Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Roger Wayne Jager, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and Veteran passed on to the kingdom of heaven on Dec. 29, 2021, in Auburn, CA at the age of 88. He died peacefully, watched over by his loving wife of 66 years, Irene. In his final months, Roger was cared for and surrounded by family members he had raised, provided for and loved unconditionally. Roger lived a kind, gracious, humble and faithful life. Born on May 19, 1933 to Eric and Juanita Jager in Ophiem, MT, he grew u...
Alfred Schmitt passed away after a brief illness on February 1, 2022. Alfred was born on August 22, 1940 in Lustre, Montana and was the third child of four born to Ludwig and Charlotte (Wichman) Schmitt. Alfred lived his entire life in Lustre on the Schmitt farm. He graduated from Lustre Christian High School and attended Multnomah Bible College where he met the love of his life Dorothy Glyshaw. They married on the 4th of September 1959 at Church of the Air in Billings, Montana. Their marriage...
Melvin LeRoy Vegge, 82, of Glasgow, Montana passed away January 28, 2022. He was born February 15, 1939 in Glasgow, Montana to Arthur and Thelma (DeDobbeleer) Vegge. He attended and graduated from Glasgow Schools. On June 30, 1961 he married the love of his life, Betty Fassett. He worked for the Great Falls Tribune as a district manager in Glasgow until he relocated to Havre in the early 1970's. He also farmed in Glasgow while living in Havre. In the early 2000's the couple made the move back...
• Dorothy Barton, 92, of Helena Montana passed away on February 6, 2022. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 11AM at the Saco Methodist Church. Wilderness Funeral Homes has been entrusted with services and arrangements....
On January 22, 2022, David Lynn Sergent, at age 66, met his Lord and Savior in Great Falls, Montana at Benefis Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. David was born April 26, 1955, the second child, to Albert and Ruby (Crause) Sergent in Malta, Montana. He attended schools in Nashua and Glasgow, Montana, before signing on with Trapper Creek Job Corps learning maintenance and cooking skills for three years in Missoula, Montana. While going to school in Glasgow, he worked at the Stein House as a b...
Julene Hartley, age 91, of Fremont, Nebraska, died January 20, 2022 at Methodist Fremont Health. Julene was born November 24, 1930 in Wolf Point, Montana to Adeline and Sam Rawe. She grew up on the family wheat farm near Nashua, Montana and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1948. Julene then attended Kinman Business University in Spokane, Washington, earning her diploma in 1950. She worked at Montana State University in the publications department and the State Extension Service office until marrying Harry Hartley on February 6, 1955. The...
Janie Jo (White) Petaja, age 74, was taken from us far too soon on Saturday, January 15 as a result of lung damage caused by COVID. Janie was born in Missoula to Gordon and Jean (Hurly) White but grew up in Glasgow. She attended college at the University of Montana in Missoula where she met her husband Rich (then going by his childhood nickname Dick) on a blind date set up by a fellow Delta Gamma sorority sister. Daddy was sent off to Vietnam for the first part of their marriage, and then after...
• Carol L. Morehouse (Nee Jellum), 73, of Missoula, Montana, formerly of Thompson Falls, Montana, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Services will be held in the Spring of 2022. Arrangements under the direction of Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory. • David P Bundy, 93, formerly of Glasgow, passed on Sunday, January 16, 2022. Condolences to www.asperfh.com....
One thing is for sure...Betty would not have wanted to make a big fuss! Yet, she was worthy of it. Betty's favorite thing in all the world was to share. She simply loved to share. It is what made her happiest. Now with sadness and joy in our hearts, we will share Betty with her heavenly family. Betty Jean OTremba, born on July 18, 1930, passed away peacefully on January 6th, 2022, at the age of 91. She had been a resident of Logan Health Extended Care (previously Pondera Medical Extended Care)...
On January 10th at 1:37 PM, our good Lord escorted Allen Lee Bunk to his new heavenly home. Allen spent 36 days at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada valiantly fighting to recover from a heart attack he suffered on December 9th. While Allen's desire to recover and return to Montana with his family was evident, the injuries he sustained were too great. Allen Lee Bunk was born in Glasgow, Montana to Henry and Lydia Bunk on May 29, 1950. He was the youngest of six children. He is preceded...
Ethel Maxine (Seely) Ost, 88, lost her long battle with Alzheimer's disease January 11, 2022 at the Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta, MT. Ethel was born on January 20, 1933 to Guy and Eleanor Seely in Hinsdale, MT. Ethel graduated from Hinsdale High School in 1951. After graduating, she moved to Santa Maria, CA where she met the love of her life, Harvey. They were married in 1952, moving back to Montana where they would eventually raise their seven children: Rodney, Ronnie, Suzanne, Rickie,...
Sometimes.... Sometimes you meet and share a part of your life with a person larger than life itself, it is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Steve Simon, of Billings, Montana, on December 3rd, 2021, at the age of 67 years. His spirit is carried on by his wife, children, grandchildren, siblings, extended family and a worldwide family of friends. Steve was born in Glasgow, MT and raised in Tampico attending school there at a young age and graduated in 1973 from Glasgow High...
Celebrating the lives of Jeane Macdonald (1931-2020) and John Macdonald Jr. (1929-2021) whose lives have been intertwined since shortly before their marriage in August of 1950. Jean was born in Helena, Montana and received her education at Frazer Public Schools in Frazer, Montana. John was born in Poplar, Montana and received his education from Nashua Public Schools, in Nashua, Montana. John was enlisted in the Army Reserves in 1948 and was eventually called into active duty in Korea in 1950. Th...
Jo Ann Mersen passed away on January 3, 2022, at the age of 91 years, surrounded by her four loving daughters. Jo Ann was born in Hinsdale, Montana to Alice and Richard P. Nelson in 1930, the youngest of the three Nelson girls, joining sisters Shirley and Carol. She was baptized in the First Methodist Church in Hinsdale, in April of 1946. Jo Ann graduated from Hinsdale High School in 1948 and went to college at the University of Montana, majoring in Public School Music. Jo Ann married Frank...
John C. Rorvik, age 74, of Nashua passed away December 20 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings with his family by his side. John was born March 1, 1947 to Carl and Margaret "Peggy" (Burman) Rorvik in Wolf Point, Montana. He was the eldest of eight children and took the responsibility of being the oldest to heart. He cared so much about his younger siblings. The family moved a few times in John's early years as their homes of log seemed destined to catch fire. The family finally built a block ho...
Virgil Stanley Thill crossed the Great Divide on January 8, 2022 after a short battle with lung cancer. Virgil was born to Rex and Marian (Wilson) Thill in Malta, Montana on October 26, 1940. He was raised in Glasgow and graduated from Glasgow High in 1958. Upon graduation he joined the United States Marine Corps, in part, because he heard that they had a string of bucking horses at Camp Pendleton. Trained as a mechanic, he rose rapidly in the ranks and received a prestigious assignment to a...
Cindy Lee Mothershead, 70, went home to be with the Lord December 20, 2021, at Billing Clinic in Billings, Montana. Cindy was born to Carl and Maxine (Scott) Hough in Bremerton, Washington on September 14, 1951. When she was two years old her family moved onto Carl's family's ranch in Tonasket, Washington. The family would later move to Colville, Washington where Cindy graduated from Colville High School in 1969. In 1972, she married Sam Allen who had moved to Washington from Missouri. Cindy...
Della Mae Hallock, 89, passed away December 22, 2021 at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Montana. Della was born the fourth child of Harry and Florence (Waggner) Reddick on the family homestead south of Opheim, Montana on May 22, 1932. When she was three years old the family moved to Opheim so that her older siblings could go to school. When she was thirteen years old she started working at Farmers Union Café for Elmer Johnson as a dishwasher and cooks helper at 35 cents an hour....
Harvey Lapke, 92, of Glasgow, Montana passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Montana. Harvey was born in Madoc, Montana on May 1, 1929 to William and Alice (LaRoche) Lapke. He moved with his family to the South Madoc Farm when he was 12 years old, this was the "Lapke" family farm. During WWII he joined the Navy and was stationed in San Diego, California. He always said "He joined the Navy to see the world and he never left Dan Diego." He...
Cindy Lee Mothershead, 70, went home to be with the Lord December 20, 2021, at Billing Clinic in Billings, Montana. Funeral services for Cindy will be10 a.m., Monday Jan. 3, 2022, at Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Pearson officiating. Interment will take place near Brockway, Montana at a later date. A reception luncheon at Calvary Baptist Church will follow immediately after service. Condolences may be emailed for the family at [email protected]....
Long time Glasgow resident Dale Edwin Farrington passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 18, 2021 at the age of 95. Dale was born in Glasgow on May 25, 1926 to Edwin and Anna (Bretzke)Farrington. He joined three brothers: Spence, Wesley "Bud," and Harry Farrington. A year later, the arrival of sister Della Mae would complete the family. Dale attended Glasgow Schools until he enlisted in the Army in 1944. His service during WWII earned him the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the Combat Infantry...
Robert "Bob" V. Harmash passed away of natural causes, at his home December 16, 2021 at his home in Fort Peck, Montana. Bob was born in Syossett, New York, to Edward and Margaret (Hoffman) Harmash. He was the eldest of their three children with sisters: Barbara and Margaret "Candy". He grew up in New York attending Catholic Schools (his stories about the nuns were entertaining) and becoming a free spirit. Highlights of this time include being a bodyguard for Janis Joplin and building the...
Richard Harold "Dick" Neuleib was born on April 23, 1939, to Harold Federick and Mable Marie (Lindquist) Neuleib in Geneseo IL. He graduated in 1958 from Albia, IA. He entered the Air Force in Feb. of 1959 to Nov. 1963. He did his basic training in Lackland AFB, TX. He attended Air Force Technical Training at Chanute AFB near Rantoul, IL, becoming a B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bomber Mechanic. His first duty assignment was to Walker AFB in Roswell NM. His final duty assignment was at Glasgow...
Funeral services for Dennis Wayne Riddick, age 75, of Glasgow, Montana, who died December 3, 2021, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Montana, were held Dec, 18 at Bell Mortuary with Pastor Mark Pearson officiating. Private burial will be at Nashua, Montana, at a later time. Dennis Wayne Riddick was born March 4, 1946, at Friendship, Tennessee, to Dennis and Rozelle (Williams). He received his early education at Elizabeth Elementary School and graduated from Alamo High School in 1963. After...
James Rorvik, known to most as Jim Rorvik, passed away from health complications due to COVID-19 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, MT on December 12, 2021. Jim was born on December 26, 1948, in Glendive, MT to Carl and Peggy Rorvik. He was the second of eight children. He was educated at Illmont School in McCone County until eighth grade, then attended Circle High School for two years before transferring to Nashua High School where he graduated in 1966. After High School he worked for Thorrgar...
