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John Paul "Jack" Schott
Wednesday, September 7th 2005
Date and Place of Birth: Sept. 19, 1928 Great Falls, MT.
Date and Place of Death: Sept. 2, 2005 Great Falls, MT.
John Paul "Jack" Schott was born in Great Falls on September 19, 1928, the son of Otto and Anna (Komar) Schott, and was raised on a ranch outside of Stockett. He graduated from the eigth grade at the country school near the ranch in Stockett.
Jack worked for Ayrshire Dairy and for various ranches, and was a foreman for the Grazing Association.
He enjoyed breaking horses and making bridles by braiding them out of leather.
He is survived by his brother, David Schott of Great Falls, as well as nephews, Rick Schott, Terry Schott, Steve Brown, Bryce Brown, Jack Brown, Tim Brown; and nieces, Lonnie Thune, Rona DeBolt, Judy Brown, Gloria Traynor, Virginia Brown.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Otto and Anna (Kormar) Schott and a sister, Virginia Brown.
Services were Tuesday, September 6th, 2005 in Great Falls.
There will be a celebration of Jack's life Saturday, September 10th, 2005 at 4p.m. at the Montana Bar in Glasgow.
Margaret Rorvik
Thursday, September 1st 2005
NAME: Margaret Rorvik
AGE: 85
DATELINE: Glasgow, Montana
DATE OF DEATH: Tuesday – August 31, 2005
PLACE OF DEATH: Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Montana
CAUSE OF DEATH : Natural Causes
SERVICE: Tuesday – September 6, 2005 at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, Montana at 2:00 P.M.
INTERMENT: Highland Cemetery in Glasgow, Montana
BELL MORTUARY in charge of arrangements.
BORN: October 22, 1919 in Glasgow, Montana
PARENTS: Peter and Petra Hopstad
Margaret was raised and attended schools in Glasgow, graduating from Glasgow High School in 1937. After high school she worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota for a while and then returned to Glasgow to work for Coles Studio.
Margaret then moved to San Francisco where she met and married Byron New in October of 1944. Byron passed away in 1946 and Margaret moved back to Glasgow where she met and married Alan Rorvik in June of 1947.
Margaret worked for several years at the J.C. Penny Store in Glasgow.
She loved to work with flowers, was an avid bridge player, and was active in the Sons of Norway and the First Lutheran Ladies Circle. Margaret and Alan loved the music of the 1940’s, especially loved dancing, they did everything together. She especially loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
SURVIVORS:
Son: Gregory Rorvik and his wife Rosina of San Rafael, California
Daughters: Pam Ohs of Billings, Montana
Janice Rorvik of Helena, Montana
Sisters: Thelma Dostert of Nashua, Montana
Ruth Van Koten of Helena, Montana
Grandchildren: Brad Ohs (Kim) of Billings, Montana
Eric Ohs of Bozeman, Montana
Brian Ohs of Bozeman, Montana
Elizabeth Carpenter (Cody) of Butte, Montana
Great Grandchildren: Paeton Ohs of Billings, MT
Kiefer Ohs of Billings, MT
Chloe Carpenter of Butte, MT
Preceded in death by her husband Byron Gordon New and her husband Alan Rorvik,
her brothers Harold Hopstad, Herman Hopstad, Norman Hopstad, and her sisters Helen Ellingson and Ruby Marks.
CAPITOLA COPENHAVER STALLARD
Thursday, September 1st 2005
DATE OF DEATH: August 25, 2005
PLACE: Great Falls, MT.
Died after a long battle with cancer.
Cremation was under the direction of Croxford Funeral Home of Great Falls.
Memorial Service will be at a later date at Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale, Montana.
BORN: April 17, 1916, Plentywood, Montana, the daughter of Joseph and Bertha Wallace.
Graduated from Hinsdale High School.
Married Luther Copenhaver on August 18, 1933.
She was a homemaker and long-time resident of Valley County. In later years, she lived in Nevada, California, and Great Falls, MT.
She was the widow of Luther Copenhaver and Jack Stallard. She was also preceded in death by a son, James Allen Copenhaver.
CHILDREN:
Marvin Copenhaver, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Frank Copenhaver, Great Falls, Montana
Virginia Silvey, Orland, California
Frances Copenhaver, Orland, California
Sister: Jessie Arnot of Washington State.
7 Grandchildren
16 Great-Grandchildren
3 Great-Great-Grandchildren
Stanley Anderson
Tuesday, August 30th 2005
Stanley Andersen, 87, an army Air Core Veteran & retired farmer, died, Thursday August 25th, 2005 at his home on Yodelin Ridge in Kalispell, MT.
stan was born on June 3rd, 1918, in Opheim, MT. He was welcomed into Laurtis and Anna Andersen's family; he was the seventh of eight children. Stanley attended school at Roanwood and served in the Military service during WWII in Europe and was a medic.
When he came home from the service he worked many jobs gathering skills for the years ahead.
In 1953 Stan started ranching and farming north of Opheim on the Canadian border. Many experiences and stories have emerged.
In 1989 Stan decided to retire in Kalispell, MT where he bought his retirement home on Yodelin Ridge where he and Gladys spent many good times.
They enjoyed camping, spending winters in Arizona, attending church, but family gatherings, friends and music were the most celebrated events in their lives.
He was preceded in death by his wife Gladys Andersen, his father, Laurtis Andersen, his mother Anna Andersen, three brothers Axel, Clarence and Cliff Andersen and three sisters Ellen Johnston, Hedvig Tichenor and Ethel Clarke.
He is survived by one sister Inez Bailey of Cascade, MT and numerous nephews and nieces.
A celebration of Stan's life will be at Lawndale Cemetary in Opheim, MT at 1:00pm with Military graveside services on September 2, 2005. Lunch will follow in the Opheim United Methosist Church
Rockland Oliver Tollefson
Monday, August 22nd 2005
NAME: Rockland Oliver Tollefson
AGE: 52
DATELINE: Malta, Montana
DATE OF DEATH: Sunday – August 21, 2005
PLACE OF DEATH: at his home in Malta, Montana
CAUSE OF DEATH : Cancer
SERVICE: Thursday – August 25, 2005 at 2p.m. at the Malta High School Gymnasium in Malta, MT
INTERMENT: Malta Cemetery in Malta, Montana
BELL MORTUARY in charge of arrangements.
BORN: December 26, 1952 in Malta, Montana
PARENTS: Oliver and Alice (Kegel) Tollefson
Rockland Oliver Tollefson, age 52, died in his home August 21.
Christmas arrived a day late at the Oliver and Alice (Kegel) Tollefson residence. On December 26, 1952 Rockland Oliver Tollefson made his debut on the court of life at the Phillips County Hospital in Malta, MT. The family’s best present had arrived. He was welcomed home by two sisters, Gloria Jane and Allie Lee.
Rocky grew up being a farmers son, helping his dad with every aspect of farm life. He was a charter member of the Turkey Track 4-H club that his mother Alice had helped organize. He attended Saco Public School where his love for the sport of basketball began. Rocky’s dedication and leadership helped take his team to the State Tournament two consecutive years, his senior year going all the way to the Championship game. Rocky held Montana’s all time scoring record with 2, 326 points from 1971 – 1992. It was broken only after the three-point line came into effect. He was recruited by the Montana State Bobcats and accepted a full basketball scholarship there.
While playing for the Cats his eyes strayed from the court to the sideline where he saw a beautiful blonde cheerleader, Karen Mae Sloan, who became his future bride and soul mate. After graduating in 1975 with a degree in elementary education and coaching, he and Karen wree married August 2 of that year.
Rocky’s first teaching and coaching position was in Conrad, MT. He taught in the middle school and coached Jr. High and JV basketball. To be closer to the family farm they moved to Malta, MT in 1978 where he had accepted the position of head basketball coach for the Mustangs and as a fifth and sixth grade teacher. After one year, Rocky developed ulcerative colitis and stepped down from coaching, but remained teaching until the year 2000, when he retired from the education field.
His abilities with numbers and having had experience as a farmer make his the perfect candidate for the job of crop adjusting. His integrity and loyalty to both sides enabled him to balance fair adjusting decisions for both his company and the farmer.
His favorite past times included hunting, fishing, and going to all other sporting events, especially those in which his children or nieces and nephews participated. His home was filled with many awesome mounts from his hunting and fishing experiences for which he could tell a detailed, usually accurate story! Food was also on his list of passions, which started with his mothers home made bread. Many friends and family took pleasure in kidding him about the size of his steak at any backyard barbeque.
At the age of 52, after a fierce fight, the Lord relieved Rocky from his battle with cancer. He passed away surrounded by his family and his home on August 21, 2005. He had the chance to visit with numerous friends fro all types of relationships and was able to comfort them all.
Survivors include his wife Karen, son Rockland John, and daughter Kacie Nikole. He is also survived by father Oliver Tollefson who still resides at the family north of Saco, his sisters Goria Jane (Wally) Hartman of Great Falls, Montana and Allie Lee (Ira) Hammond of Saco, Montana, and seven nieces and nephews along with his childhood and lifelong friend, Brian DePuydt, whom he considered a brother. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, his mother Alice, and a niece, Roxanne.
Burton C. Hallett
Friday, August 12th 2005
NAME: Burton C. Hallett
Age 89
DATELINE: Glasgow, Montana
DATE OF DEATH: Monday – August 8, 2005
PLACE OF DEATH: Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Montana CAUSE OF DEATH: acute kidney failure FUNERAL SERVICE: Saturday – August 13, 2005 at 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF FUNERAL SERVICE: First United Methodist Church in Glasgow, MT
INTERMENT: Highland Cemetery in Glasgow, Montana
MORTUARY IN CHARGE: Bell Mortuary in Glasgow
BORN: December 1, 1915 in Mocassin, Montana
PARENTS: Otis and Catherine (Minnie) Hallett
After his mother died in the 1918 flu epidemic in Great Falls, Otis moved to Glasgow to raise his children. Burt graduated from Glasgow High School and the University of Montana School of Pharmacy. While attending college in Missoula he learned to fly, and worked for Bob Johnson’s Flying Service before joining the Army Air Corps. In 1943, he joined the Navy as a career officer, serving in World War II and as a career pilot and instructor pilot for over twenty years, retiring as a full commander.
Upon his retirement from the Navy, he was eager to move back to Montana and his beloved friends in Glasgow. Burt always said the finest people in the world were right here in his home town. He worked for Markle’s Moving & Storage, and various other independent jobs before marrying the love of his life, Stella St. Clair. Burt & Stella enjoyed retirement to the fullest traveling and entertaining.
Burt’s greatest joys in life were Stella, golf, flying, and his Glasgow friends. He was also a member of the Elks, VFW, Methodist Church, and enjoyed fishing and boating. He was also an accomplished self taught craftsman, spending many happy hours in his workshop.
Burt is survived by his wife, Stella; his daughter from his first marriage, Lynn Rick and her husband Dennis of Cold Springs, Minnesota, his step-children: Nina Wines and her husband Jake of Helena, Charles St. Clair and his wife Jan of Glasgow, and grandchildren; Piper (Ryan) Flair of Bozeman,
Le Ann Nelson and husband Lee of Glasgow, Kim Hunter and husband Gregg of Glasgow, Cindy West and husband Jim of Eagar, Arizona and 11 great grandchildren. Also surviving are his sisters Doris Johnson of Carson, California, Frances (Herbert) Eakman of Billings, MT, and brother David (June) Hallett of Bonita Springs, Florida.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers Richard Hallett and Paul Hallett.
