Obituaries

CHESTER - Mildred Henrietta Hanson, 97, died Monday, July 4, 2005, at Benefis Medical Center in Great Falls. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Mildred was born in Cavalier County, N.D., on Oct. 28, 1907, to Fred and Emma Erickson. In 1913, she moved to Montana with her parents to a homestead south of Chester. Mildred received her early education at the Erickson Country School near the farm. She finished her schooling in...

Sharon Dale Berger, 62, of Havre died Saturday, July 2, 2005, at her residence. Her cause of death has not yet been determined. Sharon's funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at the First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship will be held at the family home after the services at the graveside. Sharon was born June 23, 1943, to Clarence and Mary (Wilson) Stensrude. She was raised and educated in Havre. Sharon married Robert Berger on March 2, 1962, in...

Emma Marie (Stromberg) Nelson, 87, of Havre died Sunday, July 3, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. July 18 at First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes officiating. A private family interment will be held at her request. Emma Marie was born Aug. 9, 1917, in Havre to Orvil and Lucille Stromberg. She attended Havre Public Schools and graduated in 1935 from Havre High School. She attended Northern Montana College from 1935-1937. She worked at the H. Earl...

John A. Kurtz, 84, a Havre resident for more than years, died Sunday, July 3, 2005, at his home of natural causes. A memorial service in John's honor will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial of his cremated remains will be held at the Veteran's Cemetery in Mandan, N.D. John was born Aug. 31, 1920, in Devils Lake, N.D., to Casper and Louise (Keller) Kurtz. He attended schools in Devils Lake until he was 16 years old, when he joined the Civil Cons...

CHESTER - Robin Estelle O'Neil, 50, of Chester died Monday, June 27, 2005, at the Liberty County Hospital in Chester due to cancer. Her memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Chester Assembly of God Church. It was Robin's request that all family and friends planning to attend her funeral dress in bright, colorful, spring attire. Robin was born July 4, 1954, at Great Falls to Douglas and Josephine (Plank) Gunderson. She grew up on the family farm north of Chester and received her early schooling at the Osler Country S...

CHESTER - Robin Estelle O'Neil, 50, of Chester died Monday, June 27, 2005, at the Liberty County Hospital in Chester due to cancer. Her memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Chester Assembly of God Church. It was Robin's request that all family and friends planning to attend her funeral dress in bright, colorful, spring attire. Robin was born July 4, 1954, at Great Falls to Douglas and Josephine (Plank) Gunderson. She grew up on the family farm north of Chester and received her early schooling at the Osler Country S...

CHESTER - Robin Estelle O'Neil, 50, of Chester died Monday, June 27, 2005, at the Liberty County Hospital in Chester due to cancer. Her memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Chester Assembly of God Church. It was Robin's request that all family and friends planning to attend her funeral dress in bright, colorful, spring attire. Robin was born July 4, 1954, at Great Falls to Douglas and Josephine (Plank) Gunderson. She grew up on the family farm north of Chester and received her early schooling at the Osler Country S...

CHESTER - Robin Estelle O'Neil, 50, of Chester died Monday, June 27, 2005, at the Liberty County Hospital in Chester due to cancer. Her memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Chester Assembly of God Church. It was Robin's request that all family and friends planning to attend her funeral dress in bright, colorful, spring attire. Robin was born July 4, 1954, at Great Falls to Douglas and Josephine (Plank) Gunderson. She grew up on the family farm north of Chester and received her early schooling at the Osler Country S...

CHINOOK - Marilyn Alice Roth, 73, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center, after suffering from a short illness. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. next Tuesday in the Zion Lutheran Church with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Marilyn was born June 26, 1931, on the family farm in Sutton, N.D., to William Jacob Rahlf and Alice Dorothea Leininger Rahlf. In 1942, the Rahlf family moved from the Sutton farm to a farm in Binford, N.D. This farm, where Marilyn had many childhood memories,...

CHESTER - Robin E. (Gunderson) O'Neil, 50, died Monday, June 27, 2005, at the Liberty County Hospital in Chester from metastatic cancer. Cremation is planned. Her memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Chester Assembly of God Church. A luncheon will follow at Our Savior's Fellowship Hall. Robin requested that family and friends attending her service dress in bright, colorful attire. Robin is survived by her husband, Kevin; son, Joshua; and siblings, Dale, Judy, Leonard and Dennis Gunderson. Undesignated...

A graveside service for Earl McConnell, 85, of Gildford, who died June 19, 2005, in Havre, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Eddie Fallo at the Gildford Cemetery. Earl's wife, Jeane (Kaiser) McConnell, died in 1999. Earl and Jeane were both cremated, so their ashes will be buried together at Earl's committal service. Arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel, Chester....

MALTA - John H. Low, 59, of Malta, maintenance supervisor for the Malta Public Schools, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at the Phillips County Hospital from injuries received in a fall. A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Malta High School. Interment will be in the Malta Cemetery. John was born March 1, 1946, in Bayard, Neb., to Harold and Edna (Willie) Low. He was raised in Nebraska and graduated from the Bridgeport High School in 1964. John worked a wide variety of jobs during his lifetime. He attended Dakota...

MALTA - John H. Low, 59, of Malta, maintenance supervisor for the Malta Public Schools, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at the Phillips County Hospital from injuries received in a fall. A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Malta High School. Interment will be in the Malta Cemetery. John was born March 1, 1946, in Bayard, Neb., to Harold and Edna (Willie) Low. He was raised in Nebraska and graduated from the Bridgeport High School in 1964. John worked a wide variety of jobs during his lifetime. He attended Dakota...

Leonard Owen Wavrick, 62, of Havre died Saturday, June 18, 2005, due to an accidental fall while working in the evening in his shop. A funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the First Lutheran Church with a reception following at the Elks Lodge. Burial with military honors will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Alice Nash Memorial Cemetery on the Lone Tree Bench. Leonard was born on March 11, 1942, in Bigfork to Steve and Edith (Volkman) Wavrick. He graduated from Havre High School and attended Northern Montana College...

GILDFORD - Percy Nordrum, 80, retired Gildford farmer, died Monday, June 20, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Percy's memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Ila McClenahan officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately after the memorial service. Percy was born July 16, 1924, to Emil and Alma (Sandver) Nordrum in Barnesville, Minn. Percy attended rural schools in Minnesota. As a young man, Percy traveled through Montana...

GILDFORD - Earl T. McConnell, 85, of Gildford died Sunday, June 19, 2005, of natural causes at a private care home near Havre. Per his request, his body will be cremated. A memorial service is planned for the near future. Earl was born June 2, 1920, in Pennsyl-vania. He received his education there and excelled in track-and-field during his high school years. He served in the U.S. military during World War II and the Korean conflict. Following his discharge, he lived in Arizona and New Mexico, where he worked in construction....

Leonard Owen Wavrick, 62, of Havre died Saturday, June 18, 2005, due to an accidental fall while working in the evening in his shop. A funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the First Lutheran Church with a reception following at the Elks Lodge. Burial with military honors will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Alice Nash Memorial Cemetery on the Lone Tree Bench. Leonard was born on March 11, 1942, in Bigfork to Steve and Edith (Volkman) Wavrick. He graduated from Havre High School and attended Northern Montana College...

GILDFORD - Percy Nordrum, 80, retired Gildford farmer, died Monday, June 20, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Percy's memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Ila McClenahan officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately after the memorial service. Percy was born July 16, 1924, to Emil and Alma (Sandver) Nordrum in Barnesville, Minn. Percy attended rural schools in Minnesota. As a young man, Percy traveled through Montana...

GILDFORD - Earl T. McConnell, 85, of Gildford died Sunday, June 19, 2005, of natural causes at a private care home near Havre. Per his request, his body will be cremated. A memorial service is planned for the near future. Earl was born June 2, 1920, in Pennsyl-vania. He received his education there and excelled in track-and-field during his high school years. He served in the U.S. military during World War II and the Korean conflict. Following his discharge, he lived in Arizona and New Mexico, where he worked in construction....

Leonard Owen Wavrick, 62, of Havre died Saturday, June 18, 2005, due to an accidental fall while working in the evening in his shop. A funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the First Lutheran Church with a reception following at the Elks Lodge. Burial with military honors will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Alice Nash Memorial Cemetery on the Lone Tree Bench. Leonard was born on March 11, 1942, in Bigfork to Steve and Edith (Volkman) Wavrick. He graduated from Havre High School and attended Northern Montana College...

GILDFORD - Percy Nordrum, 80, retired Gildford farmer, died Monday, June 20, 2005, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Percy's memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Ila McClenahan officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the Vets Club immediately after the memorial service. Percy was born July 16, 1924, to Emil and Alma (Sandver) Nordrum in Barnesville, Minn. Percy attended rural schools in Minnesota. As a young man, Percy traveled through Montana...

Leonard Owen Wavrick, 62, of Havre died Saturday, June 18, 2005, due to an accidental fall while working in the evening in his shop. A funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the First Lutheran Church with a reception following at the Elks Lodge. Burial with military honors will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Alice Nash Memorial Cemetery on the Lone Tree Bench. Leonard was born on March 11, 1942, in Bigfork to Steve and Edith (Volkman) Wavrick. He graduated from Havre High School and attended Northern Montana College...

GILDFORD - Earl T. McConnell, 85, of Gildford died Sunday, June 19, 2005, of natural causes at a private care home near Havre. Per his request, his body will be cremated. A memorial service is planned for the near future. Earl was born June 2, 1920, in Pennsyl-vania. He received his education there and excelled in track-and-field during his high school years. He served in the U.S. military during World War II and the Korean conflict. Following his discharge, he lived in Arizona and New Mexico, where he worked in construction....

HARLEM - Ronald L. Mackey, 70, of Florence and Harlem died at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula on Sunday, June 12, 2005, from complications of lymnhonma cancer. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Harlem Presbyterian Church....

HARLEM - Lewis C. Gilbert, 90, well-known farmer and rancher, of Harlem died Sunday, June 12, 2005, at his home in the loving arms of his wife and children. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. in the Harlem High School gym Friday. Viewing will be Thursday afternoon and evening at Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook and at 11 a.m. Friday. Lewis was born Jan. 12, 1915, in Trenton, Neb., to Millard and Emma Gilbert. His family followed the harvest work from state to state, which eventually led them to the sugar beet fields of...