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After 68 years of life, the last four of them spent courageously fighting cancer, Wesley “Wes” Novak passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019, at Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls, Mont., with his wife by his side. There will be a grave site memorial service on Sunday, June 30, 12:30 p.m., at the Nashua Cemetery, in Nashua, Mont. Following the service there will be a luncheon at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua. Please bring a salad or a dessert to share....
Sherry L (Bradley) Lersbak, 73, after returning from a six-week tour of Europe, was diagnosed with Organizing Acute Lung Injury and passed onto the Lord Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2018. Friends are invited to attend a celebration of life for Sherry at the Glasgow Evangelical Church, in Glasgow, Mont., Monday, July 1, at noon. A light lunch will be served during a video and speaking tribute. Interment will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow....
Gloria I. Shanks, age 87, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Roundup, Mont., of natural causes. A full obituary will be printed in next week’s issue....
Joan Ruth (Wetterling) Helland, 82, passed away Friday morning, June 7, 2019, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont., surrounded by friends and family members. Joan was born in Kensington, Minn., Feb. 5, 1937, to Waldo J. and Eleanor (Larson) Wetterling. She was the oldest of four children. The family moved to Glasgow in 1945 to farm for Henry Osterberg, and Waldo later bought some land in the Milk River Valley between Glasgow and Nashua. Joan's mother, Eleanor, was a long-time...
Harold L. Holtan, 82, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2019, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont., due to extended complications from his cancer treatments. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 20, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, with Pastor Todd Wright officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Highland Cemetery. Harold was born Dec. 8, 1936, to Martin and Alice Holton in Plentywood, Mont. He was the youngest of six children. He graduated from Outlook High...
Steven "Steve" Carl Bell, 70, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, surrounded by his family, from complications of a cerebral vascular accident in Denver, Colo. Steve was born Nov. 18, 1948, to Carl W. Bill and Dorothy (Larson) Bell, in Malta, Mont., the second of six children. He spent his early years of his childhood in Malta moving to Glasgow, Mont., when he was in the fourth grade. Athletics were a big part of Steve's high school and college career: playing basketball, football, baseball a...
Dagmar (Hjelmstad) Farstad passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Hi-Line Retirement Center, in Malta, Mont., of natural causes. Memorial services will be Friday, June 21, 11 a.m., at Malta Lutheran Church. Dagmar was born Sept. 3, 1924, to John and Mary Hjelmstad in North Dakota. She attended schools there and was an active member in the Lutheran Church. She enjoyed being a homemaker and baking special Norwegian breads and lefse. She and James Farstad married and shortly after, he spent two...
Ardon Russell Lacock passed away of heart failure on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Clarkston, Wash., at age 76. Graveside services will be held at the Hinsdale Hillview Cemetery at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22 with lunch and fellowship immediately following at the Hinsdale Legion Hall. He was born Sept. 7, 1942, at the farm home, 10 miles northwest of Hinsdale where he lived until graduating high school at Hinsdale Public School in 1960. He was married to Evelyn Strain in 1964. They had three...
Tom Lund, 91, born in Hinsdale, Mont., passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at St Patrick's Hospital in Missoula, Mont., from congestive heart failure with his family gathered around him providing him with love and support. Tom Lund's memorial will be held on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at Fort Peck Rec Hall, Fort Peck, Mont., at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served. Tom was cremated and it was his wish to be buried in Fort Peck when his beloved wife is buried so there will be no burial at this time. Tom...
Marguerite"Mugs" Elizibeth (Hlad) Gamas, 96, returned to her heavenly home on the early morning of Saturday, June 8, 2019, from complications of dementia. Her devotion and firm belief in God supported her during her struggle and ultimately gave her peace. A Rosary will be prayed 7 p.m., Thursday, June 13, at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m., Friday, June 14, at St. Raphael's Catholic Church. Burial will take place in Highland Cemetery. A luncheon...
Lyle Earl Franzen, 64, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, surrounded by his loving family and friends at home in Glasgow, Mont. He was a good man, who will be missed by many. Lyle was born April 15, 1955, to William "Bill" and Magdalina 'Maggie' (Schelert) Franzen in Glasgow. He attended St. Raphael Catholic Schools, graduated from Glasgow High School in 1973. Lyle was a successful competitor in stock cars. In 1978, Lyle married the love of his life, Deanna "DeeDee" Jackson. Together they...
Raymond "Kent" Simonis, born Aug. 19, 1958, to Ray and Borgny Simonis, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019. A burial and memorial service will be held in Glasgow, Mont., at a later date. He graduated from Glasgow High School, in Glasgow, and attended and graduated from Carroll College in Helena, Mont. His career was in medical records administration and he worked for VA hospitals. Kent worked in several cities across the U.S. and ended his career in Washington, D.C. He returned to Montana and...
Wes Burg, 87, Glasgow, Mont., passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Malta, Mont., of natural causes. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Thursday June 13, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, Mont. Internment will be at Highland Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Seth Burg, Jared Burg, Trent Moran, Conor Moran, Stevin Miller and Kevin Miller. Wesley Lester Burg was born Sept. 13, 1932, in Jasper, Minn., to Lester and Alma (Handberg) Burg. He graduated from Jasper High School in 1950 and then enlisted in...
Doris Jean (Kaufman) Vallard Adams, 74, of Moose Jaw, Sask., died Wednesday, June 5, 2019. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday, June 14, at 1 p.m. at the Parkview Funeral Home at 474 Hochelaga Street, West Moose Jaw, Sask. Mrs. Adams was born April 22, 1945, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, Wis., the daughter of Glenn and Dorothy Kaufman, of Fond du Lac. She attended Lutheran parochial school in Fond du Lac for six years. During her seventh and eighth-grade years she was a student...
William "Bill" J. Castle, 65 of Sand Coulee, Mont., passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at a local hospital. Bill was born July 10, 1953, in Glasgow, Mont., the son of Archie and Sophie Castle. Bill was raised and educated in Glasgow. After graduating from high school he moved to Washington and worked construction with his brother. He was united in marriage to Terri Gann on June 1, 1974, in Electric City, Wash. They resided in Grand Coulee, Wash., and then Bill entered the U.S Air Force. In his...
In the early morning hours of Friday, June 7, 2019, Jason slipped his earthly bonds to soar off on his next adventure! A memorial service will be held at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, Mont., on Friday, June 14, at 3 p.m. A reception will follow at the VFW to celebrate Jason's life. Jason Micheal Dahl was born to Phyllis and Keith Dahl on Sept. 26, 1977, in Glasgow. He joined a sister Leta, who eventually made him an uncle to Garrett, Cody, Dillon and Laci and brother-in-law to Chuck. Jason graduated...
Borgny Snove (Pederson) Simonis, 90, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2019, in Billings, Mont. A burial and memorial service will be held in Glasgow, Mont. at a later date. She was born to Nels and Selma Pederson on June 27, 1928, on the family farm at Horse Creek, N.D. She attended school at Horse Creek and graduated from Sidney High School, in Sidney, Mont. She met the love of her life, Ray Simonis, at the Triangle Night Club doing what was their lifelong passion – dancing. They married M...
Duanne Stellflug, a longtime resident of Opheim, Mont., passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019. A memorial service will be at the Opheim Lutheran Church on Saturday, June 22, 5 p.m., with a burial ceremony directly after at the Opheim Cemetery. A reception gathering will be at the Stellflug Ranch, west of Opheim, after the burial service....
Joan Helland passed away Friday, June 7, 2019, at Valley View Home, in Glasgow. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, at First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. A graveside service will follow at the Highland Cemetery....
Steven Carl Bell, 70. passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, from complications of a cerebral vascular accident in Denver, Colo. Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. with sharing of memories at 4 p.m., Sunday, June 16, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m., Monday, June 17, at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow with Pastor Seth Runner officiating. Burial will take place at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Memorials can be made in Steve's honor to the Scottie Booster...
Jack M. Anderson passed away January 2019 with his family by his side. He joined his beloved wife, Betty, Jan. 19 at the resting place they had chosen in western Washington. Jack was born at a homestead near Saco, Mont., in the spring of 1923. Home was his mother's homestead near the junction of Square Creek and Timber Creek in south Valley County. His mother, Josephine Goldman, filed on the homestead in 1918 and married Jack's father, McKee, later that day. McKee had patented his homestead...
Margaret "Peggy" E. (Donovan) Pattison, 98, passed away Monday May 27, 2019, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. She was born in Cohoes, N.Y., Oct. 21, 1920, to William and Ruth (Hartley) Donovan. She was destined to leave the East Coast when she met a handsome young Army officer, Bill Pattison from Glasgow. After a variety of assignments in the east, southeast and the birth of their daughter, Karen, in Austin, Texas, they made their way home to Glasgow. Peggy did substitute...
Donald "Don" Plouffe, 85, of Saco, Mont., passed away the afternoon of Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Glasgow, Mont. Don was born June 13, 1933, in Malta, Mont., to Louis and Mabel (Homeier) Plouffe. He was raised and educated in the East Strater Community and helped on the family farm. Don was working on a seismograph crew when he met his best friend and lifetime love, Nellie McNamara. Don was united in marriage to Nellie on Nov. 1, 1953; the couple celebrated their 65th anniversary last year. To...
Wayne Edward Donovan was born Dec. 31, 1941, to Mavis and Don Donovan, of Larslan Mont., joining a brother, Robert. Later, brothers Victor and Kelly completed the family. Wayne graduated from Opheim High School, in Opheim, Mont., in 1960, attended college in Billings, Mont., and Spokane, Wash., and then returned to Montana. In 1964, he joined the Navy, married Karen Biem, of Opheim, and went to Tennessee for boot camp. He was then stationed at the 11th Navel District in San Diego, Calif. After...
Donald "Donny" James Helgeson was born Jan. 30, 1955, at Glasgow, Mont. His parents were James O. and Imojean (Fuhrman) Helgeson. Donny passed away peacefully of natural causes at his home at Big Sandy Activity Center, in Big Sandy, Mont., on Monday, May 27, 2019, at the age of 64. Donny spent his younger years being doted on by his family. His parents were primary care keepers and loved him dearly. His aunts stepped in and spent many hours helping his mother when he needed constant care. His...
