Obituaries

Molly Jo Phares, 68, of Havre died Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at a Havre care center of natural causes. At her request cremation will take place. A gathering of family and friends will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Mary Ann Cooper's residence in Havre. Molly Jo was born on July 16, 1936, in Nescopeck, P., to David and Hester (Bickert) Schaffer. She attended grade school in Pennsylvania. In 1950 her family moved to Havre, and she graduated from Havre High School in 1953. She married John Ranes and the couple made their home in Ha... Full story

GREAT FALLS - Jennie A. "Penny" Winter, 81, of Great Falls died of cancer Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at Great Falls hospice. A memorial service will be in Havre at the Fifth Ave Christian Church at 2 p.m. Monday. Cremation has taken place. Burial of ashes will be Tuesday at the Malta Cemetery. Penny was born to John and Anna Ebaugh on Sept. 30, 1922, in Malta. She married Frank Rucinsky in 1941. They had seven children. They later divorced. In 1959, Penny married Laurence Walker and moved to Hogeland, where she raised her...

Molly Jo Phares, 68, of Havre died Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at a Havre care center of natural causes. At her request cremation will take place. A gathering of family and friends will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Mary Ann Cooper's residence in Havre. Molly Jo was born on July 16, 1936, in Nescopeck, P., to David and Hester (Bickert) Schaffer. She attended grade school in Pennsylvania. In 1950 her family moved to Havre, and she graduated from Havre High School in 1953. She married John Ranes and the couple made their home in Ha...

SHELBY - Leo "Marvel" Wastweet, 89, formerly of Shelby and well known for his band called "The Bald Spots," died of natural causes at a Shelby Care Center on Saturday, July 24, 2004. A celebration of his life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Shelby. Burial will take place at a later date at Sell Lake Church in Shevlin, Minn. Marvel was born in Bagley, Minn., in 1915 to John and Emelia Wastweet. He attended school in Itasca Township in Mallard, Minn., through eighth grade, and worked on the...

Gloria E. Chamberlain, 77, died on Monday, July 26, 2004, at a Havre care center of natural causes. Her funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship will follow at the Eagles Club. Gloria was born on Aug. 27, 1926, at Box Elder to George and Myrtle (Quamme) Daniel. She attended the West Fort and Daniel country schools. She attended Havre High School and went to the East Coast with her sister a... Full story

Donna Farnsworth Yeon, 102, died Thursday, July 22, 2004, of natural causes at her son's home in Havre. Cremation has taken place, and at her request, a private family graveside service will be held with her grandson Kevin Barsotti officiating. Donna Divine Farnsworth was born in Wahpeton, N.D., on Nov. 18, 1901, to Lulu D. (Beers) and Will Allen Farnsworth. After graduating from high school, she attended Wahpeton State School of Science, where she earned a secretarial degree. She worked in the local drug store for several...

BIG SANDY/FORT BENTON - Rae C. Steven, 86, of Big Sandy and Fort Benton, died Thursday, July 22, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital. Rae was born on Nov. 28, 1917, on the family homestead south of the Sweetgrass Hills near Shelby to Lavinia "Minnie" Cockell and William Steven. Rae grew up in the Shelby community and graduated from high school there in 1935. He continued his education at Montana State University in Bozeman, where he earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1941. Rae met a local school teacher,...

COLUMBUS - Hank Davis, 51, and Linda Davis, 50, of Columbus died in a motor cycle crash on Friday, July 16, 2004, doing what they loved most. A service was held Wednesday at the Old Columbus High School Gym. Interment was in Mountain-view Cemetery. Hank was born in Belle Fouche, S.D., on May 20, 1953, to Ivan and Delores Davis. He graduated from Darby High School in 1971 and joined the U.S. Navy. During his time in the Navy, Hank spent time in Vietnam and stateside. While serving on the USS Tripoli in San Diego, Calif., he...

CHESTER - James Keith ("Jim") Marshall, 73, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at a Chester hospital. It was Jim's wish to be cremated. A graveside service with military rites will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Chester Cemetery. Jim was born in Chester to William and Sadie (Taplin) Marshall on Feb. 6, 1931. He grew up in Chester and received his formal education there. In 1950 Jim entered the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., and attained the rank...

GREAT FALLS - Elizabeth "Betty" Price, 83, died Sunday, July 18, 2004, at a Great Falls nursing home of natural causes. A funeral liturgy will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. A vigil will be held at 5:30 p.m. today at the O'Connor Memorial Chapel. Betty was born on Oct. 2, 1920, at Cottonwood to John and Mary Verploegen. She was raised near and attended school at Cottonwood. She married Henry L. Price on Sept. 27, 1947, at Great Falls. he died in 1984. Betty w... Full story

Joyce Warp, 74, of Havre died Saturday, July 19, 2004, of cancer at her daughter's residence in Missoula. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Messiah Lutheran Church with the Rev. Rodney Mruk officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Following the burial will be a luncheon at the church. Joyce was born on July 10, 1930, at the family ranch near Lohman to Ross (Amos) and Ida Sedona... Full story

CLANCY - Genevieve Lorraine Tanberg, 92, former Blaine County treasurer, of Clancy died of natural causes Friday, July 16, 2004, at a Helena hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the American Lutheran Church in Chinook with burial in the Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Genevieve was born on April 11, 1912, at Carlos, Minn., to Dennis William and Myrtle (Sweet) Daniel. She was baptized on May 7, 1912, at Belle River, Minn., and confirmed at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre. She attended schools at St.... Full story

ROCKY BOY - Mary Margaret (Cheyenne) St. Pierre, 46, died Monday July 19, 2004, at her mother's home in Rocky Boy after complications from diabetes. A wake service was to begin at 11 a.m. today at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy with the funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Rogers officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Cheyenne was born on Jan. 21, 1958, to Oliver Glenn Sr. and Alberta St. Pierre at Fort Belknap. She attended schools in Rocky Boy.... Full story

SHERWOOD, Ark. - Barbara L. Morgan, 48, of Sherwood, Ark., died Wednesday, June 30, 2004, after a long illness. A graveside service was July 6 at Edgewood Memorial Park in North Little Rock, Ark., officiated by her brother-in-law, John Elliott of Anaconda. She was born in Crossett, Ark., to Carl and Louise Mills. Barbara was a teacher with Pulaski County Special School District and a published author. She had taught adult foreign language students before her illness. Barbara married John Morgan in Havre on July 1, 2001. She...

SWAN LAKE - Robert Odell Anderson, 76, a former Havre resident and Navy veteran, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at his home in Swan Lake. A memorial service is 3 p.m. Friday at Bethany Lutheran Church in Bigfork. A second service is 1:30 p.m. on July 24 at Nordland Lutheran Church in Paynesville, Minn. Bob was born on Jan. 19, 1928, in Kensington, Minn., to Fred and Gina (Everson) Anderson. He lived with his family and attended school through the eighth grade in Finley, N.D. He attended high school in Havre. During his junior... Full story

SHELBY - Vieanna May Osborne, 80, a former motel owner from Shelby, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at a Havre care center. Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Shelby with burial to follow in Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Vieanna was born on Nov. 18, 1923, to Henry C. and Inez (Kinyon) Frederickson on the family homestead northeast of Lothair, where she was raised and attended country school. She married Alvin... Full story

SHELBY - Vieanna May Osborne, 80, a former motel owner from Shelby, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at a Havre care center. Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Shelby with burial to follow in Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Vieanna was born on Nov. 18, 1923, to Henry C. and Inez (Kinyon) Frederickson on the family homestead northeast of Lothair, where she was raised and attended country school. She married Alvin... Full story

SACO - Dawn Fern White, 82, of Saco died on Friday, July 9, 2004, at a Malta rest home where she had been a resident since December 2003. A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Saco Methodist Church with interment in the Grandview Cemetery. Dawn was born Nov. 22, 1921, in Saco to Lewis and Maysie (Korman) Bingham. She was raised and educated in Saco. She married Stanley Amott in 1937. They later divorced. She married Kenneth White on May 31, 1947. Dawn was the telephone switchboard operator and the manager of the...

TURNER - Robert M. Simon, 87, died Friday, June 25, 2004, at his residence in Chinook due to natural causes. A memorial graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Turner Cemetery. Robert was born in Dodson on March 5, 1917, and grew up on the farm that was homesteaded by his parents, Albert and Julie (Ellefson) Simons. Bob graduated from Turner High School in 1933, then attended Northern Montana College. He taught school for a year before returning to farming. In 1941, he went to Glendale, Calif., to take an...

Melvin Sather, died Wednesday, July 7, 2004, in Sandy, Utah, of congestive heart failure. Melvin was cremated and his ashes will be interred in the Highland Cemetery, Havre. A graveside service will be held July 23 at 11 a.m. Melvin was born on March 26, 1916, in Moorehead, Minn. to Ove and Oline Borde Sather. Mel married Iris Weimer in Havre on Jan. 28, 1939. Mel married Ida Skordal in Chattanooga, Tenn., on September 29,1993. Mel worked for Eddy's Bakery for more than 30 years in Bismarck N.D., Havre, Great Falls,...

TURNER - Jewell C. Cederberg, 96, died Thursday, July 8, 2004, at a Havre care center. A funeral service was scheduled for 3 p.m. today in the Turner American Lutheran Church with burial following in the Turner Cemetery. Jewell was born in Springfield, Mo., on May 22, 1908, to Benjamin and Mettie (Tranthan) Adams. When she was 5, Jewell and her family moved to Glasgow to homestead. She attended both rural and city schools at Glasgow. On Oct. 5, 1927, she married Aben Cederberg in Wolf Point. They farmed near Glasgow until...

Winifred Eldora Uhlich, 88, a longtime Harlem resident, died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Cremation will take place and a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Assembly Of God church in Harlem with the Rev. Gladys Rushing officiating. Burial will follow at the Harlem Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service. Winifred was born Oct. 2, 1915, at Devil's Lake, N.D., to J.O. and Elenora (Crosby) Jacobson. The family moved to...

June Baynham Slattum, 90, of Glasgow died Sunday, July 4, 2004, in Glasgow of natural causes. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Kingdom Hall in Glasgow, with George Knudson officiating. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. June was born April 17, 1914, in Avondale to Warren and Gertrude (Langhaut) Thornton. She worked on the family farm and attended schools in Opheim. In 1934 June married Walter Alexander Baynham. He died in 1950. In 1953 she married Morris T. Slattum. He died several years...

Dale Joseph Staudacher, 65, died Monday, July 5, 2004, at the Chester rest home. A prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. today at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Messiah Lutheran Church in Havre, followed by burial at Highland Cemetery. Dale was born in Chester on May 17, 1939, to Thomas Staudacher Jr. and Aina C. Johansson. He grew up in the Chester community and received his early education there, graduating from Chester High School in 1957. Dale attended Eastern...

SAMMAMISH, Wash. - Roy Leslie Nelson, 61, a former Havre resident, died July 2, 2004, at a Bellevue, Wash., hospital of a cerebral embolism to the brain, causing a severe stroke. A viewing will be Friday at the Green Funeral Home in Bellevue. Cremation will take place. A memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Green Funeral Home. Roy was born to Carl F. and Lillian M. Nelson on Sept. 23, 1942, in Havre. He attended elementary through high school in Havre. He entered Northern Montana College, but discontinued due...