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Lillian "Cissy" Celina Hopkins-Smith, "Medicine Woman," was called home to the Creator on Thursday, May 11, 2017, at the age of 85. She was born Aug. 23, 1931, to Abel Hopkins and Fola Bigby in a tent, alongside Enemy Swim Lake in Sisseton, S.D. Per the traditional way of life, her older brother was given to her grandparents to be raised, thus placing her into the role of the oldest child. She cared for her siblings as she did her own children. With intentions of changing her way of life, she...
Edmond Ellis Cole passed away with family by his side on Saturday, May 20, 2017, of compilations from IPF and a stroke. Memorial services will be held at a later date. He was born on Sept. 29, 1972. He is proceeded in death by his parents, Dennis and Judy Cole; and grandparents, Claude and Alpha Traver, and Forrest and Hilda Cole. Survivors include six siblings, Terrace, Shannon and his wife, Jennifer, Derwin and his wife, Danise, Denise, Robert and his wife, Helen, Danial and his wife, Nicole;...
Gerhardt George Sauskojus, 88, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Billings, Mont. A memorial service is planned for Tuesday, May 30, at 10 a.m., at the Lustre Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church, 347 Wall St., Lustre, MT. He was born July 8, 1928, to David and Marie (Waitschies) Sauskojus on the Sauskojus family farm near Richland, Mont., where he grew up. In addition to attending Peerless High School, he took classes at Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis, Minn. After sea...
Richard Austin rode off into the sunset on May 8, 2017. He was born on December 6, 1931 in Glasgow Montana. He was delivered at home by his Aunt Alice, and joined brother, John to complete Cloris (Bailey) and George Roy's family. He had a happy childhood growing up during the depression, he was lucky to have a stable home life. His father worked for the telephone company and his mother filled in as an English and Latin teacher. He and brother John had many childhood escapades. He liked to tell...
On the evening of Thursday, May 11, 2017, Mary Ann (Yassen) Clem, 76, passed into glory at the home of her dear friends, Cliff and Dianna Isakson, in Glasgow, Mont., from renal failure. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 19, at 11 a.m., at the Bell Mortuary in Glasgow followed by a reception at the Glasgow VFW (Fort Peck Post 3107). She was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on June 15, 1940, to Jess and Alice (Flick) Yassen. She had one older brother, Ed. She graduated from Central High Scho...
On Friday, May 5, 2017, Marlene Rose (Barnes) Olson departed her earthly life with family by her side. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 2, at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, 1502 Shirley Road. A reception will follow the Mass in the fellowship hall of the church. Marlene Rose Barnes was born on Jan. 29, 1937, in Glasgow, Mont. Her parents were Burr and Mammie Barnes. She was raised on a farm in Wyota, and attended school in Nashua. After graduation, she...
Timothy Michael Young, age 33, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017. An open visitation will be held on Thursday, May 18, from 8 a.m., to 12 noon at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Services will also be Thursday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at the Valley Event Center in Glasgow. Burial will follow services at the Highland Cemetery. A reception will follow burial at the Glasgow Elks Lodge. A full obituary will be coming soon. Bell Mortuary is assisting with arrangements....
Ernest Leo Kummerfeldt, 95, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Mesa, Ariz. Per his request, he was cremated and there were no services held. He was born to William and Ossie Kummerfeldt on April 9, 1922. He married Bernice Buen on April 15, 1942, in Fort Peck, and they spent the majority of their lives being dryland wheat farmers 25 miles north of Nashua. After retiring, he and Bernice enjoyed living in the warmth of the Mesa area. They enjoyed traveling overseas and many trips in the U.S....
Norma (Seely) McNulty, 88, of West Chester, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, after suffering several years from Alzheimer's disease. A memorial service will be held at the Nazarene Church in West Chester on July 7. She was born in Hinsdale, Mont., on Aug. 14, 1928, to Guy and Eleanor Seely. She graduated from Hinsdale High School and went on to Montana State University Northern in Havre to obtain her teaching degree. She taught school in Wolf Point and Santa Maria, Calif. She marr...
Jane Elizabeth (Fetterman) Knudson 97, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Valley View Nursing Home with her daughters by her side. She was born Oct. 19, 1919, to John and Mary Fetterman at their family home in Saco, Mont., where she was raised and where music was the heartbeat of the family. She began violin lessons at the age of 11, and began playing the trombone at age 14, both of which she played throughout high school at Saco High School, where she graduated in 1937. She pursued her...
Maryann (Burns) O'Connor, 70, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, after a hard, fought battle with breast cancer. A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, at Immaculate Conception Church (1223 16th Street) in Fort Benton followed by a gathering of family and friends at the Montana Agricultural Museum (1205 20th Street). She was born in Glasgow, Mont., on May, 25, 1946, to Donald "Bing" and Anne (Ihnat) Burns. She grew up and attended elementary school in...
Roymane V. (Priebe) Christiana, 95, passed peacefully Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital with her family by her side. She was born Nov. 11, 1921, to Edward and Edith (Matz) Priebe. She was raised on a farm near Wolverton, Minn. She was one of three children. She came to Montana to begin her teaching career. While in Glasgow, she met Francis "Chris" Christiana and the couple married April 8, 1950. To this union two daughters were born. They celebrated 24 years of...
Rosary will be held for Arlene Paterichia (Rennick) Knaff on Tuesday, May 16, at 7 p.m., at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church. Services will be held on Wednesday, May 17, at 10 a.m., at Highland cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the Glasgow Elks Lodge. She passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at the age of 92 in Las Vegas, Nev....
Marvin Lee Gardner passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017, at the age of 76 in Glasgow, Mont. He requested that cremation take place and no service be held. He was born in Scobey, Mont., on Dec. 27, 1940, to Henry and Glenda (Fossum) Gardner. He went to school in Glasgow, graduating in 1959. In March of 1962, he opened Marv's Conoco, and on Nov. 4, 1962, he married Sandi Desonia. They had four sons and separated in 1997. In the fall of 1974, he rented his dad's farm and in May of 1976 he closed the...
Hulda Mae (Fuhrmann) Tade, 89, passed away in the presence of her loving family on Saturday, April 22, 2017, in Missoula, Mont. Graveside Services will be at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow, on Saturday, May 13, at 11 a.m. followed by a reception. The youngest of the large farming family of Elizabeth (Fauth) Fuhrmann and Peter Heinrich Fuhrmann, she was born on April 23,1927, on her family's homestead in northeastern Montana. Her early life was spent on the farm surrounded by her large and...
Bernard "Barney" Schultz passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2017, at the age of 83. He was born in Glen Ullin, N.D., to Benjamin and Mathilda (Morman) Schultz. He had a habit of running through the fields after he was dropped off at country school to get home before his parents did. So, they enrolled him in Glen Ullin at the Catholic School. He graduated in 1953, after which he was drafted into the Army. He was granted a special leave to go home and marry his love, Phyllis Duckwitz, of Hebron,...
Norma Ethel (Ortloff) Paro passed into heaven on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at her daughter, Cindy's, home in Dallas, Ore. Internment will be at a later date at the Rux Cemetery near Thief River Fall, Minn. She was born to Andrew and Florence (Rux) Ortloff on Oct. 6, 1920, at the home farm near Thief River Falls, and was the fifth of eight children. She graduated early from high school and Teachers Training by age 17 at St. Hilaire, Minn. She taught country school until she moved to Seattle,...
Courtney Carlson, 90, of the Baylor, Mont. community, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. A memorial service will be held Monday, July 3, 2017, at 10 a.m., in the Bell Mortuary Chapel in Glasgow, with internment to follow in the Highland Cemetery at Glasgow. He was born to parents Arthur and Amy (Watkins) Carlson on Sept. 2, 1926, in the family home in the Baylor community. He attended school in Baylor and Opheim as a member of the...
Jane E. Knudson, age 97, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont. Visitation will be held Thursday, May 4, from 5-7 p.m. at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Services are Friday, May 5, at 11 a.m., at the United Methodist Church in Saco, followed by interment at the Grandview Cemetery in Saco....
On April 23, 2017, John Stanislaw Sr. earned his eternal pilot's wings and is happily flying with the angels after a short illness. John Sr. joined in Heaven: his parents, Jack and Margaret Stanislaw; two brothers, Peter and Paul; his beloved, Jackie, and their fur-baby, Dijon, the "Wolf-Dog." Survivors include his loving son, John Jr., his wife, Jennifer, and their children, Jack and Julie; his daughter, Michele, her husband, Rob, and their children, Noah and Sara; and the mother of his...
Ethel May (Conatser) Wall went peacefully to be with her Lord and Saviour on Monday, April 17, 2017, two days before her 95th birthday at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont., where she was born and raised. She was introduced to her Lord with the help of Bythe McClain serving with the American Sunday School Union. As a result, she was active with Sunday School and daily Vacation Bible School for many years. Later on, she and Bert were involved with Beacon Bible Camp as cook and manager for...
Gertrude (Stolen) Eliason, 86, of Opheim, Mont., passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Billings, Mont. A Memorial Service will be held at Bell Mortuary at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 29, followed by lunch at the VFW Post in Glasgow. She was born in Glasgow on May 24, 1930, the daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Stolen. She went to a country school close to Glentana when she was in grade school and attended high school in Opheim. She married Glenn Eliason on Feb. 15, 1958, and raised two...
Sylvia Jean (Loberg) Haskett, 73, of Snohomish, Wash., passed away Monday, March 13, 2017. At her request, no services will be held. She was born on April 23, 1943, to Melvin and Edna Loberg. She lived on the homestead with her grandparents, John and Fiina Loberg, in Hinsdale, and graduated from Hinsdale High School in the class of 1961. She was preceded in death by one son, Todd Haskett; one sister, Yvonne Stafford; and her parents. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Howard Haskett;...
The Jensen Family would like to announce a memorial service for Truels Jensen Jr. who passed away Dec 13, 2016. A committal service will be held at the Redstone Montana Cemetery on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 1 p.m. with Pastor Mark Taylor presiding. Please join us for refreshments and commemoration ceremony at the Redstone Community Hall following the service....
John Stanislaw of Florence, Mont., formerly of Glasgow, passed away quietly at the age of 72 on Sunday, April 23, 2017 after a long battle with arterial artery disease....
