRosa, Frank attended St....

obituary RENO, Nev. - Margaret "Peggy" Shearer, 58, died of natural causes Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at her home in Reno. Cremation has taken place. A graveside service is planned for 11 a.m. March 18 in Havre. Margaret was born Oct. 30, 1946, in Conrad to Herbert and Isabel Bitz. The family moved from its farm east of Brady to Box Elder a year later. She graduated from Box Elder High School in 1964. Margaret attended Rocky Mountain College in Billings and Northern Montana College in Havre to study art and music. She also was a...

KALISPELL - Natalie A. "Cookie" Joy, 87, died Saturday, March 5, 2005, at Brendan House in Kalispell. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kalispell. Urn burial will be at C.E. Conrad Cemetery. Natalie was born Sept. 3, 1917, at Kalispell to Herman and Amalie Shirmer Kienas. She grew up on a dairy farm west of Kalispell. At the age of 16, she went to work at a logging camp in Eureka as a cook and babysitter. Her summers were spent on the family farm. At 18, she went to w...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Florence M. Hansen, 75, died March 5, 2005, in Spokane, Wash. A funeral service for Florence will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home, 2203 N. Division, Spokane. Florence was born May 20, 1928, in Chinook. Survivors include her daughters, Charlotte (Rod) Marko of Elk, Wash., and Glenda Prater (Bob Flanigan) of Spokane; sons, Ray "Junior" (DeeLee) Hansen of Newman Lake, Wash., and Dennis (Janet) Hansen of Spokane; siblings Snooky Fellows of Ocean Shores, Wash., Alice Auth of Boise,...

FAIRFAX, Calif. - Louise (Hary) Gamas, 87, of Fairfax, Calif., died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005, at Fairfax. Louise Hary was born in Havre on Aug. 28, 1917, they youngest of 10 children. She married A. Nelson Gamas in 1938 and they moved to Buckeye, Calif. The couple moved to Fairfax in 1942 and resided there since. Survivors include her husband, Nelson; children, Carol Campbell of Sonoma, Calif., Michael Gamas of Boise, Idaho, and Denise Lara of Petaluma, Calif.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and sister, Eva Adams...

James Edward Galbavy, 62, died in his sleep at his home in Havre on Tuesday, March 1, 2005. A funeral service was held Friday morning in the Messiah Lutheran Church in Havre. Burial with military honors followed in the Highland Cemetery, with the Havre VFW providing the 21-gun salute. Members of the Havre Fire Department provided an honor guard as he was carried to his final resting place. Jim was born in Butte on Nov. 18, 1942, to Samuel and Elsie (Faechner) Galbavy. He was raised and attended school in Box Elder, and...

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,...

MISSOULA/ROCKY BOY - Carol Lynn Hernandez, 57, of Missoula died Friday, March 4, 2005, at a Missoula Hospital due to natural causes. A wake service began Sunday afternoon with the rosary service Sunday evening at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. Her funeral service 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. Carol was born June 14, 1947, in Watsonville, Calif., to Arnold and Agnes (Lafromboise) Lopez. She attended...

JOPLIN - Candace Lorraine (Thorson) Nelson, 54, died Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings following emergency surgery. A funeral service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the King of Glory Lutheran Church in Billings. Burial will follow in Mountview Cemetery in Billings. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Candy was born May 26, 1950, at Havre to Clifford and Lucille (Poppler) Thorson, who farmed in the north Joplin community. Candace, better...

BOX ELDER - Carl Kuhn, 64, died Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at Benefis East in Great Falls due to cardiac arrest. Carl asked to be cremated. There will be no services at his request. Carl was born Oct. 3, 1940, in Kalispell to Helmuth and Martha Kuhn. He worked for Burlington Northern Railway and retired after 31 years. Carl loved farming and working on cars, tractors, combines, lawn mowers and many projects around his home. He loved teaching all of his kids and grandkids as many things as he could. Carl was preceded in death by...

James E. Galbavy, 62, died unexpectedly Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at his residence in Havre due to natural causes. A funeral service will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the Messiah Lutheran Church with burial following in Highland Cemetery with military honors. Memori-als may be sent to Havre Fraternal Order of Eagles for charities.Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. James was born on Nov. 18, 1942, in Butte to Samuel and Elsie (Faechner) Galbavy. He was raised and attended schools in Havre. James served in the U.S....

GREAT FALLS - Margaret E. Adams, 84, died Thursday, February 24, in Great Falls. Margaret asked that no memorial service be held. Margaret, daughter of Frank Leslie Adams and Fannie Mae Judkins, was raised with her seven siblings in Havre. She graduated from Northern Montana College in Havre. After teaching sixth-grade students in Havre for several years, she moved to Great Falls in 1957 and began teaching at Lincoln Elementary. She gained her master's degree in administration from the University of Northern Colorado,...