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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Roy P. Christenson, 87, passed away from natural causes on Sunday, April 19, 2015, at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Mont. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 1, at 1st Congregational Church, 629 2nd Ave N in Glasgow with Pastor Rick Thompson officiating. He was born on May 11, 1927, in Hanks, N.D., to Peter and Esther (Sovold) Christenson, and was raised on the family farm outside of Hanks. Following his school years, he enlisted in...
Kevin Michael "Doc" Ellis, 57, was returned to the Lord on Monday, April 13, 2015, at his home in Nashua, Mont., after suffering a sudden heart attack. He was born July 6, 1957, in Pierre, S.D. He was employed in the shipyard as a welder in Seattle, Wash. He drove cab in Kitsap County in Bremerton, Wash., for many years. He earned his degree in computer networking at Spokane Community College and later worked as a call center IT technician at Getronics, in Spokane, WA. He enjoyed nurturing and...
Dawna Jeanne (Dascher) Heath, 87, of Glasgow, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 1, at the United Methodist Church in Glasgow, with Pastor Ron Kapalka officiating, followed by burial in the Highland Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Condolences may be left at bellmortuarymontana.com. She was born Nov. 9, 1927, in Glasgow at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital to Charles and Pearl (Robertson)...
Gary Maurice Johnston, 66, of Spokane, Wash., passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. He suffered a long, hard battle with COPD. He was born in Glasgow, Mont., on May 11, 1948, the son of Clifford and Ida Johnston. He grew up and attended schools in Glasgow. After high school he moved to Great Falls, where he met Bonnie Clark, who would become his wife on Nov. 18, 1967. He was employed by the Bonanza Meat Packing Company in Great Falls and later transferred to the Spokane, Wash., facility. In...
Clifford Eugene "Cliff" Stannebein, 71, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 2800 4th Avenue North, in Billings, at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28. All who knew him are welcome to attend. He was born Jan. 2, 1944, in Scobey, Mont., to Hans and Lorene Stannebein. He grew up in Richland and attended school in Richland and Opheim, graduating...
Carrie Ruth (Brooks) Smith, 57, of Billings, Mont., passed away April 15, 2015, at Billings Clinic with family by her side. She was born Feb. 8, 1959, in Glasgow, one of three children born to Elbridge "Bill" Paul Brooks Jr. and Grace Marlene Brooks. She graduated from Frazer High School and then went to Northern Montana College. She was a branch manager for Cenex (Zip Trip). She maintained a sense of humor and always had a good hearty laugh for all who were around her. She was always ready to...
Aloysius “Al” William Pratt, 84, passed away at his home on his ranch north of Billings, Mont., on Friday, April 17, 2015. Vigil services will be held Thursday, April 23, at 6 p.m. with visitation beginning at 1 p.m., at St. Raphael’s Parish in Glasgow. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, April 24, at 11 a.m. at St. Raphael’s Parish. Right of Committal will follow at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will take place at St. Raphael’s Parish following committal. He was born May 31, 1930, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Aloysius Jerome Pr...
Edmond Birkoski, age 85, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015. A full obituary will appear later....
Kevin Ellis, 57, died Monday, April 13, 2015, at his home in Nashua. Services are pending....
Robert Peter Stordahl, 80, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Rose Linn Care Center in Portland, Ore. A memorial service will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Billings on Saturday, April 11, at 11 a.m. Interment of cremains will be at Riverview Cemetery in Savage. He was born on Aug. 8, 1934, in Sidney, Mont., the oldest of six children born to Peter and Dolly (Raab) Stordahl. He was raised in the Fairview area. On Aug. 8, 1954, he married Irene Gabel in Sidney. Th...
Patricia Ann (Farley) Hayes, 79, of Glasgow, Mont., passed peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital after a short illness. She was born on July 14, 1935, in Havre, Mont., to Michael and Marion (Weeks) Farley and was the fourth of five children. She attended Havre High School. In 1952 she married Edward Kirchdoerfer and they had two children, they later divorced. On June 25, 1960, she married Robert Cook. Together they had four...
Edwin "Ed" L. Hersel, 86, formerly of Richland, Mont., died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Billings with family by his side. He was born April 17, 1928, at Tioga, N.D., to Ole and Inga (Sherry) Hersel. As a young teenager, he left Tioga, going to live and farm with his uncles, Anton and Sivert Sherry, in the Richland community. On Jan. 1, 1949, he was united in marriage to Martha M. Dighans at Peerless. They lived in the Coal Creek, Butte Creek, Peerless and Richland areas. They retired in 1998...
Arnold E. Wingenbach, 61, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully with his family and friends by his side on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Riverstone Hospice in Billings. A Celebration of Life will be held at El Cor Del Lanes Sunday, April 12, at 2 p.m. for all his friends and family. He was born on Oct. 16, 1953, to Edwin and Cordella (Gustin) Wingenbach in Bismarck, N.D. He was raised and educated in Mandan, N.D., graduating from Mandan High School. He married the love of his life, Karen...
Ret. Major Jerry Dean Fouts, 78, of Nixa, Mo., passed away Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo., after a courageous battle with ALS. He was born April 19, 1936, the son of the late Leonard and Stella (Lewellen) Fouts. Six weeks after his birth, his mother passed away and he resided with his aunt and uncle. On Dec. 22, 1955, he was united in marriage to Betty Haynes. In 1951, at the early age of 15, he began his military career as a member of the United States Air Force....
Robert Peter Stordahl, 80, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Rose Linn Care Center in Portland, Ore. A memorial service will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Billings on Saturday, April 11, at 11 a.m. Interment of cremains will be at Riverview Cemetery in Savage. He was born on Aug. 8, 1934, in Sidney, Mont., the oldest of six children born to Peter and Dolly (Raab) Stordahl. He was raised in the Fairview area. On Aug. 8, 1954, he married Irene Gabel in Sidney. Th...
Anna Belle (Bingham) Brackee, 74, of Richland, Mont., died on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at FMDH in Glasgow, Mont. She was born on Dec. 23, 1940, to Donald and Anice Bingham in Oaks, N.D. She met and married Delroy, the love of her life, on Dec. 26, 1960. They raised three children, Rita, Lita and Keith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Delroy; her parents, Donald and Anice; and two siblings, June and Alice. Survivors include five siblings, Don, Donna, Bill, Grant and Audrey; three...
Ruth Alyce (Fuhrman) Gilbertson, 96, passed peacefully on to the great dance floor in the sky on March 25, 2015. She had been a resident of Valley View Home since 2011. She was born March 21, 1919, at the family home in the Baylor community in North Valley County, the third child of 10 born to Peter K. and Pauline (Miller) Fuhrman. She was raised on the family farm/ranch and had many stories to tell of growing up with her nine siblings and numerous cousins that lived near them. She often told...
Leslie Charles Gilbertson, 69, passed away of natural causes on Jan. 4, 2013, in Tucson, Ariz. He was born March 27, 1943, in Glasgow, Mont., to Olaf and Ruth (Fuhrman) Gilbertson. He grew up in Glasgow and Tucson, Ariz. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Marines, where he served his country during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged after serving six years and was very proud of his military service. He lived an adventurous, unconventional life and enjoyed every minute of it. He...
Phillip Roy Sudbrack, 60 passed away Monday, March 23, 2015, at the family farm north of Saco. He was born April 9, 1954, to Reinhard and Hattie (Iverson) Sudbrack in Glasgow Mont. He grew up on the family farm/ranch being very involved in agriculture at a young age. During his years in Saco schools, he was active in 4-H and FFA, and earned awards in both. He was on the Saco Panther basketball team that earned second place at the State Tournament in 1971. After graduation, he attended Montana...
Lois Ann Nichols, 52, passed away unexpectedly March 24, 2015, of natural causes at her residence. She was born Jan. 23, 1963, in Wolf Point to Donell and Ardis (Eliason) Nichols. She was raised on the family farm outside of Frazer, attending elementary school in Frazer. In 1976 she attended Junior High school in Glasgow and went on to be a Scottie, graduating from GHS in 1981. She continued her education at Northern Montana College, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary...
Arnold Wingenbach, 61, of Billings, Mont., died March 28, 2015, at Riverstone Hospice House in Billings. Arrangements are pending with Weigel Funeral Home of Mandan, N.D. A full obituary will follow....
Harold Dean Eide, 89, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in the Billings Clinic. Services will be announced at a following date. He was born on June 29, 1925, to Chester H. Sr. and Erminia J. Eide in Dagmar, Mont. He joined brothers Chester H. Jr. and Clifford C. A younger brother, Harry, followed Harold. He graduated from Glasgow High School in 1943. He started farming immediately after graduation. Not long after establishing his farm, he also branched into ranching. He met Mary Lou Molvig in high school and they were married on Aug. 29,...
Derek John Leckie, 43, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at his home in West Sacramento, Calif. A celebration of life and memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Russ Monroe's Funeral Home, 7960 Winding Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628, followed by a reception on the patio at Brooksfields Restaurant at 11135 Folsom Blvd., in Rancho Cordova, Calif. He was born on Jan. 24, 1972, to John Leckie and Crystal Anderson in Glasgow, Mont. He was the beloved husband to Keahi Leckie....
Iona Mae (Frost) Faraasen Sonsteng, "Grandma Havre," 86, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be Friday, March 27, at 2 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Hinsdale, followed by burial at the Hill View Cemetery. She was born Jan. 4, 1929, to Myron and Dorothy Frost, at the home of her grandparents, William and Cloe Anderson, south of Hinsdale, now known as the Mix farm. She was raised by her parents 15 miles south of...
Renee Harriet Knudson, 87, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Visitation will be held Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. A memorial service will be announced in July at the Bell Mortuary. She was born June 20, 1927, to Lindner and Vera Walker of Helena, Mont. Her full name was Harriet Renee, but she did not know this until she applied for a passport as she had always gone by Renee Harriet. She graduated in Helena in 1945. She worked for the State...
