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At 97 years old, Alvina passed away at St. Vincent Healthcare, Billings, Mont., surrounded by her four children. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 1108 24th St. West, in Billings. Alvina was one of five children born, Sept. 8, 1925, of Charlie Bergtoll and Anna Honrud. During her childhood, she lived on the family homestead outside of Opheim, Mont., with no running water or indoor plumbing. Upon graduating from Opheim High...
Michael Edward Ramsbacher of Helena, Mont., died at Fort Harrison VA Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was 61 years old. A celebration of life will be held Tuesday, July 4. Services will be at 1 p.m. July 3, at the Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison, Mont. Mike was born on Sept. 8, 1961, in Glasgow, Mont., to Charles and Kathleen Ramsbacher. Mike started school in Fort Peck, Mont., but later moved to Nashua, Mont. He spent his early years fishing, hunting, boating...
James "JJ" Thomas Jester, age 62, of St. Marie, Mont., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Family will receive friends with a time of sharing at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, 2 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 3. All are welcome to attend and celebrate James' life. James was born on Jan. 29, 1960, in Arab, Ala., to parents James Howard Jester and Aldie Mae (Staggs) Jester. He graduated from Arab High School in 1978. James was a great family man and loving...
Celebration of Life for Marilyn Maxness will be held 1 p.m. at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, Mont., on Saturday, Feb. 4, with Pastor Rick Thompson officiating....
Lloyd Bert Baldwin, born Jan. 8, 1926, in Opheim, Mont., passed away from natural cases on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Dallas, Ore. Services were held Friday, Jan. 27, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center, 287 SW Washington St., Dallas, OR. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family....
David L Odegard, age 66, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Wharton, Ohio, surrounded by his family. Arrangements for a memorial service in Glasgow will be made at a later date. David was born March 28, 1956, in Glasgow, to the late Elwood and Vera (Hanson) Odegard. David married Robin Kirby in 1977. They divorced in 1986. David owned Odegard Construction before turning it over to his son in 1999. David is survived by his five children, David (Kathy) Odegard, Erica (Lane) Cotton, all of Wharton, Melissa (Cody) Odegard, o...
Cecil Floyd Dalby passed away after a short illness on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Cecil was born in Glasgow, Mont., March 13, 1941, to Emil and Alma (Frederick) Dalby. He was the seventh child out of eight children. In July of 1963 Cecil decided to forgo his senior year of high school to join the Army and was stationed in Fort Carson, Colo. until July 9, 1965. After leaving the Army, Cecil returned home where he worked for the post office in Glasgow as a mail carrier form 1965 to 1970. In March...
Marilyn (Hatton) Maxness was born July 19, 1937, in Wheeler, Mont., to Thoralf and Hazel (Hartsock) Hatton. She passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in Helena, Mont., with her family by her side. Services will be held in Glasgow at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, Mont., with Pastor Rick Thompson officiating. Marilyn graduated from Glasgow High School in 1955. She started her lifelong career at Farmers-Stockgrowers Bank (now Wells Fargo) as a junior in high school. She was the...
Sue Deanne (Junck) Pansegrau, 81, of Fort Peck, Mont., passed away at her home in Texas on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. A funeral service was held at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel in Sioux City, Iowa. Burial was at Rademaker Cemetery in Rural Hinton, Iowa. Sue was born in Sioux City on Sept. 18, 1941, to Irvin and Bernice (Ferguson) Junck. Sue graduated from Hinton High School in 1959. She continued education at Lutheran Hospital school of Nursing and achieved her nursing degree in September of 1962....
Raymond C. Crawford Jr., age 70, of Great Falls, Mont., passed away in Seattle, Wash., at University of Washington hospital from complications due to lymphoma cancer on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25, in Highland Cemetery in Glasgow, Mont. Ray was born Dec. 31, 1952, in Glendive, Mont., to Raymond C Crawford Sr. and Mary Aitken. He was one of eight children: having five brothers and two sisters. He served in the United...
Cecil Floyd Dalby passed away after a short illness on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Bell Mortuary. Burial with military honors will follow at Highland Cemetery. Condolences may be left for the family at bellmortuarymontana.com. A full obituary will be published in the Wednesday, Jan. 25, issue of the Glasgow Courier....
Colleen Ann (Fargo) Kittleson, age 65, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Mont. Colleen was born June 6, 1957, in Glasgow, the daughter of John and Rhoda (Lentz) Fargo. Colleen graduated high school in 1975. She married Rocky Kittleson on Sept. 11, 1976, and they started their family shortly thereafter with Dusty and Travis and then after a 10-year gap Myles and Katie came along to complete the family. Colleen worked at Eugene's Pizza a...
Michael "Mike" C. Kaiser was born in Miles City, Mont., to Charles and Lorrain (Muggli) Kaiser. He spent his youth in Miles City, attending Sacred Heart School, lettering in football, basketball and track. After high school, he enlisted in the Army where he served our country for four years, completing three tours of Vietnam and was awarded the Purple Heart. He attended Northern Montana College for four years and graduated at the top of his class with degrees in welding, construction materials...
Mavis (Keough) Robbins, aged 91, passed away peacefully at Northern Montana Hospital, Havre, Mont., surrounded by her family on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. Cremation has taken place, and the family will hold a celebration of life at a later date. Mavis was born on Sept. 6, 1931, in Opheim, Mont., to Clarence and Bernice (Stowell) Keough, the second of 11 children. Mavis grew up roller skating and helping on the family farm in Opheim. She was so skilled on the farm that her mother would often send her...
John Gilbert Fuhrmann, 48, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in Williston, N.D. A memorial service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, Mont., with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating. John was born to William and Diana (Fauth) Fuhrmann on Feb. 22, 1974, in Glasgow, joining older brother Justin at the family home in Opheim, Mont. He attended school in Opheim where he graduated. He participated in little league baseball, basketball and track. He was also involved in 4-H....
James "Jim" Richard Bedwell, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022, at home surrounded by his family. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, in the 4-H Chuckwagon at the Great Northern Fairgrounds. Jim was born to Jay Orville Bedwell and Ruby Mae Beauchman on Feb. 17, 1956, in Glasgow, Mont., the second born of five kids. He attended schools in Glasgow. It was there Jim met his best friend and the love of his life, Kathryn...
Carmen D. Ware, age 87, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont. Her family will receive friends at the Bell Mortuary from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15....
On Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, Donald LeRoy Skolrud, 91, passed away peacefully at his home in Nashua, Mont. Private family services will be held this coming summer. He was born on July 11, 1931, in Nashua to Severin and Olga (Aberg) Skolrud. He was the youngest of four children. He attended all his school years at Nashua School. He graduated in 1949. After high school, Don was drafted to the Army in January 1952 and returned home in January of 1954. He served 18 months in Korea. On Nov. 7, 1954, he...
John Gordon Beck was born July 11, 1942, in Glasgow, Mont., to Mildred Irene Schakosky and Jack Beck. John passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City, Mohave, Ariz. Cremation has taken place. Interment will take place at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. In his younger days he was described as kind, caring, fun-loving, and always available to help his younger siblings. John enlisted on Jan 16, 1961, and was an...
Charles Edward Johnston passed away peacefully at his son's home in Covington, Wash., on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2022. He was surrounded by his children. Charles was known as Chuck and Chucky to his childhood friends in Fort Peck and Nashua, Mont., C.E. to his airline coworkers, and Charlie to his patrons at Charlie's Tavern. He was born in Nashua on Feb. 4, 1941, to Mary K. (Ihnat) Johnston and Charles Joseph Johnston. He will be welcomed to heaven by James' and Rachel's mother, Carol Ann Nelson,...
Robert Cotton, 83, of Glasgow passed away Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Billings, Mont. Family will receive friends Wednesday, Jan. 4, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Jan. 5, at First Lutheran Church with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating and burial will follow in Highland Cemetery, Glasgow. A reception will be at the Elks Lodge, Glasgow, following burial services....
Colleen A. Kittleson, age 65, passed away in Billings on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. The Kittleson family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, at the Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, at the Glasgow Evangelical Church. Burial in Highland Cemetery and a luncheon at the Evangelical Church will follow. A full obituary will be published in a future issue of the Glasgow Courier....
Funeral services for Mike Kaiser will be held Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Glasgow, Mont., with Father Jose Valliparambil officiating. The rosary vigil is Monday, Jan. 9, at 6:30 p.m., also at St. Raphael's Catholic Church. Burial will be at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Condolences may be left at bellmortuarymontana.com. A full obituary will be published in the Wednesday, Jan. 11, issue of the Glasgow Courier....
Louise Ann (Halverson) Uphaus died on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, at home with her husband, Bill, at her side. A Celebration of Louise's life is planned for Spring 2023. Louise was born in Hamilton, Mont., on Dec. 6, 1937, to Irvin and Ann (Schilke) Halverson. The oldest of three, she was raised on the family ranch south of Peerless, Mont. She loved ranching throughout her life. One of her greatest joys was riding as a jockey on the racetracks through the 50s and 60s. She also enjoyed driving in dem...
Virgil Lee Toavs, 85, passed away at his home in Apache Junction, Ariz., Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. Cremation has taken place with memorial services to be scheduled at a later date. He was born Dec. 1, 1937, to Robert and Avis Toavs in Wolf Point, Mont. After high school he spent four years in the Navy. Upon retirement he pursued the art of woodworking, sculpting many beautiful and useful pieces. He shared the skill by teaching others including grandchildren. One grandson, Thomas Miller, preceded...
