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Anna Norma (Stohl) Holden, 96, died from congestive heart failure on Sept. 19, 2013, in Seattle, Wash. She had moved there from Missoula in 2006 to be closer to family as her health began to deteriorate. She was born on May 30, 1917, to Fred and Magdeline Stohl on their farm outside of Nashua. She was the oldest of six children. Her family moved into Nashua where she graduated from high school. She then embarked on her first adventure away from home, selling children’s educational books in the s...
Karen Jellum died Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, at the Sweet Nursing Home in Chinook. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper. Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook is in charge of arrangements....
Adeline J. L. Estenson, 80, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont. She was born April 28, 1933, in Scobey, Mont., the daughter of Bert and Mabel (Nortstrom) Estenson. The family moved to Fort Peck in 1934 and then to Peerless where she began her first year of schooling. Then the family moved to North Hinsdale where she finished her schooling. She worked at the Marette Rest Home in Helena for years till she had a carnival accident that left her with a bad...
Kenneth M. Haglund, 88, died in Salem, Va., on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. A memorial service honoring his life and service to our country will be held in Isle, Minn., during August 2014. He was born on the family farm near Opstead, Minn., on Nov. 28, 1924, to Oscar and Anne Haglund. He graduated from Isle High School in 1941 and joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1944. He served in WWII (USS Idaho) and the Korean War (1st Marine Division), joined the Montana National Guard and retired in 1987 as a...
James Vernon “Jim” Lund Sr., 82, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at Missoula Health and Rehabilitation Center in Missoula, Mont. He was born on Feb. 10, 1931, at Hinsdale, Mont., the son of Hilmer and Anna Bertha (Croston) Lund. He attended schools in Hinsdale until completing the eighth grade when he went to work on the family ranch. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in Korea where he operated heavy equipment and was also the captain of the Army Boxing Team. He was wounded in acti...
Mary (Toews) Sperry Reddig went to her heavenly home Saturday morning, Oct. 12, 2013, at the age of 88. Burial will be Saturday, Oct. 19, at 9:30 a.m. in the Lustre M.B. Cemetery. A memorial service will take place at the Glasgow Evangelical Church at 2:30 p.m. She was born June 20, 1925, to Abram and Helena (Martens) Toews in Lustre, Mont. The local midwife, Mrs. Baker, was not available, so Tina Born was there to help. The name “Mary” was chosen by Helena in remembrance of her own infant siste...
Viola “Vi” Mae (Boston) Timmerman died Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, at age 78 of pneumonia at Valley View Home in Glasgow. A private gathering for family is planned. She was born to George and Olga (Olson) Boston Sept. 2, 1935, in Glasgow. She grew up in New Deal and the family moved into Fort Peck when she was 7 years old. She graduated from Glasgow High School and married Robert Richard Timmerman July 2, 1954, in Glasgow. She spent the majority of her life in Fort Peck. In 1978 they moved to Alaska and retired to the Bitterroot Valley in Western Mo...
Ines G. (Thackeray) Murch, 95, died of natural causes on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 12, at 11 a.m. at the First Methodist Church in Glasgow, followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. She was born on Jan. 9, 1918, in Havre, Mont., the daughter of William and Anna (Engeberg) Thackeray. She was born and raised west of Havre on a ranch on the Milk River. She attended the Cypress Country School...
Sherry May (Chaney) Shanks,77, died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, at Kalispell Regional Hospital. All are invited to the viewing, which will be held at Buffalo Hills Funeral Home in Kalispell on Friday, Oct. 11, from 2 to 7 p.m. Funeral proceedings will start at Calvary Lutheran Church in Kalispell at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, with burial at Glacier Memorial Gardens. Please join us for a celebration of her life to be held at the church following interment. She was born on Sept. 20, 1936, in Wolf...
George Russell Winderl, 92, longtime Valley County resident, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m. at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Glasgow, followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery. He was born on March 16, 1921, to Theodore and Blanche (Rouse) Winderl. He was the fourth child of 10 sons. They lived on a farm just south of Richland. He attended school in Richland through the eighth grade and graduated from Opheim High School in 1...
James “Jim” Vernon Lund was born Feb. 10, 1931, in Hinsdale. He passed away at 9:45 a.m. Oct. 6, 2013, in Missoula. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, in Hinsdale Cemetery....
Gilbert “Ross” Floyd, 87, of Great Falls, Mont., died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at Peace Hospice. At his request, no services will be held. Cremation has taken place. A private family memorial service will take place at a later date. He was born March 18, 1926, in Woodrow, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was raised in Opheim, attending schools in Opheim and graduated from Opheim High School. He then attended Great Falls Commercial College. He entered the U.S. Army during WWII in 1944 and was hon...
Anita Hull, 94, a former Glasgow resident now of Bellingham, Wash., died Sunday, Sept., 29, 2013, at her home. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m., followed by a 2 p.m. Celebration of Life Service at Westford Funeral Home in Bellingham on Sunday, Oct. 6. Memorials may be made to Whatcom Hospice. You may share memories with the family at www.westfordfuneralhome.com. She was born Sept. 14, 1919, in Mona, Mont., to Everett and Belva Coffrin. She graduated from the University of Montana in 1968 and...
Galen “Mike” Maas, 92, died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at the Billings Clinic Hospital to join his wife of 71 years, Doris, who preceded him in death by just 10 weeks. At Mike’s request, there will be no funeral. Family will gather for a graveside memorial at Highland Cemetery on Oct. 12, followed by a public reception at the Glasgow Elks Club at 2:30 p.m. He was born to Phillip and Mary (Werner) Maas at Baylor, Mont., on May 27, 1921. His given name was Galen Abraham Maas, though his brothers quic...
Joseph G. Svien, 94, longtime resident of Glasgow and more recently Missoula, and Napa, Calif., died on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in Napa. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow, followed by a reception at the First Lutheran Church. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements....
Oscar Ronald Evenson, 82, died Sept. 22, 2013, in Salem, Ore. Graveside services will be held in Fosston, Minn., during the summer of 2014. He was born the fifth of six children on March 26, 1931, to Oscar C. and Ruth B. Evenson, on the family farm in Bejou Township, Minnesota. He attended grade school at both Harvey and Bejou Elementary and graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1949. After a two-year army career in the medical corps, he married Vivian Marie Whaley on July 2, 1956, in Fosston,...
Former Glasgow resident Eunice (Burrus) Moen, 97, died Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, at the Health Center in Kalispell, Mont. A memorial service will be held at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, with burial to follow at the Highland Cemetery. A reception will be held at a location to be announced. She was born on a homestead west of Glasgow to Alfred “Mike” and Merle Burrus on June 23, 1916, the second of seven children. From the homestead the family moved to a farm near Lib...
Douglas Everett Ackerman Runsthrough Sr., “Two Spotted Eagle,” “Wamni Kneshga Numba,” 62, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, at his mother’s home in Frazer, Mont. He was born Sept. 3, 1951, in Poplar, Mont., the son of Wilbert and Isabelle Ackerman. He lived in Frazer most of his life. He was a traditional man who lived life to the fullest. He was a very artistic man and loved his children very much. He was a firefighter, carpenter, artist, craftsman, master cook and spiritual leader. He loved fam...
Ethel Marion (Hinerman) Maki of Cascade, Mont., died Tuesday, Sept 17, 2013, after a period of illness, from Scleroderma complications following knee surgery. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at the Hillcrest Lawn Mausoleum Chapel, followed by a reception for family and friends at Schnider Funeral Home in Great Falls. She attended Bozeman University of Montana where she received her degree in nursing and worked in hospitals in Great Falls as supervisor and special nursing. She...
Galen “Mike” Maas, 92, died on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at Billings Clinic Hospital, 10 weeks following the death of his wife, Doris. A complete obituary will be published in the next issue of The Courier. At his request, no funeral is planned, but a graveside service for family will be scheduled at a later date....
Naomi Vivian “Beebs” Adams, 80, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, in Billings, Mont. She was born to Henry and Tena (Gives The Blanket) Archdale on May 6, 1933, at the family home in Oswego, Mont. She was a hard worker who worked endlessly to provide for her family: Officially as a nurse’s aide, teacher, bartender and cashier. However, her job did not end there. She also was a taxi driver, babysitter, banker, counselor, coach, family nurse, family accountant, operator, and above all, a super...
Peter J. “Pete” Grobel, 59, was set free from the ever-long battle of leukemia on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, a beautiful Montana morning at his home in Helena with his immediate family nearby. His family continues to admire and cherish his strength and love that he portrayed during his battle. Services and reception are to be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow. He was born in Billings to Lynn and Lois Grobel, joining his brother, Steve, and sis...
Skeg “Andy” Harlow Anderson, 49, of Sterling, Alaska, died in his sleep Saturday night, Sept. 7, 2013. Graveside services will be held in the future at the Scobey Cemetery. He was born to William and Sharon (Battleson) Anderson on May 20, 1964, one of four sons. He and his family spent many years of their life traveling and living in different places across the country, but the Battleson ranch in Peerless was always home. After high school, he joined the U.S. Army, where he, along with two oth...
Clara Evelyn Louise Dazell, 100, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m. at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow, followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. She was born on April 28, 1913, to Norwegian and Danish immigrants Gertie (Johnson) and George Hanson in Fargo, N.D. She was raised in northern Minnesota. The eldest of several children, she shared the role as the extra Mom to...
Fern Amber Whittle, 91, died on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 14, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. Interment has taken place at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements....
