Obituaries

Fredrick William Miller, 89, died Sunday, July 29, 2007 at his home surrounded by his family. Per Fred's request, cremation has taken place and no public services will be conducted. He was born Oct. 13, 1917, in Big Sandy the only son of two children born to Fred S. and Marie (Dessel) Miller. He was a 1935 graduate of Great Falls High School. He then continued his education at Northern Montana College and later, the New York Institute of Photography. He met and later married Marybelle C. Stirling on April 25, 1942, in Havre....

Susan M. Green, 55, died Monday, July 23, 2007, at the home of her parents in Whitefish. A memorial service was held on July 30 in Whitefish. Susan was born Nov. 28, 2951 in Fargo, N.D. to Donald and Inez Carlson. The family moved to Rudyard in 1955, and later to Whitefish in 1962. Susan graduated from Whitefish High School in 1970. She married George Green in 1972. They later divorced. Susan worked for a brief time as a dental assistant and then as a crew caller for the Burlington Northern Railroad. She moved to Havre in...

Amos First Raised Sr., 90 years, a retired farmer and rancher, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at the Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta of natural causes. Wake/rosary service will be 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12 at the Red Whip Community Center. Mass will be 10 a.m. Friday at the center with burial in the Horn Family Cemetery; East of Ft. Belknap. Amos was born Feb. 2, 1917, at Fort Belknap, the son of Henry and Alice (Gone High) First Raised Sr. His indian name was Apa-eyanga (Warrior Charges Something). Amos was raised and...

Mary Green, 91, died Thursday, July 26, 2007, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes, one week shy of her 92 birthday. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Lutheran Church with Pastor Brad Ulgenes officiating. Mary was born Aug. 2, 1915, in Rossoshi, Russia to Henry and Molly Ostwald. Mary was the last survivor of nine children. She immigrated to the United States in 1926, and homesteaded in Culbertson. She married John Green on April 18, 1933. They made their home in Culbertson later...

Ruth Karmy, 60, died Sunday, July 15, 2007, in a Eugene, Ore., hospital from complications of congestive heart failure and colon cancer. A memorial service is planned at a later date. Ruth was born in Havre on May 1, 1947, to Raymond and Amy Wall. She grew up on the family ranch north of Kremlin and also graduated from Kremlin High School in 1965. She was involved in 4-H and all the other activities during her school days. She graduated from Walla Walla College in Washington in 1969, with an elementary education degree. Then...

Keith Stewart Gustafson, 87, died Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at Northern Rockies Medical Center of a brain tumor. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Hi Line Funeral Home in Cut Bank. Funeral Services will be held at the Mountain View Baptist Church in Cut Bank with his good friend Pastor Bill Barnard officiating. Burial will follow at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Cut Bank next to his wife Irene and son Curtis. Keith was born June 7, 1920, in Brocton to William and Florence (Whitney) Gustafson. At the age of 3...

Sharon Anita Carter, 60, died Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at the Northern Montana Care Center due to cancer. Cremation has taken place and her memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Robert Quinn conducting. A private interment will be held at a later time. Sharon was born May 3, 1947, in Carbondale, Colo., to Carl and Cecilia (Wiggins) Henke. She was raised and educated in Colorado. She married Robert Carter on May 8, 1974, the couple made their home in Grand Junction,...

Marie S. Marshall, 86, a Great Falls resident and a former bookkeeper and secretary at Falls Construction, died of natural causes on Monday, July 23, 2007, at a local care facility. Private family graveside services will be held at Highland Cemetery, under the direction of Croxford Funeral Home and Crematory. A reception will be held Saturday at the Benefis Skilled Nursing Center in the activities room from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Marie was born in Aberdeen, S. D., on July 15, 1921, the daughter of George and Tena Bistodeau. She was...

Catherine “Bessie” Wanken, 93, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at the Liberty County Nursing Home. Rosary prayers will be at 7 p. m. today at the Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Her funeral mass will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chester. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. Catherine “Bessie” Wanken was born Nov. 23, 1913, at the family farm near Hay Coulee, south of Chester. She was one of 15 children born to Stanley and Katherine (Lopata) Kantorowicz. She received her formal educati...

Percy John Plumage, 74, died Monday, July 23, 2007, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. A wake service is scheduled for 7 p.m. today at the Medicine Bear Center in Lodge Pole. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. at the Medicine Bear Center. The committal rite will be celebrated at the Big Warm Family Cemetery. A fellowship reception will follow the committal at the Medicine Bear Center. Percy John Plumage, “Walks All Over The Mountain,” was born Jan. 1, 1933, to Paul and Elizabeth (Chandler) Plumage at...

Ernest F. Martin, 91, died Friday, July 20, 2007, of natural causes at his residence in Havre. Services will be Friday at 11 a. m. at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow. Interment will be at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Ernest was born March 8, 1916, in Poplar to Doit “Dick” Martin and Nelfina Erickson Martin. Ernie owned and operated Martin Repair in Tampico. Madge Burrus and Ernie were married on June 20, 1936, in Glasgow and had one son, Ron Martin. Ernie began work for Richard Motzkau (in what was to become Martin Repair) in 193...

Peter A. Normandy, 76, of Geyser, a rancher and cowboy who enjoyed animals, died of natural causes Tuesday, July 3, 2007, in Butte. At his request, no services are planned. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Wayrynen- Richards Funeral Home in Butte. Survivors include his wife, Nola Normandy of Geyser; and a brother, Frank Normandy of Chinoo...

Robert (Bob) Burns McIntosch, 86, died Thursday, July 19, 2007, of natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital. Cremation has taken place. No services will take place per Bob's request. Ashes will be scattered at a later date on the farm land he tended, sweated for and loved all of his life. Bob was born north of Havre to Alex and Ella McIntosh on Aug. 14, 1920. He was the second child of eight children. He was very proud to have lived north of Havre all of his life and to have lived only five miles from his birth place. He...

Trefvis Xander Ivey, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007. A memorial service will be today at the Cremation or Funeral Gallery at 29 Eighth St. West in Billings at 1 p.m. Trefvis was stillborn, weighing 5 lbs. And 14 oz. And measuring 19 3/4 inches long. Trefis had his mother's beautiful hand and his father's slender feet. With a head of dark hair and a perfect nose. Now he is in Heaven where grandma, Marcene and grandpa, Dennis are taking care of hin until we can all be together. Trefvis will be missed and forever remembered. God...

Cole Keith Moog, age 18, died Tuesday, July 17, 2007, in Havre. Vigil prayers will be 7 p.m. tonight at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a. m. Saturday at St. Jude's. A memorial luncheon will follow the Mass in the church social hall. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Joplin Cemetery. A coffee hour for family and friends will follow at Kjos Hall in Joplin. Cole was born March 1, 1989, in Havre to Daren and Mary Ann (Pimley) Moog. He was the second of three sons...

Rolly Francis Kaufman, 89, a retired rancher and Pearl Harbor survivor of WWII, died peacefully at the home of his son, Gary in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Sunday, July 15, 2007, of natural causes. Funeral services will be 11 a. m., Monday, July 23, at the Adams Memorial Chapel in Malta. Interment will be in the Malta Cemetery with military honors. Rolly was born at Black Coulee on May 5, 1918, to Dean O. and Elsie Kaufman. He attended elementary and high school at Malta, graduating in 1936. While at Malta he was captain of the Mal...

Katie P. Stahl, 95, died the morning of Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at her home at the Gildford Colony. She died peacefully with her loving family at her bedside. Funeral services will be at 10 a. m. Friday July 20, 2007, at the Gildford Colony Church. Burial will follow at the Gildford Colony Cemetery. Katie was born Sept. 1, 1911, at the Wolf Creek Colony near Menno, S.D., to the Rev. Josh Hofer and Elizabeth (Wipf) Hofer. On Jan. 29, 1933, she married Paul Stahl of New Wolf Creek Colony in Alberta. Katie served her...

Clarence G. Pursley of Havre, 89, died on July 17, 2007, at a Havre Hospital of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 23, 2007, at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Big Sandy with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will be at the Big Sandy Cemetery. A luncheon will follow the burial at St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church. Clarence was born on Feb. 23, 1918, at Lostwood, N.D., the son of Joseph and Mary Pursley. At 9 years of age, he moved with his mother and five siblings in...

Ruth W. Christofferson, 93, a retired L.P.N. and a resident of Havre, died Sunday, July 15, 2007, at a Libby Hospital of complications from surgery. The funeral service will be at 2 p. m. Friday, July 20, 2007, at the Assembly of God Church with Pastor Steve Flatau and Norman Christofferson officiating. Her burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery. A luncheon be held at the church immediately after the services at the graveside. Ruth was born on July 6, 1914, at Black Diamond, Alberta, the daughter of Norman and Nellie...

Betty Lou Nelson, 83, a longtime Havre resident died peacefully of natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. An informal celebration of Betty's life will be held at her home at 1229 Cleveland Avenue on Friday at 11:30 a.m. Betty was born on July 19, 1923, in Waubay S.D., the youngest daughter of nineteen children, to John and Lucinda Reed. Betty was raised and schooled in South Dakota. She married Olaf Raymond Nelson in 1947, and they subsequently moved to Montana in 1949. They made their home in...

June Phyllis (Kezar) Johnson, 87, died of natural causes on Monday, July 16, 2007 at Northern Montana Care Center. Her services will be held at 10 a. m. Monday at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Pastor Rowlie Hutton officiating. A private family burial will be held at a later date. June was born Jan. 30, 1920, to Lee and Signa (Granell) Kezar in Havre. She was raised in Havre and Kremlin and graduated from Kremlin High School in 1939. She met Norman Johnson at a dance in Kremlin and they were married on June 3, 1939,...

Myrtle Grace Wilson, 103, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007, of natural causes at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home. Memorial services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in the American Lutheran Church with burial following in the Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Myrtle was born Jan. 10, 1904 to Knute O. and Marie (Wold) Severson on the family farm near Brantford, N.D., one of eight children. She grew up on the farm and attended school in that area. In 1924 she married Francis A. Anderson, to this union three children were born. In 1929 the family...

William Henry Walls, 55, of Havre died Monday, June 25, 2007, from complications of heart disease. A wake service is scheduled for 7 p.m. today at the Red Whip Center on Fort Belknap. A funeral service is scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Red Whip Center with Pastor Toney Castillo officiating. The committal rite will be at the Harlem Cemetery following the funeral service. A fellowship reception will be held, following the internment, at the Red Whip Center. “Billy” was born March 31, 1952, in Fort Belknap Agency to Jam...

Lauren Keene (dod Aug. 28, 2006) military memorial service. Military memorial services for the interment of the cremains will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 2 at Highland Cemetary in Havre. Lauren Curtiss "Jug" Keene died at age 82. He was born in St. Paul, Minn. To Lauren and Marie (Nelson) Keene on March 6, 1924. He enlistd in the U. S. Army Air Corp Eighth Air Force and servid in World Wal II flying 35 combat missions from England over Europe. He received the Purple Heart and the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters. He...

William Henry Walls, 55, of Havre died Monday, June 25, 2007, from complications of heart disease. A wake service is scheduled for 7 p.m. today at the Red Whip Center on Fort Belknap. A funeral service is scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Red Whip Center with Pastor Toney Castillo officiating. The committal rite will be at the Harlem Cemetery following the funeral service. A fellowship reception will be held, following the internment, at the Red Whip Center. “Billy” was born March 31, 1952, in Fort Belknap Agency to Jam...