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When we sat down with Dr. Scott Croft at his new office in Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, he was excited to skip talking about himself and move on to talking about the advances the orthopedic surgery department at FMDH was making. "We are doing surgeries that have never been done before at FMDH," explained Croft before telling the Courier that the hospital had taken on the task of updating the operating room table in order to accommodate the new operations. The first of the new operations Dr.... Full story
Virginia W. (Smith) Plouffe, age 94, of Wolf Point, Mont., passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. She was born Aug. 21, 1922, 54 miles north of Malta on the family homestead. She was the youngest of 10 children born to Lee M. and Loretta (Williams) Smith. She attended school in Lowrane and Loring, then graduated from Malta High School and later in life attended some classes in Bozeman. She married John H. Plouffe on June 12, 1942, in Malta.... Full story
Bernard Thomas "Bunky" Sullivan Jr., 84, died Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., following an extended illness. He was actively involved in St. Raphael's Catholic Church, where his memorial services will be celebrated at a later date in June. He was born Sept. 16, 1932, in Great Falls, the son of Bernard and Elsie Mae (Illman) Sullivan. At age 3, he and his parents moved to Glasgow, where his mother's family had homesteaded just northeast of the presen... Full story
Denise Lucy Fuhrmann, 75, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017, from complications after suffering brain seizures at St. Vincent Medical Center in Billings. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 25, at 2 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Glasgow, with Pastor Herb Sand officiating, followed by burial at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. She was born on Nov. 7, 1941, in Glasgow, Mont., to Joseph Birkoski and Jennie Sobolewski. She worked for many years in the health care field, first as... Full story
Roymane V. (Priebe) Christiana, 95, passed peacefully Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital with her family by her side. She was born Nov. 11, 1921, to Edward and Edith (Matz) Priebe. She was raised on a farm near Wolverton, Minn. She was one of three children. She came to Montana to begin her teaching career. While in Glasgow, she met Francis "Chris" Christiana and the couple married April 8, 1950. To this union two daughters were born. They celebrated 24 years of... Full story
Last month, Glasgow's Valley View Home brought in Judy Melin of Livingston to act as interim director until Amy Ryan, the current director of operations, can obtain her license as a health administrator. Melin has worked for years as a longterm care provider as both a registered nurse and as a health administrator. Ryan alluded to Melin's expertise during a recent conversation with the Courier: "This is her fourth time being called out of retirement to help a facility." Melin, for her part, was... Full story
Courtney Carlson, 90, of the Baylor, Mont. community, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. A memorial service will be held Monday, July 3, 2017, at 10 a.m., in the Bell Mortuary Chapel in Glasgow, with internment to follow in the Highland Cemetery at Glasgow. He was born to parents Arthur and Amy (Watkins) Carlson on Sept. 2, 1926, in the family home in the Baylor community. He attended school in Baylor and Opheim as a member of the... Full story
John Barry Beard, 77, passed away from cancer and went into the presence of his Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m., on Wednesday, April 12, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 13, with Pastor Joseph Kite from Newark, Del., officiating, also at the Bell Mortuary. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. He was born and raised in... Full story
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital is pleased to announce the arrival of a new Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Scott T. Croft, MD. Dr. Croft was born in Lovell, Wyo., and was delivered by his own grandfather, the town doctor. The medical profession runs deep in the family, beginning with his great-grandfather, who first moved to Wyoming's Bighorn Basin to help treat a yellow fever outbreak. Dr. Croft's grandfather then followed his own father's medical footsteps and became the next county doctor in the... Full story
In a press release, the CEO of Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Randy Holom has announced he will be taking over as the interim director of Valley View Home. Last month, President of the VVH Board of Directors Brian Fuhrman announced they were terminating their relationship with Health Management Services of Billings, who had overseen one of the worst DPHHS inspections in the facility’s history and had trouble retaining local staff members and nurses. The release states, “This is a short-term position for Mr. Holom, as Valley View sea... Full story
The Northeast Montana Stat Air Ambulance Cooperative is nearing completion of their new hangar, crew quarters and office combination at Wokal Field in Glasgow. According to Program Director Clay Berger, the hangar has been in the making for over 20 years. He explained that changes and updates were always becoming necessary, so the plan had to be constantly adapted as the cooperative expanded to take on serving more hospitals in Northeast Montana. The new hangar is set to open around mid-April,... Full story
Dorothy Lynn (Larson) Bell, 91, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. She was born in Rupert, Idaho, on Oct. 1, 1925, to Irvin W. and Doris Larson, and was raised in Saco. She was involved in band, sports, church, and many community activities. After graduation, she attended the University of Montana and was a member of the University Symphony Orchestra and Alpha Chi sorority. In 1944, she married Carl W. Bell in Everett, Wash., prior to... Full story
Director of Emergency Medical Services Mark Becmer and members of the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Stat Ambulance team met with the Courier March 1 to demonstrate their newly acquired state-of-the-art equipment. On display was the newly acquired medical Integrated Patient Transport and Loading System or "cot" for FMDH's primary ambulance, which was installed and ready for use that same day. Also on display were the ambulance crew's Zoll cardio monitor and the Lucas 2 Mechanical Cardio... Full story
Valley County law enforcement and emergency services officials spoke to the Courier regarding complaints about ambulance services over the past weekend. On Feb. 26, a call was placed to 911 reporting an elderly lady had fallen at the Albertsons in Glasgow. The caller was informed at 4:58 p.m. that the only operating ambulance was on a separate call and would arrive as early as possible. As the patient’s condition worsened, two EMTs were dispatched in their private vehicle to begin care. Within seven minutes, EMT and Glasgow Police had r... Full story
Audrey (Berntson) Smith passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at the age of 93. Audrey, the daughter of Alfred and Norma Berntson, was born March 1, 1923, in Sanish, N.D., where she and her sisters, Thelma Berntson and Naomi Sherven, were raised and lived through their high school years. Another sister, Minerva, died in infancy. She was confirmed June 28, 1936, at the Sanish Lutheran Church and graduated from high school in 1940. She attended college for two years at Minot State College and... Full story
Ronald Peter Stein,75, of Nashua, Mont., passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. A memorial service was held on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Bell Mortuary. Condolences may be left at bellmortuarymontana.com.... Full story
WEDNESDAY – FEB. 15 1-4 p.m. - MT Veterans Affairs Service Officers will visit the Glasgow VA Clinic. Please bring a copy of your discharge paperwork (DD214). 2 – 4 p.m. - Birthday Celebration for Rudy Toews at Prairie Ridge, Glasgow. Everyone is welcome and music will be provided. THURSDAY – FEB. 16 9:30-11 a.m. - MT Veterans Affairs Service Officers will visit Malta at the Malta City Hall. Please bring a copy of your discharge paperwork (DD214) with you. 7 p.m. - The American Legion and Auxiliary #41 meets at the Glasgow VFW Hall. FRIDA... Full story
On the morning of Feb. 3, 2017, at the age of 89, Lester "Swede" Earl Nickles saddled up for his last ride at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., passing away from natural causes. He was surrounded by all his family. He was born in Glasgow at FMDH on June 20, 1927. He was the youngest of six kids, born to HJ and Lydia Nickels. Swede attended school in Nashua through the grade 9. He was unable to finish school as his father needed his help on the ranch due to the war. Despite not... Full story
Karla Nix, 57, was charged Jan. 18 in District Court with felony exploitation of an elder. According to Chief of Glasgow Police Bruce Barstad, the charging documents indicate the alleged offense involved both financial and physical abuse lasting over two years. The documents also claim that Nix had moved in with the victim, a 93-year-old woman, at her apartment in Nemont Manor. According to GPD, Nix was serving as the victim’s personal care assistant at the Manor, but was not an employee of the home. Charging documents allege that Nix c... Full story
Undersheriff Luke Strommen of the Valley County Sheriff's Office is leading an investigation, along with members of the Montana Highway Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation, into an alleged felony assault. The incident occurred near Glasgow on New Year's Eve. According to Valley County Sheriff Vernon Buerkle, a Glasgow woman named Evelynn Garcia, 31, was stabbed and run over by a vehicle on Highway 42 near the Northern Border Pipeline office, east of town. Garcia was found at... Full story
Borghild "Borgie" Marie (Hove) Skyberg, age 89, of Fort Peck, Mont., passed away Friday, Dec. 9,, 2016, at her son's home in Greenville, S.C. A funeral service will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, at 11 a.m. with Pastor Bonnie Novak officiating. A luncheon will follow services at the church with burial taking place in the Fort Peck Cemetery following the luncheon. Borgie, the first daughter of Andrew and Mabel Hove, was born on June 19, 1927, in... Full story
Since July, the Prairie Ridge Village community has been hosting community dances in partnership with Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. According to Amber Swindler, director of Prairie Ridge, the dances are an effort to bring the residents and the community of Glasgow closer together. The most recent edition of the village dances was a 1950s "sock hop" on Nov. 18 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Performing was the band Dave Pippen and the Guys, who according to Swindler, "Always just treat us great."... Full story
LeRoy Donald Johnson, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He was born in Cartwright, N.D., on May 21, 1929, to Emil and Hilma (Erickson) Johnson, and was raised in Froid. He started working for the railroad in 1947 and retired in 1991. He was a proud Marine having served from 1949-1952. He married Rose (Nelson) Johnson in 1965 and enjoyed 51 years of marriage. From this union three daughters were born, Joey, Pam and LeAnne.... Full story
Elizabeth Anne Hansen, 92, was a dear wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend who passed away on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. A visitation will be held Friday, Oct. 14, with family receiving friends from 4-6 p.m. Services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m. at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow, with burial at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow following services. She was born on Oct. 11, 1923, in North Tonawanda, N... Full story
Shirley Ann (Lloyd) Hoverson, 81, died peacefully at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. She was born on Sept. 9, 1935, in Circle, Mont., to Andy and Hazel Lloyd. She married Bill Hoverson and out of that marriage they had two children, Jimmy and Roxann. She was a strong woman who will be missed by many. She was preceded in death by seven sisters, Dorthy, Fuzzy, Gladys, Mert, Bridgie, Bev and Myrna Kay, who burned in a house fire at age 2. Survivors include one...
