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Richard D. Hibl, 76, passed away peacefully at his winter home in Cordes Lakes, Ariz., on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. Memorial services will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mayer, Ariz., on Wednesday, April 27, at 1 p.m., and at St. Raphael's Parish in Glasgow on Wednesday, May 18, at 1 p.m. Receptions will follow each service. Born Sept. 20, 1940, at the Dale Hospital in Poplar, Mont., to Adolph and Martha Hibl, his love of Montana's Roosevelt and Valley counties and his hometown of Poplar ran deep. He also loved his Arizona community,...
William F. Arvin, 89, of Havre, Mont., passed away in his home on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, 18 days before his 90th birthday. He was born on Feb. 17, 1926, to William Arvin, Sr. and Eva Ree (Sisson) Arvin in Kansas City, Miss., their oldest child, later joined by one sister, Mary Ellen. The family lived in Missouri until he was 9 years old, then they moved to Billings, Mont., because of the depression. His father's brother had a dairy farm there. His father and family worked there many years whil...
William Francis Arvin, age 89, of Havre, Mont., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. Funeral services are pending at this time. A full obituary will appear later on....
John Edwin “Eddie” Sowa, 74, of Nashua, Mont., passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, of cancer at his home in Nashua. No services will be held, and as per his request, cremation has taken place. Bell Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.bellmortuarymontana.com....
Jack D. Jensen, 80, passed away from natural causes on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at the Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta, Mont. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 2, in Hinsdale. Cremation has taken place. He was born on June 9, 1935, on the family farm near Grenora, N.D., to Jens C. and Selma (Thoeny) Jensen, the last of 11 children. He graduated from Hinsdale High School in 1953. He attended college in Bozeman for a short time before enlisting in the Army. He was honorably...
Carole (Wessler) Borgen, 78, passed away peacefully Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Kalispell, Mont. Cremation has taken place in Kalispell and a private burial will be later this spring in Glasgow. She was born Dec. 5, 1937, to August "Tex" and Evelyn Wessler. She was raised in Nashua and graduated from Nashua High School. She was preceded in death by her parents, a baby brother, one sister, Wilma Tunison, and her stepfather, Henry Erickson. Survivors include four sons, Roger, Jeff, Scott and...
Sylvia Mae "Sally" (Lenz-Debray) Powell (70) passed away Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. She was born Oct. 22, 1945, to Carl and Violet (Cowan) Lenz and was raised by her uncle and aunt, Leo and Pauline Debray. She attended Glasgow schools, graduating in 1963. She then went on to Kinman Business University in Spokane, Wash., for two years. She married Franklin Buril Powell on July 3, 1969, and together they had four children, Carolyn Sue,...
David John Clowes, 85, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He was born June 23, 1930, in Glasgow, Mont., and as a boy grew up on a farm on Cherry Creek, northeast of Glasgow, which was as he described it, a "paradise for a growing boy." He was the fifth of seven children born to Homer and Ruth (Biddle) Clowes. As a boy, he was involved in FFA and football (and numerous high school activities). He had a kind spirit, which led him to help...
Sharon A. "Kelly" (Neise) Archambeault passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at the age of 72, from cancer and Alzheimer's disease. On March 16, 1943, she was born to her parents, Alton and Marlene Neise. Marlene worked at Hall Drug and Alton was a construction worker and area musician. He passed away in the early '40s from complications during surgery. Kelly was raised by Marlene and her stepfather, Leroy Kellogg, from whom she inherited her nickname. She was born and raised in Glasgow. She...
Donald John Baker, 73, was enjoying a hunting trip in Mexico when he died unexpectedly of natural causes on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow with a reception following. A graveside ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. at the Glasgow Highland Cemetery. A celebration of Don's life will be held at the Lake Elmo Inn Event Center at Lake Elmo, Minn., on Feb 13, at 1 p.m. He was born in Glasgow, Mont., on April...
Suzanne C. (Townsend) Brenna, 69, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital with family by her side. A celebration of her life was held Friday, Jan. 15, at the Bell Mortuary with Pastor Dan Dale officiating, followed by a reception at the mortuary. Inurnment will take place at a later date. She was born in Clare, Mich., to Charles and Maxine (Hawkins) Townsend on Dec. 6, 1946. She received her early education at various schools around the...
Heaven gained a beautiful angel Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, when Helen Lorraine (Greenwood) Inabnit (58) passed away in Billings, Mont. She was born on Feb. 20, 1957, in Glasgow, Mont., to George and Edith Greenwood of Glentana. She was the youngest of six children. Her sister was her best friend and her brothers were her protectors, especially her brother, Ken. She met the love of her life, Gordon, and they married on June 15, 1984. They spent many years enjoying the wilderness of Montana, hunting...
Margaret (Decker) Unrau, 95, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow with Rev. Jay Ashbaucher officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Margaret was born in Lustre, Mont., on April 14, 1920, to Zacharias J. and Barbara (Waldner) Decker. She was one of 12 children; six of them died in childhood. Margaret attended...
Rita Alice Blount Talks Different (Red Thunder Bird Woman), 71, of Frazer, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at the Billings Clinic. She fought a long battle with diabetes. A wake was held at the Cansuska Presbyterian Church in Frazer on Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Frazer School Gym, followed by burial at the Oswego Presbyterian Cemetery. Condolences can be left at bellmortuarymontana.com. Rita "Baby...
Idell R. (Kappes) Nicol, 81, of Nashua, Mont., passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont. She was born Oct. 28, 1934, in Wolf Point, Mont., to Martin and Lydia (Schaffer) Kappes. She completed her education in Nashua. She married Pete Nicol on July 17, 1954. Together they had three children, whom they raised on the family farm southeast of Nashua. She worked hard all her life, whether it was on the farm or outside of the home helping make ends meet. She...
June M. (Walters) Simanton, 82, retired lab and X-ray technician, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 22, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta. Interment of her cremated remains will be at a later date. She was born June 1, 1933, in Hallock, Minn., the daughter of Alfred and Frances (Gamble) Walters. After high school she attended a Lab and X-Ray Technician school in Minneapolis, Minn....
Donald John Baker, 73, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, in Mexico. Funeral arrangements are pending. A full obituary will appear in the Courier later on....
Suzanne Charlene Brenna, 68, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. A full obituary will appear in next week's paper....
Jay Scott Brownson, 59, passed away Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Mont., with his loving family by his side. A memorial service is planned for 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow with Pastor Scott Hedegaard officiating. Burial will follow at a later date in Jamestown, N.D. Following the funeral service, the family invites everyone to Sunnyside Golf Club for refreshments and fellowship. He was born Feb. 8, 1956, in Jamestown, the son of John “Jack” and Ione (Frederick) Brownson. He...
Gerald "Jerry" Bies, 82, our beloved dad, grandpa, uncle, brother-in-law and friend, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday morning, Dec. 20, 2015. Dad was born on May 2, 1933, in Montrose, S.D., to Edward and Mary (Fleming) Bies. He and his older brother, Jack, grew up in a loving home and had many great memories and stories of growing up "East of the river." He joined the Air Force in 1953 and was in the Korean Conflict. He eventually was stationed in Opheim, a small town in...
Byron Lee Tressler, 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, in his Bozeman home. A memorial service will take place at Bozeman Lodge, 1547 N Hunters Way on Saturday, Dec. 26, at 10:30 a.m. A Celebration of Life will be held at Sunnyside Golf and Country Club in Glasgow at a later date. He was born on Sept. 28, 1925, to Harriett Broviak and Maynard Tressler. He resided for most of his life in Glasgow. He met Lois Arnold in Seattle, Wash., and they married on Oct. 5, 1946. Upon his...
Phyllis Mae (Hanson) Simpson of Saco, 74, died of natural causes on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at the Phillips County Hospital. She was born in Malta and attended Malta Schools. She was proud of her perfect attendance through eighth grade. She was a member of Who's Who in America for her clarinet playing abilities. She looked forward to her continued friendships with monthly lunches with the '59ers. She married Larry Simpson June 2, 1959, in Malta, and they made their home in rural Saco. She was a...
Susan Alice (Stuart) Frost, 89, passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, with family by her side. As we will honor our mother's wishes, we will have no funeral service at this time. We will have a celebration of life at a later date. In lieu of flowers we would like your memorial contribution to be to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. She was born on Sept. 22, 1936, in Glasgow, Mont., to Joyce and Alice Stuart. She was raised in Glasgow and graduated in 1954 from Glasgow High School. In 1956...
On Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, God gained another angel. Lafern Aldean (Fuhrmann) Reed, 89, joined her Lord and Savior in Heaven. She will be laid to rest on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. A service will be held at Bell Mortuary at 11 a.m. with luncheon to follow at 12 p.m. at the Glasgow VFW. A remembrance service will be held next summer. The date will be announced at a later time. She was born Nov. 10, 1926, on their homestead north of Glasgow. She was the fifth of 12...
Barbara Jo Johnson, 67, passed away in Billings on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. She was born on Aug. 10, 1948, in Langton, N.D. Her mother was a teacher and taught in several schools where they lived, including Miles City and then Bozeman. While in Bozeman, she met the love of her life while cruising Main. She and Marvin were married on Dec. 18, 1964. They then lived in Glasgow and then moved to Sidney, where they lived and worked for 46 years. While in Sidney, she worked as the personal secretary t...
