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Richard Dennis Eklund, 49, a mechanic, passed away of unknown causes in December 2017. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be Saturday, Jan. 20, at 11 a.m. at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta. He was born on Nov. 20, 1968, to Alvin and Helen Eklund in Glasgow, Mont. He was a mechanic and all-around hand. He could do anything he put his mind to. He enjoyed going to auctions and buying old outfits, then fixing them up. He had a good heart and would do anything for anybody. He...
Mary Lou Eide passed away Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Services are pending at this time. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of the arrangements....
Eugene "Gene" Roy Hallock, born Nov. 25, 1941, in Glasgow, Mont., passed away Wednesday, Dec, 27, 2017, at Tru Hospice in Greeley, Colo., at the age of 76. Per his request, a private family celebration of life service will be held at a later date. He lived much of his life in Montana, where he worked over the years as a high school business teacher, farmer and truck driver. He loved to hunt the Big Sky state, and shoot the breeze with family and neighbors. He was a very affectionate and fun gran...
Julia Judith (Teske) Britsch, 95, passed away peacefully at her home north of Hinsdale, Mont., Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. Due to weather conditions, graveside services will be held inside at the Willie Nelson American Legion Post #45 at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, with Pastor Tom Tripp officiating, followed by a luncheon. She was born Dec. 23, 1922, near Lustre, Mont., to Dan and Helen (Peters) Teske. Her family lived in New Deal for three or four years, in one of the nicest houses. She would use...
Dick Nicol passed away peacefully in his home in Clayton, Idaho, on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at the age of 86, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 5, 1931, to Bud and Pauline Nichol in Glasgow, Mont. He was raised in the surrounding area of Nashua on the family ranch with his seven brothers and sisters, until he went into the Army in 1954. He went to western Montana to visit his best friend, Dick Vinson, that he met while in the Army. He loved it, and was amazed snow would...
Hugo Lee Hansen passed away unexpectedly at St. Peter's Hospital on New Year's Day, 2018, at the age of 69. He was the first of four children born to Hugo Walter and Mary Edna Hansen in Glasgow, Mont., on March 3, 1948. He attended St. Raphael School and graduated from Glasgow High in 1966. The family moved to Great Falls shortly after his high school graduation. Later that summer, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served one tour of duty in Vietnam. The trauma of war on the psyche of a youn...
Virgie Schweigert, 97, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Faith Lutheran Home, Wolf Point, Mont. As per her wishes, she has been cremated. A celebration of her life is being planned for this March. She was born July 21, 1920, in Twila, Ky., and daughter to Clavin and Reney Tipton. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, and most of all spending time with family and friends. She had a strong faith in God through her entire...
Miles D. “Bud” Geer, 96, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at Valley View Home in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow with Pastor Tom Fauth officiating, followed by burial at the Highland Cemetery. A full obituary will follow soon. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of the arrangements....
Donald Bauer, 83, passed away Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. A memorial service is being planned in the spring. A full obituary will be run at that time. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of the arrangements.Donald Bauer...
Dolores Isabelle (Kwasnicki) Dighans, 74, passed away of breast cancer, on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, exactly 12 years after losing her mother, Helen (Edward) Kwasnicki. As a tribute to her love of the outdoors and at her request, her ashes will be spread near her favorite hiking trail across the mountains south of Bozeman. She was born Nov. 2, 1943, at her grandparent's home near Killdeer, Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised on a dairy farm east of Rockglen, Saskatchewan, with older siblings, Jeanette...
Elvin A. Olfert was born on April 30, 1923, to Dietrich M. and Katharina (Franz) Olfert on the family homestead in Lustre, Mont.. He used to say he was a remarkable child, as he never fought with his brother. Actually, he only had four sisters. Elsie was older, and after him came Linda, Ethel and Marilyn. To keep the little one-room school open, he was enrolled in school before the age of 5. As he was pushed along, he developed a dislike for formal schooling and chose an early graduation before...
Gladys O. (Opland) Nybakken passed away on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, at the Valley View Nursing Home, where she had been a resident for seven years. The daughter of Dedrick and Bentine Opland, she was born in Halstad, Minn., on Nov. 19, 1917. She was very proud of reaching her 100th birthday, which she celebrated with family and friends at the VVNH on Nov. 19, 2017. She grew up north of Nashua on various farmsteads and attended country schools. When she began high school, she stayed with other...
Phillip Lee Gaudet, 74, of Shelby Mont., passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in the comfort of his home. Memorial services are to be held in the spring of 2018. He was born in Box Elder, Mont., to Lucille Flatness and Felix Gaudet, and was raised by Alice and A.W. Hobbs, who he looked to as his mother and father. He lived most of his adult life in Glasgow, where he worked for Coca Cola. He moved to Shelby in 2006, where he spent the remainder of his years. He also served...
Charlene Jo Fuhrmann of Bremerton, Wash., passed away Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, at the age of 71. She is survived by her loving husband, Archie; and five siblings. A memorial service will be held at Grace Community Church, 1305 Ironsides Ave., in Bremerton on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. An online memorial can be seen at www.lewischapel.com. Lewis Funeral Chapel and Paulsbo Mortuary in Bremerton are in charge of arrangements....
Eleanor H. Kolstad, 94, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, in Billings Deaconess Hospital. She was born Dec. 2, 1923, in Opheim, daughter to Axel and Hilda (Dahl) Watterud. She married Alfred Kolstad on Oct. 24, 1942, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening and crocheting. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Kolstad; six brothers, Leonard, Lester, Rudy, Myron, Donald and Glen Watterud; and two sisters, Evelyn W...
Kayleigh A. Herbst, granddaughter of Gary and Shiela Martin and daughter of Zonda Martin, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, Dec. 23, 2017, at the home of her grandparents in Tampico. No services are planned at this time. Cremation has taken place....
Julia Britsch, 95, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, in her home. Services are pending at this time. A full obituary will be printed at a later date. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements....
Meredith Ann (Tryan) Jensen was born April 24, 1942, in Scobey Mont., and went to her heavenly home for Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017, at the age of 75. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at Zion Lutheran Church in Flaxville, and burial in Flaxville cemetery next to her beloved husband. She was born the eighth of nine children to Albert and Winnifred (Krassin) Tryan. She was raised in Flaxville, and graduated from Flaxville High School in 1960. She attended Dahl's Beauty...
Elvin A. Olfert, 94, of Frazer was born April 30, 1923, to Dietrich M. and Katharina (Franz) Olfert on the family homestead in Lustre, Mont. He married Selma Toews in March of 1946 and they raised their family on that same farm, living there until his passing on Dec. 23, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one daughter, Jeanette K. Olfert Williams. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Selma Toews Olfert; two sons, Kenneth Olfert and his wife, Robin, of Seattle, Wash., and Ronald Olfert and his wife, Etta, of Lustre; nine...
Peter Fredrick Granada, 82, of Frazer, Mt. passed away in the arms of his wife, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at Highgate Memory Care in Billings. A Rosary will be prayed Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 6 p.m. at St Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, Dec. 21, at 10 a.m. at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow, with Father Jose Valliparambil officiating. Graveside services will follow at Highland Cemetery. A reception and luncheon will follow...
Jacquelynn Lee Fargo, 59, of Wolf Point, Mont., passed away Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings. Family will receive friends Thursday, Dec. 21, from 5-7 p.m., at Bell Mortuary. Funeral services will be Friday, Dec. 22, at 10:30 a.m., at Assembly of God Church in Glasgow, with Tom Fauth officiating. Burial will take place at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. A luncheon will be held at the Assembly of God Church following burial. Jacquelynn was born Oct. 4, 1958, in Glasgow to...
Junette Arlene (Lauckner) Dalke was born Nov. 28, 1939, to Ruth Palma Lauckner Bauer (Erickson) and Arthur Louis Lauckner in Glasgow, Mont. She grew up on a farm that she loved along with her younger brother, David Lauckner, Milton Bauer and sister Bonita (Bonnie) Lauckner Hooper. She especially loved her horses, cows, dogs and any animals she met. After graduating from Nashua High School (go Porcupines) in 1958, she moved to Billings to be closer to her grandmother, Inga Erickson, and fabulous...
Albert Leroy Sergent, 88, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in Warm Springs, Mont. Funeral Services will be held Friday, Dec. 22, at 1 p.m., at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, followed by burial at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. He was an identical twin and the fourth child born to Benjamin Harris Sergent and Delilah Margret Bailey on Oct. 19, 1929, in Wolf Point, Mont. He went to grade school in New Deal and moved to Minnesota to live with his family. He went in the Army Nov. 17, 1948, and was stationed in Alaska during the...
Donna F. (Meaudry) McNabb, age 84 of Glasgow, passed away early Sunday morning, Dec. 17, 2017, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. As per her wishes, she has been cremated. A celebration of her life is being planned for next spring. She was born on Jan. 10, 1933, in Glasgow to Alfred and Cora (Wager) Beaudry. She and her three siblings were raised in the Wheeler area, where Alfred was working on the Fort Peck Dam Project. She developed a love for music in high school that she would c...
Edith Marie (Miller) Ihnat passed away on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at the age of 94. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. She was born on April 14, 1923, at Haxby, Mont., to her parents, Clara and Richard Miller. She was the second of five children and attended high school in Jordan. She graduated from high school at Nashua. She and her parents moved to the Bitterroot Valley in 1940 and she and Michael Ihnat of Nashua were married in Hamilton, Mont., on Feb. 1, 1941. They moved to...
