Obituaries

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.,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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....

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...

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...