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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Jeffrey Howard Banfield Alexander, 36, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2016, at the University of Utah Burn Center after a house explosion in Glasgow, Mont., Friday, June 10, 2016. A memorial for Jeffrey will be held in Arizona at a currently unspecified time and place. He was born to Charlene Alexander and Howard Banfield Alexander Jan. 12, 1980, in Marion, Ohio. He joined the Army as an infantryman and deployed with the 172nd Stryker Brigade to Mosul, Iraq. He married Stephanie on R&R during deployment and was then extended and sent to Baghdad...
Vivian L. M. McIsaac, 90 of Idaho Falls, Idaho, formerly of Glasgow, Mont., died Monday, July 25, 2016, at her son’s home. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.coltrinmortuary.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First St....
Melvin William Sorensen, 74, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. He was born at home on July 26, 1941, in Hinsdale, Mont., to Hans and Grace Sorensen. He attended school in Hinsdale. He joined the Airforce at the age of 18 and served in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged. In 1968, he met the love of his life, Diana Larsen, in Hinsdale at her parent’s farm. When he asked Diana to marry him, he said, “Would you marry me if I asked you?” and on Sept. 18, 1970, they were united in marri...
Benjamin Arthur Laws III of Austin, Texas, passed away peacefully at 11:11 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, following a courageous 11-month battle with brain cancer. He was 44 years old. He was born in Stanford, Calif., on April 7, 1971. He loved water, music, animals, solving puzzles, Halloween, mountains, biking, hiking, camping and being outside, especially in natural areas. He was very kind-hearted and often lent a helping hand to those in need. He had a witty sense of humor and a keen eye...
Fred Kindle, 81, passed away peacefully the morning of Tuesday, July 19, 2016, of natural causes at the Hi-Line Retirement Center. He was born July 8, 1935, at their homestead south of Saco, Mont., to Roy and Laura (Baker) Kindle. He was raised in this area and completed grades one through eight at the Bowdoin School before going to work full time on the ranch. In June of 1956, he joined the Army National Guard and was honorably discharged in June of 1964. During this time he attained the rank... Full story
Susan "Tootie" Poling passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at the Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City, Ore., with her loving family by her side. Services will be held Saturday, July 23, at 10 a.m., at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua with her niece, Pastor Bonnie Novak, officiating. She was the third of four daughters born to Harold and Mildred (Anderson) Miller on Oct. 30, 1947, in Glasgow, Mont. She was raised and attended school in Nashua. She was unable to graduate...
Darlene (Thiel) Dolney, 75, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016. She was born Jan. 24, 1941, to Raymond and Lucy Thiel in Sidney, Mont. She attended and graduated from schools in Sidney. She attended college and graduated with an LPN degree. On May 6, 1961, she married Ted Dolney. She worked as a nurse for about 20 years and then decided to change careers and opened the Eagle Cafe in Sidney. She also had a dress shop called Mode O Day. They they moved to Billings for a while and then to Opheim,...
Larry David Virts, 68, was born July 26, 1947, in Glasgow, Mont., and passed away July 4, 2016, in Billings, Mont., from lung cancer. He was the son of Dalphon (D.C.) Virts and Faye (Blalock) Virts. He graduated from Glasgow High School in 1965 and was a member of the Army National Guard for six years, receiving an honorable discharge. He lived in several towns in Montana and held a variety of positions. His dad worked for the Great Northern Railroad, then BNSF, for many years and instilled a life-long love of trains in him. He was an...
William D Lund, 82, a longtime resident of East Missoula, Mont., died at home on a beautiful Wednesday morning, June 29, 2016, surrounded by family and friends. He was born May 12, 1934, the seventh and last child to Hilmer and Anna Lund. His early years were spent on the ranch in Hinsdale, with MANY stories to tell! When he left the ranch life, he hit the road to work construction as an operator from Kansas all the way to the Seattle coast and many places in between. He was as ornery as he was...
Marlene Ferguson, 84, of Wolf Point, Mont., died Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Billings, Mont. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 22, at the Ferguson Ranch south of Fort Peck. Arrangements are by Cremation & Funeral Gallery of Billings....
Rueben Kindsvogel, 84, longtime resident of Glentana, Mont., passed away at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow on Friday, July 8, 2016. A graveside service will be held Monday, July 25, at 10 a.m. at Lawndale Cemetery in Opheim....
Louis Durrell Sather, 90, of Glasgow, Mont., died Saturday, July 2, 2016, at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. He was born on Sept. 4, 1925, in Glasgow. He graduated from Glasgow High School and enlisted in the Navy in 1943. He was discharged in 1946. He married Patricia Ann Geiger on July 24, 1948, in Glasgow, where they lived and raised their four children. He farmed and held numerous jobs until 1959 when he and his wife built and ran the Fort Peck Marina. They sold the marina in 1963,... Full story
James "Jim" Arneson, 87, formerly of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Monday, July 4, 2016, at Laurel Health and Rehabilitation in Laurel, Mont. He was born in Feb. 2, 1929, to John and Amanda (Nordlund) Arneson Sr, in Glasgow. He was raised on a farm in Opheim, Mont., and graduated from Opheim High School. He served three years in the Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1949. He went on to graduate with a bachelor's degree in speech and hearing from the University of Washington. In... Full story
Amanda Eckard, 90, of St. Marie, Mont., died late Friday afternoon, July 1, 2016, at the Billings Clinic after a short illness. She was born Nov. 1, 1925, in Stuttgart, Germany. She met and married her late husband, Leslie Martin Eckard, after the war was over in Germany. They had two sons in Germany before Martin transferred to Augusta, Ga., where they had their third son. The family lived in Augusta, New Jersey and Huntsville, Ala., where Martin retired. She and the family later moved to Color... Full story
Jerone "Rose" Lane, longtime Glasgow resident, passed away of natural causes on Friday, July 8, 2016, at TenderNest Assisted Living in Billings. Born in Griswold, N.D., on March 17, 1924, to Wilhelm and Hulda Busche, Rose was the 12th child of 14. In 1938, the family moved to Valley City, N.D., where she graduated in 1941. After graduation, she moved to California, where she was employed at the Defense Plant as "Rosie, the Riveter." She then moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the... Full story
Marvin Pearson, 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, June 28, 2016, at Pondera Extended Care Facility in Conrad, Mont. There will be a family memorial at a later date. He was born on March 24, 1926, in Glasgow, Mont. He and Vivian farmed in Glasgow until 1961, then in the Choteau area until 1979, at which time they moved to Conrad where they have farmed ever since. He loved nothing better than the smell of the new turned earth in spring, the blessing of a good rain, the greening of... Full story
Lloyd Thomas Eide, 96, passed away of natural causes on Monday, June 20, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He was born Oct. 28, 1919, in Anaconda, Mont., to Norwegian immigrant parents Nels O. and Elna (Karlson) Eide. As a young boy, he, along with his parents, moved to a homestead farm in Northeast Montana in the Baylor community. He attended grade school at a country school in the Midway community and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1939. After graduation... Full story
Kay Ellen Dorr, age 72, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016, at the Billings Clinic. She was born on Oct. 13, 1943, in Glasgow, to Ross Coffey Dorr and Evelyn Mihm Dorr. She was the youngest of four children. She attended elementary and high school in Glasgow. Following high school graduation, she attended Rocky Mountain College for a year and transferred to Montana State University attending from 1962 to 1965, graduating with a bachelor of science in general studies. From... Full story
Lester Lorne Stevenson, age 55, passed away in Malta on Thursday, June 23, 2016, of apparent natural causes. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. Condolences for the family may be left at www.hi-linefuneralservices.com.... Full story
On the morning of Wednesday, June 15, 2016, E. Jurenne (Poe) Fuchs, 71, passed away at St. Peters hospital in Helena, Mont. She was born in Townsend, Mont., on Dec. 27, 1944, to Lawrence B. and Margaret H. Poe. She graduated from Opheim High School in 1963. She briefly attended Montana State University, before moving back to northeast Montana. On June 7, 1964, she married Donald E. Fuchs at the Methodist Church in Townsend. They resided in Richland, Mont., until Donald's passing in 1989. She... Full story
Richard "Dick" Ivo Caves, 83, of Saco, Mont., a U.S. Navy veteran and rancher, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by those who loved him on Saturday, June 18, 2016. A celebration of his life, with military honors, will be held on Friday, June 24, at 2 p.m. in the Saco High School Gymnasium, followed by a luncheon at the Saco IOOF Hall. He was born Nov. 3, 1932, in Malta, the son of Fern Ivo and Ida Mae (McEwen) Caves. He was raised in rural Phillips County, moving to Saco with his... Full story
Lloyd Thomas Eide, 96, died Monday, June 20, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 24, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper.... Full story
On the morning of Wednesday, June 8, 2016, James “Jim” Edward McCleery, 90, passed away peacefully of natural causes at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena, Mont. He was born in Glasgow, Mont., in Valley County, on June 10, 1925. He was the fourth child and first son of Oral and Myrtle McCleery. He learned his hard-work ethic as a young boy and teenager while helping on the family farm. He liked sharing stories of milking the cows, mending fences and bailing hay in all kinds of weather. He began his military service at the age of 17 when he joine... Full story
Adeline Hazel (Zimpel) Peterson, 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 18, 2016, in Meridian, Idaho. She was born on Oct. 5, 1925, in Princeton, Minn., to George Henry Zimpel and Wilhelmina “Erna” (Kuether) Zimpel. She grew up on the Princeton farm, and at age 9, helped raise her younger siblings after her mother passed away at age 36. She attended school in Princeton and Little Falls, Minn., and then worked as a typesetter for 3M and a telephone operator with Western Union in Minneapolis, Minn., and in Los Angeles, Calif. On June 10,... Full story
Barbara (Harrison) Walden, 76, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Monday, June 13, 2016, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. She was born Aug. 28, 1939, to Verne and Dorothy Harrison at St. Helena, Napa County, Calif. She attended local schools in LowerLake, Calif., and graduated from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif. in 1961. She taught high school in her hometown, then worked as an extension agent for Oregon State University in Baker, Ore. In 1963, she married Harold Horting from Jerome, Idaho. He passed in 1987. She... Full story
