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Jerry E. Koski, 74, passed away at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. He was born in Butte, Mont., to Sam and Evelyn (Gisley) Koski on Jan. 3, 1942. They moved back to Hinsdale in 1945 where they resided on the South Bench. In 1952, he moved with his aunt Lucille, uncle Pete and cousin Marlene to Crawfordsville, Ind., attending the fifth grade there. In 1953 he moved back to Hinsdale and finished his remaining school years, was very active in basketball and...
Karen Darlene (Horning) Newton, 66, unexpectedly passed away on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Services will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, followed by a luncheon at the Glasgow Elks Club. She was born in Lewistown, Mont., to Clarke and Darlene (Pospisil) Horning on May 8, 1950. She was the oldest of four children. She grew up in Lewistown and graduated with honors from Fergus County High in 1968....
Charles E. Seiler, age 78, of Nashua, Mont., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. As per Chuck's wishes, he has been cremated and no services will be held. He was born Aug. 16, 1938, in Scobey, Mont., to Charles and Marie (Roos) Seiler. The family moved to Glasgow where he attended St. Raphael's Catholic School through eighth grade. He graduated from Glasgow High School in 1956. He served in the United States Navy for two years following graduation....
Pauline L (Gunn) Peterson, 90, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. A viewing was held Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 6–7:30 p.m., at Remington Letcher Chapels in Laurel. A family graveside burial service will be held Thursday, Aug. 11, at 1 p.m., at the Yellowstone County Veterans Cemetery in Laurel. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on Aug. 11, at Freedom Church in Billings. She was the second child born to Vera...
Melvin William Sorensen, 74, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. He was born at home on July 26, 1941, in Hinsdale, Mont., to Hans and Grace Sorensen. He attended school in Hinsdale. He joined the Airforce at the age of 18 and served in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged. In 1968, he met the love of his life, Diana Larsen, in Hinsdale at her parent’s farm. When he asked Diana to marry him, he said, “Would you marry me if I asked you?” and on Sept. 18, 1970, they were united in marri...
Lloyd Thomas Eide, 96, passed away of natural causes on Monday, June 20, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He was born Oct. 28, 1919, in Anaconda, Mont., to Norwegian immigrant parents Nels O. and Elna (Karlson) Eide. As a young boy, he, along with his parents, moved to a homestead farm in Northeast Montana in the Baylor community. He attended grade school at a country school in the Midway community and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1939. After graduation... Full story
Lloyd Thomas Eide, 96, died Monday, June 20, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 24, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper.... Full story
An explosion of currently unknown origin demolished and burned a northwestern Glasgow home Friday, June 10, at 6:22 a.m. badly injuring the occupant and completely destroying the home. According to Brandon Brunelle, Glasgow's Fire Chief, "There was an explosion followed by the house being totally engulfed in flames." He added that crews from the Glasgow City Fire and Valley County Long Run fire departments responded with a total of three engines and 13 volunteer firefighters. The flames were...
Barbara (Harrison) Walden, 76, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Monday, June 13, 2016, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. She was born Aug. 28, 1939, to Verne and Dorothy Harrison at St. Helena, Napa County, Calif. She attended local schools in LowerLake, Calif., and graduated from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. in 1961. She taught high school in her hometown, then worked as an extension agent for Oregon State University in Baker, Ore. In 1963, she married Harold Horting from Jerome, Idaho. He passed in 1987. She... Full story
The rain stopped just in time for the 18th Annual Open Golf Tournament on June 12. The teams came out to support a great cause and great community, even with 1.5 inches of rain on the course. Each of the 18 teams registered, had breakfast and were all ready to tee off by 9 a.m. Every hole featured a different game for everyone, with the winner taking home wonderful prizes donated by local businesses. The games were designed so that both experienced and inexperienced golfers had chances to win. The marshmallow game, sponsored by the Foundation,...
Venice "Marlene" Johnson, age 82, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. She was born on Nov. 9, 1933, in Vernal, Utah, to Ross and Venice Rooks. She attended and finished school in Rangely, Colo. She attended two years of college at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colo., where she studied to be a teacher for physical education. As a child, she enjoyed horseback riding, playing with her dog, crocheting, embroidery and spending time... Full story
Barbara Jean (Carswell) Hatcher, 70, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. She was born Dec. 24, 1945, in Glasgow, to Cameron W. Carswell and Susie Penner. She was a hard worker and she took pride in everything she did. She worked at the Milk River Activity Center with Doyle Euell. She was Doyle's first graduate. She began working in the laundry at Valley View Home and later went to the Cottonwood Inn. She retired from the Cottonwood... Full story
Donald "Smokey" LeRoy Stover, 81, of Nashua, Mont., passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., after having been recently diagnosed with cancer. He was born June 29, 1934, in Nashua, the son of Raymond and Muriel (Keil) Stover. He was just 18 months old when his mother died, and his father died when he was 10. He was then raised by his grandparents, Jim and Alice Keil. He attended Nashua schools, graduating in 1952. At age 16, he began working in... Full story
Bonnie June Rosseland, age 61, departed this earthly world on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, in the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. She spent the last 18 months at the Valley View Home recuperating from both knee replacements and rehab. Her passing was sudden and unexpected. Inurnment will be held on Sunday, May 29, at 2 p.m. at the Riverview Cemetery in Circle, followed by a reception at 3 p.m. at the Circle Country Market Banquet Room with a full lunch. She was born on March 20,... Full story
On Saturday, May 14, 2016, Irma Jean (Bell) Rhoads, 71, passed away at her home in Billings, Mont. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 19, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Billings. She was born May 5, 1945, in Wolf Point to Raymond and Marie Bell. Irma lived and attended school in Glentana, Glasgow and Opheim. In 1963 she graduated from Opheim High School. She then attended and graduated from IBM Business School in Seattle, Wash. In 1963 she married Alvin Isakson, and... Full story
Marcellna A. Frueh, (nee Wehri) 88, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016, at her home in Glasgow, Mont. Cremation has taken place and a private family burial will occur at a later date. She will be buried at the Haymarsh Cemetery in North Dakota, alongside her parents, siblings and many friends. She was born to W.F. and Marcellena (Potts) Wehri on Oct. 15, 1927, in Haymarsh (Glen Ullin), N.D. She was one of 11 children and the youngest of four girls. She attended gradeschool in the one-room rural... Full story
Cheryl Lynn (Jakanoski) Erickson, 63, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016, at her home in Billings, Mont. A Celebration of Lifewill be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 10, at Bell Mortuary, in Glasgow, with a luncheon to follow. She was born in Glasgow to John and Nadine Jakanoski, the second of five children. She grew up on the family wheat farm southeast of Glasgow, liked to be outdoors, and loved the horses and cows as a child. She went to the one-room Newton School until grade 7, and later grad... Full story
The Valley County Health Department, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital and Northeast Montana Community Mental Health Center have joined together as the Valley County C.A.R.E. (Community, Access, Resources, Education) Coalition. Our mission is to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Valley County. On the afternoon of Saturday, April 23, volunteers will be going door-to-door handing out a Valley County Health Needs Survey. The short questionnaire asks residents how they view the health status of our community and where we can...
Doris (Nickels) Dunster, 92, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016, in Snohomish, Wash. Though she had lived in Washington since 1967, she was a Montana girl to the end. She loved to tell stories of Montana life growing up with her brothers and sisters, often laughing so hard she couldn't finish her sentences. She was born to Herman "H.J." and Lydia Nickels in Glasgow, Aug. 1, 1924, and grew up on their ranch they had built up from a homestead on the Missouri River near Ft. Peck. She graduated from Nashua High School. During WWII, she was a... Full story
Republican Michael Burns is relatively new to Glasgow. Having grown up in Texas, the 27-year-old candidate for House District 33 migrated northward to be near his parents, who have resided here in town since 2011. The candidate sat down with the Courier recently over a plate of wings at the Cottonwood to discuss his personal history, road to politics, and life on the Hi-Line as an conductor for BNSF. After graduating with a degree in pre-law from University of North Texas in Denton, Burns...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital hosted the 12th Sara Bell Memorial Nursing Conference at the Cottonwood Feb. 11-12. The conference was organized by FMDH Director of Nursing Brenda Koessl to honor Dr. Gordon Bell's wife Sara Bell, who passed away several years ago from inflammatory breast cancer. According to Koessl, "We had extra slots open on day two of the conference so I invited the Glasgow high school science teacher and 11 of his students to attend." She added, "One high school science...
The Glasgow High School Educational Trust announced Jan. 25 that Beth Goldberg Knodel has been elected to the organization’s Board of Trustees. According to a press release, she brings an extensive background in bookkeeping and a long history of community service to the board. The trust was established by members of the GHS Class of 1938 in 1964 with a mission to assist GHS alumni with the financial costs of post-secondary education. To date, the trust has awarded 2,079 financial gifts to hundreds of different GHS alumni. The total value of the...
Sylvia Mae "Sally" (Lenz-Debray) Powell (70) passed away Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. She was born Oct. 22, 1945, to Carl and Violet (Cowan) Lenz and was raised by her uncle and aunt, Leo and Pauline Debray. She attended Glasgow schools, graduating in 1963. She then went on to Kinman Business University in Spokane, Wash., for two years. She married Franklin Buril Powell on July 3, 1969, and together they had four children, Carolyn Sue,...
David John Clowes, 85, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He was born June 23, 1930, in Glasgow, Mont., and as a boy grew up on a farm on Cherry Creek, northeast of Glasgow, which was as he described it, a "paradise for a growing boy." He was the fifth of seven children born to Homer and Ruth (Biddle) Clowes. As a boy, he was involved in FFA and football (and numerous high school activities). He had a kind spirit, which led him to help...
Sharon A. "Kelly" (Neise) Archambeault passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at the age of 72, from cancer and Alzheimer's disease. On March 16, 1943, she was born to her parents, Alton and Marlene Neise. Marlene worked at Hall Drug and Alton was a construction worker and area musician. He passed away in the early '40s from complications during surgery. Kelly was raised by Marlene and her stepfather, Leroy Kellogg, from whom she inherited her nickname. She was born and raised in Glasgow. She...
