Obituaries

ROCKY BOY Alma Morsette Cohee, 73, a resident of Black Eagle, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at Benefis East Campus in Great Falls of natural causes. A wake service began Wednesday and will continue through today at the Rocky Boy Senior Citizens Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Rocky Boy Senior Citizens Center. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the senior center immediately after the graveside services. Alma was born Nov. 16, 1933, in Rocky Boy...

HINGHAM Alan Sterry, 62, of Hingham, beloved brother and son, died by his own hand on the family farm north of Hingham on Saturday, May 19, 2007. His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Hingham Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the Hingham Cemetery. He was born Alan Leroy Sterry on Aug. 26, 1944, at Havre to Alton and Nedra (Hanson) Sterry. He grew up on the family farm and received his formal education at Hingham. Alan began his farming career with his father when he was 12 years old. This farm year...

Mark Fay Reid, 53, a letter carrier for the Havre post office, died Monday, May 21, 2007, at his home. His cause of death was due to a heart attack. His funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church with Pastor Richard Rice officiating. A fellowship dinner will be held at the V.F.W. Club immediately after the services. A full military burial will be held at Fort Harrison Veteran's Cemetery at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Helena. Mark was born Dec. 11, 1953, in Minot, N.D., to Lloyd and Dearling...

BOX ELDER/GREAT FALLS Lena F. (Parisian) Stamper, 83, of Glendale, Ariz., previously of Great Falls, a retired nurse's aide, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, at a Glendale, Ariz., hospital of natural causes. Funeral liturgy will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with burial to follow in Highland Cemetery in Great Falls. A vigil service was scheduled for Tuesday night at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Box Elder and again at 7 p.m. today at O'Connor Memorial Chapel. Lena was born Sept. 27, 1923, to...

GREAT FALLS Patrick Quincy, 65, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, at a local hospital of natural causes. Services will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Great Falls at the Community Christian Fellowship at 1227 fifth Ave. North. There will also be a Rosary Thursday at 7 p.m at St. Paul's Mission Recreation Center In Hays. A Wake will follow the Rosary. Funeral service will be at St. Paul's Mission Recreation Center Friday at 11 a.m. with burial to follow at St. Paul Mission Cemetery in Hays. He was a grant writer and served in the...

SHELBY Annabelle Annita Seeley, 92, died Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Billings. A memorial service will be held at the Community Methodist Church at 2 p. m. on Sunday. Annabelle was born Dec. 20, 1914, on the Sathre homestead west of Havre. She attended country schools near Kremlin and graduated from Havre High School in 1932. Shortly thereafter she began to work for J.C. Penny's in Havre. Annabelle married Charles Wilbur Seeley on Sept. 19, 1938. Soon thereafter they moved to Shelby, where they started the Shelby Bottling Co....

HELENA Paula J. (Goeltz- Hanson) Harju, 71, died Friday, May 18, 2007, due to injuries sustained in a car accident. Memorial services will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Valley View Lutheran Church in Helena. A viewing will be held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Havre from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday. Graveside services will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. at the Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook. Funeral services will be conducted by Pastor Gary Bode of the Valley View Lutheran Church of Helena. Paula was born in Cudahy,...

LIVINGSTON Scott Conway Greear, 54, died Saturday, May 12, 2007. Cremation has taken place at Franzen-Davis Crematory. A memorial service for family and friends will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Fr. Dale Yurkovic presiding. Scott was born Feb. 7, 1953, to James Edward and Dorothy Mae (Conway) Greear in Livingston. Growing up on the family farm nurtured his lifelong interest in agriculture and the outdoors. He was an active member of the FFA program throughout high school and enjoyed...

Local educator, Dr. Thelma Anderson, 84, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at the Northern Montana Hospital after a short illness. Her funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2007, at the First Lutheran Church with Pastor M i c h a e l O ' H e a r n officiating. Burial will follow at the H i g h l a n d Cemetery. Memorial c o n t r i b u - tions in T h e l m a ' s honor may be made to the MSUNorthern Foundation, P.O. Box 1691 Havre, MT 59501. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland and Bonine...

ROCKY BOY Louis Weaselboy, Sr. Pine Bird, 84, died Sunday, May 13, 2007, of natural causes at the Community Medical Center in Missoula, Montana, surrounded by family. Traditional services will be conducted at 10 a.m. today at the Lutheran Church in Rocky Boy with Kenneth Gopher officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Louis was born Nov. 11, 1922 in Pryor, Mont., to Barney Weaselboy and Walking A n t e l o p e Fine Bow. He married Lucy Samatt March 27, 1948 and t o g e t h e r they raised their eight...

KALISPELL Joan Lincoln, 84, died Monday, May 14, 2007, at her winter residence in Zephyrhills, Fla. A viewing is planned from 9 a. m to 6 p.m.; the family will be there from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, at the Johnson Mortuary, 525 South Main St. Graveside services will be at 11 a. m., Wednesday, May 30 at Glacier Memorial Gardens, 2659 Highway 93 North, followed by a reception at noon at the Red Lion Hotel, 20 North Main St. in Kalispell. She was born Sept. 28, 1922, in Reading, England to William Henry and Florence Ann (Wil...

CHARLES “SIMMER” DOG SLEEPING RAINING BIRD obituary Charles “Simmer” Dog Sleeping Raining Bird, 54, whose Indian name was O KI MAHW WAH TI K, meaning Center Pole, died Sunday, May 13, 2007, at his home in Rocky Boy of natural causes. His wake service began on Monday, May 14, 2007, and continued through Tuesday at the Ivan Raining Bird residence at Parker Canyon. Native American services began at 10 a.m. today also at the Ivan Raining Bird residence at Parker Canyon. His burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Charles...

BRUSSELS, Belgium Elisabeth Baker, died Monday, May 14, 2007, at the home of her sister in England after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She will be missed by the family she loved and the m a n y friends she made during her life. She is preceded in death by her parents, Wilfred and Edith Baker. She is survived by sisters, Marge Holt of Havre and Kathleen Kuralovicz of Glossop, England; nephews, Martin Holt of Havre and Daniel Clarke of Norwich, England; niece, Naomi McNally; and great-nephews, Fyonn and Connall...

SHEPHERD Joan Dorothy Karna Fisk, 76, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, from a heart attack. At Joan's request, her remains have been cremated. Family and friends are invited to a memorial service at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, at Smith Funeral Home, 925 S. 27th St. Joan was born in Michigan, N. D. She was one of 14 children born to Oscar and E l e a n o r Karna. She grew up in N o r t h Dakota. In 1947, she met and married Wesley Fisk. Joan and Wes looked forward to celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary in July. In their earl...

FORT BELKNAP John “Jack” “Bruiser” Brown, 85, died Thursday, May 10, 2007, at Northern Montana Care Center from natural causes. Wake services began on Monday, May 14, 2007, at 5 p.m. at the Red Whip Center with rosary recited at 7 p.m. F u n e r a l Mass will be today at 11 a. m. in Red Whip Center with burial following at the Brown F a m i l y Cemetery at Three Buttes with military honors. Jack was born on Sept. 25, 1921 in Hays to James Brown I and Ella (Perry) Brown. He was raised in the Hays area and attended St. Paul's...

CHESTER Martha Lambott Broadhurst Wright, 89, died Thursday, May 10, 2007, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. today at the Chester United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at the Chester Cemetery. She was born Martha Kroeker on Oct. 27, 1917, on the family farm south of Inverness. Her parents w e r e K a t r i n a Quiring and J a c o b K r o e k e r , and she was one of seven children. At age 1 M a r t h a ' s f a m i l y moved to North Dakota where she was baptized at the Co...

Fred H. Kaul, 92, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, of natural causes Wednesday morning at a local nursing home. A vigil service was held Sunday, May 13, 2007,m at 7 p.m. at the O'Connor Memorial Chapel. A Funeral Liturgy will be today at 11 a.m. at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with burial of cremated remains to follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Fred was born Feb. 17, 1915, in Anamoose, N.D., and when he was 2 months old his parents put everything in a wagon and moved north of H i n s d a l e near the C a n a d i a n line to a...

TURNER Jennilee Fouts, 44, died Monday, May 7, 2007, at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home after a long illness. Her funeral service was 11 a. m. Saturday, May 12, 2007, at the Turner High School Gymnasium with Pastor C h e r y l Hoops officia t i n g . Burial followed at the T u r n e r Cemetery. A fellowship r e c e p t i o n followed at the committal service at the Turner High School Gym. Jennilee was born Sept. 21, 1962, Leo and Roxie (Newell) Petrie in Havre. She grew up in Turner and attended schools there. Her mother...

Eva Lucille McMahon Barsanti, 88, died Monday, May 7, 2007 at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her prayer vigil and rosary service was at 7 p.m. Monday, May 14 at the St. Jude C a t h o l i c Church with her Funeral Mass 11 a . M . T u e s d a y , May 15 also at the St. J u d e C a t h o l i c Church with F a t h e r Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the services at the graveside. Eva...

Rita Marie (Hewett) Kellenberger, 52, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at Kalispell Region Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 11 a. m. at Johnson Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 11, 2007 from 9 a. m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to service time at 11 a. m. Disposition will be cremation. She was born May 5, 1955 in Helena. She was the daughter of Thomas L. and Dorothy F. Hewitt. Rita was raised in the F l a t h e a d and was a graduate of F l a t h e a d High...

Eva Lucille McMahon Barsanti, 88, died Monday, May 7, 2007 at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her prayer vigil and rosary service will be 7 p.m. M o n d a y , May 14 at the St. Jude C a t h o l i c Church with her Funeral Mass 11 a . M . T u e s d a y , May 15 also at the St. J u d e C a t h o l i c Church with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the services at the graveside....

Father Michael J. McHugh, S. J., 86, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, in the Jesuit Infirmary at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. A wake was held for Fr. McHugh Tuesday, May 8 at 7 p. m. in the Jesuit House Chapel at Gonzaga University in Spokane. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Aloysius Church also at Gonzaga University at 12 Noon, Wednesday, May 9. Memorial Masses will be held in Portland at St. Ignatius Parish at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 19 and again in Seattle at St. Joseph Church Monday, May 21 at 5 p.m. A...

Patricia A. Mayer Smith, 74, died Dec. 17, 2006 at Charleston, South Carolina of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and her memorial service will be held at 11 a . M . Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the Holland and B o n i n e F u n e r a l Chapel with C h a d Lehtermon officiating. Interment of the cremated remains will follow at the Highland Cemetery with Full military Honors. A fellowship luncheon will be held at the VFW immediately after the graveside services. Patricia was born on March 17, 1932 in Havre, the daughter...

FRANK “MERLE” SKINNER obituary Frank “Merle” Skinner, 78, White Eagle, “NAKYENAKAY” of Fort Belknap and Butte died Saturday, May 5, 2007 of natural causes at a long term care facility in Butte. A wake is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at the St. P a u l ' s M i s s i o n Recreation Center, and the Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Wednesday May 9, 2007 at the St. P a u l ' s M i s s i o n Church with Father Joe Retzel, S.J. officiating. The Committal Rite will be at the Colliflower Family Cemetery, with Veterans ho...

Lavon A. (Wilson) Sather, 78, died Monday, April 30, 2007, at the Peace Hospice Center in Great Falls. Memorial services will be 1 p. m. Saturday, May 5, 2007, at the First Lutheran Church. Burial of ashes will follow at the Highland Cemetery. Lavon was born Nov. 17, 1928, in Havre. She was the eldest of five daughters born to Charles Thomas Wilson and Alice Lydia Gustafson. Lavon grew up on the family farm north of Inverness and received her early education at the Grassy Butte Country School. She finished her secondary...