Obituaries

MONTICELLO, Minn. - Matthew Finn Andersen, 34, of Monticello, Minn., died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, of an apparent heart attack at Big Lake Hospital in Monticello. A funeral service was held Sept. 15 at the Peterson-Grimsmo Chapel of Monticello with the Rev. Jim Noterbaart officiating. Matthew was born March 24, 1971, in Minneapolis to David and Shelley (Heimdahl) Andersen. He spent most of his life in the Monticello area. He enjoyed swimming, sports, being outdoors, hunting, snowmobiling, motorcycling, cars, designer clothes...

ROCKY BOY - Troy Daniel Horton, 2 months and 19 days, infant son of Clara Jo Parisian and Daniel Peter Horton, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2005, at his home in Box Elder from SIDS. His funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Box Elder. Burial was to follow at Highland Cemetery in Havre. Troy was born July 7, 2005, in Havre to Clara Jo Parisian and Daniel Peter Horton. He brought an enormous amount of joy into the lives of his family and friends for the short time he lived. Troy is...

CUT BANK - Ida Mary (Geary) Walker, 90, a retired store clerk and teacher from Cut Bank, died Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, at Northern Rockies Medical Center due to natural causes. A rosary was held Sunday evening at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. A celebration of life was held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Margaret's Catholic Church with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Ida was born Oct. 16, 1914, to Patrick and Eola (Weidenfeller) Geary at Ovando, where she was raised. She attended elementary school at the Kleinsmith Flats School and...

ROCKY BOY - Dolan Jake SunChild, Ki-hew E-me-o Yah-Tah-k (Hooping Eagle), 19, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2005, at Benefis Hospital of respiratory failure. His funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial was to follow at their family plot at Eagle Lookout located near the Laredo Road. Dolan was born Sept. 3, 1986, to Darrell and Winona (LaMere) SunChild. He was raised and educated in Rocky Boy and graduated from Rocky Boy High School in 2004 with...

Salome "Sally" Borsch, 92, of Havre died of natural causes Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre. Rosary and vigil services will be held at 7 p.m. today at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Chinook. A funeral Mass and burial will follow later in the week at St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church and cemetery in Waterloo, Ill. Sally was born in Salem, Ill., on Nov. 9, 1912, to Thaddeo and Elizabeth (Yanones) Buchunas. She was raised in East St. Louis, Ill., and graduated from high school there. She...

BIG SANDY - Betty Ann Svennungsen, 73, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2005, at the Big Sandy Nursing Home of natural causes. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy with the Rev. Jeff Stoopes officiating. Burial will follow at the Big Sandy Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the service at graveside. Betty was born Oct. 22, 1931, to Birdeen and Josephine (Rasmussen) Gullickson in Big Sandy. She attended schools in Big Sandy and graduated from Big... Full story

Margaret Genevieve Loranger, 82, died Thursday Sept. 21, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Viewing will be from 1 to 5 p.m. today at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Margaret's funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the Vineyard Room of the Duck Inn immediately after the service at graveside. Margaret was born July 21, 1923, in Havre to Frank and Aminta (Dillenbe... Full story

HAYS - Lorna "Honey" Barbara Grant, 64, of Hays, whose Indian name was Ba'a tho-Tha meaning Red Fox Woman, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2005, due to a car accident. Her funeral Mass will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Mission Gymnasium with burial following in Mission Cemetery. Wake and rosary will begin at 7 p.m. today in the Mission gymnasium. Honey was born to the late Carl and Viola May (Doney) Grant at Fort Belknap Hospital on June 4, 1942. She attended the Mission School and graduated in 1962. She graduated from...

Patricia "Pat" Jean Albright, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005, at Deaconess Billings Clinic with her family at her bedside. A service will be held at at 2 p.m. Saturday at Michelotti-Sawyers in Billings with burial at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. Pat was born in Missoula on July 8, 1941, to Walt and Rita "Himls" Rowland. She graduated from Missoula County High school in 1959 and graduated from Northern Montana College as a licensed practical nurse in 1960. Pat married and later divorced Fred Pangburn. They had three...

Leta M. Welsh, 78, Havre-area farmer and homemaker, died Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, at the Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Viewing will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral ser- vice will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the service at the graveside. Leta was born Aug. 13, 1927, in Havre to Chris and Hazel...

CHINOOK - Kenneth Dean Flying/Cochran, 48, of Chinook, a carpenter, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005, at his home in Chinook of an apparent heart attack. A wake and rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. today at the Red Whip Community Center at Fort Belknap. The funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Red Whip with burial in the Big Warm Cemetery. Kenneth was born Sept. 30, 1956, at Fort Belknap, to Kenneth Gordon and Myrna (Flying) Cochran. Kenny enjoyed most things in life. He was an avid firefighter as well as a...

Rose May Hamilton, 95, of Havre died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Crema-tion has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home with a fellowship to follow at the TownHouse Inns Townhouse Apartment Hospitality Room. A private family interment will be held at the Calvary Cemetery at a later time. Rose was born May 3, 1910, to Philip and Wilhelmina "Minnie" Field in Havre. She was educated in Havre. She married Pete...

CHESTER - Lila Viola (Hendrickson) Wadhams Lyders, 90, of Chester died Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester. A funeral service and burial will be held in Seattle, Wash., later this week. Visitation for Chester friends is today at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Lila was born May 14, 1915, at Mandan, N.D., to Carl and Agnes (Haugen) Hendrickson. Lila received her early schooling in North Dakota. Her family moved to Montana, so she continued her education in Chester. The Hendricksons...

BIG SANDY - Paul Emil Bley, 57, died as a result of an automobile accident on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, outside of Geraldine. A vigil service was held Sunday at 7 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church in Big Sandy. A funeral Mass was scheduled for today at 11 a.m. at the Catholic Church in Big Sandy with a reception following. Family graveside services will be held Tuesday at Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell. Paul was born to Melvin and Ruth Bley in Havre on May 5, 1948. He was raised on a family farm 8 miles west... Full story

ROCKY BOY - David Joseph "Tool Box" Meyers, 19, died in a car accident Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005, on the Duck Creek Road on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation. A wake service was to begin Wednesday and run through today at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the church with the Rev. Arden Barden officiating. David was born Aug. 29, 1986, in Havre to David and Shirley (Belcourt) Meyers. He was raised and educated in Rocky Boy. David was very mechanical and liked to fix thin...

HAYS - Ida Mae Doney, 76, of Hays died Sept. 13, 2005, at Fort Belknap Public Health Service Hospital due to natural causes. A family wake will begin today at 6 p.m. at Ida Doney's residence at Hays. Wake and rosary services will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in St. Paul's Recreation Center. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in St. Paul's Catholic Church with burial following in the Mission Cemetery. Ida was born on April 11, 1929, in Hays to Frank and Matilda (White Plume) Cuts the Rope. She attended school at St....

MANITO, Ill. - Catherine Marie Sondag, 91, of Manito died at 4:55 a.m. Monday, Sept. 5, 2005, at Pekin Hospital in Pekin, Ill. A funeral Mass was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Manito. Interment was to be at St. Frederick's Catholic Cemetery in Manito. Catherine was born July 22, 1914, in Sykeston, N.D., to John and Emma Wild Hammes She married Magnus N. Sondag on April 6, 1931, in Sykeston. He preceded her in death on June 14, 1981. She was preceded in death by her husband; son,...

GREAT FALLS - Gary Aleck Schnurr, 59, of Great Falls, died of complications of a stroke Monday, Sept. 5, 2005, at his sister's home near Flathead Lake. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at O'Connor Memorial Chapel in Great Falls. Gary was born June 19, 1946, at Billings to Aleck Schnurr and Margaret Degenhart Schnurr. He was raised and attended schools in Billings and Havre. He graduated from Havre Central High School in 1964. After graduation, Gary enlisted in the U.S. Navy. he served four years, spending...

MANITO, Ill. - Catherine Marie Sondag, 91, of Manito died at 4:55 a.m. Monday, Sept. 5, 2005, at Pekin Hospital in Pekin, Ill. A funeral Mass was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Manito. Interment was to be at St. Frederick's Catholic Cemetery in Manito. Catherine was born July 22, 1914, in Sykeston, N.D., to John and Emma Wild Hammes She married Magnus N. Sondag on April 6, 1931, in Sykeston. He preceded her in death on June 14, 1981. She was preceded in death by her husband; son,... Full story

MANITO, Ill. - Catherine Marie Sondag, 91, of Manito died at 4:55 a.m. Monday, Sept. 5, 2005, at Pekin Hospital in Pekin, Ill. A funeral Mass was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Manito. Interment was to be at St. Frederick's Catholic Cemetery in Manito. Catherine was born July 22, 1914, in Sykeston, N.D., to John and Emma Wild Hammes She married Magnus N. Sondag on April 6, 1931, in Sykeston. He preceded her in death on June 14, 1981. She was preceded in death by her husband; son,...

GREAT FALLS - Gary Aleck Schnurr, 59, of Great Falls, died of complications of a stroke Monday, Sept. 5, 2005, at his sister's home near Flathead Lake. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at O'Connor Memorial Chapel in Great Falls. Gary was born June 19, 1946, at Billings to Aleck Schnurr and Margaret Degenhart Schnurr. He was raised and attended schools in Billings and Havre. He graduated from Havre Central High School in 1964. After graduation, Gary enlisted in the U.S. Navy. he served four years, spending...

Dixie Christina Vickhammer-Gloyne, 71, died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005, at the Village Health Care Center in Missoula after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with burial following in the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Dixie was born in Dodson on March 13, 1934, to Christopher and Lila (Johnson) Vickhammer. She grew up on the Vickhammer homestead north of Wagner. On April 19, 1953, she married Carl Green in Malta. Dixie and her daughters... Full story

CHESTER - Mary Lois (Suckow) Wolery Packard, 83, of Chester, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, at her apartment. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Chester Alliance Church. Burial will follow at Grace Cemetery. Mary Lois was born Jan. 26, 1922, on the family homestead in the Sage community north of Inverness to Alfred and Louie (Phifer) Suckow. In her childhood years she received the nickname, "Mo," which stuck with her throughout the years. Mary received her early education at the Packer and Oreana country...

Elsa Randine Hjulstad, 93, of Whitefish and formerly of Box Elder, died of natural causes Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, at Colonial Manor in Whitefish. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Columbia Mortuary in Columbia Falls. Her pastor and friend, the Rev. Rich Jesperson, will conduct the service. She was born May 3, 1912, in Trondheim, Norway, to Minnie and Arne Nypan. At the turn of the 20th century, her father immigrated to the United States. In Minnesota, he met Minnie Olson and...

Anne Marie (McGillis) Henry, 82, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A wake service began with a rosary service at 7 p.m. Friday at the Box Elder High School. Her funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Cremation will take place and a private graveside service at Highland Cemetery will be held at a later time. Anne was born Jan. 18, 1923, to John and Phyllis (Salois) McGillis in Dupuyer at Little... Full story