Obituaries

INVERNESS - Virginia Leona (Richter) Adams, 68, died peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004. A funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Inverness. Burial will follow at the Inverness Cemetery. Virginia was born on Oct. 18, 1936, at Havre to George and Margaret (Schwan) Richter. Virginia, the youngest of 15 children, grew up in the Inverness community. She received her education at Inverness and Joplin and graduated from Inverness High School in 1954. She married Charles W. Adams on June 3, 1955, at... Full story

Ignacio Andaya Jasmine, 94, died on Oct. 22, 2004, in Spokane Valley, Wash. A memorial service is being planned for the spring of 2005 in Great Falls. Jasmine was born in Villasis Pangasinan, Philippines, in 1910. He came to the United States at the age of 21. In 1942, he entered the U.S. Army and served overseas in Europe during World War II. He received several medals, including the Good Conduct Medal and the Meritorious Unit Award. He was discharged from the service in 1945 and began his career with Great Northern Railway...

Ignacio Andaya Jasmine, 94, died on Oct. 22, 2004, in Spokane Valley, Wash. A memorial service is being planned for the spring of 2005 in Great Falls. Jasmine was born in Villasis Pangasinan, Philippines, in 1910. He came to the United States at the age of 21. In 1942, he entered the U.S. Army and served overseas in Europe during World War II. He received several medals, including the Good Conduct Medal and the Meritorious Unit Award. He was discharged from the service in 1945 and began his career with Great Northern Railway...

Ignacio Andaya Jasmine, 94, died on Oct. 22, 2004, in Spokane Valley, Wash. A memorial service is being planned for the spring of 2005 in Great Falls. Jasmine was born in Villasis Pangasinan, Philippines, in 1910. He came to the United States at the age of 21. In 1942, he entered the U.S. Army and served overseas in Europe during World War II. He received several medals, including the Good Conduct Medal and the Meritorious Unit Award. He was discharged from the service in 1945 and began his career with Great Northern Railway...

JOPLIN - Thomas A. Wood, 81, a longtime Joplin resident, died Tuesday, Oct. 19th, 2004, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester, where he had resided since Oct. 11th. Visitation was Thursday at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. A funeral service was conducted Friday morning at Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin by the Rev. Brian Pederson. Interment was in the Joplin Cemetery, where military rites were offered. A luncheon followed at Kjos Hall. Tom was born on April 28, 1923, at Alma to Jacob and Claire (Wilson)...

Mark Walter Whalen, 85, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at Benefis East in Great Falls due to a subdural hematoma. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today at St. Jude's Catholic Church. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude's with burial at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon reception will follow the burial ceremony. Cremation has taken place. Mark was born on Aug. 4, 1919, in Marshall County, Minn., to James and Mary Ellen (Sinnot) Whalen. He graduated from high school and served four years in the Army during World...

Walter L. Lamey, 84, of Glendive, formerly of Havre and Lakeside, died on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at the Eastern Montana Veterans Home in Glendive. A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre with the Rev. Jim O'Neil officiating. Rite of Committal with mili- tary honors will be in the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Walter was born on July 18, 1920, in Havre to John E. and Mary (Kennedy) Lamey. He was raised and educated in Havre and graduated from Havre High School with the class of 19...

Mark Walter Whalen, 85, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, at Benefis East in Great Falls due to a subdural hematoma. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. today at St. Jude's Catholic Church. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude's with burial at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon reception will follow the burial ceremony. Cremation has taken place. Mark was born on Aug. 4, 1919, in Marshall County, Minn., to James and Mary Ellen (Sinnot) Whalen. He graduated from high school and served four years in the Army during World... Full story

Walter L. Lamey, 84, of Glendive, formerly of Havre and Lakeside, died on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004, at the Eastern Montana Veterans Home in Glendive. A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre with the Rev. Jim O'Neil officiating. Rite of Committal with mili- tary honors will be in the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Walter was born on July 18, 1920, in Havre to John E. and Mary (Kennedy) Lamey. He was raised and educated in Havre and graduated from Havre High School with the class of 19...

ROCKY BOY - Michael Edward LaMere Jr., 62, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2004, on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation while hunting. The cause of death was determined to be hypothermia. A wake service began Tuesday at the LaMere family home and continues today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. Burial will be held at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Great Falls. Michael was born May 1, 1942, at Fort Belknap to Michael E. LaMere Sr. and Lena Courchane. In 1947, the...

ROCKY BOY - Michael Edward LaMere Jr., 62, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2004, on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation while hunting. The cause of death was determined to be hypothermia. A wake service began Tuesday at the LaMere family home and continues today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. Burial will be held at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Great Falls. Michael was born May 1, 1942, at Fort Belknap to Michael E. LaMere Sr. and Lena Courchane. In 1947, the... Full story

CHINOOK - Joanne M. Lutes, 73, died at her apartment in Chinook on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004, due to cancer. A memorial service will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the American Lutheran Church. Joanne was born on June 10, 1931 in Chinook to John and Inez (Groven) Betz. She was raised by her grandparents Halvor and Sophia Groven on the family ranch north of Chinook due to her mother's death when she was 2 years old. Joanne graduated from Chinook High School in 1951 and worked in the Blaine County Courthouse before going to Seattle in... Full story

CHINOOK - Nancy Jane Taylor DePriest, 90, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with her family by her side. Services for Nancy will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Chinook High School Auditorium. Nancy was born on Dec. 30, 1913, at the Taylor Ranch west of Cleveland to Frank and Warne (Fitzgerald) Taylor. Nancy attended grade school at Peoples Creek School near the ranch, where the teacher often boarded with the family. She attended high school at the Ursuline Academy in Great Falls, graduating in 1932. She...

ROCKY BOY - Adrian Randall Small died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at a hospital in Havre. A wake service began Friday evening at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy with the funeral service set for 11 a.m. Saturday, also at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. Burial was to follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Adrian was born on Oct. 14, 2004, to Delano and Ariana (Teske) Small in Havre. Survivors include his parents; brothers, Colton Small of Rocky Boy and Mitchell Koop of Big Sandy; sisters, De'One Swan of Rocky Boy and Passion... Full story

DEL RIO, Texas - Mark Randall Kemp, 51, former assistant chief patrol agent for the Havre Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, at Del Rio. Visitation was held Sunday at Del Rio Funeral Home in Del Rio and a memorial service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Del Rio Memorial Park. Mark was born on May, 14, 1953, at Hale Center, Texas, to Steve and Frances Kemp. The family moved to Del Rio in 1955, where Mark attended North Heights Elementary school and Del Rio Junior High School. He graduated from... Full story

RUDYARD - Opal Claire (Wolery) Harrison, 84, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at the Liberty County Nursing Home. A funeral service was conducted by her nephew, the Rev. Dale Wolery, at 3 p.m. Sunday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rudyard. A reception followed at the church. A family graveside service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the Rudyard Cemetery. Opal was born at home on a farm near Hill on March 13, 1920, to Guy Clarence Wolery and Blanche Lulu Wilson. The Wolery family moved to Deer Park, Wash., when Opal was a...

RUDYARD - Ann Domire, who taught at many Hi-Line country schools in the late 1920s and 1930s, then became a Rudyard farm wife and homemaker, died at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester Friday, Oct. 15, 2004, the day after her 97th birthday. Her funeral Mass was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Diekhans officiating. Burial was to follow at the Hingham Cemetery with a reception to follow at the church. Ann Margaret Sohm was born on Oct. 14, 1907, at Danbury, Iowa, to...

CEDAR PARK, Texas - James Russell Wilson, 36, died at his home in Cedar Park, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004, after a year-long battle with colon cancer. A service and reception were held on Oct. 6 at Hill Country Bible Church NW. Jim was born on Oct. 27, 1967, in Kimpese, Congo. He lived most of his childhood in Havre. Jim was a software engineer for JJT Boston Inc. He earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Montana State University in Bozeman. Jim was an active member of Hill Country Bible Church...

HARLEM - Almarine H. McDonald, 96, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre due to natural causes. A graveside services will be in Sweetwater, Texas, on Friday at 2 p.m. in the Sweetwater Cemetery. Almarine was born on May 10, 1908, in Nolan County, Texas, to John Byron and Edna (Reed) McBurnett. She graduated from the 10th grade from Lake Trammel School in Nolan County and attended West Texas State Teacher's College in Canyon, Texas. She taught school for one year before marrying John McDonald in...

MEDFORD, Ore. - Jerome D. "Jerry" Mattern, 67, died Friday, Oct. 8, at the Rogue Valley Medical Facility in Medford, Ore., of natural causes. Viewing will be 2 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Jude's Catholic Church with Domenico Pizzonia officiating. Interment will take place at Highland Cemetery. There will be a fellowship luncheon immediately after the graveside services at the St. Jude Parish Center. Jerry was born on July 29, 1937,...

TURNER - Wallace "Wally" Stirling, 74, of Turner died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004, at the Washington Veterans Home in Retsil, Wash. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the American Lutheran Church in Turner with burial with military honors following at Turner Cemetery. Wally was born on June 7, 1930, to Tom and Georgia (Teeple) Stirling in Blaine County. He grew to manhood on the farm and ranch that was his home. He graduated from Turner High School, attended Northern Montana College, went into the Air National...

GILDFORD - Dolores Elaine Perry, 70, died Friday, Oct. 8, 2004, after a long battle with cancer. At Dolores's request, cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Private urn placement will take place at a later time. Dolores was born on Jan. 20, 1934, in Stillwater, Minn., to Milton (Mike) J. and Gertrude (Dorr) Sommers. She graduated from the College of Great Falls with a degree in education with a math major and taught high school math in Belfry for two years. She married Richard R. Perry in April of 1958 in... Full story

Rita Patricia "Patty" Leeds, 82, died of natural causes Saturday, Oct. 09, 2004, at the Aspen Gardens Care Facility in Helena. A vigil service will be today at 7 p.m. The funeral Mass will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. Both services will be held at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre with the Rev. Robert Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery in Havre, with a luncheon immediately afterward at the St. Jude Parish Center. Patty was born on Nov. 15, 1921, in Havre to John and Mary (Schaffer) Coolen. Patty was the... Full story

ROCKY BOY - John Roddy "Eagle" Sunchild, an enrolled member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, of natural causes at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va. A wake will be held on Saturday and Sunday at Our Saviour's Luthern Church at Rocky Boy. A burial with military honors will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. John was born on June 10, 1930, in the Bear Paw Mountains to Pete and Fannie (Oats) Sunchild. He was the grandson of Sunchild, an early... Full story

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. - Lee Todd, 77, longtime Montana resident, died on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004, in Casa Grande. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service was held in Casa Grande on Oct. 2 with Win Alme officiating. Lee was born on June 11, 1927, in Bozeman to Ohmer and Sylvia (Covey) Todd. He was raised in Bozeman and served in the U.S. Navy. He returned to Montana and owned several businesses. He was a longtime employee of Baltrusch Construction in Havre. He retired seven years ago and moved to Arizona. Lee was active...