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ESTHER MARINE NELSON
Esther Marine Nelson departed from her family and friends on February 17th at Community Hospital in Missoula. She died of natural causes. A celebration of Esther's life will be held at the Fort Peck Chapel on Saturday, February 23rd at 1 p.m. with burial in Highland Cemetery. We will gather at the Masonic Lodge in Glasgow for refreshments and conversation.
Esther was born to Belgian immigrants William and Marie DeMessemaker at their homestead on the Milk River near Tampico, Montana, in 1926. She married Robert Nelson in 1947 and brought 4 children into the world. She attended school in Tampico and Glasgow. She was a member of the Gumbo Gals Garden Club, the craft club Badland Biddies, Daughters of the Nile and was a Past Worthy Matron of Eastern Star, Valley Chapter 29. She taught Sunday school at Fort Peck Community Church. Some of her interests included fishing, gardening, bird watching, camping, cooking, traveling, crafts, playing cards and bingo. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Esther has lived in Kalispell, Glasgow and settled with Robert at Fort Peck. She has lived in Alberton the past six and one half years with a daughter and her family.
Esther was a loving mother and grandmother and a friend to many. She will be greatly missed, yet we are comforted to know that she is with us in so many ways.
I did not die
I am a thousand winds that blow;
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain;
I am the gentle Autumn's rain.
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft star that
Shines at night.
Survivors include 4 children: Marie Wagner and her husband Bill, of Billings; Arthur Nelson and his wife Sandy, of Kalispell; Rose Ann Dehne and her husband Carl, of Alberton; and Carl Nelson and his wife Cheryl, of Great Falls; 9 grandchildren: Heather, Rob and Lynette Wagner, Mike and Bradley Nelson, Cassandra and Geoffry Dehne; Clarke and Rachel Nelson; 5 great grandchildren: Evan and Anders Epperly, Logan and Ravenna Nelson and Jalen Wagner; 2 sisters: Rachel Pugh and Eva Stohl; and numerous nieces and nephews and grand nieces and grandnephews.
Esther was preceded in death by her husband Robert Nelson, brother William DeMessemaker, father William DeMessemaker and mother Marie DeMessemaker.
The family suggests donations to: Lion's Eye Bank, stroke research, Shriner's Children's Hospital and the Chalise of Repose Project, 554 W. Broadway Suite 435, Missoula, Montana 59802.
BEULAH B. HAMMOND
Beulah B. Hammond of Saco, 85, died of natural causes on February 18th at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. Services will be Wednesday, February 20th at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Glasgow with burial in Grandview Cemetery in Saco. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Beulah was born in 1916 in Glendora, Michigan, to Charles Niles and Hazel (Massey) Niles. She came with her family on the train from Michigan as a preschooler. Her dad was a barber in Saco, her mother a nurse. They then moved to Columbia Falls where she was a first grader. Her second through fourth grades were at the Saco Divide and Frenchman Creek Schools; 5th, 6th & 7th at the Lone Pine School in the Missouri Breaks. She attended the 8th grade and high school back in Saco. She was washing windows in the stone house in preparation for a dance when she met Jerry.
Beulah's family homesteaded in 1934 on Larb Creek, 54 miles south of Saco. She married Jerry Hammond at Malta in 1914. He died August 10, 1996. After their marriage they lived at Fort Peck from 1934-35 when Jerry worked on the dam construction. They then moved out to the ranch on Larb Creek. She has lived the last 5 years in Saco.
Beulah enjoyed crocheting and sewing. She was grandmother to every kid in the country. She cut their hair with her hand clippers. She loved to ride horseback, and her later years she still rode "Gravy Train." Her biggest hobby was being a very devoted wife and mother. She was a member of the LDS Church and Rebeccas.
Survivors include 1 son: Ira Hammond of Saco; 3 daughters: Hazle Stuker of Havre, Marlene Large of Everett, Washington, and Alice Mandeville of Saco; 1 sister: Lila Cattanach of Corning, California; 14 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Jerry, one daughter, Gayle, 3 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
NETTIE TEICHROEW
Nettie Teichroew died February 16th at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. Visitations will be held from noon to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20th at the Clayton Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 21st at the Clayton Memorial Chapel with Pastor David Lind officiating. Interment will be at the Bethel Cemetery in Lustre.
Nettie was born in 1912 at Mountain Lake, Minnesota, to George and Agnes Teichroew. In the spring of 1917 her parents moved to Lustre, Montana, where she grew up. She received her primary education in the one room Grandview School. She attended Lustre Bible School, now called the Lustre Academy. For her extended education she attended Northwestern Bible and Missionary School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, graduating in 1940.
In the spring of 1931 she committed her life to the Lord and later that year, together with a number of young people, she was baptized and joined the Bethel Lustre Mennonite Church.
Since Nettie did not marry, she took care of her parents as long as they lived on the farm. After that, she moved into Wolf Point and worked at Faith Lutheran Home for 25 years. Her pride and joy was to get and take care of her things and cook. She was very good at growing flowers.
Survivors include 1 brother: Abe his wife Ethel of Maple Grove, Minnesota; 1 sister: Elizabeth and her husband Walter Pankratz of Lustre; 1 sister-in-law: Wanda Teichroew of Lustre; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and 3 brothers.
EDITH ANN ARNDT
Edith Ann Arndt of Hinsdale, 83, died of natural causes at her home on Frenchman Creek on February 13th. Services are set for Tuesday, February 19th at 2 p.m. at the Hinsdale Lutheran Church with burial in the Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale. Reverend Martin Mock will be officiating. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Edith was born to Johnson and Eleanor (Mead) Johnson and lived her entire life north of Hinsdale on Frenchman Creek. She attended the Valley Town School and Genevive School. She married Robert "Bob" Arndt at Malta in 1938. He died in 1970. She enjoyed sewing, embroidering, crafts, and made braided rugs. She worked on the farm and sold eggs.
Survivors include: 1 son: James Arndt of Polson, Montana; 2 daughters: Marion Frost of Steilacoom, Washington, and Dorothy Wigen of Spokane, Washington; 13 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, 1 daughter, Helen, in 2001; 2 great granddaughters, 2 sisters and 1 brother.
HAZEL HOLLAND
Hazel Holland, 85, died of natural causes on February 17th at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Services will be Thursday, February 21st at 10 a.m. at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow with burial in Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Hazel was born in Thoeny, Montana, in 1916 to Clifford E. Doke and Lucy (Burdg) Doke. She attended schools on 6th Point on the Missouri River. Hazel married Byron Dale and from that union 3 children were born: Wayne, Carol and Myrtice. She later married Jack Burner and they had 2 children: John and Rhea. Hazel worked for the local moving companies and also the Fort Peck Hotel and Glasgow Hotel. She enjoyed knitting towels, quilts, and afghans, and her adopted dog Rascal. She was a jack of all trades and enjoyed housekeeping, cooking, carpentry and visiting with friends. She took great pride in everything she did.
Survivors include 2 sons: Wayne Dale and his wife Mary Ann of Glasgow, and John Burner of Glasgow; 3 daughters: Carol Cook and her husband Al, of Helena; Myrtice Bamford and her husband Glyn, of Billings; Hazel (Rhea) Haskin of Glasgow; 14 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 4 great great grandchildren; 1 brother: E. Floyd Doke of Glasgow; numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Brownie Doke; a son-in-law, Robert Haskin; and a Grandson, Lane Anthony Boos; husbands Jack Burner and Claude Holland.
EARL H. HALLOCK
Longtime Valley County resident Earl H. Hallock died from complications during surgery in Kalispell on February 11, 2002. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 16th at 10 a.m. at the Methodist church in Glasgow and on Monday, February 18th in Kalispell, with burial to follow there. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Earl was born in 1930 to Ethel and Kenneth Hallock in Opheim. He was the second oldest of five children and was raised in and attended school in Opheim. In 1948 he married Della Reddick in Opheim and from that union they had five children and were married for 53 years. They lived in Opheim for 7 years before moving to Glasgow. He worked for Sam Adams at Opheim Motors and at the Roundhouse in Opheim before moving to Glasgow in 1955. While in Glasgow he worked for Kenny Newton at Newton Motors until 1962, when he opened Earl's Body Shop west of Glasgow; he operated that business until 1990. At that time Earl & Della moved to Kalispell and lived up on the mountain at Ashley Lake. There they operated together Ashley Lake Upholstery.
Earl loved to cook and was always baking goodies for everyone. He was also a great craftsman and carpenter and he was always looking for ways to improve something. Earl spent many hours working on his cabin - "Home" up at Ashley Lake, and caring for and feeding his special little tree friends.
Earl is survived by his wife Della and 5 children: Alvie, Milt, Lynn, Craig and Byron. Also by the children's spouses and 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He is also survived by 2 sisters and 1 brother: Dianne Isakson, Phyliss Betz and Bennie Hallock. Earl was a "special" parent to other young men: Carl Rennick and Larry Baumgartner. He will be greatly missed by all.
He was preceded in death by his brother Ralph and one granddaughter, Cheryl.
MUNCIE J. TAYLOR
Muncie J. Taylor, 75, died at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow of natural causes on February 11th. Services will be Thursday, February 14th at 1 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.
Muncie was born at home in Glasgow in 1926 to Grover Muncie and Estella Taylor. He was the youngest of seven children.
At a young age Muncie dropped out of school to tend the family farm west of Glasgow on the Milk River. After a stint in the Navy where he was gunner on the destroyer U.S.S. Taylor, but saw no action during the Korean Conflict, Muncie brought home his California bride Dorothy (Fink) to beautiful mountainous Montana. They were married in 1953 and Judith Annette arrived 10 months later followed by David Muncine in another 3 years and Tommy Thayer in another 3 years. Muncie spent over 36 years delivering mail to rural Glasgow residents through all types of weather. His part time carrier job allowed his full time love of the farm and ranching life to expand his property west of town and eventually to purchase his dream, a cattle ranch. Through these years he enjoyed singing and music, flying and inventing, building machines to accomplish the tasks with less labor. He welded, tinkered and fixed everything from old machinery, to vehicles to boats. The past few years especially he has enjoyed his grand kids and being near them. Having had his dream of a cattle ranch, he reveled in talking about his cow or that. He and Dorothy were blessed to have family to care for them these past couple years.
Survivors include his wife Dorothy Taylor of Glasgow; 2 sons: David Muncie Taylor and his wife Charla of Helena, Tommy Taylor and his wife Kim of Spokane, Washington; 1 daughter: Judy Orth and her husband Brian of Glasgow; 2 brothers: Warren Taylor of Havre and Jim Taylor of Sparks, Nevada; and 8 grandchildren.
