Obituaries

Cyril Murray Morrison, 90, longtime Havre businessman and pharmacist, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004, at a Havre care center of natural causes. Viewing is today from noon until 5 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyter-ian Church, 701 Fourth Ave, Havre. Cy was Montana born and a Montana man all his life. Chinook was his early home and he grew up there, learning to love sheep ranching and the hills, rivers, creeks and coulees of the Montana prairie. He graduated from the University of...

Brenda L. Lowe, 44, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, at her home in Havre. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Havre Eagles Club. A potluck fellowship follow the service. Brenda was born Jan. 3, 1960, to Melvin and Norma (Loaiza) Abler in Anaheim, Calif. She was raised and educated in California and graduated from Hhigh school there. She met Pat Lowe in Anaheim and they were married Sept 8, 1979. They had two daughters, Kari and Amy. The family moved to Havre in 1987 to be closer to...

ROCKY BOY - Valeria Ann Hernandez "Wright" (Sitting Cloud Woman), 55, died Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, at her home in Rocky Boy due to complications from diabetes. Her wake began at 4 p.m. Saturday at Valeria and Daryl Wright's home on Duck Creek Road. The rosary was at 7 p.m. Sunday and the funeral was scheduled for 11 a.m. today, both at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial was to follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Valeria was born Feb. 9, 1949, to Irvin and Mary Jane (Demontiney) Wright...

FLORENCE, Ore. - Frank E. Bergren Jr., 77, of Florence, Ore., died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004, of cancer. A private service is to be held at Willamette National Cemetery. Frank was born on Dec. 268, 1928, at Havre to Frank and Helen Bergren. He grew up on his father's ranch in Hogeland. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1954. He graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman as a civil engineer. Frank worked for the U.S. government and enjoyed helping build wildlife preserves. He belonged to several...

Arthur Ingvald "Red" DeLong, 94; died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, at Northern Montana Care Center, where he had made his home since September of 1999. A memorial service will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in Northern Montana Care Center Chapel. Cremation has taken place. DeLong was born on April 17, 1910, in Alkabo, N.D., to George and Mary (Grove) DeLong. He attended grade school in Alkabo, N.D., and graduated from high school in Crosby, N.D. He went to work on a railroad section crew and later worked on the Fort Peck Reservoir...

HINGHAM - Leonard Francis Haas, 78, of Hingham died Friday, Nov. 19, 2004, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester. Public visitation will be from noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. A graveside service with military rites will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hingham Cemetery in Hingham. Leonard was born Feb. 18, 1926, at Hingham to John and Barbara (Duerr) Haas. He grew up on the family farm south of Hingham and attended a country school near there. When he was 18, Leonard enlisted...

Mary (DeRosa) Gratke, 82, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at the Northern Montana Care Center. A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Jude's Catholic Church and a memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Jude's Catholic Church. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately following the services at the graveside. Mary was born on April 18, 1922, in Havre to Marietta (Bonavita) and Mike DeRosa. She attended St. Jude's School...

John E. Deady, 76, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A prayer vigil service will be 7 p.m. Monday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel and the funeral Mass will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Jude's Catholic Church. Burial will follow with full military honors at the Highland Cemetery. All friends are invited to a fellowship luncheon at the Vets Club immediately following the services at the graveside. John was born on June 5, 1928, in Baker to John H. and Mabel C. (Hankins)...

Bessie Stremcha, 90, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at a Havre care center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and her memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Ila McClenahan officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately following the services at the graveside. Bessie was born in Duquoin, Ill., to Frank and Cecilie (Hnetkovska) Bruk. She was raised and educated in Duquoin. She moved to Montana when...

WHITEFISH - Linda Rae (Kalepp) May, 62, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, in Whitefish. The family invites friends to an open house at Linda and Buck's home in Whitefish on Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. Linda was born on July 25, 1942, in Anaconda to Herman and Dorothy Kalepp. She was raised in Butte, where she attended Butte High School and was actively involved in marching and twirling. She continued her education at Montana State University, where she participated in ROTC Angel Flight precision marching, was a member of the Alpha Omic...

Donna Jean Wilson, 72, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004, at Big Sky Care Center in Helena. A celebration of her life will be held at Immanuel Baptist Church in Havre on Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. and in Colorado Springs Colorado on Nov. 27, 2004 at 11 a.m. Donna was born on Aug. 20, 1932, to Wendall and Mary Winter of Kremlin. She was a Hi-Line girl, attending grade school and high school in the Kremlin school district. She graduated from Northern Montana College with a degree in nursing. Donna met and later married a young sailor,...

THREE FORKS - Phillip George Wendland, 18, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004, in a vehicle accident near Willow Creek. A funeral service was scheduled for 1 p.m. today at Three Forks United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery. A community celebration of life will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the Three Forks High School gymnasium. Phillip was born on July 1, 1986, in Bozeman to Connie (Hangas) Hussung and Joseph Wendland. Phillip loved the the outdoors, hunting, fishing and camping with close friends...

CHINOOK - Helen Jenneskens, 85, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre after a short but valiant battle with bone marrow cancer. A vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Saint Gabriel's Catholic Church. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at Saint Gabriel's Catholic Church. Helen was born on Jan. 26, 1919, in Germany. She met Ted Jenneskens in 1941 and they were married on Sept. 28, 1943, in Germany. The family immigrated to the United States and arrived in...

HINGHAM - Robert Edward ("Bob") Horinek, 83, long-time Hingham area farmer, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004, from complications of aplastic anemia. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Hingham. Burial will follow at the Hingham Cemetery. Bob was born on June 2, 1921, to William and Mary (Malone) Horinek at the family homestead south of Rudyard. The family moved to a farm north of Hingham in the early 1920s, so he received his education in Hingham. He...

ENCINITAS, Calif. - Floyd C. Hamilton died Monday, Nov. 15, 2004, in Encinitas, Calif. He was born in Havre on Aug. 10, 1915. After attending local schools, he attended Northern Montana College. He started his banking career in Havre, and then spent several years as a bank examiner for First Bank Systems Corporation. During World War II, he was a pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps and flew many combat missions in the South Pacific Theater. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Clusters and the Air Medal. He...

GREAT FALLS - Charles "Chuck" Whitworth, 85, of Great Falls, formerly of Columbia Falls, died Monday, Nov. 8, 2004, at a Great Falls nursing home. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at First Alliance Church, 10th Avenue South and 47th Street, with the Rev. John Reese offici- ating. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery. Chuck was born on Nov. 6, 1919, in Cooper, Texas, to William and Mary (Gwin) Whitworth. At the age of 6, he moved to Oilmont and later attended and later graduated from a boarding school in...

Orville Ordine "Tubby" Sather, 81, died on Monday, Nov. 8, 2004, at Kalispell. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre. Burial with military rites will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Orville was born on Sept. 18, 1923, at Havre to Ove and Oline (Borde) Sather. Orville grew up in the Havre community and received his formal education there. He graduated from Havre High School in 1941. In 1943 he was inducted into the U. S. Army. He served in Company "C" of the 314th...

Nora Ann Sanvik, 80, of Mesa, Ariz., and formerly of Rudyard, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, at Mesa. A memorial service was scheduled for today in the Mesa Good Shepherd Villa Chapel at 5848 E. University Drive in Mesa. She was born in Gildford. Survivors include her husband, Robert O. Sanvik; daughters, Charlotte (Edward Proulx and Robert (Larry) Bowman; son, Greg (Mary) Sanvik; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Apache Junction Mortuary is in charge of arrangements....

Elizabeth "Bette" Kinsella, 90, died Monday, Nov. 8, 2004. A prayer vigil to celebrate Bette's life will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre. Bette was born on March 29, 1914, in Geyser to Thomas and Sanna Luoma. She attended school in Geyser and graduated as the class salutatorian. Following high school, Bette enrolled at Western Montana College. She graduated with a degree in elementary education. While in...

GREAT FALLS - Destie Coolidge Bovee, 92, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital as the result of a stroke. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation at 600 Third Ave. N. in Great Falls. A luncheon reception will follow in the parish hall. Destie was born on July 15, 1912, at the Spotted Horse Mine near Maiden to Edwin "Hardrock" Coolidge and Destie O. Coolidge. In 1919, her family moved to Lewistown, where Destie attended elementary and junior high school. The...

MISSOULA - John P. Wilson Sr., 61, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at his home in Missoula due to cancer. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Missoula. A reception will follow at the Inn on Broadway, 1609 W. Broadway. John was born on Feb. 21, 19423, to Robert and Esther Wilson. He attended grade schools in Harlem, Roundup, Terry and Chinook as he followed his father's oil drilling career. His father bought the Cozy Corner in Chinook in the late 1950s and John helped in the...

Irene Marie McCormick, 77, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A prayer vigil will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel, and her funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, also at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Irene was born June 17, 1927, in Havre to Frank Akino and Mary Julia LaDue. She grew up in Rocky Boy and attended schools there. She married Maurice Bone and the couple lived in Havre. On Aug. 23, 1974, Irene...

FORT BELKNAP AGENCY - Kiela A. Laurence, infant daughter of Moses and Amber (Blacklance) Laurence of Fort Belknap, died Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, at Benefis Healthcare. A wake was held Sunday evening at the home of Ruth LaMere east of Fort Belknap Agency. A funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Assembly of God Church in Harlem with burial following at Pony Hill Cemetery. Kiela was born prematurely on Aug. 6, 2004. Kiela was preceded in death by her grandmother, Agnes Laurence, and step great-grandfather, Louis...

MISSOULA - John P. Wilson Sr., 61, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, at his home in Missoula due to cancer. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Missoula. A reception will follow at the Inn on Broadway, 1609 W. Broadway. John was born on Feb. 21, 19423, to Robert and Esther Wilson. He attended grade schools in Harlem, Roundup, Terry and Chinook as he followed his father's oil drilling career. His father bought the Cozy Corner in Chinook in the late 1950s and John helped in the...

Irene Marie McCormick, 77, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A prayer vigil will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel, and her funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, also at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Irene was born June 17, 1927, in Havre to Frank Akino and Mary Julia LaDue. She grew up in Rocky Boy and attended schools there. She married Maurice Bone and the couple lived in Havre. On Aug. 23, 1974, Irene...