Obituaries

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...

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...

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....

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....

ROCKY BOY - Rufina Quiroz Votaw, 65, died Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at a Havre hospital of respiratory failure. A funeral service was held at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy at 11 a.m. today June 16, 2004. A visitation will be held Sunday at the Warren- McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kan., from 6 to 8 p.m., with funeral services being held at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Monday. Burial will follow at the Lawrence Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Votaw raised her children in Lawrence, Kan., from 1976 to 1987...

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...

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...

GALLATIN GATEWAY - Royce Owen Lotton, 26, formerly of Havre and a talented carpenter, died Friday, June 4, 2004, from drug and alcohol abuse. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. A luncheon will immediately follow the service, with the burial at 1 p.m. at the Highland Cemetery. Royce was born on Nov. 16, 1977, and accompanied his father to work at the family construction business from the time he was...

Lois E. Kraft, 83, died Friday, June 4, 2004, at a Havre care center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a prayer vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel. A memorial Mass being held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held immediately after the cemetery service at the St. Jude Parish Center. Lois was born on Feb. 14, 1921, north of...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Joyce Elaine Barkus, 83, former owner-manager of the Coast to Coast Store in Havre, died on Thursday, June 3, 2004, of natural causes at her home in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. A memorial service for Joyce was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the First Presbyter-ian Church in Havre, followed by a fellowship at the Havre Vets Club. Joyce was born in Tagus, N.D., to LeRoy and Martha (Allers) Larsen on Oct. 21, 1920. Her mother died in 1922. Later her father married Martha's sister, Lucille, and blessed Joyce...

Thomas W. Tully, 51, a certified physician's assistant at the Rocky Boy Clinic, died Friday, June 4, 2004, from injuries he suffered in a vehicle crash on Taylor Road south of Havre. Cremation has taken place and his memorial service will be June 26 at West Yellowstone. The time will be announced at a later time. Tom was born on May 15, 1953, in Newfoundland, Canada, on a military base to Gordon and Blanche (Stefanowicz) Tully. He was raised and educated in many places. He attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center...

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,...

Martha Mary (Naber) Davis, 95, a homemaker, died of natural causes on Saturday, May 29, 2004, in a Chinook nursing home. No services are planned and cremation has taken place. Her ashes will be buried in the Kuper Cemetary in Chinook. She was born in Frankfort, Germany, on Feb. 27, 1909, to John Naber Sr. and Clara Naber. She came to this country with her parents as a young child, and the family homesteaded on a farm north of Havre. She attended country school for several years and graduated from Havre High School. She...