Obituaries

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - James R. "Jim" Burchard, 76, of Port Orchard died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at his residence in Port Orchard. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Rill Chapel's Life Tribute Center in Port Orchard. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1550 Hoover Ave., in Port Orchard. Interment will be at Sunset Lane Memorial Park in Port Orchard. He was born April 12, 1927, to Charles and Anna Mae (Dubois) Burchard at Havre. He attended Havre High...

Robert Paul Keith, 31, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at a Havre care facility after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m Tuesday at the Assembly of God Church in Havre with the Rev. Russ Michaels officiating. The committal rite will be at the Highland Cemetery following the service. A fellowship will be held at the church immediately following the interment. Robert was born on Aug. 8, 1972, to David and Louise (Orr) Keith in Council Bluffs, Iowa. After moving to Montana in childhood, he...

Eugene Louis Bodner, 71, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, at a Fort Benton medical center of natural causes. Open public viewing was Sunday afternoon and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m . today. His funeral service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home with Dean Rohner officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Eugene was born on March 26, 1932, in Havre to Louis and Lottie (Parks) Bodner. He was raised and educated in Havre and graduated from Havre High School in 1949. Eugene went to work f...

CHINOOK - Mary Jane Bartlette, 62, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at a Chinook nursing home due to heart related complications. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Assembly of God Church with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Mary Jane was born on Feb. 11, 1941, in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to Revered Lyle and Glenna (Miller) Marine. Mary completed high school in Bellefontaine and worked various jobs in the area upon graduation. In May 1973, she moved to Chinook with friends to start a new life. She...

Great Falls - Barbara Salley, 54, of Great Falls, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital due to cancer. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at O'Connor Memorial Chapel in Great Falls. Cremation has taken place. Barbara was born on Sept. 28, 1949, at Havre to Jack and Fern Harding. She grew up and attended schools in Havre and graduated from Havre High School in 1967. She attended Dahl's Beauty School in Great Falls. Barbara married Isaac Salley in 1973 at Colorado Springs, Colo. Barbara and...

ROCKY BOY - Donald William Meyers, 75, of Rocky Boy died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, from injuries he sustained in a vehicle accident west of Havre. A wake service began Wednesday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church and continued through Thursday. Sunrise services were held at 6:30 a.m. at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church and the funeral service was scheduled for 9:30 a.m. at the Old Stone Child College Gym with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial with full military honors was to be held at the Meyers Family Cemetery in Rocky...

ROCKY BOY - Mary Ann Lodge Pole, 82, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A wake service will began at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church with the funeral service scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. today with tradi- tional elders conducting the service. Burial was to follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Mary was born on July 4, 1921, to John and Rose (Walking Child) Little Sun in Rocky Boy. She was raised and educated there. Mary's hobbies were sewing blankets, beadwork, tanning hides,...

Great Falls - Barbara Salley, 54, of Great Falls, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital due to cancer. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at O'Connor Memorial Chapel in Great Falls. Cremation has taken place. Barbara was born on Sept. 28, 1949, at Havre to Jack and Fern Harding. She grew up and attended schools in Havre and graduated from Havre High School in 1967. She attended Dahl's Beauty School in Great Falls. Barbara married Isaac Salley in 1973 at Colorado Springs, Colo. Barbara and...

Louise May Siefert, 44, of Havre died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003, at her residence of cancer. A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Northern Montana Care Center Chapel with Ila McClenahan officiating. Cremation has taken place. A pri- vate family service for interment will take place at a later date. Louise was born May 25, 1959, to Richard and Dolores (Sommers) Perry in Hamilton. She grew up in the Hamilton area and attended school in Victor until the seventh grade. She moved with her family to Opheim. She...

MUKILTEO, Wash. - Harry James "Jim" Morgan, 54, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Everett, Wash. Jim was born on Feb. 16, 1949, to Harry and Jean Morgan of Cut Bank. He graduated from Montana State University with a degree in construction technology in 1972. He was employed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway for 30 years. Jim married Pat Woodworth in 1975. They resided in Mukilteo since 1987. Jim's...

GILDFORD - Theodora Alvira Wade Folden, 90, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at a Chester nursing facility. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service with burial of ashes in Glasgow is being planned for the spring. Alvira was born on July 23, 1913, in Hendricks, Minn., to Knute and Clara (Johnson) Dixon. She grew up in eastern Montana and received her education at Opheim. She graduated from Opheim High School in 1931. Alvira married Lyle Wade on Nov. 1, 1934. They lived at Glasgow, where she worked as a homemaker and mother....

Louise May Siefert, 44, of Havre died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003, at her residence of cancer. A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Northern Montana Care Center Chapel with Ila McClenahan officiating. Cremation has taken place. A pri- vate family service for interment will take place at a later date. Louise was born May 25, 1959, to Richard and Dolores (Sommers) Perry in Hamilton. She grew up in the Hamilton area and attended school in Victor until the seventh grade. She moved with her family to Opheim. She...

MUKILTEO, Wash. - Harry James "Jim" Morgan, 54, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Everett, Wash. Jim was born on Feb. 16, 1949, to Harry and Jean Morgan of Cut Bank. He graduated from Montana State University with a degree in construction technology in 1972. He was employed by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway for 30 years. Jim married Pat Woodworth in 1975. They resided in Mukilteo since 1987. Jim's...

GILDFORD - Theodora Alvira Wade Folden, 90, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at a Chester nursing facility. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service with burial of ashes in Glasgow is being planned for the spring. Alvira was born on July 23, 1913, in Hendricks, Minn., to Knute and Clara (Johnson) Dixon. She grew up in eastern Montana and received her education at Opheim. She graduated from Opheim High School in 1931. Alvira married Lyle Wade on Nov. 1, 1934. They lived at Glasgow, where she worked as a homemaker and mother....

Louise May Siefert, 44, of Havre died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003, at her residence of cancer. A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Northern Montana Care Center Chapel with Ila McClenahan officiating. Cremation has taken place. A pri- vate family service for interment will take place at a later date. Louise was born May 25, 1959, to Richard and Dolores (Sommers) Perry in Hamilton. She grew up in the Hamilton area and attended school in Victor until the seventh grade. She moved with her family to Opheim. She...

Jane Lorene Darner, 82, a retired telephone operator, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at a Whitefish care center of natural causes. A funeral service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church in Havre with Pastor VaunDalee Delong officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. There will be a fellowship luncheon held at the Eagles Club immediately following the graveside services. Jane was born on July 14, 1921, to Earl and Ida Best in Bennington, Kan. Her family moved in 1922 and settled on the...

CHESTER - Shirley Lybeck, 75, of Chester died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, at a her home of natural causes. A funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester with the Rev. Pete Erickson officiating. Burial was to follow at the Chester Cemetery, followed by a luncheon at the church. Shirley was born on Aug. 26, 1928, in Havre to Floyd and Jenniemae (Arnold) Hader. She grew up in Chester and received her education there. She graduated from Chester High School in 1946. During her formative...

OWATONNA, Minn. - Rolland "Ron" Henry Golie, 70, of Owatonna, Minn., died Friday, Nov. 14, 2003, at his home after a long struggle with emphysema. Visitation will be held at Michaelson Funeral Home on Monday from noon to 1p,m. A funeral service will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Michaelson Funeral Home in Owatonna with the Rev. Steven Anderson of Bethel Baptist officiating. A luncheon will be held immediately after the service. He was born on June 25, 1933, in Great Falls to Carl and Emma (Jess) Golie. He was preceded in death...

CHESTER - Shirley Lybeck, 75, of Chester died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, at a her home of natural causes. A funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester with the Rev. Pete Erickson officiating. Burial was to follow at the Chester Cemetery, followed by a luncheon at the church. Shirley was born on Aug. 26, 1928, in Havre to Floyd and Jenniemae (Arnold) Hader. She grew up in Chester and received her education there. She graduated from Chester High School in 1946. During her formative...

OWATONNA, Minn. - Rolland "Ron" Henry Golie, 70, of Owatonna, Minn., died Friday, Nov. 14, 2003, at his home after a long struggle with emphysema. Visitation will be held at Michaelson Funeral Home on Monday from noon to 1p,m. A funeral service will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Michaelson Funeral Home in Owatonna with the Rev. Steven Anderson of Bethel Baptist officiating. A luncheon will be held immediately after the service. He was born on June 25, 1933, in Great Falls to Carl and Emma (Jess) Golie. He was preceded in death...

CHESTER - Shirley Lybeck, 75, of Chester died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, at a her home of natural causes. A funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester with the Rev. Pete Erickson officiating. Burial was to follow at the Chester Cemetery, followed by a luncheon at the church. Shirley was born on Aug. 26, 1928, in Havre to Floyd and Jenniemae (Arnold) Hader. She grew up in Chester and received her education there. She graduated from Chester High School in 1946. During her formative...

MINOT, N.D. - Clara Lillian Sohm, 96, of Minot died Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, in a Minot nursing home. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Trinity Nursing Homes Centre Chapel in Minot, with interment at Rosehill Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Thomas Family Funeral Home in Minot. Clara was born July 27, 1907, at Hoffman, Minn., to Martin and Ingeborg (Langeland) Munson. She was raised and educated in Hoffman and assisted with the operation of the farmstead until moving to...

COEUR D'ALENE/CHINOOK - Helen M. McKinnie, 97, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, at Coeur d'Alene health and rehabilitation center. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Chapel, 180 W. Clayton Avenue, Coeur d'Alene. Interment will be at Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook. Visit Helen's memorial and sign the online guest register at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com. Helen was born to Pearl and Molly Montgomery in Estevan, Saskatchewan. In 1912, the family returned to the United States and...

MISSOULA - Donna Jean LaFournaise, 71, of Missoula died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003, at a Missoula hospital. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with the presiding minister from Prince of Peace Lutheran Church offi- ciating. Burial will follow at the cemetery. Donna was born on March 29, 1932, at Havre to Clara and Clarence Bishop of Kremlin. She grew up on the family farm, graduated from Kremlin High School in 1950, and attended Northern Montana College. On...

JOPLIN - Helen Hodges, 90, of Joplin died Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, at a Chester nursing home. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Joplin. Burial will follow in the Joplin Cemetery. Helen was born on Nov. 8, 1912, at Chicago to Edward and Mary (Kreitmeir) Tempel. She moved with her family to homestead north of Chester when she was 4. Helen received her early education at the Tingdahl School near the farm. She continued her schooling in Joplin through her sophomore year, when she quit...