Obituaries

SPOKANE, Wash. - Mary Jane Miller, 64, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, at her home in Spokane. A graveside memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 9 at St. Joseph's Cemetery in the Spokane valley. Mary was born March 13, 1940, at Chinook to Joseph and Mary Brian. She attended various schools in Montana as her family moved around to secure employment. She eventually moved to Portland, Ore., where she completed schooling that allowed her to obtain work in a dental office. She maintained that job until moving to Spokane. Mary...

Donna Mildred Sivertsen Goldberg, 73, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at Northern Montana Care Center. A service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Lutheran Church. Donna was born in Havre on Nov. 21, 1931, to Selmer and Lillie Sivertsen. She spent her early years in Havre and Shelby. Her family moved to Chinook in 1941. She was valedictorian of the Chinook High School Class of 1949. Donna married Harold Goldberg on Sept. 28,1952. They lived on a farm near Inverness and had two daughters. She enjoyed vegetable and...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Mary Jane Miller, 64, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, at her home in Spokane. A graveside memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 9 at St. Joseph's Cemetery in the Spokane valley. Mary was born March 13, 1940, at Chinook to Joseph and Mary Brian. She attended various schools in Montana as her family moved around to secure employment. She eventually moved to Portland, Ore., where she completed schooling that allowed her to obtain work in a dental office. She maintained that job until moving to Spokane. Mary...

Donna Mildred Sivertsen Goldberg, 73, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at Northern Montana Care Center. A service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Lutheran Church. Donna was born in Havre on Nov. 21, 1931, to Selmer and Lillie Sivertsen. She spent her early years in Havre and Shelby. Her family moved to Chinook in 1941. She was valedictorian of the Chinook High School Class of 1949. Donna married Harold Goldberg on Sept. 28,1952. They lived on a farm near Inverness and had two daughters. She enjoyed vegetable and...

KALISPELL - Howard Jay Moon, 100, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2004, in Kalispell. A Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Saint Judes Church, 440 Seventh Ave. N. in Kalispell. 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...

FORT BELKNAP - Helen Kirkaldie Bierle, 80, died Dec. 26, 2004, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre due to natural causes. A funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today in Medicine Bear Lodge at Lodge Pole with burial following at the Bill Kirkaldie Family Cemetery. Wake service began at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Medicine Bear Lodge. Helen was the oldest of eight children born on May 25, 1924, to William and Mary (Flack) Kirdaldie on the family ranch northeast of Lodge Pole. She attended grade school at the Kirkaldie School...

HARLEM - Franklin A. "Chick" Healy, 62, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Harlem Cemetery with veterans burial honors. A memorial mass will be held at a later date. Franklin was born Jan. 14, 1942, to Bud and Maymie (Contway) Healy on Jan. 14, 1942, at Fort Belknap. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy during the Cuban blockade. He worked on ranches, at Virgil's Standard Station in Harlem, was a dispatcher for the Harlem...

Evelyn George of Havre died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004. Burial will be in the Hill County Cemetery in Havre. A memorial service will be held at the Assembly of God Church in Havre on Thursday at 2 p.m. She was born on May 15, 1920, to Lee and Genie Estell in Kermit, N.D., where she was raised and attended school through her sophomore year in high school. She and her two sisters and one brother lived with their parents on a farm. In 1935, the family moved to Havre. Evelyn worked at Deaconess Hospital for one year and then went...

Ella May Rowin, 92, died Friday, Dec, 24, 2004, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Her funeral service will be 2 p.m. today at the Holland & Bonine Chapel. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will follow at the Vets Club immediately after the graveside service. Ella was born Dec. 6, 1912, in Larimore, N.D., to Howard and May (Weston) Cady. She was raised in the Sweet Grass Hills north of Joplin, where she attended schools. When she was 16 years old, she married Melvin Erickson. The couple...

HARLEM - Franklin A. "Chick" Healy, 62, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Harlem Cemetery with veterans burial honors. A memorial mass will be held at a later date. Franklin was born Jan. 14, 1942, to Bud and Maymie (Contway) Healy on Jan. 14, 1942, at Fort Belknap. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy during the Cuban blockade. He worked on ranches, at Virgil's Standard Station in Harlem, was a dispatcher for the Harlem...

Evelyn George of Havre died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004. Burial will be in the Hill County Cemetery in Havre. A memorial service will be held at the Assembly of God Church in Havre on Thursday at 2 p.m. She was born on May 15, 1920, to Lee and Genie Estell in Kermit, N.D., where she was raised and attended school through her sophomore year in high school. She and her two sisters and one brother lived with their parents on a farm. In 1935, the family moved to Havre. Evelyn worked at Deaconess Hospital for one year and then went...

Barbara Mary Anez, 89, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at a Havre care center of natural causes. A prayer Vigil service will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Her funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Jude Catholic Church with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. A fellowship luncheon will follow at the St. Jude Parish Center. Barbara was born Nov. 21, 1915, in Minneapolis, Minn., to George and Clara Kuth. She graduated from St. Margaret's Academy in 1932, and worked as a waitress in a diner...

obituary Leroy "Lee" Cecil Johnson Jr., 47, died at his home in Havre from natural causes. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Community Alliance Church, 925 Eighth St, with the Rev. Tim Zerger officiating. Lee was born Jan. 2, 1957, to Leroy and Ellouise Johnson. He married Kim Taylor in 1978. They divorced 1980. Then he married Vickie Terry on June 25, 1985. They divorced in 1998. Lee was a truckdriver for many years working for many different companies. He also worked for Big Sandy Convalescent...

obituary Leroy "Lee" Cecil Johnson Jr., 47, died at his home in Havre from natural causes. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Community Alliance Church, 925 Eighth St, with the Rev. Tim Zerger officiating. Lee was born Jan. 2, 1957, to Leroy and Ellouise Johnson. He married Kim Taylor in 1978. They divorced 1980. Then he married Vickie Terry on June 25, 1985. They divorced in 1998. Lee was a truckdriver for many years working for many different companies. He also worked for Big Sandy Convalescent...

Alfred V. Draeger, 88, lifelong north Havre farmer, died of natural causes Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004, at Northern Montana Care Center. His funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes officiating. Burial with military honors will fol- low at the Highland Cemetery. There will be a fellowship luncheon at the church immediately after the service at the graveside. Alfred was born Sept. 16, 1916, to Emil C. and Anna (Boettcher) Draeger at Cottonwood, where the family homesteaded....

Alfred V. Draeger, 88, lifelong north Havre farmer, died of natural causes Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004, at Northern Montana Care Center. His funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes officiating. Burial with military honors will fol- low at the Highland Cemetery. There will be a fellowship luncheon at the church immediately after the service at the graveside. Alfred was born Sept. 16, 1916, to Emil C. and Anna (Boettcher) Draeger at Cottonwood, where the family homesteaded....

MIAMI - James D. Owens, 66, of Miami, a longtime Montana school principal, superintendent and basketball coach, died of cardiac arrest Friday in Miami. Cremation has taken place. Services will take place in White Sulphur Springs in early summer. Owens, 66, was born on Jan. 2, 1938, in Circle, MT. Jim lived most of his life in Montana. He graduated from Wibaux County High School, where he excelled in basketball, baseball and football. Jim attended the University of Montana and Montana State University, where he played basketba...

CHESTER - Lila E. (Ward) Laas, 85, who was diagnosed with cancer in July, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, in her Chester home. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Burial of ashes will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Lila was born near Chester on Sept. 27, 1919. She received her education at the Erickson School, then attended beauty college. She married Walter Laas on June 17, 1939. They made their home in Chester and ran Laas Bar in those early years. Her husband served as a...

GRASS RANGE - Gregory "Buck" Joseph Henderson of Grass Range, 85, died Dec. 3, 2004, at a Billings hospital of natural causes after a lengthy illness. A funeral service was held today at 10 a.m. in the Cloyd Chapel in Lewistown. A second service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre, with interment to follow at the Highland Cemetery. Henderson was born Aug. 4, 1919, on a homestead at Warrick in the Bear Paw Mountains to Fred and Alice (Gregory) Henderson. He ranched in the Bear Paws until he...

Juanita L. Christiansen, 70, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, at Peace Hospice Home in Great Falls of natural causes. Her funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the graveside service. Juanita was born in Eugene, Ore., to Tom and Lucille Stimson. She moved to Havre as a young child with her family. She married Donald Christiansen on Aug. 18, 1950,...

Lawrence (Larry) Turgeon, 89, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, at his residence in Havre. His memorial service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Burial with military honors will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. Larry was born July 7, 1915, in St. Paul, Minn., to Mariza Sabourin Turgeon and Joseph A. Turgeon. After his parents died, he and his brothers lived at Father Flannigan's Boys Town. From Boys Town, Larry studied at the Meritz Seminary for the priesthood. He was a brother in the order but left...

Gladys Roberta (Patrick) Smith, 93, died Dec. 2, 2004, at her home of natural causes. Her funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the graveside service. Gladys was born Feb 9, 1911, to Charles and Sadie (Gale) Patrick at LaBelle, Mo. In 1915 the family of then four children with their parents homesteaded north of Rudyard. Gladys was the second...

Robert James Montalbetti Sr. died at his home on Dec. 2, 2004, of natural causes. A memorial service was held at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home in Havre today at 10 a.m. Robert was born in Aug. 23, 1936, at Great Falls, where he grew up on the family farm. When he was 18 he joined the U.S. Navy and served in Korea. Robert was honorably discharged from the service in San Diego, where he worked as a firefighter until moving back to Montana. Here he started a 30-plus-year career in the construction/truck driving business for...

Chris Heggen, Jr., 76, of Kremlin died Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. His memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the Eagles Club immediately after the graveside service. Chris was born April 22, 1928, south of Kremlin to Chris L. and Olive (Reum) Heggen Sr. He attended country school at Halfway Coulee and worked...

Mary Elizabeth Hinrichs, 81, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, at the Big Sandy Medical Center of natural causes. Viewing will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Ila McClenahan officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will follow at the Eagles Club immediately after the graveside service. Mary was born July 23, 1923, in Havre to Calvin J. and Ethel (Kimsey Hall) Hall. Mary and...