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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Jack Rampelberg, 82, of Havre died Monday, June 14, 2004, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. An evening celebration service will be 7 p.m. today at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church. His memorial service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Fifth Avenue Christian hurch with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. The burial will be 4 p.m. Saturday at the Highland Cemetery in Mystic, Iowa. Jack was born on Feb. 22, 1922, to Victor and Nevada Rampelberg in the town of Mystic, Iowa. He lived in Mystic with his parents until...

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...

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. - Lon E. Meldrum, 56, of Lincoln City, Ore., died on Thursday, June 3, 2004, after a brave fight against lung cancer. Cremation has taken place and a service was held Monday afternoon at the Elks Lodge in Lincoln City, Ore. Lon was born on May4, 1948, to Frank and Esther Meldrum in Havre. He went through elementary and high school in Joplin. In his youth, he was active in Boy Scouts and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He was an accomplished athlete at Joplin High, lettering in football, basketball and...

Donald Lafe Christiansen, 70, a retired sheet metal worker, died Sunday, June 6, 2004, at a Havre hospital of heart failure. His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the services at the graveside. Donald was born on Sept. 18, 1933, in Havre to Lafe J. and Ethel M. (Donald) Christiansen. He was raised and educated in Havre. He...

RUDYARD - Margaret Frances (Hiler) Golberg, 85, died Sunday, June 6, 2004, of natural causes at a Havre rest home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rudyard. Burial will follow at the Rudyard Cemetery. Margaret was born at Minneapolis, Minn., on June 21, 1918, to Floyd and Marie (Olson) Hiler. She came to Montana as a child and grew up in the Havre community. Margaret received her education in Havre and graduated from Havre High School in 1936. She continued her schooling at...

BEMIDJI - Julia Amundson, 94, of Bemidji, died Thursday, June 3, 2004, at a Bemidji, Minn. hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Community Room at Red Pine Estates, 2590 Ridgeway Ave. NW, Bemidji, followed by a luncheon. The Rev. Arland Fiske will officiate. Julia Amanda Hanson was born on Feb. 2, 1910, in Shevlin, Minn., to Nicholas and Johanna(Vigorson) Hanson. She grew up in Shevlin. She attended school there and also in Bagley, Minn. After she finished with school she worked in Nisswa, Minn. On...

Phoebe Kathleen Alex, 89, died Friday, June 5, 2004, at a Havre Care Center of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately after the services at the graveside. Phoebe was born on June 9, 1914, south of Hingham to Daniel and Nancy Emily (Mullin) Dolph. She was raised and educated in Hingham and graduated from Hingham...

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,...

CHINOOK - Ordway Clinton "Bud" Rafter, died Saturday, May 29, 2004, at the central Montana nursing center. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Wing Cemetery with the funeral to follow at 11 a.m. at the American Lutheran Church in Hogeland. Visitation will be at the Rafter farm east of Hogeland on Wednesday. Bud Rafter was born on Oct. 18, 1913, in Harlem to William and Elsie (Hogaboam) Rafter. Bud spend most of his life on the family farm near Hogeland. He went his first eight years of school at Wing School, which was...