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Bruce Kirkaldie
LODGEPOLE – Bruce Kirkaldie, 77, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000, at the Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes.
Wake service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday with funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday, both at the Medicine Bear Lodge in Lodgepole. Burial will be in the Kirkaldie cemetery in Lodgepole. Adams Funeral Home in Malta is in charge.
Evelyn Kohlman
SIDNEY – Evelyn Kohlman, 89, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at the Sidney Health Center.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Fulkerson Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow cremation at Richland Memorial Park.
Reginal McHugh
OCALA, Fla. – Reginal McHugh, 74, formerly of Greybull, Wyo., died Monday, Oct. 2, 2000, at Timber Ridge Nursing Home. Roberts Funeral Home in Dunnellon is in charge.
Sister Mary Valeria Monnig
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Sister Mary Valeria Monnig, 87, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000 at Ross Hall, Mother House.
A vigil will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in Ross Chapel of the Sisters of Charity Mother House. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday with burial in Mount Olivet cemetery. Davis Funeral Chapel is in charge.
Mazel N. Petrick
WOLF POINT – Mazel N. Petrick, 95, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2000, at Faith Lutheran Home.
Cremation has taken place. At her request, no services will be held. Inurnment will be at a later date at Fort Snelling National cemetery in Minnesota. Clayton Memorial Chapel is in charge.
Gilbert E. Ragsdale
CODY, Wyo. – Gilbert E. Ragsdale, 95, formerly of Livingston, Mont., died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at West Park Long Term Care Center.
Cremation has taken place. Private interment of the cremains will take place in Livingston at a later date. Ballard Funeral Home was in charge.
Marjorie G. Russell
BAKER – Marjorie “Marge” Guidinger Russell, age 82, passed away Sept. 29, 2000, at Portland, Ore.
Marge was born Feb. 27, 1918, at Coffee Creek to Benjamin Franklin and Lena Malchow Guidinger. She lived on the family ranch until she left after her mother’s death. Once she graduated from Missoula County High School, she attended Montana State College for three years, Gonzaga University night school in Spokane, Wash., for one year and graduated from Kinman Business University in Spokane.
Marge worked for the electrical engineer who was the chief Westinghouse designer for Grand Coulee Dam.
She and Eugene Russell were united in marriage in Baker in 1942. Four daughters were born to this union which lasted 45 years. She traveled widely with her husband when he was a member of the Air Force. Their oldest daughter was born when he was stationed in the European Theater. Eugene died in 1987.
Mrs. Russell was active in community affairs as a 4-H leader for 25 years, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary for 50 years, and as a senior citizen in RSVP and American Retired Persons Group. She was involved in St. John’s Catholic Church where she taught classes for 25 years, directed and accompanied children’s choir and was a writer of the diocesan paper.
Marge is survived by four daughters, Margo of Portland, Ore., Suzanne and her husband, Robert Smith of Tekamah, Neb., Lynn Mary and her husband, Gary Haase of Sherwood, Ore., and Jane and her husband, Ron Fox of East Wenatchee, Wash.; and six grandchildren, Marjorie and Robert Smith of Omaha, Neb., Nicholas and Jaclyn Haase of Sherwood, Ore., and Tessica and Noah Fox of East Wenatchee. Her husband, parents, one sister and two brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Baker. A Rosary Vigil was held on Tuesday, Oct. 3, in the St. John’s Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the St. John’s Catholic cemetery. Stevenson Funeral Home of Baker is in charge of the arrangements.
Corky Schwend
ST. XAVIER – Glen “Corky” Schwend, father, grandfather, friend, mentor, teacher and cowboy, went home to rest with the Lord, Oct. 2, 2000.
Corky, as Grandma Schwend called him, was born to Jess and Mildred Shelmerdine Schwend on March 15, 1930, in Bridger.
He received his education in St. Xavier and Hardin, served his country in the U.S. Army in Korea and was honorably discharged as a sergeant. He married
Donnalee Sargent on Feb. 6, 1960, in Bend, Ore. From this marriage, they had three children. They divorced in 1986 but always maintained deep respect for each other. He did not remarry but had a long and loving relationship with Judy Murdock.
Corky was a member of the Northwest Ranch Cowboy Association, a 48-year member of the Sheridan and Hardin Elks Lodge, Rodeo Cowboys Association and single steer roper.
To his family, kids and grandkids alike, he was of the “old school” as a true cowboy and gentleman. His love and respect for his family and the range knew no bounds. When a friend sat on a good horse, he always asked, “Does your butt laugh?” He was a great prankster and when roundups came and serious work was done, he loved to pull his famous hat trick. “I always know a real cowboy five minutes after he walked into the corral.” This legacy that he left for his children will live on forever through their passion for horses and the land.
Our Dad – Of all the western legends and heroes of my youth, the ones that stood for honor, dignity and truth, there stands a man among them much taller than the rest of all who stole our hearts away. We love our Dad the best!
He was preceded in death by his father, Jess “Cowboy Dad.”
Cork is survived by his children, Colleen (Tim) Moullet of the family ranch, Tracy (Chip) Siemion of Fort Smith and Jess Cody (Kara) of the family ranch; grandchildren, Tiffany and Bethany Moullet, Stormy Glen and Cady Siemion, Steven Schwend and an expected grandchild; Cork’s mother, Mildren Schwend of Hardin; his sister, Dorothy Tally of Billings; his companion, Judy Murdock of Lodge Grass; nephews, Scott and Brett Tally of Miles City; a special nephew, Colton Sargent who called him “Grandpa Cork.” All those cowboys who lived and were taught by Cork and remained life long friends also survive him.
Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. Friday in the Hardin Middle School Auditorium. Interment will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at the family plot in Bridger. All who would like to take a last ride with Cork are invited to bring a horse saddled up and be ready to ride from the Bridger Arena to the cemetery at 12:30 p.m. Bullis Mortuary of Hardin has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Corky Schwend Memorial Youth Rodeo Fund.
Laura A. Thomas
WORLAND, Wyo. – Laura A. Thomas, 87, died Sunday, Oct, 1, 2000, at her home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Southern Baptist Church with burial in Riverview cemetery. Veile Mortuary is in charge.
Lillian A. Thomson
GLENDIVE – Lillian A. Thomson, 85, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2000, at the Glendive Medical Center.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at Zion Lutheran Church with burial in Dawson Memorial cemetery. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home is in charge.
Joyce A. Young
Joyce A. Young, 57, of Billings, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at home of cancer.
Cremation will take place. At her request, no services are planned. Cremation or Funeral Gallery was in charge.
Evelyne Boucher
BAKER – Evelyne Boucher, age 91, of Baker, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000 at the Fallon Medical Complex Nursing Home.
She was born Aug. 29, 1909, at Elk City, S.D., the daughter of George and Leota Brown Trudeau. She attended school in Wolf Point and graduated from high school there. After the death of her mother, Evelyne helped raise three of her brothers.
On Oct. 7, 1930, Evelyne was married
to Edgar Boucher at Hinsdale. In November of 1939, the family moved to Baker where they operated the Gambles Store. Along with raising her five children, Evelyne was very active in the St. John’s Catholic Church and Altar Society. She was a very good homemaker and enjoyed bridge, whist, pinochle and crocheting.
Evelyne took care of Edgar’s mother for many years. Edgar and Evelyne celebrated 62 wonderful years together. Edgar passed away in 1992. Evelyne continued to make Baker her home.
Survivors include: two sons, Walter “Bud” Boucher and his wife Alice of Roundup and Lawrence E. Boucher and his wife Connie of Hinsdale; three daughters, Arlene Steffes of Billings, Donnetta Schaefer and her husband, Lawrence of Baker and Rosezella Bohl and her husband, Howard of Billings; 22 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by nine brothers, a sister, two grandsons, a granddaughter and two great-grandsons.
A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at Stevenson’s Funeral Home in Baker. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at St. John’s Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the family lot of the St. John’s Catholic cemetery. Stevenson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Bernice Holmes
HAMILTON – Bernice Ethel (Sperry) Holmes, 82, formerly of Beach, N.D., died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at Valley View Estates Nursing Home.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the United Community Church in Beach. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home is in charge.
Wilfred G. Hopwood
PHOENIX – Wilfred G. Hopwood, born in Taunton, Mass., March 26, 1910, died Sept. 18, 2000, in Phoenix.
In 1940, he married
Phyllis Wright in Billings. He resided in Billings until 1912, when he retired from the Railway Express Co. and moved to Tucson, Ariz.
He moved to Spokane, Wash., in 1975. His wife Phyllis died in 1978. In 1980, he married
Beverly Burton of Missoula, Mont. He moved to Phoenix in 1988.
His survivors are wife, Beverly; son, Don Hopwood; two daughters, Judy Hawkins and Jeanne Garrison and their families.
He will be laid to rest in Billings with his wife Phyllis. A memorial service will be held Oct. 13, 2000, at 2:30 p.m. at the Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Earl Vernon Lytle
THERMOPOLIS, Wyo. – Earl Vernon Lytle, 78, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Burial of cremains will follow at Monument Hill cemetery. Mortimore Funeral Home is in charge.
Marian Mossestad
POLSON – Marian Caroline Durfey Mossestad, 85, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at St. Joseph Hospital of natural causes.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Grogan Funeral Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with burial at Lakeview cemetery.
Lauretta M. Reid
POPLAR – Lauretta M. Reid, age 90, died Oct. 2, 2000, at the Poplar Community Nursing Home. She was born at Bisbee, N.D., on Aug. 17, 1910, the first of seven children of Phillip George Geisen and Wilhelemina Louise (Minnie) Artz Geisen.
When she was 2 years old, the family moved to the Figure Eight area in Dawson County, Mont., near Weldon. In 1922 the family moved to the Macon area near Wolf Point. Lauretta graduated from Wolf Point High School in May of 1929, with an emphasis in Normal Training (teaching). She also attended college at Dillon and Havre. She taught in several one-room schools in northeast Montana, including Kimmel, Highland, Turner, Riverside and Macon from 1935-1937.
She married
Thomas Patrick Reid at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wolf Point on June 15, 1937. They lived on the Reid Ranch on Box Elder Creek most of their married
lives where they raised six children.
Lauretta was preceded in death by her husband, Tom, in 1979; two sons, Dr. Wallace S. Reid in 1994 and Richard T. Reid in 1995, three brothers, and two sisters. She is survived by a son, James B. (and Bette) Reid of Poplar; three daughters, Marcia M. (and Jerry) O’Brien of Longmont, Colo., Karen K, Miller (Reid) of Great Falls, Cherryl A. (and James) Dougherty of Seattle; two daughters-in law, Janet Reid of Duchess, Alberta, Canada, and Judy Reid of Sidney; a sister, Beverly A. Nielsen of Kingsville, Texas; one sister-in-law, Mabel Reid of Apache Junction, Ariz.; 21 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are Saturday, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar. Visitations will be Friday at the Clayton Memorial Chapel in Poplar from 3 to 8 p.m., with a vigil service at 7 p.m. Interment will be in the Poplar City cemetery. The Rev. Father Michael Schnieder will officiate the services. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church or the Poplar Nursing Home. Clayton Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
