Obituaries

WAUNETA, Neb. - Raymond H. Miller, 84, of Wauneta, Neb., former Havre resident, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at an Imperial, Neb., hospital. A funeral service with military rites was held on Oct. 13 at the United Methodist Church in Wauneta with the Rev. Michael Laing officiating. Inurnment was scheduled for a later date at Riverside Cemetery at Wauneta. Miller was born on Sept. 3, 1919, at Havre to Hiram and Ida Miller. He was 2 when the family moved to Emmett, Idaho. He attended schools at Emmett. He was married to Ann Lun...

CHESTER - Andrew William "Andy" Harmon, 91, retired Chester area farmer, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, at a Chester nursing home of natural causes. A vigil prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Church in Chester. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Church with his grandson, the Rev. Andrew Harmon Cozzens, officiating. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Andy was born on Oct. 16, 1912, near Arkansaw, Wis., to William and Barbara (Schlosser) Harmon. He grew up on a dairy...

ROCKY BOY - Catherine (Courchane) Carlson, 78, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A wake service began at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. The funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial was to follow at the Courchane Family Cemetery. Catherine was born July 17, 1925 to William John Courchane and Minnie (Houle) Gardipee in Havre. She was raised in Rocky Boy and attended Rocky Boy Schools....

MINOT, N.D. - David George Bostic, 54, of Minot, N.D., died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003, of an aneurysm. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Alfred Ebel officiating. Dave's wish was to have his body donated to science and that has been honored. Dave was born on June 2, 1949, in Wallace, Idaho, to Harold and Adrienne Bostic. He grew up and was educated in Havre. He played for the Blue Ponies and sang in Hi-Liters for Betty Lou Berland. He was also active in Boy Scouts. D...

WAUNETA, Neb. - Raymond H. Miller, 84, of Wauneta, Neb., former Havre resident, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at an Imperial, Neb., hospital. A funeral service with military rites was held on Oct. 13 at the United Methodist Church in Wauneta with the Rev. Michael Laing officiating. Inurnment was scheduled for a later date at Riverside Cemetery at Wauneta. Miller was born on Sept. 3, 1919, at Havre to Hiram and Ida Miller. He was 2 when the family moved to Emmett, Idaho. He attended schools at Emmett. He was married to Ann Lun...

CHESTER - Andrew William "Andy" Harmon, 91, retired Chester area farmer, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, at a Chester nursing home of natural causes. A vigil prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Church in Chester. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Church with his grandson, the Rev. Andrew Harmon Cozzens, officiating. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Andy was born on Oct. 16, 1912, near Arkansaw, Wis., to William and Barbara (Schlosser) Harmon. He grew up on a dairy...

ROCKY BOY - Catherine (Courchane) Carlson, 78, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A wake service began at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. The funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial was to follow at the Courchane Family Cemetery. Catherine was born July 17, 1925 to William John Courchane and Minnie (Houle) Gardipee in Havre. She was raised in Rocky Boy and attended Rocky Boy Schools....

ROCKY BOY - Catherine (Courchane) Carlson, 78, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A wake service began at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. The funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial was to follow at the Courchane Family Cemetery. Catherine was born July 17, 1925 to William John Courchane and Minnie (Houle) Gardipee in Havre. She was raised in Rocky Boy and attended Rocky Boy Schools....

MINOT, N.D. - David George Bostic, 54, of Minot, N.D., died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003, of an aneurysm. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Alfred Ebel officiating. Dave's wish was to have his body donated to science and that has been honored. Dave was born on June 2, 1949, in Wallace, Idaho, to Harold and Adrienne Bostic. He grew up and was educated in Havre. He played for the Blue Ponies and sang in Hi-Liters for Betty Lou Berland. He was also active in Boy Scouts. D...

WAUNETA, Neb. - Raymond H. Miller, 84, of Wauneta, Neb., former Havre resident, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at an Imperial, Neb., hospital. A funeral service with military rites was held on Oct. 13 at the United Methodist Church in Wauneta with the Rev. Michael Laing officiating. Inurnment was scheduled for a later date at Riverside Cemetery at Wauneta. Miller was born on Sept. 3, 1919, at Havre to Hiram and Ida Miller. He was 2 when the family moved to Emmett, Idaho. He attended schools at Emmett. He was married to Ann Lun...

CHESTER - Andrew William "Andy" Harmon, 91, retired Chester area farmer, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, at a Chester nursing home of natural causes. A vigil prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Church in Chester. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Church with his grandson, the Rev. Andrew Harmon Cozzens, officiating. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Andy was born on Oct. 16, 1912, near Arkansaw, Wis., to William and Barbara (Schlosser) Harmon. He grew up on a dairy...

ROCKY BOY - Catherine (Courchane) Carlson, 78, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A wake service began at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. The funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial was to follow at the Courchane Family Cemetery. Catherine was born July 17, 1925 to William John Courchane and Minnie (Houle) Gardipee in Havre. She was raised in Rocky Boy and attended Rocky Boy Schools....

MINOT, N.D. - David George Bostic, 54, of Minot, N.D., died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003, of an aneurysm. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Alfred Ebel officiating. Dave's wish was to have his body donated to science and that has been honored. Dave was born on June 2, 1949, in Wallace, Idaho, to Harold and Adrienne Bostic. He grew up and was educated in Havre. He played for the Blue Ponies and sang in Hi-Liters for Betty Lou Berland. He was also active in Boy Scouts. D...

Cathy L. Wallace, 45, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, in Eureka. A funeral service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Nelson & Vial Funeral Home in Eureka. A visitation began at 10 a.m. Cathy was born on Nov. 9, 1957, in Havre to Robert and Karen Miller. She was raised and educated in Havre. She later attended college in Colorado. Cathy lived in Montana the past 20 years and worked as a restaurant cook in the Kalispell area for several years. Cathy enjoyed arts and crafts, especially handicrafts. She was preceded in death by her...

JORDAN - Richard Clarence Rogge, 52, died of natural causes at his home in Jordan on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003. Visitation was scheduled from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the Chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Jordan. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the VFW Hall in Jordan. Interment will follow in the Wolff Cemetery in Sand Springs. He was born on Jan. 9, 1951, in Jordan to Clarence W. and Stella (Barker) Rogge. He grew up on the family ranch near Sand Springs where he also attended school. He graduated...

HARLEM - Peggy Sue Farrar McMurdo, 37, former Harlem resident, died on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003, at a Baytown, Texas, nursing home due to MS and cancer. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Presbyterian Church with burial following in the Harlem Cemetery. Peggy was born on July 10, 1966, in Havre to Pansy Buckman and Harvey Eustis. She moved to Harlem to live with Jim and Pat Farrar on September 3, 1968. She attended schools in Harlem. Peggy lived at the Harlem Group Home until 1990, when she moved to...

HARDIN - Todd Heppner, 39, of Hardin died of injuries sustained in a one-car rollover accident Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003, west of Hardin. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday in the Bullis Funeral Chapel in Hardin. Cremation will follow the services. Private inurnment is planned at a later date. He was born on May 26, 1964, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Robert and Shirley Moen Heppner. He grew up in Idaho and received his early education there. He later attended and graduated from MSU-Billings Vo-Tec Center as a licensed pr...

Finn Trygve Heimdahl, 91, retired general claims manager for the Burlington Northern Railway, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. An additional memorial service will be held in Willmar, Minn., with private family interment at a later date. Finn was born on Aug. 29, 1912, to Peter and Clara (Thorson) Heimdahl in Willmar, Minn. He attended...

Julie Martell Azure, 49, of Havre died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003, after a long battle with cancer. Visitation will be between 1 and 6 p.m. Wednesday at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point with a prayer service to follow at 7 p.m. A funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday with the Rev. Ken Azure officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Julie was born on Jan. 12, 1954, in Mason City, Iowa, to Julian and Ruth Martell. She married Robert Azure on Oct. 17, 1974. Julie was employed at Hillview Apartments in...

HARLEM - Wyatt Royal Westervelt, 22, died in a single vehicle rollover Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Big Timber Evangelical United Brethren Church and at 2 p.m. Monday at the Harlem High School gymnasium. Cremation will follow the services. Westervelt was born on Oct. 12, 1981, at Laramie, Wyo., to Royal and Nancy (Christensen) Westervelt. He was a diesel mechanic. He is survived by his parents, Royal and Nancy (Christensen) Westervelt of Harlem; sister, Whitney Westervelt and...

Cheryl L. (Hendrickson) Burlinger, 43, of Big Sandy died Monday, Oct. 20, 2003, at a Havre care center of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church in Big Sandy. Memorials may be made to a person's choice....

Marie Marden, 74, who died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes, also is survived by her sisters, Agnes Cushing of Minot, N.D., Norma Layton of Chester, Nina Verhasselt of Sidney and Sylvia Jones of Fruit Height, Utah; brothers, Kenneth Leom of Saint Marie, N.D., and Arne Leom of Watford City, N.D.; and several nieces and nephews...

Margaret C. Gardner, 101, retired school teacher, died Sunday Oct. 19, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Marcel Vogel officiating. A committal service will follow the Mass at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Margaret was born June 9, 1902, to Alexander and Ellen (Divine) Gardner in Duluth, Minn. Her mother died shortly after her birth, so she went to live with her sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Frank...

FORT BELKNAP AGENCY - Beverly Florence Gardipee, 67, Indian name "Baha Toe Weyhs" meaning Blue Hills Woman died on Monday, Oct. 20, 2003, at a Havre hospital. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Red Whip Center with burial following at the Hi-Way Cemetery. Wake and rosary will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Red Whip Center. Beverly was born to Roger and Amy C. (Blackbird) Long Knife, Sr. at Fort Belknap Agency. Her grandparents were Abe and Susie (Red Dog) Long Knife and George and Angela (Deafy) Blackbird, Sr....

Marie Marden, 74, who died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes, also is survived by her sisters, Agnes Cushing of Minot, N.D., Norma Layton of Chester, Nina Verhasselt of Sidney and Sylvia Jones of Fruit Height, Utah; brothers, Kenneth Leom of Saint Marie, N.D., and Arne Leom of Watford City, N.D.; and several nieces and nephews...