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On Friday April 19, 2024, at his home in Helena, Mont., after the day had settled, the winds had calmed and the stars illuminated the sky over the mountain tops, Thomas Francis Klotz, age 70, loving husband of Connie Klotz, stepfather of Braden Hallock and "Papa" to his sweet little girl Zoey (the well-known Papillion of downtown Helena), passed on from this life to the peaceful paths filled with butterflies and rainbows that were waiting for him following a long and difficult struggle with...
Ila May (Keough) Hensler, 94, of Missoula, Mont., passed away of natural causes, at home with her family by her side on Sunday, April 28, 2024. A quiet family Celebration of Life will take place this summer. Ila was born on Dec. 25, 1929, to Clarence and Bernice Keough near Opheim, Mont. As a young girl, she lived on the family farm and was the oldest of 10 children. Ila attended a one room school house where she was the only girl student. Later, she attended Opheim High School. After...
Peacefully and surrounded by his family, Dennis Lee Whittle, age 73, of Fort Peck, Mont., passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024. Dennis was born on Jan. 12, 1951, in Watertown, S.D., to the parents of Kenneth and Lila (Gehrke) Whittle and attended school in Kadoka, S.D. He will lovingly be remembered by his children; Bill (Kay) Whittle, of Cooke City, Mont., Tami (Chris) Parker, of Clear Lake, S.D., Jamie Whittle, of Watertown and Ryleigh (Chad) Reesen, of Omaha, Neb. Grandchildren Tomie Ogren,...
Donald James Bailey, 66, was born on Aug. 12,1957, in Glasgow, Mont., the first child of James Bailey and Janet (Bergstrom) Bailey. A Memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., on Monday, May 13, at the Opheim Community Church with a luncheon following. A full obituary will be printed in the Wednesday, May 15, issue of the Glasgow Courier....
Shirley Joyce Baynham Putz danced her way into Heaven on July 19, 2021, after a brief stay in Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) in Glasgow, Mont. She was the middle daughter born on November 18, 1926, to Myrtle Alice Nelson Baynham and Walter Alexander Baynham of Glasgow. The Community is invited to the visitation on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. A gravesite service will be held at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow on Wednesday, May 15, at 1 p.m. As...
Melford Arrotta, 97, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. Funeral services with military honors will be held at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, Mont., on Friday, May 3, 2 p.m. A reception will follow at the Cottonwood Inn, Glasgow. At his request he has been cremated and will join his parents in the Grandview Cemetery in Saco, Mont. Burial will begin at 5 p.m. A full obituary was published in the Jan. 10, 2024, edition of the Glasgow Courier....
Heaven got a very Special Man on Friday, April 19, 2024. Ronie W. Shumway, age 81, passed away at Billings Clinic, Mont., with his wife by his side. At the request of Ronie, no services will be held. Ronie W. Shumway was born on Jan. 18, 1943, to Frank and Vera (Marmon) Shumway in Wolf Point, Mont. He attended and played sports at Wolf Point Public School where he graduated in 1963. Right out of school his cousin George and him went and enlisted in the Navy. After he was discharged from the...
Peacefully and surrounded by his family, Dennis Lee Whittle, age 73, of Fort Peck, Mont., passed away on March 29, 2024. A Celebration of Dennis's Life will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the home of his daughter, Tami Parker from 2 to 4 p.m., 18638 469th Avenue, Clear Lake, SD 57226. A full obituary will be published in the Wednesday, May 8, issue of the Glasgow Courier....
Peter Arnold Dighans, 88, from Richland, Mont., passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Peter was the 10th of 13 children born to Peter and Magdelina Dighans. In 1955, after high school, Peter joined the military and was stationed in New Ulm, Germany for two years. It was there that he first saw Elvis perform before Elvis was famous. He often commented about his time in New Ulm and loved the castles. He loved this country and was a true patriot until the end. He returned to...
Doris Ann (Nelson) Moore was born in the fall of 1942 in Glasgow, Mont. She grew up on the Family Farm north of Opheim, Mont., with parents Clint and Elsa and siblings Gretchen, Carl and David. With the cousins and neighbor kids, they carried their lunch boxes to the rural farm school where they terrorized gophers, ran amok outside, and used the outhouse for relief. When Doris graduated from Opheim High, she received her teaching degree from Eastern Montana College. Her childhood dream became a...
Jan Alexander was born, Janice Lenora Pippin, to Clarence and Marian Pippin in Saco, Mont., on Oct. 17, 1936. She passed on Saturday, April 13, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024, at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City, Mont. A luncheon will be held following the memorial service at Valley Community Church, 1004 N. Sewell, Miles City. Raised in the country with three younger brothers: Howard, Larry, and David, she could hold her own on the ranch...
Shirley Hillman Martin, a cherished mother, grandmother, and friend, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in Helena, Mont., after a brave battle with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Shirley was born on Sept. 8, 1947, to R.E. "Bud" and Carrol Hillman in Glasgow, Mont. She grew up in Hinsdale, Mont., where her adventurous spirit led her to explore the countryside on horseback, fostering a lifelong love for horses. Her brother, David, remembers his sister as being full of "vim...
Ronie Shumway, 81, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Friday, April 19, 2024, in Billings Mont. A full obituary to follow....
With a heavy heart the family of Curtis R. Risa notes his passing on Friday, March 8, 2024, in Billings, Mont. Curt was the third son of Pearl and Martin Risa born in 1942 in Kent, Wash., where Martin was working in the shipyards during World War II. After the war the family moved back to Opheim, Mont., and Curt became the brother to five more siblings. Curt graduated from Opheim High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1966. Curt served as a "Brown Water Sailor" in the Mekong Delta in Vietn...
Jay Allen Aaberge, age 66, of St. Marie, Mont., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Following our dad's wishes, we will not be holding a formal service and he is being cremated (well, if we followed his wishes precisely, we'd just throw his body to the wolves, so we did have to make SOME concessions!). Jay, or "Pa" as he was known to many, was born on July 31, 1957, in Conrad, Mont., to Kenneth and Ethel Aaberge. While he grew up on the Hi-Line of Montana, he transferred to Libby,...
Shirley Hillman Martin of Hinsdale, Mont., passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in Helena, Mont. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, at the Hinsdale Lutheran Church with a reception to follow at the Hinsdale American Legion Hall. Full obituary to follow....
Joseph "Joe" Krusee, born Nov. 4, 1945, in Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at the age of 78, at his home in Palm Desert, Calif. Despite the pain he endured in the midst of his battle with pancreatic cancer his sarcasm and his infectious laugh never failed to make us, and his caregiving team, smile. Joe's life will be honored with a pontoon party on Ottertail Lake, Minn., on Saturday, June 8, 2024, and in a beach-side celebration of life in Del Mar, Calif., in December...
Audrey L. (Doney) Prescott, 84, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Glasgow. A rosary will be prayed at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 11, at St. Raphael’s, Glasgow. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, April 12, with burial following at Highland Cemetery, Glasgow....
Audrey L. (Doney) Prescott, 84, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Glasgow. A rosary will be prayed at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 11, at St. Raphael's, Glasgow. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, April 12, with burial following at Highland Cemetery, Glasgow. Audrey was born on Jan. 10, 1940, to Dan and Grace (Ebelsizer) Doney in Malta, Mont. She joined three other daughters: Doris, Iris, and Shirley. She attended schools in Malta...
Rita Louise Anderson, age 72, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully on the morning of Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Glasgow, after a brief illness. Rita has been cremated and according to her wishes, no services will be held. Rita was born on Nov. 4, 1951, to Rufus and Martha (Weinmeister) Anderson, where she joined the family on the farm south of Nashua, Mont. She attended school in Nashua and graduated as Valedictorian in 1970. She continued her education at Eastern Montana College in Billings, Mont.,...
Rodney A. Diseth, age 82, of Great Falls, Mont., passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024. Funeral service will be held Friday, April 5, at 2 p.m., at Bell Funeral Home, Glasgow, with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow, Mont. Robert was born Jan. 13, 1942, at Neihart, Mont., to Albert O. Diseth and Mary Ann Diseth (Peterson). After receiving his education from Glasgow High School, he joined the United States Army and served proudly for over 20 years....
Mr. Kenneth McLellan "Kenny" Newton beloved husband, father, and friend passed peacefully in Glasgow, Mont., on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the age of 100 All are welcome to attend and celebrate Kenny's life. There will be a viewing at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, Friday, March 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 30, at 11 a.m. at the Glasgow Methodist Church, with a reception to follow at the Glasgow Elks Lodge. Kenny was born on Nov. 30, 1923, in Hobson, Mont., to Wi...
Grant was born on July 28, 1967, to A. T. "Rusty" and June Shields Stafne in San Jose, Calif. He joined a sister, Twilia Bear Cub, and a brother Tom. The family moved back to Montana and the Fort Peck Reservation shortly after his birth. Grant had so much energy and always was doing something crazy. His sense of humor was on point always and he teased everyone and I mean everyone for no one was safe from him. Laughter followed Grant where he was. He kept the family on their toes with his...
Ralph Korman passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, Mont., with his family by his side. Services have been postponed until better weather arrives. "On September 25, 1932, in the afternoon an early snowstorm was moving in and my mother decided it was time for me to greet the world. The place was Granny Korman's house in Saco, Montana, located in Phillips County. Born to Earl and Lola (Stewart) Korman." "Had a good life growing up on the Milk Rive...
Kenneth Newton Kenneth Mclellan Newton, 100, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Glasgow, Mont. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. Funeral services will be on Saturday, March 30, 11 a.m., First United Methodist Church with Pastor Rick Thompson officiating. Kenneth's family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the donor's favorite charity....