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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Robert "Bob" Bushman passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Bob was born March 30, 1924, in Wolf Point, Mont. The eldest of 10 children, he was born to Thomas and Victoria Beauchman. Bob and siblings were raised and went to school in Wolf Point. He worked doing miscellaneous jobs around Bainville, Wolf Point, Frazer and Poplar, until May 21, 1943, when he enlisted into the Army as a Private 1st Class for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II...
Joseph George Hariper Jr., 76, Coleharbor, N.D., passed away at Sanford Health in Bismarck, N.D., Friday, March 15, 2019, with family by his side. Joe had decided late in his battle with Myelofibrosis, a rare disease, that he would donate his body to the Deeded Body Program at the UND School of Medicine. It took a lot longer than expected, but, Joe is finally going to college. Joe was born Oct. 4, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Joseph George and Regina Ann (Skerl) Hariper. He was a proud 1960 grad...
Shirley Marie (Engstrom) Fuhrman, 88, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, Mont., with Pastor Todd Wright officiating. A visitation was held with family and friends from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. prior to the service. Food was served at the First Lutheran Church following graveside services at Highland...
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, Milton Barstad decided to quit fighting Alzheimer's disease. After struggling on his admittance to FMDH, he settled down for a relaxing day of family visitations and then just drifted off peacefully. Milton Ingvar Barstad, age 78, was born in Glasgow, Mont., at FMDH on April 16, 1940, to Ingvar Barstad and Myrtle (Paulson) Barstad. He went to school in Glasgow and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1958. After high school Milton worked on the runway at the Glasgow...
Matthew Levi Ersland, age 51, passed on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral service will be in Nashua, Mont., at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Thursday, March 21, 11 a.m., with a luncheon following with burial in the Nashua Cemetery....
With deepest sorrow, we announce that Matthew Levi Ersland, age 51, passed on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral service will be in Nashua, Mont., at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Thursday, March 21, 11 a.m., with a luncheon following with burial in the Nashua Cemetery. A hug, a handshake, and "My name is Matthew and my birthday is Sept. 3rd" was how most people will remember being greeted by Matthew. He was the son of...
Rita Mae (Stein) Zeller, age 71, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, from a brief battle with cancer. She was born on Sept. 1, 1947, in Glasgow, the daughter of Raymond and Anna Mae (Zimmer) Stein. She grew up on a small farm east of Glasgow on the Fort Peck Highway and later moved to town. Rita attended St. Raphael's Catholic School and graduated from Glasgow High School in May of 1966. She moved up north to help her Uncle Leo and Aunt Dorothy Zimmer with the children...
Anna "Mae" (Brookes) Tootell, our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 16, with her grandson Patrick by her side. She was 92. She was born on May 22, 1926, in Chestnut, Mont. She was the third of five children born to Elizabeth (Maykuth) and James Brookes. In Chestnut, she lived the childhood that most can only dream of surrounded by her aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. Family meant the world to Mae. She...
Shirley Marie (Engstrom) Fuhrman, 88, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, Mont., with Pastor Todd Wright officiating. A visitation will be held with family and friends from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. prior to the service. Food will be served at the First Lutheran Church following graveside services at...
On Friday, March 8, 2019, Jay G. Conlon (aka Uncle Jay), 73, passed away at his home of natural causes. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 16, at 10 a.m. in the Hillcrest Mausoleum Chapel in Great Falls, Mont., with a luncheon to follow at Schneider Funeral Home, 1510 13th Street South, Great Falls. He was born Feb. 1, 1946, to Dorothy R. (Verry) and Glenn M. Conlon in Saco, Mont., and always said he'd be six feet tall if it weren't for the mosquitoes. He gradated from Saco High...
Milton I. Barstad passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019. Services will be held Thursday, March 14, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the Valley County Museum, Alzheimers research of your choice or the swimming pool....
Patricia Jane (Hill) Brunelle, 71, of Glasgow, Mont., went to be with the Lord, Saturday March 2, 2019. There will be a celebration of Pat's life on Sunday, March 10, from 1-3 p.m., at the Cottonwood Inn and Suites, in Glasgow. She was born April 3, 1947, in Saint Paul, Minn., the daughter of Fred E. and Viola E. (Kiihbaugh) Hill. She was baptized at Lutheran Memorial Church in South Saint Paul. She was raised in South St. Paul, Cannon Falls, and Cottage Grove and she graduated from Park Senior...
Alice May Hinerman, 88, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully at the Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point, Mont., on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. By her request no services are planned. She was born on May 21, 1930, at the family home near Larslan, Mont., to William Ray Hinerman Sr. and Anna (Garbe) Hinerman. She grew up on the family farm, attended school in the one-room schoolhouses at Harmony and Larslan, graduating from Nashua High School in 1948. She attended Montana State College in Bozeman,...
Robert “Bob” W. Smith, 75, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away unexpectedly at Billings Clinic on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. He was born May 20, 1943, in Rochester, Minn., to Irvin Smith and Florence Keckhafer. He received his early education at Northrup School and graduated from John Marshal High School. He then attended and graduated from the University of Minnesota. He married Marilyn Amundson on June 11, 1977 at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, Mont., where they made their home. For 30 yea...
Ardelle Faye (Anderson) Mohr, 79, of Richland, Wash., passed away in her home on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. She was born on Oct. 18, 1939, in Glasgow, Mont., to Simon and Irene Anderson. Growing up, Ardelle was a farmer's daughter and enjoyed playing with the other local farm kids. She loved her pets, especially her cat Tiger and dog Tippy. As she got a bit older she learned to play the clarinet and enjoyed reading. Ardelle graduated from Nashua K-12 School. She went on to attend a one year college...
Terrance Michael Grady, age 71, a life-long resident of Valley County, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Services will be held at St. Alberts Catholic Church in Hinsdale, Mont., on Monday, March 11, at 10 a.m. A luncheon will be held at the American Legion Hall with burial at the family cemetery north of Hinsdale. He was born on Aug. 27, 1947, in Glasgow, Mont., to Philip and Florence Grady. Mike served as a tank driver in the National Guard. He graduated from technical school in Billings,...
Carol (Carden) Binette passed away on Wednesday Feb. 20, 2019, at her home in Aurora, Colo. She was just four days from her 84th birthday. A private family celebration of life is planned. Born in Glasgow, Mont., on Feb. 24, 1935, she was the third of six children of Herbert Edward Carden and Opal Baker Carden. The family homesteaded from Tennessee in the early 1920s. They tried their hand at dry land winter wheat farming north of Glasgow. Carol graduated from Glasgow High School and shortly thereafter married Andrew Binette. Carol was a very...
Koni Kay (Karst) McMahon, 53, lost her battle to cancer on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Riverside, Calif. She was born in Glasgow, Mont., on March 30, 1965, to Warren Karst and Janice Karst Hodges. She joined brother, Rod, and sister, Kristi (Karst) Stingley at the family home; younger brother Randy, was the last to join the family three years later. She attended school in Glasgow and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1983. She was a cheerleader and a member of the Scottie Band. While in high...
Shirley Fuhrman, 88, formerly of Larslan, Mont., passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Services are pending at this time. Bell Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements. A full obituary will follow as soon as one is available....
Matthew Ersland passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019. Services will be Thursday, March 21, 11 a.m., at the Our Redeemers Church in Nashua, Mont. A luncheon and burial will follow the service. A full obituary will follow....
Clarence Tieszen passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the age of 96, in the home of his nephew, Eldon Toews, where he had lived since 2010 after moving from his orchard farm in eastern Washington near Kettle Falls. He was born in 1922 in Lustre, Mont., and left the Lustre community for Alternate Service during WWII and then lived in Great Falls, Mont., before moving to Alaska in 1949. During the time he lived in Alaska, he made full use of the state's abundant opportunities for skiing, hiking,...
Donald “Donnie” Arthur Larsen, 58, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, in Glasgow, Mont. He was born in Glasgow to Melvin and Lois (Shattuck) Larsen on May 4, 1960, joining his brother and sister, Neil and Ruth, and a foster sister, Betty. He grew up in Glasgow and had many loving caregivers and therapists during his formative years. Donnie attended the Opportunity Room, a privately run school in Glasgow, Eastmont School in Glendive and Nashua Public Schools between 1966 and 197...
Gordon Olson, 98, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, in Seattle, Wash. Family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Bell Mortuary. Burial will be 11 a.m. at the Forsyth Cemetery in Forsyth, Mont., with local funeral services at 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow, Mont., with Seth Runner officiating. He was born Nov. 7, 1920, on his father's homestead 25 miles south of Flaxville, Mont. In 1942 he joined the United States Army Air Force of Engineers...
Grace Alice (Fossum) Robinson peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 at the age of 95. She was born on Sept. 29, 1923, on the Fossum family farm near Opheim, Mont. She married Floyd Eugene Robinson on June 8, 1945. She had five brothers, Melvin, Ralph, Roy, Lloyd and Orville and one sister, Glenda. All her siblings preceded her in death. Grace's deep love for the Lord was shown in many ways. Her primary focus in life was caring for her family. She loved family...
J.C. Clemmer, 93, peacefully passed away at his home Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, at the Assembly of God Church in Glasgow, Mont. Burial will follow in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. He was born at home to Parker Estle and Essie Mildred (Beatty) Clemmer on Sept. 9, 1925. He was the third of seven children. J.C.’s mother died when he was 10. He received his education in schools at Reed and Altus, Oka. Much of his learning was self-taught as he h...
