Obituaries

BUTTE - Eleanor Lois Newby, 84, died Saturday, March 20, 2004, at her home in Butte. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Butte Assembly of God Church. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the church with her sons officiating. Interment wil be in Mountain View Cemetery. Eleanor was born on Jan. 31, 1920, at her grandparents farm near Fergus Falls, Minn., to Evan and Anna (Sethre) Ryen. Following her father's death, her mother moved the family to their homestead near Harlem. On April 4, 1943,...

A memorial service for longtime Havre resident Ragna "Rags" McLean will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Havre. McLean, 90, died on Monday, Nov. 24, 2003, at Twin Falls, Idaho. Rags was preceded in death by her husband, Jack in 1994. Survivors include her children, Jim (Francie) McLean of Bozeman, JoAnn (Ted) Parrish of Bainbridge Island, Wash., Dick (Diane) McLean of Havre and Jane McLean of Twin Falls, Idaho; sisters, Margaret (Maggie) Davis and Ethel Ries; nine grandchildren; and many nieces and...

John C. Caven, 61, died Friday, March 12, 2004, at a Seattle hospital of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP), a rare blood infection. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyter-ian in Havre with the Revs. David Crockett and Zoe Coutts officiating. Cremation has taken place. A private family interment will take place at a later time. A fellowship reception will be held at the family home in Havre following the memorial service. John Covert Caven was born on Jan. 2, 1943, to William and...

HELENA - Carla M. Turk, 59, of Helena and formerly of Billings and Big Sandy, died Sunday, March 14, 2004. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held in her honor at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Retz Funeral Home Chapel, 315 E. Sixth Ave., Helena. Carla was preceded in death by her parents, and sister, Carmen. Survivors include her former husband, Vernon Turk of Ekalaka; daughter, Corinna (Shawn) Damm of Billings, Camille (Jeff) Randolph of Tega Cay, S.C.; son Craig (Lisa) Turk of Columbia Falls; sisters, Leah Clark...

VIRGINIA, Ill. - Linda R. Johnson, 67, of Virginia, Ill., and formerly of Turner, died Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at a Springfield, Ill., medical center. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Abundant Life Assembly of God Church in Virginia with the Rev. Jeff Edwards officiating. A committal service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Havana, Ill. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Massie-Buchanan Funeral Home in Virginia. She was born on Dec. 27, 1936, in rural Topeka,...

Roy Richard Shaw, 81, of Havre, a World War II veteran and retired furniture salesman, died of complications from a stroke Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at a Havre care facility. A memorial gathering will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 27, 2004, at the Donaldson Hall Commons at MSU - Northern. Cremation has taken place. Roy was born on Jan. 16, 1923, in Fairmount, N.D., to John and Anna (Kirchner) Shaw. He grew up and attended school in Fairmount and graduated from Fairmount High School in 1940. During World War II he served...

Michael D. Weber, 47, died due to cancer on Sunday, March 14, 2004, at a Havre care center. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Havre. Burial will follow with military honors in Kuper Memorial Cemetery at Chinook. Mike was born on Oct. 28, 1956, in Harlowton to Edward and Betty (Fox) Weber. Mike attended and graduated from Harlowton High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1976 to 1980 and was stationed at Fort Sill, Okla., working in the motor pool....

HAVRE - Rhonda Jerle Nordgulen, 52, of Havre died Saturday, March 13, 2004, of an apparent heart problem at a Havre hospital. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Interment of the cremated remains will be at the Highland Cemetery following the memorial service. A fellowship reception will be held at the church following the committal rite. Rhonda was born on June 14, 1951, to "Bud" and Rhoda (Dokken) Albertson...

GREAT FALLS - Corrine S. Kleinhans, 69, of Great Falls and formerly of Havre, died Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital of heart failure. A memorial was held Saturday at Croxford Funeral Home and Crematory. Corrine was born on Aug. 19, 1934, in Plentywood, where she was raised and educated. She married Dean Hatvick in Scobey in 1951. She was bookkeeper and treasurer of Missouri Valley Trails bus line in Havre that was owned by her husband. She moved to Great Falls and worked for Intermountain Transportation in...

HAVRE - Rhonda Jerle Nordgulen, 52, of Havre died Saturday, March 13, 2004, of an apparent heart problem at a Havre hospital. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Interment of the cremated remains will be at the Highland Cemetery following the memorial service. A fellowship reception will be held at the church following the committal rite. Rhonda was born on June 14, 1951, to "Bud" and Rhoda (Dokken) Albertson...

GREAT FALLS - Corrine S. Kleinhans, 69, of Great Falls and formerly of Havre, died Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital of heart failure. A memorial was held Saturday at Croxford Funeral Home and Crematory. Corrine was born on Aug. 19, 1934, in Plentywood, where she was raised and educated. She married Dean Hatvick in Scobey in 1951. She was bookkeeper and treasurer of Missouri Valley Trails bus line in Havre that was owned by her husband. She moved to Great Falls and worked for Intermountain Transportation in...

Alvin A. Albright, 65, of Havre, died on Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at his daughter's home in Billings after an extended illness. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Interment will be at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. Al was born on Jan. 31, 1939, to Albert and Mabel (Wellhouser) Albright in Helena. He grew up on the family farm near Winston. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany and the United States from 1960-1963, and was stationed in Germany when the Berlin Wall was built. Fol...

JOPLIN - Isabel May "Teddy" Phillips, 85, died Monday, March 8, 2004, at Great Falls hospital. Teddy was cremated per her wishes. A committal service with burial of ashes in the Joplin Cemetery will be planned at a later date. Teddy was born June 18, 1918, at Sidney, Australia, to Edmund and Isabella (Rendall) Abrahams. She grew up in Australia and received her formal education at the Sidney Girl's School. She graduated from high school in 1936. In the few years that followed, she worked as a bookkeeper for a large...

CHINOOK - Marjorie L. Brewer, 72, longtime Zurich Park caretaker, died Monday, March 8, 2004, at a Havre hospital due to natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Cremation will follow services and the ashes will be buried in Kuper Memorial Cemetery at a later date. Marge was born on May 23, 1931 in Yellow Grass, Sask., Canada. She attended school there and worked for the Community Pasture in Stoughton, Saskatchewan. She married Jim Brewer on Jan. 8, 1958, in Weyburn,...

Alvin A. Albright, 65, of Havre, died on Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at his daughter's home in Billings after an extended illness. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Interment will be at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park. Al was born on Jan. 31, 1939, to Albert and Mabel (Wellhouser) Albright in Helena. He grew up on the family farm near Winston. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany and the United States from 1960-1963, and was stationed in Germany when the Berlin Wall was built. Fol...

JOPLIN - Isabel May "Teddy" Phillips, 85, died Monday, March 8, 2004, at Great Falls hospital. Teddy was cremated per her wishes. A committal service with burial of ashes in the Joplin Cemetery will be planned at a later date. Teddy was born June 18, 1918, at Sidney, Australia, to Edmund and Isabella (Rendall) Abrahams. She grew up in Australia and received her formal education at the Sidney Girl's School. She graduated from high school in 1936. In the few years that followed, she worked as a bookkeeper for a large...

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas - Joan Harriet Bertholf, 76, died at a Land Rock, Texas, nursing home on Sunday, March 7, 2004. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Cook-Walden/ Capital Parks Funeral Home, 145601 N I-35, Pflugerville, Texas. Joan was born on Jan. 24, 1928, at Wolf Point to Vincent A. and Winifred E. Lovell. She was valedictorian at Fergus County High School in Lewistown and attended the University of Minnesota. Joan married Russell W. (Bert) Bertholf Jr., a U.S. Army captain, in 1948. She traveled the...

CHINOOK - Debi Hofeldt, 51, died Thursday, March 5, 2004, at a Havre care center with her family by her side. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Assembly of God Church with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Debi was born in Kalispell to Robert and Peggy (Grimm) Engle on Sept. 9, 1952. She was the second oldest of five children. Debi loved God, family, friends and got along with almost everyone she met. She loved the country and all kinds of pets. Debi was her happiest the day she married...

HAYS - Paul Michael Heck, 26, died on Friday, March 5, 2004, while being emergency airlifted to a Great Falls hospital as a result of injuries he sustained in a car accident returning from work. A wake will begin at 5 p.m. today and rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. in Saint Paul's Recreation Center. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Saint Paul's Recreation Center with burial following at the family cemetery near Three Buttes with military honors. Paul was born Dec. 2, 1977, in Olympia, Wash., to Kim Heck and...

HAYS - Paul Michael Heck, 26, died on Friday, March 5, 2004, while being emergency airlifted to a Great Falls hospital as a result of injuries he sustained in a car accident returning from work. A wake will begin at 5 p.m. today and rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. in Saint Paul's Recreation Center. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Saint Paul's Recreation Center with burial following at the family cemetery near Three Buttes with military honors. Paul was born Dec. 2, 1977, in Olympia, Wash., to Kim Heck and...

Carol G. Patrick, 85, died Thursday March 4, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Havre. Carol was born July 27, 1918, at Rudyard to Peter and Mary Larsen. She attended grade school at the Hue country school north of Rudyard. Carol graduated from Rudyard High School. She attended Northern Montana College and graduated with a teaching degree. For the next seven years, she taught at various country schools around Havre and Fort...

PENDLETON, Ore. - Elma Kiemele Bartlett, 89, died Monday, March 1, 2004, in Pendleton, Ore. A funeral service will be held in Pendleton on Friday at 11 a.m. in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Services will be held in Havre at 10 a.m. Monday at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with the Rev. VaunDalee DeLong officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service at the graveside. Elma was born on March 10, 1914, in Box Elder to Fred and...

CHINOOK - Nancy A. Anderson, 68, died Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at a Chinook nursing home due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the American Lutheran Church. Nancy was born on April 3, 1935, in Hertel, Wis., to Hobert and Esther O'Donnell. She attended grade school at Swamp View School and graduated at age 17 from Shell Lake High School at Shell Lake, Wis. She was a member of the Old Log Church there. Nancy worked with a group of young woman checking fire maps of...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - Patti Eula Anderson, died Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004, at an assisted living facility in Brattleboro, Vt. Cremation services are being conducted in Guilford by Vermont Blessings. Patti was born Roy and Hazel Hopkins on March 2, 1915, in Lewistown, where she lived until graduating from high school. After two years at Montana State University in Bozeman, she met and married Frank H. Anderson, a Yellowstone Park ranger. As a ranger's wife, she was hostess to many visitors and naturalists over the years and was...

GILDFORD - Mildred Gertrude "Millie" Rambo, 75, died peacefully in her sleep at her son's home in Havre on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Mildred Gertrude "Millie" Rambo was born on April 6, 1928, at Doran, Minn., to Jorgen and Gertrude (Bertram) Ellingson. Millie grew up in Minnesota and received her formal education there. In the early 1950s she came to Montana to see a friend and began...