Obituaries

Sandra Yvonne Burrington, 57, died Saturday, April 19, 2003, at a Havre hospital due to complications from cancer. 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 for one year and then transferred to Billings, where she studied business/secretarial. In 1966 Sandy married Henry Moore. The couple moved to Memphis, Tenn., and they had a daughter, Twila....

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...

Sandra Yvonne Burrington, 57, died Saturday, April 19, 2003, at a Havre hospital due to complications from cancer. 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 for one year and then transferred to Billings, where she studied business/secretarial. In 1966 Sandy married Henry Moore. The couple moved to Memphis, Tenn., and they had a daughter, Twila....

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...

Sandra Yvonne Burrington, 57, died Saturday, April 19, 2003, at a Havre hospital due to complications from cancer. 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 for one year and then transferred to Billings, where she studied business/secretarial. In 1966 Sandy married Henry Moore. The couple moved to Memphis, Tenn., and they had a daughter, Twila....

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...