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George C. Johnson
George C. Johnson passed away March 20, 2001 at age 89 of natural causes at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. Funeral services are scheduled Monday, Mar. 26 at 11:00 AM at Opheim Methodist Church. Burial will take place at Thoeny Cemetery. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Johnson was born April 14, 1911 in Gary, MN to Joseph Johnson and Elvina Benson Johnson. George was raised in the Opheim area, his family homesteaded 6 miles northeast of Opheim. He worked in the ship yards in California then on the construction of Fort Peck Dam. He also worked at the Hungry Horse Dam and at the aluminum plant in Columbia Falls. He also did carpentry work for JC Penney stores in the northwest United States. He married Ruby Stuber, December 2, 1966, in Boise, ID. They lived in Sumner, WA for 30 years before moving back to Glasgow in 1997. Johnson enjoyed playing Bingo and Aggravation and he enjoyed working with wood.
He is survived by his wife, Roby, of Glasgow; sistes, Jenimae Dahl of Opheim and Eunice Crisp of Russelville, AK; along with many nieces and nephews.
Esther Thornton Abern
Esther Thornton Abern, 77, of Glasgow, MT passed away Friday, Mar. 16, 2001, at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, MT of natural causes.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 PM Tuesday, Mar. 20 at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Services are slated Saturday, Mar. 24, 1:30 PM, at Kingdom Hall in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
She was born June 7, 1923 in Avondale and grew up in Glasgow. Esther married Wayne Abern in Wolf Point June 7, 1941.
Her husband was in the civil service and the couple had lived in Great Falls while he worked at Malstrom and in California, before returning to Glasgow.
Her life was centered on her Jehovah's Witness faith and she enjoyed house decorating and her family.
A son, Bob preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Linda Molzhon of Glasgow; a sister, June Slattum of Glasgow; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Edith Lucy Hosterman
Edith Hosterman, age 85, died of natural causes Saturday, Mar. 17, 2001 at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. Funeral services are set for Friday, March 23, 2:00 PM, at the First United Methodist Church in Glasgow with Rev. Dave Hodsdon officiating. Burial will take place in Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
She was born in Amidon, ND December 4, 1915 to Frederick Gellett and Mabel Hayes Gellett. Edith was raised and attended schools in Amidon, ND. She moved to Wheeler, MT during the construction of the Fort Peck Dam. She met Lloyd Hosterman at a circus at the Valley County Fairgrounds. Edith married Lloyd Hosterman on May 30, 1937 in Billings, MT. They lived in Wheeler, Fort Peck, Glasgow, Red Lodge, Hardin, Miles City and then moved back to Fort Peck in 1963. They retired and moved to Glasgow in 1970 where she has resided since. She was a great cook and always canned her food. She was active in gardening and with the Church Ladies Circle. She was a member of the Rebeccas and was always "Grandma". Her husband passed away in 1998.
Survivors include two sons; Duane Hosterman and Jeaneen of Ukiah, CA, Arthur Hosterman and Doris of Glendive, MT; one daughter, Donna Humphries and Dennis of Glasgow; and 7 grandchildren.
Pallbearers include Scott Hosterman, Dean Hosterman, Pamela Hosterman, Jody Hosterman, Michael Hosterman, Wade Humphries, Dennis Hunphries, Donna Humphries, Duane Hosterman and Arthur Hosterman.
Erma V. Albus
Erma V. Albus of Hinsdale died at age 72 on March 14 at the Billings Deaconess Hospsital. Services will be held Monday, Mar. 19, 10:00 AM at the Hinsdale American Legion Hall. Rev. Chris Flohr will officiate services. Burial will take place at Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Erma was born December 16, 1928 on the family farm north of Saco to Emmanual and Gladys Christianson. She attended the Tollefson School and Saco High School. Erma married Bennie K. Albus on June 28, 1945. They lived on the family farm until 1981 when they moved to Hinsdale to enjoy a well-deserved retirement. Erma was a fighter up until the end. She will always be remembered for her beautiful cakes and the fact that she always called a spade-a-spade,
She is survived by her husband Ben Albus; one son, Loran (wife Sandi) Albus of Hinsdale; two daughters, Romona (husband Don) Doebler of Fairbanks, Alaska and Nancy (husband Rory) Malnaa of Victor, MT; 5 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, mother Gladys Christianson of Hinsdale along with numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Douglas V. Whitaker
Douglas Vernon Whitaker funeral services are Monday, Mar. 19, 2:00 PM, at the Saco United Methodist Church. Rev. Kent Gordon will officiate the services. Interment will take place at Grandview Cemetery in Saco. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Whitaker, a long-time Saco rancher, passed away March 12, 2001 in San Pablo, CA. He was born in Saco March 8, 1935 to Omer and Grace Garrison Whitaker.
He is survived by his wife, Gayle; three daughters, Elizabeth Gayle and her husband Russell Marshall of LaCenter, WA, Virginia Gay and her husband Bruce Newell of Chanute, Kansas and Jodi Grade and her husband Steve Barnard of Hinsdale. Doug was the much beloved grandfather of Cody, Jesse, Shane and Bo Newell, Eric and Benjamin Marshall and Seth and Katherine Barnard. Whitaker is also survived by his brother Tom and sister-in-law Judy Whitaker of Cypress, Ca; brother, Don and sister-in-law Barbara Whitaker of Saco; sister Beverly and brother-in-law George Allison of Helena; brother Richard and sister-in-law Donna Whitaker of Helena; and sister Ann and brother-in-law Fred Napier of Stanton, CA.
His parents, his brother Robert Whitaker and an infant sister, Imogene, preceded Doug in death.
Helen Louise (Arndt) Mavencamp
Helen Louise (Arndt) Mavencamp, 60 years, died Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2001 at the Phillips County Hospital from lung cancer. Funeral services will be Saturday, Mar. 17, 1:00 PM at the Adams Memorial Chapel with burial in the Forks Cemetery at Whitewater. Adams Funeral Home of Malta is in charge of arrangements.
Helen was born April 18, 1940 in Malta, the daughter of Robert and Edith (Johnson) Arndt. She was educated at the Genevieve School, Snake Creek School and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1957. She married Monte Mavencamp in Malta November 27, 1957. They lived northeast of Whitewater on the ranch where she made a home for her family for the remainder of her life.
She was a member of the Women's Club and served as secretary for many years. She was a leader of the Cross Country 4-H Club. After her children were raised, she enjoyed spending her free time crocheting.
Survivors include her husband, Monte of the home; her mother, Edith Arndt of Hinsdale; sons, Fred (Gail) Mavencamp, John (Marie) Mavencamp; Mary Ann (Chet) Barnard, June Mavencamp, Jean Mavencamp, Charlene (Bob) Sunford all of Phillips County; sisters, Marion (Walt) Frost of Tacoma, WA; brother, Jim Arndt of Flathead; grandchildren Cindy, Tami and Wendy Barnard, Heather, Samantha, Justin andJessica Wiese, Devin, Karly Brooks, Randi and Eric Sunford and Mikal Mavencamp.
Clarence J. Philippi
Clarence J. Philippi, 82, of Nashua, died Thursday, March 1, 2001, at Holy Rosary Health Center in Miles City.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Nashua. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.
Clarence Stratton from Glasgow died at the age of 67 from cancer in the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. Services will be on Saturday April 21 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church. Father Robert Fox will be officiating, burial will follow in the Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Clarence was born on December 12 1933 in Plentywood MT to Samuel and Irene Stratton. He was raised in north Valley County and graduated from Opheim High School. Clarence worked on the construction of the Glasgow Air Base, farmed in the Shelby area, and worked on construction of missile silos. He worked for Heberly Engineering for many years, retiring in 1984. ON November 26, 1988 Clarence married Darlene Riggin in Nashua. They lived in Nashua since. Clarence was an avid fisherman, collected precision die-cast model automobiles, and was a dedicated Yankee fan.Clarence is survived by wife Darlene, son Danni, and daughter Sheri, 4 step children Darla, Nancy, Marc, and Jodi. 2 grandsons, 10 step grandchildren, 4 brothers, and 4 sisters.
Zettie Ray Castleberry of Glasgow died at the age of 102 on April 16 in the Valley View Nursing Home of natural causes. Services will be on Thursday April 19 at 11:00 a.m. in the Bell Chapel. Rev. Lonnie Eidson will be officiating, burial will follow in the Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Zettie was born on February 21 1899 to James Greenlee Harkins and Mary Elizabeth Fuchs Harkins in Texas. She moved to Oklahoma at an early age. Her family traveled to Oklahoma in a covered wagon, as her father was part of the Oklahoma Land Rush and homesteaded there. Around 1916 they moved to Montana and homesteaded on land near Chalk Buttes (Ekalaka area) Montana. She was the 4th of 10 children. Zettie married Leslie Osgood in 1916. A son, Vernon Lee was born in 1917 and Zettie was widowed in 1918 when Leslie died of influenza. Zettie married Leslie's cousin, Charley Castleberry, in 1918 and a son Charles Faxton Castleberry was born in 1922. They moved to Grants Pass Organ in 1937 and returned to Montana in 1951. They lived east of Glasgow where Zettie loved rural living and gardening. She worked at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital laundry department for over 20 years. After 48 years of marriage Charley died in 1967. Zettie moved to the Nemont Manor in Glasgow in 1985 and to the Valley View Nursing Home in 1993. Her son Vernon died in June of 2000 and her son Faxton Castleberry died in 1995.She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Glasgow. Zettie loved to garden and her flowers. Most of all Grandma Zettie loved her family, and knitted for each and every one plus for many other people. She knitted baby sets, slipper socks, mittens, hats, sweaters, and afghans. Memorials may be sent to the First Baptist Church Building Fund Box 608 Glasgow MT. Zettie is survived by 3 daughter in laws, 9 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, and 19 great great grandchildren.
Margie E. Simonsen, age 79, died April 13 at Valley View Home in Glasgow. Services are scheduled at 2:00 PM Monday, April 16 at the Hinsdale American Legion Hall. Pastor Chris Flohr will officiate. Interment will be in Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Margie was born on a farm near Oberlin, Kansas to Elmer and Esther Bogart. The family were members and attended rural Prairie Chapel Methodist Church. A country school afforded the first 8 years of schooling for her. In 1939, she graduated with honors from Normal Training for teachers at the Oberlin High School and then taught for 3 years. During this time Margie married James Plotts and together, near Oberlin on a farm, they raised three children: Mary E., James W. and Gene T.
In 1960 she enrolled in a McCook, Nebraska College, attending 2 years. Then went on to finish a 4-year Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Kansas State Teacher's College in Hays, Kansas; graduating in the spring of 1963. In 1963, she launched into a teaching career teaching 2 years in Cedar Bluffs School near Oberlin after which she moved to Valley County, Montana. Beginning in 1965 Margie taught for 9 years at Snake Creek Rural School 28 miles north of Hinsdale--sharing the weekly country school goings on in a regular newspaper column that graced the pages of The Hinsdale Tribune. For the next 11 years she taught in the Hinsdale Special Education Resource Room and for some years taught 7th and 8th grade art classes. She retired from teaching in 1985.
She married Sidney Simonsen July 1, 1969. They worked together with the farm-ranch operation north of Hinsdale. She enjoyed helping with chores, fencing and especially working with cattle. She appreciated Sidney's help in the home and garden. Many flower beds gave her enjoyable work. She liked to do housework and cooking and took pride in pie baking. She liked to go fishing and knew Sidney would be right there by her side assisting and as she has said, with a twinkle of eye and humor of vice, he'd do the work readying the fishing gear and she'd cheer him on as he cleaned the fish.
Survivors include husband, Sidney Simonsen, Hinsdale; daughter, Mary (husband Roger) Bennett of McCook, Nebraska; son, James Plotts (wife Carolyn) of Norcatur, Kansas; son Gene Plotts (wife Mary Lou) of Oberlin, Kansas; 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and sister, Maurine (husband Paul) Skoda of Oberlin, Kansas.
Max Garbe of Glasgow died at the age of 92 from natural causes on April 12 at the Valley View Nursing Home . Services will be on Tuesday April 17 at 2:00 p.m. in the Bell Chapel. Pastor Chris Flohr will officiate. Burial will take place in the Highland Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Max was born on December 28 1908 in Kramer North Dakota to Frank and Martha Grabe. Max Came with his parents when they homesteaded north of Nashua in the Grain Community. Max lived his entire life on the family farm until he moved to Nemont Manor in 1989. He enjoyed his farming and visiting family and relatives. He was a member of the Grain Community Church.
Max is survived by numerous nieces and nephews, and sister Anna Hinerman of Larsland. He preceded in death by sisters Clara, Elsie, and Frieda.
Emma B. Edwards age 95 from Ophiem MT died on April 11 at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow of natural causes. Services will be held on Saturday April 14 at 11:00 A.M. in the Bell Chapel in Glasgow. Rev. Evert Gustafson will officiate. Burial will follow in the High Land Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Emma was born on January 5 1906 in Fergus Falls MN to Joseph and Anna Bergtoll. She moved out with her family in 1912 where her family homesteaded 8 miles southwest of Ophiem MT. She came on the train and was met by her older brother Harry, and they went in a wagon to the north country. On December 5 1923 Emma married Graydon Edwards in Scobey, MT. He passed away in 1992. She lived on the family farm until 1994 when she moved to the Nemont Manor in Glasgow and she has lived the last year and a half at the Valley View Nursing Home. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Ophiem and Enjoyed crocheting, embroidering, and her family. She was one of fourteen children and has no surviving brothers of sisters.
Emma is survived by 7 children, 29 grand children, 44 great grandchildren, and 4 great great grandchildren.
Judge Leonard H. Langen 86, native of Glasgow retired after 23 years as a practicing lawyer and 17 years as District Judge of the 17th Judicial District Court, died of natural causes Saturday Aapril 7 at the Valley View Nursing Home.
Viewing is now open to friends and family through Thursday at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Church funeral services in 2 p.m. Friday April 13 at the Congregational Church followed by burial at the Highland Cemetery. A reception for family and friends will then be held downstairs at the Congregational Church. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Leonard H. Langen is the son of Ione V and Bertram P. Langen, an early day sheep rancher in the area. Judge Langen graduated from Glasgow High School in 1932 and earned a juris doctor degree from the University of Montana at Missoula in 1940. Langen took two years between undergraduate school and Law School to stay in Glasgow where he served as secretary of the local grazing district and as the first secretary of the Cooperative State Grazing Districts Association. After the passage of the Tylor Grazing Act of 1934 the livestock ranchers of Valley County, through the two Valley County Grazing Associations took the lead in setting up a viable means whereby the previsions of the act could be locally and efficiently administered. Before that time the public lands were up for grabs. Some called it a war between the sheep and cattlemen. The Tayler Grazing Act of 1934 was passed to eliminate anarchy as a means of determining who should use the public lands and to substitute management to be administered pursuant to the rules of law. Langen felt these two years were some of the most challenging and instructive years of his life.
He served 12 years as an FBI Agent, after which he returned to Glasgow where he practiced law for 24 years until he became District Judge if the 17th Judicial District for 17 years.
He married Kathryn Louise Loper in May 19 1942 during his years as a special agent with the FBI. They shared a full and active life together for 59 years.
Langen was active in the community work. He served as Chairman of the City County Library Board 1954-1970. He was the recipient of the Trustee of the year award from the Montana Library Assn. In 1970. He served on the Glasgow City Police Commission 8 years, the City Airport commission 4 years. He was the lawyer delegate to the U.S. 9th Circuit Judicial Conference for many years, President of the Montana Legal Services, and in 1987 he was elected president of the Montana Judges Association.
He was a member of several legal and judicial associations and included in Who's Who in American Law. He was especially proud of his election to the American College of Trial Lawyers in 1970. He was recognized by the Montana Bar Association with a Presidents Excellence Award in 1993 and presented a picture drawn by Don Greytak showing a court scene with Langen on the bench, the artist in the witness chair, the president District Judge of Hill County Judge Warner and other familiar faces.
During his legal and judicial career he was loyally supported by two special co- workers, who made his work possible; Olga Ronessn now deceased, for 35 years, and Marlynn Cambell for 16 years.
In 1975 Langen bought the former the former First National Bank building where he had his offices. He had a special kinship with the building, as his uncle James Wedum was one of the founders in 1902, and Langen father Bert was an officer in the bank when the new building was constructed in 1914 and served until 1920 when he entered the sheep ranching business. David Irving bought the building in the late 1990's.
He has been involved with the Langen Ranch since the death of his father and was active in the U.S. Department on Interior Bureau of Land Management, the Montana Stock Growers Association and the Montana Wool Growers Association. Langen Ranch is now leased by Lynn and Lee Cornwell. The ranch has always been a key part of Langen's life. And seeing it develop under the Cornwell's management was vital to him.
Langen also had a special kinship with the First Congregational Church. His maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Leonard were among the founders of the church in 1909. William Leonard had a fine singing voice. His second wife's daughter Rhoda Jane Dickenson, was ordained as a minister in this church in 1921. One of her fondest memories was performing the wedding ceremony when her widowed mother Ela Jane Dickenson became the wife of William Leonard a deacon of the parish.
Langen was a well known speaker, dealing with serious subjects, yet with humor. He was a Master of Ceremonics for the Glasgow Chapter of the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America.
Langen enjoyed the challenge of learning. He learned how to fly an airplane which was helpful in his law practice. He learned to sail a sailboat on Fort Peck Lake. He learned to scuba dive. He exercised, swam and biked all his life. He was an avid reader. But he is especially remembered for his sense of fun, which he brought to every facet of his life and to the lives of others.
He was proceeded in death by his parents, and his younger brother Robert Langen. Survivors include his wife Kitty Lou, three sons, John and his wife Gail, Eric and Peter, and a daughter Susan and her husband Jerry Zieg. He leaves four grand children and three great, great grandchildren
Robert Kent died at the age of 54 from kidney failure at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. There will be no service pending. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Bob was born on June 4, 1946 in Jamestown North Dakota to Rudolph and Thelma Kent. Bob attended school and graduated from Fergus County High School in Lewistown, MT in 1964. He graduated from Eastern Montana College and earned his masters degree in North Dakota in guidance counseling. Bob taught in Newtown ND, then came to Glasgow and has been a teacher and councilor since. He enjoyed computers, music, and remote control airplanes. He was a Scout Master in Newtown and worked with the Hot Line in Glasgow. Bob was a member of the Elks and American Legion. He was in the Army Reserve.
Bob is survived by his brother Bill of Yakima WA, nephew Bill, niece Teresa, both of Yakima WA, and long time family friend Pat Hood of Lewistown.
