Obituaries

Gilma M. Johnson, 84, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, at an adult care facility in Auburn, Wash. Viewing will be 4 to 6 p.m. today at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Her funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Lutheran Church with the burial to follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the services at the graveside. Gilma was born March 22, 1920, to Andreas and Cora Finstad in Strum, Wis. She was raised and educated in Strum. After graduating from high school,... Full story

Charles William Howard, 85, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. A prayer vigil will be held 7 p.m. today at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. A funeral memorial Mass will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial with military honors 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. Charles was born Jan. 2, 1919, in Chotea...

Cyril Murray Morrison, 90, longtime Havre businessman and pharmacist, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004, at a Havre care center of natural causes. Viewing is today from noon until 5 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyter-ian Church, 701 Fourth Ave, Havre. Cy was Montana born and a Montana man all his life. Chinook was his early home and he grew up there, learning to love sheep ranching and the hills, rivers, creeks and coulees of the Montana prairie. He graduated from the University of...

Brenda L. Lowe, 44, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, at her home in Havre. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Havre Eagles Club. A potluck fellowship follow the service. Brenda was born Jan. 3, 1960, to Melvin and Norma (Loaiza) Abler in Anaheim, Calif. She was raised and educated in California and graduated from Hhigh school there. She met Pat Lowe in Anaheim and they were married Sept 8, 1979. They had two daughters, Kari and Amy. The family moved to Havre in 1987 to be closer to...

ROCKY BOY - Valeria Ann Hernandez "Wright" (Sitting Cloud Woman), 55, died Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, at her home in Rocky Boy due to complications from diabetes. Her wake began at 4 p.m. Saturday at Valeria and Daryl Wright's home on Duck Creek Road. The rosary was at 7 p.m. Sunday and the funeral was scheduled for 11 a.m. today, both at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial was to follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Valeria was born Feb. 9, 1949, to Irvin and Mary Jane (Demontiney) Wright... Full story

FLORENCE, Ore. - Frank E. Bergren Jr., 77, of Florence, Ore., died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004, of cancer. A private service is to be held at Willamette National Cemetery. Frank was born on Dec. 268, 1928, at Havre to Frank and Helen Bergren. He grew up on his father's ranch in Hogeland. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1954. He graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman as a civil engineer. Frank worked for the U.S. government and enjoyed helping build wildlife preserves. He belonged to several...

Arthur Ingvald "Red" DeLong, 94; died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, at Northern Montana Care Center, where he had made his home since September of 1999. A memorial service will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in Northern Montana Care Center Chapel. Cremation has taken place. DeLong was born on April 17, 1910, in Alkabo, N.D., to George and Mary (Grove) DeLong. He attended grade school in Alkabo, N.D., and graduated from high school in Crosby, N.D. He went to work on a railroad section crew and later worked on the Fort Peck Reservoir... Full story

F.J. Gies III, 68, of Green Valley, Ariz., died Monday, Nov. 22, 2004, in Green Valley, Ariz. A service will be in Tucson at Brings Broadway Chapel, 6910 E. Broadway on Friday at 1 p.m. An informal gathering will follow. Interment is scheduled at a later date at the Southern Arizona Veterans' Cemetery at Sierra Vista, Ariz. Gies was born Aug. 27, 1936, at Havre, the great-grandson of a pioneer Montana family. He received his primary and secondary education in Montana and Wyoming. A graduate of Casper College, the University... Full story

HINGHAM - Leonard Francis Haas, 78, of Hingham died Friday, Nov. 19, 2004, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester. Public visitation will be from noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. A graveside service with military rites will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hingham Cemetery in Hingham. Leonard was born Feb. 18, 1926, at Hingham to John and Barbara (Duerr) Haas. He grew up on the family farm south of Hingham and attended a country school near there. When he was 18, Leonard enlisted... Full story

Bessie Stremcha, 90, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at a Havre care center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and her memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with Ila McClenahan officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately following the services at the graveside. Bessie was born in Duquoin, Ill., to Frank and Cecilie (Hnetkovska) Bruk. She was raised and educated in Duquoin. She moved to Montana when...

WHITEFISH - Linda Rae (Kalepp) May, 62, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, in Whitefish. The family invites friends to an open house at Linda and Buck's home in Whitefish on Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. Linda was born on July 25, 1942, in Anaconda to Herman and Dorothy Kalepp. She was raised in Butte, where she attended Butte High School and was actively involved in marching and twirling. She continued her education at Montana State University, where she participated in ROTC Angel Flight precision marching, was a member of the Alpha Omic... Full story

CHINOOK - Helen Jenneskens, 85, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre after a short but valiant battle with bone marrow cancer. A vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Saint Gabriel's Catholic Church. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at Saint Gabriel's Catholic Church. Helen was born on Jan. 26, 1919, in Germany. She met Ted Jenneskens in 1941 and they were married on Sept. 28, 1943, in Germany. The family immigrated to the United States and arrived in...

HINGHAM - Robert Edward ("Bob") Horinek, 83, long-time Hingham area farmer, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004, from complications of aplastic anemia. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Hingham. Burial will follow at the Hingham Cemetery. Bob was born on June 2, 1921, to William and Mary (Malone) Horinek at the family homestead south of Rudyard. The family moved to a farm north of Hingham in the early 1920s, so he received his education in Hingham. He...

Kathryn Kraft Engelhardt, 93, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004, at her son's residence of natural causes. Cremation will take place. A memorial service will be held in the spring of 2005. Kathryn was born on Dec. 2, 1910, to Stephen and Francis (Fisher) Kraft in Linton, N.D. The family lived in Strasburg, N.D., where she attended school. Kathryn was the only child of 12 siblings to graduate from high school. On June 28, 1938, she married Martin L. Engelhardt and resided in St. Paul, Minn. In 1944, the couple moved to Havre....

HINGHAM - Robert Edward ("Bob") Horinek, 83, long-time Hingham area farmer, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004, from complications of aplastic anemia. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Hingham. Burial will follow at the Hingham Cemetery. Bob was born on June 2, 1921, to William and Mary (Malone) Horinek at the family homestead south of Rudyard. The family moved to a farm north of Hingham in the early 1920s, so he received his education in Hingham. He...

Kathryn Kraft Engelhardt, 93, died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004, at her son's residence of natural causes. Cremation will take place. A memorial service will be held in the spring of 2005. Kathryn was born on Dec. 2, 1910, to Stephen and Francis (Fisher) Kraft in Linton, N.D. The family lived in Strasburg, N.D., where she attended school. Kathryn was the only child of 12 siblings to graduate from high school. On June 28, 1938, she married Martin L. Engelhardt and resided in St. Paul, Minn. In 1944, the couple moved to Havre....

CHESTER - Lee Ray Staudacher, 59, died Monday, Nov. 8, 2004, at his home in Boise, Idaho, of natural causes. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Cremation will follow, and his ashes will be buried in the family plot at the Chester Cemetery. Lee was born on July 22, 1945, at Chester to George and Victoria (Anderson) Staudacher. He grew up in Chester and received his education there. He graduated from Chester High School in 1964. He continued his schooling at Spokane... Full story

Edith C. Rosgaard, 87, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2004, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes officiating. Interment will take place at Highland Cemetery. At the completion of the service, a luncheon will be held at the church. Family and friends may call at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home Sunday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Edith was born to Joseph and Bertha (Odegaard) Marken at the family farm at Rural Hudson, S.D., on...

KALISPELL - Ada L. Groven, 87, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004, at Brendan House in Kalispell. A private memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Glacier Church, 690 Grandview Drive, with the Rev. Hal Irvine officiating. Ada was born on April 9, 1917, in King to Howard Roy and mary Catherine (Weston) Cady. The family homesteaded north of Joplin on the Canadian line, farming and raising cattle. Ada spent her retirement years caring and sharing unselfishly with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ada was... Full story

GREAT FALLS - Charles "Chuck" Whitworth, 85, of Great Falls, formerly of Columbia Falls, died Monday, Nov. 8, 2004, at a Great Falls nursing home. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at First Alliance Church, 10th Avenue South and 47th Street, with the Rev. John Reese offici- ating. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery. Chuck was born on Nov. 6, 1919, in Cooper, Texas, to William and Mary (Gwin) Whitworth. At the age of 6, he moved to Oilmont and later attended and later graduated from a boarding school in...

Orville Ordine "Tubby" Sather, 81, died on Monday, Nov. 8, 2004, at Kalispell. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre. Burial with military rites will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Orville was born on Sept. 18, 1923, at Havre to Ove and Oline (Borde) Sather. Orville grew up in the Havre community and received his formal education there. He graduated from Havre High School in 1941. In 1943 he was inducted into the U. S. Army. He served in Company "C" of the 314th... Full story

Joseph Henry Brough, 73, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Viewing will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. Joseph was born on Dec. 3, 1930, in Havre to Clarence A. and Victoria (Trotchie) Brough. He was raised and educated in Havre and attended St. Jude School. He graduated from Havre High School in...

GREAT FALLS - Destie Coolidge Bovee, 92, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2004, at a Great Falls hospital as the result of a stroke. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation at 600 Third Ave. N. in Great Falls. A luncheon reception will follow in the parish hall. Destie was born on July 15, 1912, at the Spotted Horse Mine near Maiden to Edwin "Hardrock" Coolidge and Destie O. Coolidge. In 1919, her family moved to Lewistown, where Destie attended elementary and junior high school. The...

SPOKANE, Wash. - Theresa R. "Babe" Houim, 72, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, after a month-long illness. A graveside service was held on Oct. 19 at Holy Cross Cemetery at Spokane, followed by a reception at the Moose Lodge. Houim was born on Dec. 21, 1931, to Anton and Julianna Schwan in Havre, the youngest of 16 children. She graduated from Havre High School in 1950. She married Luverene L. Houim on Oct. 17, 1953, at Havre. They lived in Havre until moving to Spokane in 1966. She was a member of the Women's Moose Lodge. Her... Full story

Brian Christopher "Chris" Henry, 45, was killed in a train accident Monday morning, Nov. 1, 2004, 18 miles east of Malta. A prayer vigil service will be 7 p.m. today and the funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, both at the St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. There will be a fellowship at the Box Elder Catholic Church following the graveside services. Chris was born on May 18, 1959, to David G. and Mary Louise (Boushie)...