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Delpha Florene Keeland
1925 - 2004
Services for Delpha Florene Keeland will be Saturday, June 12, 2004, at 1 p.m. at the Richey Methodist Church.
Delpha was born on June 3, 1925, and passed away peacefully on April 14, 2004, in Olympia, Wash. She went to be with the Lord, her husband Charles and daughter Catherine.
She was born in Glendive to Fred and Anna Deckert. She grew up in Bloomfield. She met Charles Keeland on Jan. 19, 1943, and fell in love with him and his wavy black hair. They married on July 25, 1943. They continued to live in Richey where they raised their family.
She worked as a nurses' aid in the Circle hospital until they moved to Olympia, Wash., in 1967. Delpha and Charles operated a café in Tumwater, Wash., from 1969 to 1974. They then moved to Sidney and she worked in the Sidney Nursing Home.
In 1981, they moved to Richey and she worked as the librarian at the Richey Library until she retired in 1990. For two consecutive years she was listed in the book, "Who's Who in the West."
She loved her family, giving hugs, her flowers, collecting stuffed animals (especially Garfield), anything to do with cats, Thomas Kincade paintings and the Statler Brothers.
She leaves behind a brother, Ellis (Clara) Deckert, Olympia, Wash.; sons
, Chuck Keeland, Belfry, (children Ivy and Ryan), Richard (Jeri) Keeland, Missoula, (children Deb and Rich), and Dana Keeland, Olympia, Wash.; daughters, Norma Evanson, Florence, (children Elward, Deena, Laura, Natalie, Karen, Michael and Craig), Annie (Eddie) Ochs, Fairview, (children Lance, Stuart, Steven), Ramona (Dan) Hermandez, Kalispell, (children Michelle, Kristi, Joshua and Justin), and Dixie (Vic) Shaw, Olympia, Wash., (children Robin, Bob and Ben); 14 great-grandchildren (Isabella, Irelyn, Catherine, Matthew, Melissa, Britney, Meaghan, Liam, Nicholas, Luke, Jacob, Sabrina, Makynzee and Bobbie); her loving companion, A. Ray Miller, Olympia, Wash.; Jess Gogan, who she loved as one of her grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters (Martha, Amanda, Alma, Lois), two brothers (Edward and Albert), her husband Charles and daughter Catherine.
James Sheehan
1938 - 2004
Funeral services for James Sheehan, 65, Sidney, were at 10 a.m., Monday, June 7, 2004, at the Pella Lutheran Church, with Pastor George Karres officiating. Musical selections were provided by Marge Thogersen. Casketbearers were Chuck Buxbaum, Curtis Basiak, Kenny Vannatta, Richard Hambro, Rich Munoz and Ronald Callen. Honorary casketbearers were Lester Wilson and all of Jim's many friends. Ushers were Jon Getchell and Edward Eberling. Interment was in the Sidney Cemetery, under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney.
James Albert Sheehan was born on Oct. 19, 1938, to parents Nellie (Smith) and Charles A. Sheehan, in Sidney. Jim was raised and attended school in the Sidney area and worked various jobs. Jim was inducted into the U.S. Army, Sept. 29, 1961, and was honorably discharged on Sept. 20, 1963.
He was united in marriage to Dottie Anderson on April 14, 1965, in Sidney. After their marriage, they moved to Williston, N.D., where Jim worked for the highway department for a short time. They then returned to Sidney, before moving to Fargo, N.D., where he attended mechanics school. After the completion of his schooling there, they returned to Sidney.
In 1969, they moved to Columbia Falls, where Jim was a custodian in the school system there. In 1979, they returned to Sidney, where Jim was a custodian at Westside School, where he worked until 2002, when he had a stroke and was forced to retire. In 2003, Jim found out he had leukemia.
Jim enjoyed his family, liked to work on cars, do yard work, agate hunting, playing his musical instruments, guitar, banjo, mandolin, and was teaching himself to play the accordion. Jim also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He loved to cook and read. He was a member of the VFW Post No. 4099.
James died at his home on Thursday evening, June 3, 2004.
Jim is survived by his wife, Dottie Sheehan, Sidney; son, Robert "Bobby" (Dawn) Sheehan, Columbia Falls; daughter, Audrey (Justin) Jarrett, Miles City; brother, Gerald (Lois) Sheehan, Minot, N.D.; sisters, Velma (Bud) Balder, Wolf Point, and Lila (Harold) Buxbaum, Sidney; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by parents, Charles and Nellie; brothers, Libern, Charles, Ivan, Leonard, Carl and Edward; and sisters, Sylvia Schow, Hazel Rosaaen and Alice Umback.
Elsie Miller
Memorial services for Elsie B. Miller, 85, Sidney, will be 10 a.m. Monday, June 14, 2004, at the First Lutheran Church in Savage.
Cremation has taken place under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney.
Elsie, loving wife, mother, sister, a friend, lost her courageous fight with cancer on Monday, June 7, 2004, at her home in Sidney.
Helen Hagen
1923 - 2004
Funeral services for Helen Hagen, 81, Sidney, are 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004, at the Lonsdale United Methodist Church, Sidney, with Rev. Dan Ashton officiating. Music will be provided by Mary Pfau and Virginia Olsen. Casketbearers are Richard Riedmann, Kendal Kallevig, Dale Wilson, Bob Hammer, John Redman and Marvin Stedman. Honorary casketbearers are Susan Gorder, Ann Armstrong and Home Health caregivers. Ushers are Margaret Jenkins and Joan Nelson. Readers are Gloria Helgeson and Elaine Stedman. Interment is in the Sidney Cemetery with Eastern Star Rites, Richland Chapter No. 62, under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney.
Helen E. Hagen was born July 4, 1923, in Faulkton, S.D., to Mary Irene (Burke) and Ernest Hagenlock. Helen was educated in Faulk County schools and Northern State College at Aberdeen, S.D., and taught one year in Norbeck, S.D. She was united in marriage to her childhood sweetheart, Carroll "Chuck" Hagen on June 14, 1944, in Seneca, S.D. They lived in Billings before moving to Havre. The family moved to Sidney in 1950.
Helen was a secretary at the Experiment Station in Sidney, for 10 years, and then was secretary at Sidney Senior High School for 26 years, retiring in 1987. She was a Sunday School teacher and Sunday School superintendent, and served on many committees and held many offices on the official board at Lonsdale United Methodist Church, which they transferred their membership from the Van Orsdel Methodist in Havre. The church was her family for many years. She was a member of the Bertha Circle, W.S.C.S; past matron of Eastern Star; grand cross of Colors in Rainbow, past president of American Legion Auxiliary; and a volunteer at the hospital and extended care, and "Volunteer of the Year" in 1990.
Helen died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004, at the Sidney Health Center, Sidney.
Helen is survived by her sons, Roger E. Hagen and wife Shirley, Panama City Beach, Fla., and Douglas E. Hagen and wife JoAnn, Belleville, Wis.; granddaughter, Sarah Beth Gigstad and husband Erik, Madison, Wis.; sister, Ethel Aichele and husband Dick, Billings.
She was preceded in death by her husband Chuck; parents; and sister, Grace Pederson, and brother, Raymond Hagenlock.
Ragnhild Guri Braaten
1925 - 2004
Ragnhild "Rhonda" Guri Braaten, 79, passed away Aug. 20, 2004, at Mercy Medical Center, Williston, N.D.
Her funeral will be Aug. 26, 2004, at 10:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church of Williston. The Rev. Norman Anderson and intern Kit Obermoller will officiate, and interment will follow in the Riverview Cemetery.
Ragnhild Paulsen was born in Oslo, Norway, April 2, 1925, the daughter of Sigurd Paulsen and Anne Gurine Eriksen. "Rhonda" grew up in the Norwegian capital and experienced the occupation during World War II.
Upon the liberation in 1945, Ragnhild married Samuel V. Olson, an American soldier from Arnegard, N.D. Unto this union were born three sons.
Ragnhild arrived in the United States July 4, 1946, and lived in upstate New York until the 1970s. During that time she worked in the food industry and for the aerospace division of General Electric in Utica, N.Y.
Two great enjoyments in Ragnhild's life were her family and art. As a youth, she won an Oslo City School painting award and exhibited paintings in local libraries in New York.
Ragnhild and her sons Clifford and Larry moved to Williston in 1970. She married Ingar Braaten of Epping in 1972. They made their home in Williston and Epping. She worked for many years at Heddrich's Department Store in Williston, where she made many friends and acquaintances in the area. She retired in 1988.
Rhonda was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Epping. She was active in the Williston Sons of Norway, being an officer and an instructor of the Norwegian language.
Ragnhild is survived by her three sons, Allan Olson, Elbridge, N.Y., Clifford Olson and Larry Olson, Williston; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Esther Eriksen, Johnson City, N.Y., and Gerd Olsen, Lillestrom, Norway.
Friends may call at the Everson Funeral Home of Williston Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m., and Thursday at the church for the hour before the service.
Memorial may be made to Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 916 Main St., Williston, N.D.
Duane Richard Johnson
A celebration of life for Duane Richard "Rick" Johnson, 59, Sidney, has been tentatively set for Sept. 1, 2004, at the VFW Hall, Sidney.
Interment of cremains will be in the Sidney Cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney.
Rick died Aug. 19, 2004, at the Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Virginia Koch
1934 - 2004
Funeral services for Virginia Koch, 70, Sidney, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, at the Lonsdale United Methodist Church with Pastor Dan Ashton officiating. Music selections will be provided by Mary Pfau and Elaine Stedman. Casketbearers are her grandchildren, and ushers are Brian McPherson and Brian DiFonzo. Interment will be in the Sidney Cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney.
Virginia Caroline Koch was born in Sidney on May 10, 1934, the oldest daughter of Darold and Mabel (Kallevig) Jones. She attended Sidney Public Schools, graduating with the class of 1952. Many years later, she is still close friends with her classmates.
On July 3, 1952, she married the love of her life, Bob Koch, in Lonsdale Methodist Church in Sidney. In the first year of marriage, they moved five times, finally settling in their home of 51 years south of Sidney. There, they raised their five girls and enjoyed all 14 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one adopted great-granddaughter.
The last two years were spent traveling and enjoying life on the road in their home on the go. During their travels in the winter months, they made many more friends in Mexico, Florida, Alaska, Colorado and other places along the way. She loved to spend time at the lake fishing and enjoying time with family.
Virginia ws not only Mom to her five girls, she was Mama Ginny to many foster kids including baby Chad, daycare kids, rodeo kids and wrestling kids - many of whom would greet her with a cheerful, "Hi Mom" as they passed by. The term son-in-law didn't apply as they were all loved as sons, and the feeling is mutual.
She and Bob spent a lot of time with good friends Gene and Alice Severson and other parents hauling the group of mounted drill team members, the Valley Vaqueros, to fairs and events across the state to perform. During the school year, she became a wrestling fan, cheering right along with her daughters. During the summer, she hauled to rodeos watching her daughters and rodeo kids compete.
Many a Saturday was spent going to yard sales in the summer, unable to pass up a bargain whether she had a use for it or not because she was sure someone would. Our hope is that there are yard sales in heaven and that she has a QVC card with no limit for all the items she thought she needed that still might be on the way!
When the grandkids started coming, she made sure she was there for the birth of every one. She lovingly took care of her mother after her father passed away. Her smile could warm a room, and she always had one for everyone she saw.
She was a lifelong member of Lonsdale Methodist Church and enjoyed activities with her church family. She was a giving, caring person whether it was her family, friends or a stranger who needed a hand, never expecting anything in return. One of her gifts was that she treated everyone with dignity and respect regardless of where they lived, who they were or how much they had.
Virginia died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, in Sidney.
Virginia is survived by her husbandBob, Sidney; mother, Mabel Jones, Sidney; daughters, Cindy (Jerry) Tippett, Sidney, Roxie (Dennis) Foster, Morriston, Fla., Pam (Rockie) Taylor, Sidney, Tana (Larry) Staal, Killdeer, N.D., and Shelly (Chuck) Fratzke, Grand Junction, Colo.; grandkids Shelby (Brian) DiFonzo, Kelley, Jessica and Josi Tippett, Audie (Kim Burman) and Shanti Taylor, Conn and Meagan Foster, Shannon (Brian) McPherson and Tyler Staal, and K.C., Linsey, Clayton and Eden Fratzke; great-grandkids, Bradyn McPherson and Teigan Taylor, and one adopted, Tayler Lange; brothers, Bill Jones, Billings, Clifford (Marcella) Jones, Sidney, and John (Lois) Jones, Sidney; sisters, Loretta "Lori" (Bill) Belinski, Billings, and Dorothy (Sheryl) Price, Glendive; and a very special friend, Elaine Haugen.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Arlene Babcock
1913 - 2004
Arlene C.M. Babcock, 91, Glendive, died Sept. 30, 2004 at the Glendive Medical Center.
Funeral services were held Oct. 5 at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul Everett and Rev. Avis Anderson officiating. Interment followed at Dawson Memorial Cemetery, Glendive. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive is entrusted with arrangements.
Arlene was born Jan. 4, 1913, at Nome, N.D., the daughter of Genhard Johanne and Josephine Emelia (Nygaard) Thomason. She was educated in Lisbon, N.D., graduating with the class of 1931. Arlene then went on to Valley City State Teachers College in Valley City, N.D. in 1932, 1955 and graduated in 1966 with a degree in education. She taught rural school in Rudyard, Ransom County, N.D., and Washington Middle School in Glendive.
Arlene was married to Charles Babcock Sept. 1, 1936, in Lisbon, N.D.
Arlene was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Glendive, and the Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid. She made banners and bulletin boards for her church for over 20 years. Arlene was a retired member of the National Montana and Glendive Teacher's Associations. She loved being around her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed needlepoint, playing piano and organ, Norwegian cooking, cheering for her favorite football team the Minnesota Vikings, and was a staunch member of the local Republican Party.
Arlene was preceded in death by her parents; husband Charlie; son-in-law, Harvey Haugen; and brother, Gordon Thomason.
Arlene is survived by one daughter, Charlene Haugen, Glendive; one son, Ken Babcock and his wife Carolyn, Fairview; one sister-in-law, Florence Thomason, Fresno, Calif.; and six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
