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Edwin "Ed" L. Hersel, 86, formerly of Richland, Mont., died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Billings with family by his side. He was born April 17, 1928, at Tioga, N.D., to Ole and Inga (Sherry) Hersel. As a young teenager, he left Tioga, going to live and farm with his uncles, Anton and Sivert Sherry, in the Richland community. On Jan. 1, 1949, he was united in marriage to Martha M. Dighans at Peerless. They lived in the Coal Creek, Butte Creek, Peerless and Richland areas. They retired in 1998...
Arnold E. Wingenbach, 61, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully with his family and friends by his side on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Riverstone Hospice in Billings. A Celebration of Life will be held at El Cor Del Lanes Sunday, April 12, at 2 p.m. for all his friends and family. He was born on Oct. 16, 1953, to Edwin and Cordella (Gustin) Wingenbach in Bismarck, N.D. He was raised and educated in Mandan, N.D., graduating from Mandan High School. He married the love of his life, Karen...
Ret. Major Jerry Dean Fouts, 78, of Nixa, Mo., passed away Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo., after a courageous battle with ALS. He was born April 19, 1936, the son of the late Leonard and Stella (Lewellen) Fouts. Six weeks after his birth, his mother passed away and he resided with his aunt and uncle. On Dec. 22, 1955, he was united in marriage to Betty Haynes. In 1951, at the early age of 15, he began his military career as a member of the United States Air Force....
Robert Peter Stordahl, 80, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Rose Linn Care Center in Portland, Ore. A memorial service will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Billings on Saturday, April 11, at 11 a.m. Interment of cremains will be at Riverview Cemetery in Savage. He was born on Aug. 8, 1934, in Sidney, Mont., the oldest of six children born to Peter and Dolly (Raab) Stordahl. He was raised in the Fairview area. On Aug. 8, 1954, he married Irene Gabel in Sidney. Th...
Anna Belle (Bingham) Brackee, 74, of Richland, Mont., died on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at FMDH in Glasgow, Mont. She was born on Dec. 23, 1940, to Donald and Anice Bingham in Oaks, N.D. She met and married Delroy, the love of her life, on Dec. 26, 1960. They raised three children, Rita, Lita and Keith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Delroy; her parents, Donald and Anice; and two siblings, June and Alice. Survivors include five siblings, Don, Donna, Bill, Grant and Audrey; three...
Ruth Alyce (Fuhrman) Gilbertson, 96, passed peacefully on to the great dance floor in the sky on March 25, 2015. She had been a resident of Valley View Home since 2011. She was born March 21, 1919, at the family home in the Baylor community in North Valley County, the third child of 10 born to Peter K. and Pauline (Miller) Fuhrman. She was raised on the family farm/ranch and had many stories to tell of growing up with her nine siblings and numerous cousins that lived near them. She often told...
Leslie Charles Gilbertson, 69, passed away of natural causes on Jan. 4, 2013, in Tucson, Ariz. He was born March 27, 1943, in Glasgow, Mont., to Olaf and Ruth (Fuhrman) Gilbertson. He grew up in Glasgow and Tucson, Ariz. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Marines, where he served his country during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged after serving six years and was very proud of his military service. He lived an adventurous, unconventional life and enjoyed every minute of it. He...
Phillip Roy Sudbrack, 60 passed away Monday, March 23, 2015, at the family farm north of Saco. He was born April 9, 1954, to Reinhard and Hattie (Iverson) Sudbrack in Glasgow Mont. He grew up on the family farm/ranch being very involved in agriculture at a young age. During his years in Saco schools, he was active in 4-H and FFA, and earned awards in both. He was on the Saco Panther basketball team that earned second place at the State Tournament in 1971. After graduation, he attended Montana...
Lois Ann Nichols, 52, passed away unexpectedly March 24, 2015, of natural causes at her residence. She was born Jan. 23, 1963, in Wolf Point to Donell and Ardis (Eliason) Nichols. She was raised on the family farm outside of Frazer, attending elementary school in Frazer. In 1976 she attended Junior High school in Glasgow and went on to be a Scottie, graduating from GHS in 1981. She continued her education at Northern Montana College, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary...
Arnold Wingenbach, 61, of Billings, Mont., died March 28, 2015, at Riverstone Hospice House in Billings. Arrangements are pending with Weigel Funeral Home of Mandan, N.D. A full obituary will follow.... Full story
Harold Dean Eide, 89, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in the Billings Clinic. Services will be announced at a following date. He was born on June 29, 1925, to Chester H. Sr. and Erminia J. Eide in Dagmar, Mont. He joined brothers Chester H. Jr. and Clifford C. A younger brother, Harry, followed Harold. He graduated from Glasgow High School in 1943. He started farming immediately after graduation. Not long after establishing his farm, he also branched into ranching. He met Mary Lou Molvig in high school and they were married on Aug. 29,...
Derek John Leckie, 43, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at his home in West Sacramento, Calif. A celebration of life and memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Russ Monroe's Funeral Home, 7960 Winding Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628, followed by a reception on the patio at Brooksfields Restaurant at 11135 Folsom Blvd., in Rancho Cordova, Calif. He was born on Jan. 24, 1972, to John Leckie and Crystal Anderson in Glasgow, Mont. He was the beloved husband to Keahi Leckie....
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...
Renee Harriet Knudson, 87, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Visitation will be held Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. A memorial service will be announced in July at the Bell Mortuary. She was born June 20, 1927, to Lindner and Vera Walker of Helena, Mont. Her full name was Harriet Renee, but she did not know this until she applied for a passport as she had always gone by Renee Harriet. She graduated in Helena in 1945. She worked for the State...
Esther Emma (Dumke) Loomer died on Monday, March 23, 2015, at the Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson, Mont. She was born just over 100 years ago on Feb. 1, 1915, on the family farm near Fergus Falls, Minn., to William and Henrietta (Peterson) Dumke. She joined two brothers and a sister and was later joined by another brother. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 405 E 5, in Culbertson with Pastor Gretchen Wagner officiating. Interment will take...
Ruth (Erickson) Bauer, 94, of Williston, N.D., died peacefully at her home on Monday, March 9, 2015. She was born on Dec. 15, 1920, to Emile and Inga (Christenson) Erickson on their family homestead about 7 miles south of Grenora, N.D. She attended local country schools for eight years in both North Dakota and Montana. The family farm was located right on the border of the two states. When the country school closed in North Dakota, she went to school down the road in Montana. In 1939, she...
On March 3, 2015, Robert Duane "Bob" Fuhrmann was released from the darkness of his Alzheimer's disease bondage and went on to his great reward. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 16, at the First Presbyterian Church, 535 N. Ewing Street in Helena, followed by a reception in the social center of the church. Burial with Military Honors will follow the reception at 2 p.m. at the Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison. Born in Glasgow, Mont., in 1933, he was the eigh...
Joseph Lee James Sugg, 33, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former Glasgow resident, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015, in Anaheim Calif. A memorial service will be hald at a later date. He was born the son of Ernest and Barbara Sugg of Glasgow. He was preceded in death by grandparents Louise Sherrill of Smithton, Mo. Survivors include one son, Cayden Sugg of Whittier, Calif.; one sister, Maria (Sugg) Mortenson of Glasgow; parents, Ernest and Barbara Sugg of Glasgow; and numerous aunts, uncles...
Gordon J. Brown, 92, passed away on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at his home in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 6, at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Glasgow. A private burial will be held at a later date. He was born on July 29, 1922, in Hinsdale, Mont., the son of Howard and Clara Brown. He graduated from Glasgow High School in 1942. Following high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for three years during World War II in North Africa and the European...
James Lynus "Jim" Buckles, 77, passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at the Northeast Montana Health Services in Poplar, Mont. He was born to Lorena Brown and Fred Buckles Sr. on Nov. 6, 1937, as the oldest son of six boys. He was raised in the Oswego area, spending time at both his parents' house and his maternal grandparents, Agnes Lucky and Jim Brown. He grew up primarily attending Frazer Schools until he transferred to Wolf Point his junior year to play with the undefea...
Marlene Rose (Blanchard) Sensiba, 77, passed away at her home in Glasgow on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. Cremation has taken place and a funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 11 a.m. at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow. A luncheon will follow at the St. Raphael Parish Center. She was born and raised in Glasgow where she grew up on the family dairy farm. The Riverview Dairy Farm was owned by her parents, Willis and Rose Blanchard. The Blanchards provided milk to Valley...
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...
Floyd L. “Shorty” Doke peacefully passed away at home from natural causes on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursdaay, Feb. 26, at the Lutheran Church in Glasgow. A luncheon will follow at the VFW. He was born in Glasgow on Oct. 10 1944, as the fourth child to Elmer Floyd and Mary (Pointer) Doke. He grew up on the family farm west of Glasgow and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1963. After graduating, he left Glasgow to work with his brother-in-law as...
Mabel V. (Rennick) Pagel, 79, of Havre, Mont., passed away from natural causes on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, at her residence. Funeral and graveside services are pending in St. Peter, Minn. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home in Havre has been entrusted with local services. Please visit her online memorial page and leave condolences for her family at www.hollandbonine.com. She was born on July 17, 1935, in Hinsdale, Mont., to Harry and Elsie (Kenney) Rennick. She was raised in Hinsdale and Glasgow,...
Rodney Gerald Kelm, 62, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont. He was born to Eno and Betty (Quam) Kelm on Dec. 1, 1952, in Williston, N.D. He grew up in Plentywood until 1964 when the family moved to Forsyth. He lived in Forsyth with his parents and two brothers, Cory and Tim, until he finished school. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army. After an honorable discharge, he returned to Forsyth where he began his railroad career and met Patty Cellmer, the...
