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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Leo Murdock Pattison passed away due to natural causes in Havre, Mont., on Saturday, Dec 30, 2023, at the age of 100 just 13 days shy of his 101st birthday, on Jan. 12. At Leo's request no services will be held. Leo, a WWII veteran, former Griz football player, farmer, husband, father, grandfather, brother, and Christian were some of the hats he wore. He was easily recognized around town by his trademark tan shirt and trousers and enjoyed making the morning coffee rounds with his fellow farmers....
Doris Bertha (Johnston) Franzen, of Glasgow, Mont., died peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at the age of 87 at Valley View Nursing Home, in Glasgow with family at her side. A rosary will be held Monday, Jan. 15, at 6 p.m., at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow. A Funeral mass will be held Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 10 a.m., at St. Raphael's Catholic Church with burial following in Highland Cemetery, Glasgow. Doris was born in Middle River Village, Minn., on July 15, 1936, to Clifford Jerome...
Beverly Jean Hancock, nee Canen, 80, of Granite City, Ill., born Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1943, in Sacramento, Calif., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill. Visitation was from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville. Funeral services was held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 9, at Kurrus Funeral Home, with Reverend Sam Hart officiating. Interment will follow at Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, Ill. Beverly attended City...
Melford Arrotta, 97, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. At his request he has been cremated and will join his parents in the Grandview Cemetery in Saco, Mont. A memorial service for Melford will be held at a later date. Melford was born to Antonio and Lillian Arrotta, Feb. 18, 1926, in Bainville, Mont. His father was a section crew foreman for the Great Northern Railroad and in Melford's early years the family lived in Culbertson and Saco. They moved to Tampico when Melford was in...
Phyllis Huston, age 92, passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. Family will receive friends 5 to 7 p.m. at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, Mont., Friday, Jan. 12. A funeral service will be held 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 13, First Lutheran Church, Glasgow. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery, Glasgow. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the First Lutheran Church. A full obituary will be available at a later date....
Beverly Jean Hancock, nee Canen, 80, of Granite City, Ill., born Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1943, in Sacramento, Calif., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville, Ill. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at Kurrus Funeral Home, with Reverend Sam Hart officiating. Interment will follow at Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights,...
Julianna Ackerman, age 73, passed away Friday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral Service was at 6 p.m., Dec. 4, at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow with Tom Fauth officiating. A reception followed the service....
Kathleen "Kathy" (Fralick) Ramsbacher, 81, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. A celebration of life, with family, will be at a later date. She was born on May 6, 1942, in Detroit Mich., to Harriet and Chuck Fralick. Kathy was a very kind and friendly person who was loved by all who knew her. In her free time, Kathy loved to cross stitch, garden, and spend time with her family. Her hobbies brought her joy and allowed her to express her creativity. Kathy is preceded in death b...
Karen Rose (Karcher) Kuebler age 81, passed away in East Helena, Mont., on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023, at home. There will be a private inurnment service to lay her at rest with her husband at Fort Harrison, Helena. Karen was born on Jan. 25, 1942, in Glasgow, Mont., to parents Fern and George Karcher. She attended schools in Nashua and Fort Peck, Mont. After graduating from high school, she married her sweetheart Carl "Dick" Kuebler and spent 60 years together until her husband's death in 2021....
Darla Kay Jordan, 52, of Conrad, Mont., died suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday, Nov. 16. Services are pending and a memorial service will be at a later date. Darla was born Oct. 21, 1971, in Glasgow, Mont. She attended school in Glasgow and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1991. After graduating she moved to Conrad to live with her sister and got her first job at Town Pump in Shelby, Mont. She also worked at Gary and Leo's IGA in Conrad. Darla was known to many as DJ. She will be...
Robert F. Weasa, 90, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at Valley View Nursing Home, Glasgow. You are invited to a gathering of Bob’s friends and family at the Glasgow Senior Center at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, to remember and celebrate Bob’s one-of-a-kind life. Condolences may be left for the family at bellmortuarymontana.com....
Julianna Ackerman, age 73, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral Service will be at 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 at Bell Mortuary with Tom Fauth officiating. Reception following service....
Gilbert Alonzo DeSonia, 84, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully the evening of Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, surrounded by his family and significant other. A Celebration of Life/Memorial Service is planned for 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 24, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. There will be a reception luncheon following at the Cottonwood. Cards and condolences may be left or mailed to the family at 519 6th Avenue N, Glasgow, MT 59230, or may be left at bellmortuarymontana.com....
Gilbert Alonzo DeSonia, 84, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully the evening of Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, surrounded by his family and significant other. A Celebration of Life/Memorial Service is planned for 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 24, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. There will be a reception luncheon following at the Cottonwood. Gilbert was born on Dec. 1, 1938, in Glasgow to Chub and Dora (Overland) DeSonia. He joined a brother Norman and later...
Yvonne Lee (Monson) Hatley passed away peacefully at WyndStone in Billings, Mont., where she lived for the final year of her life. The kind and professional care she received from the staff in the Meadowlark Assisted Living unit and the Novak Memory Care Cottage was exceptional and sincerely appreciated by Vonnie and her family. Vonnie was born in Glasgow, Mont., on Sept. 23, 1945, the youngest of seven children of Julian and Effie Monson. She attended school in Glasgow and graduated from...
Robert F. Weasa, 90, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at Valley View Nursing Home, Glasgow. Bob lived at his home in Glasgow until last winter when he suffered a stroke and fought with all the cowboy grit he could muster to regain most of the mobility he had lost. Though highly independent and previously preferring to live at home, Bob greatly enjoyed the last nine months of his life at Valley View with the other residents who became his great...
Lenore (Frisch) Olson-Hinerman, 94, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., of natural causes. Lenore’s family will receive friends from 5 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13 at the Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. A Celebration of Her Life will start at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. A reception will follow at the First Lutheran Church. Lenore Ardice Frisch was born July 17, 1929, the middle c...
Betty D. Nelson, age 88, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow. According to her wishes, Betty is being cremated. There will be a Celebration of her Life at a later date. She was born on June 30, 1935, in West Point, Neb., to Charles and Mary Stewart. She was preceded in death by her parents; her siblings; and a daughter, Joanna Hammer. Betty leaves behind a son Scott Nelson; daughters Sally (Ed) Stein and Patty (Todd) Nelson;...
David Jon Stanley, of Billings, Mont., age 50, passed away on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Celebration of life and remembrance will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Hilands Golf Club, 714 Poly Dr, Billings. Open house from 1 to 4 p.m. with memorial service at 2 p.m....
On Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, Verna Lee Penner passed away and returned to our Heavenly Father. She was a devoted wife to Herbert Victor Penner, who she married Jan. 19, 1974. She was a loving mother to her children, Jerie Lynn Keil (William) and Ronald Harry Sachs. Verna Lee Penner was born Verna Lee Davis on Oct. 12, 1933, in Bandon, Coos, Ore. Her parents were Emmett Luther Davis and Annie Pearly (Lessley) Davis. Verna was a woman of faith who knew God lived and that Jesus Christ is our Savior...
JoAnn Marie Russell was a true Montana treasure. Born in 1934 to Louis Henry Rutter and LaMae Reckert Rutter, Jo grew up on the muddy shores of the Milk River in Hinsdale, Mont. Granddaughter to famed cowboy Harry Rutter, Jo carried on the family's indelible spirit of adventure. She lived boldly and loved expansively, with lifelong passion for education, music, her Catholic faith, the outdoors, garage sale bargains, chocolate, and anything purple. While earning her degree in education, music,...
Leland Ernest Risa was born in Scobey, Mont., on Dec. 14, 1950, to Albin and Dorothy (Walters) Risa. He died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, Mont., after a brief battle with cancer. Lee was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Opheim, Mont. Family will receive friends at the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow, on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at Opheim Community Church in Opheim, with Pastor...
David Jon Stanley, of Billings, Mont., age 50, passed away on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Celebration of life and remembrance will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Hilands Golf Club, 714 Poly Dr, Billings. Open house from 1 to 4 p.m., with memorial service at 2 p.m. David was born in Julesburg, Colo., on May 26, 1973, to Ann Lorraine Stanley (Kuskie) and Gregory Leigh Stanley. David was the second of three sons. David spent his early childhood in Big Springs, Neb. David moved to Montana in 1979...
Gretchen (Nelson) Westby was born March 15, 1941, in Glasgow, Mont., to Elsa and Clinton Nelson, the oldest of four children. She was the last person to complete eighth grade at the North Bench Country School. After she graduated from high school in Opheim and Montana State University, she became an RN and worked as a surgical nurse at the Billings Deaconess Hospital. She married Arlo "Bill" Westby on June 10, 1964, and they purchased the Westby family farm. Their first child, Karen, was born in...
The Montana VA Health Care System (Montana VA) encourages Veterans to be proactive with breast health during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women after skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Statistically, one in eight Montana women will develop breast cancer. In Montana, with a population of 1.1 million people, this represents around 62,500 Montana women. Both men and women can develop breast cancer. One in 100 men can develop breast cancer, or about 5,500 M...
