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Emma Marie Tasker
SIDNEY - Emma Marie Tasker, 89, died on Sunday March 12, 2000, at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care Facility.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at the Ebenezer Congregational Church with Pastor Charles "Bob" Meehan officiating. Interment will be in the Richland Memorial Park cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney.
Gary Mitch Albright
In honor of Gary's life, there will be a private service in Red Lodge on Sunday.
A celebration of Gary's life will be held at the Squire Lounge on Monday, March 13, at 6 p.m. Patty Albright (sister) and Monica Albright (wife) would be very honored by your presence. Any information, call Kerri Thomas at 254-2155.
Carol Jean Anderson
SIDNEY - Carol Jean Anderson, 64, passed away Wednesday evening, March 8, 2000, at the Sidney Health Center after a 10-month struggle with lung cancer.
She was born to Clement and Alma Samuelson on Nov. 29, 1935, in Williston, N.D. She was raised in Brockton and graduated from high school in 1953. She married
James Anderson on Nov. 15, 1935, and they lived on their ranch west of Froid and raised five children.
Mom was an active member of the Congregational Church in Froid, serving on the church council, Sunday School, and pianist for many years. She enjoyed her yard and flowers. She was a great cook and always had a meal ready for anyone who stopped by for a visit. She was a special grandma and enjoyed going to her grandchildren's activities. She especially enjoyed basketball and followed the Froid Cardinals faithfully. We'll miss you and you leave us with many loving memories.
She is survived by her husband, Jim, of 46 years; two sons, J.D. (Michelle) Anderson and children, Marty, Joseph, and Whitney, Tony (Tiffany) Anderson and children, Chelsey, Carlie, Ty and Jordan, all of Froid; three daughters, Susan Anderson of Window Rock, Ariz., Jackie (Steve) Hippe and Jonathan of Froid, and Mary (Rod) Smith and children, Matt and Sarah of Dagmar; two brothers, Wally Samuelson of Watford City, N.D. and Gordon Samuelson of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; two sisters, Lois Wright of Circle and Harriet Wellenstein of Dickinson, N.D. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14. Rev. Tim Hutslar will officiate at the service at the Congregational Church in Froid, with private scattering of cremated remains to held at a later date.
John Allen Calvin
MELSTONE - John Allen Calvin, 14, went to be with our Lord on March 9, 2000.
John's family invites you to the services to be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 16, at the Melstone Community Center. Graveside services will follow at the Melstone City cemetery. A pot luck dinner will follow at the Community Center for friends and family. Wier Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Thora A. Dunsworth
Thora A. Dunsworth, 83, of Billings passed away Friday morning, March 10, 2000.
Thora was born in Wibaux, on Feb. 6, 1917, a daughter of John T. and Olga (Anderson) Presthus. She graduated from Wibaux High School and attended beauty college in Bismarck, later returning to Wibaux to work as a hair stylist.
In 1937, Thora married
Earl F. Dunsworth in Glendive. They continued to reside in Wibaux until the early 1940s, when they moved to Billings where Thora worked briefly for St. Vincent's Hospital before taking a sales position with Anthony's that would continue for the next 17 years.
The joy she found in sewing, crocheting, cooking and baking were evidence of her commitment to her family. While living in Billings, Mrs. Dunsworth was a member of both the American Lutheran and the Mount Olive Lutheran Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Carolyn Blakeley of Denver, Nancy and husband, Johnney Carroll, of Bladenboro, N.C., and Lorna and husband, Don Nottingham, of Billings; 15 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; two sisters, Clara Bower of Billings and Elizabeth Isaacson of Glendive; a brother, Pike Presthus of Missoula and her son-in-law, Joe Baker of Colstrip. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Karen Dunsworth and Rosalie Baker and her sister, Helen Presthus.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 2336 St. John's Avenue. Interment will follow at Mountview cemetery. Smith West Chapel, 304 34th Street West, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Big Sky Hospice, P.O. Box 35033, Billings, MT 59107.
Willard Enghusen
PLENTYWOOD - Willard Enghusen, age 97, died Wednesday evening, March 8, 2000, at Eagle Cliff Manor in Billings.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 14, at Fulkerson Memorial Chapel in Plentywood. Interment will be in Plentywood Memorial cemetery. Fulkerson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Vernon Lewis Flowers
Vernon Lewis Flowers was born to Truman Flowers and Mary (Rix) on April 30, 1921, on his grandpar-ents' farm in Fort Lincoln, N.D.
He went home to his Lord on March 9, 2000, after a courageous battle with cancer. He served in the armed forces during WWII sta-tioned in Rome, Italy. Vern worked in construction and was a member of the Operating Engineers Union since 1957.
In 1965, he married
Beverly Borner.
After his retirement, he contin-ued to work on his own with his doz-ers and dump trucks.
Vern is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Leo and Bob; sis-ter, Rose, and his stepson, Arnie Borner. He is survived by his broth-er, Floyd (Bobbie) Flowers of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; daughters, Carol Fortune (Tom) of Hardin, Pamela Sanchez (Raul) of Billings; stepdaughter, Linda Rogers (Rick) of Huntley; stepson Steven Beehler (Becki) of Davenport, Iowa; 14 grandchildren, 1l great-grandchil-dren, and a very special person who cared for him the past few years, Margaret Kenaston. A memorial service will be held at Cremation or Funeral Gallery on Tuesday, March 14 at 10 a.m.
Cremation has taken place. Inurnment service will be held at Fort Lincoln, N.D., at a later date.
Memorials may be made to Big Sky Hospice or Parkview Convalescent Care Center.
Richard 'Steve' Gullion
MEETEETSE, Wyo. - Richard J. "Steve" Gullion, age 73, passed away Friday, March 10, 2000, at West Park Hospital in Cody.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, March 13, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Meeteetse. Cremation has taken place. Ballard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Rev. Sheldon G. Helsley
Evangelist and Church Planter
Shel entered the gates of heaven the morning of March 11, 2000, at Deaconess Hospital in Billings, at the age of 85. He was born Feb. 26, 1915, in Ceres, Calif., to Judge and Mrs. Stanton K. Helsley. Shel was married
to Ann Gray on Sept. 15, 1947. They were married
52 years.
Robert Service poignantly and poetically said, "There are men that somehow just grip your eyes and hold them hard like a spell...". This man truly gripped the hearts of so many for so long as he 'served the Lord with gladness' in his aggressive and passionate pursuit of the souls of men. His ministry began with the Old Fashioned Revival Hour in California as part of a quartet and as an evangelist. Later he served with Youth For Christ and for eight years was a staff evangelist for the New England Fellowship.
Shel, Ann and their five children moved to the Rocky Mountains to carry on evangelistic work and church planting, a ministry in which they have been involved for more than 40 years. Throughout his years of ministry, Shel has written a number of songs and poems, some of which are published. For more than 10 years, Shel served the Rocky Mountain Conservative Baptist Association in Wyoming and Montana, and more recently retired as visitation pastor at Heights Baptist Church, Billings.
He was a wonderful father and husband and is survived by his wife, Ann, of Colstrip; sister, Norma Jean McBeth and husband, Tom, of Salem, Ore.; three sons, Sheldon G. Helsley, Jr., of Colstrip, Joseph E. Helsley, of Seattle, and Jonathan B. Helsley and wife, Patti, of Billings; two daughters, Sandi Gilreath and husband, Fred, of Billings and Gayla Batie and husband, Dan, of Colstrip; 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 15, at 11 a.m. at Dahl Funeral Chapel, Billings. The burial will be held at Rockvale cemetery, Rockvale, Mont. Memorials may be made to Heights Baptist Church Building Fund, 383 Alkali Creek Rd., Billings, MT 59105, or to the Gideon's International, P.O. Box 1984, Billings, MT 59101-1984.
Richard 'Dick' Holle
BLACK HAWK, S.D. - Richard Holle, 63, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, at Fort Meade VA Medical Center in Sturgis.
He was born in Scobey, Mont., Dec. 11, 1936, to Walter and Katherine Holle. He was raised in the Whitetail area and graduated from Flaxville (Mont.) High School. He was in the U.S. Army for two years and sta-tioned in Germany. He came to Billings and worked for Selby Reprint, Heald Supply and then Interstate Distributing for 25 years before mov-ing to Federal Way, Wash., in 1988. There he worked for Skarbo's Scandinavian Furniture Co. until moving to Black Hawk in 1994 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's dis-ease. He was cared for by his loving wife until going to the VA Center in 1998.
Dick especially enjoyed golfing, hunting and fishing, motorcycle riding and bowling. His family and friends will remember his wonderful sense of humor and the many good times and hugs they shared.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
Survivors include his wife, Donna, of Black Hawk; one son and three daughters, Shawna Marsh of Billings, Kim Alcorn of Broomfield, Colo., and Kristin Beller of Tulsa, Okla.; two sis-ters, Connie Scheeler of Billings and Patricia Snow of Fairfield, Calif.; five brothers, Walter and Robert, both of Billings, James of Federal Way, Wash., Doug of Kennewick, Wash., and Steve of Gig Harbor, Wash.; and one grandson, Brandon Beller.
Funeral services were held Feb. 25 at Black Hawk Community Church. Burial was at the Black Hills National cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Elizabeth Jensen
MEETEETSE, Wyo. - Elizabeth Mae Phillips Jensen, age 84, passed away Friday, March 10, 2000, at her home in Meeteetse.
Cremation has taken place. A private family memorial service will be held. Ballard Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Elaine Johnson
GLENDIVE - Elaine Johnson, age 79, of Glendive, died on Friday, March 10, 2000, at the Glendive Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, at Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Paul Everett officiating. Interment will be in the Dawson County cemetery. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.
Elaine was born Oct. 25, 1920, in Alexandria, Minn., the daughter of Engvald and Alvina Rosalina (Bullert) Lund. She was raised and educated in Alexandria, graduating from Alexandria High School in 1938. Elaine married
Donald S. "Deac" Johnson on Feb. 6, 1946, in Alexandria. She lived in Alexandria while Donald was away attending railroad school, specializing in telegraphing.
Following his completion of telegrapher school, Elaine joined him in Reed Point, Mont., in 1949. In May of 1955, they moved to New Salem, N.D., where they resided until the spring of 1960 when they moved to Glendive, and have made their home since that time.
Elaine enjoyed golfing, traveling, playing cards and visiting her family.
Survivors include her husband, Donald "Deac" Johnson; one son, Curtis Johnson, and his wife, Carole, of Kamiah, Idaho; two daughters, Melinda Mehl, and her husband, Dan, of Evanston, Wyo., and Sharon Greshik and her husband, Tony, of Azle, Texas; her daughter-in-law, Pamela Johnson of Dickinson, Texas; her sister, Alda Wicklund and her husband, Almond, of Prairie Farm, Wis.; her brother, Donald Lund, and his wife, Mabel of Menomonie, Wisc.; her half-sister, Mary Pajari of Alexandria; her stepmother, Vendla Lund of Alexandria; grandchildren, Stacey Johnson of Lincoln, Neb., Michael Johnson of Kamiah, Idaho, Mark Johnson of Wallace, Idaho, Jennifer Fisher and her husband, Daryl, of Kansas City, Kansas, Scott Mehl of Medicine, Wis., Karley Gilomen and her husband, Travis, of New Brighton, Minn., and Angie Sura of Billings; four great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Elaine was preceded in death by her mother, father and son, Richard Johnson. Memorials may be made to the Glendive Senior Citizens Center, 323 E. Barry, Glendive, MT 59330.
Gordon Lanouette
Gordon Lanouette, 81, of Billings passed away in his sleep Friday, March 10, 2000, at Parkview Care Center after a battle with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Born in Sidney, on Sept. 5, 1918, he was one of three children to James and Elizabeth (Belanger) Lanouette. He married
Lavina McCoy on June 19, 1941, in Sheridan, Wyo., and they had over 59 years together. From this union, they had four children.
A WWII veteran, Gordon helped survey for a bridge over the Rhine, fought in the Battle of the Ardennes (the Bulge), the Colmar Pocket and the battle for the Ruhr, receiving the Purple Heart. Only in recent times would he speak of this. He was a modest man.
After Gordon's discharge in 1946, he resumed his studies and graduated from Montana Tech in 1949 with a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering. He then started work for British American Petroleum Co., working in various phases of petroleum engineering for 15 years in several Western states. In 1964, he was appointed by Gov. Tim Babcock to the Montana Oil and Gas Commission. In 1969, he resigned to begin his consulting business.
He was a registered petroleum engineer in Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota. In 1975, Mr. Lanouette started work for Tiger Oil Co., where he worked in North Dakota, Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma. He resumed his consulting business in 1977 until 1999. He was a respected professional in his field and will be missed by his many business associates.
During his life, Gordon loved the great outdoors and everything associated, from arrowhead hunting to bird hunting, fly fishing and camping.
Survivors include his wife, Lavina; daughter, Rochelle Cattrell (Edward) of Billings; son, Michael Lanouette and fiancee, Mary Lou Knodel of Billings; daughter, Mary Lou Behrman (Ben) of Escondido, Calif.; daughter, Jo Ann Manzanares (Gib) of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; two sisters, Lois Batt of Billings and Virginia Roberts (James) of San Marcos, Calif.; eight grandchildren, Karye Cattrell of Washington, Heather and Brie Lanouette of Billings and Michigan, Tamera, Dawnelle and Lacy Manzanares of Colorado, Autumn, Anthony and Cody Behrman of California; several nieces; a nephew and many friends, among them, Rex Welton and Bill Lane. He was preceded in death by his parents.
For the past eight months, Gordon has lived at Parkview Care Center The wonderful care given to him by the staff there is greatly appreciated by the family.
Husband, Dad, Granddad (Bampa) and Friend, your quick wit and sense of humor will be sorely missed. We all love and miss you. See you on the other side...
Due to construction at St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral, services will be held at Smith Downtown Chapel. Vigil service will be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 and the Funeral Mass will be at noon on Wednesday, March 15 at Smith's Downtown Chapel with Rite of Committal to follow at Holy Cross cemetery. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer Association, 2 Poly Drive; Billings, MT 59101.
James Howard William Lundin
FOREST GROVE - James Howard William Lundin, 77, of Forest Grove, died Saturday, March 11, 2000, at Central Montana Medical Center in Lewistown.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 15, at the Creel Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Forest Grove cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the charity of donor's choice.
Normal L. Magnesen
Norman L. Magnesen, 69, died Thursday, March 9, 2000. He was born Dec. 15, 1930, in Miles City, to Anders and Gladys Magnesen.
He graduat-ed from Miles City High School and en-tered the U.S. Air Force. On Oct. 4, 1952, he married
Mary E. Kraft.
Norman is survived by his wife of 47 years, Mary; two daughters, Debra L. Campbell and Barbara L. Blutt; his brother, Bob Magnesen; his sister, Jean Webster; two grandsons, Jacob A. Campbell and Brian Blutt; three granddaughters, Jill and Aimee Blutt and Julie Currier; three great granddaughters, Raianna and Chloe Campbell and Lauren Currier and last but not least, his beloved dog, Tipper.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Carl and one grandson, Eli Campbell.
A small family service will be held Wednesday, March 15, at 10 a.m. at Cremation or Funeral Gallery. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation.
Bernie Nickel
Bernhard W. Nickel, 77, was ushered into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on March 9, 2000, after a heart attack. He was born June 23, 1922, in Oka, Mont., to Bernhard Abraham and Martha (Bauer) Nickel. He graduated from the Buffalo High School in 1940. On Sept. 9, 1950, he married
the love of his life, Patricia L. Ezell. They resided in Billings, where Bernie became a general contractor, constructing many fine homes, and some commercial projects as well. He loved his work and the sense of accomplishment on a completed structure, but his greatest satisfaction was seeing each of his six children come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. As a builder, Bernie understood the importance of a solid foundation if the rest of the structure was to remain. He felt the same way about the spiritual underpinnings of his own faith and knew that his only hope for eternal life was through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. All the good things that Bernie did as a father, husband and businessman were a result of his faith in his Savior.
In his retirement years, as he struggled against heart disease and later a stroke on Aug. 10, 1998, Bernie was always found with praise and thanksgiving on his lips. Dad, you were a godly example and wonderful encouragement. We will miss you.
He was a member of the Valley Bible Church and spoke enthusiastically of the day when he could help build the new sanctuary.
Bernie is survived by his wife, Pat; two daughters, Lorna (Tim) Tucker of Mesa, Ariz., Berna (Mich) Michl of Stanwood, Wash.; four sons, Dan (Melody) Nickel of Ireland, Tom (Judy) Nickel of Billings, Brad (Kim) Nickel of Sacramento, Calif., Greg Nickel of Portland, Ore., and 12 grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters, Rubye Nickel of Billings, Beulah (Ted) Thompson of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Iris Kaurin of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Earl Nickel of Billings.
Funeral services for Bernhard Nickel will be held at the Smith West Chapel on Tuesday, March 14, 2000, at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Terrace Gardens.
Memorials are suggested for the Valley Bible Church Building Fund and the Gideons International.
