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Betty Jean Augare
Betty Jean (Bremner) Augare, 68, of Browning, a former florist, died of complications due to cancer Thursday at a local hospital.
Rosary begins 7 p.m. Wednesday at Little Flower Parish.
Her wake is being held at Glacier Homes prior to the rosary.
Cremation will follow the rosary. Funeral Mass is 2 p.m. Thursday at the church, with burial in Willow Creek cemetery.
Schnider Funeral Home of Great Falls is handling arrangements.
She was born Jan. 5, 1935, in Browning and raised in Greasewood, Mont.
She was educated at Cut Bank boarding school, Flandreau, South Dakota and Blackfeet Community College.
She married
Edmund Wishie Augare in 1951 in Sedro-Wooley, Wash.; they later divorced.
She worked as a nurses' aide, a homemaker, a teachers' aide, a bookkeeper, a florist, a cook and a food service supervisor.
Her doors were always open to other children coming to stay.
She enjoyed angel collecting, crocheting, knitting, watching the Denver Broncos, sewing, making chaps, making flowers, bingo, shopping and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Survivors include a daughter, Joni Augare of Browning; sons Mark Augare of Independence, Mo., Ronnie Augare, Terry Augare, Paul Augare, Mike Augare and Little Ron Augare, all of Browning, Dan Augare of Seville, Mont., George Augare of Kansas City, Mo., and Tim Augare of Elko, Nev.; sisters Carol Faye Ollinger and Alfreda Racine, both of Browning; a brother, Clarence Bremner of Browning; 41 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra "Sissy" Augare; her parents, George and Ida Bremner; grandchildren Adam and Levi Augare; great-grandchildren Tessa Hand, Wyatt Augare; a sister, Ramona Gordon; and brothers Cecil and Sonny Bremner.
Anthony Curtis Cut Finger
Anthony Curtis Cut Finger, 29, passed away Monday, March 14, 2003 from injuries sustained in an auto accident.
Anthony was born to Ernest Cut Finger Sr. and Leeann (Sheridan) Nicolai October 11, 1973, in Missoula.
He was raised in Arlee, a member of the Blackfeet Nation and a descendant of the Salish Pend Orielle Nation.
He graduated from high school in Arlee in 1993.
He was an outstanding athlete during this years as an Arlee Warrior.
He was a wrestler from kindergarten up to his senior year.
He played football and basketball and was a member of the track team, and he also was a member of the drama club in which he played a lead role in his senior year.
Among his numerous trophies and medals, he was awarded a plaque in his senior year for being the fourth student in Montana to have a wrestling move named after him, the "Cut Finger Single."
He played Down Under Ball his senior year in Australia to represent a nationwide group of American Indian athletes.
Anthony, or "Tone, " attended fishing tournaments always being self supporting for his extra activities.
He worked on ranches and farms, bucking bails, changing pipes and farming trees.
Also he did work as a sawyer, auto mechanic, carpenter, post and pole man, broke horses and hunted around the reservation.
Tone's loves were his truck, the wonderful women in his life, his nieces and nephews, the mountains, lakes and streams, and Mom's fry bread and cheesecake.
He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents John Vanderburg, Adeline Fyant, Eli and Dora Sheridan, George and Ida Every Body Talks About and Sam Cut Finger; grandparents Mickey Sheridan, Rose Vanderburg, Jess Labuff Sr. and Virginia Cut Finger; aunts Barbara Young Running Crane, Pewee Mason and Peggy Big Sam; uncles Eddy Vanderburg, Everett, Jimmy and Butch Fyant, Randy Christopher and John Sheridan; his unborn sister Angel Lozeau; nephew Jesse Lee Cut Finger; cousin Sheila Marie Fyant; and many others too numerous to mention.
He is survived by his parents Ernest and Dawn Cut Finger, Lee Ann and Wendal Nicolai, Harry Lozeau and Rusty Whitworth; brothers Ernest Jr. and Cheryl, Jesse and Leandrea, Harley Cut Finger, Isaac Lozeau, Chris Standing Rock, Jonathan Whitworth and Jeremiah James; sisters Adeline (Elijah), Caroline Lozeau, Misty and Carrie Whitworth, Tamara and Kimberly Standing Rock and Nicole and Sarah James; grandparents Yaya Frances Vanderburg, Katie Nick, Joe and Theola Old Chief, Edna Rose, Florentino and Dorothy Flores, and Ursula Thomas; great uncles Ben (Betty), Art (Jan), Gordon (Gale), Bobby Fyant, Jesse (Cleo), Thomas Cut Finger, Dusty (Marcelene), Windy and Fredrick Old Chief, Gabby, Tony, Reuben and Junior Cut Finger; great-aunts Marie Fyant, Virgina (Kenny) Phillips, Loretta, Joyce, Darlene, Marlene, Geraldine, Lulu, Joanne, Debra, Joanne Old Chief, Patsy (Nelson) Big Sam, Jeannei Cut Finger, Rosemary (Richard) Calf Robe and Becky (Cecil) Crawford; uncles Tom (Linda) Sheridan, Frank Sheridan, Jesse Sheridan, Sam Sheridan, Sam Matt, David Vallee, Terry Lozeau, Ed (Mooney) Stasso, Gordon (Gloria) Shay, Toni, Darrell, Bodge (Glenda) Whitworth, John Butler, Jay and Louis Fyant, Vernon Christopher, Wayne Vanderburg, Gabe Phillips, Steve and Brian, Buzzy, Butch and Willie Fyant and John Miller; aunts, Cheryl (Les) Clairmont, Nicole (Bob) Doty, Lori Ann Weaselhead, Linda (Keon) Weaselhead, Weezee Cote, Sany Christpher, Karen and Myrna Whitworth, Naida Lefthand, Roberta (Jim) Steele, Shelly Fyant, Claudette (Rodney) Bird, Malissa (Dane) Morigeau, Jennifer (Rowdy) Snyder, Veita and Claudia, Tina Lozeau, Josie Stasso, Valdena (Dave) Anderson, Marilyn, (Jim) McDonald, and Suzie and Lisa Vallee, and others too numerous to mention; nephews Ryan, Julian, Stanley, Arlen, Sinjiin, Xavier and Brandon; nieces Briana, Rozaline, Vayda, Ali, Jaylyn, Adrianna, Haley, Alexandrianna and Emily Lynn; cousins Lisa Luis, Bridget, Lakota, Marietta Tellier, Rosalie, Shannon (Carlos), Eli (Susette) Sheridan, Su-sep Morigeau, Zachary and Alisha Sheridan, Josh, Kisha, Rosie Sheridan-Gurule, Devlin Marcus, Jaydean, and Ashley Sheridan, the Fish family, Many Hides family, Radosa family, Young Running Crane family, and so many others just too numerous to mention.
A traditional Salish wake was held at the Arlee Indian Elderly Center, as well as services and rosary.
Internment was held at the Sheridan Family cemetery.
Pallbearers were Dave and TJ Haynes, Robert and Brian Rogers, Kevin Pierre, Tommy, Cody and Basil Tanner, Shane Fiddler, Kevin Howard and Leonard Two Teeth.
The honorary pallbearers were John Butler, Bob Woodcock, Bill Tanner, Frank Wright, Jason Pierre, Arlen Auld, Brian Brian Auld, Steven Peone, Jeremy Belcourte, Elijah Alexander, Coach Earl Beck, his fire crew in Texas, all his uncles, nephews, cousins, brothers and all the women that he loved.
The Honor Drum was Sunrise Drum.
MARJORIE GRUBER
GREAT FALLS - Marjorie Mary Gruber, 83, of Great Falls died Tuesday, July 8, 2003, of natural causes.
A memorial service was scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Sts. Peter and Paul. A private family burial will be at Mount Olivet cemetery.
She was born Dec. 29, 1919, at Great Falls. She grew up and attended schools in Great Falls and graduated from Great Falls High School. She attended McPhail School of Music and Dance in Minneapolis, Minn. She taught dance and music with her sister, Virginia, at the Klick School of Music and Dance.
She married
Joseph Gruber in 1955. She worked as bookkeeper for Carl Weismann and Sons for 37 years. She retired in 1985.
She was a member of St. Ann's Cathedral, Catholic Daughters of America and Elks Club.
Her life was her home and her husband and she enjoyed traveling. She especially enjoyed celebrations with the Zeller family and family visits to Bozeman.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph Gruber of Great Falls; sister, Virginia Anderson of Boise, Idaho; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorials may be made to the Gift of Life.
O'Connor Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
LAUREL HOLLOWAY
GILBERT, Ariz. - Laurel Ann Holloway, 72, of Gilbert, Ariz., died May 25, 2003.
A memorial for family and friends is planned for late June.
Laurel was born on Aug. 22, 1930, at Rudyard to Ralph and Lottie Koefod. She attended Montana State University and was a member of Delta Gamma sorority.
She married
Frank Holloway in 1950.
Her family will miss her warm sense of humor and strong will.
Laurel is survived by he sister, Kathleen Van Luchene of Mesa, Ariz.; daughters, Pamel Holloway of Estes Park, Utah, and Wendy Lambros of Gilbert; and a grandson.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower, Phoenix, AZ 85014.
Betty Lou Red Fox
Betty Lou (Griffin) Red Fox, 58, of Missoula died at her home on Monday, April 14, 2003 of natural causes.
Services were held Monday, April 21 at Little Flower Parish with burial following at Willow Creek cemetery.
She is survived by her husband Larry Red Fox, daughters Michelle York and Andrea York, sons Scooner Red Fox, Timothy York and Tony York Jr., sisters Margie Putts, Pat Moenin and Dawn Bloomquist, brothers Starr Griffin, Bill Racine, Ted Racine and Boss Racine, 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by a son Tracy York, a sister Dale Ann Griffin, parents Ed Griffin and Josphine Griffin and grandfather Mike Bad Old Man.
LORENE KRAUSE
GREAT FALLS - Lorene Alice (Bebee) Krause, 74, of Great Falls died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2003, at a Great Falls hospice due to cancer.
A memorial service was held Saturday morning at Valley Community Bible Church in Great Falls. Burial of ashes will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Highland cemetery in Havre.
She was born July 29, 1929 in Malta and was raised in Malta.
She married
Vernon James Krause on Oct. 28, 1949. In addition to be a homemaker, she worked for Mountain Bell.
She belonged to a card club and enjoyed crocheting, knitting, embroidery, playing cards and bingo, canning her own fruits and vegetables, reading, music and being involved with her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon James Krause on May 17, 2001.; brother, Gary Bebee of Livingston; and sister, Orpha Johnson.
Survivors include her daughters, Vickie (Dean) Johnson and Joy (Mike) Stafford of Great Falls; sisters, Dorothy Nitz of Great Falls and Lois Emmanualson of Chewelah, Wash.; brothers, Frank Bebee of Malta, Henry Bebee of Havre and Kenneth Bebee of Great Falls; two grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Memorials may be made to Valley Community Bible Church of Great Falls.
Cremation has taken place under the direction of Croxford's Funeral Home and Crematory.
Terrie Ellen Rundle
Terrie Ellen (Lillevig) Rundle, 48, died on Monday, April 14, 2003 at her home near Bigfork of Ovarian Cancer.
A celebration service will be held at The Bigfork Playhouse, 526 Electric Avenue in Bigfork.
The service will be non-traditional and a non-somber occasion, as Terrie wanted.
The time of the service will be at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6 (immediately after school so that her students may easily attend.)
Anyone and everyone is invited to come.
Terrie was born on Feb. 5, 1955 in Detroit, Mich., but grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio.
At the time of her graduation from high school she entered the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music with her primary instrument being the organ, with piano as secondary.
After her first year at the Conservatory she decided to take a hiatus from music study and to travel around the country by herself for two years.
After this she returned to Ohio where she finished up with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from the University of Miami.
For a time after graduation from college she taught at private schools in Ohio.
She was then recruited by a friend to come out to San Francisco and work as a secretary for an up and coming retail computer company called Businessland (the pay was much better.)
Within a short period of time Terrie was promoted to the position senior accounts manager for a store in Seattle.
Dale was working as a Registered Nurse at the University of Washington Medical Center at this time.
Dale and Terrie, both avid folk and contra dancers soon met at a dance at the Mountaineers Hall in Seattle.
During a round dance, where everyone changes partners after every 32 measures, each man and woman makes a half turn to begin dancing with their new partner.
This is how Terrie met Dale; just a half turn is what started the whole thing!
Terrie and Dale courted for 16 months and then were married
on July 16, 1988.
Terrie and Dale went to Glacier National Park for their honeymoon, traveling through Bigfork on the way and even spending one night there at the O'Duchain Country Inn.
They then made there home in Seattle where all of their children were born: Abby was born on Dec. 4, 1989, Josie was born Aug. 5, 1993, and Avery was born Dec. 28, 1995.
In 1999 the wanderlust got a hold of Terrie again and the family was fortunate enough to be able to move to Bigfork. Dale took a job with the Blackfeet Service Unit of the Indian Health Service while Terrie began teaching part-time for the Bigfork schools as soon as her youngest child, Avery, entered kindergarten.
Though Terrie's time in the community and at the school has been short, her impact has been substantial.
While there she raised the money herself to purchase instruments necessary to create a Creative Drumming Program.
The public performances for her choirs were highly regarded and showed the flair, compassion, and commitment that Terrie was known for.
It was these qualities, which so endeared her to the community.
To her many students she was known affectionately as Mrs. "T." She often amused her students coming to class in various characters, such as Charlie Chaplin, Pierre, the famous film director from Beegfork, and even once she appeared hilariously as Mr. "T", complete with mohawk and bulging biceps.
Terrie loved life, she loved her children, she loved her husband, and she loved the children and adults of this community.
Her life was much too short. Terrie was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in November 2002.
The cancer quickly consumed her body but will never extinguish the bright light of her spirit.
Someday we will be together again, but until then we will love you, remember you, and we miss you with great sorrow.
Survivors include Dale E. Rundle, husband; Abigail Rundle, daughter; Josephine Rundle, daughter; and Avery Rundle, son; all of Bigfork. Also surviving: Dr. Joel Lillevig, brother of Paducah, Ky.; Beth Lewis, sister of Jacksonville, Fla.; James Lillevig, father, and Mary Ann Lillevig, mother of Lexington, Ky.
Donations to benefit Terrie's children can be made to the Terrie Rundle Fund at the Bigfork branch of Flathead Bank, 800 Grand Avenue, Bigfork, MT 59911 or 406-837-1600.
