Obituaries

TROY - Evelyn Beverly Lewis, 74, of Troy died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, at her home on Angel Island in Troy from natural causes. Services will be held at a later date. She was born July 22, 1931, in Havre to Aubrey and Elise Erickson Jones. She graduated from Havre High School and Northern Montana College. She worked in private industry as well as county, state and federal government for 42 years. She retired in 1992. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Aubrey and Robert. Survivors include her husband of...

HELENA - Marjorie Marra, 88, of Helena died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, at her home of natural causes. A prayer vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with her funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the graveside services. Marjorie was born Feb. 25, 1917, in Avondale to Enga and Ole Stomsvik. When... Full story

HAYS - Hazel Marie (Cuts the Rope) Doney, 79, of Hays, whose Gros Ventre name Yot-Dah-Itha means “Owl Woman,” died Monday, Jan. 30, 2006, in Billings Deaconess Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Paul's Catholic Church with burial following at the Doney Family Cemetery on Owl Head Mountain. A wake will begin today at 3 p.m. at the Doney Family Home on Owl Head Mountain. A rosary will be at the John Capture Center in Hays at 7 p.m. Thursday. Hazel was b...

BOZEMAN - Rhonda (O'Neal) Webb, 56, of Bozeman died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006. Rhonda was born in Havre on March 31, 1949. She worked in Havre, Seattle and Bozeman as a real estate broker. She was proceeded in death by her mother, Patsy; father, Tommy; and brother, Danny. Survivors include her husband of 41 years, Larry Webb; son, Aaron (Diana); daughter, Crystal; seven grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Tim O'Neal, Kathy (Rick) Johnson and Kelley Ferguson; and uncle, Norman O'Neal. A celebration of life will be held at 11...

Kevin LeRoy Osterberg, 50, of Havre died at his home Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, due to bone and pancreatic cancer. A memorial service for Kevin, known as “The Sheriff” of North Havre to his friends, will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church on Saturday at 2 p.m. with military honors to be held outside of the church. A reception for family and friends to roast and toast The Sheriff will follow at the Vets Club. Cremation has taken place and the ashes will be scattered at Kevin's favorite nature spot at a later date. Kevin w... Full story

Leisha Holly Gruenwald, 30, of Waterloo, Iowa, formerly of Havre, died at her home Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, after an illness due to cancer. A funeral service was scheduled for 2 p.m. today in St. Paul Lutheran Church at Clark with Minister Marion Grimes officiating. Burial was to follow in the Prairie Valley. She was born Nov. 21, 1975, at Cut Bank to Les and Jackie (Reiner) Nordtug. In May of 1976, she was baptized in Canyon Community Church at Coram. She was confirmed in St. Paul Lutheran Church at Havre. She attended...

Alba Estelle Bugg, 91, former longtime Havre resident, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006, in Chicago. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at a future date. Alba was born to John Pit Phillips and Della Mae Love Phillips on Oct. 14, 1914, at Andrews, N.C. She attended public school there until her graduation. She entered the U.S. Navy in 1942 and completed her active service in 1946. She married Robert Edger Bugg of Whitefish in January 1946. In March of 1946, they moved to Havre, where the couple settled and... Full story

BOZEMAN - Rhonda (O'Neal) Webb, 56, of Bozeman died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006. Rhonda was born in Havre on March 31, 1949. She worked in Havre, Seattle and Bozeman as a real estate broker. She was proceeded in death by her mother, Patsy; father, Tommy; and brother, Danny. Survivors include her husband of 41 years, Larry Webb; son, Aaron (Diana); daughter, Crystal; seven grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Tim O'Neal, Kathy (Rick) Johnson and Kelley Ferguson; and uncle, Norman O'Neal. A celebration of life will be held at 11... Full story

Kevin LeRoy Osterberg, 50, of Havre died at his home Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, due to bone and pancreatic cancer. A memorial service for Kevin, known as “The Sheriff” of North Havre to his friends, will be held at Messiah Lutheran Church on Saturday at 2 p.m. with military honors to be held outside of the church. A reception for family and friends to roast and toast The Sheriff will follow at the Vets Club. Cremation has taken place and the ashes will be scattered at Kevin's favorite nature spot at a later date. Kevin w... Full story

Leisha Holly Gruenwald, 30, of Waterloo, Iowa, formerly of Havre, died at her home Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, after an illness due to cancer. A funeral service was scheduled for 2 p.m. today in St. Paul Lutheran Church at Clark with Minister Marion Grimes officiating. Burial was to follow in the Prairie Valley. She was born Nov. 21, 1975, at Cut Bank to Les and Jackie (Reiner) Nordtug. In May of 1976, she was baptized in Canyon Community Church at Coram. She was confirmed in St. Paul Lutheran Church at Havre. She attended...

Alba Estelle Bugg, 91, former longtime Havre resident, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006, in Chicago. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at a future date. Alba was born to John Pit Phillips and Della Mae Love Phillips on Oct. 14, 1914, at Andrews, N.C. She attended public school there until her graduation. She entered the U.S. Navy in 1942 and completed her active service in 1946. She married Robert Edger Bugg of Whitefish in January 1946. In March of 1946, they moved to Havre, where the couple settled and... Full story

Granville Stuart Skillman, 87, died at his home in Havre of natural causes with his family by his side. Crema-tion has taken place. His memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Havre at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. John Skillman officiating. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service. Granville was born April 23, 1918, at a ranch home in Livingston to Stephen P. and Almeda I. (Bruffey) Skillman. He was raised and educated in the Livingston area. At age 14 Granville left school...

Melvin C. Erickson Jr., 61, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, at Northern Montana Hospital with his family by his side from effects of Agent Orange. Cre-mation has taken place. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately following the graveside service. Melvin was born Sept. 28, 1944, in Whitefish to Melvin Erickson Sr....

Granville Stuart Skillman, 87, died at his home in Havre of natural causes with his family by his side. Crema-tion has taken place. His memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Havre at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. John Skillman officiating. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service. Granville was born April 23, 1918, at a ranch home in Livingston to Stephen P. and Almeda I. (Bruffey) Skillman. He was raised and educated in the Livingston area. At age 14 Granville left school...

Melvin C. Erickson Jr., 61, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, at Northern Montana Hospital with his family by his side from effects of Agent Orange. Cre-mation has taken place. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately following the graveside service. Melvin was born Sept. 28, 1944, in Whitefish to Melvin Erickson Sr.... Full story

Granville Stuart Skillman, 87, died at his home in Havre of natural causes with his family by his side. Crema-tion has taken place. His memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Havre at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. John Skillman officiating. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service. Granville was born April 23, 1918, at a ranch home in Livingston to Stephen P. and Almeda I. (Bruffey) Skillman. He was raised and educated in the Livingston area. At age 14 Granville left school...

Melvin C. Erickson Jr., 61, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, at Northern Montana Hospital with his family by his side from effects of Agent Orange. Cre-mation has taken place. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately following the graveside service. Melvin was born Sept. 28, 1944, in Whitefish to Melvin Erickson Sr....

Granville Stuart Skillman, 87, died at his home in Havre of natural causes with his family by his side. Crema-tion has taken place. His memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Havre at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. John Skillman officiating. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service. Granville was born April 23, 1918, at a ranch home in Livingston to Stephen P. and Almeda I. (Bruffey) Skillman. He was raised and educated in the Livingston area. At age 14 Granville left school...

Melvin C. Erickson Jr., 61, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, at Northern Montana Hospital with his family by his side from effects of Agent Orange. Cre-mation has taken place. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately following the graveside service. Melvin was born Sept. 28, 1944, in Whitefish to Melvin Erickson Sr....

Granville Stuart Skillman, 87, died at his home in Havre of natural causes with his family by his side. Crema-tion has taken place. His memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Havre at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. John Skillman officiating. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service. Granville was born April 23, 1918, at a ranch home in Livingston to Stephen P. and Almeda I. (Bruffey) Skillman. He was raised and educated in the Livingston area. At age 14 Granville left school...

Melvin C. Erickson Jr., 61, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, at Northern Montana Hospital with his family by his side from effects of Agent Orange. Cre-mation has taken place. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately following the graveside service. Melvin was born Sept. 28, 1944, in Whitefish to Melvin Erickson Sr....

FORT BELKNAP - Priscilla Jean Flying Jackson, 36, whose Assiniboine name was Eagle Feather Woman or Wam-ni We-yah-ga We-yah, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at Northern Montana Hospital due to liver failure. The funeral service will be today at 11 a.m. in Chief Nosey Center at Lodge Pole. The wake service will begin at 5 p.m. today in Chief Nosey Center. Priscilla was born on Nov. 27, 1969, in Havre to Duane and Barbara (Stanley) Flying. She was raised by her grandparents Irvin and Dora Flying, and attended schools in Harlem.... Full story

Sterling Wolery, 64, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006, at the Peace Hospice in Great Falls after a 23-month battle with glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer. A funeral service was held Sunday at 3 p.m.at the Joplin Community Hall. The Rev. Dale Wolery officiated. A memorial luncheon followed at the hall. Sterling Ernest Wolery was born on Nov. 9, 1941, in Havre, the second of three sons born to Olyn and Bernece (Shipman) Wolery. The three excited brothers and surprised parents later welcomed a girl to the family. Sterling was... Full story

DANIELLE “DANI” SNIDER obituary TURNER - Danielle “Dani” Snider, 37, died as a result of a single-vehicle rollover 12 miles north of Harlem on Montana Highway 241 on Jan. 14, 2006. A funeral service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Turner High School gymnasium, with burial following in the Turner Cemetery. Danielle was born on Aug. 2, 1968, in Seattle to Jim and Sandy (Doyle) Stevenson. She attended schools in Snoqualmie and graduated from Liberty High School in 1986. In high school she was involved with the dri... Full story

THADDEUS “TED” BABIAK obituary Thaddeus A. “Ted” Babiak, 92, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center in Hamilton. A vigil service will be held Wednesday, at 7 p.m. at the Dowling Funeral Home chapel. Mass will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church in Hamilton. The Rev. John Darragh will be the celebrant. Military honors will be provided by American Legion Post No. 47 and Marine Corps League Bitterroot Valley Detachment No. 937 following the service. A reception will fol...