Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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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...
Thelma (Gidley) Huso, 91, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont. She was born April 15, 1923, to James and Ella Gidley in Richland County, Mont. In the late 1930s, the family moved to Hood River, Ore., later returning to Montana. She worked for several years for her cousin at Gidley's Conoco Café and Motel in Wolf Point. On June 28, 1941, she married Kenneth Huso and they farmed and ranched northwest of Wolf Point. They had two daughters, Darlene and...
Florence (Daley) Cecil, 82, a Valley County native, passed away in Richland, Wash., on Friday, Nov 7, 2014, surrounded by family. She was born to Rose and John Daley on Sept. 9, 1932, on the family homestead north of Nashua in the Spring Valley community. She was delivered by her Aunt Amelia Nelson, and was the youngest of nine Daley children: Leonard, Lester, Glen, Norman, Earl, Doris, Violet and Floyd. Upon the death of her father, she and her mother moved to Glasgow. Later Albert Brouhard...
James "Bus" DeDobbeleer, 83, passed away from natural causes on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont. At his request, private family services will be held Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Fort Peck Cemetery in Fort Peck. Interment will be in the Fort Peck Cemetery. He was born on Dec. 3, 1931, in Toppenish, Wash., to Roy and Helen (Czyzeski) DeDobbeleer. He moved with his family to Glasgow in 1932 and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1949. He was in the Navy for four...
Gary A. Schlieve, 71, passed away Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer at the Phillips County Hospital with his family at his side. He was born in Malta, in 1944, the son of Arthur and Julia Etta Schlieve. He was one of seven siblings; Arthur Jr, Frances, Robert, Shirley, Ruby and Lorraine. He graduated from Malta High School in 1962. In 1962 he enlisted the United States Air Force and served in Germany. Upon return home, he then served in the Montana Army National...
Marlene Gail (Bergstrom) Vinson, Dillard, 78, of Great Falls, passed away at Peace Hospice on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015. After having lived a faith-centered life marked by love for family and remarkable service to many, her health had declined over the past few years, and her body could go on no more. Her steadfast faith in her savior, Jesus Christ, has certainly assured her a place in Heaven. She was born on Sept. 1, 1936, in Opheim, Mont., the first child of LeRoy and Ethel Bergstrom. Her early...
Dr. Verna Smith, PhD, a long-term resident of Overland, Mo., passed away in her sleep at the age of 95 at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, from complications following hip surgery. She was the daughter of Roy Alva Green and Sara (Lindberg) Green of Glasgow. Dr. Smith was a powerful force in educational research, both locally and nationally. She was honored for her contributions to American education by Stanford University and the University of...
Lawrence William "Larry" Vetch, 74, of Miles City, Mont., passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings. He was born on Aug. 30, 1940, to Peter and Katherine Vetch in Forsyth, Mont. He spent his first eight years in Linton, N.D., then moved to Miles City, where he lived for the remainder of his life. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School, then attended seminary in Washington. He married Diana Goodson in 1964 and they had three children Larry Michael, MaShelle...
Gary A. Schlieve, 71, passed away Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer at the Phillips County Hospital with his family at his side. He was born in Malta, in 1944, the son of Arthur and Julia Etta Schlieve. He was one of seven siblings; Arthur Jr, Frances, Robert, Shirley, Ruby and Lorraine. He graduated from Malta High School in 1962. In 1962 he enlisted the United States Air Force and served in Germany. Upon return home, he then served in the Montana Army National...
Mary Houle Dunning, 77, passed away on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, of natural causes at her home in Nashua, Mont. A Celebration of Life Service will be held later in the spring, with interment in the Nashua Cemetery. She was born May 17, 1937, in Belcourt, N.D., the daughter of Joseph and Delia (L'Esperance) Houle. She attended schools in Belcourt, graduating from Belcourt High School. She then attended and graduated from Minot State, earning her teaching degree. She taught in Portland before moving...
Lorraine Bernice (Knopp) Zabel, 72, passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, with her loving family by her side. She was preceded in death by one son, Kelly Zabel; and Leona Cunningham (Knopp). Survivors include children, Cheryl Doris, Diane Flahaut and her husband, Rob, Kenneth Zabel and his wife, Charlene, J. Zabel and his wife, Laurie, and Tracy Hamilton and her husband, David; 18 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; Gordon Knopp, Raymond Knopp, Linda (Knopp) Smith, Lucille...
Our loving wife and mother, Alberta Vivian 'Birdie' (Norheim) Blanton, 77, of Helena, Mont., passed to our Lord Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, surrounded by family. She passed from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was the first born to Vivian Becker and Olaf Christian Norheim in Great Falls. The Norheims also lived briefly in Townsend and Fairfield before the family moved to Glasgow, where she grew up and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1955. She and her friend, Evelyn, attended a...
Floyd Donald Daley passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at the McKenzie County Hospital in Watford City, N.D. He was born Sept. 24, 1924, in Nashua, Mont., to John and Rose (Brandt) Daley. He was raised on the Montana range and attended school at Grain. After school he worked as a sheep herder, broke wild horses, trapped, rode saddle bronc and calf roped in the rodeo, and did various ranch work. He was in the Army, and stationed in Texas, California and Korea. He was a s...
Beverly B. (Elfring) Olsen, 80, passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Valley View Nursing Home. A Memorial services will be held Thursday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. She was born Dec. 9, 1934, in Fort Peck, Mont., to William and Carrie (Jensen) Elfring. She was the youngest of nine children. She married George Olsen Nov. 1, 1952, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. They resided on the family farm west of Glasgow, where they raised their four children....
G. Ross Robinson, 83, an Air Force veteran and retired rancher, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, in a Billings hospital. He was born Nov. 6, 1931, in Saco, the son of George G. and Ada (Korman) Robinson. He graduated from Saco High School in 1949 and continued his education at MSU in Bozeman where he obtained a bachelors' degree in Agriculture of Science in 1953 (Go Bobcats), and married June Coton. Two sons, Craig and Mike, were born to this union. After graduation, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. i...
