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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Marie Louise (Kjelgaard) Long Vaughan, 92, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. With family by her side, she spent her final days recalling several stories throughout her life. Family memorial services will be held on Aug. 1, in Charlo, Mont., with a celebration of life to follow at the Charlo Senior Center at 1 p.m. Burial will take place in Ronan in Mountain View Cemetery. Additionally, a memorial service in Glasgow will...
Flanked by an idle airboat, three ambulances, and a police cruiser, Glasgow Fire Department's blood-red truck sits unmanned on Third Street South, its hard-hued exterior baking in the sun's midday slow-burn. The driver, Rob Brunelle, stands a few yards away, clad in a milk-white GFD uniform, among a group of the other rescue vehicle's operators. At their feet a group of 20 children ages 4-and-up, crosslegged and, apart from one boy who takes it upon himself to crush a half-full plastic water bot...
David Henry "Skip" Erickson, 67, of Glasgow, Mont., died at home after a tenacious but adventure-filled four-year battle with cancer. His was a life well lived. He was born on May 2, 1948, in Glasgow, to Douglas and Winnetta Erickson. He grew up in Nashua, with his parents and four younger sisters. From his early childhood, he developed a deep attachment to wildlife and nature. His teammates selected him as the captain of the Nashua High School basketball team. He graduated in 1966 as class...
On a beautiful day on the Hi-Line (which he loved so much) Donald Strang, 73, saddled up and rode into his eternal green pasture. After a short bout of cancer, his passing was very peaceful at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, with family and friends by his side. He passed this world exactly one year to the minute of his beloved oldest grandchild, WD, who passed last June 14. Celebrations of his life will be held Sunday, July 5, in Hinsdale at the Legion Hall at 2:30 p.m. The cele...
The weather was just what we ordered for the FMDH Foundation's 17th Annual Open Golf Tournament on June 14. The teams came out to support a great cause and great community. Each of the 24 teams registered, had breakfast, and were all ready to tee off by 9 a.m. Every hole featured a different game for men, women, or everyone with the winner taking home wonderful prizes donated by local businesses. The games were designed so that experienced and inexperienced golfers alike had chances to win. The...
Robert Dunseth, 81, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Monday, June 15, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Services will be held on Thursday, June 18, at 1 p.m. at the Bell Mortuary in Glasgow with Jim O'Guin officiating. Burial will follow at a later date in Sultan, Wash. He was born to Frank and Marian (Stenger) Dunseth July 28, 1933, in Clarkston, Wash. He graduated from Charles Francis Adams High School in 1952. He enlisted in the military in 1957 and served nine years in...
Stella (Torgerson) St. Clair, 101, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 10, from 4-7 p.m. at Bell Mortuary. Services will be Thursday, June 11, at 11 a.m., also at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, followed by interment at the Highland Cemetery, followed by a luncheon at the Glasgow VFW. She was born Dec. 4, 1913, to Mikal and Bergit Torgerson in Hatton, N.D. She grew up in a family with nine siblings in...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital was recently named one of the iVantage Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the United States. “FMDH is proud of the efforts of its staff as a whole and their contributions to our hospital achieving this designation,” said Randy Holom, CEO of FMDH. FMDH scored in the top 100 of Critical Access Hospitals on the iVantage Hospital Strength INDEXTM. The INDEX is the industry’s most comprehensive rating of US acute care hospitals, and the only one to include the country’s 1,300 CAHs. The results recognize that...
Dawna Jeanne (Dascher) Heath, 87, of Glasgow, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 1, at the United Methodist Church in Glasgow, with Pastor Ron Kapalka officiating, followed by burial in the Highland Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Condolences may be left at bellmortuarymontana.com. She was born Nov. 9, 1927, in Glasgow at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital to Charles and Pearl (Robertson)...
Patricia Ann (Farley) Hayes, 79, of Glasgow, Mont., passed peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital after a short illness. She was born on July 14, 1935, in Havre, Mont., to Michael and Marion (Weeks) Farley and was the fourth of five children. She attended Havre High School. In 1952 she married Edward Kirchdoerfer and they had two children, they later divorced. On June 25, 1960, she married Robert Cook. Together they had four...
Iona Mae (Frost) Faraasen Sonsteng, "Grandma Havre," 86, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be Friday, March 27, at 2 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Hinsdale, followed by burial at the Hill View Cemetery. She was born Jan. 4, 1929, to Myron and Dorothy Frost, at the home of her grandparents, William and Cloe Anderson, south of Hinsdale, now known as the Mix farm. She was raised by her parents 15 miles south of...
It was kind of a two for one special for the local Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. They attracted a new couple to Glasgow all the way from Sitka, Alaska. While the couple has been married since 2007, they might look at each other a little like newly weds. They started their first couple days of getting situated late last week, their first official day at work was Monday this week. Dr. Donna Smith will be working at FMDH as an obstetrician and gynecologist (OBGYN), while her husband...
Phyllis Irene (Fuhrman) Campbell, 92, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 27, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. She was born to Peter K. and Pauline (Miller) Fuhrman at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital on Oct. 8, 1922. She was raised in the Fuhrman Community on the family farm and attended the Fuhrman Country...
It was actually a big year as the Glasgow Kiwanis Club marked their 20th year hosting their annual science fair. It was also the first year that the science fair was in the brand new media room for their displays. The science fair was held over the weekend where three teams of four judges looked at the displays to see if the projects demonstrated the scientific method by comparing things in and experiment. This year 35 students presented 23 projects from fifth, sixth and eighth grade. Charles...
I read with great interest in The Glasgow Courier the article on, “Big Changes at Valley View Home” and with the statement “Over two decades with only small changes led to bigger change taking place locally.” Having worked there as the administrator from 1992 to 2012, there were many changes that affected the services we provided to the people of Glasgow and the surrounding area. Many of them were not small and were beneficial as well. In 1993, a $900,000 addition and remodel was completed which expanded the dining room, administration and act...
Joseph A. Stuber, 97, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont He was born on Oct. 22, 1917, in his grandmother's house in Thoeny, Mont., the son of Albert and Dorothea (Thoeny) Stuber. He was reared on land homesteaded by his parents near Thoeny and attended "Howard School" built by his father Albert. He graduated from Hinsdale High School in 1936. He had a knack for anything mechanical and following high school he briefly attended Montana State...
She's finally getting comfortable in her chair. The library got an overhaul this summer, with new windows, carpet, paint and shelves for the children's section; it's starting to look a little more up to date. As the previous library director stepped down and moved on, Megan Haddix took the seat in November, just before Thanksgiving. For Haddix, it was a natural progression and fit perfectly in with her passion. Some around the community might recognize the name, as she's previously served on the...
Velva Jeanne (Keough) Sharp, 69, passed away from natural causes on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont. No funeral services are pending. She was born on Aug. 29, 1945, in Glasgow, the daughter of Clarence and Bernice (Stowell) Keough. She was raised north of Glasgow and moved into Glasgow at a young age. On Nov. 22, 1963, she married Gerald Sharp in Glasgow. She worked at Buttrey’s, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Aces and 8’s, and Quick ‘N Tasty. She enjoyed putting puzzles together and playing games on the c...
Esther Elsie (Wagner) Enkerud, 83, passed away from natural causes on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at the Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta, Mont. She was born at home in Brockway, Mont., on Oct. 27, 1931, the third child, and the second daughter to Rueben and Elsie (Strobel) Wagner. She graduated from Circle High School in May 1949. Always wanting to be a nurse, she pursued her dream by riding the bus from Circle to Glendive and then boarding a train to Bozeman and enrolling at Montana State College....
There won’t be any huge celebrations marking one year. No balloons, no flowers, no parties, only a silent passing of the one year anniversary since Valley County took over the Wokal Field Glasgow International Airport. While the airport is out of sight, out of mind for most of the local community, the economic impact is big enough it can be felt. There hasn’t been a recent economic impact study on the local airport, but the most recent one finished in 2012 estimates statewide airports provide 18,800 jobs, have over $600 million in payroll and...
Daniel L. Jensen, 83, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He was born on June 23, 1931, on the family farm near Grenora, N.D., to Jens C. and Selma (Thoeny) Jensen, the 10th of 11 children. His mother died when he was 5 years old and he lived with various aunts and uncles, attending schools in Thoeny, Grenora and Seattle, Wash. He began working at a very young age for a construction company and other jobs until returning to Hinsdale a...
Dorothy Mae (Kjelstrup) Billingsley, 86, passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, from natural causes at the Billings Clinic after spending her last few years at Eagle Cliff Manor in Billings. The daughter of Ed and Hazel Kjelstrup, she was born in Williston, N.D., on Dec. 27, 1927. She was united in marriage to Charles H. Billingsley Jr. on Dec. 22, 1946, at the Methodist church in Glasgow. They lived and ranched in Glasgow their entire life. For many years she played bridge and bowled. She enjoyed w...
Brent Magill, 80, died of natural causes on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements. A full obituary will follow later....
R.D. "Tag" Markle, 89, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. A private service will be held at a later date. He was born in Glasgow to Thomas and Florence Markle on Nov. 23, 1924. After graduating from Glasgow, he attended Kemper Military School before serving in the Army. For three years he was in the Medical Corp in Hawaii. After being released he attended the University of Montana. There he met his wife, Kae Lythgoe. Upon graduation,...
John Carl Neubauer, 51, was born May 17, 1963, at Minot, N.D., 20 minutes after his twin brother, Jimmy, to Dave and Carol Neubauer, weighing 3 pounds, 10 ounces at birth. He died of pneumonia Oct. 7, 2014, in Glasgow at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith by Pastor John Chambers in Minot. He spent his earliest years with his parents and siblings, Kelly, Paul and Jimmy, in Minot, Minneapolis and Billings. Then he began his life with other children with Down Syndrome and similar abilities, living in Boul...
