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Lloyd Lindvig, age 70, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Monday, June 11, 2018, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. He was born June 8, 1948, in Williston, N.D., to John W. and Mabel (Trehaus) Lindvig. He was the oldest of six children. He was raised on the Lindvig Family Farm south of Williston and attended schools in the Williston area. After high school, he moved to Seattle, Wash., and worked at Boeing. After a short stay he decided that city life was not for him and he moved back... Full story
Lyle Arthur Walstad, 85, of Opheim, Mont., died on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at Valley View Nursing Home, in Glasgow, Mont., of Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Opheim on May 26, 1933, to Elmer and Alvina (Stein) Walstad, the third of four children and the only son. He graduated from Opheim High School in 1951, where he was active in football, basketball and student council. He attended college at MSU-Bozeman for a brief time before coming home to help on the family farm due to an illness in... Full story
Lloyd L. Lindvig, 70, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Monday, June 11, 2018, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. Family will receive friends Friday, June 15, at Bell Mortuary from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral mass will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, June 16, at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Glasgow. A full obituary will follow in next week's, June 20, issue. Condolences may be left at bellmortuarymontana.com.... Full story
U.S. Senator for Montana Steve Daines visited Glasgow last week on June 1, to meet with community leaders and talk about issues such as education, long-term care, infrastructure and energy. Daines commented that the meeting, "really covered from the cradle to the grave and everything in between." Representatives from various agencies, the hospital, the school board, Prairie Ridge, the Valley County Sheriff's Office and Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital as well as business owners and elected...
Mable Jo Engstrom, 86, passed away Monday, May 28, 2018, in Glasgow, Mont. She will be forever remembered by family and friends. She was born April 11, 1932, in Helena, Mont. She attended school in Medicine Lake and continued her studies for a short time in nursing in Aberdeen, S.D. She moved to Glasgow, where she worked at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital for two years. She met and married the love of her life, John Engstrom, on Nov. 8, 1952. "We raised four of the world's best boys! The Lord... Full story
For the past 19 years, the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Foundation has held the Foundation’s Open Golf Tournament as its major annual fundraising event. The date for this year’s tournament has been set for Sunday, June 10, at Sunnyside Golf and Country Club in Glasgow. Entrants must be over the age of 18. The tournament will be a straight scramble. This year, there will be a maximum of 28 four-person teams. The entry fee is $300 per team. Dixon golf will be coming to the course for a chance to win an amateur endorsement. There will be fiv...
Noel "Spud" Martin Capdeville passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018, at the age of 78. Family will receive friends on Wednesday, May 23, 6 to 8 p.m., at Bell Mortuary. Services will be Thursday, May 24, at the American Legion Hall in Hinsdale, Mont., starting at 10 a.m. He was born March 19, 1940, to Martin and Anna Marie (Carlson) Capdeville at the hospital in Opheim, Mont. He was raised on a farm, 7 miles west of Opheim, where his family grew grain and tended to 1,400 head of sheep. Neighbor and... Full story
In what became a year-long saga for Valley View Home, filled with uncertainty, anxiety and pressure for staff, residents, families and supporters, the vote to approve a hospital district and funding levy for Valley View Nursing Home has passed. With a vote totaling 2,701 respondents, 1,674 voted in favor of the district and 1,027 against. The funding levy received less support with 1,510 voting for and 1,138 voting against. Ken Jansa beat out Dave Reinhardt for the three-year trustee position with Karen Breigenzer and Darrell Morehouse taking... Full story
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital is beginning a new phase in their renovation process. As of press time, the hospital has sealed off the "patient discharge" entrance and exit in order to begin renovating the area that used to be physical therapy. Physical therapy and occupational therapy have now moved to the southwest corridor in the hallway going west from the dining room. The current renovation will extend the building from the former physical and occupational therapy areas out to the... Full story
Valley View Home administrator Wes Thompson sat down with the Courier to provide an update on the state of Valley View Home. Topics discussed included the home’s recruiting efforts for residents and employees, the state of the facility and major improvement projects and the staff’s efforts to prepare for their impending state survey. Thompson started off talking about the current resident census. At press time, Valley View was projected to have 57 residents with a possible 59 resident population by Friday, April 30. Thompson said their mar... Full story
The Valley County Health Department, along with law enforcement partners with the Glasgow Police Department, Valley County Sheriff's Office, Montana Highway Patrol and the Glasgow and Long-Run Fire Department, hosted the third annual Red Thumb Reminder Day in Glasgow April 10. According to Leslie Simensen with the Health Department, the event was attended by about 195 people and supported by 88 different students and community volunteers. Designed to raise awareness about texting while driving,... Full story
Malta resident Susan Green knows first hand what it is like to lose a baby early on. She lost one of her twins in utero over 17 years ago. She said she had also known people and friends who had experienced the loss of a newborn or young infant. Because of those experiences, she recognized a need at the two local hospitals in her hometown, and sought to provide what is known as a Cuddle Cot. According to Brandi Knierim, a registered nurse at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, the idea behind a... Full story
When forced to take their toddler daughter to the emergency room on Oct. 10, 2017, the last thing on the minds of Lacey Brelje, and her husband, was to grab a phone charger. But, hours later they sat with their other toddler in the ER waiting room unable to inform their family of their problem or to get a ride home for the uninjured child. It was that moment that Brelje started thinking of things her employer, Nemont Wireless, could do to help the situation. "It happened around bedtime,"... Full story
Ray Brandt, age 82, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., after a three-year battle with cancer. Funeral arrangements will be set for later this spring. He was born to Herb and Luella Brandt Sept. 19, 1935, in Scobey. He lived on the family ranch south of Peerless for most of his life. He married Mona Eayrs on June 7, 1967, in the Peerless Lutheran Church. They raised two sons, Herb and Shayne (Chanda). His love of horses carried through... Full story
Kenneth T. Floyd of Opheim, age 90, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., surrounded by his most valuable treasures - his family. An open visitation will be held Tuesday afternoon, March 6, at Bell Mortuary. A visitation will also be held in Opheim on Wednesday, March 7, at 10 a.m. at the Community Church with funeral services at 11 a.m., followed by burial in the Lawndale Cemetery in Opheim. He was born Aug. 20, 1927, to Gilbert and... Full story
The last week for law enforcement was uneventful according to accounts coming from the Valley County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Vernon Buerkle reported that a vehicle roll-over occurred outside Hinsdale on Sunday afternoon at around 2:31 pm. According to Sheriff Buerkle an off-duty Highway Patrol trooper and retired Valley County sheriff were traveling on U.S. Highway 2 east of Hinsdale when they saw the vehicle in the ditch. The two decided to investigate more closely, and discovered the driver was still in the vehicle. Sheriff Buerkle s... Full story
The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open Tuesday – Friday; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. through April 30. WEDNESDAY – FEB. 21 Foot care will be available at the Nashua Senior Center. Call 746-3370 to sign up or stop in at the center. 9 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.- Red Cross Blood Drive at FMDH. 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.- Red Cross Blood Drive at Glasgow High School hosted by the JMG class.. 1 p.m. - Valley County Conservation District monthly board meeting at the USDA Service Center Conference Room, Glasgow. All meetings open to the public. More info, call 406-2... Full story
Recently, you may have read the article about Tim Newton’s gift to the Francis Mahon Deaconess Hospital foundation. When asked if I could write about it, Newton said “if this donation can inspire more donations to the Foundation then it’s all worth it.” I had another wonderful surprise this week, as a donor stopped in to visit with me. We talked for quite a while, when they handed me a check for $10,000. While they chose to remain anonymous, I feel their story is still important to share. I always say small town life has character; big ones ha... Full story
WEDNESDAY – FEB. 14 St. Mary Milk River Summit in Glasgow Tuesday & Wednesday, Feb. 13-14. More info www.dnrc.mt.gov/division/water. 1 – 4 p.m. - Veteran Affairs Officers will be in Glasgow at the VA Clinic. If bad weather exists on days of travel, stay tuned to the local radio stations for updated information. 1 p.m. - Foot care the second Wednesday of the month at Nashua Senior Center. Sign up by calling the center, 746-3370, or Shirley Ersland, 746-3384. THURSDAY – FEB. 15 Social time at the Nashua Senior Center is Tuesdays at 2 p.m. and T... Full story
Rosalie Marie Palazzo went peacefully surrounded by loved ones to be with our Lord on Friday, Feb 2, 2018, at the age of 86. She was born on March 12, 1931, in Bronx, N.Y. She was the youngest child of Anthony and Carmella DeCarlo. Since the day she was born, Rosalie was a vibrant and genuine soul. Growing up, she loved to dance. Throughout her childhood and teenage years, she danced alongside her brother, Peter, in numerous recitals and performances. She met the love of her life, Lawrence Palaz... Full story
Lona B. (Hanson) Highfill, 87, of St. Marie, Mont., passed away Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. She was born on April 16, 1930, growing up in the south bay area of Los Angeles, Calif. She moved to St. Marie in 1994, always loving Montana. She did things her way and was very well liked and respected. She lived a full live and had five husbands, Ray Watson, Fred Karr, Barney Barnes, Carl Rogers and Paul Highfill. She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul... Full story
Christina "Tina" Ellen (Mix) Marks, 88, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, surrounded by family. She had been diagnosed with Leukemia two days earlier. Mom had been feeling tough for a while, but she resisted seeking medical help, as was her nature. She was born Nov. 16, 1929, to Mary Meharry Mix and Henry Earl Mix of Hinsdale, Mont. She completed high school in Hinsdale. On Dec. 29, 1948, she married the love of her life ,William Ernest "Bill"... Full story
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital has received the Stroke Recognition Award, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Health Program within the state health department. The award singles out critical access hospitals that demonstrate that they have the infrastructure and commitment to provide high-quality care for patients with acute stroke. Receiving the Stroke Recognition confirms that FMDH meets high standards related to the utilization of evidence-based stroke order-sets and protocols, laboratory and radiology services available 24/7 and administrati... Full story
Marie H. (Nelson) Hobby, 82, died on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in Atlanta, Ga. A memorial service and interment will be held in Glasgow, Mont. at a later date. She was the daughter of Ralph and Mabel Nelson, born on Dec. 5, 1935, in Glasgow. She graduated from Glasgow High School and began work at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. She was primarily a homemaker but also worked with her family at various restaurants, and again with the hospital in purchasing. She enjoyed many years with her large ext... Full story
Eleanor H. Kolstad, 94, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, in Billings Deaconess Hospital. She was born Dec. 2, 1923, in Opheim, daughter to Axel and Hilda (Dahl) Watterud. She married Alfred Kolstad on Oct. 24, 1942, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening and crocheting. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Kolstad; six brothers, Leonard, Lester, Rudy, Myron, Donald and Glen Watterud; and two sisters, Evelyn W... Full story
