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Louis Virgil Beirwagen passed away on Wednesday September 13, 2023 at the Big Sandy Medical Center in Big Sandy, Montana. In the words of a long-time friend, "The harvest is done. The grain bins are full. It's time to rest." Louis was born April 6, 1927, on the family homestead farm in the Loma, Montana, area, and lived his entire life there. He is preceded in death by his parents Margaretha and Ludwig Beirwagen and his siblings Art, Virgil, and Alice. He is survived by his wife June; his...
E. Ramona "Monie" Brownson, 93, passed away due to natural causes at the Big Sandy Medical Center on Friday, July 14, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Big Sandy Cemetery. Monie's family has suggested memorial donations be made in her memory to the Big Sandy Medical Center, Alzheimer's Foundation, or the Montana Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has be...
A Burial Service for Betty Lou Irene Lawrence Morris will be held Saturday, July 29, at 1:00 pm at the Big Sandy Cemetery. A lunch will be held after the burial at Christ Lutheran Church. The video from Betty’s Celebration of Life which was held on May 27 in Rosalia, Washington, will be shown during the lunch. Betty’s family would enjoy visiting with any old friends who knew her. Betty moved to Big Sandy in 1947 when her parents, Lou and Doris Lawrence, purchased the Big Sandy Mountaineer. She graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1949. After...
Jarold Ernest Schmidt, 83, passed peacefully at Benefis Peace Hospice, in Great Falls, Montana, on November 10, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, July 14, 2023 at Big Equipment Co. in Havre, MT. Arrangements have been entrusted to Wilderness Funeral Homes....
Thomas "David" DesRosier, 81, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, MT on Monday, June 19, 2023. In accordance with his wishes, he has been cremated. David was born on June 4, 1942, in Browning, MT to Stuart and Helen (McCourt) DesRosier, the youngest of their eight children. David lost his father at a young age. While in high school, he was the drummer in a band with three of his friends, was on a firefighting crew, and was on the football team. He also...
Thomas "David" DesRosier, 81, passed away due to natural causes at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, MT on Monday, June 19, 2023. In accordance with his wishes, he has been cremated, and his funeral services will be held at a later date in Big Sandy, MT. David was born on June 4, 1942, in Browning, MT to Stuart and Helen (McCourt) DesRosier, the youngest of their eight children. David lost his father at a very young age. While in high school, he was the drummer in a band with three of his...
Lindy Harold Ray, 94, joined his beloved wife in heaven June 12, 2023 - on his youngest daughter’s birthday. He was born July 9, 1928 to Oscar (Doc) and Verla Flynn Ray. He was the 12th child in a blended family. Lindy attended country school for 4 years then went to school in Big Sandy graduating in 1948. He excelled in all athletics. He was chosen to play in the East-West Shrine football game the year he graduated-the first from Big Sandy to be chosen. In 1951he married Ilene Bobbe, a local school teacher. In January of 1952 he was drafted i...
Funeral Notice for Beatrice Darlene Kane. Born June 3, 1936, Died December 16 ,2022 Funeral services will be held at Saint Margaret Mary’s Catholic Church 400 Johnnes, Big Sandy MT on July 8, 2023 at 11 AM. Luncheon to follow. Private interment at family ranch....
Ruth Elizabeth Kuusisto of Whitehall passed away Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2023 in Continental Care and Rehab Center in Butte, Montana. Ruth was born on September 17, 1935 in Great Falls to John & Mary Jorgenson. Ruth had 2 brothers John & Marten, and a sister Jean. Ruth attended school in Great Falls and Big Sandy Montana. Ruth married twice, the second marriage to Ronald Kuusisto in Butte on December 28, 1973. Ruth had five children John, Mary Ellen, Kathy, Shirley and Gerald Reed. Ruth was a longtime and active member of Hiawatha Council...
Joyce was born to Lowell and Helen (Collins) Terry on a farm near Fort Benton, Montana, on February 25, 1941. After her birth, the happy parents were surprised when her identical twin was born! When they were little girls of six, Joyce and Janet heard and believed the good news that Jesus Christ died and rose again to be their Savior. Janet went to heaven that very day. Grieving for her twin, Joyce was sure that God had a purpose for her life. She passed away on May 17, 2023, in Spokane,...
Our Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, Betty Lou Irene Lawrence Morris, went to be with Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at the age of 90. She was born on February 2, 1933, the eldest daughter of Louis and Doris (Barber) Lawrence in St. Paul, Minnesota. Betty graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1949, at the age of 16. She attended Northern Montana College in Havre, majoring in Journalism. Betty's work ethic was evident from a young age, as she...
Kenneth Floyd Gay, 69, and his twin brother Kurt were born May 16, 1953, in Olympia, Washington. He met Lois (Chandler) Stamper in 1982 and were married in 1984. They lived in the Lower Puget Sound area until they moved to Big Sandy, Montana in 2005 where they lived until his passing May 1, 2023. Ken was a man of many talents, working with concrete, driving a livery truck, and logging truck. He was a carpenter. He ran a portable sawmill with Alan McKenzie. He worked in the City of Fife as a...
Edward Merle Jirsa passed away at 2:40 p.m. on April 23, 2023 at St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, MT in the company of family. He was 67 years old. Edward was born in Big Sandy, MT at the family homestead on May 25, 1955. He was the third born child of Edward Patrick and Mary Veronica Jirsa. Edward grew up on a farm, tending to crops and livestock. He attended school in a single room school. His family moved to Helena where he graduated High School in 1974. As an adult he worked road...
Pamela Jane Nimmick, 72, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 6, 2023, surrounded by family and friends at Northern Montana Hospital. Pam was born on April 26, 1950, in Missoula, Montana, the first of three children, to James and Mary (Wright) Omlie. When she was seven, the family moved to Havre, where she attended school, graduating from Havre High School in 1968. Pam remained in Havre, obtaining her Associate's Degree in Nursing from Northern Montana College in 1970, starting her Nursing...
Jay C. Henderson, 75, son of Ira and Patricia Henderson, was born May 10th, 1947 in Everett, Washington. Jay saddled up one last time to ride his buckskin to the pearly gates and meet Jesus on Sunday morning April 2nd, 2023 with his wife and family by his side. Three months after Jay was born, the family moved home to the Bear Paw Mountains in the Warrick area. When Jay was three years old they welcomed his baby sister, Jill, into the family. He attended Warrick Country School for his primary...
Catherine Helen Gist Morgan was born September 25, 1928 in Big Sandy, Montana, to Leo and Pauline (Boehmer) Gist. "Cassie" was the third of six children who were raised in the Missouri River Breaks. She attended elementary school at Gist School, built by her dad on their homestead 75 miles south of Chinook, where most of her classmates were her brothers and sisters. Catherine and her sisters moved to Chinook for high school, and she graduated in 1946 at the age of 17. She immediately began her...
Arnold N. Hokanson, 91, passed away due to natural causes on Friday, March 24, 2023. Cremation has taken place, and at his request, no services will be held. Arnold requested that memorial donations be made in his memory to the Dedman Animal Shelter and Foundation in Fort Benton, the Montana State University-Northern Diesel Mechanic's Program in Havre, or the charity of the donor's choice. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Arnold's online memorial...
John C. Haldemann, 93, passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior on March 13, 2023 at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook, MT. John was born to Arthur & Alba (Nielsen) Haldemann in Joliet, Illinois on November 21, 1929. He was raised on their farm outside of Manhattan, Illinois along with his brother Pol. John graduated in 1947 from Joliet High School. As a teenager John spent many summers in the sandhills of Nebraska. John started his love of ranching there, and learned so...
On March 1, 2023, Mary Ann Cowan Nepil joined her loving husband, Jerry J. Nepil, in the presence of their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mary Ann, always known as Ann, was born Sadie Catherine to Jack and Anna Kifer on September 15th, 1926. When she was about 18 months old, she became ill with Spinal Meningitis. Her mother caught pneumonia and later died, but before her death she asked her husband to take Sadie (Ann) to Big Sandy, MT to Glen and Blanche Cowan, a teacher and rancher, to see if...
Raymond Wayne Ahrens, age 86, died from complications of sugar diabetes on August 18, 2021, in Riverton, Wyoming. Raymond is survived by his granddaughter, Candice Summerlin Burns, of Riverton, Wyoming; his great-granddaughter, Breesha Summerlin of Riverton, Wyoming; his brother, Roger Ahrens, of Salt Lake City, Utah; nine nieces and nephews; numerous great nieces and nephews; and many who he became Grandpa to. He is preceded in death by his wife, Thelma (Sauer) Ahrens, step-children Ruth Ann Ah...
Orville Wayne Grasdock, loving husband, father, and grandfather of Fairfield, MT, passed away suddenly at his home on February 9, 2023. Orville, or Mr. G. as he was called by many of his students, was born on June 11, 1936, at his parent's home on their farm on the Fairfield Bench. He lived there his entire youth, attending Greenfield Grade School and graduating from Fairfield High School in 1954. Orville was the son of Herman and Gertrude Spoelder Grasdock. He was raised on a farm northeast of...
Howard Leroy Wright passed away on 14 January 2023 in Lindon, Utah, a month shy of his 92nd birthday. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at Howard's request. He was born on 12 February 1931 on the family farm near Big Sandy, Montana, as the youngest child of John "Bert" Wright and Della Mae Swan/Schwaberow. His parents gave him the name "Howard," but his brothers and sisters added "Leroy." Howard attended school in Big Sandy and graduated from high school in 1949. He was...
HAMILTON - Sharon Roberton, 76, passed away at Beehive Homes of Hamilton on January 11, 2023, after an admirable battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. She was born in Havre on September 25, 1946, to Lester and Inez (Johnson) Sluggett. Sharon was 1 of 9 children. She was raised on a farm/ranch 3 5 miles outside of Big Sandy. Sharon attended the one room Cantigny School 3 miles from her home for grades 1 to 8. She graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1963. Sharon attended Northern Montana...
Sheryl Ann Mason (age 75), surrounded by her family, peacefully entered eternal life with Christ Jesus on January 6, 2023, in Lodi, California. Sheryl Mason was born in Big Sandy, MT to Howard Albert Wiederrich and Betty Jane Spooner on April 26, 1947. She attended Big Sandy High School, Big Sandy, MT, graduating in 1965, as well as cosmetology school in Seattle Washington. She married Stephen Mason on April 27, 1985, in Lodi California. She worked at many places, including Lodi Day Nursery School, Farmers & Merchants Bank, Lasting...
Billy W. Shane (Bill) 89, passed away on December 20, 2022. Bill Shane was born on July 24, 1933 in Chadwick, MO, to Lewis Shane and Elsie Gray. Bill graduated in 1952 from Columbia High School, Richland, WA. He served in the Army from 1953-1955. He started his career as a Radiation Monitor out at the Hanford Site and went on to work at the same place for about 40 years. Bill married Barbara Dennis in 1956 and had 2 children, Talya Nay of West Richland and Tonnya Anders, deceased. Bill and...
