Obituaries

RUDYARD - Lexi Brianne Anderson, 8, a north Rudyard farm girl, died Tuesday afternoon, April 27, 2004, of head and chest injuries sustained in an ATV crash north of Rudyard. She was wearing a helmet. She was taken to the Liberty County Hospital in Chester where she was pronounced dead soon after arrival. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Blue Sky High School gymnasium in Rudyard. Burial will follow at the Rudyard Cemetery. Lexi was born on Oct. 30, 1995, at Havre to Craig and Twyla (Spicher) Anderson....

HARLEM - Clarence L. Frey, 65, long time Blaine County farmer and rancher died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 27, 2004, due to apparent heart failure. Clarence was doing what he loved when he died, operating his farm tractor in the field. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the New Horizons Building, with a reception following at the Harlem V.F.W. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery at 3 p.m. in Havre. Clarence was born on Aug. 14, 1938, in Havre to John and Amelia (Philippi) Frey. He was raised and attended...

HARLEM - Clarence L. Frey, 65, long time Blaine County farmer and rancher died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 27, 2004, due to apparent heart failure. Clarence was doing what he loved when he died, operating his farm tractor in the field. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the New Horizons Building, with a reception following at the Harlem V.F.W. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery at 3 p.m. in Havre. Clarence was born on Aug. 14, 1938, in Havre to John and Amelia (Philippi) Frey. He was raised and attended...

RUDYARD - Lexi Brianne Anderson, 8, a north Rudyard farm girl, died Tuesday afternoon, April 27, 2004, of head and chest injuries sustained in an ATV crash north of Rudyard. She was wearing a helmet. She was taken to the Liberty County Hospital in Chester where she was pronounced dead soon after arrival. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Blue Sky High School gymnasium in Rudyard. Burial will follow at the Rudyard Cemetery. Lexi was born on Oct. 30, 1995, at Havre to Craig and Twyla (Spicher) Anderson....

EVERETT, Wash. - Ryan Daniel Schaller, 23, of Everett, Wash., died tragically Monday, April 8, 2004, as the result of an accident on his birthday. A service was held April 15 at Hope Church in Everett. Ryan was born on April 8, 1981, to Dan and Linda Schaller at Everett. He graduated from Woodway High School in Everett in 1999. He worked with his father and sister in the family owned tanning salon business in Lynnwood. Ryan joined the Navy in August 2003. Ryan was preceded in death by his grandfather, Rodger Schaller....

CHINOOK - Olaf R. "Ole" Nelson, 86, died Wednesday, April 21, 2004, at a Havre care center. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Northern Montana Care Center with Ila McClenahan officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at the Highland Cemetery at Havre. Ole was born on Sept. 7, 1917, at Landeau County, S.D., to Henry and Olga (Negaard) Nelson. His early years were spent with his parents at their homestead in Landeau County. He later moved with his parents to Minnesota, where he worked at a...

John "Jack" William Yates, 82, died Sunday, April 18, 2004, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Holland and Bonine Chapel with the Rev. VaunDalee DeLong officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately after the services at the graveside. Jack was born Jan. 13, 1922, in Gold Butte to Reginald Spencer and Grace Elizabeth (Barnes) Yates....

HARLEM - Josephine "Josie" Green, 86, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at a Havre hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Harlem High School Gymnasium. Burial will follow in the Harlem Cemetery. Josie was born on May 2, 1917, at McCluskey, N.D., to Jacob and Catherine (Fost) Hellman. The family came to Montana in 1917 and lived in the Malta-Chapman communities until 1932, when it moved to Harlem. Josie married Julius "Juke" Green on Dec. 7, 1933, in the Catholic Church at Chinook. They farmed west of...

ROUNDUP - Ronald Lee Dahlquist, 66, of Roundup died of respiratory disease Sunday, April 18, 2004, at a Roundup hospital. A memorial service will be held at the Cremation and Funeral Gallery, 29 8th St. West, Billings at 2 p.m. Friday. Ronald was born June 22, 1937, in Harlem to Homer and Kathleen Dahlquist. He lived and attended grade school in Zurich. He attended high school in Chinook. At 17, he joined the Air Force and was stationed mostly in California. After being discharged from the Air Force, he headed for Texas to...

HARLEM - Josephine "Josie" Green, 86, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at a Havre hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Harlem High School Gymnasium. Burial will follow in the Harlem Cemetery. Josie was born on May 2, 1917, at McCluskey, N.D., to Jacob and Catherine (Fost) Hellman. The family came to Montana in 1917 and lived in the Malta-Chapman communities until 1932, when it moved to Harlem. Josie married Julius "Juke" Green on Dec. 7, 1933, in the Catholic Church at Chinook. They farmed west of...

ROUNDUP - Ronald Lee Dahlquist, 66, of Roundup died of respiratory disease Sunday, April 18, 2004, at a Roundup hospital. A memorial service will be held at the Cremation and Funeral Gallery, 29 8th St. West, Billings at 2 p.m. Friday. Ronald was born June 22, 1937, in Harlem to Homer and Kathleen Dahlquist. He lived and attended grade school in Zurich. He attended high school in Chinook. At 17, he joined the Air Force and was stationed mostly in California. After being discharged from the Air Force, he headed for Texas to...

CHINOOK - Mildred Alberta Rosenbaum, 93, formerly of Chinook, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at a Warren, Minn., nursing home of natural causes. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Mildred was born on April 29, 1910, at Holden, Mo., to Charles Henry Beck and Alberta Hamilton. She spent her early years on the family farm in Holden until traveling by train to Montana to homestead in about 1916. Mildred and her family attended th...

HAVRE/BIG SANDY - Dorothea E. Hauge, 86, died Friday, April 16, 2004, of natural causes at a Big Sandy nursing home. Viewing will be 11 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Tuesday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Zoe Coutts officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the church immediately following the services at the graveside. Dorothea was born on Oct. 14, 1917, in Big Sandy to Oscar and Ella (Jones)...

CHINOOK - Mildred Alberta Rosenbaum, 93, formerly of Chinook, died Wednesday, April 14, 2004, at a Warren, Minn., nursing home of natural causes. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Mildred was born on April 29, 1910, at Holden, Mo., to Charles Henry Beck and Alberta Hamilton. She spent her early years on the family farm in Holden until traveling by train to Montana to homestead in about 1916. Mildred and her family attended th...

HAVRE/BIG SANDY - Dorothea E. Hauge, 86, died Friday, April 16, 2004, of natural causes at a Big Sandy nursing home. Viewing will be 11 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Tuesday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Zoe Coutts officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the church immediately following the services at the graveside. Dorothea was born on Oct. 14, 1917, in Big Sandy to Oscar and Ella (Jones)...

FORT BELKNAP AGENCY - Rose L. Brockie, 89, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at a Havre care center from complications of a heart attack and diabetes. She had been ill since Christmas. A funeral Mass will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Catholic Church in Hays with burial following at the Mission Cemetery. A rosary and wake will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in the Red Whip Center at Fort Belknap Agency. Rose was born on Oct. 2, 1914, in Dunseith, N.D. She was raised at Graham's Island, Fort Totten, N.D., and came to...

CHINOOK - Cora Mae Benson, 76, died at a Havre care center due to natural causes on Tuesday, April 13, 2004. A graveside service will be held Friday at 9 a.m. in the Harlem Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at the Chinook High School Gymnasium at 11 a.m. Cora was born to Miles and Jennie (James) Emerson on Nov. 24, 1927, in Bracken, Saskatchewan. Her family moved to the "big flat" area and she attended school in Loring and graduated from Turner High School in 1946. She attended Northern Montana College in Havre and...

FORT BELKNAP AGENCY - Rose L. Brockie, 89, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004, at a Havre care center from complications of a heart attack and diabetes. She had been ill since Christmas. A funeral Mass will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Catholic Church in Hays with burial following at the Mission Cemetery. A rosary and wake will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in the Red Whip Center at Fort Belknap Agency. Rose was born on Oct. 2, 1914, in Dunseith, N.D. She was raised at Graham's Island, Fort Totten, N.D., and came to...

CHINOOK - Ellen Eleanora "Toots" McGillivray, 87, died Friday, April 9, 2004, at a Havre care center on due to natural causes. A graveside service was scheduled for 1 p.m. today at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery with burial following. Toots was born on Feb. 28, 1917, to Al and Veronica (Catani) August of Zurich. Her mother, who died in 1918 during a flu epidemic, left behind five children. Toots and William Smithson, whose mother had also died, were raised by foster parents Harry and Ella Becker of Hogeland. She attended school...

HAYS - Judith Ann "Judy" Gray, whose Indian name was Eagle Feather Woman, 63, died Friday, April 9, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital after a lengthy illness. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today at St. Paul's Recreational Center at Hays. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Mission Catholic Church. Burial will be at St. Paul's Mission. Judy was born Sept. 1, 1940, to Bertha Gone and Paul Myrick. She grew up in Hays and, except for short stays in California and Washington state, always lived in Hays....

Robert Stanley Waid, 75, retired rancher, died Friday, April 2, 2004, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with the Rev. VaunDalee DeLong officiating. Cremation has taken place. Interment will be at the Highland Cemetery in Havre with DeLong officiating. A fellowship reception will be held at the church following the committal service. Robert was born June 14, 1928, to Carl and Berniece (Wolary) Waid at the home of his...

SEATTLE - Charles "Charlie" Howard Tibbetts, 47, of Seattle and formerly of Havre, died on March 18, 2004, at Seattle. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. May 1 at the Hill County Cemetery with a fellowship gathering after interment at the Townhouse Inns meeting room from 2-4 p.m. Charlie grew up in Havre and attended Havre schools. He graduated from Havre High School in 1975. Charlie worked as a brakeman for the Burlington Northern Railway and later traveled throughout the northwest. He traveled by whatever means...

Delores Vivian Sohm, 69, died Sunday, April 4, 2004, at a Havre care center after a long battle with cancer. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel with the funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday, also at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the VFW immediately after the services at the graveside. Delores was born Sept. 30, 1934, in Havre to Floyd L. and Sarah...

SEATTLE - Charles "Charlie" Howard Tibbetts, 47, of Seattle and formerly of Havre, died on March 18, 2004, at Seattle. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. May 1 at the Hill County Cemetery with a fellowship gathering after interment at the Townhouse Inns meeting room from 2-4 p.m. Charlie grew up in Havre and attended Havre schools. He graduated from Havre High School in 1975. Charlie worked as a brakeman for the Burlington Northern Railway and later traveled throughout the northwest. He traveled by whatever means...

SPOKANE, Wash. - John J. Black, 82, died Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at Spokane. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 304 S. Adams Road, Spokane Valley. John was born on March 13, 1922, at Superior, Wis., to Florence (Wolf) and John Black. He grew up in Havre and developed a lifelong joy of the outdoors, hunting and fishing. He graduated from Havre High School in 1940. He married Ethel "Pat" Throm shortly before enlisting in the Army Signal Corp. He served and earned medals as a...