Obituaries

FORT BELKNAP - Ralph C. Gray Sr. (Wanni oh-yay) "Eagle Track," 67, died Thursday, March 27, 2003, at his home due to natural causes. Ralph was born at Lodge Pole to Andrew Gray and Agnes (Gives The Blanket) Long Fox on May 8, 1935. Ralph was an experienced welder and worked for many years in Montana and California. He worked for five years for the BIA. Ralph was a firm believer in his Indian ways. He loved going to powwows, singing with his children, cooking and visiting with family and friends. He took great pride in his...

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...

Ferris Lee Turner, 72, of Havre, a retired truck driver, died Saturday, March 8, 2003, at his residence. Cremation has taken place, His ashes will be interred at Fort Harrison Veterans Cemetery in Helena at a later date. Turner was born on Feb. 7, 1931, in Broadway, Va. He was a Korean War veteran....

John Lawrence Kamla, 81, died at a Havre care facility Sunday, March 23, 2003, of natural causes. A memorial service was scheduled for this morning at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel with burial to follow at the Highland Cemetery. Cremation has taken place. A fel- lowship reception was to be held at the Jack Kamla residence, 1240 Washington Ave., immediately following the committal service. John Lawrence Kamla was born on June 18, 1921, in Scobey to John L. and Anna E. (Goode) Kamla. He was raised and educated in...

MOSES LAKE, Wash. - Leo "Dutch" Rueben Ebel, 80, died on March 9, 2003. Leo was born in Chinook to Jacob and Lillian Ebel on Dec. 3, 1922. Leo and his brothers and sisters moved to Moses Lake in the late 1920s. He attended school there. He was given the nickname of "The Moses Lake Midget" by the local press and fans. He was only 5 feet, 6 inches tall, but played like he was a foot taller than everyone else. During his early years, he began a lifelong love of the outdoors, hunting and fishing. He built his home on the hill...

MOSES LAKE, Wash. - Frances "Frankie" Brown, 68, died Jan. 27, 2003, at her in Moses Lake, Wash., home of lung cancer. A memorial service was held on Feb. 6, 2003, at the Lake City Foursquare Church in Moses Lake, with the Rev. Dave Chandler officiating. Frankie was born in Havre to George and Ruth Friesen on Dec. 9, 1934. The family moved to Ephrata, Wash., in 1946 and she graduated from Ephrata High School in 1952. Frankie married Vernon Lee Brown. In 1980 she moved to Moses Lake where she worked at the Grant County...

William R. Anderson, 72, a retired Burlington Northern Santa Fe engineer, died March 21, 2003, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes. Viewing will be at the First Lutheran Church in Havre on Friday from noon to 1:30 p.m. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church, fol- lowed by a reception at the Eagles Club. Born and raised in Great Falls, he married Evelyn Zachary in 1948. He worked on the family farm until 1952 when he moved to Havre and worked for the Great Northern Railway as a fireman. Bill al...

HARLEM - Ardele D. Kulbeck, 72, died on Thursday, March 20, 2003, at a Great Falls nursing home of cancer. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Harlem High School gymnasium with burial following in the Harlem Cemetery. Ardelle was born to Knute and Elizabeth (Bjorgebakkum) Kviteberg at Wild Rose, N.D., on Dec. 26, 1930. In 1941 she moved to Nashua with her family. She graduated from Nashua High School in 1949. Ardelle was working in Havre as a beautician when she met Knute Kulbeck and they were married in...

BIG SANDY - James Evan "Jim" Ramer, 68, local farmer and rancher and Navy veteran, died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at a Big Sandy medical center of heart failure. Cremation has taken place. The memorial service is 2 p.m. Thursday at the Big Sandy High School Auditorium with Bishop Thad Willis officiating. The burial of the cremat- ed remains will follow the memorial service with full military honors at the Big Sandy Cemetery. There will be a fellowship luncheon at the Big Sandy Senior Center following the committal rite. Jim was...

GREAT FALLS - Anthony John Kologi, 93, died Friday, March 14, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. A funeral service is 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the O'Conner Funeral Chapel in Great Falls with the Rev. Patrick Zabrocki officiating. The burial will follow the funeral service at the Highland Cemetery in Great Falls. Anthony was born Sept. 9, 1909, to Joseph and Lena (Schneider) Kologi at Long Prairie, Minn. When he was 6 years old, Anthony's family moved to Cascade and later to Great Falls with his father's job. He...

Frances Lorraine Inman, 94, died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at a Havre Care Center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Jack Rampelberg officiating. The committal rite will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. A fellowship luncheon will follow the committal service at the Havre Eagles Club. Frances was born Dec. 2, 1908, to Frank and Eva (Reisinger) Thomas in Britt, Iowa, the fourth of six children. At the age of fou...

Frances Lorraine Inman, 94, died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at a Havre Care Center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Holland and Bonine Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Jack Rampelberg officiating. The committal rite will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Havre. A fellowship luncheon will follow the committal service at the Havre Eagles Club. Frances was born Dec. 2, 1908, to Frank and Eva (Reisinger) Thomas in Britt, Iowa, the fourth of six children. At the age of fou...

Helen Louise Daum, 93, died March 13, 2003, at a Chinook care facility of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will take place at a later date. Helen was born Aug. 31, 1901, to Henry Madison and Dorothy C. (Sturgeon) Gable. She attended school in Havre and graduated from Havre High School. On Aug. 26, 1928, Helen married F. Arthur Daum at Havre. To this union, three children were born. Her husband and two sons precede her in death. She was a member of the Van Orsdel Methodist Church for more than 60...

ROCKY BOY - James Albert "Peachum" Wells, 79, World War II veteran and retired carpenter, died Thursday, March 14, 2003, at a Havre Hospital of natural causes. The wake service was Sunday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. The funeral Mass was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. The burial was to follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Peachum was born on March 14, 1923, to Pete Laundrie and Anna Rose Descharme at the Rocky Boy Agency. His stepfather, James Descharme, raised him. He attended schools at...

BIG SANDY - James Evan "Jim" Ramer, 68, local farmer and rancher and Navy veteran, died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at a Big Sandy medical center of heart failure. Cremation has taken place. The memorial service is 2 p.m. Thursday at the Big Sandy High School Auditorium with Bishop Thad Willis officiating. The burial of the cremat- ed remains will follow the memorial service with full military honors at the Big Sandy Cemetery. There will be a fellowship luncheon at the Big Sandy Senior Center following the committal rite. Jim was...

GREAT FALLS - Anthony John Kologi, 93, died Friday, March 14, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. A funeral service is 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the O'Conner Funeral Chapel in Great Falls with the Rev. Patrick Zabrocki officiating. The burial will follow the funeral service at the Highland Cemetery in Great Falls. Anthony was born Sept. 9, 1909, to Joseph and Lena (Schneider) Kologi at Long Prairie, Minn. When he was 6 years old, Anthony's family moved to Cascade and later to Great Falls with his father's job. He...

ROCKY BOY - James Albert "Peachum" Wells, 79, World War II veteran and retired carpenter, died Thursday, March 14, 2003, at a Havre Hospital of natural causes. The wake service was Sunday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. The funeral Mass was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. The burial was to follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Peachum was born on March 14, 1923, to Pete Laundrie and Anna Rose Descharme at the Rocky Boy Agency. His stepfather, James Descharme, raised him. He attended schools at...

BIG SANDY - James Evan "Jim" Ramer, 68, local farmer and rancher and Navy veteran, died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at a Big Sandy medical center of heart failure. Cremation has taken place. The memorial service is 2 p.m. Thursday at the Big Sandy High School Auditorium with Bishop Thad Willis officiating. The burial of the cremat- ed remains will follow the memorial service with full military honors at the Big Sandy Cemetery. There will be a fellowship luncheon at the Big Sandy Senior Center following the committal rite. Jim was...

Helen Louise Daum, 93, died March 13, 2003, at a Chinook care facility of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will take place at a later date. Helen was born Aug. 31, 1901, to Henry Madison and Dorothy C. (Sturgeon) Gable. She attended school in Havre and graduated from Havre High School. On Aug. 26, 1928, Helen married F. Arthur Daum at Havre. To this union, three children were born. Her husband and two sons precede her in death. She was a member of the Van Orsdel Methodist Church for more than 60...

Jane Callahan, 76, of Havre, a retired dental assistant, died Saturday, March 15, 2003, at Peace Hospice of Montana of cancer. A rosary and vigil are 7 p.m. today at St. Jude's Catholic Church. Her memorial service is 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with burial of ashes in Highland Cemetery. She was born Jan. 4, 1927, in Havre, where she was raised and educated. She attended St. Jude's Grade School and graduated from Havre High School in 1945, then attended Northern Montana College in Havre. She worked as a dental assistant...

Ernest R. "Ralph" Hammond, 86, a retired heavy equipment operator, died March 12, 2003, at a Havre care facility of natural causes. Celebration of life was scheduled for this morning at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with burial to follow at the Highland Cemetery. Ralph was born on July 16, 1916, to J.W. and Bessie Johnston Hammond at Froid in Roosevelt County. He was educated in Roosevelt County. Ralph married Lillian Burch in Havre on Jan. 31, 1976. Ralph worked for Roosevelt County for many years before moving to...

Helen Louise Daum, 93, died March 13, 2003, at a Chinook care facility of natural causes. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will take place at a later date. Helen was born Aug. 31, 1901, to Henry Madison and Dorothy C. (Sturgeon) Gable. She attended school in Havre and graduated from Havre High School. On Aug. 26, 1928, Helen married F. Arthur Daum at Havre. To this union, three children were born. Her husband and two sons precede her in death. She was a member of the Van Orsdel Methodist Church for more than 60...

Philip J. Leeds, 58, of Wenatchee, Wash., died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003, at a Wenatchee hospital. Services will be held at a later date. He was born and raised in Havre. He was a math and science teacher at Havre Central Junior High School for 13 years. He has lived in Wenatchee for the past 17 years and had recently worked at Plaza Super Jet in Wenatchee. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Philip (Tip) Leeds, and a brother, Jeff Leeds. Survivors include his wife, Colleen (Olson) Leeds of Wenatchee; daughter, Kim...

Olive K. Kiemele, 79, of Havre died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, at her residence of natural causes. Her funeral service is 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Parr officiating. Public viewing will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday. Burial is to follow at the Highland Cemetery. Fellowship to follow the committal rite at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church. Olive was born Dec. 30, 1923, to Theo and Ida (Hauge) Kenfield 21 miles north of Inverness in the Minneota...