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Matthew Levi Ersland, age 51, passed on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral service will be in Nashua, Mont., at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Thursday, March 21, 11 a.m., with a luncheon following with burial in the Nashua Cemetery....
With deepest sorrow, we announce that Matthew Levi Ersland, age 51, passed on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral service will be in Nashua, Mont., at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Thursday, March 21, 11 a.m., with a luncheon following with burial in the Nashua Cemetery. A hug, a handshake, and "My name is Matthew and my birthday is Sept. 3rd" was how most people will remember being greeted by Matthew. He was the son of...
Over the past few years, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital and the various departments within the hospital have seen much needed upgrades and face-lifts in order to keep compliant with healthcare regulations and also provide patients with the best possible care. Patients of the hospital and the Glasgow Clinic have learned to adapt and have had to be more aware of their surroundings as many departments have moved locations and corridors have been closed off to allow for construction. "We are...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital announced on Feb. 12, it has been named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Regarded as one of the industry’s most significant designations of performance excellence, the annual Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals award is based upon the results of the Hospital Strength INDEX® from iVantage Health Analytics. Hospitals recognized as a Top 100 facility scored in the top 100 among all Critical Access Hospitals nationally. Now in its ninth year, th...
On Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, Bonnie Arnold ended her 93-year long journey into the arms of the Lord. Services will be Saturday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m., at Hinsdale Lutheran Church, with burial in Hillview Cemetery, in Hinsdale, Mont. She was born in Hinsdale on March 30, 1925, to Clarence and Crystal Nelson. After graduating from Hinsdale High School, she did clerical work at Browning, Mont. She came home and married Ray Arnold on March 7, 1948. She was one of the first leaders in the Western...
Patricia "Patsy" Fatima Allie, 63, of Glasgow, Mont., went to be with the Lord Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, due to complications of cancer, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, Mont. A memorial service will be held at Alley's Palace Bar in Glasgow from 3 to 7:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, with a luncheon to follow. She was born Sept. 18, 1955, to Sade and Beulah (French) Allie in Glasgow. She was a 1973 graduate of Glasgow High School. Following graduation, she went to college in...
On the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, Theresa (DeBray) Shipp passed away at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., surrounded by family and friends. She died of natural causes at the age of 81. Theresa was born in Glasgow on Aug. 12, 1937, to Leo and Pauline DeBray. She grew up west of Glasgow, attended Glasgow schools (most of the time), and graduated in 1955 from Glasgow High School. She met Lloyd Shipp and was married on July 22, 1956, at the First Lutheran Church in Glas...
The Pankratz family from Malta received a special Christmas present with the birth of Augustus Sage Pankratz, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, on Tuesday, Dec. 25, at 10:15 p.m. Augustus' birth was to the surprise of his parents, Dustin and Megan Pankratz, and brother, Wylie, however oldest brother Cooper was more proud of the fact of being right as he had been telling his family for awhile there would be a new addition to the family on Christmas day. Augustus was not due to make...
Marie Olive (Tarum) Ostrem, 89, passed away in her home in Shelby, Mont., on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 11, at 10:30 a.m., at the First Lutheran Church with burial in Highland Cemetery. Luncheon to follow. She was born Jan. 12, 1929, in Somers, Mont., to Mentz and Olga (Lee) Overby. In high school, she and her friends raised enough money to build the first cabin at Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp. After a year at Pacific Lutheran University, she came to...
At their regular meeting Monday, Dec. 17, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, the Hospital Guild honored late member Rosalie Palazzo for her years of service to the guild and specifically for her initiation of the baby hat program. To honor Palazzo, the Guild unveiled a plaque featuring her photograph and a knit baby hat to memorialize her contributions. The Guild also donated a nursing chair to be placed in the nursery for all new parents to use. According to Guild members, Rosalie had...
Henry “Hank” Clampitt, 82, a longtime Valley County resident, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, Mont. No services are planned at this time, but a Celebration of Life will be held in the spring. Hank was born at home, across the river in McCone County on Jan. 11, 1936, to Fletcher Richard and Frances (Bartch) Clampitt. There he lived with his four brothers and five sisters. Their days were spent chopping wood, getting water for the log cab...
Valley County Sheriff Buerkle has reported that two county residents were killed in a car crash Nov. 23, when they were struck by a truck attempting to make an apparent U-turn on U.S. Highway 2 near the Highway 24 intersection. Buerkle stated that the driver of the car, 71-year-old Anthony Curley, was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, 72-year-old Joan Swails, was transported to the hospital and died of her injuries that afternoon. The other vehicle contained a driver and passenger who were both transported to Frances Mahon Deaconess...
Milk River Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to offering work opportunities, independent living and activities to adults with developmental disabilities. Milk River operates two group homes, a transitional living home and a work and activity center, and a large part of what they do is offer gainful employment to their clients through work opportunities linked to the services they offer. The non-profit offers recycling, industrial laundry and confidential bulk shredding services. Michelle Eliason who runs the organization said the...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital unveiled last week a new way to decrease preoperative anxiety, which in turn will decrease postoperative anxiety, pain and nausea, by introducing two alternative medical therapies. At no additional charge to the patient, these new therapies will allow a patient to have a more stress-free experience before, during and after surgery procedures. Patients will have the choice between two options, therapeutic inhaled essential oil therapy (TIEO) or music therapy. TIEO, or aromatherapy, is the use of essential oils...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital hosted their annual health and wellness fair this past Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Glasgow Civic Center. For over 20 years, FMDH has hosted the annual event in an effort to educate the public on issues and ailments facing the world. This year was no exception and the fair featured 28 booths including displays as diverse as local law enforcement, the Valley County Health Department, Hi-Line Homes and various departments of FMDH including 5th Avenue Pharmacy,...
Ivy (McNulty) Stebleton, 87 of Glasgow, Mont., was blessed to have her loved ones by her side when she passed away in the early morning hours on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. She was born on April 3, 1931, in Fergus Falls, Minn., to Martin and Hattie (Northup) McNulty. In the spring of 1934, Ivy's mother, Ivy, and most of her siblings, along with their two family dogs and all their belongings, crammed into a 1929 Dodge to travel to the Fort Peck...
Joseph Carson, 95, passed away at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital surrounded by his devoted wife and family Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, of natural causes. Per Joe's request he has been cremated and a memorial service to celebrate his life will be on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Evangelical Church, at 11 a.m., with military honors. A luncheon will follow at the Glasgow Elks Lodge, in Glasgow, Mont. He was born March 1, 1923, in Wolf Point, Mont., to Charles and Margaret (LaRoque) Carson. He...
Lillie Irene (Streick) Collins passed away at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, following a brief illness. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 26, at Bell Mortuary from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, Sept. 27, at Faith Lutheran Church in Glasgow. All are invited to join the family for a remembrance reception at the VFW Hall, Glasgow, following the service at noon on Thursday. Interment will be at 11 a.m., on...
A group of community health groups are sponsoring a dementia care seminar for caregivers and community professionals Sept. 25, 26, and 27 at the Cottonwood Inn. The seminar will feature dementia care trainer and consultant Heather McKay who will present the three days in an effort to help caregivers and community professionals better understand Alzheimer’s and dementia. McKay is an award-winning occupational therapist and dementia care specialist, consultant, international trainer and currently serves as the director of disease management f...
Shane Walter Kidder, 51, passed away peacefully of pancreatic cancer on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. He was surrounded in love by five of his siblings at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He will be laid to rest with his mother on Saturday, Sept. 1, at 2 p.m., at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Shane was born to Walter and Ruby (Beauchman) Kidder on Aug. 17, 1966. He lived in Glasgow with his mother and four siblings until his teenage years when he went to live with his father in...
When it comes to the diagnosis of breast cancer, early detection is key and Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital radiology department is helping patients do just that. With a recent software upgrade to their already state of the art mammogram machine, the radiologist, Dr. Louis Bailey, is able to detect breast cancer at an earlier stage. The software upgrade, C-View, allows the machine to create a 2D image directly from a reconstruction of the 3D digital breast tomosynthesis (TOMO) images. Instead of a patient needing to have one scan completed,...
Alden Leland Smith, 96, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 9, in Glasgow, Mont. He was born on Aug. 26, 1921, in Glasgow, in the "old hospital." He was the first born of Samuel and Lena Smith. He grew up on their family farm/ranch in rural Richland/Larslan, Mont., with his parents and three sisters, Verneille, Margaret, and Verda. He was baptized and confirmed, and throughout his life he was a man of strong Christian faith. He attended grade school at the little country Sunnyside School and...
After 32 years working as a general surgeon at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Dr. Anne Williams has announced her retirement. Her dedication and achievements will not be forgotten. A farewell party will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, in the FMDH lower level conference room. All friends, coworkers, and well-wishers are welcome to attend. Dr. Williams came to Glasgow in 1986 right out of residency. The fifth graduating woman surgeon from the University of Texas Southwestern...
Franklin Lewis Johnson, 85, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Friday, June 8, 2018, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital with his family by his side. He was born Nov. 24, 1932, to Louis and Stella (McPherson) Johnson in Nashua, Mont. He graduated in the class of 1950 from Nashua High School. He married Ann Fay Erickson, June of 1954, and their daughter, Debra Ann, was born Dec. 13, 1955. He served his country in the Air Force and was stationed in Japan for awhile. He was discharged early, when...
LaVerne Arlene (Lacock) Davis, age 82 of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Monday, July 9, 2018, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow after waging a fierce two-year battle against colon cancer. She was born to Thomas and Alpha Lacock on March 9, 1936, in Hinsdale, Mont., and lived there until the family moved to Sandpoint, Idaho, in 1949. LaVerne graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1954. On Jan. 7, 1955, LaVerne married James Davis and from that union, five children were born: three...
