Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

GREAT FALLS - Jazmyne Mae Ziegler, 10, died Sunday, June 20, 2004, from injuries she suffered in a vehicle accident the evening before. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. today at the St. Jude's Parish Center in Havre. A private family interment will be held at a later date. Jazmyne was born on June 15, 1994, to Terry S. and Stephanie L. (Kern) Ziegler in Havre. She attended Lincoln-McKinley School in Havre. She moved to Lewistown and then to Great Falls, where she had just completed her fourth-grade year at Sunnyside...

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...

WASHINGTON - Janyne M. Oberdorfer, 47, died Thursday, April 15, 2004, in Washington, D.C., where she had lived since 1984. A dedication and memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on July 3 at the site of a tree planted in her honor along the banks of the Clark Fork River. The tree is located at the far west end of Caras Park near the Clark Fork Manor, 301 W. Front St. Janyne was born on Aug. 3, 1956. She graduated from Havre High School in 1974 and from the University of Montana. She was a former employee of Blue Mountain...

WASHINGTON - Janyne M. Oberdorfer, 47, died Thursday, April 15, 2004, in Washington, D.C., where she had lived since 1984. A dedication and memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on July 3 at the site of a tree planted in her honor along the banks of the Clark Fork River. The tree is located at the far west end of Caras Park near the Clark Fork Manor, 301 W. Front St. Janyne was born on Aug. 3, 1956. She graduated from Havre High School in 1974 and from the University of Montana. She was a former employee of Blue Mountain...

Travis Allen Turner, 20, died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at a Havre hospital from injuries he suffered in a vehicle accident south of Havre. His funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Assembly Of God Church with the Rev. Steve Flatau officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Afellowship luncheon will be held at the church after the services at the graveside.Travis was born on Oct. 18, 1983, in Glasgow to Marvin Lee and Cheri Kaye (Lee) Turner. He was raised in Glasgow and moved to Havre when he was a young...

Whitney M. Schwan, 16, died Monday, June 21, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital from injuries suffered in a vehicle accident on Saturday. A prayer vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with her funeral service at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Jude with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately following the services at the graveside. Whitney was born on Feb. 23, 1988, in Havre to...

ROCKY BOY - Dennis Victor Sangrey, 47, died Monday, June 21, 2004, at a Havre hospital of complications from a car wreck which left him paralyzed in 1995. A wake service began Tuesday evening at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the funeral service set for 11 a.m. today, also at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. Burial was to follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Dennis was born on Feb. 20, 1957, in Helena to Minnie Sangrey and Victor Lamere. He was raised in Helena and Rocky Boy. He graduated from Box Elder High School in 1976...

ROCKBY BOY - Alton Boyd "Muck-tune" Alexander, 30, whose Indian name, Mistik, means tree, died Friday, June 18, 2004, at Rocky Boy. His death is under investigation by the Chouteau County Coroner's Office. A wake service began at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church with a graveside service set for 2 p.m. today at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Alton was born on March 29, 1974, in Havre to George Denny Jr. and Ila Alexander. He was raised by his mother and his grandparents, George Watson Sr. and Sitting Earth Watson, and...

BIG SANDY - Wayne Turner, 58, died Thursday, June 17, 2004, while fighting the Dammeron Complex forest fire near St. George, Utah. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Big Sandy airport with a reception to follow. Wayne was born on Dec. 31, 1945, to Kenneth and Edith Turner in Great Falls. He graduated from high school in Centerville in 1963. He went to Montana State University and obtained a bachelor's degree in agricultural business and his pilot's license. He enlisted in the naval service in 1968 and serve...

HINGHAM - Robert R. Pester, 71, Hingham farmer, businessman and former Hill County commissioner, died Saturday, June 19, 2004, at a Havre care center of natural causes. His funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Calvary Cemetery in Havre. A luncheon will be held immediately after the graveside service at the Mediterranean Room in Havre. Robert was born on Dec. 16, 1932, in Hingham to Thomas J. and Christine S. (Spinler) Pester. He...

WENATCHEE, Wash. - Colleen (Olson) Leeds, 60, of Wenatchee, Wash., died at her home Saturday, June 19, 2004. A memorial service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Messiah Lutheran Church at 417 20th St. in Havre. The service will be officiated by the Rev. Rodney Murk. A fellowship time will follow the service at the church. Cremation has taken place in Wenatchee, Wash. Colleen was born in Havre to Marjorie (Thompson) and Russell Olson. She was raised on the family ranch in the Bear Paw Mountains. Colleen received her...

Gene G. Kurtz, 68, retired Havre physician, died Friday, June 18, 2004, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. next Tuesday at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Vaundalee Delong offi- ciating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service. Gene was born on Sept. 16, 1935, to Blaine M. and Irene M. (Mitchell) Kurtz in Wellington, Kan. He was raised and educated in Wellington and graduated from...

TURNER - Myrna Lois Blair, 68, died Friday, June 18, 2004, at her residence in Turner due to cancer. A memorial graveside service was held Monday at 11 a.m. in the Turner Cemetery. Myrna was born on Nov. 15, 1935, in Turner to Hadley and Agnes (Cole) Ashcraft. She attended schools in Turner and graduated in 1953 from Turner High School. Myrna attended business school in Great Falls and married Millege H. Blair. They later divorced. Myrna worked in Cambridge, Mass., worked for Brokers Title Company and Paradise Spa both in...

HAYS - Birdie Mae Lodge Shortman, Ee-Tsa-Nay-Tha (Pipe Woman), 86, an enrolled member of the Gros Ventre Tribe, died surrounded by her family on Saturday, June 19, 2004, at a Havre hospital. A wake service will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Mission Recreation Center. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Mission Recreation Center. Burial will follow at Roadside Cemetery at Hays. Birdie Mae was born on Feb. 5, 1918 in Calumet, Okla., to Fred V. Lodge (Gros Ventre) and Pauline Big Horse (Southern Cheyenne). She...

SHELBY - Coreen M. Anderson, 64, of Shelby died Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at her home due to heart failure. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. Visitation is Friday from noon to 8 p.m. at the Whitted Chapel and from 8 a.m. Saturday until the service. She was born on the family farm north of Harlem to Donald and Laura (Brekke) Malley, where she was raised and educated. In 1956, she married Doyle Ashcraft at Butte. He died in 1960. In 1964, she married Donald Anderson, they later divorced....

Sandy Jean Larson Seaberg, 61, of Havre died from lung cancer at a Havre hospital on Saturday, June 12, 2004. Her funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Brad Ulgeness officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. In celebration of Sandy's life, a buffet at the Havre Eagles will be held immediately after the services at the graveside. Sandy was born in Havre on July 18, 1942. She graduated from Havre High School in 1960, where she was a member of the National Honor...

Rose A. Goar, 81, died Thursday, June 10, 2004, at her home of lung cancer. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Eagles immediately following the services at the graveside. Rose was born on April 1, 1923, in Great Falls to William and Cora (Weyh) Lantry. She was raised north of Havre and attended schools in Havre. She...

Viola June Dunn, 86, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at a Havre hospital from a short illness. Burial will be in Minnesota. Viola was born on July 3, 1917, in Lawton, N.D., to Wade and Lula Bartel. In 1919, her father, sister Frieda and baby brother died of the flu epidemic. Viola and her mother moved to London, Minn., where Viola attended school. Her mother married Ray Bedford, who raised Viola as his own child until his death. In 1935, Viola married Robert Dunn in Austin, Minn. Viola moved to Havre to live near her daughter,...