Obituaries

A celebration of the life of Carol (Lodinoff) Smith will be held at noon Saturday at Fender's on U.S. Highway 93 between Whitefish and Kalispell....

John Sienkowski, 39, died Monday, June 23, 2003, at a Havre hospital due to heart complications. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sienkowski residence, No. 27 61 Ave. NW. Take an immediate right after the bridge after the Beaver Creek Golf Course. In case of inclement weather, the services will be at the St. Jude Parish Center with the Rev. Chad Leatherman officiating. A private family interment will take place at a later date. Cremation has taken place. John was born Nov. 17 1963, in El Paso,...

Angelina Kay (Angie) Lotton, 22, of Havre died unexpectedly of natural causes relating to Addison's Disease on Monday, June 23, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church in Havre with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Angie was born Dec. 2, 1980, and attended school in Havre. She graduated from Havre High School in 1999. She had a love for children and spent many hours being a part-time nanny in high school and subsequently traveled to many places as a full-time nanny foll...

A celebration of the life of Carol (Lodinoff) Smith will be held at noon Saturday at Fender's on U.S. Highway 93 between Whitefish and Kalispell....

FAIRVIEW, Utah - Eldon Dwaine "Swens" Swenson, 80, died at Mt. Pleasant, Utah, on June 14, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Fairview First Ward Chapel. Friends may call Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment will be in the Fairview City Cemetery under the direction of Magleby-Rasmussen Mortuary. Dwaine was born May 21, 1923 in LaSal, Utah, to Anthere Mills and John Swenson. He grew up in Fairview, Utah, where he graduated from North Sanpete High in 1941. He...

TURNER - Clara C. Simons, 77, died Monday, June 9, 2003, at a Malta nursing home due to natural causes. Graveside memorial services will be Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 1 p.m. in the Turner Cemetery. Clara was born on Oct. 19, 1925, in Saco to Otto and Mary (Bierwargon) Schleusner. She graduated from Whitewater High School and received a teaching degree from Northern Montana College. Clara taught county school in south Phillips County and later at Turner. She married Robert "Bob" Simons on Jan. 6, 1947, in Chinook. Clara was...

TURNER - Clara C. Simons, 77, died Monday, June 9, 2003, at a Malta nursing home due to natural causes. Graveside memorial services will be Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 1 p.m. in the Turner Cemetery. Clara was born on Oct. 19, 1925, in Saco to Otto and Mary (Bierwargon) Schleusner. She graduated from Whitewater High School and received a teaching degree from Northern Montana College. Clara taught county school in south Phillips County and later at Turner. She married Robert "Bob" Simons on Jan. 6, 1947, in Chinook. Clara was...

Lillian "Bill" Phipps, 91, died Saturday, June 14, 2003, of natural causes at a Havre care facility. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel, with Ila McClenahan officiating. Burial will be at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook, with Ila McClenahan officiating. There will be a fellowship reception at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1315 Washington Ave., Havre, following the committal service in Chinook. Lillian was born on Dec. 20, 1911, in Bergen,...

Glorianne Virginia Mangold, 65, died Friday, June 13, 2003, at a Great Falls hospice of cancer. Visitation will be on Wednesday at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Vigil prayers will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the mortuary chapel. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Inverness with burial following at the Rudyard Cemetery. A luncheon will be at the Rudyard Catholic Youth Center. Glorianne was born April 3, 1938, in Havre to Clinton Evans Sr. and Mathilda "Tillie"...

ROCKY BOY - Shirlin Lee Woods, 38, Inidan name Sha Bey Wah-ooo (White Buffalo Woman), died Saturday, June 7, 2003, at a hospital in Seattle, Wash., due to liver failure. Wake Services will started Wednesday afternoon at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. A funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Shirlin was born Feb. 23, 1965, to Tony and Shirley C...

BIG SANDY - Claude E. Miner, 62, farmer and veteran, died Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at home of cancer. A gathering and rosary will be today at 7:30 p.m. The funeral will be on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church in Big Sandy. Claude was born in Havre to George and Edith Adell (Anderson) Miner on Aug. 19, 1940. He was raised and lived most of his life in the Kenilworth area. He attended school at the Ferndale and Lincoln schools in the country until the family moved to town where he graduated from the...

FORT BELKNAP AGENCY - A wake service for Frances White of Fort Belknap Agency will start at 7 p.m. today at her home. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the White Cemetery at Three Buttes. A full obituary will follow....

CHESTER - Mina May Thielman, 96, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, June 2, 2003. A funeral service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester with burial following at the Chester Cemetery. Mina was born in Mildred, Minn., to Claude and Ella Mae (Porter) Ames on May 23, 1907. When Mina was a child, her family moved to Hannah, Alberta, Canada, and she began her early education there. When she was 10, the family moved to Lothair, where her father operated a livery stable. She continued her...

FORT BENTON - Joseph Peter Jordan, 84, a former Fort Benton mayor, died of natural causes Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at a Great Falls hospice. A vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church in Fort Benton. A funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with burial in Riverside Cemetery. A lunch in the church basement will follow the burial. Joe was born on Jan. 3, 1919, on the family farm in Hettinger County, N.D., to Juliana Stein and Peter Jordan. He attended country school until eighth grade and...

GILBERT, Ariz. - Laurel Ann Holloway, 72, of Gilbert, Ariz., died May 25, 2003. A memorial for family and friends is planned for late June. Laurel was born on Aug. 22, 1930, at Rudyard to Ralph and Lottie Koefod. She attended Montana State University and was a member of Delta Gamma sorority. She married Frank Holloway in 1950. Her family will miss her warm sense of humor and strong will. Laurel is survived by he sister, Kathleen Van Luchene of Mesa, Ariz.; daughters, Pamel Holloway of Estes Park, Utah, and Wendy Lambros of...

FORT BELKNAP AGENCY - A wake service for Frances White of Fort Belknap Agency will start at 7 p.m. today at her home. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the White Cemetery at Three Buttes. A full obituary will follow....

CHESTER - Mina May Thielman, 96, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, June 2, 2003. A funeral service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester with burial following at the Chester Cemetery. Mina was born in Mildred, Minn., to Claude and Ella Mae (Porter) Ames on May 23, 1907. When Mina was a child, her family moved to Hannah, Alberta, Canada, and she began her early education there. When she was 10, the family moved to Lothair, where her father operated a livery stable. She continued her...

FORT BENTON - Joseph Peter Jordan, 84, a former Fort Benton mayor, died of natural causes Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at a Great Falls hospice. A vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church in Fort Benton. A funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with burial in Riverside Cemetery. A lunch in the church basement will follow the burial. Joe was born on Jan. 3, 1919, on the family farm in Hettinger County, N.D., to Juliana Stein and Peter Jordan. He attended country school until eighth grade and...

FORT BELKNAP AGENCY - A wake service for Frances White of Fort Belknap Agency will start at 7 p.m. today at her home. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the White Cemetery at Three Buttes. A full obituary will follow....

CHESTER - Mina May Thielman, 96, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, June 2, 2003. A funeral service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester with burial following at the Chester Cemetery. Mina was born in Mildred, Minn., to Claude and Ella Mae (Porter) Ames on May 23, 1907. When Mina was a child, her family moved to Hannah, Alberta, Canada, and she began her early education there. When she was 10, the family moved to Lothair, where her father operated a livery stable. She continued her...

FORT BENTON - Joseph Peter Jordan, 84, a former Fort Benton mayor, died of natural causes Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at a Great Falls hospice. A vigil service will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church in Fort Benton. A funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with burial in Riverside Cemetery. A lunch in the church basement will follow the burial. Joe was born on Jan. 3, 1919, on the family farm in Hettinger County, N.D., to Juliana Stein and Peter Jordan. He attended country school until eighth grade and...

GILBERT, Ariz. - Laurel Ann Holloway, 72, of Gilbert, Ariz., died May 25, 2003. A memorial for family and friends is planned for late June. Laurel was born on Aug. 22, 1930, at Rudyard to Ralph and Lottie Koefod. She attended Montana State University and was a member of Delta Gamma sorority. She married Frank Holloway in 1950. Her family will miss her warm sense of humor and strong will. Laurel is survived by he sister, Kathleen Van Luchene of Mesa, Ariz.; daughters, Pamel Holloway of Estes Park, Utah, and Wendy Lambros of...

BOX ELDER - Charles Norman Swan, 84, retired farmer and machinist for Burlington Northern Railway, died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. The wake will begin 4 p.m. today at the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Box Elder with the rosary service at 7:30 p.m. The funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. The committal rite will be at the Highland Cemetery with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. The Unified Veterans Council assisted by The Rocky Boy Warr...

Ruth Mildred Statelen, 77, a Havre resident, died Sunday, June 1, 2003, at a Lewistown medical center. Funeral services will be on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. A luncheon will be served following the services and burial will follow at the Wing Cemetery. Ruth was born in Turner to William and Hazel Hutton on April 14, 1926. Ruth married Albert Orville Statelen on Aug. 7, 1942, and they enjoyed 60 years together. She worked hand in hand with her husband on the...

CONRAD - Daniel J. Schaub, 67, former Havre resident, died Tuesday, May 27, 2003, in Conrad of natural causes. A service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Pondera Funeral Home in Conrad, followed by graveside service at the Hillside Cemetery. He was born in 1935 in Belle Fourche, S.D. He attended school in Fairview. He married Edna DeBoer in Great Falls in 1967. He worked as a brakeman for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in Havre. Survivors include his wife, Edna of Conrad; sons, Gary and Dennis Schaub of Havre...