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Verna Alice (Lemmon) Klepzig, 89, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at Benefis East, surrounded by her loving family. A celebration of her life will be held on Nov. 7, to coincide with what would have been her 90th birthday. Services will be held at 11 a.m. at Croxford's Funeral Home with inurnment to follow at Highland Cemetery in the Niche Wall. She was born on Nov 6, 1925, in Harlem, to Claud and Billie Lemmon. She was raised in and around Harlem and was valedictorian of her graduating...
Dr. William Edward Wright M.D., 70, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., of complications from Huntington's disease. He was born on Sept 8, 1945, in Denver, Colo., to Mary Ann Grabow and Dewey Sampson Wright. When he was in the sixth grade, the family moved to Helena, where he graduated from Helena Senior High in 1963. He attended colleges at Montana State University in Bozeman and Carroll College in Helena. He graduated in 1968 with...
Alan Dale Meek, 70, of Virginia Beach, Va., passed away Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, in Virginia Beach. Services will be held at a later date. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Everett L. Meek. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Mary; one sister, Sharon; and one brother-in-law, Leonard, of Colorado Springs, Colo....
Wayne E. Shipp, 53, loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend, went on wings of angels to be with our Lord, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family and friends on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. He was born Jan. 2, 1962, in Glasgow to Lloyd and Theresa (DeBray) Shipp. He attended Glasgow Schools and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1980. He married his soulmate, Lori Orahood, on July 19, 1986, in Malta....
Edgar "Eddie" Orval Garwood of Nashua, Mont., 94, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, of natural causes at his home on the family farm south of Nashua. Services will be held Friday, Oct. 2, at 11 a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, followed by burial in the Nashua Cemetery. He was the only child of Marion and Gertrude (Bailey) Garwood. He was born April 23, 1921, in Jackson County, Ky., near the small community of Gray Hawk. When he was a month old, the family traveled to Montana and...
Evelyn Carol Watterud, 98, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. She was born to Axel and Hilda (Dahl) Watterud on Aug. 29, 1917, in Opheim, Mont. She had six brothers, Leonard, Lester, Rudy, Myron, Donald and Glenn. She was the oldest of three girls. Her sisters were Eleanor and Lorraine. When her mother became ill, the family moved to Glasgow and Evelyn took good care of her mother until her passing. She moved out on her...
Warren "Nick" Gamas of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, of natural causes. A celebration of life will be held at a later date to be announced. He was a longtime teacher and administrator for Glasgow Public Schools. He is survived by his wife, Carolee, of Glasgow; two sisters, Charlotte Farrington of Great Falls and Denny Wright of Glasgow; three sons, Rick, Warren and Trint; one daughter, Tara; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild....
Elsie Edna (Math) Jacobs, 73, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. She was born to Henry and Edna Math in Havre, Mont. She married Wayne Jacobs Jan. 21, 1958, in Whitewater, and to this union four sons were born. She loved being a rancher's wife, canning, cooking, and crocheting, as well as participating in 4-H. She was preceded in death by her parents, her mother- and father-in-law, two sisters-in-law, and a step great-grandson. Survivors include her loving husband of 57...
Lillian (Frisch) Thornton Gregoryk, 84, passed away peacefully at her home in Billings, Mont., on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, after a lengthy illness. Cremation has taken place and there will be no funeral services. She was born on Feb. 23, 1931, to John and Sylvia (Borland) Frisch on the family farm near Hinsdale. She attended school in Hinsdale and Glasgow. When she was seven years old, the family moved to a farm 7 miles west of Glasgow on the Tampico Road, where she grew up. She met and married...
Evelyn Watterud, 98. of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. A service will be held Friday, Sept. 25, at 1 p.m. at the Bell Mortuary with interment to follow at Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements....
Barbara A. (Taddonio) Pipe passed away Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Glasgow, Mont., at the age of 80. She was born May 25, 1935, in Watertown, N.Y., to Pauline (Bergevin) and Joseph Talio Taddonio. She came to Montana after marrying Jack H. Morehouse on Jan. 3, 1953. To this union four children were born. She worked as a counselor and director for the State of Montana Chemical Dependency Program for 23 years until retiring in May of 1997. Survivors include four children, Keith Joseph Morehouse...
Nelson E. "Jack" Corscadden passed away of natural causes at his home in beautiful Paradise Valley, Mont. He peacefully closed his eyes and fell to rest on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, with family and friends by his side. A memorial service is planned for Glasgow at a later date, and a full obituary will be printed later on....
After a brief battle with a virulent lymphatic cancer, Mary Dempcy, 79, passed away at Bend Hospice House on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. She was born in Spokane July 2, 1936, and grew up in Tacoma. She attended the University of Washington, graduated from San Francisco State University and received an MSW degree from California State University in Sacramento in 1970. With husband and partner Rene Tihista, Dempcy created the Stress Personalities Model for stress and conflict management. Together,...
Beverly Fern "Fernie" Cole, 78, was called to her heavenly home on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Tacoma, Wash. A Time of Remembrance will be held on Sunday, Sept. 20, at 3:30 p.m. in Puyallup, Wash., at Clark's Creek Park South, 14th St SW & 12th Ave. SW., with Rev. Wanda Whitney officiating. Call 360-710-9313 for additional information. She was born and raised in Glasgow to Edwin H. and Myrtle (Walker) Stedtfeld, and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1955. Following...
Frieda Wells, 96, of Billings, Mont., mother of former librarian Carolyn Wells, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. She was born Feb. 24, 1919, to Reinhold and Elizabeth Guenthner, the oldest of 10 children who survived infancy. Her parents farmed in Mercer County, N.D., where she spent her childhood working on the farm. As a young woman she attended business college in Bismarck, N.D., with her sister, Edna. After school she worked as a teller for the Union State Bank in Hazen,...
Rev. Robert James Fox died on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at the Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point. A vigil service will be held on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church in Wolf Point. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar on Friday, Sept. 18, at 2 p.m., followed by interment at the Poplar Cemetery. Bishop Michael Warfel of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings will officiate. He was born on Oct. 14, 1931, along with...
On Friday, Aug 21, 2015, Carol Lee (Schroeder) Marsh DuBeau, 72, passed away at the Riverton Hospital in Riverton, Wyo., with her family at her side. She was born Feb. 6, 1943, in Fergus Falls, Minn., to Rueben and Ovidia (Pedersen) Schroeder. When she was 2 years old, the family moved to the Reserve, Mont., area. At the age of 5 the family moved to Chester. They were only in Chester a short time before moving back to Reserve where she went to first and second grade. She went to school in...
Kathryn Marie (Hess) Cherney, 88, of Nashua/Glasgow, passed away of natural causes at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Bell Mortuary. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 2 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Glasgow with Pastor Bonnie Novak officiating, followed by a luncheon. A private burial of ashes will take place later. She was born to Allen and Hazel (Shirk) Hess on April 10, 1927, in...
George Biddle, 96, born to Royce and Hulda Biddle on Feb. 10, 1919, passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. at Franklin & Downs McHenry Chapel, 1050 McHenry Avenue in Modesto. A graveside service will directly follow at St Stanislaus Cemetery. He was born in a two-room log cabin on his parents' homesteaded ranch near Glasgow, Mont. He lived his early years with his family in primitive frontier conditions without electricity or...
Marie Louise (Kjelgaard) Long Vaughan, 92, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. With family by her side, she spent her final days recalling several stories throughout her life. Family memorial services were held on Aug. 1, in Charlo, Mont., with a celebration of life to follow at the Charlo Senior Center at 1 p.m. Burial will take place in Ronan in Mountain View Cemetery. Additionally, a memorial service in Glasgow will be...
Beverly Fern (Stedtfeld) Cole, 78, of Tacoma, Wash. died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, from a lengthy illness. Memorial services are pending in Tacoma. A full obituary will be in next week’s paper....
Clara Ann (Pehan) Rasmusan, 71, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, with family by her side in Glasgow, Mont. She was born the third of ten children to Anthony and Leonie Pehan on March 20, 1944, in Opheim, Mont. She attended grade school in Glentana and graduated from Opheim High School in 1962. Soon after she moved to Glasgow and met the love of her life, Jerry Rasmusan. They were married on August 17, 1963, in Glentana, and together they had four children. Her most recent employment of 20...
On Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, Arlo "Bill" William Westby passed away at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont., at the age of 82. He was born Dec. 15, 1932, in Opheim, Mont., the son of Adolph and Mabel (Isakson) Westby. He enjoyed life on the farm as a boy and loved riding horses. He and his seven siblings would move into Opheim during the winter with his mom and attend school. He would ride horseback or ski to the farm on the weekends to be with his dad. He graduated from Opheim High School in...
Lloyd Humphries, 59, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 6, 1956, in Glasgow, Mont., to William and Frances Humphries. He attended Glasgow schools, where he was very active in band and received numerous awards. He graduated in 1974. After school, he worked for a seismograph crew and traveled the United States until settling in Helena in 1982. There he attended the Vo-Tech School where he studied computer science. His job was with the Blue Cross in...
June Corrine (Leach) Ziemke Farr will be interred at the Greybull Cemetery in Greybull, Wyo., at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, at a family service. Anyone who knew her is welcome to share memories, food and fellowship at a luncheon following at the Greybull Elk's Club. She was born in Tracy, Minn., June 28, 1918, to Winnie (Olsen) Leach and John Beatty Leach. Her parents later divorced and her mother remarried Ernest Ziemke, a farmer, who June always considered her father. After this second...
