Obituaries

Nora H. Koefod, 82, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, at her daughter's home in Havre after a two-year battle with lung cancer. Her memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church with the Revs. Brad Ulgenes and Catherine Card officiating. Interment will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held immediately after the service at the Duck Inn Olympic Room. Nora was born April 30, 1922, in Big Sandy to Einar and Ona (Johnson) Berg. She was raised and educated in Big Sandy and graduated from Big...

Nora H. Koefod, 82, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, at her daughter's home in Havre after a two-year battle with lung cancer. Her memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church with the Revs. Brad Ulgenes and Catherine Card officiating. Interment will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held immediately after the service at the Duck Inn Olympic Room. Nora was born April 30, 1922, in Big Sandy to Einar and Ona (Johnson) Berg. She was raised and educated in Big Sandy and graduated from Big...

KALISPELL - Mary Ann Ness, 82, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Johnson Mortuary Chapel in Kalispell. At Mary Ann's request, there will be a private family visitation only. A burial service will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Hill County Cemetery in Havre. Mary Ann was born March 4, 1922, to Leonard and Caroline (Bundus) Vandeberg in Hinsdale. She moved to Havre as a young girl and attended St. Jude's grade school and Havre High School. Mar...

CHINOOK - Mabel L. Blakeslee, 95, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital due to natural causes. A funeral service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following at 2 p.m. in Harlem Cemetery. Mabel was born Aug. 24, 1909, 22 miles north of Harlem on the Snider Ranch to Ralph B. and Elizabeth A. (Pennock) Snider. She was raised on the family ranch and attended school at Snider's School. Mabel grew up during the Depression, and she worked hard alongside of her mother and...

KREMLIN - Dorothy Ann McCormick, 83, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church in Havre with the Rev. Brian Pederson officiating. Burial will be held at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Duck Inn Mediterranean Room immediately after the graveside service. Dorothy was born Aug. 31, 1921, in Gildford. She was the daughter of Harry W. and Rose (Vosen) Cady. She attended schools in Kremlin...

CHINOOK - Mabel L. Blakeslee, 95, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital due to natural causes. A funeral service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following at 2 p.m. in Harlem Cemetery. Mabel was born Aug. 24, 1909, 22 miles north of Harlem on the Snider Ranch to Ralph B. and Elizabeth A. (Pennock) Snider. She was raised on the family ranch and attended school at Snider's School. Mabel grew up during the Depression, and she worked hard alongside of her mother and...

Mabel Mae Demarest Iverson, 91, a longtime Whitlash-area farm and oil and gas manager, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, at the Marias Medical Center. Viewing will be at Whitted Funeral Chapel today from 1 to 9 p.m. A service will be Tuesday at the Shelby High School Auditorium at 10:45 a.m. followed by a reception at the Elks Lodge. Interment at the Whitlash Cemetery will follow the reception. Mabel was born in Great Falls on Nov. 8, 1913, to Harry and Amelia Brown Demarest. She worked the...

obituary McKINNEY, Texas - Martha Evelyn Dahlman, 87, of McKinney, Texas, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005, in McKinney. A memorial service was held last Monday at Trinity Presbyterian Church. A graveside served followed at 1 p.m. at the D/FW National Cemetery in Dallas. Martha was born Aug. 18, 1917, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to William Ryne and Blanche (Tinius) Guilfoil. She was raised in Louisville, Ky., where she attended public school and the University of Louisville. She married Ira Ralph Dahlman, a native of Glasgow, Mont., on...

Grace L. Bay, 87, a longtime resident of Havre, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Viewing for Grace will be held Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes officiating. A private family burial will be held. Grace was born Nov. 7, 1917 to Claude and Selma (Peterson) Allen in Havre. She was raised in Havre and attended school there. In January of...

Jesse O. Hester, 79, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service was held Wednesday at the Mulberry Flats United Baptist Church in Leitchfield, Ky. Interment followed at Mulberry Flats Cemetery. Jesse was born Aug. 19, 1925, in Edmonson County, Ky., to the Rev. Jeff and Gertha Norris (Rigdon) Hester. Jesse was raised and educated in Edmonson County. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served during World War II in the Pacific Theater aboard numerous ships. He was later...

Ben F. Gallegos Jr., 43, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2005, from primary sclerosing cholangitis. A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Vancouver on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., followed by a celebration of life service at 2 p.m. at Summit View Church in Vancouver. He was born in Wolf Point and graduated from Toppenish High School in Toppenish, Wash. Ben's greatest joy was his family. He was a very loving and playful father and husband. He loved to watch and help his children with all their activities. Last...

Nicholas Sean Porter, 23, of Missoula, a student at the University of Montana, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, from injuries suffered in a fall on the university campus. A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Havre with the Revs. Brad Ulgenes and Catherine Card officiating. Nick was born in Missoula on Nov. 8, 1981. He attended school in Missoula and Kremlin before coming to Havre in the third grade. He graduated from Havre High School in 2000. Nick went on to study music at the University...

Quinten R. Larsen, 85, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at a Shelby nursing home. The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Galata Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the Galata Cemetery. Quinten was born Feb. 19, 1919, at Galata. He was the only son of four children born to Joseph and Lovisa (Hatteberg) Larsen, who had homesteaded in the north Galata community. Quinten attended local schools and graduated from Shelby High School in 1936. He continued his education at Montana State University in Bozeman, where he...

CHINOOK - Viola M. (Simenson) Gallus, 91, a homemaker, died of natural causes Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005, at her home in Chinook. A funeral Mass will be today at 11 a.m. in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Viola was born Nov. 12, 1913, to Simeon O. and Anna J. (Ring) Simenson in Minnehaha County, S.D. She was raised in Pipestone, Minn., where she attended school. Viola attended St. Olaf's College in St. Paul, Minn., where she met Edward J. Gallus, who was attending dental school...

Mary Carol Malsam, 90, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. A prayer vigil and rosary service will be 7 p.m. Thursday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home with a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the funeral. Burial will be at the Cottonwood Cemetery north of Havre at 2:30 p.m. Mary was born Dec. 25, 1914, at the family farm north of...

Leo Dale Job, 63, of Great Falls, retired grocery store owner, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005, after a courageous battle with cancer. A vigil service for Leo will be 7 p.m. Sunday at Hillcrest Mausoleum. His funeral liturgy will be held 1 p.m. Monday at St. Ann's Cathedral. Cremation will follow. Leo Job was born in Billings on June 25, 1941, to George and Margaret Job. He was raised in Hardin and moved in 1949 to the Bitterroot Valley. He was a graduate of Loyola High School in Missoula, class of 1959. Leo married his high...

obituary ROCKY BOY - Lucille Elizabeth (Chapican) Yellow Robe, 63, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2005, at Benefis Care Center East in Great Falls as the result of a massive brain aneurism she sustained Jan. 2 at her home. Lucille had indicated her desire to be an organ donor, and her family supported her request. A wake was scheduled for noon Tuesday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy with the burial at the Rocky Boy Cemetery at 1 p.m. today. Her funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Saviour's Lutheran...

ROCKY BOY - Joseph Lawrence LaMere, 75, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at his home in Spokane, Wash., of natural causes. A wake service was held Jan. 4, with his funeral service at 10 a.m. Jan. 5, both at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy. Burial followed at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Joseph was born July 2, 1929, in Rocky Boy to William and Josephine (Smith) LaMere. He attended schools in Rocky Boy and Great Falls. He married Margaret Renteria on Aug. 30, 1968, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The couple lived in Yakima,...

John William "Jack" Shortell, 58, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005, at his home in Havre of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A graveside service with full military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Highland Cemetery with the Rev. Alfred Ebel officiating. A fellowship luncheon will follow at the Vets Club. Jack was born Dec. 27, 1946, in Havre to Xavier and Lydia (Jacob) Shortell. He was raised and educated in Havre. Jack was a member of the Boy Scouts and became an Eagle Scout in 1964. After graduating from Havre High...

Shawn Odwin D'Ewart, 25, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, at Fallon, Nev., from injuries received in an automobile accident. A life-tribute service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Chapel of the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Glendive with Sandy Silha officiating. Shawn was born Feb. 16, 1979, in Helena to Tina Littlefield and Jack D'Ewart. He was a ranch foreman and also rode in pro rodeo events in the Western United States. Shawn was preceded in death by an aunt, Deborah Hobbs, and an uncle, Charles Grice, Jr....

Melba Louise Richardson, 84, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Vaundalee Delong officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at Van Orsdel Methodist Church. Mel was born Sept. 6, 1920, in Denbigh, N.D., to John O. and Louise (Black) Steele. She was raised and educated in North Dakota. She married Clyde C. Richardson April 7, 1943, in North Da...

KALISPELL - Howard Jay Moon, 100, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2004, in Kalispell. A Mass was held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre. Howard was born May 23, 1904, at Tyler, Minn., to Frederick O. Moon and Mary E. Moon. In 1909, Howard traveled the Great Northern Railway with his mother, brother and grandfather to join his father at their new home in the Flathead Valley. Howard attended grade school in Kalispell and graduated from Flathead County High School in 1922. He earned his degree in mechanical...

INVERNESS - Clarence Palmer Bakke Jr., 77, retired Inverness farmer, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2005, at Benefis East Medical Center from heart failure. A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Burial will follow at the Joplin Cemetery. Clarence was born Oct. 22, 1927, at Chicago, Ill., to Clarence Sr. and Sylvia (Winji) Bakke, both of Norwegian origin. He grew up on the Bakke homestead near Inverness. After graduation from Inverness High School in 1945, Clarence continued his education at...

Daniel Bernard Kucera, 76, a retired railroad engineer, died at his home Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, from complications of meylodysplastic syndrome, a disease of the blood. A prayer vigil will be 7 p.m. Thursday and the funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Friday, both at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch offi- ciating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery and a luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the services at the graveside. Daniel was born to Louis and Helen Svoboda...

Faye Ruth Dudek, 82, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, at the Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with burial to follow at the Highland Cemetery. There will be a fellowship luncheon imme- diately afterward at the St. Jude Parish Center. Faye was born Aug. 3, 1922, in Gildford to Edward W. Sapp and Margaret Jane (Fahey) Sapp. She was baptized Oct. 18, 1922. She attended a country school near Gildford. On July 17, 1939, Faye married Everett M. Conv...