News you can use
News you can use
Sorted by date Results 5999 - 6023 of 17316
Donald Ward Powelson was born in the home of a midwife on 2nd Street in Havre, Mont., on June 30, 1919, a year after the great Spanish flu pandemic. He lived most of his life in Havre until moving to Saint John's Moorberg and Jensen Cottages in Billings, Mont., for the last few years of his life. Don died in Billings on June 25, 2010, surrounded by his children and their spouses, five days before his 91st birthday. Don Powelson was the only child of Mark and Clara Burns Powelson. The family homesteaded north of Chinook and mo...
Linda Marie Leeds Vande Ven, 61, of Plainfield, Ill,, formerly of Lincolnshire, Ill., and Chinook, Mont., passed away peacefully on Monday, June 7, 2010, at Alden of Waterford, Aurora, Ill. She was born Nov. 8, 1948, in Havre, Mont. She was the devoted wife of the late John E. Vande Ven, whom she married Jan. 30, 1970; beloved mother of Karen (Mark) Banas of Plainfield, and Adam Vande Ven of Omaha, Neb.; adoring Nana to Kyle Edward and Eric Jonathan Banas; loving daughter of the late Robert and Lucia Leeds; dear sister of...
Margaret Marie (Rolston) Leonard, 66, died from natural causes June 23, 2010, in Redmond, Wash. Margaret was born Nov. 6, 1943, in Havre, Mont., and graduated from Kremlin High School in 1961. She obtained degrees from Northern Montana College and the University of Montana in Missoula. She moved to the Seattle area after her graduation from college. She had lived in the Sammamish, Wash., area for many years, working as an accountant and payroll clerk for several firms in the Seattle area. She enjoyed ceramics, quilting, knitt...
J o d ine P. (Thi e lman) Kohrman Kenny, 68, a Chester native and business woman, died from cancer in Michigan in October 2009. Graveside services with burial of ashes will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Chester Cemetery. A reception will follow at OSLC Fellowship Hall. Arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester....
Patricia M. Omsberg, 83, a retired homemaker and business owner from Cut Bank, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2010. At the Northern Rockies Medical Center due to cancer. Visitation was held Friday, May 21, from 1 to 8 p.m., at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank. Graveside services were 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 22, at the Crown Hill Cemetery. Survivors include her sons, Dale and Darryl of Cut Bank and Don of Federal Way, Wash.; five grandchildren and several greatgrandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents,...
Melvin Richard Van Wechel, 79, of Stevensville, Mont., departed this life Sunday, June 20, following a courageous battle with lung cancer. Mel was residing at his summer home in Stevensville with his family, and he was surrounded by love. Melvin was born March 14, 1931, in Rudyard, the elder son of Jacob and Gertrude (Narstad) Van Wechel. He grew up on the family farm in Rudyard, and graduated from Rudyard High School. He played basketball and other sports. Mel was an enthusiastic member of his school band. He also taught...
Edith M. (Rambo) Dolezal, 97, 1615 9th St. S, Great Falls, died of natural causes Sunday, June 20, 2010, at a local care facility Funeral services will be Friday, June 25 at 1 p.m. at Holland & Bonine chapel in Havre, Mont., with burial to follow at Highland Cemetery. The public is invited to a reception at Havre's Duck Inn after the funeral and burial. Born April 11, 1913, at the family homestead near Hingham, Mont., Edith was the third of six children born to William and Elsie Rambo. Edith graduated from Hingham High...
Janell E. (Roke) Wardell, 84, a farm wife who loved reading, gardening, sewing, cooking, music, cards and collectibles, died from natural causes at her son's home in Havre on Tuesday, Her funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Chester. Following burial in the Chester Cemetery, a reception will be held at the church. Arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Survivors are two daughters, Mary Wilson of Circle Pines, Minn., and Janine Griffith of Plains; three sons, Wayne Wardell of...
Walter G. Wilke, 92, of Malta, retired section foreman for the Great Northern Railroad, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at the Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. Funeral services will be 11 a. m. Saturday, July 24, at the Malta Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Friday at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta. Memorials may be made to the Country Home in Malta. Interment will be in the Malta Cemetery. Kirkwood Funeral Home of Malta is in charge of arrangements. Condolences for the family may be left at www....
Lawrence (Mik) Mikkelson, 86, of Olathe, Kan., passed away July 18, 2010. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 30, with a memorial Mass at 11 a.m., at Price of Peace Chapel, in Olathe. Mik was born July 13, 1924, to Detlof and Emma Mikkelson in Great Falls, Mont., and raised on a ranch near Big Sandy, Mont. He graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1942 and enlisted in the Air Force Cadet program in February 1944. He married Marie Van Hoorn on Oct. 13, 1944, in Marana, Ariz. He was employed by General Mills as...
Frank A. Spinler, 82, a Hingham farmer and Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, who enjoyed working in his butcher shop or rebuilding old windmills, died of natural causes Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Hingham. Military rites and a luncheon will follow. Cremation and arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Survivors are his wife of 35 years, Judy (Stuker) Spinler of Hingham; three children,...
Richard Runnion Richard Runnion, 85, passed away in Bozeman, Mont., on Aug. 11, 2010. He was born Nov. 26, 1924, in Glasgow, Mont., to Ray and Fern (Rager) Runnion. Richard attended grade school in Chinook, Mont., and high school in Malta, where he was a member of the 1940 State B football championship team. He also played basketball and participated in track. He joined the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served as a gunners mate on the light cruiser USS Burmingham in the South Pacific, which took three major battle hits....
Delores "Fox" Jeanie Scheaffer, 64, died Aug. 18, 2010, at the Billings Clinic of congestive heart failure. A Traditional Wake will be held at 5 p.m., on Friday, Aug. 20, at the Red Whip Center on the Fort Belknap Agency. The funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Red Whip Center, Internment will follow at the Pony Hill Cemetery. A traditional feed will be held at the center following the committal rite....
Gladys Mary (Limke) Tavary died peacefully in her sleep during the predawn hours on July 14, 2010. In Helena, Mont. She was a beautiful and bright 85-year-old woman. Gladys was preceded in death by her parents, John W. and Viola Limke; her sister, Geraldine Coryell and Gerry's husband Dale Coryell; her sister Lucille's husband, C.A. "Tig" Durocher; and their son, Wayne Durocher. Gladys was also preceded in death by her infant daughter, Rosemary; nine unborn children; and granddaughters, Indigo Beyer and Jersy Nicole Tavary....
Dorothy Briere Sinsel Dorothy Briere Sinsel, 83, of Chinook, passed away at Northern Montana Care Center, on Sept. 10, 2010, due to natural causes. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010, at 11 a.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Northern Montana Care Center or the charity of one's choice. Survivors include a son, Albert D. (Linda) Azure of Havre; daughters Mary L. (Dave) Novak of Baudette, Minn., Carol (Stuart) McIntosh of Havre,...
Lester H. Bunton Lester H. Bunton, 77, died of natural causes on Friday, under the care of Peace Hospice at a local care facility. Lester was a longtime resident of Great Falls and Havre. Visitation will be Monday and Tuesday at Croxford Funeral Home from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Croxford Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. A luncheon will follow the burial at the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Post 1087 on 10th Ave. S. People can contact the...
Dave Briere, 84, passed away on July 10, 2010, at Northern Montana Hospital due to natural causes. A funeral Mass will be Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 3 p.m. in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery with military honors. Rosary will be recited on Monday, July 12, 2010, at 7 p.m., in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook....
AnnaRae (Olson) Miller, 69, passed away July 8, 2010, at the family home due to complications from a stroke in July 2003. Funeral services will be Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 11 a.m., in the Zion Lutheran Church with burial following in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook...
Taun Mark Kultgen Taun Mark Kultgen, 44, who loved carpentry and mechanics and had worked for the past 13 years as one of the top operators for Lonesome Dove Concrete Pumpers, died Tuesday from injuries received from an industrial accident at the Rainbow Dam jobsite near Great Falls. His funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at the Whitlash Community Church, 40 miles north of Chester. Following burial at the Whitlash Cemetery, a luncheon will be held at the community hall. Arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Surv...
Obit – Havre, Montana Barbara Morelli Barbara Morelli was taken to be with our Lord on March 14, 2010, after a courageous fight with cancer. The family is extending an invitation to attend a memorial service for Barbara at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel, with Father Pete Guthneck and Father Dale Yurkovic officiating. A spaghetti dinner will follow at the Eagles Club in Havre. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. We wish Barbara to be known for h...
Brent Elliott Cresswell Brent Elliott Cresswell, 49, of Portland, Ore., died Aug. 28, 2010, at OHSU Hospital from mature peripheral t-cell lymphoma. Cremation has taken place, and a celebration of Brent's life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at 4:30 p.m., at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church in Havre, with Pastor Rowlie Hutton officiating. A fellowship luncheon will follow immediately after the service at the church. Internment of ashes at a public service will be held at the Harlem Cemetery at 3 p.m. Arrangements...
Chad Joseph Blatt Chad Joseph Blatt (Joe), 29, a member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe, whose Indian name was Thunder Bird Horse, died Sunday, Oct. 3, following a brave battle with leukemia. Joe was born Feb. 27, 1981, in Havre, Mont., to Kenneth Zane Blatt-St. Marks and Midge Strike. He grew up in Rocky Boy, Mont., and Ceres, Calif. He graduated from Box Elder High School in 1999, and after high school, he moved to Denver, Colo., where he worked and made a home for himself and his family. Joe was a very kind person who loved to...
Rodney D. Laursen Rodney D. Laursen, 47, passed away Sept. 1, 2010, at Northern Montana Hospital due to congestive heart failure. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial graveside service will be held at a later date in Highland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Rodney was born Oct. 31, 1962, in Havre, to Robert Laursen and the late Doris (Youso) Sveinson. Rodney is survived by his father, Robert, and stepmother, Sandy Laursen, of Havre; and his brothers, Randy Laursen of Scotland and Andy...
William Norman Koepke Jr., 67, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at Northern Montana Care Center, of complications from progressive supranuclear palsy. Cremation has taken place, and at his request, no services will be held. Private family burial will be held at a later time. Memorials in Bill's honor may be made to a charity of one's choice. Arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. William was born Oct. 9, 1942, in Cut Bank, Mont., to William Norman and Mary (Nanini) Koepke Sr. He was raised in Cut Bank...
Frank Adam (Edamo) Filicetti was born Aug. 4, 1927, in Havre, Mont., the youngest son of Rosario and Luigina Filicetti. He passed away after a longterm illness at Hillcrest Manor in Sunnyside, Wash., Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, two days shy of his 83rd birthday. A graduate of Havre High School in Havre, Mont., he served in the Army during the Korean War as a chaplain's aide. He came home and completed his education at Washington State University, where he majored in pharmacy and always remained a loyal Cougar fan. He was a member...
