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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Harold M. Brown, 96, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 16, at United Methodist Church in Glasgow, with Pastor Howard Pippin officiating. Inurnment will follow at Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale, at 11:30 a.m. A reception and Celebration of Life will follow at the American Legion Post 45 in Hinsdale. He was the son of Martin and Leila (Hull) Brown, born and raised on the family homestead in North Valley County on July 17, 1921. He grew... Full story
Harold Dale "HD" Hendrickson, 80, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at his home in Saco, Mont. He was born May 16, 1937, to Harold J. and Ruth Hendrickson. At a young age he joined the Army. After the Army; he married Winifred Caves, and with this union they had four children; Glenna, Buckley, Norris and Sheila. They later divorced. HD then met Hazel Woodall where they made their home in Saco. He became father/friend to her children; Bonnie, Betty, Wayne, Kathy and Joyce. He worked for G.D.... Full story
Myron George St. John Myron George St. John, aka "Mynie or Papa," passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 24, at the age of 86. The rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. with a Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 8,, at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, 1502 Shirley Rd., Helena, Mont. A reception will follow the Mass in the fellowship hall of the church. Graveside Services with military honors will follow the reception at the Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort... Full story
Dorothy "Dot" (Walters) Risa was born on Sept. 12, 1922, in Regina, Saskatchewan, to James and Annie B. Walters. She passed away on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, in Glasgow, Mont. at the age of 95. Visitation will be held from 5–7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Opheim Community Church in Opheim, with Pastor Owen Childers officiating. Burial will take place in the Lawndale Cemetery in Opheim, followed by a l... Full story
Glenda Sanders, age 69, of Glasgow, Mont., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at home. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Dec. 7, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. She was born October 26, 1948, in Grand Forks, N.D., to Glenn Sanders and Lorna Hagen. She grew up in Gilby, N.D., where she graduated from high school. In 1979, she moved to Glasgow and raised her two daughters. She was a modest person that loved family and spending time with them. She was the keeper of cleaning up Mother Earth here... Full story
Charles “Bill” Dolson, 85, passed away Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in Missoula, Mont. A family memorial will be held at a later date. He was born Dec. 6, 1931, to W. P. “Wib” and Susan Dolson at their home near Thoeny, Mont. He started school during the dam days at Wheeler, then was taught at home by his mother for three years when they moved to their ranch at Faranuf, 60 miles south of Glasgow. The rest of his schooling was at Glasgow. He would describe himself as a cowhand, laborer, seismograph worker, drifter, student, writer, landsca... Full story
Betty Scanlan, 80, was called home to join our heavenly father in the early morning of Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Memorial services will be held at a later date. She was born in Miles City, Mont., on Sept. 9, 1937. She graduated from Custer County High School where she met the love of her life, Larry Gene Scanlan. They were married Dec. 31, 1955. In the early years after their marriage, they worked construction in the western United States until they returned to Kinsey,... Full story
Gladys (Myers) Hoffman, 84, took Jesus' hand and went home on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. No service is planned at this time, but a celebration of life will be held later in the spring. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Born in Columbus, Mont., on Oct. 6, 1933, to Edwin and Susan Myers, she was the seventh of eight children. She went to elementary school at Lower White Bird and graduated from Columbus High School in 1951. Upon graduation, she attended LPN... Full story
Susan Jean Denise Ginther, 69, of Belleville, Ill., passed away Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. She was born April 4, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to the late Col. Charles E. and Eileen (Caldwell) Woodford. She was a very kind and generous person. She enjoyed a lifelong love of travel, cooking, gardening and sewing. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include daughters, Michele Koch... Full story
Darla "Pokey" Dooper, 56, passed away on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, at her home in Great Falls from natural causes. She was born on Dec. 31, 1960, to August and Carrol Dooper. She was raised in Glasgow and attended St. Raphael's Catholic School and Glasgow Junior High and High School. She was employed by the City Bar and Casino for many years until her disability prevented her from working. She will be remembered for her soft heart, quick wit and keen sense of humor. She was preceded in death by her... Full story
Sadie (nee Darlene Kuki) Chapman, 77, died in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. She was born in Glasgow on June 21, 1940. Known by her friends as Dolly or Dee, she was raised on the South Bench of Hinsdale and attended a rural school there one year and then Hinsdale Public Schools, graduating as one of 11 seniors in 1958. Her parents, both deceased, were Enoch and Alice (Robuck) Kuki. She began her training as a nurse in the WAC. She later attended college to become a computer programmer, continuing her career working with NASA,... Full story
Mary Ann Squires, 62, of Scobey, Mont., formerly of Nashua and Glasgow, passed away Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, in Scobey at Daniels Memorial Nursing Home, where she had lived since 2006. She was born April 20, 1955, in Glasgow, Mont., to George and Mildred (Bondy) Squires. Mary Ann lived with her parents in Richland at their home, which was also their place of business, Squires Grocery, and rode the school bus to attend Special Education Classes taught by Mrs. John Nesbitt in Opheim. She loved to... Full story
Elai A. Erickson Jr., 63, passed away Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at the Ray Hickey Hospice in Vancouver, Wash., after a short illness. At his request, there will be no services. Cremation has taken place and there will be a family service later. He was born March 5, 1954, to Elai and Bernice (Larson) Erickson in Devils Lake, N.D. When he was in the second grade, Elai Sr. was transferred to Glasgow. Elai attended school in Glasgow, graduating in 1972. He started his working career as a paperboy... Full story
Ambrose P. Purkett, 84, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, at the Northern Montana Care Center due to natural causes. He was born on May 5, 1933, in Glasgow, Mont., to Paul and Catherine (Grabrelick) Purkett. He was raised in Glasgow, Havre and Williston, N.D., graduating from Williston High School in 1951. In 1955, he married Sylvia Johnson in Havre, and the couple remained in Havre where they raised their three children. He worked for Knudson Conoco and Rathbone Vending for 10 years, before... Full story
Harold L. "Nibbs" Frazier, 76, passed away on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at his home in Shelby, Mont. He was born on Sept. 10, 1941, in Wolf Point, Mont., to Harold W. and Mabel (Smith) Frazier. He grew up on his folk's farm and was a cowboy, farmer and rancher. He raised cattle and horses and grew wheat in Hungry Creek in McCone County until 1957. He later moved on and worked in farming and interstate construction. He loved to be outdoors and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He will be greatly missed.... Full story
Lois Therese (Carlson) Grobel, age 87, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. At Lois' direction, there will not be a public service. There will be a memorial reception at the Cottonwood Inn on Tuesday, Nov. 14, beginning at 3 p.m. She was born July 16, 1930, in the Asbury Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn., the youngest child of Richard and Alvina Carlson. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, and on Jan. 22, 1949, married Lynn D. Grobel after he completed service with the 82nd Airborne.... Full story
Donna Jeannine Cotter, born Sept. 6, 1936, to Bob and Edna (Dodson) Cotter of Malta, Mont., and later of Glasgow, Mont., peacefully passed away at Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point, Mont., on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Preceding her in death are her parents, Edna and Bob Cotter; and a brother, Jerry Cotter. Survivors include one brother, Jim Cotter of Watauga, Texas; a sister-in-law, Margaret Jobe of Fort Worth, Texas; four children Debra Greenwood and her husband, Steve, of Wolf Point, Kimberly... Full story
Steven DeYoung, age 49, passed away unexpectedly at his residence by Tiger Butte, near Glasgow, Mont., on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. He was born on Aug. 3, 1968, in Chicago Heights, Ill., to Robert and Shirley (Dykema) DeYoung. His family moved to Bozeman where he received his education and graduated from Bozeman High School in 1987. He always had a passion for engines and motorsports, including dirt bikes and snowmobiles. He met his future wife, Diana Lynn Guttenberg, through a mutual friend in... Full story
Bernice M. (Lohman) Barrett, age 90, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont. She was born on June 28, 1927, in Marion, N.D., to Bennie and Erma Lohman, as the oldest of three girls. She graduated from Malta High School in 1946. She married Hank Morgan on Nov. 28, 1946. He passed away from a fatal car accident on July 4, 1950. She married Bernard Boreson on March 25, 1952. They lived on the Boreson farm in Tampico, west of Glasgow. There they raised two... Full story
Darlene H. (Helmbrecht) Johnson, age 85, passed away Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Billings, Mont. A graveside service will be held Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Fort Peck Cemetery with a gathering after at the Fish Hatchery in Fort Peck. She was born April 29, 1932, in Henning, Minn., to Ace and Selma Helmbrecht. She was one of 14 children. On July 4, 1949, she married Joe Johnson. They lived in Brockton where they farmed until they moved to Fort Peck in 1972. She moved to Billings in her later years, living at the Pleasant View Apartments, where she... Full story
Audrey Hester Kjensrud, age 96, passed away Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Enumclaw, Wash. She was born Aug. 23, 1921, in Nashua, Mont., to Burr and Maime Barnes. She had 10 siblings and is survived by one sister, Betty O'tremba. She married Howard Kjensrud and moved to Frazer, where they became wheat and cattle farmers. They had two children, Gary Kjensrud and Beverly Rubin. She was a devoted mother to her children and tremendous support to her husband. While in Frazer, she was an active member of... Full story
Sharon Marie (Hebbelman) Lux, age 79, of Billings, Mont., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Billings. She was born to the late Rudy and Gladys Hebbelman on May 18, 1938. She attended North Fork Elementary School and Chinook High School. On Aug. 31, 1958, she married her husband of 42 years, the late Ronald Lux. Family and friends were her light and joy. She was a hostess at heart and often... Full story
Diana Annette (Moore) Bruce passed away peacefully Sunday morning, Oct. 1, 2017, at the age of 92. She was born Nov. 8, 1924, in North Dakota, a daughter of Grant and Edla Moore. Her family moved to Glasgow, Mont., where her father was the Methodist minister. She attended college at Montana State University. She met Kenneth Bruce when he returned from his service in the Army Air Corps during WWII. She said it was love at first sight. Her father officiated their marriage ceremony on Sept. 14, 194... Full story
Donald Eugene Cobb joined our Lord and Savior Monday morning, Sept. 25, 2017, at the University of Washington Medical Center at the age of 71 years. He was born on April 13, 1946, to Pauline and Richard Cobb, in Billings, Mont. As a child, his family moved to Glasgow, where he was raised and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1964. He attended the College of Great Falls, worked at Stanford University in the computer programming department and served in the Air National Guard out of Montana... Full story
Sarah Charlotte Alma (Emanuelson) Bryant, 95, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Glasgow, Mont. She was born Sept. 28, 1922, to Swedish immigrants Henning and Ada Emanuelson, the youngest of six children. She was born on the family homestead 16 miles east of Malta. She attended school in the small railroad town of Bowdoin, Mont. When that school closed, she finished her schooling in Saco, where she made many friends. While attending school, she made her... Full story
