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Clifford Irone Swanson
Clifford Irone Swanson of Glasgow died at age 83 on December 31 at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. Services will be Friday, January 7, at 2 p.m. with burial in Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Cliff was born on April 21, 1921 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota to John Swanson and Matilda Nelson Swanson. He was raised there and then and then after school he entered the Army on September 8, 1942 and served during World War II in the European African Middle Eastern Theatre. He was honorably discharged as a Corporal on February 9, 1946.
Cliff married Harriett Peterson on August 21, 1942 at Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. In March of 1951 they moved to Glasgow where Cliff joined his brother Murray in running the H & S Surplus Store which later became Swanson's Furniture and Surplus. In 1962 they sold both businesses and started Swanson's Construction. He retired from the construction business in 1992.
In earlier years Cliff enjoyed bowling with his wife and friends. He was an avid hunter and also enjoyed fishing in his spare time. Harriet passed away in April of 1995.
Survivors include sons David Swanson and his wife Jane of Billings, Montana, Chuck Swanson and his wife Debbie of Havre, Montana, a daughter Cheryl Swanson Elliot and her husband Chuck of Jackson, New Jersey, a brother Murray Swanson and his wife Pat of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, grandchildren; Ray Swanson, Toni Swanson, Steve and his wife Audrey Swanson, all of Billings, Jeannie Kelly and her husband Joe of Spanaway, Washington, Jennifer Hall and her husband Mark of Billings, and Karey Fox Bishop and her husband C.J. of Idaho, great grandchildren; Taitlynn Swanson, Ryan Swanson, Tynan Francis, Tevin Francis, Trenton Francis, Jalen Hall, Sydney Hall, Justin Kelly, and Kaden Bishop.
Cliff was preceded in death by his wife Harriett in 1995 and three brothers; Orville Swanson, John Swanson, and LeRoy Swanson.
Catherine St. Germain
Catherine St. Germain, 98, died Sunday, December 26, 2004, at the Daniels Memorial Nursing Home in Scobey.
Services will be Thursday, December 30, at 11:00 a.m., at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Glentana, with Father Rob Oswald officiating. Interment will be in the Lawndale Cemetery in Opheim. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Catherine was born in New York City to Patrick Malony and Kathleen Kerr on July 6, 1906. Her parents died when she was an infant, and she was raised at the St. Ann's Convent in New York. When she was in her teens, she moved to Montana to be with her sister. Here she met and married John (Tom) St. Germain. They lived on their farm by Opheim until they retired in the early 1970's and moved to Glasgow. Tom passed away in May of 1976.
Catherine was known to everyone as "Grammy". She loved to laugh and always had a hug and kiss to give.
Survivors include her daughter Kathleen Haroldson of Opheim, son-in-law Dick Brown of Aurora, CO, granddaughters; Debra Jangula, of Billings, Michelle Blakemore and husband Daniel, of Whitefish, Candace Solberg and husband Wayne, of Richland, and Kathy Brown, of Aurora, CO, grandsons; Lavon (Tom) Hanson and wife Sherry, of Opheim, Randy Hanson and wife Debbie, of Aurora, CO, Lanny Hanson and wife Jamie, of Fort Peck, and Lorry Hanson of Aurora, CO, seventeen great grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Joseph and Roger, sister Margie, her husband Tom, daughter Josephine Hanson Brown, son-in-laws Joe Haroldson and Lavon Hanson, and great-granddaughter Tiffiny Shumaker.
Pallbearers are her great-grandsons Jason Hanson, Jared Hanson, Ryan Hanson, Aaron Hanson, Steven Hanson, Payton Shumaker, Cassidy Solberg, Dylan Solberg, and Joseph Blakemore.
Dorothy Vernon Heath
Dorothy Vernon Heath, a World War II nurse, homemaker and minister's wife, passed away in the early hours of December 25th, 2004. Pastor Jay Ashbacher will be in charge of funeral services at the Glasgow Evangelical Church in Glasgow on Wednesday, Dec. 29th.
She was born the third of five children on June 21, 1917 in Yardley, P A to William and Elizabeth Vernon. She graduated from Hahnemann Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia and became a Public Health Nurse in the slums of Philadelphia. She served as an Army Nurse in the hospitals of the Phillipines and Japan during World War II. She was a surgical supervisor in the military hospital in Nara, Japan when she met her husband, Arthur Heath.
Dorothy and Arthur were married March 15, 1947 in San Francisco, CA and moved to Montana when he was called to a pastorate in Belgrade. They served churches in Miles City, Glasgow, Ronan, Lewistown, and Shelby in their many years in the ministry. Dorothy continued her nursing, and is remembered for her special care of dying patients. Dorothy was a devoted wife and wonderful homemaker, known especially for her baking of bread and pies, and her concern for others. She always had a stash of warm blankets and sweaters for anyone she thought might need them.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Arthur, her parents, and her brothers, William and Albert. She is survived by her sisters, Carol Lewis Buffum and Elizabeth Vernon, both ofVero Beach, Florida; her daughter Pat and Matt Knierim and their children, John and his wife Brandi Knierim, Katie, Annie and David Knierim, her two great-grandsons William and Samuel Knierim, all of Glasgow; by George and Lynda Heath of Colville, WA and their children, Robin Heath and Wynden Sage and her husband Jared Hawkins; Norman and Averil Heath of Belgrade and their children, Reva Wall, Merlin and Jesse Heath; Beth and Dan Molyneux of St. Libory, NE and their children Rachael and Joshua Molyneux; and David and Eileen Heath of Idaho Falls, Idaho and their children Eagan, Evan and Elliot.
Cecelia Lenore Hentz
Cecelia Lenore (Richter) Hentz, 96, died of natural causes at the Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont., on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004.
Funeral services will held on Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 11 a.m., at the Hinsdale Legion Hall in Hinsdale with Evangelist Myron Willard officiating. Interment will be in the Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale.
She was born April 21, 1908, the eldest of six children, in Chaffee, N.D., to Alexander Leroy and Adeline (McLeod) Richter, McElwain. She lived there for the first year of her life, then the family moved to Pelican Rapids, Minn. In 1912, she moved with her family to Glasgow, along with her father‚s parents and brothers. In 1913, they took up homesteading 7 miles north of Vandalia, where they remained until 1927, when they moved to Hinsdale.
Along with her brothers and sisters, she attended grade school at the Vandalia School, the Richter School and high school in Hinsdale. After completing the 10th grade, she attended Beauty School, and in 1928 opened up a beauty shop in the Lannon Hotel in Hinsdale. She had her shop in Hinsdale for several years, then moved it to the farm. Periodically, she would load the car up with all of her beauty supplies and spend a day or two a month in Saco doing hair. When the women would come to the farm for their hair appointment, she always had coffee and something freshly baked to serve them while they were under the dryer. A recent memory was that on one day she gave 11 „machine‰ permanents.
She married August John Hentz at Spokane, Wash., on July 2, 1930. They bought an 8 x 10-foot wall tent, which was their first home. It was pitched on the bank of the Deadwood River until late October and then they moved into Hinsdale before they got snowed in. They made their home in Hinsdale until July 2000, when they both moved into Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow.
Her green thumb with gardens and houseplants won her prizes and accolades at the women‚s clubs‚ flower show and the county fair. She was very active in the Hinsdale Women‚s Club, both as an officer and as member. As part of the County Home and Garden activities, her river farm‚s yard was chosen one year as the winner for the County Home Review. Her gift was that of being able to do beauty work, bake, garden, can, freeze or preserve vegetables, sew, prepare three meals a day and always entertain the new teachers in town or put on a fabulous meal Sunday afternoon for family and friends who would come from several miles away. During the summers, she invariably had city cousins and kids of friends come and stay on the farm.
She loved music and she saw to it that her children had piano and voice lessons so they could use this talent to glorify God in worship. She felt that her greatest accomplishment in life was her three children.
She was baptized into the Community of Christ church in Vandalia, in 1924. Her church was most important to her. When the traveling minister would come into the area, she always made sure they stayed with them. Before they would leave, they would have a shampoo and hair cut, clean clothes and three or more days of rest on the farm, in between preaching services in the rented Methodist Church in Hinsdale or Glasgow. She served as church pianist for many years, until in her early nineties when her vision and hands made it impossible for her to play.
She was preceded in death by her husband, August John Hentz, and two brothers, Seldon Richter and Byron "Bud" Richter.
Survivors include one son, John Leroy Hentz, and his wife, Bonnie of Glasgow; two daughters, Karen Faye Willard and her husband, Myron of Leesburg, Fla., and Dorcas Rebecca Wilkinson and her husband, Larry of St. Louis, Mo.; one sister, Leola Robinson of Seattle, Wash.; two brothers, Vernon Richter and his wife, Helen of Big Sandy, and Worrell Richter and his wife, Toddy of Seattle; 14 grandchildren, Thomas Hentz and his wife, Cherie of Maitland, Fla., Kenneth Hentz and his wife, Chelli of Independence, Mo., Patty Dull and her husband, Paul of Hinsdale, Joseph Hentz and his wife, Julie of Villisca, Iowa, Sandra Carlile and her husband, Dana of Port St. Lucie, Fla., Tammy Dunn of Glasgow, Richard Dunn and his wife, Jaime of Cincinnati, Ohio, Blair Willard and his wife, Teressa of Detroit, Mich., Deanna Herges and her husband, Jeff of Dallas, Texas, Leatha Saullo and her husband, Frank of Detroit, Mich., Sareah Douglas and her husband, Jay of Olathe, Kan., Darcia Farrell and her husband, Sergio of Miami, Fla., Jeremy Wilkinson and his wife, Tiffany of Kansas City, Mo., Peter Wilkinson and his wife, Becca of Overland Park, Kan.; 28 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews; and her husband‚s sister, Jean Minor of Ellensburg, Wash.
Pansy Margaret (Bunse) Menge
Pansy Margaret (Bunse) Menge of Saco died of natural causes on Saturday, December 18, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Funeral services will take place at the Saco Methodist Church, with Reverend Kent Gordon and Howard Pippin officiating. Interment will be in the Grandview Cemetery in Saco. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
On Saturday December 18th our mother, friend, grandmother, and great grandmother went to be with her Lord and Savior. She was born May 30, 1914 in Midale Saskatchewan, Canada to Rose and Irving Bunse. Pansy was raised and attended school in Flaxville, Montana and upon graduation she went to work as a telephone operator in Hinsdale and later became the office manager. There she met her husband Bernard (Pat) Menge and was wed December 24, 1936. They farmed and ranched in Beaverton until 1962. They moved into Saco where she worked as postmistress in the Saco post office until retirement.
Pansy's lifelong interest was her family. In the earlier years, she played piano at numerous dance halls throughout the area. She enjoyed playing the piano and organ for church services and spent many hours writing poetry and composing music. One of the many highlights in her life was her visit to the Holy Land of Jerusalem. She also enjoyed keeping in contact with her family and friends by phone.
Pansy is survived by her children Darrell Menge (Loretta) of Saco, Berna Jo Allen of Saco, Gregg Menge (Sue) of Lewistown, and Kirk Menge (Kelly) of Billings. Her cherished memories will be carried on by her grandchildren, Russell Menge (Bobbi) of Saco, Jody Menge (Mark Zuidema) of Hilger, Robyn Cassel (Scott) of Saco, Crystal Mears (Charlie) of Malta, Rachael Haynes (Lyn) of Shepherd, Kristin McColly (Paul) of Hinsdale, Clint Allen of Rapid City, SD, Chris Tolzien (Amy) of Ponca City, OK, Sheree Nichols (Brett) of Billings, Kara Menge (Dave Blubaugh) of Billings, and Anne Menge of Billings. And her fifteen beloved great grandchildren Patrick, Christian Menge, Dillon, Sara Cassel, Clayton, Cyra, Ceaton, Callan, Camryn Mears, John, Kaitlyn McColly, Gavin, Emma, Jacob Tolzien, and Kennan Nichols.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 36 years, her two sisters, Violet and Iris, and two brothers Clayton and Dean.
Donna Jane Hopkins Black Eagle "Broken Robe"
Donna J. Hopkins Black Eagle, 71, of Nashua, a retired social worker, died of natural causes Friday at her sister's home in Glasgow. A wake service will be held Sunday, December 19, at 7:00 p.m. at Red Whip Center in Fort Belknap, MT. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 20, at 10:00 a.m. at Red Whip Center in Fort Belknap, MT, with Reverend Bruce Plummer officiating. Interment will be in the Pony Hill Cemetery in Fort Belknap, Montana. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Donna was born March 23, 1933 to Abel and Fola Bigby Hopkins in Harlem, Montana. She was raised in the "Valley" on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation and attended school in Harlem. She attended Northern Montana College as a nursing student but as a result of poor hearing, had to choose a different path in life. During this time she was married to Wilfred Clancy until his unexpected death in 1955. She then met and married Thomas E. Black Eagle and they moved to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and established the family farm on Porcupine Creek. They later divorced and she chose to spend her life with her cowboy friend Nelson Cox.
Donna loved all growing things and planted a garden with flowers every year. She was up with the sun to weed in the mornings. She loved Pow-wows, was an excellent seamstress, and an avid reader. Donna read the Bible daily to her children and believed deeply in her faith.
In the last years of her life Donna deepened her faith with belief in the Creator. She supported the Medicine Lodge and the family members who Sundanced. She was especially proud of these individuals who include her nephew Larry, his son Elijah, her much loved niece Toni, daughters Brenda and Kim, and grandson Robbie who sang at the Medicine Lodge.
Survivors include her partner in her last years of her life, Nelson Cox of North Nashua, her seven children and their families; daughters Marilyn Clancy of Wolf Point, Brenda M. Hopkins of the family home, Kim Black Eagle of Frazer; sons Thomas Lee Black Eagle of Wolf Point, Matthew Black Eagle of Nashua, Mark Black Eagle of Wolf Point, and Cordell Black Eagle of Wolf Point; two sisters, Lillian Hopkins of Glasgow and Dorothy Breuer of Great Falls; numerous grandchildren including special grandchildren that she raised, Vanessa, Robbie, Tyson, and Brittany; numerous great-grandchildren including special great-grandchildren Brianna, Juslene. Jade, Mattea, and Thunder; adopted brother Robert Four Star, numerous nephews and nieces, and a large extended family. She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, a daughter Elizabeth in 1958 and a son Gary in 2003, and her adopted mother Evelyn Archdale.
Sarah T. Friesen Kuecks
Sarah T. Friesen Kuecks, 93, died of natural causes on Thursday, December 16, at Our Place Retirement Home in Glasgow. Services will be Tuesday, December 21, at 11 a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, with Interment in the Nashua Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Sarah T. Friesen Kuecks went home to her heavenly father on December 16, 2004. Sarah, better known as Sally, was the seventh child born to Elizabeth (Toews) and Jacob J. Friesen on September 8, 1911 at the family home near Carpenter, South Dakota.
She came with her family to homestead in Montana in 1916. They arrived at Oswego, MT on Oct. 8, 1916. And from there traveled north to the Lustre community, where they lived in a tent until a building was constructed which was to serve as their house and a barn for their livestock.
Sally's grade school education was in one-room country schools (Wolf Creek & Lustre) several miles from their home. Strongly encouraged by her 8th grade teacher, she was the first child in their family to go on for further education, and graduated from Glasgow high school in 1932. She attended Northern Montana College at Havre receiving a "2nd grade teaching certificate. She taught school at Blinky Springs (in the Larslan area), Spring Valley (north of Nashua), and Grand Prairie (south of Malta) previous to her marriage. Sally taught at the 'Little Black' school, in the Lustre community, while Henry was in the army, and she also had a job of weighing sugar beets in Oswego.
Sally married Henry O. Kuecks on May 22, 1937 at Malta, Montana. They lived in numerous places in Montana, North Dakota, Idaho, Washington and Oregon following Henry's work on construction. In 1949 they moved back to the Kuecks family farm in the Spring Valley community to begin their farming venture. Not only did Sally take care of the usual homemaking chores but also liked to work outside. During harvest one would find Sally driving truck for combing as well as caring for her flowers and garden, which she enjoyed hoeing.
In 1961 they built a mobile home, which they moved to Nashua for the winter. Sally was 47 years young when she began bowling for Feick's Hardware's bowling team and was an avid bowler for the next 22 years.
They traveled to Africa, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada and all parts of the United States. As RVers they spent many winters seeing various parts of California and Arizona before deciding on Safford, AZ for their winter home in 1983. They spent the next 15 years there, because of Henry's declining health they sold their Arizona home in 1998
In 1984 they retired from farming, and later lived in Nemont Manor in Glasgow from the summer of 1999 to March 2001. She moved to the personal care home "Our Place" in Glasgow on Jan 13, 2003 .
She was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Nashua American Legion Auxiliary, Safford Arizona Lions Club, Glasgow Good Sams Rock Club, and the Bowling League.
I did not agree with her when she said that she wasn't a very good mother. Instilled in. me a faith in God. -read us Bible stories - taught us our prayers. Showed us that work could also be fun: - Would make lists of all the things that needed to be done and then we'd hurry to get a particular job done so we could check it off.
