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Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1926, his family moved to the Glasgow area when he was 3 and he grew up there on farms. He graduated from high school in 1943, enlisting in 1944 on his 18th birthday, attended infantry training and was sent to the Philippines and Japan. He married Nadine Scott in 1949. He worked 22 years as a sheet metal worker, 7 with his own shop. The family also farmed 7 years near the Milk River. A lifelong interest in repairing and customizing firearms led to his next career as...
Doris Kathryn (Daley) Maas died Wednesday, July 14, 2013, one week before her 91st birthday. Her family was gathered around her to express their eternal gratitude for a lifetime of unconditional love and support. A celebration of Doris’s life will be held at Glasgow’s First Lutheran Church on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. She was born on July 21, 1922, on the family homestead north of Nashua, to John and Rose (Brandt) Daley, of Norwegian and German her...
Annette Yvonne White Eagle Boxer, 72, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont. She was born March 11, 1941, in Poplar, and graduated from Brockton High School in 1959. After graduating, she attended Montana State University in Bozeman and was in the Bobcat Marching Band from 1959 to 1960. She started working in June 1961 for the Fort Peck Tribes, Fort Peck Housing, Brockton School, Poplar School, IHS and Bureau of Indian Affairs, and retired Sept. 3, 2010, due to me...
Kathleen (Tritschler) Jensen, 64, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, from Lou Gehrig’s disease. She fought this terrible disease with grace, optimism and humor. Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 2, at 2 p.m. at the Evangelical Church, followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery. She was born April 22, 1949, in Billings, one of 13 children, to Joseph and Mary Tritschler. She grew up in St. Xavier and graduated from Hardin High School in 1967. She attended Eastern Montana College and g...
Dr. Nancy Lee Etchart, 54, of Helena, died Friday, July 26, 2013, after surviving the effects of brain cancer for 33 years. Her life will be celebrated at a reception in Helena at Eagle’s Manor on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 1 p.m.; a funeral service will be held at St. Raphael’s Church in Glasgow on Monday, Aug. 5, at 3 p.m., and there will be a video biography of her life shown at Yellowstone Country Club in Billings on Friday, Aug. 16, from 5-7 p.m. She was born on Jan. 31, 1959, to Mitchel and Donna...
Virginia (Thievin) Gundermann, 89, died Friday, July 26, 2013, in Wolf Point, Mont. A rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. with Mass to follow at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Glentana. Interment will follow at the Glentana Cemetery in Glentana. She was born on Nov. 24, 1923, in Carbert, Mont., to Eugene and Jeanne Thievin. The eldest of five children, she was raised in the Peerless area and attended schools there. After high school she married Douglas...
The following was omitted from Marvin Fast’s obituary July 24 in The Courier: In addition to his wife Esther, his seven children and their families, Marvin is survived by one brother, Harvey Fast, his wife Gladys, and their children, Shirley, Joan, Jean, and Warren and their families; his late brother Ervin’s children, Don, Sharon, and their families; and his late sister Evangeline’s children, Patty, Peggy, Gordon and their families....
Ovidia Metvedt, 91, of Glasgow, Mont., died Friday, July 26, 2013, after a short battle with pneumonia. Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 2, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. Interment will be with her two sons in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. She was born May 10, 1922, in Plentywood to Marinus and Carrie (Olsen) Pedersen. She grew up on a homestead near Reserve and attended school in Reserve. In 1940 she married Rueben Schroeder and they made their home in...
Virginia Irene (Anderson) Sunford, 84, died of natural causes Thursday, July 25, 2013, at the Phillips County Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta, Mont. She was born on Feb. 27, 1929, in Glasgow, the daughter of Virgil Howard and Blanche (Johnson) Anderson. She was raised on the Milk River near Saco and graduated from Saco High School in 1946. She attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, St. Olaf in Northfield, Minn., and Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., graduating in July of 1985. She...
Farrel (Jackson) Strahs, 68, died of natural causes on Thursday, July 25, 2013, at the Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point, Mont. She was born on July 13, 1945, the daughter of Wilson and Josephine (Schindler) Jackson. She attended schools in Frazer and lived in the Oswego Bottom and Frazer area. On July 13, 1963, she married William Lindsay in Wolf Point, to which marriage they had two daughters, Donna Jo Lindsay Johnston and April Rose Lindsay. She later married Gary Nelligan Jr., and they had thre...
Marvin Fast, 92, died Friday, July 19, 2013, at Daniels Memorial Healthcare Center in Scobey, Mont. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 at the EMB Church of Lustre. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday, July, 25, at the EMB Church of Lustre, with interment to follow at the EMB Cemetery. He was born May 7, 1921, on the family homestead in Lustre, Mont., to Peter P. Fast and Nettie (Ratslaff) Fast. He was delivered by the local midwife, Mrs. J.J. Bak...
Howard Keith Clark, 56, died from kidney and liver failure on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Wolf Point, Mont. He was born to Emily Eunice Bluehorse and Donald Gale Clark on June 25, 1957, in Wolf Point. He attended schools in Oswego, Frazer and Wolf Point, and Kicking Horse Job Corps for heavy equipment. He enjoyed walking everywhere he went, continually turning down rides. He enjoyed playing cards and especially loved playing a good game of pool. He was especially proud of the many jackets he won...
Michael Craig Halverson, 59, of Glasgow, Mont., died Sunday, July 21, 2013, from leukemia at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 25, at 11 a.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Glasgow, followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery. He was born on May 22, 1954, in Glasgow, the son of Hallie Otis “Hal” of Barron, Wis., and Lorraine (Watterud) Halverson of Opheim, Mont. He was loved deeply by family and friends. He was a simple man, but full of adv...
Fern Amber Whittle, 91, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. A vigil service was held Sunday, July 21, at 7 p.m. at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow. Family graveside services were held Monday, July 22, at 10 a.m. at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Interment was in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held at a later date. She was born on April 11, 1922, in Opheim, Mont., the daughter of Martin and Thea (Blikken) Risa. She...
Joseph Warren Wilson, “Be-chee-se-mo” or Runs with the Wolves, 26, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013. He was born Oct. 7, 1986, in Wolf Point, where he lived before moving to Shawnee, Okla., for much of his younger years. He returned to Wolf Point at the age of 14 where he completed his junior and high school years. He played football and basketball for the Wolf Point Wolves. He then joined the workforce, holding many different positions. He worked in Billings and Sidney with the latest as a roo...
Eleanor E. (Eggers) Spence, 77, of Valentine, Neb., died July 2013 in her home. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Torrington. She was born July 2, 1936, in Torrington, Wyo., the daughter of Wendell and Mary (Annan) Eggers. On June 1, 1958, she was married to James D. Spence in Henry, Neb. The couple was blessed with two sons, James and Kent. She lived in various locations in eastern Wyoming, Nebraska and Montana, spending most of her time in Valentine, Neb., and Fort Peck,...
James “Jim” D. Spence, 78, of Valentine, Neb., died July 2013 in his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Torrington. He was born Sept. 10, 1934, in Melpha, Neb., the son of Les and Claire (Mayhew) Spence. He served in the U.S. Navy from November 1955 through August 1957, and was honorably discharged. On June 1, 1958, he was married to Eleanor E. Eggers in Henry, Neb. The couple was blessed with two sons, James and Kent. Jim worked as a rancher until he was employed with the...
Prior to Carol E. (Heatherton) Meves’ passing on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, God sent the most brilliant double rainbow to her hospital window as His promise to her, “Today you will be with Me in Paradise.” She was 73 years of age. She was born on May 6, 1940 in Williston, N.D., to James and Gladys (Aamodt) Hetherton. She graduated from Opheim High School in 1958, and then enlisted in the US Navy, where she served as a Hospital Corps Wave and met the love of her life, Charles M. Meves. On June...
Janae Susanne Moore, 20, died on July 10, 2013. She was born Oct. 3, 1992, in Sidney, Mont., to David and Terri (Kirkpatrick) Moore. She attended Sidney public schools. She lettered all four years in high school softball and basketball. As a junior, she was proud to be part of the 2010 Lady Eagles Eastern A Conference Champions and Montana Class A State runner-up basketball team. She also excelled academically, being on the Honor Roll all four years. Other clubs she was involved in were FCCLA,...
Tyrel Grey Shumway, 21, died Thursday, July 11, 2013. He was born Sept. 5, 1991 in Great Falls, Mont., to Diana Brown. Ronie and Linda Shumway named him and carried him out of the hospital the next day. He was adopted and Glasgow became home where he grew up with his older brother, Shane, and two older sisters, Kera and Kala. He was a typical boy and enjoyed going fishing, hunting and participated in all of the youth activities that were offered in Glasgow. He made friends easily and had a...
Memorial Services for Nancy J. (Kern) Turner will be held Monday, July 22, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, 700 4th Avenue South in Glasgow. There will be a luncheon following the service. She died on March 31, 2013....
Doris Kathryn Daley Maas passed away at Billings Clinic Hospital on Sunday, July 14, one week before her 91st birthday. A complete obituary will be published next week. Bell Mortuary is assisting with arrangements, and services will be held in Glasgow at a later date....
Ann Louise (Nass) Chouinard, 90, affectionately known as “Gramma Ann,” passed away peacefully July 2, 2013, in the arms of her daughter, Jean. She was born Oct. 20, 1922, in Libby, Mont., the youngest of five children born to Joseph and Theresa Mahler Nass. She moved to Glasgow in 1929, graduating from Glasgow High School in 1940. She attended Columbus School of Nursing in 1942 and worked for Dr. CB Larson and Dr. Nils Agneburg. In 1946, she married Warren Joseph Chouinard, and raised five chi...
Norma N. (Nelson) Askvig, 86, of Rapid City, S.D., died Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Rapid City Regional Hospital after battling cancer for the past six years. She was born June 16, 1927, to Willie and Hazel (Kelley) Nelson on the family homestead near Hinsdale. She was the fourth of six children. On Nov. 7, 1946, she married Ole Askvig in Glasgow, where they resided until 1968 when they relocated to Rapid City. She was always there for family, making sure that there was always plenty of love,...
James Walter McLaurin II, 66, died from a heart attack Friday, July 5, 2013, at his home in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 14, at 2 p.m. at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow. There will be a private interment at a later date. He was born on April 7, 1947, in San Diego, Calif., the son of James Walter McLaurin I, a career Marine officer, and lived in many places as a child, including California, Alaska and Hawaii. He graduated from Columbia Falls Community College and earned...
