Obituaries

MISSOULA - Joseph R. Crowley, 91, Butte native and former president of Northern Montana College, died in Missoula on Wednesday, May 11, 2005. His funeral Mass will be at noon Saturday at St. Patrick's in Butte. Interment will be in Holy Cross family plot. He was the son of Margaret and Don H. Crowley, pioneer Butte residents. Dr. Crowley received a B.A. degree from the University of Washington in English literature. He earned both his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Montana. He was a World War II veteran...

CONRAD/KALISPELL - Darrell S. Overcast, 73, of Kalispell died Friday, May 6, 2005, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Buffalo Hill Funeral Home Chapel in Kalispell. Darrell was born Aug. 25, 1931, at Havre to J. Boyd and Helen M. (Forbes) Overcast. He attended Havre public schools and then went to Spokane Barber College. In 1960, Darrell married Joann Braaten in Havre. Darrell worked for his father in the barber shop and had logged in the Flathead...

CHESTER - Christine Ann (Eggleston) Job, 50, of New Richmond, Wis., died in her sleep of apparent natural causes at her home in New Richmond, Wis., on Wednesday, May 4, 2005. A viewing for family and friends was held in Wisconsin prior to cremation. It was Chris' wish to be buried in the Fritz family plot at the Chester Cemetery in Chester. A memorial Mass is planned for 2 p.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chester. Burial of ashes will follow. Chris was born May 25, 1954, at Havre to William and Lillian (Fritz)...

S. Elaine Nelson Stokes, 70, of Havre, died Jan. 28, 2005, in a Boston hospital from complications following surgery. Cremation has taken place. Interment will take place at a later date in the family plot in Nova Scotia. Elaine was born on April 30, 1935, to Rupert and Eileen Nelson. A memorial service will be held for Elaine on Monday at 1 p.m. at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church in Havre. A luncheon will immediately follow the service in the fellowship hall. Memorials in her honor may be made to Kitty Keepers, 600 23rd...

MORA, Minn. - Dylan Colter Raines, 17, of Mora, Minn., died Thursday, May 5, 2005. Visitation was held Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church in Mora. A funeral service was held Monday at Grace Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Douglas Larson officiating. Interment was at Brook Park Cemetery, Brook Park, Minn. Dylan was born April 14, 1987, to Debbie Chagnon and Dick Raines. Dylan had a great passion for the outdoors. He loved spending time out on the farm, four-wheeling, hunting, or just a spur of the moment hike in the woods. He was...

Cora T. Hedges, 100, of Havre died peacefully Friday, May 6, 2005, in her room at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A prayer vigil and rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Holland & Bonine Chapel. Her funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the services at the graveside. Cora was born July 9,...

CHINOOK - Ruth Mary Gorman Gallup, 74, died April 20, 2005 in Yakima, Wash. A memorial graveside service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Ruth was born on Dec. 24, 1930, in Cleveland to Donel and Emma Gorman. She is survived by daughter, Carmel Taule of Sunburst; sons, Fred Gallup of Sweet Grass and Hanford Gallup of Anacortes, Wash.; brother, Jim Gorman of Cut Bank; sisters, Pauline Leo and Aileen Zarn, both of Chinook, Loretta Coyner of Yakima, Wash., and Joan (Wells) Lamey of Havre; five...

Sarah Louisa Woeppel, 88, a Havre homemaker and farmer died of natural causes on Thursday, May 5, 2005, at the home of her son, Allan Woeppel. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Havre Assembly of God Church. A luncheon will be held at the church fellowship hall immediately after the service. A graveside service has already taken place in the Highland Cemetery at Havre. Sarah Louisa was born Jan. 2, 1917, at Laird, Colo., to Millard G. Gilbert and Emma (Talmon) Gilbert Albro. Louisa and her family...

CHINOOK - Donald Luther Waldrip, 81, of Las Vegas, died Monday, May 2, 2005, at his residence in Las Vegas, Nev., due to cancer. Services were held at Palm Mortuary on May 3, 2005 at 2 p.m. A graveside service will be today at 2 p.m. in Kuper Memorial Cemetery with military honors. Don was born on Feb. 9, 1924, in Havre to Luther and Nellie (Casady) Waldrip. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and married Janice Strain of Chinook. Don worked construction as an electrician and was retired from the construction...

STEVENSVILLE - Marjorie B. Dailey, 79, of Stevensville, a former Havre Daily News employee, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, of natural causes at the Bitterroot Living Center in Stevensville. At her request, there will be no public services. Cremation has taken place and placement will be at the Lewistown City Cemetery at a later date. She was born June 7, 1925, in Lewistown to Carlos and Carmen Wallace. As a young girl, she lived on the family ranch near Brooks and received her education in Brooks and Lewistown. That family ranch...

Eliza Cleavenger, 84, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A prayer vigil service will be 5 p.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. The wake service will begin afterward at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church in Rocky Boy. Her funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre with burial to follow at the Highland Cemetery. A celebration of life luncheon will be held at the Vineyard immediately after the services at the graveside. Eliza was born Aug....

CHINOOK - Ben Paul Fisher, 74, a farmer, rancher and Air Force veteran, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at a Great Falls hospital of complications from a fall. His funeral is 2 p.m. Saturday at Assembly of God Church in Chinook, with burial in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Ben was born Sept. 14, 1930, at home in Hopp Iliad, south of Big Sandy, to Louis J. and Julia (Vrabel) Fisher. He went to school at Hopp Iliad until eighth grade, then attended high school in Helena and Big Sandy, going on to receive a GED through the Air Force. He...

Eliza Cleavenger, 84, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A prayer vigil service will be 5 p.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. The wake service will begin afterward at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church in Rocky Boy. Her funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre with burial to follow at the Highland Cemetery. A celebration of life luncheon will be held at the Vineyard immediately after the services at the graveside. Eliza was born Aug....

Ann R. Smith, 34, of Chinook died Monday, May 2, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital due to heart-related complications. A funeral service will be Friday at 9 a.m. in St. Jude's Catholic Church with burial following in the Highland Cemetery. Ann was born on June 30, 1970, in Spokane, Wash., to Robert D. Thole and Shirley D. Kraft. She attended schools in Havre. She graduated from Havre High School in 1988 and attended Northern Montana College. Ann was an Eagles member in Havre for 16 years. She worked in the propane business,...

JOPLIN - Dorma Johnson Hadford, 90, of Joplin died of natural causes at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester on Monday, May 2, 2005. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bethel Church in Joplin. Burial will follow at the Joplin Cemetery. She was born Dorma Vera Heydon on May 15, 1914, at Chester to Frank and Effie (Taplin) Heydon, who farmed 12 miles northwest of Joplin. Dorma received her early education at the Meldrum country school near the farm. She finished her schooling in Joplin, where she...

Eliza Cleavenger, 84, of Havre died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A prayer vigil will be held at 5 p.m. Friday at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home, followed by a wake at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre with burial to follow at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the Duck Inn after the graveside service. A full obituary will follow....

Marvel L. Swanson, 70, of Havre died Saturday, April 30, 2005, at Benefis East Campus in Great Falls after complications from surgery. Crema-tion has taken place and her memorial service will be 1 p.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Marvel was born Oct. 10, 1934, to Murrell and Gloris (Montgomery) Wilson in Whitefish. She was raised and educated in Whitefish and graduated from high school there. In 1951, when Marvel was 17, she moved with her family to Havre. Marvel...

Marvel L. Swanson, 70, of Havre died Saturday, April 30, 2005, at Benefis East Campus in Great Falls after complications from surgery. Crema-tion has taken place and her memorial service will be 1 p.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Marvel was born Oct. 10, 1934, to Murrell and Gloris (Montgomery) Wilson in Whitefish. She was raised and educated in Whitefish and graduated from high school there. In 1951, when Marvel was 17, she moved with her family to Havre. Marvel...

MARYSVILLE, Wash. - Caroline Rosella Emery, 84, of Marysville, Wash., formerly of Havre, died at her home at the Allen Creek Adult Home in Marysville, Wash., on Thursday, April 28, 2005. She had moved to Marysville from Havre in 1997. Services will be held at a later date, with interment in the Philipsburg Cemetery. Caroline was born to Henry Joseph and Catharine Margaret (Sosinsky) Laufenberg on Jan. 10, 1921, in La Crosse, Wis. She was the second of three children. She attended both public school and Business College in Spa...

Lorna Marie (Faber) Springer, 71, of Havre died Friday, April 29, 2005, at her residence of cancer. A prayer vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will follow at the St. Jude Parish Center. Lorna was born Nov. 14, 1933, in Havre to Leonard and Rose (Redwing) Faber. She grew up in the Bear Paw...

MARYSVILLE, Wash. - Caroline Rosella Emery, 84, of Marysville, Wash., formerly of Havre, died at her home at the Allen Creek Adult Home in Marysville, Wash., on Thursday, April 28, 2005. She had moved to Marysville from Havre in 1997. Services will be held at a later date, with interment in the Philipsburg Cemetery. Caroline was born to Henry Joseph and Catharine Margaret (Sosinsky) Laufenberg on Jan. 10, 1921, in La Crosse, Wis. She was the second of three children. She attended both public school and Business College in Spa...

BILLINGS - Brent Scott Waid, 25, of Billings died early Sunday, April 24, 2005, of injuries suffered in a car accident. A gathering of family and friends will take place on Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m., with sharing and prayers beginning at 7 p.m., at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary, 1001 Alderson Ave., in Billings. A memorial service will take place Thursday, at 11 a.m. at Hope Evangelical Church, 5554 Grand Ave. in Billings. Brent was born Sept. 3,1979, to Larry and Vernice Waid in Havre. He moved to Billings in 1987 with his...

CHINOOK - Laura Lucilla Matchett Kulp Schubert, 90, died as a result of cancer on April 21, 2005, at the Big Sandy Medical Center. The funeral service was set for today at 11 a.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Chinook, with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Laura was born Dec. 16, 1914, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, to George and Annie (Hodgens) Matchett. Her family moved to the United States when she was 18 months old. She became a citizen at age 8, along with her three brothers and four sisters. The...

Renette Leona Turbak, 86, died Friday, April 22, 2005, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. today, with the prayer vigil beginning at 7 p.m. at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the graveside service. Renette Bogut Turbak was born June 8, 1918, in Bog...

MILES CITY - Joseph John "Joe" Urick, 84, of Miles City died on April 14, 2005 surrounded by the love of his family and friends. Joe was born Dec. 4, 1920, to Ana (Legan) and Matt Urick, in Great Falls. He attended the Burlingame Grade School, 1 miles from their ranch, which was up hill both ways. Joe graduated from Belt Valley High School in 1938 and after working two years on the family ranch, he went on to college at Montana State University in Bozeman. After a three-year hitch in the U.S. Army Air Force, he graduated from...