Obituaries

RITZVILLE, Wash. - Agnes Monson Slonaker, 88, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at a Ritzville care center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Emanuel Lutheran Church at Ritzville. Graveside services will be held at the Highland Cemetery at Havre on Monday at 1 p.m. Viewing was today at Danekas Chapel in Ritzville. She was born in Chinook on Aug. 28, 1914, to Martin and Gina (Halingstad) Monson. Agnes graduated from Chinook High School in 1932. She married Fred T. Slonaker on Aug. 19, 1938, at Havre. They lived...

LODGE POLE - Dora First Chief Helgeson, "Cheen-Jaw-Na-Hoonga-Weya," meaning Chief Calf Woman, 89, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at her residence west of Lodge Pole. A wake, rosary and pipe ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. today in the Medicine Bear Lodge at Lodge Pole. The funeral Mass will be on Thursday at Medicine Bear Lodge with burial following in the Lodge Pole Cemetery. Arrangements are be Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Dora was born to Sam and Charlotte (Black Bull) First Chief on Feb. 13, 1914, in Lodge Pole. She...

Willis L. Hanson, 75, of Havre died Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Burial with full military honors will be at the Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the Methodist Church immediately after services at the graveside. Willis was born on Sept. 7, 1927, in Gildford to Arnold and Sylvia (Meyers) Hanson. He attended Gildford Public Schools. He enlisted in the U.S. Nav...

PLENTYWOOD - Britt Chandler, 81, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at his home surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Plentywood. with the Rev. Bob Sewvello officiating. Burial will be at Plentywood Cemetery. A public gathering will be held at 7 p.m. today at Fulkerson Memorial Chapel in Plentywood. Britt was born in Plentywood to John Britton Chandler II and Ellen Parsley on Feb. 3, 1922. On Aug. 21, 1945, he married Elizabeth Lodahl of Dagmar. When he was 17, he...

RITZVILLE, Wash. - Agnes Monson Slonaker, 88, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at a Ritzville care center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Emanuel Lutheran Church at Ritzville. Graveside services will be held at the Highland Cemetery at Havre on Monday at 1 p.m. Viewing was today at Danekas Chapel in Ritzville. She was born in Chinook on Aug. 28, 1914, to Martin and Gina (Halingstad) Monson. Agnes graduated from Chinook High School in 1932. She married Fred T. Slonaker on Aug. 19, 1938, at Havre. They lived...

LODGE POLE - Dora First Chief Helgeson, "Cheen-Jaw-Na-Hoonga-Weya," meaning Chief Calf Woman, 89, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at her residence west of Lodge Pole. A wake, rosary and pipe ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. today in the Medicine Bear Lodge at Lodge Pole. The funeral Mass will be on Thursday at Medicine Bear Lodge with burial following in the Lodge Pole Cemetery. Arrangements are be Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Dora was born to Sam and Charlotte (Black Bull) First Chief on Feb. 13, 1914, in Lodge Pole. She...

PLENTYWOOD - Britt Chandler, 81, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at his home surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Plentywood. with the Rev. Bob Sewvello officiating. Burial will be at Plentywood Cemetery. A public gathering will be held at 7 p.m. today at Fulkerson Memorial Chapel in Plentywood. Britt was born in Plentywood to John Britton Chandler II and Ellen Parsley on Feb. 3, 1922. On Aug. 21, 1945, he married Elizabeth Lodahl of Dagmar. When he was 17, he...

BIG SANDY - Eugene D. "Gene" Reichelt, 78, of Great Falls, a former Big Sandy farmer and business- man, died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Visitation was today at Schnider Funeral Home in Great Falls. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy, with burial with military honors in Big Sandy Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the church. Gene was born on April 21, 1925, at Verona to Benjamin and Jennie (Larson) Reichelt. he attended school at Verona...

LODGE POLE - Robert Messerly, 40, a rancher died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at his home after suffering a heart attack at his home. A wake service will be this evening at the family home at mile marker 2 on the road north of Lodge Pole. The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the family home. Cremation will follow the service. Robert was born on June 17, 1963 at Fort Belknap to Glen and Leona (Longfox) Messerly Jr. He was raised at Fort Belknap and attended school at Harlem. At Harlem he met Pat Crantz and after many...

DALLAS - Gay Duane Kravik, 64, died Friday, June 27, 2003, from cancer. A celebration of his life was scheduled for this morning at the Wildwood Chapel at Restland Funeral Home, with a graveside service following. Gay was born on March 27, 1939, at Havre to Gay Laverne and Breta (Anderson) Kravik. He grew up on a dairy farm in Havre and graduated from Havre High School. After attending Montana Tech University, he graduated with a master's degree in petroleum engineering from Penn State University. He worked in the oil and...

A celebration of the life of Carol (Lodinoff) Smith will be held at noon Saturday at Fender's on U.S. Highway 93 between Whitefish and Kalispell....

John Sienkowski, 39, died Monday, June 23, 2003, at a Havre hospital due to heart complications. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sienkowski residence, No. 27 61 Ave. NW. Take an immediate right after the bridge after the Beaver Creek Golf Course. In case of inclement weather, the services will be at the St. Jude Parish Center with the Rev. Chad Leatherman officiating. A private family interment will take place at a later date. Cremation has taken place. John was born Nov. 17 1963, in El Paso,...

A celebration of the life of Carol (Lodinoff) Smith will be held at noon Saturday at Fender's on U.S. Highway 93 between Whitefish and Kalispell....

John Sienkowski, 39, died Monday, June 23, 2003, at a Havre hospital due to heart complications. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sienkowski residence, No. 27 61 Ave. NW. Take an immediate right after the bridge after the Beaver Creek Golf Course. In case of inclement weather, the services will be at the St. Jude Parish Center with the Rev. Chad Leatherman officiating. A private family interment will take place at a later date. Cremation has taken place. John was born Nov. 17 1963, in El Paso,...

Angelina Kay (Angie) Lotton, 22, of Havre died unexpectedly of natural causes relating to Addison's Disease on Monday, June 23, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church in Havre with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Angie was born Dec. 2, 1980, and attended school in Havre. She graduated from Havre High School in 1999. She had a love for children and spent many hours being a part-time nanny in high school and subsequently traveled to many places as a full-time nanny foll...

Cleo Geneva Everaert, 79, of Havre died Monday, June 23, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. There will be a committal rite service at the Highland Cemetery in Havre at 2 p.m. Thursday with Sister Judith Maender officiating. Cleo was born Dec. 10, 1923, to Alfred and Alice (Clowes) Schuele in Havre. Cleo grew up and attended schools in Havre. She graduated from Havre High School in 1941. After high school she was employed at the Havre Laundry. In 1971 she met Florimond "Butch" Everaert. The couple were married...

ROCKY BOY - Ronald D. Eagleman Jr., 5, of Rocky Boy died Wednesday June 25, 2003, at a Havre hospital after a battle with brain cancer. A wake service will began Wednesday night at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church with the Rev. Ruth Votaw officiating. The funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Ronald was born June 13, 1998, to Ronald Eagleman Sr. and Lorena The Boy in Havre. He attended Head Start School in Rocky Boy. Ronald enjoyed playing X Box...

LIBBY - Bertha Anderson, 79, died Saturday, June 14, 2003, at her home in Libby. A service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Libby Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Kevin Lindgren officiating. Private interment will be at Highland Cemetery in Havre. She was born on Feb. 29, 1924, on the family homestead near Gildford to Peder and Anna Mork. She met Dell Anderson and they were married on Jan. 11, 1944, at Great Falls. They lived at Gildford and farmed on the Anderson homestead six miles south of town until selling the farm...

WHITEFISH - Blake Gregory Anderson, 46, of Whitefish died on Sunday, June 22, 2003, at the family home from complications of diabetes. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Austin Funeral Home in Whitefish. Funeral services will be on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Whitefish Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Andy Kennaly officiating. Grave side will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Cut Bank with the Rev. Paul Kohler officiating. Blake was born July 17, 1956, in Farmington, N.M. He moved to Cut...

A celebration of the life of Carol (Lodinoff) Smith will be held at noon Saturday at Fender's on U.S. Highway 93 between Whitefish and Kalispell....

John Sienkowski, 39, died Monday, June 23, 2003, at a Havre hospital due to heart complications. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sienkowski residence, No. 27 61 Ave. NW. Take an immediate right after the bridge after the Beaver Creek Golf Course. In case of inclement weather, the services will be at the St. Jude Parish Center with the Rev. Chad Leatherman officiating. A private family interment will take place at a later date. Cremation has taken place. John was born Nov. 17 1963, in El Paso,...

Angelina Kay (Angie) Lotton, 22, of Havre died unexpectedly of natural causes relating to Addison's Disease on Monday, June 23, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church in Havre with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. Angie was born Dec. 2, 1980, and attended school in Havre. She graduated from Havre High School in 1999. She had a love for children and spent many hours being a part-time nanny in high school and subsequently traveled to many places as a full-time nanny foll...

Cleo Geneva Everaert, 79, of Havre died Monday, June 23, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. There will be a committal rite service at the Highland Cemetery in Havre at 2 p.m. Thursday with Sister Judith Maender officiating. Cleo was born Dec. 10, 1923, to Alfred and Alice (Clowes) Schuele in Havre. Cleo grew up and attended schools in Havre. She graduated from Havre High School in 1941. After high school she was employed at the Havre Laundry. In 1971 she met Florimond "Butch" Everaert. The couple were married...

LIBBY - Bertha Anderson, 79, died Saturday, June 14, 2003, at her home in Libby. A service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Libby Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Kevin Lindgren officiating. Private interment will be at Highland Cemetery in Havre. She was born on Feb. 29, 1924, on the family homestead near Gildford to Peder and Anna Mork. She met Dell Anderson and they were married on Jan. 11, 1944, at Great Falls. They lived at Gildford and farmed on the Anderson homestead six miles south of town until selling the farm...

WHITEFISH - Blake Gregory Anderson, 46, of Whitefish died on Sunday, June 22, 2003, at the family home from complications of diabetes. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Austin Funeral Home in Whitefish. Funeral services will be on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Whitefish Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Andy Kennaly officiating. Grave side will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Cut Bank with the Rev. Paul Kohler officiating. Blake was born July 17, 1956, in Farmington, N.M. He moved to Cut...