Obituaries

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 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....

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,...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

LIVINGSTON - Martin G. Nelson, 85, died Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at a Livingston rehabilitation center. Cremation took place following a family visitation at Franzen-Davis Crematory. Memorial services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Franzen-Davis Funeral Home in Livingston, with the Rev. David Greep of the Holbrook United Methodist Church officiating. Martin was born in Havre to Otto and Julia Nelson on June 26, 1917. He spent his early life, attended schools and graduated from the Havre schools. After working for a number...

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...