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JOSEPH DESCHARME
ROCKY BOY - Joseph Alloysius Descharme, 56, died Sept. 29, 2003, at a hospital in Flagstaff, Ariz., due to leukemia.
A wake service will begin this afternoon at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church and the funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with the Rev. Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow at the Descharme Family cemetery.
Joseph was born on Sept. 29, 1944 at Fort Belknap to James and Anna Rose (Sangrey) Descharme. He was raised in Rocky Boy and Helena. He spent most of his school years in Busby. After high school, he attended a trade school in Roswell, N.M.
He met Alice Henderson at Roswell and they married
. The couple moved to Tsaile, Arizona where they spent most of their married
lives and raised their family.
Joe's favorite things in life were his grandchildren and fishing. He loved to do activities with his grandchildren. Joe walked to all the lakes within walking distance from his home just to fish.
Joe was a member of the Native American Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Anna Rose Descharme; brothers, James "Peachum" Wells and Sammy Descharme; and sister, Rosella Descharme Belgarde.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Descharme of Tsaile, Ariz.; son, Andrew Descharme of Tsaile, Ariz.; daughter, Georgianne Descharme of Tsaile, Ariz.; four grandsons; two granddaughters Adrea; brothers, Mike Descharme of Missoula and Bill "Charlie" Descharme of Box Elder; sisters, Bertha Descharme and Jean Descharme both of Box Elder.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Charlotte Kelley, Box 1107, Havre, MT 59501.
Services and arrangements are under the direction of Holland and Bonine Funeral Home.
ESTHER DOUGHERTY
CHINOOK - Esther Dougherty, 81, of Chinook died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at a Chinook nursing home due to natural causes.
A funeral service will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the American Lutheran Church with burial following in Kuper Memorial cemetery.
Esther was born on Dec. 1, 1921, on the family farm north of Chinook to Martin and Gina (Halingstad) Monson. She attended local schools and graduated from Chinook High School.
She married
Howard Dougherty on Dec. 1, 1939, in Chinook. Esther worked at the Dime Store and U & I Sugar Factory. The family moved to Sunburst in the early 1950s until 1965. When her husband died unexpectedly, she moved back to Chinook. Esther then worked at the Tastee Bite Café, IGA grocery store, Blaine County Clerk and Recorders Office from 1968 until 1972, and was in the Clerk of Court Office from 1973 until 1986. She worked part time until 1993.
Esther enjoyed embroidering, for which she won many blue ribbons at the fair, knitting, crocheting, baking and taking care of other people.
Esther was preceded in death by her parents, Martin and Gina (Halingstad) Monson; husband, Howard Dougherty in 1965; brother, Melvin Monson; and sisters, Stella Cronk, Clara Chapman and Agnes Slonaker.
Survivors include her daughters, Darlene (Bob) Martin of Mesa, Ariz., and Linda (Larry) Hoover of Polson; adopted daughter, Donna Dyrdahl of Choteau; sister, Helen Monson of San Francisco; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook.
David Eric Flynn
(October 29, 1962 - January 22, 2012)
David Eric Flynn, 49, died January 22, 2012 after a short battle with cancer at his home in Helena. Dave was born October 29, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois to Dr. Alan and Marjorie Flynn. He attended Helena High School and graduated from the University of Montana. He worked at Intermountain Children’s Home for more than 20 years caring for emotionally disturbed children.
Dave’s interests were varied. He excelled in any subject he undertook with a veracity and onerousness. Painting, piano, composing, geology, theology and history just to name a few subjects he took up as hobby and ended as adept.
Dave wrote and lectured in his spare time and has a worldwide following of his work concerning ancient mysteries religions, illuminated fraternities and Judeo- Christian Theology. His research has been published and referenced by numerous best-selling authors, books and magazines around the world.
David is survived by his wife Brenda, daughter Tyce, son Alex, mother Marjorie, twin brother Mark (Junko), brother Dan (Michele), brother Pat (Brenda), brother Peter (Sarah), nieces Carly, Tyler, Rayna and Aida as well as nephews Mike and Blue. He was predeceased by his father Alan and both sets of grandparents.
A visitation will be held from 12-8 p.m., Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Retz Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral service is scheduled at 11 a.m., Monday, January 30, 2012 at the First Assembly of God Church with interment to follow at the Forestvale cemetery. Memorials in David’s name may be sent to the “David Flynn Watcher Fund”, PO Box 9349, Missoula, MT. 59807: https://myweb.cableone.net/watcher/dfwf.html or to the Chris Elliott Fund for Glioblastoma Brain Cancer Research, 704 228th Ave NE #254, Sammamish, WA 98074 : https://www.chriselliottfund.org/getinvolved.html.
DONNA R. VAN WECHEL
Donna R. Van Wechel, 66, died Tuesday Jan. 14, 2003, at her residence of natural causes. The funeral service is 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Brad Ulgenes officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Park cemetery. A luncheon following the committal rite will be held at her daughter's residence.
Donna was born Sept. 23, 1936, to Oscar and Hazel (Wallum) Goldberg in Havre. Her family farmed north of Inverness. She attended school in Inverness, and when her family moved to Havre each winter, she attended there. Donna graduated from Havre High School in 1954. She attended Northern Montana College for a short time.
On Nov. 23, 1955, Donna married
James Van Wechel at Joplin. The couple had four children.
They lived north of Havre, then later moved north of Rudyard and then to Denver. Donna attended college in Denver as well. The couple later divorced. In 1977 Donna moved back to Havre. She worked at a local law office and later for Farm Credit Services until her retirement.
Donna's hobbies included watching football, doing crossword puzzles, and helping her grandchildren with their homework.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sons Jeff and Jesse; brothers, Donald and Harold; and a sister, Nancy.
She is survived by: a daughter, Valerie Hickman of Havre, a son, Tim Van Wechel of Inverness; sister-in-law, Donna Goldberg of Havre; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials in Donna's honor may be made to a person's choice. Services and arrangements are under the direction of the Holland and Bonine Funeral Home.
Jean Edith White
(September 13, 1915 - January 13, 2012)
Jean Hurly White, formerly of Glasgow, passed away on January 13, 2012 at home in Helena. Born September 13, 1915, she lived every minute of her 96 years.
The second of five children of Judge John Hurly and Jeannette Hurly of Glasgow, Jean grew up a tennis athlete and academic standout. In 1937, Jean graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman, with degrees in History and Business.
She married
Gordon White on Christmas Day in 1938. After living briefly in Denver, they moved to Missoula while Gordon completed law school; then they returned to Glasgow to live and to rear their five children.
Possessing a lifelong abundance of energy, Jean White was a mother, reader, diarist, wardrobe sewer, knitter and thrower of pottery; she built the huge fieldstone fireplace she’d always wanted. Later, she opened a fabric shop in Glasgow and a knitting shop in her home, and worked as a secretary in an insurance agency.
Jean and Gordon moved to Helena in 1989. When Gordon died in 2001, they had been married
63 years. Jean made many wonderful friends doing aqua aerobics at the Helena "Y". In 2002, Jean wrote and published her memoir, ”Remembering”, a personal and family history.
Her survivors include her children, Mary Scott of Whitefish, Susan Thomas of San Diego, Janie Petaja of Helena, Gordon White of Hamilton, and Kurt White of Helena, and their spouses; her brother, Robert Hurly of Glasgow, and sister, Mary Jo Fox of Kalispell; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 12 nieces and nephews; and her very dear friends, the ladies of the "Y".
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, brother John Hurly, and sister Marjorie Elfers.
Memorials are suggested to her favorite charities, Helena Food Share, P.O. Box 943, Helena, MT 59624; Intermountain Home, 500 S. Lamborn St., Helena, MT 59601; or the St. LaBre Indian School, 1000 Tongue River Road, Ashland, MT 59003.
A memorial service will be held at a summer date to be announced. Cremation has taken place.
JAMES FRASER
INVERNESS - James McMillan "Jim" Fraser, 72, died on Saturday, May 10, 2003, at a Great Falls medical center of cancer.
Vigil prayers will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Inverness. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. on Friday at the church, with burial following at the Inverness cemetery.
Jim was born on the family farm at Cascade to Donald and Theresa (Borys) Fraser on Aug. 14, 1930. At age 9, his family moved to a farm south of Inverness. He attended country schools through seventh grade, then finished his secondary education in Joplin, graduating from Joplin High School in 1948. He attended the College of Great Falls for three years where he studied accounting and business administration.
Jim received his draft notice from the U.S. Army in 1951. Preferring not to be a foot soldier, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served during the Korean Conflict in the China campaign on the ship U.S.S. Philippine. Because of his strong bookkeeping skills, he worked mainly as a payroll clerk during those military years. He received his honorable discharge in 1955 and returned to Montana.
Jim worked for two of his brothers in the farming business in the few years that followed. In 1960 he began working as an elevator repairman in the mid-Montana Hi-Line. In 1965 Jim and his two brothers, Charlie and Duane, formed a partnership and bought the old Meyer's Service Station in Inverness. Fittingly, they named their new business Fraser's Conoco, which specialized in gasoline and bulk fuel, tire sales and automotive repairs. They expanded their business in 1973 with the purchase of Hanson's Texaco in Chester, then again in 1988 when they bought the Galata Co-op in Galata. Charlie eventually sold his interests, and Jim and Duane continue to operate the business as Fraser's Oil, Inc.
Jim married
Carol Ann Evans on July 11, 1970 in Inverness. They raised a family of four.
Jim loved his life and work, and even though he was of retirement age, he continued to work hard and remained dedicated to his business. He had good health until he was diagnosed with cancer in March. His condition rapidly deteriorated.
Jim was a longtime member of the Inverness Commercial Club and the Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping and his family has many fond memories of outings with Jim. He was always a Ford man, but enjoyed working on all vehicles. He liked playing cribbage and watching pro sports, especially hockey. Some of his favorite teams were the Edmonton Oilers, New York Yankees, Boston Celtics and Dallas Cowboys. He will be remembered for his good sense of humor and his ability to pull off a practical joke without hard feelings.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Bud Fraser and Clint Fraser.
Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Carol Fraser of Inverness; children, Tina (Marty) Wood of Joplin, Danny (Erin) Fraser of Seattle, Wash., Kip Fraser and significant other, Donde Hopstad, of Inverness, and Stacy (Darby) Ditmar of Rudyard; one grandson; brothers, Donald Fraser of Cascade, Rodney Fraser of Sun Prairie, Bill Fraser of Chester, Charles Fraser of Joplin, Scott Fraser of Springdale, Wash., Duane Fraser of Inverness, and Darrell Fraser of Great Falls; sisters, Bertha Standley of Cascade, Eleanor Fransen of Great Falls, Ruby Barrett of Concord, Ohio, Ann Carlson of Sun City, Ariz. and Darlene Wood of Payson, Ariz.; and numerous nephews and nieces.
Memorials may be sent to the Gift of Life, a Benifis Foundation in Great Falls.
Arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester.
Edward "Jim" James Moyle
(March 19, 1951 - January 12, 2012)
Edward James (Jim) Moyle passed away in his sleep on January 12, 2012.
He had been battling his second bout of oral cancer.
He was a resident of Elkhorn Health and Rehabilitation Center in Clancy.
Jim was the fourth of seven children born to Walter C. Moyle and Peggy Knapp DeHaan.
He was born on March 19, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio.
He was 3 years old when his family moved to Montana.
He had resided in Helena since 1957.
Jim attended May Butler, Central and Helena Jr. High schools.
He graduated from Helena High in 1969 and then joined the United States Air Force after high school.
Jim had worked for Wong’s Restaurant and the Parrot Confectionery Store in Helena.
He had met Dick Wolstein, who taught him his trade as a perfa taper.
Jim was well known in Nikkon product sales and enjoyed hunting and music.
He was a good friend to many people and was a friend of Bill W. and Dr. Bob.
Many of his friends supported him during his illness; Joe Moore, Hank Muchmore, Jim Romsa, Tom Gustin, Dianne Langenfus and Sid Burgess to name a few.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Mark A. Moyle and Robert F. Moyle.
He is survived by his siblings, Lauri (Dean) Lofthouse of Helena, MT, David W. Moyle of Canby OR; Mindy (John) Richardson of Bothel, WA and Maryanne (Jim) Zimmer of Helena, MT; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Wed., Jan. 18, 2012 at Retz Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment with military honors will follow at the Montana State Veterans cemetery at Fort Harrison.
Memorials may be sent in Jim’s name to the Exploration Works, 995 Carousel Way, Helena, MT 59601; YWCA of Helena, 501 N. Park Ave., Helena, MT 59601; or to The Restore, 1531 National Ave., Helena, MT 59601.
