Obituaries

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...

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...

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....

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....

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 will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Old Columbus High School Gym. Interment will be in Mountain-view Cemetery. People are encouraged to ride their bikes to the service. 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...

JOPLIN - Richard Simon "Bud" Anderson, 79, died Saturday, July 17, 2004, at a Conrad nursing home. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Burial of ashes with military rites will follow at the Joplin Cemetery. Bud was born on March 17, 1925, to Simon and Ida (Bilden) Anderson at Havre. He grew up at Joplin and received his formal education there. He graduated from Joplin High School in 1943. Bud entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II as a medic. Upon his honorable...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Lester Grant Sooy, 81, died Thursday, July 15, 2004, at a veterans hospital in Little Rock, Ark. A graveside service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Pinecrest Cemetery. Lester was born on Dec. 24, 1922, at Havre to Jesse and Clyde Sooy. He married Betty Lou McKay on June 30, 1944. He graduated from the University of Montana with a major in journalism and a minor in math. He was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946, where he served in the Pacific Theater on the LST 898. Upon his...

JOPLIN - Richard Simon "Bud" Anderson, 79, died Saturday, July 17, 2004, at a Conrad nursing home. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Burial of ashes with military rites will follow at the Joplin Cemetery. Bud was born on March 17, 1925, to Simon and Ida (Bilden) Anderson at Havre. He grew up at Joplin and received his formal education there. He graduated from Joplin High School in 1943. Bud entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II as a medic. Upon his honorable...

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...

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...

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...

Georgia Scot Kidd, 61, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, Iowa, after a short illness. A memorial service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin, with lunch following. Georgia was born March 4, 1943, in Belleville, Ill., the daughter of George and Dorothy Parent Fox. She grew up in Iron Mountain, Mich., until the family moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., where she graduated from high school and attended Arizona State University. Georgia married David Kidd on June 8, 1963, in...

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...

BILLINGS - Ingeborg Marie Miller died in Billings on Sunday, July 4, 2004, following an extended illness. A devotional service will be held in Billings today at 7 p.m. at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary & Crematory, 1001 Alderson. A funeral service will be held in Havre on Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Inga was born Nov. 29, 1919, on the family homestead north of Rudyard, the daughter of Norwegian immigrants Hans and Margit (Norb) Tollefson. She attended school in Rudyard, graduated from Northern Montana...

STANFORD - Clarence L. Lathrop, 71, of Stanford died Monday, July 5, 2004, in Great Falls Benefis East Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral liturgy will be 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Lewistown. Interment will follow at Central Montana Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will begin today at the Creel Funeral Home of Lewistown. Clarence was born March 28, 1933. in Havre, the son of Clarence and Avis M. (Nordgulen) Lathrop. He served his country in the U.S. Army during occupational service in...

HARLEM - Michael E. Matte, 52, died unexpectedly at his mother's residence in Harlem on Sunday, July 4, 2004, due to natural causes. A funeral Mass will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in St. Thomas Catholic Church. A rosary will be recited on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in St. Thomas Catholic Church. Michael was born on Jan. 2, 1952, at Fort Belknap Agency to Edward and Vivian (Short) Matte. He attended school in Harlem and graduated from Hays High School in 1970. He moved to Seattle and married Anna Kompkoff. They later divorced and he retu...

HAYS - Shelly Lynn (Fortune) Longfox, 44, of Hays, formerly of Miles City, died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at Benefis East hospital in Great Falls of multiple organ failure. A wake service will begin at 7 p.m. today at the Medicine Bear Lodge in Lodge Pole. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Medicine Bear Lodge, with interment in the Longfox Family Cemetery at the family ranch. Shelly was born in Quinn, S.D., on July 2, 1960, the daughter of Vern and Wildene (White) Fortune. In 1962, she moved with her family...

MALTA - Claude Ezra "Ezzie" Ereaux, 61, a Malta businessman, died June 25, 2004, of a pulmonary embolism at a Great Falls hospital. A wake will be on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Malta. A funeral service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Malta High School gymnasium with the Rev. Jim O'Neil and the Rev. Joseph Retzel officiating. Burial will be in the Malta Cemetery. A reception will follow the funeral at the Tin Cup. Ezzie was born on May 29, 1943, and was raised in south Wagner and Malta. He...

Dorothy W. Dea, 86, died Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at a Big Sandy nursing home of natural causes. Cremation will take place and her memorial service will be 1 p.m. Monday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. John Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the Eagles Club immediately after the service at the graveside. Dorothy was born on July 13, 1917, in Raynesford to Earl G. and Lena E. (Tintinger) Watson. She was raised in the Cascade area and attended...

GREAT FALLS - Charles Daniel "Charlie" Adams, 48, died peacefully on Sunday, June 27, 2004, of adenocarcinoma in his family's home in Great Falls. Graveside services and burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Inverness Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Charles was born in Havre to Charles and Virginia (Richter) Adams on Dec. 14, 1955. He grew up in the Inverness community. After graduating from Inverness High School in 1974, he worked in construction with Warhank's of...