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Darlene D. Lone Fight Belgarde
Darlene D. Lone Fight Belgarde, 56, of Brockton, MT passed away on Tuesday, August 26 at the Billings Deaconess Hospital in Billings, MT from cancer. Wake service will be Friday, August 29th at 7pm at the Brockton Cultural Center in Brockton, MT. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 30th at 11am at the Brockton Cultural Center in Brockton, MT with Reverend June Lockwood officiating. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Darlene D. Lone Fight Belgarde left this world to be with all Gods Angels. Darlene was born on November 23, 1946 to Lavina Rescette and Jack Lone Fight in Fort Kipp, MT. She spent her time with friends and family, especially her grandchildren. She was born and raised on the Fort Peck Reservation and later moved to Denver, CO. She made Wolf Point, MT her home with her companion Sam Garcia of Wolf Point, Pepe (her dog) and Little Man (her cat). She is survived by her daughter, Darla Belgarde and husband Fred Crowe of Brockton, a son, Curtis Belgarde of Poplar, 2 special step-children, Brenda Bauer of Poplar and Byron Bauer of Wolf Point, her mother-in-law, Rita Belgarde of Brockton, 6 brothers; Wade White Body, Elgin White Body, Donald Lone Fight, Franklin Lone Fight, Kevin Fox, and Paul Fox all of Newtown, ND, 4 sisters; Carrie Brokovski of Turtle Lake, ND., Clara Bow Smoker of Wolf Point, 2 sister-in-laws; Judy Johnson of Brockton, Rae Belgarde of Brockton, 1 brother-in-law, Kermit Belgarde, 4 grandchildren; Cara and Jarid Fast Horse of Brockton, Bo Stanley Crowe and Tosheena Crowe of Brockton, 1 great granddaughter, Kayleigh Fast Horse of Brockton. She is proceeded in death by her husband DeWayne E. Belgarde of Brockton and her parents, Jack Lone Fight Sr. and Lavina Rescette, 2 brothers; Jack Lone Fight Jr. and Harry Bow Jr., and 8 sisters; Inez White Owl, Genieva Aho, Theresa Bluhm, Allison Lone Fight, Margie Black Hawk, Irene Lone Fight, Lavita Marie Bow, and Mary Ellen Bow.
Pallbearers: Johnny Bird, Rodney Todd, Byron Bauer, Charles Silk, Gerald Melbourne, Terry Conklin, Kyle White Owl, Franklin Lone Fight, James White Body.
Honorary Pallbearers: All her friends and relatives that knew and loved her
Norman Hopstad
Norman Hopstad, 77, of Glasgow, MT passed away on Wednesday, August 20 at the Veterans Medical Center in Portland, OR. Services will be Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at the Highland Cemetary with Reverend Martin Mock officiating. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
In loving memory, Norman Hopstad passed on August 20, 2003. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Doris, one son, Kyle and his wife Mary of Billings, MT; three sisters, Thelma Dostert and Margaret Rorvik of Glasgow, MT and Ruth VanKoten of Helena, MT; and grandchildren Jerret Hopstad, Luke Hopstad, Daniel Kaercher and Brooke Kaercher; and numerous nieces and nephews. Born on December 22, 1925, he grew up as an athletic farm boy on the northeast Montana prairies. He enlisted in the Armer to serve WWII. After serving on the European front, he married Doris on March 8th, 1947. He retired after 39 years at Alcoa Aluminum in Vancouver. He passionately coached baseball; little leage and Babe Ruth, and was a fan of all sports; including snow skiing at age 71! During retirement he enjoyed his family, his dog, traveling, rose gardening, constructing, gambling, dancing, hunting and fishing. He was a great man.
Kevin M. Long
Kevin M. Long, 44, of Fort Peck, MT passed away on Thursday, August 21 at his brother's home in Nashua, MT from cancer. Services will be Sunday, August 24, 2003 at the Bell Chapel at 2p.m. with Reverend Martin Mock officiating. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Kevin Long was born July, 22, 1959 in Wolf Point, MT to Wilbur V. Long and Betty Long. He is survived by his father, Wilbur Long of Fort Peck, MT; brother's Jay Long of Nashua, MT and Joe Long of Aberdeen, SD; and his maternal grandmother Evelyn Hamill of Burke, VA.
Nancy Marie Wall
Nancy Marie Wall, 54, of Lustre passed away on Tuesday, August 12 from a car accident just east of Glasgow. Services will be Saturday, August 16 at the Lustre EMB Church at 2p.m. with Reverend John Skillman officiating. The burial will be at the Lustre EMB Cemetery. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Nancy was born on May 26, 1949 in Missoula to Harvey A. McDonald and Anna Maxine (Vicain) McDonald. She was raised in Frenchtown and graduated from Frenchtown High School in 1967. She graduated from Western Montana College in Dillion. On May 23, 1970 Nancy married Dwain Wall in Frenchtown. They lived in Lambert for two years before moving to Lustre on the family farm. Nancy taught school at the Lustre, Frontier and Frazer Schools. She enjoyed quilting, reading and cooking. She was also active in the FMB Church and Sunday School, was a 4-H leader, belonged to the ADK (Teachers Organization) and was a member of WIFE.
Survivors include: husband, Dwain Wall of Lustre; children, Steven D. Wall of Bozeman, Heidi A. (Matt) Burns of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and their child Joseph Burns, Gretchen M. Wall of St. Paul, Minnesota, Heather N. (Robert) Atienza of West Covina, California and Katrina C. Wall of Lustre; sister, Marcia (Ray) Cline of Fernandino Beach, Florida; and her mother, Anna Vicain McDonald of Missoula.
She was preceded in death by: her father, Harvey A. McDonald Sr.; brothers, Harvey A. McDonald Jr. and Bobby G. McDonald; and an uncle, Gilbert Vicain.
Pallbearers include: Richard Denny, Eldon Unrau, Timothy Wall, Ranmond Cline, Jack Conatser, James Petersen, Daniel Burns and Harold Dean Blount.
Honorary Pallbearers include: Roger Wall, Chance Hammer, Lester Vicain Jr., John Vicain, John Wall, Thomas McDonald, Reverend Gayle Fisher, Raymond Rahn and Norman Teichrow.
Cecil G. Toftness
Cecil G. Toftness, age 83, died peacefully, after a long illness, on Monday, August 11 at his home in Palos Verdes Estates in California which he shared with his late wife, Chloe, for almost 50 years. Services and interment will be Monday, August 18 at 11a.m. at the Highland Cemetery with Reverend Martin Mock officiating. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Cecil was born in 1920 in Glasgow to homestead farmers. He graduated from Glasgow High School during an era lacking future promise. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1938 as an enlisted man eventually to receive his officer commission and final duty assignment as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Ptarmigan, one of the lead minesweepers into Tokyo Bay upon the Cessation of Hostilities. Moving to Southern California, Cecil received his law degree in 1954 and later relocated his "Toftness Law Office" to Malaga Cove Plaza, close to his home on the Palos Verdes Peninsula that he & Chloe cherished so much. A member of the Palos Verdes Golf Club...he never played golf. His contribution as a "nonplayer" was simply to improve the golf course and club house facilities as an asset to the City of Palos Verdes Estates. With business associates, he joined in the development of landmark office buildings and community centers on the Palos Verdes Peninsula and was active throughout his life in these enterprises. He and Chloe created and personally endowed educational trust funds for their respective high schools, namely, Glasgow High School Educational Trust Fund in Montana and the Joaquin Bessie Vincent Trust Fun in Maui, Hawaii. The main library in Glasgow High School has been named in Cecil's honor. He was one of the founding supporters of the Richstone Center, an organization that has contributed so much to the prevention of child abuse.
He is survived by his nephew, Roger Van Remmen, and countless friends which he considered his extended family. He will always be remembered for his generosity, good nature and enduring compassion for his fellow man. He shall be sorely missed by all he knew and loved him.
Eulane M. Quiring
Eulane Mae (Stenbakken) Quiring, 67, of Nashua, MT passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 2 at her home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born the daughter of Bernard and Myrtle (Berg) Stenbakken of Nashua in the family home on February 1, 1936. After her mother died unexpectedly when she was only 10 years old, she began her career as a caregiver, helping her father with her younger siblings. She adored her father, a Norwegian immigrant who was a local businessman and former mayor of Nashua. She attended Nashua schools and graduated from Nashua High School in 1954. She was active in school choir and band. She married Howard B. Quiring of Nashua on November 20, 1954 at the First Lutheran Church in Nashua, which was renamed Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in 1961.
Eulane was an active, lifetime member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, where she was especially involved in the education and music programs. She was a member of the church choir and played organ and piano for services for over 25 years. She also was a substitute organist and pianist at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, Fort Peck Lutheran and Bethel Lutheran in Grain. She also sang in the choir at Love of Christ Lutheran in Mesa, AZ. She played in a bell choir that performed at numerous churches in the Phoenix, AZ area (where she and her husband spent most winters since the early 1980's) and joined other musicians in weekly "jam sessions" playing the piano and singing.
She was active in the Nashua community, planning and working on the three-year landscaping project for the Nashua Senior Center. Eulane was also active in the organization, Women in Farm Economics (WIFE) that promotes agriculture.
She was a lifetime homemaker and loving wife and mother. In her early years of marriage, she drove shool bus in Nashua and worked in the school cafeteria. For many years, Eulane also taught piano lessons to children in the Nashua area. After her children graduated, she worked for an area radio station for a short time and took advanced educational classes. She enjoyed music, quilting, sewing, handicrafts, genealogy, collecting antiques and spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren and many friends and relatives. In 2001, she was instrumental in locating a used organ at a Lutheran church in Coon Rapids, MN that was later donated and installed at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church.
Eulane was outgoing and enjoyed visiting with and helping people, and valued her very close relationships with friends and family. She lovingly guided her children with life lessons and wisdom. She touched many lives. Her heritage was extremely important to her and thus, it was a life-long dream to travel to Norway. In 1190, she was thrilled to finally be able to travel to her ancestral homeland with her duaghter, Diane.
Preceding her in death were her mother, Myrtle (Berg) Stenbakken in 1946 and father, Bernard Stenbakken in 1961, and her three brothers, Bernard, Jr. in 1956, Raymond in 1934 and Donald in 1951.
Survivors include: her husband, Howard of Nashua; sisters, Ardis House of Winnemucca, NV, Darlene Durell of Nashua, Marlys Urdahl of Libby, MT; daughter, Diane Quiring of Fort Collins, CO; sons, Steve Quiring and his wife, Elaine of Eagle, CO, Daryl Quiring and his wife, Lillian (and son, Dameron) of Durango, CO; Russell Quiring (and daughters, Megan and Chelsey, and son, Alexander) of Andover, MN; and Ronald Quiring and his wife Minnie (and sons, Benjamin and Thomas) of Beaverton, OR; and numerous nieces, nephews and other loving family members and relatives. In addition to her husband, her sisters Darlene and Marlys lovingly helped care for her until her death. She also leaves behind many wonderful friends. She is greatly missed.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 9 at 10am at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua. Interment will follow the funeral service at the Nashua Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, her family requests that any memorial contributions be made to the Eulane Stenbakken Quiring Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 503, Nashua, MT, 59248. Funds will be distributed to Our Redeemer Lutehran Church and ALCASE (Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support and Education.) ALCASE is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated solely to helping people with lung cancer, and those who are at risk for the disease, improve the quality of their lives through advocacy, support and education.
Esther D. Zeiger
Esther D. Zeiger, 78, passed away on Wednesday, August 6th at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Services will be Friday, August 8th at 10am at the Hinsdale Legion Hall with Reverend Martin Mock officiating. The burial will be at the Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Esther D. Zeiger was born in Hinsdale on October 25, 1924 to Henry and Mollie (Kesie) Weasa. She was raised on the family farm 16 miles north of Vandalia. She attended the Richter School in grade school, then graduated from Hinsdale High School. She worked in Wolf Point as a waitress in the Sherman Hotel. Esther and George Zeiger were married on April 7, 1945 in Wolf Point. She and George both worked for the Funk Ranch north of Hinsdale, where Esther cooked. She always worked on their farm. Esther enjoyed gardening and there was never a weed in it. She enjoyed her chickens and other farm chores, and she was a great cook. She sewed, patched, mended and darned socks. Her husband, George, died in 1990.
Survivors include: son, George Zeiger of Saco; daughters, Louise Kuki and (Bill) of Hinsdale, Mary Wiers and (Frank) of Glasgow, Evelyn Cornett and (Ivan) of Dayton, Oregon, Carol Forbes and (Pete) of Saco; sister, Lorraine Hellstern of Sun City, Arizona; brother, Bob Weasa of Hinsdale; 12 grandchildren; and 9 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by: son, Bill; one grandchild, Lynn; two brothers, Art and Hank.
Clarence R. Simpson
Clarence R. Simpson, 75 years, a retired rancher and cemetery caretaker, died Sunday, August 3, at the Phillips County Hospital of natural causes. Funeral services will be 2:00pm, Wednesday, August 6th at the Saco United Methodist Church with interment in the Grandview Cemetery at Saco. Adams Funeral Home of Malta is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include: sister, Hazel Woodall of Saco; brothers, W. Elwood Simpson and Larry Simpson both of Saco, Irvin Simpson of Malta; numerous nieces and nephews.
Clarence was born June 9, 1928 at Hinsdale, the son of Wlater E. and Grace H. (Zieger) Simpson. He was raised on the family ranch in the Bowdoin area. Clarence attended schools in Bowdoin and Saco. After school he worked with his father on the family ranch. He married Eleanor Tjaden in 1974 and they divorced in 1985. Clarence worked at the Grandview Cemetery in Saco after retiring from the ranch. He enjoyed reading and repairing lawnmowers and small engines.
Draven Mingan Stevens
Draven Mingan Stevens, 7months old, passed away from heart failure on Friday, August 1 at his home in Nashua. Services will be Tuesday, August 5th at 12noon at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow. The interment will be at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Draven Mingan Stevens was born on December 12, 2002 in Glasgow to Mike Stevens and Kimberly Kano. Draven liked his puppy, Kian Pepper, and his blue bear. He liked to throw his bottle, throw toys, pull hair and stick his tongue out. He loved people and he enjoyed life.
Survivors include: parents, Michael Stevens and Kimberly Kano of Nashua; grandparents, Tami and Lloyd Treese of St. Marie, Jan and Richard Kano of Claremont, California; great grandparents, Nona Bemis of St. Marie, Hazel Bemis of Bellingham, Washington, Agnes and Bob Jones of Hemet, California, June and Harriet Kano of Hanapepe, Hawaii; great great grandmother, Leona Holthus of St. Marie; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
