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E. Floyd Doke
E. Floyd Doke, 93, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2003 at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, MT from natural causes. Services will be Monday, October 6, 2003 at 11am at Bell Chapel in Glasgow, MT. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, MT is in charge of arrangements.
E. Floyd Doke was born July 7, 1910 in Alboin, OK to Clifford and Lucille Doke. He moved to Plentywood at the age of three. Then to Thoeny in 1914 where he finished the 8th grade. Floyd's family moved to 6th Point on the Missouri River in 1925. He married Mary Pointer on June 17, 1933. They then moved to 7th Point where they raised cattle and grew hay. The Fort Peck Dam backed the water over the bottom lands so they were forced to Square Deal, near Fort Peck where Floyd worked on the Dam. They wintered their cows on the Fred Potter place along the Milk River and summered on Willow Creek. A daughter Doris was born April 25, 1939 and they moved to the Dick Richardson Place on the Milk River, that belonged to Floyd's father Clifford. In 1940, they bought the place. A son Floyd was born October 10, 1944 and a daughter Loretta February 24, 1947. They rented the Maybee place on Cherry Creek and used it for hay and pasturing cows. Floyd worked for Art Olds drilling wells, Roy Smith running a threshing machine and Leo Hatcher sawing lumber for people on the Missouri River.
E. Floyd Doke is survived by sons, Cliff Doke of Manassis, VA and Shorty Doke of Glasgow, MT; daughters, Loretta Doke of Glasgow, MT and Doris Sherwood of Spokane, WA; 9 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary, in 1995, his son, Pleas Doke, in 1994, and one granddaughter, Mary Bosio, in 1978.
Judy Jimison
Judy Jimison, 59, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2003 at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, MT from natural causes. Services will be Saturday, September 27, 2003 at Bell Chapel in Glasgow, MT with Reverend Walter Paden officiating. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, MT is in charge of arrangements. Judy Jimison was born January 1, 1944 in Glasgow, MT to Dell and Purvie (Davis) Jimison. She was the last of 13 children and two of her brothers and three sisters are still living. Her parents moved to the Fort Peck area during the construction of the Fort Peck Dam and Judy was born shortly after it was completed. Dell died in 1949, only 5 years after Judy was born. Judy, her sister Pat, and her mother attended services in 1953 when the Church of Christ was established. Judy and her mother were faithful in attendance and Judy was baptized at the age of 20. Her mother Purvie died in August of 1973. Judy moved into a group home in Glasgow and worked at the Milk River Activity Center. Judy was faithful in church attendance and was serious in her beliefs. She really enjoyed going to Malta for Third Sunday Fellowships and other places out of Glasgow. Judy really had a good memory and could relate to things that happened many years back. Judy lived with her sister Pat Woolery for 5 years and has lived the past year at Valley View. Judy is survived by Sisters: Pat Woolery of Glasgow, MT, Marlene Gates and her husband George of Kalama, WA, Wilma Young and Harley Rongstad of Conrad, MT. Brothers: Jack Jimison and his wife Margaret of Kilso, WA and George Jimison and his wife Margaret of Salome, AZ. All of her nieces and nephews and all of her special friends. Judy was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.
William B. Fastje Jr
William B. Fastje Jr., 75, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2003, at his home in Glasgow, MT from natural causes. Services will be Saturday, September 27, 2003 at 11:00am at Bell Chapel in Glasgow, MT. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, MT is in charge of arrangements.
William B. Fastje Jr. was born June 9, 1928 in Havre, MT to William Fastje Sr. and Edna (Wilson) Fastje. He was raised in Havre and lived in Seattle, Alaska, and Billings before coming to Glasgow in the early 1960's. He owned the Stockman Bar in Glasgow, 2 car dealerships, and 2 wrecking yards. He also owned cattle, sold motorcycles, tractors, ATV's and whatever else he found. He owned a RV Park in Glacier Park, had real estate investments, and was proprietor to Nickel Bill's Casino. Bill was a member of the Elks, VFW, and Senior Citizens, liked to travel, and enjoyed cattle ranching and teasing people. During World War II he was in Japan as part of the Occupation Army. Bill was married in Seattle to Shirley Schedstedt in April of 1952 with whom they had 4 children. They were divorced in 1958. He then married Lillian Mattson on July 30, 1960. She passed away in 1992.
William is survived by his special companion Bonnie Breitbach of Circle, MT. Daughters: Teri Hollingsworth of Orange, CA and Kathy Fastje of Tucson, AZ. Sons: Ralph Fastje of Tucson, AZ and Mark Fastje of Tucson, AZ. Step-children: Bobbie Stewart of Boise, ID and Connie Hammers of Colorado Springs, CO. 18 Grandchildren and 6 Great Grandchildren. Brothers: Fran Fastje of Yuma, AZ and Bud Palmer of Salt Lake City, UT. Sisters: Betty Robinson of Hot Springs, MT and Barbara Kent of Gillette, WY.
Edward Arthur Saindon
Edward Arthur Saindon, 86, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2003 at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, MT. He passed away from a long bout with cancer and kidney failure. Services will be Monday, September 21, 2003 at the St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow, MT with Reverend Thad Kozikowski. Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, MT is in charge of arrangements.
Edward Saindon was born October 21, 1916, in Malta MT to Emile J. and Cora Ida Saindon. Ed's father had moved from Kansas and homesteaded southeast of Malta in 1908. The family lived there until 1922 and then moved to Havre where Ed and his brother and sister attended St. Jude Thaddaeus Sisters' School. In 1927 the family moved back to their homestead, and Ed attended South Strater Country School. 1929, Ed's father got a job with Montana Dakota Utilities (MDU) and was foreman on the project to put gas into the town of Malta. In 1930 the Saindon family moved to Glasgow, MT, where Ed's father continued to work for MDU as serviceman. Ed attended Glasgow schools and played on the high school football team. He graduated in 1936 and shortly thereafter went to work for MDU. Over the next 45 years he worked at various jobs with the gas department. When he returned from active duty, at the end of World War II, he was promoted to the job of serviceman, taking the position his deceased father had held for many years. He became gas superintendent of the Bowdoin division in 1959, and Glasgow district manager of MDU in 1978, a position he held until his retirement in 1981. Ed served from 1942 through 1945 as a petty officer first class in the U. S. Navy (Seabees) in the South Pacific during World War II. He had been a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) since January 1944. He was a sharpshooter of some standing, and was active with the Glasgow Rifle Club. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and for many years spent his leisure time at his cabin on Fort Peck Lake. As a noted snake hunter, and authority on the five varieties of snake that inhabit the regions, Ed was was invited to present many programs on snakes at school as well as for many organizations in northeast Montana. Ed married Judy (Paulson) April 28, 1973. He continued to resided in Glasgow after his retirement and the couples spent their summers at Fort Peck Lake. He was a member of the Catholic Church, Elks Lodge 1922, served on the board of the Glasgow Housing Authority, and was a member, president, and director of the local Lions Club.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Roy, and sister Victorine. He is survived by his wife Judy, his nieces Dolores Johnson of Tucson, AZ; Gloria Fuhrman of St. Marie; Marie Fuhrman of Helena, and nephews Johnson of Phoenix, David Saindon of Mt Home, ID; Gary Saindon of Billings; Robert Saindon of Wolf Point, and many grand and great grand nephews.
Dorothy May Speer
Dorothy May Speer, 73, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2003 here in her home Southeast of Glasgow from natural causes. Services will be Saturday, September 20, 2003 at Bell Chapel in Glasgow at 10:00am. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Speer was born August 30, 1930 in Shelby, MT to John Henry Flynn and Vesta May Flynn. She was raised in Oilmont and then moved into Shelby, MT. She married Robert Speer on June 29, 1948 in Shelby, MT. She lived in Bozeman, White Sulphur Springs, Harlowton, Dillon, Sweetgrass, Dutton, Vaughn, and Great Falls while Bob was with the Montana Highway Patrol. Then they moved to Iran where Dorothy was a nurse for Grumman Aircraft. They have lived in Glasgow since 1969. She and Bob farmed most of their life, in Vaughn, Dillon and then Glasgow. She loved stamp collecting and coin collections, metal detecting, antiques, garage sales and auctions, fishing in the mountains and camping. She was the first licensed EMT in Montana.
She is survived by her sons Greg Speer and his wife Rose of Fort Peck, MT and Duke Speer of Glasgow, MT, her daughter Debbie Fleig and her husband Alex of Missoula, MT and her grandchildren Zebulon Speer and Kaylee Nicola Fleig.
Martha Louise Anderson
Martha Louise Anderson, 77, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2003 here in Glasgow, MT from natural causes. Services will be Wednesday, September 17, 2003 at Our Redeemer Luthern Church in Nashua, MT at 1:00pm with Reverend Martin Mock officiating. Bell mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Martha Louise Anderson was born April 6, 1926 in Durham, KS to David Weinmeister and Mary Weinmeister. She moved with her family to Nashua and attended schools there. She graduated from Nashua High School. On February 11, 1945, Martha and Rufus Anderson in Glasgow, MT. They farmed and ranched in the Nashua area. From 1982 to 1994 Martin and Rufus wintered in Apache Junction, AZ. She loved to take pictures, video cameras, sunsets, cats, shopping, and she especially liked to travel.
Martha is survived by Sons; Larry Anderson of Nashua, MT and David Anderson and his wife Carolyn of Nashua, MT. Daughter, Rita Anderson of Glasgow, MT. Grandchildren; Rebecca Calamar of Nashua, MT, Nik Anderson of Nashua, MT, and Janna Calamar of Nashua, MT. Brother, Victor Weinmeister of Nashua, MT. Sisters, Mary Rawe of Bozeman, MT and Pauline Wagner of Bozeman, MT. Martha was preceded in death by her husband Rufus in 1997 and brothers Ed Weinmeister, Harry Weinmeister, Paul Weinmeister, Harvey, Davind Weinmeister.
Pallbearers: Ron Weinmeister, Don Weinmeister, Scott Forbes, Lavour Anderson, Roger Waarvik, Ron Garwood. Honorary Pallbearers; Tom Hay, Edgar Garwood, Vick Weinmeister, Nick Petros, Tom Hansen, Matt Corbett.
Ruby Maxine Sibley
Ruby Maxine Sibley, 79, passed away Tuesday, September 9th, 2003 at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, MT by natural causes. Services will be Saturday, September 13th, 2003 at 3:00pm at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, MT with Reverend Martin Mock officiating. . Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Ruby Maxine (Turner) Sibley was born Jan. 11, 1924, daughter of Ora Maude and George Washington Turner. Her folks came from Cross Timbers, Missouri, and homestead North of Jordan. The original family home was made of sod, and then was updated to wood, except for her bedroom. Her father passed away, and they moved to the Fort Peck Dam in the early 30's. Ruby attended schools in Jordan, Frazer, and Glasgow. In 140 she met and married Fred Bud Sibley, with whom she had seven children. They farmed from 1948-1978 in the Wiota area, during which time she raised children, gardened and sewed for the family. she even managed to run the Frazer Dormitory for two years. She worked at AVCO as a supervisor for a number of years, and also at the Nashua school cafeteria. Ruby enjoyed many hobbies: gardening (especially flowers), quilting, crochet, building birdhouses, birds, kachina dolls...You name it, she could make it, but she mastered genealogy and painting. We don't know how she found time for all of her many interests, but her main devotion in live was her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband Bud, son Norman, sister Myrel Feigel, brothers Arnold, Glenn, Melvin, Doyle and Donald Turner. Her survivors include Duane and Linda Sibley. Wanda Sibley, Dwight and Carol Sibley, Sharon and Larry Lloyd, butch and Julie Sibley, Linda and Danny Shumway, all of the Nashua Glasgow area, and Earl and Kathy Sibley of Billings, and a sister, Thelma and Joe Takanaka, of Miles City, brother-in-law, Fred Feigel of Reno, NV, and sisters-in-law, Juanita Turner of Glasgow and Clara Turner of Wolf Point, along with 17 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be one grandson from each of her children, Cole Sibley, Norman Sibley, Craig Sibley, Duane Lloyd, Sanders Shumway, Shawn Sibley and Joe Sibley with alternate pallbearers being Wesley and Jordon Sibley and Kirk Sibley, and Larry S. Lloyd, along with all her grans and greats as honorary pallbearers. She has always cherished her special friends in Nashua and the surrounding area.
Leonard Daley
Leonard Daley, 90, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at the Kennewick Washington Life Care Center. Cremation has taken place and memorial services were held August 11, 2003 at Mueller Chapel in Kennewick. Memorial Service here in Glasgow, MT will take place Monday, September 15th, 2003 at 11:00am at Bell Chapel.
Leonard was born on January 24, 1913, in Upham, North Dakota, to John and Rose Daley. He grew up north of Nashua, where he attended Spring Valley School. He was employed in the construction of Fort Peck Dam, and married Thelma Halstead of Nashua in 1937. Four sons were born to this union. He later farmed in the Larslan area, where he was also a grain hauler and piloted his own plane. The couple later moved to Benton City, WA where Thelma died in 1955. He married Dorothy Gensinger in Wenatchee, WA in 1959. Leonard was employed as an electrician and continued to enjoy flying. Following retirement, he and Dorothy enjoyed spending winters in Arizona.
Survivors include his wife Dorothy, brothers Earl Daley of Glasgow, MT and Floyd Daley of Watford, ND, and sisters Doris Maae of Glasgow, and Florence Cecil of Moses Lake, WA. Also surviving are his sons Vernon Daley of Ridgecrest, CA, Buckey Daley of Seattle, WA, and Larry Daley of Kennewick, WA as well as several grandchildren, nieces and nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his his parents, first wife Thelma, a son Wesley, brothers Lester, Glen, and Norman Daley and his sister Violet Allison.
Leonard returned to Glasgow yearly to visit family and close friends. He also enjoyed spending time in North Dakota to visit his many cousins and attend the Norsk Hostfest. He always enjoyed dancing to Cap Holter's band. How happy he would be to know that Cap is here today playing his accordion in celebration of Leonard's memory.
Bertha Pearl Edwards
Bertha Pearl Edwards, 95, passed away peacefully on September 8th, 2003 at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, MT. At Bertha's request, cremation has taken place and services are planned for a later date.
Bertha Edwards lived a very long and happy life. Bertha was born April 15, 1908 in Faxton, North Dakota to Frank and Belle Henderson Edwards. Bertha lived many places, from Canada to Texas and back to Montana making many friends along the way. She eventually established Nashua, MT as her home, working for many years as a bartender and as a meat cutter. she could tell some wild stories about the Fort Peck Dam days. After retiring in the late 1960's, she began to split her time between Fort Peck and Mesa, AZ, living with her long time companion, Lola Useman. Bert and Lola were famous friends, lovingly referred to by their friends as "The Girls." Together they pursued many interests such as art, travel and fine dining. Bertha became an artist of considerable notability, placing her painting in shows, selling her work as well as donating pieces for fundraisers. She had a great love of animals, often feeding neighbors pets and homeless strays. It was common to visit her and find unfamiliar animals in the house. The Pug was her favorite breed of dog. Following Lola's passing in 1988, Bertha and her sister Flora continued to spend time in Arizona in the winter months and at their cabin on the Lake during the summer. In 1999, they made the final move back to Montana. Bertha left her beloved cabin at Fort Peck Lake and moved to Nemont Manor in 1999 and on to Valley View Home in 2002.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, Percival Abbot; Ellsworth, Russell and Marvin Edwards, sisters, Lorine Littlefield and most recently Flora Gordon. She is survived by many nieces and nephews including, Dr. Gary Gordon and his wife Lucia of Templeton, CA and Arlie Gordon and his wife Janice of Fort Peck. Also surving are several great great nieces and nephews including Shawnee, Eric, Tristan & Courtney Wildey, Chance, Debra & Sebastien Gordon, Annie Strommen, Jennie & Paul Yoakam and good friends Jim and Mickie Hines and family of Glasgow and Arizona. Aunt Bert was so grateful for the exceptional care and friendship received at both Nemont Manor and Valley View Home, she love you all like family. Her sharp wit and the twinkle in her eye will be greatly missed.
Ronald Lee Stensland
Ronald Lee Stensland, 40, passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2003 in Glasgow, MT by an electrocution accident. Services will be Friday, September 12, 2003 at 2:00pm at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow, MT with Reverend Martin Mock officiating. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Ronald Stensland was born July 26, 1963 in glasgow, MT to Donald Ralph Stensland and Marjorie Ann Stensland. He lived in Valley County except when he was in the US Army. He served at Fort Sill, OK., Fort Carson, CO, and in Korea for 2 years. Later Ron worked security in Everett, WA before coming back to Glasgow. As a child, Ron was climbing trees. If you needed to find him, you looked up, not down. He loved tools, liked to cook, and enjoyed fishing, motorcycles, computers, stock car racing, and the "Demolition Derby." He was owner and operator of Stensland Tree Service and cut firewood during the winters. He enjoyed visiting with everybody and enjoyed making people laugh.
Ron was survived by his mother Marjorie A. Stensland of Glasgow, MT, brother Donald Stensland of Glasgow, MT, aunt Janet Schweigert of Billings, MT, niece Laura A. Stensland of Billings, MT and nephews Drew Thomas of Billings, MT and Cody Lee Stensland of Billings, MT.
