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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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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...
Gary Brian Lair, 54, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014, in Moscow, Idaho. He was born Feb 8, 1960, in Klamath Falls, Ore. He was raised in Glasgow, Mont., where he graduated high school in 1978. He served in the Air Force and the Army. He graduated from the University of Great Falls in 1984 and achieved his master’s degree. He later became a professor and taught at many colleges. He was preceded in death by his father, grandparents, stepfather, aunts and uncles. Survivors include three sons, Lyle Lair, Gary Lair II and Sean Lair, all of I...
Walter Melford Romo, 102, a retired farmer, passed away May 16, 2014, at the Country Home. He was born on the family farm at Lakeside, Mont., between Bainville and Snowden, on Nov. 26, 1911, to Oscar and Sadie (Algren) Romo. He spent his early years making a mark in eastern Montana. He worked in construction building the highway between Sidney and Glendive. During the construction of Fort Peck Dam, he and his brother, Lester, moved a "chicken coop" to New Deal to work construction. On Sept. 9, 1...
Lois Ione (Farquhar) Thoeny was born Sept. 8, 1937, in Glasgow, Mont., to Howard and Fern Farquhar, and died Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at age 76. She married Art Thoeny on Feb. 2, 1957. They moved from Glasgow to Libby about 1970. She was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in Miles City in 1961 and was faithful in sharing her beliefs with others as the Bible commands. She worked with Art to raise their children according to the principles and values of the Bible, which resulted in a well-disci...
Amanda Marie Toews Wall passed away May 16 at Valley View Home of natural causes. She was born May 19, 1924, to Rev. Jacob J and Marie (Friesen) Toews. She was the sixth of eight children. Amanda was brought up in a loving Christian home. Amanda attended Star and Todd Lake elementary schools, Lustre Bible School, and high school in Glasgow. She attended Northeast Montana College at Havre and worked at Ben Franklin in Glasgow. On June 22, 1948, Amanda married Irvin Wall. They farmed in the Lustre...
William "Bill" Ernest Marks, 85, passed away from natural causes on Saturday, May 10, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 17, at 11 a.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church in Saco, followed by interment in Grandview Cemetery in Saco. He was born March 11, 1929, at home east of Saco. He attended school at Saco up to the 10th grade. His father had a heart attack and Bill needed to tend to the family farm full time. He met Christina Ellen Mix in the fall...
A celebration of life for Delroy Brackee will be held at the Scobey Cemetery in Scobey on Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m., followed by a gathering at the Four Buttes Supper Club. Delroy was born on May 16, 1935, and passed away on Dec. 19, 2013....
Evelyn Teresa (Landaker) Gaspar, 101, passed at the home of her daughter on Monday, May 5, 2014, surrounded by family members, including her favorite cat guardian, Fluffy. Rosary services will be said Wednesday, May 7, at 4:30 p.m., at Hillcrest Lawn Chapel with visitation to follow until 7 p.m. Funeral liturgy will be Thursday, May 8, at 11 p.m., at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Interment will take place on Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m. at Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale. O'Connor Funeral Home...
Gladys Theo "Jody" Opheim, 84, died Saturday, May 3, 2014, at the Help for Health Hospice Home. Memorial services will be held at a later date with inurnment of the ashes taking place at Lawndale Cemetery with her husband in Opheim, Mont. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. She was born June 26, 1929, in Helena, Mont., the daughter of James Paul Martin and Lorna Belle Hallock. She attended first and second grade in Norris, Mont., third through sixth grade in...
Delores Ann (Sonsteng) Roe, 69, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2014, surrounded by her family. Services will be held Saturday, May 10, at 2:30 p.m. at the Cremation and Funeral Gallery, 29 8th St. W. in Billings, with a celebration of life to follow at the Shrine on Broadwater at 4 p.m., with food and drinks supplied. She was born Nov. 28, 1944, in Glasgow, Mont., to the late Milo Sonteng and Ailie Kauppenin English. She had three siblings, Marvin, Melvin and LaVonne. She spent many happy da...
Funeral services for Lorena and Helen Stein will be held with a rosary being said at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow on Friday, May 9, at 5 p.m., and a funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow on Saturday, May 10, at 10 a.m. Lorena passed away Feb. 14, 2014, and Helen on Oct. 8, 2010....
Zachary Scott Buckles, 20, died Monday, April 28, 2014, as the result of a work-related accident. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 5, at 3 p.m. at Bell Chapel in Glasgow. He was born Jan. 28, 1994, to Nicole Rae Buckles and Mike Owen Meland, and raised in Glasgow. He attended Glasgow High School until 2011 and has been employed since in the oil fields. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, ice hockey, baseball, football and soccer. He was a great friend and "brother" to many. He loved...
Kenneth Fuhrman, 83, passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He was born to Peter K. and Paulina (Miller) Fuhrman on August 24, 1930, in Glasgow and was the ninth of 10 children. He was raised on the family farm during the summers and in Glasgow during the winters. As with many farm boys, he learned to drive when he was very young, obtaining his driver's license at 13 years old so he could drive grain trucks to and from...
Luis "Chub" or "Lou" Pecora Jr., 77, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at RiverStone Health Hospice Rehab. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 8, at St. Pius X Catholic church, 18th St. West and Broadway, Billings, with burial in Malta. He was born to the late Luis and Leona Pecora on Sept. 10, 1936, in Glasgow. He was raised and attended grade school and high school in Glasgow. He enjoyed growing up in a house full of cousins and nephews, playing...
Wilbur Vernon Long, 81, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014, after a brief illness. An informal service is planned for later this spring in Fort Peck. Interment will be in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. He was born Oct. 18, 1932, in Big Beaver, Sask., Canada, to Vernon and Inga Long. In 1950 the family moved to Wolf Point, where he later met and married Betty Darlene Hamill. In 1962 they moved to Fort Peck, where he was employed by the Bureau of Reclamation and later Western Area Power until h...
Betty M. (Heinrick) Scott passed away of natural causes on Monday, April 28, 2014. She was 98 years young. Our beloved mother, wife and grandmother, and wonderful friend will be greatly missed. This woman was an inspiration to everyone. She was strong, loving, and a role model for all. Words can't describe this wonderful woman. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 2, at Bell Chapel, and a luncheon and celebration of her life will follow at her home at 329 5th Ave South. Interment will...
Thomas 'Tom' Zimmer, 86, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Montana. He was born Oct. 19, 1927, in Opheim, Mont., to North Valley County homesteaders, John and Gertrude (Niehoff) Zimmer, of German heritage. He was the seventh child out of 13. His brothers and sisters include Frances, James, Joseph, Anna Mae, Helen, Rose, Charles, Leo, John, Mark, Vincent and Lucille. In 1955 he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was in the...
John S. "Jack" Hill, 81 years and 7 months, died peacefully at his home in Aurora, Colo., surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. He was a native of Nashua and graduated from Montana State University (Bozeman) where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and a member of the ROTC. He had a successful career as a marketing executive with the Conoco Phillips oil company. He was an accomplished golfer and active member of the Heritage Eagle Bend community in Aurora. He...
Darlene Rose Johnson, 69, of Wolf Point passed away on Friday, April 18, 2014, at her home in Wolf Point, Mont. She was born April 24, 1944, in Oswego, Mont., the daughter of Frederick William Archdale and Violetta Mary Rose Brown Archdale. She lived in Oswego, Dallas, Texas, Helena, and then Wolf Point. In 1968 she was married in Butte, Mont., to Lloyd A. Johnson. He passed away on Dec. 31, 2013. Survivors include one daughter, Janie Richline and her husband, Kenneth, of Phoenix, Ariz.; two grandchildren, Kenneth Jr. and Joy, both of Phoenix;...
Harry David "Dave" Campbell Jr., 64, of Galveston, Texas, died at his home on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. He was born on Dec. 10, 1949, in Sherman, Texas, to Harry David Campbell Sr. and Dorothy Mae Anderson, both deceased. He grew up as an Air Force brat living abroad, at one point in Spain, which he remembered fondly. He is a 1969 graduate of Glasgow High School. He participated in track and ran with a relay team that held the State record for several years under coach Dan Freund. He was...
Timothy Richard Barnett, 61, died on Friday, April 4, 2014, at his home in Sidney, Mont. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at Fulkerson Memorial Chapel in Sidney with Father Ned Shinnick officiating. Cremation has taken place. He was born to Virgil and Dorothy Barnett on Oct. 18, 1952, in Glasgow, Mont. He attended school in Glasgow, then moved to Wolf Point in 1968. In 1970, he married Donna Ferguson and the two had a son, Troy. He provided for his family by working...
