Obituaries

John Lars Britton, 84, died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, in North Bend, Ore., after a long illness. A memorial service will be held in Montana at a date to be determined. John was born in Phillip, S.D., to George and Helma Britton on Oct. 18, 1918. John received his bachelors degree in 1955 from the University of Montana. He taught in Alberton until 1958. He received his masters degree from the University of Montana in 1960. John was the superintendent of schools in Corvallis from 1960-1966. He worked for the Forest Service -...

MOORE - N. Catherine Bricker, 88, longtime Moore area resident, died Friday, May 2, 2003, at a nursing center. Funeral services will be at the Creel Funeral Chapel on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Moore. Burial will be at the Moore Cemetery. Catherine was born in Missoula to George and Ida (Richardson) Walford on Oct. 25, 1914. She received her schooling in Missoula. Catherine was married to David Eugene Bricker in Missoula on March 25, 1939. They celebrated 61 years of marriage before his death in April 2000. They farmed in the...

CHINOOK - Lyle M. Montgomery, 42, died unexpectedly on April 8, 2003, in Reno, Nev. A memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church in Chinook. Lyle was born in Havre to Ralph and Vanda (Werk) Montgomery on Dec. 15, 1960. He was raised in Chinook and graduated from Chinook High School in 1980. Lyle graduated from Northern Montana College with a degree in engineering technology, and was a 1995 graduate of a pharmacy school in Laramie, Wyo. Lyle was a pharmacy manager for Safeway at Hawthorne, Nev.,...

MISSOULA - Cyril F. "Cy" Honzel, 83, of Missoula died Sunday, April 27, 2003, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. Visitation will be held on today from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Garden City Funeral Home with Vigil services following at 7:30 p.m. Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony's Parish with a reception following at the Elks Club. Private interment will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery. Cy was born Jan. 22, 1920, in Prairie du Chien, Wis., the only child of Frank R. and Gabrielle (Merrell) Honzel...

Erna Rosena Evins, 77, died April 27, 2003, in a Chicago-area hospital. Visitation will be held Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Lake Forest, Ill. A memorial service will follow at 3:30 p.m. A memorial service will be held in Havre at a later date. Erna was born on a farm south of Laredo to Fred and Roselia Philippi. She moved into town in 1936 and graduated from Havre High School. She was a bookkeeper at the Havre Daily News before moving away from the Havre area. She was a resident of the Chicago...

MISSOULA - Cyril F. "Cy" Honzel, 83, of Missoula died Sunday, April 27, 2003, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. Visitation will be held on today from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Garden City Funeral Home with Vigil services following at 7:30 p.m. Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony's Parish with a reception following at the Elks Club. Private interment will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery. Cy was born Jan. 22, 1920, in Prairie du Chien, Wis., the only child of Frank R. and Gabrielle (Merrell) Honzel...

Erna Rosena Evins, 77, died April 27, 2003, in a Chicago-area hospital. Visitation will be held Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Lake Forest, Ill. A memorial service will follow at 3:30 p.m. A memorial service will be held in Havre at a later date. Erna was born on a farm south of Laredo to Fred and Roselia Philippi. She moved into town in 1936 and graduated from Havre High School. She was a bookkeeper at the Havre Daily News before moving away from the Havre area. She was a resident of the Chicago...

ROCKY BOY - Clifford Watson Stump, 79, died April 29, 2003, at his home in Rocky Boy after a battle with cancer. A wake service was to begin Tuesday afternoon at Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. A traditional Indian service was to begin at 10 a.m. today, also at the church. Burial will follow the service at Rocky Boy Cemetery. Clifford was born April 1, 1924, to Pat Peeper and Blanket Mighty Voice in Billings. Cliff was raised by his stepfather, John Stump Sr. Cliff attended schools in Rocky Boy, where he grew up. He entered the...

Glenda Caroline St. Dennis, 41, died unexpectedly Saturday, April 26, 2003, at her residence in Havre. Cremation has taken place. There will be a private gathering of friends and family at a later time. Glenda was born Feb. 17, 1962, to Arthur and Charlotee (Bray) Thelander in Bellingham,Wash. She grew up in Bellinghamand Cordova, Alaska, and attended schools there. After school Glenda went to work on commercial fishing boats, in canneries, and as a horse wrangler. Glenda married Joe St. Dennis in 1995 in Havre after the...

CHINOOK - Lyle M. Montgomery, 42, died unexpectedly on April 8, 2003, in Reno, Nev. A memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church in Chinook. Lyle was born in Havre to Ralph and Vanda (Werk) Montgomery on Dec. 15, 1960. He was raised in Chinook and graduated from Chinook High School in 1980. Lyle graduated from Northern Montana College with a degree in engineering technology, and was a 1995 graduate of a pharmacy school in Laramie, Wyo. Lyle was a pharmacy manager for Safeway at Hawthorne, Nev.,...

MISSOULA - Cyril F. "Cy" Honzel, 83, of Missoula died Sunday, April 27, 2003, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. Visitation will be held on today from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Garden City Funeral Home with Vigil services following at 7:30 p.m. Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony's Parish with a reception following at the Elks Club. Private interment will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery. Cy was born Jan. 22, 1920, in Prairie du Chien, Wis., the only child of Frank R. and Gabrielle (Merrell) Honzel...

CHINOOK - Ted Jenneskens, 85, died unexpectedly on April 26, 2003, at his residence in Chinook. A Vigil service will be held tonight at 7 at Saint Gabriel's Catholic Church. A funeral Mass will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Saint Gabriel's Catholic Church with burial following in the Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Ted was born in Weeze, Germany, to Antonius and Mechtilde (Jansen) Jenneskens on Oct. 2, 1917. Ted married Helen Thelen on Sept. 28, 1943, in Germany. They moved to Chinook on Feb. 10, 1949, to work on his uncle's farm...

MISSOULA - Cyril F. "Cy" Honzel, 83, of Missoula died Sunday, April 27, 2003, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. Visitation will be held on today from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Garden City Funeral Home with Vigil services following at 7:30 p.m. Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Anthony's Parish with a reception following at the Elks Club. Private interment will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery. Cy was born Jan. 22, 1920, in Prairie du Chien, Wis., the only child of Frank R. and Gabrielle (Merrell) Honzel...

Erna Rosena Evins, 77, died April 27, 2003, in a Chicago-area hospital. Visitation will be held Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. at Schmaedeke Funeral Home in Lake Forest, Ill. A memorial service will follow at 3:30 p.m. A memorial service will be held in Havre at a later date. Erna was born on a farm south of Laredo to Fred and Roselia Philippi. She moved into town in 1936 and graduated from Havre High School. She was a bookkeeper at the Havre Daily News before moving away from the Havre area. She was a resident of the Chicago...

LeRoy Aevermann, 75, died Saturday, April 26, 2003, at a Havre care center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor Alfred Ebel officiating. A luncheon will follow the memorial service at the church. LeRoy was born Aug. 12, 1927, to William and Bertha (Miller) Aevermann in Rudyard and raised and educated there. He entered the U.S. Army in 1951 and was honorably discharged as a private first class. LeRoy returned to Havre...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Joe Kenneth Stubbs, 53, died April 10, 2003, in Fort Myers, Fla. The funeral service was April 15 at the Palms Funeral Home in Sarasota, Fla. with the Rev. Wayne Briant officiating. Joe was born in Newnan, Ga., on Jan. 29, 1950. He graduated from Chamblee High in 1968. Joe was appointed by Sen. Herman Talmadge to the Air Force Academy. With top-secret clearances, he served his country with pride in the area of reconnaissance intelligence for four years in Texas, Montana and Germany. Joe and his wife, Debbie,...

CHINOOK - Ted Jenneskens, 85, died unexpectedly on April 26, 2003, at his residence in Chinook. A Vigil service will be held tonight at 7 at Saint Gabriel's Catholic Church. A funeral Mass will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Saint Gabriel's Catholic Church with burial following in the Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Ted was born in Weeze, Germany, to Antonius and Mechtilde (Jansen) Jenneskens on Oct. 2, 1917. Ted married Helen Thelen on Sept. 28, 1943, in Germany. They moved to Chinook on Feb. 10, 1949, to work on his uncle's farm...

LeRoy Aevermann, 75, died Saturday, April 26, 2003, at a Havre care center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor Alfred Ebel officiating. A luncheon will follow the memorial service at the church. LeRoy was born Aug. 12, 1927, to William and Bertha (Miller) Aevermann in Rudyard and raised and educated there. He entered the U.S. Army in 1951 and was honorably discharged as a private first class. LeRoy returned to Havre...

ROCKY BOY - Dominick Stump, 8-day-old baby, died Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at a Salt Lake City hospital due to spinal meningitis. Wake services will begin 7 p.m. today with a funeral service beginning 10 a.m. Saturday, both at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Dominick was born April 15 to Edward and Vanity (LaRocque) Stump in Havre. Shortly after his birth he was transferred to a Great Falls hospital and then transferred to The Primary...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Joe Kenneth Stubbs, 53, died April 10, 2003, in Fort Myers, Fla. The funeral service was April 15 at the Palms Funeral Home in Sarasota, Fla. with the Rev. Wayne Briant officiating. Joe was born in Newnan, Ga., on Jan. 29, 1950. He graduated from Chamblee High in 1968. Joe was appointed by Sen. Herman Talmadge to the Air Force Academy. With top-secret clearances, he served his country with pride in the area of reconnaissance intelligence for four years in Texas, Montana and Germany. Joe and his wife, Debbie,...

Lindon G. Harris, 75, died on April 21, 2003, in Spokane, Wash. A memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Audubon Park United Methodist Church, 3908 N. Driscoll Boulevard in Spokane. A graveside service will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. Family and close friends are invited to attend. Lindon was born in Chinook in 1928 where he grew up and attended Chinook High School. Lindon served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1946-47. He moved to Havre and worked for Hensley Flying Service until 1964, wh...

Harry E. Dickinson, 88, of Havre died peacefully at his home Wednesday, April 23, 2003. A prayer vigil/rosary service will be at 7 p.m. Monday, with the funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Tuesday, both at St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. A luncheon will be held immediately after the Mass at the St. Jude Parish Center. Entombment will be at the Hillcrest Lawn Mausoleum in Great Falls. Harry was born March 7, 1915, to Harry Evans and Letitia (Ryan) Dickinson in Minneapolis, Minn. He grew up part of a...

Sandra Yvonne Burrington, 57, died Saturday, April 19, 2003, at a Havre hospital due to complications from cancer. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately after the service. Sandra was born Nov. 18, 1945, to Raymond L. and Lilly (Gilbert) Deeds in Vallejo, Calif. Sandy attended schools in Havre and graduated from Havre High School in 1964. After high school, Sandy attended Northern Montana College...

Milos Stremcha, 91, of Havre, retired railroader who worked in the building and bridges department, died Monday, April 21, 2003, at a Havre care center of natural causes. Viewing will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Northern Montana Care Center with the Rev. Robert G. Grosch officiating and with Ila McClenahan as the eulogist. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. Immediatley after the services at the graveside there will be a lunch...

Florence Alma Lindquist, 80, retired farmer/rancher died Monday, April 21, 2003, at a Chinook nursing home of natural causes. Viewing will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. Thre funeral service will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Mike Parr officiating. Burial will follow the service at the Highland Cemetery. There will be a luncheon at The Eagles Club immediately after the services at the cemetery. Florence was born in Benchland on June 25, 1922, to Carl and...