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Leon R. "Sting" Stingley
Leon R. "Sting" Stingley of Fort Peck died of natural causes on Wednesday, January 12, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow at age 72. Services will be at Bell Chapel in Glasgow at 11 a.m. with Reverend Dave Rogenes officiating. Interment will be in the Fort Peck Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Leon was born on September 9, 1932 in Creighton, Nebraska, to Troy Stingley and Emma (Carson) Stingley. He lived in Nebraska until entering the service. Leon served in the US Air Force from 1952 to 1962.
Leon married Ardella Kruckenberg on September 15, 1961 in Dickinson, North Dakota.
He lived in Ft. Randell, South Dakota, Kalispell, Lewistown, Yellowtail Dam, and in 1972 moved to Fort Peck, Montana. He was one of the first power plant operators at Yellowtail Dam. Sting was a power plant operator at the Fort Peck Dam until retiring in 1990. He was also a dispatcher for WAPA at Fort Peck. Sting was an active member of the NRA, and was well known for making custom hunting knives. He enjoyed hunting and working on guns.
SURVIVORS:
Wife: Ardella Stingley of Glasgow, MT
Sons: Jeffrey Stingley of Alma, Wisconsin and wife Linda
Kyle Stingley of Glasgow, MT
Lauren Stingley of Dover, Delaware and wife Sharon
Michael Stingley of Glasgow, MT
Robert Stingley of Libby, MT and wife Carol
Daughters: Joy DeTienne of Glasgow, MT and husband Mike
Lisa Wiltfong of Glasgow, MT and husband Jon
Sisters: Mary Lou of Nebraska and Myrna of South Dakota.
He was preceded in death by a brother Lyle Stingley and a sister Margie Ewert
Vivian E. Knapp
Vivian E. Knapp, 84 Years, A Homemaker, Died Sunday, January 09, 2005 At The Phillips County Hospital Of Natural Causes.
Funeral Services Will Be 11:00 AM, Friday, January 14, 2005 At The Malta Lutheran Church With Interment In The Malta Cemetery. Adams Funeral Home Of Malta Is In Charge Of Arrangements.
Vivian Was Born February 20, 1920 At Forks, Montana, The Daughter Of John Martin And Gemelia (Livedalen) Tollefson. She Was Raised And Educated In The Forks Community And Attended The Tollefson School. She Married Lester Knapp On February 21, 1938 In Glasgow. They Worked The Family Farm Until 1942. While Lester Was In WW II She Lived In Saco. After His Discharge They Bought A Farm North Of The Sleeping Buffalo. They Retired In 1975 Moving To Malta. She Enjoyed Gardening, Raising Flowers, Playing Cards And Baking.
Survivors Include Her Son And Daughter-In-Law, Don And Leanne Knapp Of Culbertson; Brother, Oliver Tollefson Of Saco; Grandchildren, Justin Knapp Of Helena, Jon Knapp Of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Matt Frye Of Missoula, And Mike Frye Of Moscow, Idaho; Many Nieces And Nephews. She Was Preceded In Death By Her Husband Lester In 2001, Her Parents, Five Sisters And 3 Brothers.
Willard Allen Bruce
NAME: Willard Allen Bruce
AGE: 79
DATELINE: Glasgow, Montana
DATE OF DEATH: Tuesday ˆ February 1, 2005
PLACE OF DEATH: Valley View Home in Glasgow, MT
CAUSE OF DEATH : diabetes and heart disease
SERVICE: Friday ˆ February 4, 2005 at 2:00 P.M.
PLACE OF SERVICE: First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, MT
INTERMENT: Highland Cemetery in Glasgow, MT
BELL MORTUARY in charge of arrangements.
Willard Allen Bruce, 79, died February 1, 2005 at Valley View Nursing Home with his family by his side. He endured many struggles due to complications of diabetes and heart disease. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Feb. 4th at 2:00 p.m., at the First Lutheran Church, Glasgow. Viewing will be held at Bell Mortuary on Thursday evening from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Willard was born in Glasgow to James and Pearl (Pritchard) Bruce on November 20, 1925. Upon graduation from Glasgow High School, he joined the US Navy, serving from 1943-1946 on the USS Maryland as a radioman.
Willard married Charlotte Route on June 11, 1949 in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin and to this union, 7 children were born.
"Willy, " as he was known to family and friends, was not a man to sit still. Following his years in the service, he worked for Gambles and Maytag stores. He then owned and operated a dry cleaning business, the "Highlander Cleaners, " and also worked many years at the Glasgow Air Force Base.
He served as a volunteer fireman and was a cub scout leader. As a winning baseball coach, he made sure all kids played. He belonged to the Elks, the Kiwanis, the First Lutheran Church, the VFW and the American Legion.
A fiercely proud, dedicated and committed man, Willard spent many years in service to his community. He won awards as Business Man of the Year and was honored with a national dry cleaning award. As a Navy man, he earned medals for his service to his country.
He will be remembered for his strength, courage, generosity, loyal service to his country and wonderful sense of humor.
Sharing in his life include his wife of 55 years, Charlotte, Glasgow; children, Pam (Richard) Hartman, Killdeer, ND; Matt (Becky) Bruce, Malta, MT; Michael Bruce, Bremerton, WA; Mark (Barb) Bruce, Brooklyn Park, MN; and Freda (Steve) Ike, Williston, ND; beloved grandchildren Kolter, Kara, Jana, & Justin Hartman, Sally & Amy Bruce, Kayce & Andrea Bruce, Heather, and Corey (Carla) Palensky; his brothers David (Camille) Bruce, Ken (Diane) Bruce, and his sisters Arlene Thibault, Jean (Gerry) Johnson, Betty (Chuck) Fargo and Joanie Bruce; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his children Terry and Timothy Bruce and sister Evelyn (Bruce) Kannenberg.
Ardice Marie Bowles Stellflug
Ardice Marie Bowles Stellflug was born June 4, 1953 to Leon W. and Rita E. (Beauchman) Bowles. She passed away at home on January 23, 2005. She was raised in Glasgow, MT but spent many summers with her Grandparents, Florence and Doc Copen in Lewistown. She was the oldest of four children. She had two sisters, Renee Bowles, Nancy (Bowles) Dale, and a brother Hal Bowles. She attended St. Raphael's Catholic Grade School and then graduated from Glasgow High School in 1971. She attended Eastern Montana College in Billings, MT and Montana State University in Bozeman, MT where she studied photography, which was a passion of hers.
In 1968 she met and fell in love with Richard Stellflug. They were married at St. Raphael's Catholic Church July 22, 1972 and honeymooned in Yellowstone National Park. They lived and worked at the family's Tiger Butte Angus Ranch between Glasgow and Nashua. In 1975 they had their first child, a daughter, Stacy Marie. In 1977 they were blessed with a second child, a son, Justin Lynn. In 1977 after her parents and sister Renee were killed they moved back to Glasgow to live with her brother Hal and sister Nancy.
They continued to reside in Glasgow seeing both of their children graduate from Glasgow High School after which Stacy went to college and Justin joined the Air Force. In 1991 she was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, a rare autoimmune disorder that frequently robbed her of her energy but didn't stop her from doing the things she loved.
Mom thoroughly enjoyed spending time with her family and being involved in many activities in the community. One of her most cherished past-times was planning, organizing, and spending time being involved with the Northeast Montana Quarter Horse Association and the 4-H Horse Shows. Her hobbies included sewing, reading, tending to her flowers and houseplants. She also enjoyed having coffee and lunch with her good friends. Another favorite pastime of Mom's was checking out the countryside with Dad.
Mom was a kind and generous person always willing to help others. She knew just when to tell you to buck up and when to give you a shoulder to cry on. Even when she didn't feel well she had time to talk to a mend or family member about whatever was on their mind. One of her best buddies and constant companions was her Yorkshire Terrier, Paddy. Paddy came into mom's life on Mother's Day as a gift trom us. Paddy and mom were inseparable. One of mom's happiest days was finding out that she was actually going to be a grandmother with her first grandbaby to be born this April. She found out that her second grandbaby was to be born in August and couldn't believe that she finally would have grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, Rick of Glasgow; children, Stacy and her husband Mike Handley of Billings, MT and Justin and his wife Michelle currently stationed in Germany, brother Hal and wife Nancy Bowles of Hulett, WY and their daughters Megan and Mariah, and sister Nancy and husband Mike Dale of Glasgow, MT and their children Melissa and Nathan. She is aIso survived by in-laws including her mother-in-law Thelma Stellflug, sisters-in-law Shirley and Dick Hordern, Dorothy and Glenn AuIt, brother-in-law John and Cheryl Stellflug, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents Leon and Rita Bowles, her sister Renee Bowles, and her father-in-law John Stellflug.
Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 27, 2005, at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Glasgow with Father Michael Schneider presiding. Interment will be at the Highland Cemetery following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Ardice Stellflug Memorial Horse Show fund care of First Community Bank, Attention: Danielle Anderson; P.O. Box 191, Glasgow, MT 59230.
LaVerne Rushton Rahlf
Laverne Rushton Rahlf died January 22, 2005, in Billings, Montana. She had suffered many years with heart disease and diabetes. She was born in Hawbush, Utah, to Mabel Lydia Leavitt and Frederick John Rushton on August 31, 1921. She attended schools with her sixteen brothers and sisters in Delta, Utah; Simms, Montana; and Glasgow, Montana. She married Verl May Tippetts, a marriage solemnized in the Latter-day Saint temple in Cardston, Alberta. She was widowed by his death in an automobile accident in 1943 near Tacoma, Washington. She later married Robert Alexander, a marriage that ended in divorce but resulted in two talented daughters. She married Frank Robert Rahlf in 1951 in Great Falls, Montana, a marriage later solemnized in the temple in Cardston, Alberta. They settled in Glasgow, Montana, where Frank worked for the U.S. Postal Service. They had many happy and productive years together. She is preceded in death by her beloved Frank and a treasured daughter, Paula Jo Rahlf.
LaVerne's life was filled to the brim with her extended family; her brothers and sisters were a lifeline to her during hard times and a delight in good times. Her life was also filled with joy in her own 10 children, in her gardens, and in the creation of beauty through her artistry with sewing and quilts. There are hundreds of close and distant friends in Montana and elsewhere who own a "LaVerne Rahlf quilt" and who treasure it as representative of her generosity and friendship. She also donated quilts for mothers and their newborns to the WIC program for many years. When LaVerne's arms became too weak to quilt she embroidered hundreds of tea towels in her last years and took great pleasure in giving them away to whomever happened to drop by her room. She gave a lifetime of service to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, holding many capacities including Relief Society President and Gospel Doctrine Teacher.
Although she experienced much heartache in her early life with the loss of the husband of her youth, she never allowed adversity to dampen her native optimism. To her older children, who lived through those times with her, she was heroic in the care she gave. She had a great capacity for friendship and carried the ability to find common ground with almost everyone she met. Her laughter wove through thousands of heart-to-heart conversations, and her bright personality enlivened any room she entered. She cultivated hundreds of long-lasting friendships through the years. She was a hard-working, take-charge person who could manage any public affair and organize any group to get the job at hand done in quick-time--and make it fun besides.
In 1957 LaVerne and Frank purchased their farm east of Glasgow, fulfilling a lifetime dream. They operated the farm as a commercial garden, supplying fresh vegetables to Valley County and commercial customers as far away as Great Falls and Canada. "Rahlf's Gardens" became a unique place for Valley County residents, and many a potential customer came to buy produce and found themselves on a tour of a luxuriant garden spot. They usually left with arm-loads of vegetables and new friends as a bonus. LaVerne and Frank sold the farm after 30 years and retired in Glasgow in 1987.
Laverne is survived by eight brothers and sisters. She has nine living children: Janeanne Tippetts Snow (Gary); David Verl Tippetts (Sherry); Susanne Tippetts Sherwood (Joseph); Roberta Lee Rahlf; Mae Rahlf Hudson (Leon); George Rushton Rahlf (Lori); Edie Rahlf Tlahuel (Arturo); Willie Frank Rahlf (Rona); and Fred Woodin (Kathrine), a foster child. She is also survived by 27 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren, including Abigail who was born on the day LaVerne died.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 28, in the Glasgow Ward Latter-day Saints Chapel at 11:00 am. Viewing will be held at the Bell Mortuary on Thursday evening from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. The family wishes to thank the Aspen Meadows Care Center in Billings for their care and compassion during our mother's residence there.
