Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

BARBARA ANN “SWISHER” BESEL obituary KALISPELL Barbara Ann “Swisher” Besel, 59, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. A celebration of life will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Big Fork with Rev. Tom Gopp officiating. Urn burial was at C. E. Conrad Cemetery. A reception will follow at 2 p.m. Barbara was born July 12, 1947, in Havre to Everett and Maymie (Julkowski) Swisher. She was raised in Havre, where she attended school. She married Gordon Besel o...

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...

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...

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...

Dean Edward Seiler, 80, died Thursday, May 10, 2007, at Northern Montana Hospital following a short illness. His funeral service will be Monday, May 14 at 11 a.m., at the Methodist Church in G l a s g o w . Burial will be at the G l a s g o w Cemetery. Dean was born April 20, 1927 in Flaxville, where he a t t e n d e d g r a d e school. Dean started high school in Washington, D.C., where he, his father, and his brother Harold worked construction, building the Pentagon. They later relocated to Fort Peck where Dean attended and...

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...

GALESBURG, ILL. Jack R. Harding, 78, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 11, 2007 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Daniel Smith, officiating. No visitation is planned. Jack was born on June 18, 1928 in Havre, the son of John C. and Ethel V. Albright H a r d i n g . He married Fern Pagel on March 14, 1948 in Havre. Jack was a supervisor for the Burlington Northern Railroad for over 30 years, retiring in 1983. After his retir...

HARLEM Jennilee Fouts, 44, of Harlem, died Monday, May 7, 2007 at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home after a long illness. A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2007 at the Turner High School Gym with Pastors Cheryl Hoops and Jack Seimenn officiating. Burial will follow at the T u r n e r Cemetery. A fellowship r e c e p t i o n will follow the committal service at the Turner High School Gym. Jennilee was born Sept. 21, 1962 to George L. and Roxie (Newell) Petrie in Havre. She grew up in Turner and attende...

HAYS - Kenneth Lawrence Doney Jr., 45, whose Indian name, Po(x)a Agon Bo, meaning “Lump on Nose,” a former tribal prosecutor and judge, died of complica - tions from cancer and liver disease Monday at a Great Falls hospital. A wake and rosary was at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at St. Paul's Mission gym. Traditional services are 11 a.m. Friday, May 11, 2007 at the gym, with burial in Eagle Child Cemetery. Kenneth was born July 5, 1961, to Kenneth L. and Georgialee Theresa “Chena” (Long Knife) Doney, in Glasgow. He grew up...

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...

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...

FORT BELKNAP A wake was held for Darrell Ray Martin, 41. Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at 7 p.m. at the St. Paul Mission Gym in H a y s . Funeral services were held on Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's M i s s i o n Gym in H a y s . Burial will follow in the Martin Family Cemetery in Hays. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 4, 2007, at 10 a.m. at Mount Rushmore in Rapid City, S.D. Darrell Ray Martin was born on Aug. 25, 1965 in Fort Belknap. He attended school in Hays. After he graduated from high school he...

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...

Matthew Lee (Stock) Denny, 24, and resident of Rocky Boy died Monday, April 30, 2007 at Rocky Boy as the result of an automobile accident. His Indian name was Wah-pi-Kiiw- Ah-Wahsis (White Eagle Child). A wake service will be held late Wednesday afternoon at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with Traditional S e r v i c e s being held 8 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2007 at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with Merle Tendoy officiating. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Stock was born March 6, 1983 in Havre to Matthew Lee and...