Obituaries

SPOKANE, Wash. - Theresa R. "Babe" Houim, 72, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, after a month-long illness. A graveside service was held on Oct. 19 at Holy Cross Cemetery at Spokane, followed by a reception at the Moose Lodge. Houim was born on Dec. 21, 1931, to Anton and Julianna Schwan in Havre, the youngest of 16 children. She graduated from Havre High School in 1950. She married Luverene L. Houim on Oct. 17, 1953, at Havre. They lived in Havre until moving to Spokane in 1966. She was a member of the Women's Moose Lodge. Her...

Brian Christopher "Chris" Henry, 45, was killed in a train accident Monday morning, Nov. 1, 2004, 18 miles east of Malta. A prayer vigil service will be 7 p.m. today and the funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, both at the St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. There will be a fellowship at the Box Elder Catholic Church following the graveside services. Chris was born on May 18, 1959, to David G. and Mary Louise (Boushie)...

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...

James Robert Flynn, 80, died Saturday, Oct., 30, 2004, at his residence of natural causes. His memorial service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday 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 the church immediately after the services at the graveside. Jim was born on May 13, 1924, in Goldstone to John A. and Ruth Hazel (Baker) Flynn. He was raised in Gildford and graduated from Gildford High School in 1942. He went...

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...

INVERNESS - Virginia Leona (Richter) Adams, 68, died peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004. A funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Inverness. Burial will follow at the Inverness Cemetery. Virginia was born on Oct. 18, 1936, at Havre to George and Margaret (Schwan) Richter. Virginia, the youngest of 15 children, grew up in the Inverness community. She received her education at Inverness and Joplin and graduated from Inverness High School in 1954. She married Charles W. Adams on June 3, 1955, at...

INVERNESS - Virginia Leona (Richter) Adams, 68, died peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004. A funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Inverness. Burial will follow at the Inverness Cemetery. Virginia was born on Oct. 18, 1936, at Havre to George and Margaret (Schwan) Richter. Virginia, the youngest of 15 children, grew up in the Inverness community. She received her education at Inverness and Joplin and graduated from Inverness High School in 1954. She married Charles W. Adams on June 3, 1955, at...

Ignacio Andaya Jasmine, 94, died on Oct. 22, 2004, in Spokane Valley, Wash. A memorial service is being planned for the spring of 2005 in Great Falls. Jasmine was born in Villasis Pangasinan, Philippines, in 1910. He came to the United States at the age of 21. In 1942, he entered the U.S. Army and served overseas in Europe during World War II. He received several medals, including the Good Conduct Medal and the Meritorious Unit Award. He was discharged from the service in 1945 and began his career with Great Northern Railway...

JOPLIN - Thomas A. Wood, 81, a longtime Joplin resident, died Tuesday, Oct. 19th, 2004, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester, where he had resided since Oct. 11th. Visitation was Thursday at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. A funeral service was conducted Friday morning at Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin by the Rev. Brian Pederson. Interment was in the Joplin Cemetery, where military rites were offered. A luncheon followed at Kjos Hall. Tom was born on April 28, 1923, at Alma to Jacob and Claire (Wilson)...

CONRAD - Irene Shephard Stuart, 94, of Conrad died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at the Pondera Medical Center of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Pondera Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date. A memorial will be held at Gildford at a later date. Irene was born on April 7, 1910, in Derrick, N.D., to Allen H. and Freda (Corenke) Shephard. She graduated from Devil's Lake High School in North Dakota in 1928. She moved to Montana with her parents in 1928. Irene married Walter G. Stuart...

Molly B. Nicholson, 86, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Her funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Molly was born in Hershey, Nebraska to Balzer and Christine Brazer on June 14, 1918. She had seven brothers and four sisters. They grew up on their ranch in Deadwood, South Dakota. In 1941 Molly was married to Harold Wayne Nicholson. Together they had six children, four boys and two girls. They...

Ella M. Morris, 88, died Friday, Oct. 22, 2004, at Northern Montana Care Center due to natural causes. At her request, there will be no services. Cremation has taken place. Ella was born on April 23, 1916, in Decatur, Ind., to Peter and Caroline (Waggman) Kenyon. She moved with her family to Missoula in 1917 and attended grade school there. In 1942, she married William Muir in Wallace, Idaho, and they divorced in 1959. In 1975, she married Pat Morris in Olympia, Wash., and they divorced in 1980. Ella worked in school...

LEWISTOWN - Lillian May Frank, 78, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at the Central Mopntana Skilled Nursing Center in Lewistown of natural causes. A private memorial service will be hald Nov. 6 for family and close friends. Cremation has taken place at her request. Lillian was born on March 29, 1926, in Rudyard to Arnold Chester and Helen Francis (McCann) Langel. In 1944, she married Howard Lee Phifer in Havre, where they lived for several years. They later divorced and she moved to Lewistown, where she raised her children. Her...

SUN CITY, Ariz. - Alvin Herschel Fox, 69, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, in Sun City, Ariz. A visitation for Al will be held Tuesday from 11 a.m. to noon at Heritage Funeral Chapel in Peoria, Ariz. A funeral service will immediately follow at noon. Al was born on March 16, 1935, in Chinook to Gordon and Kathryn Fox. Al was known as an outdoorsman. He loved hiking and was an avid golfer. Al was a devoted employee at Safeway, retiring after many years as a meat cutter. After his retirement, Al worked as a "silver bullet" at...

CONRAD - Irene Shephard Stuart, 94, of Conrad died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at the Pondera Medical Center of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Pondera Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date. A memorial will be held at Gildford at a later date. Irene was born on April 7, 1910, in Derrick, N.D., to Allen H. and Freda (Corenke) Shephard. She graduated from Devil's Lake High School in North Dakota in 1928. She moved to Montana with her parents in 1928. Irene married Walter G. Stuart...

Molly B. Nicholson, 86, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Her funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Molly was born in Hershey, Nebraska to Balzer and Christine Brazer on June 14, 1918. She had seven brothers and four sisters. They grew up on their ranch in Deadwood, South Dakota. In 1941 Molly was married to Harold Wayne Nicholson. Together they had six children, four boys and two girls. They...

Ella M. Morris, 88, died Friday, Oct. 22, 2004, at Northern Montana Care Center due to natural causes. At her request, there will be no services. Cremation has taken place. Ella was born on April 23, 1916, in Decatur, Ind., to Peter and Caroline (Waggman) Kenyon. She moved with her family to Missoula in 1917 and attended grade school there. In 1942, she married William Muir in Wallace, Idaho, and they divorced in 1959. In 1975, she married Pat Morris in Olympia, Wash., and they divorced in 1980. Ella worked in school...

Mark Walter Whalen, 85, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at Benefis East in Great Falls due to a subdural hematoma. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today at St. Jude's Catholic Church. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude's with burial at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon reception will follow the burial ceremony. Cremation has taken place. Mark was born on Aug. 4, 1919, in Marshall County, Minn., to James and Mary Ellen (Sinnot) Whalen. He graduated from high school and served four years in the Army during World...

Walter L. Lamey, 84, of Glendive, formerly of Havre and Lakeside, died on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at the Eastern Montana Veterans Home in Glendive. A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre with the Rev. Jim O'Neil officiating. Rite of Committal with mili- tary honors will be in the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Walter was born on July 18, 1920, in Havre to John E. and Mary (Kennedy) Lamey. He was raised and educated in Havre and graduated from Havre High School with the class of 19...

ROCKY BOY - Adrian Randall Small died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at a hospital in Havre. A wake service began Friday evening at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy with the funeral service set for 11 a.m. Saturday, also at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. Burial was to follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Adrian was born on Oct. 14, 2004, to Delano and Ariana (Teske) Small in Havre. Survivors include his parents; brothers, Colton Small of Rocky Boy and Mitchell Koop of Big Sandy; sisters, De'One Swan of Rocky Boy and Passion...

DEL RIO, Texas - Mark Randall Kemp, 51, former assistant chief patrol agent for the Havre Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, at Del Rio. Visitation was held Sunday at Del Rio Funeral Home in Del Rio and a memorial service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Del Rio Memorial Park. Mark was born on May, 14, 1953, at Hale Center, Texas, to Steve and Frances Kemp. The family moved to Del Rio in 1955, where Mark attended North Heights Elementary school and Del Rio Junior High School. He graduated from...

RUDYARD - Opal Claire (Wolery) Harrison, 84, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at the Liberty County Nursing Home. A funeral service was conducted by her nephew, the Rev. Dale Wolery, at 3 p.m. Sunday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rudyard. A reception followed at the church. A family graveside service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the Rudyard Cemetery. Opal was born at home on a farm near Hill on March 13, 1920, to Guy Clarence Wolery and Blanche Lulu Wilson. The Wolery family moved to Deer Park, Wash., when Opal was a...

RUDYARD - Ann Domire, who taught at many Hi-Line country schools in the late 1920s and 1930s, then became a Rudyard farm wife and homemaker, died at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester Friday, Oct. 15, 2004, the day after her 97th birthday. Her funeral Mass was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Diekhans officiating. Burial was to follow at the Hingham Cemetery with a reception to follow at the church. Ann Margaret Sohm was born on Oct. 14, 1907, at Danbury, Iowa, to...