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PETER P. WIENS
Peter P. Wiens, formerly of Lustre, passed away on April 15th. He was 96. A memorial service will be held at the E.M.B. Church in Lustre, Montana, at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 22nd with burial in the Lustre E.M.B. Cemetery. Clayton Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Peter was born to Peter P. & Elizabeth (Peters) Wiens in 1908 at Mountain Lake, Minnesota. At the age of 5 his parents homesteaded north of Chinook, Montana. He went to country school and completed his education in that area. In 1924 he attended revival meetings and accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour. He struggled with the assurance of salvation but was pointed to 1 John 1:9 in God’s Word. Later he wrote: “then my doubts flew away and I knew my sins were forgiven.”He was baptized by Reverend John N. Wall in 1924 and became a member of the Bruderthaler Church (E.M.B.).
As an older teen he worked for various farmers in the valley and for the sugar beet factory in Chinook. In 1927, after all the other homesteaders had left, the church closed and our grandparents were concerned about the spiritual well being of their sons. Consequently, they moved to the Benrud community where the attended the Lustre EMB Church. Dad often talked of the sacrifice his parents had made in the spiritual welfare of the family. It was here that Dad met Maria Wall. They were married in 1930 and began to farm in the Volt Community. During the dirty 30’s many of the homesteaders, including their parents, moved away, but Dad & Mom were too poor to move, so they stayed.
In 1938 Dad was asked to serve as lead pastor of the Lustre E.M.B. Church with his friend, Arthur Fast, as assistant. Sensing the need to further his Bible education, he enrolled in a correspondence course from Moody Bible Institute. Dad would often sit up at night and keep the stove stoked till midnight and study his Bible.
In 1940 an early morning house fire almost destroyed our home. Mom was severely burned and hospitalized for many months. Dad continued to preach on Sunday mornings after which he would take us 4 children along to visit Mom in the Steel Hospital in Wolf Point. later 2 sisters were born to the family.
In 1948 Dad felt that the church needed tot call a full-time pastor. He didn’t think it would be wise for him to stay in the community so he resigned and moved his family to Rickreall, Oregon, having sold their farm. Dad had suffered from stomach problems and one of the doctors thought he might have cancer. Fearing that his older sons would not know how to take care of the family in Oregon, we moved back to Montana in the fall. They purchased a half section in the Lustre community and built a house for his family. Starting all over again was very difficult. Dad rented additional land and tried dairying, cattle feeding and ranching to make a living, but most important to him was taking his family to church.
In 1949 Dad, together with a number of men from the Lustre area, felt it was time to encourage the community to change the Lustre Bible School into a Christian High School. Frank and Ted had spent one winter boarding in Wolf Point and he thought it would be better if they had a high school in the community. All of us children graduated from LBA. After Bill and Eunice were married and working in Denver, Dad offered them to come and farm with him. This they did and all of Bill’s family grew up with the grandparents on the yard. As a family we appreciate so much the care and concern Bill and Eunice showed to the folks for so many years.
In later years as age and health concerns became more frequent but they traveled some to Florida and Arizona. In the fall of 1997 they moved into the Nemont Manor in Glasgow. It was already difficult for Dad to remember. Two years ago they went to live with their daughter, Elizabeth & Leslie Peters, in Cave Creek, Arizona. Here they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. When it was no longer possible for Dad to stay in the Bethesda Home with Mom, he was moved into Sunshine Village. After breaking his hip on April 13, he was admitted to the Hospice Care Center. He went to be with his Saviour on April 15th at 11:30 a.m. We as a family really appreciate the loving care Liz & Les gave to the parents these last years.
Left to mourn, but not without hope, are his wife, Marie, and 6 children: Frank and his wife Ethel of Billings; Ted and his wife Stella of Glasgow; Dorothy and her husband Simeon Thiessen of Langham, Saskatchewan; William Ratzlaff of Monmouth, Oregon; 25 grandchildren, 56 great grandchildren; one brother: Arnold and his wife Sara of Glasgow; sisters in law: Marie Wiens of Mt. Lake, Minnesota; Katharina Wiens of Billings, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, 4 sisters and 2 brothers.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Lustre Christian High School or to the charity of your choice.
CLARENCE KERMIT (HUMPTY) CAMPBELL
Clarence Kermit Campbell, 45, of Frazer passed away April 9, 2002, due to kidney failure at Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point, MT. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 12, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Frazer. Rosary services will be held Thursday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's Church in Frazer. Interment will at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Frazer with Bell Mortuary of Glasgow in charge of arrangements.
Clarence Campbell was born June 21, 1956 in Poplar, MT to parents Malcom A. Campbell and Florine Ackerman Baird. He has always lived in Montana. He served 5 years in the US Army serving in Germany. Clarence worked as a bartender, and enjoyed playing pool, fishing, playing cards, being with his friends, and being around his family. He helped people with their chopping of wood and other projects.
Survivors include his mother Florine Baird of Helena, MT; a sister Mary Lemka of Phoenix, AZ; and two brothers, Harvey Campbell and Mike Campbell, both of Wolf Point, MT.
ALPHA MAE MYERS
Alpha Mae Myers of Glasgow died of natural causes on April 5th at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. She was 73. Services will be at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Glasgow on Wednesday, April 10th at 1 p.m. with burial in Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Alpha was born in Wisconsin in 1928 to Ralph and Louana Rogers Johnson. She lived in Montevideo, Minnesota, through high school. Alpha attended Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, for 2 years and then served in the Women's Army Corps in Fort Lee, Virginia. In 1951 she married Gerald Myers in Fort Lee, Virginia. After spending 3 years in Fountainebleau, France, they lived in El Paso, Texas, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Fort Richardson, Alaska, Payson, Utah, and Melbourne, Australia, before moving to St. Marie, Montana, in 1989. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, served 2 years in the Women's Army Corps, was a member of the VFW Auxiliary, and enjoyed quilting, caring for her family and giving service to others.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Lee A. Johnson.
Survivors include her husband, Gerald Myers, of St. Marie; 8 sons: James of Natural Bridges, Utah; Jeffrey of Highland, Utah; John of Sale, Victoria, Australia; Joseph of Niceville, Florida; Joshua of Minot, North Dakota; Jason of Glasgow; Jed of Cortez, Colorado; 1 daughter: Jennifer Chalmers of St. Marie; 25 grandchildren and 1 brother: Lewistown Johnson of St. Cloud, Minnesota.
RAYMOND LEE JOHNSON
Raymond Lee Johnson of Glasgow died of cancer at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital on Tuesday, April 2. He was 58. Services will be Saturday, April 6th at 2 p.m. at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow with Reverend Jay Ashbaucher officiating and with burial in Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Raymond was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1943 to Howard and Carol Johnson. He received his early education in Texas and moved to Glasgow with his family who where stationed here at the Glasgow Air Force Base, attending Glasgow High School before joining the Army. He served in the Army from 1962 to 1965 with the 25th Infantry Division.
In 1966 Raymond was united in marriage to Barbara Thiel in Sidney, Montana. They made their home in Newman Grove, Nebraska, until moving to Glasgow in 1975. While living in Nebraska, he worked for Lindsey Manufacturing as a machinist. After moving to Glasgow, we worked for Coca-Cola for 25 years.
Ray was an EMT for 10 years on the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Ambulance Service. He was also a flight EMT for STAT Air Ambulance and an instructor for CPR, First Aid and EMT courses.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Barbara; 1 daughter: Debbie Wixson and her husband Doug of Glasgow; 3 granddaughters: Chelsey, Jaycee and Carissa Wixson of Glasgow; 1 brother: Russ Johnson and his wife Barb of Grand Island, Nebraska; 2 sisters: Fran Derhammer and her husband Dave of Volga, Iowa; Patty Veling and her husband Fred of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin; and numerous brother and sister in laws, nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
NELLIE MAE JONES GREER
Nellie Mae Jones Greer of Hinsdale died after a long illness on March 14th in Laurel, Montana. She was 72. Services will be Wednesday, March 20th at 1 p.m. at the Hinsdale Methodist Church, with burial in the Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Nellie was the daughter of Rank and Winnie Kent Jones of Hinsdale. She attended Jones Rural School and graduated from Hinsdale High School in 1947. She worked hard all of her life. She worked with horses in Montana, Colorado and Illinois. She married Charles Dunwiddie and later, Robert Greer Junior. She loved her family dearly.
Survivors include 7 children: Robert John Greer of Sterling, Illinois; Jane Milder of Billings; Linda Strawbridge of Great Falls; Tom Greer of Geneseo, Illinois; Sally Kelly of Palmdale, California; Yvonne Paddick of Jackson, Kentucky; Scott Greer of Erie, Illinois; 2 sisters: Mona Storduhl and Rene Lock; 2 brothers: Frank Jones and Thomas Jones. She was preceded in death by her husbands and 9 siblings.
JACK MOREHOUSE
Jack Morehouse of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died at his home of cancer on March 13th. He was 70. Services will be Monday, March 18th at 2pm at the First United Methodist Church in Glasgow with burial in Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Military honors will be given at Highland Cemetery.
Jack was born in 1931 in Hinsdale to W.D. and Laimi (Boala) Morehouse. He was raised and educated in Hinsdale. He served in the military with the U.S. Army from November, 1951, to November, 1953. Jack was a paint contractor and loved to hunt, trap and fish.
Survivors include his wife Peggy of Colorado Springs; 1 daughter: Jacqueline Hughey of Colorado Springs; 6 sons: Keith, Kelvin and Kent Morehouse, all of Glasgow; Jason Morehouse of Havre; Jake Morehouse of Durango, Colorado; Lonnie Sochor of St. Cloud, Florida; 2 sisters: Donna Daniels of Boise, Idaho; Marlyne Able of Helena, Montana; 3 brothers: Gene Morehouse of Ashland, Missouri; Warren Morehouse of Helena; Gary Morehouse of Thompson Falls, Montana; 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
Jack was preceded in parents W.D. and Laimi Morehouse and 5 brothers: Phillip, Kenneth, Dale, Bill and Dick.
Donations may be made to Pike's Peak Hospice, 825 E. Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 600, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80903
MARY G. COPPLE
Mary G. Copple of Malta died of natural causes on March 9th at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. She was 92. Services will be Thursday, March 14th at 2p.m. at the Little White Church in Malta with burial in the Malta City Cemetery. Reverend Kent Gordon will officiate and Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Mary was born in Larimore, North Dakota, in 1909 to David and Sara Simpson. They moved to the Bowdoin Community east of Malta in 1913 and then her family moved to Great Falls in 1916. She lived most of her life in Saco and Malta. Mary married Charles D. Copple; he passed away in 1969. She managed the Smith Cafe in Saco from 1953 to 1958, when she moved to Malta, where she owned and operated Mary's Cafe. She also worked at other cafe's in Malta. She moved to Nemont Manor in Glasgow in 1997. Mary enjoyed playing cards, bingo, gardening, flowers, making afghans and visiting with people.
Survivors include 3 sons: Charles Copple of Glasgow; William Copple of Saco; David Copple of Pawhuska, Oklahoma; 1 daughter: Ileen Pekovitch of Saco; 21 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren and 13 great great grandchildren.
Mary was preceded in death by brothers Leslie, David and Walter Simpson, a sister, Daisy Smith, 3 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and her daughter, Margaret Anderson.
