Obituaries

MARIETTA, Ga. - Arvid W. Hobby, 67, of Marietta, Ga., died Thursday, June 19, 2003, in Marietta. A Mass was held last Wednesday in Marietta. A memorial service and interment will be held in Glasgow at a later date. He was born in Bainville on July 23, 1935, to Fred and Helen (Vannatta) Hobby. He attended school in Bainville. After graduation, he joined the Great Northern Railway in 1954 in Havre, then transferred to Glasgow. He continued to work for the railroad as a brakeman and later as a conductor. He retired with...

ROCKY BOY - Edward James Arkinson, 50, of Rocky Boy died on Sunday, June 29, 2003, at a Havre hospital of complications of diabetes. The wake service began Sunday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at Rocky Boy. A traditional funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will follow the service at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Edward was born on May 5, 1953, at Rocky Boy to Thomas and Maggie (Coffee) Arkinson. He attended school at Rocky Boy and at Wahpeton, N.D., and also SIPI Indian College in Albuquerque, N...

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...

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...

Eva L. McIntosh, 73, died Friday, June 20, 2003, at her residence after a long battle with lung cancer. A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Zoe Coutts and John Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the services at the graveside. Eva was born Nov. 10, 1929, and raised north of Havre to Claude and Blanche (Bjertnes) Springer. Eva attended Grainbelt School. She moved to Havre and wo...

CHOTEAU - Kari Ione Aardal, 39, of Choteau died Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital drom complications due to diabetes. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Choteau. The Revs. Jerry Olson, Luther Mathsen of Albuquerque, N.M. and Eric Mathsen of the Bronx, N.Y., will officiate jointly, as per Kari's wishes. The Revs. Luther and Eric are members of the family, being sons of Mr. and Mrs. Almore Mathsen of Spring Grove, Minn. A second funeral service will be held at...

FAIRVIEW, Utah - Eldon Dwaine "Swens" Swenson, 80, died at Mt. Pleasant, Utah, on June 14, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Fairview First Ward Chapel. Friends may call Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment will be in the Fairview City Cemetery under the direction of Magleby-Rasmussen Mortuary. Dwaine was born May 21, 1923 in LaSal, Utah, to Anthere Mills and John Swenson. He grew up in Fairview, Utah, where he graduated from North Sanpete High in 1941. He...

TURNER - Clara C. Simons, 77, died Monday, June 9, 2003, at a Malta nursing home due to natural causes. Graveside memorial services will be Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 1 p.m. in the Turner Cemetery. Clara was born on Oct. 19, 1925, in Saco to Otto and Mary (Bierwargon) Schleusner. She graduated from Whitewater High School and received a teaching degree from Northern Montana College. Clara taught county school in south Phillips County and later at Turner. She married Robert "Bob" Simons on Jan. 6, 1947, in Chinook. Clara was...

FAIRVIEW, Utah - Eldon Dwaine "Swens" Swenson, 80, died at Mt. Pleasant, Utah, on June 14, 2003. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Fairview First Ward Chapel. Friends may call Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment will be in the Fairview City Cemetery under the direction of Magleby-Rasmussen Mortuary. Dwaine was born May 21, 1923 in LaSal, Utah, to Anthere Mills and John Swenson. He grew up in Fairview, Utah, where he graduated from North Sanpete High in 1941. He...

TURNER - Clara C. Simons, 77, died Monday, June 9, 2003, at a Malta nursing home due to natural causes. Graveside memorial services will be Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 1 p.m. in the Turner Cemetery. Clara was born on Oct. 19, 1925, in Saco to Otto and Mary (Bierwargon) Schleusner. She graduated from Whitewater High School and received a teaching degree from Northern Montana College. Clara taught county school in south Phillips County and later at Turner. She married Robert "Bob" Simons on Jan. 6, 1947, in Chinook. Clara was...

Lillian "Bill" Phipps, 91, died Saturday, June 14, 2003, of natural causes at a Havre care facility. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel, with Ila McClenahan officiating. Burial will be at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook, with Ila McClenahan officiating. There will be a fellowship reception at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1315 Washington Ave., Havre, following the committal service in Chinook. Lillian was born on Dec. 20, 1911, in Bergen,...

Glorianne Virginia Mangold, 65, died Friday, June 13, 2003, at a Great Falls hospice of cancer. Visitation will be on Wednesday at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Vigil prayers will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the mortuary chapel. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Inverness with burial following at the Rudyard Cemetery. A luncheon will be at the Rudyard Catholic Youth Center. Glorianne was born April 3, 1938, in Havre to Clinton Evans Sr. and Mathilda "Tillie"...

Virginia (Ginnie) Elizabeth (Fisher) Keeley, 77, of Havre died Monday, June 16, 2003, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. Memorial graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Highland Cemetery. Virginia was born June 1, 1926, in Hauge, N.D. to Julia and John Fisher. Her mother died when she was very young and she was raised by her stepmother, Eva Fisher. Virginia attended school in Hingham and graduated from Hingham High School. She then went to work for F.A. Buttrey in Havre. She married Mark A. Keeley June...

ROCKY BOY - Shirlin Lee Woods, 38, Inidan name Sha Bey Wah-ooo (White Buffalo Woman), died Saturday, June 7, 2003, at a hospital in Seattle, Wash., due to liver failure. Wake Services will started Wednesday afternoon at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. A funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Shirlin was born Feb. 23, 1965, to Tony and Shirley C...

CASPER, Wyo. - Tempie Powell, 68, of Casper, Wyo., formerly of Havre, died Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at her home surrounded by her family. A funeral service was held on May 23 at College Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry D. White officiating. Interment was at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Tempie was born on July 25, 1934, in Nolan, Texas, to Alphonso Brown and Leanora (Bland) Terry. Tempie married Jesse Oran Powell in Carlsbad, N.M., on July 3, 1954. They lived in Havre from 1973 through 1984. She earned her GED in Havre...

BIG SANDY - Claude E. Miner, 62, farmer and veteran, died Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at home of cancer. A gathering and rosary will be today at 7:30 p.m. The funeral will be on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church in Big Sandy. Claude was born in Havre to George and Edith Adell (Anderson) Miner on Aug. 19, 1940. He was raised and lived most of his life in the Kenilworth area. He attended school at the Ferndale and Lincoln schools in the country until the family moved to town where he graduated from the...