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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Grant Donovan Risa passed away from natural causes on Thursday, June 26, 2014, at the age of 94 at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He was born Dec. 17, 1919, to Martin and Thea (Blikken) Risa. He was one of seven children and called Opheim home his entire life. He proudly served in the Army during World War II where he earned the Purple Heart. On May 20, 1949, he married Patricia Taylor in Rockglen, Saskatchewan. They farmed northeast of Opheim where they raised their sons,...
Sandra Lee (Flaten) Foth, 67, passed away peacefully at the home of her sister, Connie, in Billings, Mont. She had been diagnosed with stage four cancer and lung disease just four months ago and was under hospice care. Cremation has taken place and graveside inurnment will be held at 2 p.m., on Sunday, July 27, at the Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point. She was born to Clinton and Cora Flaten, Sept. 28, 1946, in Wolf Point, Mont. She attended the first eight grades at Turner School in the Prairie...
James Ray “G.G.” Clinkingbeard, 84, died in his home in Fort Peck due to natural causes on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. There will be a private memorial service with the family at a date to be determined. Jim, as many knew him, or G.G. (great-grandpa) as his great-grandchildren knew him, was born in Missoula to L. Ray Clinkingbeard and Audrey Geneva Taylor on Aug. 30, 1929. He was the oldest of three, had two sisters, Frankie Rae Clinkingbeard (Selvig) and Jo Ann Clinkingbeard (Selvig). He grew up in Missoula and attended the University of Mon...
Thelma Patricia (Hopstad) Dostert of Nashua passed away at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow on Monday, June 16, 2014, at the age of 92. Born on Dec. 2, 1921, to Norwegian immigrants Peter and Petra (Brendhaugen) Hopstad, she lived at their homestead farm in the Badger Community north of Glasgow with her seven brothers and sisters. She attended the Badger School and was a member of the Highline Lutheran Church. The family later moved to Glasgow, and she graduated from Glasgow High School...
Victor Forslund, 61, passed away on the Jack and Pearl Nickel’s ranch in McCone County south of the Fort Peck Dam on Friday, June 20, 1014. Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date. He spent three years loving his life on the ranch, working long hours and enjoying each day. He appreciated the sunrise of morning and the sunsets of nightfall. He was born to Victor and Elizabeth Forslund on July 31, 1952, in Syracuse, N.Y. He was schooled at Morrisville, N.Y., and after graduation spent seven years in the Air Force. He w...
Janice Maureen (Christensen) St. Clair, 70, passed away Friday, June 20, 2014, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, surrounded by family and friends, after courageously battling ALS. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 26, at the Bell Mortuary, followed by interment at the Highland Cemetery. Please join us afterwards at the VFW Hall for refreshments. Born Oct. 30, 1943, to Julius and Margaret Christensen, she grew up in rural Hinsdale. She loved hunting, fishing, camping...
Richard L. Hanvold, 48, passed away Dec. 21, 2013.Burial will be at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow on Saturday, July 5, at 11 a.m. He was the son of Karen Hanvold and the late Bill Hanvold, the father of William "Willy" Hanvold of King Fisher, Okla., as well as the brother of Kim Woulf of Glasgow and Wend Gunn of Marble Canyon, Ariz. He was the grandson of the late Tom and Amanda Mullen and Doris Neubauer and Henry Hanvold. He is also survived by Richard Mullen, Yvonne Cole, Susan Henderson,...
A rosary vigil will be recited Wednesday, July 2, at 7 p.m. and a Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday, July 3, at 11 a.m., all at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow for Angeline “Angie” Susan Jensen of Opheim. Interment will be on Saturday, July 5, at 11 a.m. at the Redstone Cemetery in Redstone. Angeline passed away on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014....
Rhoda Lee (Lentz) Fargo, 76, passed away June 9, 2014, at Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont. She was born on Oct. 5, 1937, in Ronan, Mont., the daughter of August and Pearl (Palmerton) Lentz. She was raised in Libby and moved to Glasgow in 1952 and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1955. She married John Fargo in Glasgow on Feb. 1, 1966, and they were married 50 years. She and John had five kids in five years, one month and 20 days. Their home and yard was always meticulous and their yard...
LuVern V. Kroll, 80, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at his home in Boulder, Mont. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in St. Catherine's Parish Hall in Boulder. He was born in Little Falls, Minn., Oct. 4, 1934, to Frank and Anastacia (Czech) Kroll on the family farm in Swan River Township, Morrisson County. He moved to Boulder in 1953. In 1955 he married Winona Boe, who was from this area. He loved classic cars, riding his four-wheeler, working on construction and remodeling projects at his home. He also...
Gerald Lee Lone Bear, 52, of Poplar, Mont., left to be with dearly departed loved ones on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at the Poplar Community Hospital in Poplar, Mont. He was born on Dec. 21, 1961, to Irene Martin Philbrick and Adelbert Lone Bear Sr. in Stanley, N.D. He took Nelson "Bud" Philbrick as his stepfather. He grew up in New Town, N.D., Glasgow, Brockton and Poplar, where he resided. He worked for many years as a farmer in Brockton and he also did some firefighting. He loved being around...
Sandrea Elaine (Grandchamp) Lonebear, 69, passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2014, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. She was born on July 5, 1944, at the family's home in Frazer, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Johnson) Grandchamp. She was raised in Glasgow, where she attended St. Raphael's Catholic School. She attended Cosmotology School in Cleveland, Ohio, completing her boards in 1964. She returned to Glasgow in 1972 to raise her four young children. She worked most of...
Delores "Dee" (DeDobbeleer) Luckman, 81, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, June 4, 2014. She was born May 2, 1933, in Glasgow, the daughter of Roy and Helen (Czyzewski) DeDobbeleer. She graduated from Glasgow High School in 1951. After graduation from high school, she attended the University of Montana in Missoula for one year. She then returned to Glasgow, where she worked as a bookkeeper and secretary. She moved to Seattle, Wash., in the fall of 1956, where she married Jack L....
Geraldine (Sather) Uphaus, 95, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014, at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 19, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Glasgow, followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. She was born to Bennie B. and Hazel (Reed) Sather on March 5, 1919, in Avondale, Mont. She moved into Glasgow with her family in 1934 and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1936. She was married the same year...
Mavis "Mickey" Avon (Buckles) Failing, (Chatga-Wiya), Left-Hand Woman, 77, passed on to the other side on Monday, June 2, 2014, at the Billings Clinic with her loved ones at her side. She was born Oct. 25, 1936, in Poplar to Walter Buckles and Beulah Archdale. She was a proud member of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Family was important to her. She lived her early years in Frazer, where she attended school. She met the love of her life, Wayne Failing, in...
Marlene (Bice) Graham, 72, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont. Services for Marlene will be Wednesday, June 11, at 2 p.m. at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow with interment in the Highland Cemetery. She was born at home on Nov. 29, 1941, in Terry, Mont., the 11th of 17 children to Clarence and Erna (Matton) Bice. She attended schools and was raised in Terry. While working at Young's Café she met the lover of her life, Gordon Graham, who was working on...
Sandrea E. Grandchamp Lonebear, 69, passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2014, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. She was born on July 5, 1944 in Frazer, the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Johnson) Grandchamp. Her service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow followed by a private family burial. A complete obituary will appear in next week's edition of The Courier....
Anna Eloise (Brown) Christiansen, 88, of Nashua passed away Sunday, June 1, 2014, at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 4, at 2 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, followed by interment in the Nashua Cemetery in Nashua. She was born at home in Chinook, Mont., on Aug. 12, 1925, to Otto and Flossie (Herdman) Brown. She grew up and attended school in Circle before moving with her two younger brothers to Brockway to live with her...
On May 16, 2014, Grace Lucy (Caricaburu) Krall, 84, was freed from her long battle with Alzheimer's disease. One of seven children, she was born Sept. 11, 1929, on a small sheep ranch near Glasgow, Mont., to Pete and Mary Jane Caricaburu. She may not have received a high level of formal education, but that didn't hinder her in life. While working on the campus of Montana State University, she met Gerald James "Jerry" Krall. They were married April 2, 1956. They eventually moved to Reno, Nev....
Walter Scott, 55, passed away of heart failure on Saturday, May 31, 2014, at his home west of Glasgow. He was born June 27, 1958, in Glasgow, the son of Wesley and Carol (Jensen) Scott. He was raised in Glasgow, graduated from Glasgow High School in 1976, where he played football and was active in rodeo. On June 27, 1980, he married Dallas Mease in Lander, Wyo. They lived in Havre, Glendive and Helena before coming to Glasgow in 2001. He worked for the State Highway Department until retiring in 2011. He and Dallas loved to do long-range...
Lorraine Marion (Nelson) Bain, 94, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014. She lived a wonderful and eventful life. She was born April 16, 1920, on the family homestead in Tampico, Mont., in the horse and buggy days. She was the daughter of Nels Crist and Mary E. Nelson, and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She attended Buggy Creek Grade School and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1937. She served in WWll as a Women's Air Service Pilot (WASP), and was awarded the Congressional...
Milfred Arlie Maurseth, 87, passed away May 8, 2014, in Falkirk, Scotland. With his wife at his side, he died peacefully after a short illness. He grew up in Nashua, where he completed high school and met and married Elizabeth "Betty" Holder in 1949. He served his country in the Army, and returned home to Montana to begin a career as a heavy diesel equipment mechanic, and alongside his wife, Betty, began raising their six children. When he passed away, he had been retired for several years. His...
Walter Jasper Riggin, 91, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at the Nemont Manor Retirement Home in Glasgow, Mont. He was born at Barr, Mont., 30 miles north of Hinsdale, on March 23, 1923, to Guy and Minnie Riggin. He was the second of seven children. At age 10 they moved to Hinsdale for the kids to attend school. At age 16 he went to work at the Black Ranch for one year. His pay was $1 a day. He then worked for the Etcharts until 1943, when he joined the U.S. Army. He was medically...
Stella Marie Fauth, 81, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, surrounded by her family at the Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta. She was born on Jan. 2, 1933, at her parent's home in Hinsdale, Mont., to Oliver and Fannie Bucher. In 1936, because of the opportunity to work on the Fort Peck Dam project, the family moved to New Deal, Mont. On Sept. 22, 1938, at the age of five, her father was one of the eight workers who lost their lives in the slide. He is one of six,...
Gene E. Crawford, 62, died Friday, May 2, 2014, after a three-year battle with cancer. He was born in Glendive on Aug. 2, 1951, to Glen and Katherine Crawford. He served our country in Vietnam before marrying Linda Robert in 1972. They were married until 2002 and had one daughter, Amy Jean Crawford. She married Joe Fabian in 1993 and blessed them with four wonderful grandchildren. Gene was a hard-working man. He worked most of his life as a vehicle mechanic, specializing in imports. He most...
