Obituaries

SHELBY - Leo "Marvel" Wastweet, 89, formerly of Shelby and well known for his band called "The Bald Spots," died of natural causes at a Shelby Care Center on Saturday, July 24, 2004. A celebration of his life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Shelby. Burial will take place at a later date at Sell Lake Church in Shevlin, Minn. Marvel was born in Bagley, Minn., in 1915 to John and Emelia Wastweet. He attended school in Itasca Township in Mallard, Minn., through eighth grade, and worked on the...

MALTA - Lola M. Hayward, 79, formally of Glasgow, a retired nurse's aide, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at a Billings hospital of natural causes. A funeral Mass was held Saturday morning at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Cremation was to follow the Mass with interment of her cremated remains in the Malta Cemetery. Lola was born on May 24, 1925, at Timber Ridge near Hays to Robert and Isabel (Gardipee) Werk. She was raised and educated at Hays. She married Weldon Sparks and later was divorced. She married Leo Hayward on Dec. 7,...

Gloria E. Chamberlain, 77, died on Monday, July 26, 2004, at a Havre care center of natural causes. Her funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship will follow at the Eagles Club. Gloria was born on Aug. 27, 1926, at Box Elder to George and Myrtle (Quamme) Daniel. She attended the West Fort and Daniel country schools. She attended Havre High School and went to the East Coast with her sister a...

Donna Farnsworth Yeon, 102, died Thursday, July 22, 2004, of natural causes at her son's home in Havre. Cremation has taken place, and at her request, a private family graveside service will be held with her grandson Kevin Barsotti officiating. Donna Divine Farnsworth was born in Wahpeton, N.D., on Nov. 18, 1901, to Lulu D. (Beers) and Will Allen Farnsworth. After graduating from high school, she attended Wahpeton State School of Science, where she earned a secretarial degree. She worked in the local drug store for several...

BIG SANDY/FORT BENTON - Rae C. Steven, 86, of Big Sandy and Fort Benton, died Thursday, July 22, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital. Rae was born on Nov. 28, 1917, on the family homestead south of the Sweetgrass Hills near Shelby to Lavinia "Minnie" Cockell and William Steven. Rae grew up in the Shelby community and graduated from high school there in 1935. He continued his education at Montana State University in Bozeman, where he earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1941. Rae met a local school teacher,...

GREAT FALLS - Elizabeth "Betty" Price, 83, died Sunday, July 18, 2004, at a Great Falls nursing home of natural causes. A funeral liturgy will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. A vigil will be held at 5:30 p.m. today at the O'Connor Memorial Chapel. Betty was born on Oct. 2, 1920, at Cottonwood to John and Mary Verploegen. She was raised near and attended school at Cottonwood. She married Henry L. Price on Sept. 27, 1947, at Great Falls. he died in 1984. Betty w...

Joyce Warp, 74, of Havre died Saturday, July 19, 2004, of cancer at her daughter's residence in Missoula. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Messiah Lutheran Church with the Rev. Rodney Mruk officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Following the burial will be a luncheon at the church. Joyce was born on July 10, 1930, at the family ranch near Lohman to Ross (Amos) and Ida Sedona...

ROCKY BOY - Mary Margaret (Cheyenne) St. Pierre, 46, died Monday July 19, 2004, at her mother's home in Rocky Boy after complications from diabetes. A wake service was to begin at 11 a.m. today at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy with the funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Rogers officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Cheyenne was born on Jan. 21, 1958, to Oliver Glenn Sr. and Alberta St. Pierre at Fort Belknap. She attended schools in Rocky Boy.... Full story

COLUMBUS - Hank Davis, 51, and Linda Davis, 50, of Columbus died in a motor cycle crash on Friday, July 16, 2004, doing what they loved most. A service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Old Columbus High School Gym. Interment will be in Mountain-view Cemetery. People are encouraged to ride their bikes to the service. Hank was born in Belle Fouche, S.D., on May 20, 1953, to Ivan and Delores Davis. He graduated from Darby High School in 1971 and joined the U.S. Navy. During his time in the Navy, Hank spent time in...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Lester Grant Sooy, 81, died Thursday, July 15, 2004, at a veterans hospital in Little Rock, Ark. A graveside service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Pinecrest Cemetery. Lester was born on Dec. 24, 1922, at Havre to Jesse and Clyde Sooy. He married Betty Lou McKay on June 30, 1944. He graduated from the University of Montana with a major in journalism and a minor in math. He was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946, where he served in the Pacific Theater on the LST 898. Upon his...

JOPLIN - Richard Simon "Bud" Anderson, 79, died Saturday, July 17, 2004, at a Conrad nursing home. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Burial of ashes with military rites will follow at the Joplin Cemetery. Bud was born on March 17, 1925, to Simon and Ida (Bilden) Anderson at Havre. He grew up at Joplin and received his formal education there. He graduated from Joplin High School in 1943. Bud entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II as a medic. Upon his honorable...

SHERWOOD, Ark. - Barbara L. Morgan, 48, of Sherwood, Ark., died Wednesday, June 30, 2004, after a long illness. A graveside service was July 6 at Edgewood Memorial Park in North Little Rock, Ark., officiated by her brother-in-law, John Elliott of Anaconda. She was born in Crossett, Ark., to Carl and Louise Mills. Barbara was a teacher with Pulaski County Special School District and a published author. She had taught adult foreign language students before her illness. Barbara married John Morgan in Havre on July 1, 2001. She... Full story

SHELBY - Vieanna May Osborne, 80, a former motel owner from Shelby, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at a Havre care center. Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Shelby with burial to follow in Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Vieanna was born on Nov. 18, 1923, to Henry C. and Inez (Kinyon) Frederickson on the family homestead northeast of Lothair, where she was raised and attended country school. She married Alvin... Full story

SHELBY - Vieanna May Osborne, 80, a former motel owner from Shelby, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at a Havre care center. Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Shelby with burial to follow in Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Vieanna was born on Nov. 18, 1923, to Henry C. and Inez (Kinyon) Frederickson on the family homestead northeast of Lothair, where she was raised and attended country school. She married Alvin... Full story

SHELBY - Vieanna May Osborne, 80, a former motel owner from Shelby, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at a Havre care center. Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Shelby with burial to follow in Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Vieanna was born on Nov. 18, 1923, to Henry C. and Inez (Kinyon) Frederickson on the family homestead northeast of Lothair, where she was raised and attended country school. She married Alvin... Full story

LODGE POLE - Justin Lee Wing, 50, died Thursday, July 8, 2004, at a Butte hospital of complications due to cancer. A traditional pipe ceremony was scheduled for Sunday evening at the Medicine Bear Lodge in Lodge Pole. A traditional funeral ceremony was set for today at the Medicine Bear Lodge in Lodge Pole. Burial was to be in the Lodge Pole Cemetery. Justin was born at Fort Belknap Agency on June 1, 1954, to Alfred Bradley and Mary Agnes Wing. Throughout his life he worked as a firefighter, general laborer, and did some... Full story

Winifred Eldora Uhlich, 88, a longtime Harlem resident, died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Cremation will take place and a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Assembly Of God church in Harlem with the Rev. Gladys Rushing officiating. Burial will follow at the Harlem Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service. Winifred was born Oct. 2, 1915, at Devil's Lake, N.D., to J.O. and Elenora (Crosby) Jacobson. The family moved to...

June Baynham Slattum, 90, of Glasgow died Sunday, July 4, 2004, in Glasgow of natural causes. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Kingdom Hall in Glasgow, with George Knudson officiating. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. June was born April 17, 1914, in Avondale to Warren and Gertrude (Langhaut) Thornton. She worked on the family farm and attended schools in Opheim. In 1934 June married Walter Alexander Baynham. He died in 1950. In 1953 she married Morris T. Slattum. He died several years...

Georgia Scot Kidd, 61, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, Iowa, after a short illness. A memorial service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin, with lunch following. Georgia was born March 4, 1943, in Belleville, Ill., the daughter of George and Dorothy Parent Fox. She grew up in Iron Mountain, Mich., until the family moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., where she graduated from high school and attended Arizona State University. Georgia married David Kidd on June 8, 1963, in...

Winifred Eldora Uhlich, 88, a longtime Harlem resident, died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Cremation will take place and a memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Assembly Of God church in Harlem with the Rev. Gladys Rushing officiating. Burial will follow at the Harlem Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately following the service. Winifred was born Oct. 2, 1915, at Devil's Lake, N.D., to J.O. and Elenora (Crosby) Jacobson. The family moved to... Full story

June Baynham Slattum, 90, of Glasgow died Sunday, July 4, 2004, in Glasgow of natural causes. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Kingdom Hall in Glasgow, with George Knudson officiating. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. June was born April 17, 1914, in Avondale to Warren and Gertrude (Langhaut) Thornton. She worked on the family farm and attended schools in Opheim. In 1934 June married Walter Alexander Baynham. He died in 1950. In 1953 she married Morris T. Slattum. He died several years...

Georgia Scot Kidd, 61, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion, Iowa, after a short illness. A memorial service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin, with lunch following. Georgia was born March 4, 1943, in Belleville, Ill., the daughter of George and Dorothy Parent Fox. She grew up in Iron Mountain, Mich., until the family moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., where she graduated from high school and attended Arizona State University. Georgia married David Kidd on June 8, 1963, in...

SAMMAMISH, Wash. - Roy Leslie Nelson, 61, a former Havre resident, died July 2, 2004, at a Bellevue, Wash., hospital of a cerebral embolism to the brain, causing a severe stroke. A viewing will be Friday at the Green Funeral Home in Bellevue. Cremation will take place. A memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Green Funeral Home. Roy was born to Carl F. and Lillian M. Nelson on Sept. 23, 1942, in Havre. He attended elementary through high school in Havre. He entered Northern Montana College, but discontinued due...

BILLINGS - Ingeborg Marie Miller died in Billings on Sunday, July 4, 2004, following an extended illness. A devotional service will be held in Billings today at 7 p.m. at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary & Crematory, 1001 Alderson. A funeral service will be held in Havre on Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Inga was born Nov. 29, 1919, on the family homestead north of Rudyard, the daughter of Norwegian immigrants Hans and Margit (Norb) Tollefson. She attended school in Rudyard, graduated from Northern Montana...

STANFORD - Clarence L. Lathrop, 71, of Stanford died Monday, July 5, 2004, in Great Falls Benefis East Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral liturgy will be 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Lewistown. Interment will follow at Central Montana Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will begin today at the Creel Funeral Home of Lewistown. Clarence was born March 28, 1933. in Havre, the son of Clarence and Avis M. (Nordgulen) Lathrop. He served his country in the U.S. Army during occupational service in...