Obituaries

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...

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,...

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...

Leon Robert Jette, 56, Army veteran, died Thursday, April 17, 2003, at his residence after a long battle with cancer. Cremation has taken place. He will be interred at the Fort Harrison Cemetery at a later date. There are no services planned at this time. Leon was born Jan. 20, 1947, in Missoula to Francis and Helen (Might) Jette. He was raised and educated in Missoula and received a GED. He entered the Army on Nov. 24, 1967, and served in Vietnam and later in Germany as a heavy equipment operator. He was discharged in 1973....

Dorothy Mae Ehlang, 68, died April 16, 2003, after fighting a courageous battle with lupus. Services will be on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Cremation or Funeral Gallery in Billings. Services will also be held at Edwards Funeral Home on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Chinook. Dorothy was born in Cleveland to James and Elizabeth Dunbar on Oct. 14, 1934. She attended Peoples' Creek School until sixth grade and graduated from Chinook High School in 1952. Dorothy married Leonard A. Ehlang on Nov. 20, 1955. Dorothy enjoyed sports, especially...

CHINOOK - Eleanor Ina Thompson Brown, 85, died on April 16, 2003, at a Havre care center of natural causes. Memorial services will be on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the United Methodist Church. Eleanor was born to Jacob and Ina Thompson on Nov. 14, 1917, at her parent's homestead north of Chinook. Her maternal grandparents were John and Estella Criswell. Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Brown in 1990; and a daughter, Georgiann Steinmetz in 2001. Survivors are her son, Ronald Brown of Coos Bay, Ore.; daughters,...

Elizabeth Solnicka, 80, formerly of Havre, died Friday, April 11, 2003, at a Kennewick, Wash., hospice of natural causes. The funeral service has taken place in Washington. Viewing in Havre will be 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Highland Cemetery with Pastor Catherine Card officiating. Elizabeth was born on Nov. 11, 1922, to Fred and Emma (Olhauser) Stolz in Laredo. Her parents homesteaded a farm in Laredo and later moved to Havre to farm. She...

ROCKY BOY - Corinne Joyce The Boy, 36, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at Lorena The Boy's residence in Box Elder of complications from diabetes. The wake service was Tuesday evening at the Rocky Boy Senior Center. The funeral service is 10 a.m. Thursday at the Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Her burial will be at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Corinne was born July 22, 1966, to William James The Boy Sr. and Judith Mae Windy Boy. She attended schools in Rocky Boy and the Chemewa...

Elizabeth Solnicka, 80, formerly of Havre, died Friday, April 11, 2003, at a Kennewick, Wash., hospice of natural causes. The funeral service has taken place in Washington. Viewing in Havre will be 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Holland and Bonine Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Highland Cemetery with Pastor Catherine Card officiating. Elizabeth was born on Nov. 11, 1922, to Fred and Emma (Olhauser) Stolz in Laredo. Her parents homesteaded a farm in Laredo and later moved to Havre to farm. She...

Magdalen "Maggie" Gersten-berger, 75, died on Monday, April 7, 2003, at a Denver, Colo., hospice due to kidney failure. Cremation has taken place. The funeral Mass has taken place. A memorial service and sharing of memories will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home in Havre. At the request of family, this memorial service is a casual dress affair. Maggie was born Nov. 27, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio. At the age of 3, she moved with her parents to homestead 16 miles north of Harlem known as The Big...

S. Charles Curry, 80, died on Sunday, April 6, 2003, at a Kalispell medical center. Services were Monday morning at Christ Episcopal Church in Kalispell. A private family burial followed at the Riverside Cemetery in Hamilton. Curry was born to S. Charles and Rachel Curry in Havre on May 29, 1922. He grew up and received his education in Havre. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and entered the U.S. Army in 1942, serving in Austria, France, Germany and Ireland with the 92nd Signal Battalion during World War II. In...

Thomas Francis Burns, 83, a former U.S. Marine pilot and retired Hereford breeder and rancher, died on Friday, April 11, 2003, at his home in Chinook of natural causes. A memorial service will be May 24 at 2 p.m. at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Thomas was born at the family ranch near Lohman on Jan. 28, 1920, and graduated from Chinook High School in 1938. He attended Montana State College in Bozeman in 1942 and earned a bachelor of science degree in botany and bacteriology. Thomas married Ethel Graybill of Great Falls in...

THREE BUTTES - David Alan "Buzz" Hawley, 60, died on Friday, April 11, 2003, at his residence near Three Buttes due to natural causes. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Saint Paul's Recreation Center with funeral Mass on Thursday at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in the Buzz Hawley Family Cemetery at Three Buttes. Buzz was born at Fort Belknap Agency to David J. Jr. and Virginia (Chandler) Hawley on March 21, 1943. He attended schools in California and graduated from St. Paul's Mission in 1961. Buzz married...

S. Charles Curry, 80, died on Sunday, April 6, 2003, at a Kalispell medical center. Services were Monday morning at Christ Episcopal Church in Kalispell. A private family burial followed at the Riverside Cemetery in Hamilton. Curry was born to S. Charles and Rachel Curry in Havre on May 29, 1922. He grew up and received his education in Havre. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and entered the U.S. Army in 1942, serving in Austria, France, Germany and Ireland with the 92nd Signal Battalion during World War II. In...

Thomas Francis Burns, 83, a former U.S. Marine pilot and retired Hereford breeder and rancher, died on Friday, April 11, 2003, at his home in Chinook of natural causes. A memorial service will be May 24 at 2 p.m. at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Thomas was born at the family ranch near Lohman on Jan. 28, 1920, and graduated from Chinook High School in 1938. He attended Montana State College in Bozeman in 1942 and earned a bachelor of science degree in botany and bacteriology. Thomas married Ethel Graybill of Great Falls in...

FORT BELKNAP - Delmar J. "Poncho" Bigby, 60, an Army veteran and cultural adviser for Fort Belknap Community College, died Friday, April 4, 2003, at a Havre hospital from natural causes. A wake service was Monday evening at the family home at Fort Belknap. The traditional funeral services were Tuesday morning at the family home with burial in the Pony Hill Cemetery at Fort Belknap. Poncho was born Dec. 9, 1942, at Fort Belknap. He was raised and educated at Harlem and graduated from Harlem High School in 1960. Following high...

Mary A. Azure, 79, retired housekeeper for the Rocky Boy Clinic, died Thursday April 3, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. Viewing will begin Friday at 2 p.m. and be held again Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel. Mary's wake will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the funeral service beginning at 10 a.m. Monday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow the funeral service at the Calvary Cemetery...

JOPLIN - Gaylene Yvonne Lalum, 47, died on Friday, April 4, 2003, at her home in Kalispell due to Hodgkins lymphoma. The funeral service for Gaylene will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Joplin High School in Joplin. Burial will be at Landusky Cemetery at 4:30 p.m. with a sup- per following at the Landusky School. She was born Feb.16, 1956, in Havre to Raymond and Margaret Williams of Landusky. She attended grade school in Landusky, Dodson and qt St. Jude's Catholic School in Havre. Lalum attended her freshman year in Lewistown...

Mary A. Azure, 79, retired housekeeper for the Rocky Boy Clinic, died Thursday April 3, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. Viewing will begin Friday at 2 p.m. and be held again Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel. Mary's wake will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the funeral service beginning at 10 a.m. Monday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow the funeral service at the Calvary Cemetery...

HARLEM - William T. "Bill" Mohar, 93, died on Saturday, March 29, 2003, at a Havre hospital due to natural causes. A funeral Mass will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Saint Thomas Catholic Church with burial following at the Turner Cemetery. Following the burial, there will be a fellowship and reception at the Big Flat Catholic Church. A vigil will be recited today at 7 p.m. in the Saint Thomas Catholic Church. Bill was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Joseph and Julia (Wolfe) Mohar on Sept. 12, 1909. He came to Montana in 1914...

Elizabeth L. Dewar, 85, died March 29, 2003, at a Havre hospital of natural causes. A funeral service will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow, with the Rev. Emory Robotham officiating. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Elizabeth was born in Hinsdale to George and Mary Elizabeth (Biddle) Schweitzer on Jan. 8, 1918. She lived in Glasgow and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1936. She went to Business College in Great Falls and worked at First National Bank in Glasgow. Elizabeth married...

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. - J. Worth Timmons, 84, formerly of Havre, died Dec. 8, 2002, at Lake Havasu City, Ariz. He was born on Aug. 4, 1918, the son of longtime Hill County Sheriff R.C. "Doc" Timmons. He graduated from Havre High School in 1936 and attended Northern Montana College for three years. During World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and participated in the Battle of the Bulge. Following his military service, he became a project engineer for the Montana Highway Department in...

HARLEM - William T. "Bill" Mohar, 93, died on Saturday, March 29, 2003, at a Havre hospital due to natural causes. A funeral Mass will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Saint Thomas Catholic Church with burial following at the Turner Cemetery. Following the burial, there will be a fellowship and reception at the Big Flat Catholic Church. A vigil will be recited today at 7 p.m. in the Saint Thomas Catholic Church. Bill was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Joseph and Julia (Wolfe) Mohar on Sept. 12, 1909. He came to Montana in 1914...