Obituaries

Francis Adeline Suttle, 73, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, at a Havre nursing home of cancer. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Northern Montana Care Center chapel with Ila McClenahan officiating. Interment of the ashes will be held at the Acton Cemetery in Acton, Ind. Adeline was born on July 28, 1931, in Horse Cave, Ky., to Johnnie Washington Jewell and Ida (Scott) Jewell. When she was 2, the family moved to Fairland, Ind. She attended school and graduated in 1949 from Fairland High School. She...

CHESTER - Richard Darby O'Brien, 82, died peacefully at Peace Hospice in Great Falls on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004. A public visitation was scheduled for today at Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. A funeral Mass will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Cremation will follow. Darby was born on Aug. 22, 1922, at Grace City, N.D., to Joseph and Lucy (Willoughby) O'Brien. Darby grew up in the Chester community, where he received his formal education. He enjoyed journalism, so following his graduation from C.H.S. in...

FORT BELKNAP AGENCY - Gilbert James Has The Eagle Jr., 33, whose Indian name was TATANKA HE' HOKSHINA, Buffalo Horn Boy, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004. A wake service will begin this evening at 7 p.m. in the Red Whip Center. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Red Whip Center, with burial following in the Buckman Family Cemetery at Wild Horse Butte. Gilbert was born on Feb. 1, 1971, to Gilbert Has The Eagle Sr. and Mary Lou Buckman at Fort Belknap Agency. He was raised in the Lodge Pole and the Fort...

HARLEM - Richard M. "Dick" Burton, 75, died at his home in Harlem on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004. A graveside service with military honors was scheduled for 2 p.m. today in the Harlem Cemetery. Richard was born on Nov. 16, 1928, in Harlem to Morris and Ella (Raddatz) Burton. He was raised in the Harlem area and graduated from Harlem High School in 1946. Dick joined the U.S. Air Force for a tour of four years serving in the Korean conflict. He worked for the Equity Co-op and purchased the Harlem Dry Cleaning business and later...

BIG SANDY - Hazel M. Genereux, 85, a resident of Big Sandy died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, at her residence of natural causes. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Big Sandy United Methodist Church with the Rev. Marvin Eldridge and the Rev. Tyler officiating. Interment of the ashes will be at the Big Sandy Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the United Methodist Church. Hazel was born on Nov. 20, 1918, in Loma to Benjamin O. and Nettie (Gumsrud) Callison. She attended school at Fort Benton and graduated...

CHINOOK - Mike J. Daniel, 50, died at his hunting camp north of Winnett on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, due to natural causes. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre. Viewing will be Thursday afternoon at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel from 1 to 6 p.m. and at St. Jude's Catholic Church from 7 to 9 p.m. At his wishes, cremation will take place. Mike was born on July 18, 1954, to Louis and Margaret (Heeter) Daniel. He was raised in Havre and attended St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic School and...

HARLEM - Cecile M. Ashton, 88, of Harlem died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, at the Northern Montana Hospital in Havre due to natural causes. A funeral Mass will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Saint Thomas Catholic Church with burial following in the Harlem Cemetery. A rosary will be Friday at 7 p.m. in St. Thomas Catholic Church. Cecile was born on March 23, 1916, in Harlem to Harold and Gertrude (Rohlik) Henriksen. She grew up in the Turner area, attended the Little Jewel School and finished her high school education in Harlem. She...

LOTHAIR - Archie Leroy Violett, 91, died peacefully at the Chester rest home on Friday, Sept. 10, 2004. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Archie was born on Aug. 2, 1913, on the family homestead south of Lothair to William "Lee" and Leone (Marson) Violett. Archie received his formal education at Lothair, then began working on the family farm. He married Ellen I. Warness on June 16, 1934, at Havre. They farmed at Lothair...

LOTHAIR - Archie Leroy Violett, 91, died peacefully at the Chester rest home on Friday, Sept. 10, 2004. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Archie was born on Aug. 2, 1913, on the family homestead south of Lothair to William "Lee" and Leone (Marson) Violett. Archie received his formal education at Lothair, then began working on the family farm. He married Ellen I. Warness on June 16, 1934, at Havre. They farmed at Lothair...

WATER VALLEY, Miss. - Chester Eugene Savage, 72, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004, at Water Valley, Miss. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Seven Oaks Funeral Home Inc. in Water Valley with burial at Pine Flat Cemetery. Chester was born on Sept. 3, 1932, at Water Valley to Paul Eugene and Addie Irene (Smith) Savage. Chester was a retired self-employed mechanic. He was a member of Anchor Baptist Church in Lafayette County, Miss. Chester was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Deborah Savage; and brothers,...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Roderick Random Pressly, 79, died of natural causes on Friday, Aug. 27, 2004 at Gaithersburg, Md. He was born in Havre on Nov. 30, 1924 to Hector "Jack" and Bertha Pressly. Over the years, he told many stories about growing up in Havre with his friends, especially Ben Kampf. The tales usually involved broken glass, a few bloody noses and a lot of laughs. He left Havre High School to fight in World War II. Because of poor eyesight, he was turned down by every branch of the service except the Army. They...

Andrew James Dolph was delivered Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, at a Havre hospital. He was a stillborn birth. Cremation has taken place. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Cemetery with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. A luncheon will follow at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church. Andrew was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Raymond Lewis Carpenter Jr.; paternal grandmother, Nadyne Larson Dolph; two paternal uncles; and an unborn sibling. Survivors include his parents, James Michael...

HAYS - Vivian Leigh "Mousy" Babe Anderson, 40, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, at her residence in Havre. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Paul's Recreation Center with burial following in St. Paul's Mission Cemetery. A wake and rosary will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. in St. Paul's Mission Recreation Center. Cause of death is pending investigation by the Hill County Sheriff and Coroner's Office. Vivian, a member of the Gros Ventre Tribe, was born on Jan. 23, 1964, to Thomas and Agnes Virginian Ruth (Iron Man Walking...

TWIN FALLS, Idaho, - Val E. Murri, 91, of Twin Falls, Idaho, died peacefully on Monday, Sept. 6, 2004. A funeral service was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home 2551 Kimberly Road, Twin Falls. Interment with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Highland Cemetery in Havre. Val was born on May 25, 1913, in Saint Anthony, Idaho, to Ernest and Eliza Baer Murri. He grew up and received his formal education through the eighth grade in Saint Anthony. He then worked on the family farm...

POLSON - Alice Currie Berthelote, 90, of Polson died on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, at St. Luke Extended Care Facility in Ronan. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Foster-Durgeloh Funeral Home in St. Ignatius. Burial of cremains will be held at Pleasant-view Cemetery. Alice was born on Nov. 1, 1913, in Butte to Henry and Alice (Moore) Mueller. She attended Butte schools and graduated from Butte High School in 1932. Alice married Jack Currie on Sept. 17, 1933, and became a rancher's wife, spending a...

POLSON - Alice Currie Berthelote, 90, of Polson died on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, at St. Luke Extended Care Facility in Ronan. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Foster-Durgeloh Funeral Home in St. Ignatius. Burial of cremains will be held at Pleasant-view Cemetery. Alice was born on Nov. 1, 1913, in Butte to Henry and Alice (Moore) Mueller. She attended Butte schools and graduated from Butte High School in 1932. Alice married Jack Currie on Sept. 17, 1933, and became a rancher's wife, spending a...

Vineta (Nita) Vivian (Mapes-Peterson) Tweeten, 84, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Viewing will be held Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes and the Rev. Catherine Card officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery, followed by a fellowship luncheon at the church. Nita was born on April 15, 1920, in Havre. She graduated from Havre High...

HAYS - William Francis "Wayne" Crazy, 62, died at his home in Chinook on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2004, due to natural causes. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Paul's Catholic Church. Burial with military honors will following in the Mission Cemetery. A wake and rosary will be today at 7 p.m. in the Mission Recreation Center. Wayne was born on Aug, 4, 1942m to Joseph and Mary (The Boy) Crazy in Hays. He was raised in the Hays/Lodge Pole area and attended St. Paul's Mission School. Wayne served in the U.S. Navy from...

Vineta (Nita) Vivian (Mapes-Peterson) Tweeten, 84, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Viewing will be held Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes and the Rev. Catherine Card officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery, followed by a fellowship luncheon at the church. Nita was born on April 15, 1920, in Havre. She graduated from Havre High...

HAYS - William Francis "Wayne" Crazy, 62, died at his home in Chinook on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2004, due to natural causes. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Paul's Catholic Church. Burial with military honors will following in the Mission Cemetery. A wake and rosary will be today at 7 p.m. in the Mission Recreation Center. Wayne was born on Aug, 4, 1942m to Joseph and Mary (The Boy) Crazy in Hays. He was raised in the Hays/Lodge Pole area and attended St. Paul's Mission School. Wayne served in the U.S. Navy from...

ROCKY BOY - Olivia Flying Stump, 68, a retired teacher's assistant, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A funeral service was scheduled for last Saturday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy. Burial was to follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Olivia was born on Sept. 23, 1935, in Lodge Pole to Irving and Dora (Thinker) Flying. She was raised and educated at Lodge Pole and received her G.E.D. from Montana State University-Northern. She married Rocky Stump Sr. in 1952....

Wilbert Jacob "John" Haas, 77, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, at his residence in Havre of natural causes. His funeral was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert Grosch officiating. Burial was to follow at the Highland Cemetery. In celebration of John's life, a luncheon was to follow at the VFW Club. John was born in Cleveland, N.D., on April 30, 1927. John moved to Havre in 1951 and was a railroad conductor for 38 years. John served in the armed forces as a sergeant during World War...

TURNER - Dorothy E. Jones, 85, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, at the family home in Turner with family members at her bedside. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Turner Christian Church. Cremation and burial has taken place at the Turner Cemetery. Dorothy was born on Aug. 9, 1919, in Great Falls to Frank and Nora (Warren) Phillips. She attended elementary school in Great Falls, until her parents moved to her uncle's ranch in the Highwood Mountains. She then attended school in Geraldine. Later the family moved...

FRAZER - Dallas Edward Howard III, 20 of Wolf Point, whose Indian name was Toga, Enemy Boy, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004, at the University of Utah Hospital due to injuries from a car crash in Frazer on Saturday. A wake was set for Wednesday evening at the Frazer Community Hall. A funeral service was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Frazer High School with interment in St. Joseph Cemetery. Dal was born on Dec. 17, 1983, in Wolf Point to Dallas E. Howard III and Gaylene Stump. He graduated valedictorian of his class from Fazer...

HINGHAM - Louise Catherine Villett, 88, of Hingham died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004, at Northern Montana Hospital. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hingham Lutheran Church. A luncheon will be held at the church following burial at the Hingham Cemetery. Louise was born on Oct. 17, 1916, at Hingham to John and Barbara (Duerr) Haas. She grew up in Hingham and received her formal education there. She graduated from Hingham High School in 1937. Louise married Sterling R. Villett on Jan. 10, 1938, at Havre. In the ear...