Obituaries

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...

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...

Maryhelen C. Habeger, 73, of Havre and Yuma, Ariz., died on Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at a Phoenix, Ariz., hospital. Cremation has taken place. Holy rosary and a vigil will be recited at Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel at 7 p.m. Sunday. A memorial service and Mass will be conducted at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre on Monday at 11 a.m., with interment in the Calvary Cemetery immediately following. A luncheon will be held at St. Jude's reception hall. She was born on June 14, 1929, to Chester D. and Katherine Clark in...

HAYS - Quentin Roy Fox Sr., 79, "Nee ah Ha Tsits Etha Athan" meaning Takes His Mother-in-law Meat and a World War II veteran, died on April 20, 2003, at a Malta rest home after a long illness. Rosary will be today at 3 p.m. at the Quentin Fox Sr. residence. Wake will be at 5 p.m. in the St. Paul's Mission Center with funeral Mass on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the Lodge Pole Cemetery with military honors. Quentin was born in Hays to George J. Sr. and Mary Agnes (Umstot) Fox on Jan. 13, 1924. He was raised in Hays...

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...

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,...

Alfred W. Arendt, 99, a pioneer farmer and railroader, died at a Havre care center on April 16, 2003, one week before his 100th birthday. A vigil will be on Friday at 7 p.m. at the St. Jude's Catholic Church. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church, followed by a burial in the Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon in the church's social hall will follow the burial. Alfred was born in Wimbledon, N.D., to Peter and Elizabeth (Jonas) Arendt on April 23, 1903. The family homesteaded near...

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...

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....

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...

LODGE POLE - Lydia "Pinky" Snell, (Cha k ta wko we ko we) "Deer Hoofed Women," 53, died April 13, 2003, at her residence in Lodge Pole due to cancer. Wake services will be today at 7 p.m. in the Medicine Bear Lodge. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Medicine Bear Lodge, with burial following in the Lodge Pole Cemetery. Lydia was born at Fort Belknap Agency to Walter and Agnes (Gives The Blanket) Longfox on Oct. 25, 1949. She was raised and attended elementary school in the Lodge Pole area. She graduated...

FORT BENTON - Lillian "Billie" Lippard, 95, a retired nurse, died April 10, 2003, at a Fort Benton care center of natural causes. Memorial services were Saturday in the Bertha Brock room at the Missouri River Medical Center. Cremation has taken place. Lillian was born at the family home in Watertown, N.Y., to William and Bertha Bates on Dec. 24, 1907. When she was almost 3, the family moved to the Bear Springs area near Denton, where her father had purchased a relinquished homestead. They went by train to Wolf Point and made...

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...

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...

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...

BIG SANDY - Margaret Melvina "Mugie" Beaudette, 89, of Big Sandy, a retired rancher and farmer, died of natural causes at a Big Sandy medical center on Thursday, April 10, 2003. A private graveside service will be held at the Big Sandy Cemetery. Margaret was born on Feb. 22, 1914, to Edward and Florence (Heise) Beaudette in Chicago, Ill. In 1915 she accompanied her parents and grandparents to Montana, where they homesteaded next to each other on the Big Sandy Creek in the foothills of the Bear Paw Mountains. Margaret...

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...

Norman Stanley Johnson, 89, retired Kremlin Farmers Union Oil Company manager, died Monday, April 7, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2003, at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Rowlie Hutton officiating. A fellowship luncheon will follow the memorial service at the church. A private family committal service will take place at a later date. Norman was born on Aug. 1, 1913, to John and Inga (Vigness) Johnson...

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...

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...

CHESTER - Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Fenger, 80, died on Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at a Chester hospital of cancer. Funeral services were today at 11 a.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Chester, with burial following at the Chester Cemetery. Betty was born on April 18, 1922, in Gilliam, La. She spent her early life in Louisiana, where she received her elementary education at Belcher. Her mother, Elizabeth Starling, married a Montana farmer, Scott Benjamin, so she grew up with her two sisters in north-central Montana. Betty...

Sharon Lee Clawson, 59, of Havre, church secretary/receptionist, died Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital after a long fight with cancer. Cremation has taken place. The celebration of her life is 5 p.m. today at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Parr officiating. There will be a fellow- ship reception following the celebration of her Life at the church. There will be a private family burial of ashes at a later date. Sharon was born Sept. 21, 1943, to Richard William and Hazel Elaine...