Obituaries

CHESTER - Paul B. Overlie, 63, of Chester died at his home Sunday, July 27, 2003, of an apparent heart attack. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Burial of ashes will be in the Chester Cemetery. Overlie was a well-known farm implement parts salesman and manager in the Chester and Hi-Line communities. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert. Survivors include his wife, Dorothie of Chester; sons, Paul Jr. of Chester, Darren of Havre, and Mitchell of...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Alvin R. Keith, 80, a Navy veteran and former Great Falls, Havre and Chester resident, died Saturday at his home in Grand Forks, N.D. Visitation was Tuesday at Gregory J. Norman Funeral Chapel followed by a prayer service. Cremation has taken place. A military grave- side service is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday at Highland Cemetery at Havre. A luncheon will follow at the Vets Club. Alvin Russell Keith was born on April 26, 1923, to DeVall W. and Hazel V. (Staudacher) Keith at Great Falls. His family moved...

HINGHAM - Pearl Viola Richter, 67, longtime Hingham resident, died Thursday, July 24, 2003, at her home in Bigfork. A funeral Mass was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Hingham. Cremation will follow the services. Pearl was born on Dec. 30, 1935, at Hinsdale to Martin and Leila (Hull) Brown. She was raised on a ranch at Thoene, a small community north of Hinsdale. She received her early education at Hinsdale, then transferred to Joplin, where she graduated from high school in 1953. She...

LaMarr Knox Reynolds, 79, died Thursday, July 24, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at the Oakmont Memorial Park Cemetery, 2099 Reliez Valley Road, Lafayette, Calif., at a later date. Cremation has taken place. LaMarr was born Feb. 27, 1924, in Sacramento, Calif., to Xen V. and Gladys B. (Drook) Reynolds. He attended Fremont High School in Oakland, Calif., graduating in 1943. While attending high school, LaMarr was in a program that allowed him to attend school for four hours...

CHESTER - Paul B. Overlie, 63, of Chester died at his home Sunday, July 27, 2003, of an apparent heart attack. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Burial of ashes will be in the Chester Cemetery. Overlie was a well-known farm implement parts salesman and manager in the Chester and Hi-Line communities. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert. Survivors include his wife, Dorothie of Chester; sons, Paul Jr. of Chester, Darren of Havre, and Mitchell of...

HINGHAM - Pearl Viola Richter, 67, longtime Hingham resident, died Thursday, July 24, 2003, at her home in Bigfork. A funeral Mass was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Hingham. Cremation will follow the services. Pearl was born on Dec. 30, 1935, at Hinsdale to Martin and Leila (Hull) Brown. She was raised on a ranch at Thoene, a small community north of Hinsdale. She received her early education at Hinsdale, then transferred to Joplin, where she graduated from high school in 1953. She...

LaMarr Knox Reynolds, 79, died Thursday, July 24, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at the Oakmont Memorial Park Cemetery, 2099 Reliez Valley Road, Lafayette, Calif., at a later date. Cremation has taken place. LaMarr was born Feb. 27, 1924, in Sacramento, Calif., to Xen V. and Gladys B. (Drook) Reynolds. He attended Fremont High School in Oakland, Calif., graduating in 1943. While attending high school, LaMarr was in a program that allowed him to attend school for four hours...

CHESTER - Paul B. Overlie, 63, of Chester died at his home Sunday, July 27, 2003, of an apparent heart attack. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Burial of ashes will be in the Chester Cemetery. Overlie was a well-known farm implement parts salesman and manager in the Chester and Hi-Line communities. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert. Survivors include his wife, Dorothie of Chester; sons, Paul Jr. of Chester, Darren of Havre, and Mitchell of...

HINGHAM - Pearl Viola Richter, 67, longtime Hingham resident, died Thursday, July 24, 2003, at her home in Bigfork. A funeral Mass was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Hingham. Cremation will follow the services. Pearl was born on Dec. 30, 1935, at Hinsdale to Martin and Leila (Hull) Brown. She was raised on a ranch at Thoene, a small community north of Hinsdale. She received her early education at Hinsdale, then transferred to Joplin, where she graduated from high school in 1953. She...

LaMarr Knox Reynolds, 79, died Thursday, July 24, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. A graveside service will be held at the Oakmont Memorial Park Cemetery, 2099 Reliez Valley Road, Lafayette, Calif., at a later date. Cremation has taken place. LaMarr was born Feb. 27, 1924, in Sacramento, Calif., to Xen V. and Gladys B. (Drook) Reynolds. He attended Fremont High School in Oakland, Calif., graduating in 1943. While attending high school, LaMarr was in a program that allowed him to attend school for four hours...

CHOTEAU - Edna Gunderson, 76, died surrounded by her loved ones on July 18, 2003, in a nursing home of natural causes. A celebration of her life will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Choteau. Cremation has taken place with burial of ashes in the Choteau Cemetery. Edna was born to Freida and Ernest Arensmeyer on July 1, 1927, in Choteau, where she was raised with many brothers and sisters whom she dearly loved. Edna married Harold Gunderson in 1947 and they had five children. She attended Montana State...

GREAT FALLS - Ramona F. Glover, 74, of 200 13th Ave. So., Great Falls, died Monday, July 21 at Peace Hospice from natural causes. Funeral Services will be at Fairview Baptist Church, 824 3rd Ave. No., on Friday, July 25, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery in Great Falls. Ramona F. Glover was born Jan. 30, 1929, in Havre to George and Ruth Ferris. She was raised and educated in Havre. Prior to her marriage, she worked at J. C. Penney. Ramona married Mack L. Glover Jr. Aug. 22, 1951, in Great Falls....

Helen J. Wilkins, 88, died Thursday, July 17, 2003, at a Havre care center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. today at the First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Catherine Card officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the church immediately after the services at the graveside. Helen was born March 22, 1915, to Henry and Bernice (Johnson) Johnson in Havre. She attended school at Cottonwood and graduated...

MALTA- - Lila L. Robinson, 73, died Frday, July 18, 2003, at a Malta care center of natural causes. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Malta Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the Malta Cemetery. Lila was born July 23, 1929, at Havre to Vern and Charlotte (Bridal) Brader. She was raised in Havre and graduated from Havre High School. She moved to Las Vegas and worked at the Boulder Dam for several years as a secretary. She returned to Havre in 1959 and worked for the Ruby Bank System prior to marrying...

ROCKY BOY - Lance Sheldon Parker Sr., Thunder Child, 33, died Sunday, July 20, 2003, in a motor vehicle accident. A wake service began Sunday evening at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the funeral Mass beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, also at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Lance was born Sept. 18, 1969, in Havre to Edmond and Laverne (Allery) Parker. He moved to Kansas with his family when he was a young child. He graduated from high school...

Jon Herbert Ziegler, 56, of Havre died Wednesday, July 16, 2003, west of Havre. Cremation has taken place and a gathering of family and friends will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the St. Jude Parish Center. Anyone who would like to stop by and say goodbye to Jon or to extend sympathies to the family is invited. Jon was born July 17, 1946, in Bagley, Minn., to Herbert John and Odonna Mae (Walker) Ziegler. Jon married Sharon Flathers on May 10, 1969, in Havre. He enlisted in the National Guard in Havre and serving six years...

BILLINGS - Margaret Sullivan, 90, died Wednesday, July 16, 2003, at a Billings retirement center. At Margaret's request, no services will be held. Her remains will be placed with her grandson Randy Reinecke's on a ranch in Wyoming. Margaret was born on Aug. 22, 1912, in Chinook to Scottish immigrants Angus and Kathleen Morrison. She spent her first 20-some years in Chinook. She married William Crabbe when she was 21. After a few years, they moved across the Western part of the country with his job with the U&I Sugar Company....

BIG SANDY - Norma Lucille (Krumsick) Ophus, 72, died Saturday, July 12, 2003, at a Big Sandy medical center of natural causes. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at the Big Sandy High School gymnasium with the Rev. Peter Guthneck officiating, with a com- mittal ser- vice following at the Big Sandy Cemetery. A potluck fellowship luncheon will follow the interment at the Jerry Martin Memorial Hall on Main Street in Big Sandy. Memorials in Norma's honor may be made to the Big Sandy Medical Center, P.O. Box 530, Big...

Terrance "Ted" Brady, 86, died Saturday, July 12, 2003, at a Havre care center of natural causes. A prayer vigil will be 7 p.m. Thursday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel. A funeral Mass will be 2 p.m. Friday at the St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery in Havre. A fellowship will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the graveside services. Ted was born March 19, 1917, to Joseph and Elizabeth (Britton) Brady in Cottonwood. In...

SUNBURST - Marilyn Faye (Bebee) Barrows, age 49 of Sunburst, died at her home Sunday, July 13, 2003, after a lengthy battle with cancer. A memorial service was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the Sunburst Methodist Church. She was born May 18, 1954, at Malta to Frank and Loretta (Henderson) Bebee. She grew up and graduated from high school in Malta in 1972. Marilyn married Brian Barrows July 9, 1994, at Malta. Marilyn worked as a bank teller at the First National Bank in Powell, Wyo., and the First State Bank in Malta. She...

BILLINGS - Catherine Grace Armstrong, 73, of Billings, died peacefully on Saturday, July 12, 2003, at her home due to natural causes. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Additional funeral services 10 a.m. Friday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre with interment at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at First Lutheran Church immediately following graveside services. Grace was born on Jan. 15, 1930, to Joseph and Ellen Schend in Havre. She was raised in south Havre. Grace...

Terrance "Ted" Brady, 86, died Saturday, July 12, 2003, at a Havre care center of natural causes. A prayer vigil will be 7 p.m. Thursday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel. A funeral Mass will be 2 p.m. Friday at the St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery in Havre. A fellowship will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the graveside services. Ted was born March 19, 1917, to Joseph and Elizabeth (Britton) Brady in Cottonwood. In...

SUNBURST - Marilyn Faye (Bebee) Barrows, age 49 of Sunburst, died at her home Sunday, July 13, 2003, after a lengthy battle with cancer. A memorial service was scheduled for 2 p.m. today at the Sunburst Methodist Church. She was born May 18, 1954, at Malta to Frank and Loretta (Henderson) Bebee. She grew up and graduated from high school in Malta in 1972. Marilyn married Brian Barrows July 9, 1994, at Malta. Marilyn worked as a bank teller at the First National Bank in Powell, Wyo., and the First State Bank in Malta. She...

BILLINGS - Catherine Grace Armstrong, 73, of Billings, died peacefully on Saturday, July 12, 2003, at her home due to natural causes. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary. Additional funeral services 10 a.m. Friday at the First Lutheran Church in Havre with interment at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at First Lutheran Church immediately following graveside services. Grace was born on Jan. 15, 1930, to Joseph and Ellen Schend in Havre. She was raised in south Havre. Grace...

North Havre resident Reginald Lloyd Spensley, a retired custodian for Northern Montana College, died Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. He was 71. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Glacier Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kalispell with full military graveside honors. Reginald was born Dec. 2, 1931, to Lloyd B. and Greta Mae (Aitchison) Spensley in Livingston, Calif. He attended school in Turlock, Calif. In 1951 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Korean War....