Obituaries

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...

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...

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... Full story

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...

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... Full story

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...

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... Full story

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...

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. - Eleanor Clack McCurdy, 90, died peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004, in Seattle. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on March 20 at the First Presbyter-ian Church in Port Townsend, Wash. McCurdy was born on Sept. 26, 1913, in Havre to Henry Earl and Margaret Turner Clack. During her childhood she worked on the family ranch and grew up riding, hunting and fishing with her brother and sisters. After graduating from Havre High School, Eleanor attended the University of Washington, where she met...

LaVearn F. Draeger, 83, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, at a Havre care center of natural causes. A prayer vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately following the services at the graveside. LaVearn was born on May 18, 1920, to Arnold...

CHOTEAU - Nell "Beth" E. Wier, 86, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2004, of Alzheimer's disease at a Choteau medical center. At her request, no services will be held. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder Funeral Home of Choteau. Beth was born on New Year's Eve, 1917, in the mining camp of Nickels, Calif. She spent much of her childhood in the Philippines, moving to Seattle as a teenager. She graduated from high school in Seattle and received a nursing degree from the University of Washington. She was a nurse in the N... Full story

Lyle A. Watson, 75, died of leukemia Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, in Havre. Crema-tion has taken place and a memorial service celebrating Lyle's life will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyter-ian Church with the Rev. Zoe Coutts officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship reception will be held at the church immediately after graveside services. Lyle was born on Dec. 10, 1928, in Havre to Henry and Nora (Johnson) Watson. He was raised in Gildford, attended...

Lyle A. Watson, 75, died of leukemia Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004, in Havre. Crema-tion has taken place and a memorial service celebrating Lyle's life will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyter-ian Church with the Rev. Zoe Coutts officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship reception will be held at the church immediately after graveside services. Lyle was born on Dec. 10, 1928, in Havre to Henry and Nora (Johnson) Watson. He was raised in Gildford, attended... Full story

ROCKY BOY - Lucille Windy Boy, 79, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004, at a Big Sandy nursing home of natural causes. A wake service will begin 4 p.m. today at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church with Native American Traditional Services. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Lucille was born on Feb. 24, 1924, to John Little Sun and Rose Walking Child in Gleason, Alberta, Canada. As an infant she returned to Rocky Boy where she was raised and edu...

MILWAUKIE, Ore. - Paulette Metteer, 57, died unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004. A funeral service was held on Feb. 12 at Lincoln Memorial Chapel in Milwaukie. Paulette was born on April 14, 1946, to Joseph and Esther Zorko. She graduated from Havre Central High School in 1964. Paulette began her 40-year career of caring for people at Sacred Heart Hospital in Havre. It was a career that took her to Minot, N.D., and then to Portland, Ore., where she spent the last 19 years working at the V.A. Hospital as an LP...

ROCKY BOY - Laura May St. Marks, 61, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004, at a Havre care center of diabetes. A wake service will begin today with a rosary service to begin at 7 p.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. The funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Laura was born on March 29, 1942, in Fort Belknap to Louis and Lucy (Caplette) St. Marks. She attended grade school in Rocky Boy and then... Full story

Mary Jean Shrauger, 74, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A prayer vigil service will begin at 7 p.m. today at St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D Grosch officiating. A private family service will be held later per Jean's request with burial at the Highland Cemetery. Mary Jean was born on Nov. 21, 1929, in Williston, N.D., to James and Catherine (Bauer) Harvey. She attended grade school in Havre, two years of high school in Spokane, Wash., and her last two years at Havre High Schoo...

Jens "JC" Braaten, 90, died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes officiating. There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Round Prairie Cemetery in North Dakota. Jens was born on Nov. 2, 1913, in Mondak to John and Regina (Dahl) Braaten. He was educated at various grade schools including Bonetrail, Peerless, and Upham, N.D. He attended school until the eighth grade....

JOPLIN - Pearl Orlanda (Eggen) Moore, 84, died on Monday, Feb. 9, 2004, at a Chester nursing home. Pearl was cremated per her request. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Burial of ashes will follow at the Joplin Cemetery. Pearl was born on March 9, 1919, on the family homestead south of Inverness to Harold and Nelsina (Otterness) Eggen. Pearl received her education at Inverness and graduated from Inverness High School in 1937. She married Max Simon Moore in Havre on... Full story