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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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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... Full story
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... Full story
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.... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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,... Full story
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,... Full story
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... Full story
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.... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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;... Full story
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.... Full story
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.... Full story
Erma (Horab) Miller, 94, formerly of Glasgow, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, at Holy Rosary Residential Living, Miles City, Mont., where she resided since 2016. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 22, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Glasgow. A graveside service will immediately follow the service at Highland Cemetery. She was born in Williston, N.D., to Paul Horab and Alice (Efimenko), both of whom immigrated to the United States from Kiev, Ukraine. She w... Full story
David Murl Sisson, 61, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at the Oregon State Veterans Home in The Dalles, Ore. He was born Oct. 25, 1955, in Glasgow to John and Jacque Sisson. He graduated from Glasgow High School, where he excelled in athletics. He joined the army in 1975, becoming an Airborne Ranger, and functioned as morse code operator for John Abizaid and Greg Gardner. He was an adventurous spirit and his time in the Army helped fuel a lifetime passion for travel. After his enlistment, he att... Full story
John Newton Etchart, age 71, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. He was born July 2, 1945, in Glasgow, Mont., the second of five children to Gene and Elaine Etchart - a well-known and respected, second generation, Northeastern Montana Basque sheep and cattle ranching family. He graduated from Glasgow High School in 1963 and went on to attend Carroll College, playing football, basketball and baseball for the Fighting Saints. His treasured time as a student and athlete at Carroll i... Full story
John Barry Beard, 77, passed away from cancer and went into the presence of his Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m., on Wednesday, April 12, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 13, with Pastor Joseph Kite from Newark, Del., officiating, also at the Bell Mortuary. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. He was born and raised in... Full story
James Fuhrmann, 91, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017, in Missoula, Mont., at an age older than he expected to achieve. He came into this world on June 16, 1925, on a homestead in Larslan, Mont. He was the 14th of 15 children born to Peter H. and Elizabeth (Fauth) Fuhrmann. He served as a Marine in WWII on the Pacific Asian front and was never prone to tell war stories, but was proud to have served his country. He helped his parents farm on their place in the Fuhrmann community north of... Full story
Erma May Miller, 94, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Friday, April 7, 2017, at Holy Rosary Health Care in Miles City, Mont. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 22, at the United Methodist Church in Glasgow, followed by inurnment at the Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be left at bellmortuarymontana.com. A full obituary will follow next week.... Full story
Sandy (Stecher) Johnson, age 70, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at her home on Happy Flats in Hinsdale, Mont., from complications of Primary Progressive Aphasia. A celebration of Sandy's life will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at the Glasgow Assembly of God Church. The Johnson family respectfully requests that Sandy's friends would honor her love of sharing stories by coming prepared with a few of their own. She was born on April 27, 1946, in Woodbury, N.J. and grew... Full story
Phyllis Maxine Kleppin, 98, longtime Valley County educator passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont. Services will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at the Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. She was born in Frankfort, S.D. to Carl and Helen (Gray) Kleppin of Richland and Glasgow. The family moved to Richland, Mont. in 1927. Phyllis loved to work with her dad on the... Full story
Robert "Bob" Foster Carson, 75, of Glasgow passed away of natural causes at Miles City VA Nursing Home in Miles City, Mont., on Thursday, March 30, 2017. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the Assembly of God Church in Glasgow, Mont., with Pastor Tom Fauth officiating. Military Honors will be provided by the Montana Army National Guard. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Laurel, Mont. He was born in Akron, Ohio to Foster and Geraldine (Glaspell)... Full story
Duane Oliver Meiers, 88, of Missoula, Mont., passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in St. Patrick's Hospital with his wife, Shirley, at his side. Services will be held at a later date in Glasgow. He was born in Britton, S.D. to Robert and Adeline Meiers on April 14, 1928. He left school after the sixth grade to help support his mother and sister. He then was hired on with the Great Northern Railroad in 1944, where he worked for 44 years. He enlisted in the Marines during the Korean War and was... Full story
