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Robert F. Weasa, 90, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at Valley View Nursing Home, Glasgow. You are invited to a gathering of Bob’s friends and family at the Glasgow Senior Center at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, to remember and celebrate Bob’s one-of-a-kind life. Condolences may be left for the family at bellmortuarymontana.com....
Julianna Ackerman, age 73, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral Service will be at 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 at Bell Mortuary with Tom Fauth officiating. Reception following service....
Gilbert Alonzo DeSonia, 84, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully the evening of Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, surrounded by his family and significant other. A Celebration of Life/Memorial Service is planned for 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 24, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. There will be a reception luncheon following at the Cottonwood. Cards and condolences may be left or mailed to the family at 519 6th Avenue N, Glasgow, MT 59230, or may be left at bellmortuarymontana.com....
Gilbert Alonzo DeSonia, 84, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully the evening of Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, surrounded by his family and significant other. A Celebration of Life/Memorial Service is planned for 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 24, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. There will be a reception luncheon following at the Cottonwood. Gilbert was born on Dec. 1, 1938, in Glasgow to Chub and Dora (Overland) DeSonia. He joined a brother Norman and later...
Yvonne Lee (Monson) Hatley passed away peacefully at WyndStone in Billings, Mont., where she lived for the final year of her life. The kind and professional care she received from the staff in the Meadowlark Assisted Living unit and the Novak Memory Care Cottage was exceptional and sincerely appreciated by Vonnie and her family. Vonnie was born in Glasgow, Mont., on Sept. 23, 1945, the youngest of seven children of Julian and Effie Monson. She attended school in Glasgow and graduated from...
Robert F. Weasa, 90, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at Valley View Nursing Home, Glasgow. Bob lived at his home in Glasgow until last winter when he suffered a stroke and fought with all the cowboy grit he could muster to regain most of the mobility he had lost. Though highly independent and previously preferring to live at home, Bob greatly enjoyed the last nine months of his life at Valley View with the other residents who became his great...
Lenore (Frisch) Olson-Hinerman, 94, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., of natural causes. Lenore’s family will receive friends from 5 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13 at the Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. A Celebration of Her Life will start at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. A reception will follow at the First Lutheran Church. Lenore Ardice Frisch was born July 17, 1929, the middle c...
Betty D. Nelson, age 88, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow. According to her wishes, Betty is being cremated. There will be a Celebration of her Life at a later date. She was born on June 30, 1935, in West Point, Neb., to Charles and Mary Stewart. She was preceded in death by her parents; her siblings; and a daughter, Joanna Hammer. Betty leaves behind a son Scott Nelson; daughters Sally (Ed) Stein and Patty (Todd) Nelson;...
David Jon Stanley, of Billings, Mont., age 50, passed away on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Celebration of life and remembrance will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Hilands Golf Club, 714 Poly Dr, Billings. Open house from 1 to 4 p.m. with memorial service at 2 p.m....
On Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, Verna Lee Penner passed away and returned to our Heavenly Father. She was a devoted wife to Herbert Victor Penner, who she married Jan. 19, 1974. She was a loving mother to her children, Jerie Lynn Keil (William) and Ronald Harry Sachs. Verna Lee Penner was born Verna Lee Davis on Oct. 12, 1933, in Bandon, Coos, Ore. Her parents were Emmett Luther Davis and Annie Pearly (Lessley) Davis. Verna was a woman of faith who knew God lived and that Jesus Christ is our Savior...
JoAnn Marie Russell was a true Montana treasure. Born in 1934 to Louis Henry Rutter and LaMae Reckert Rutter, Jo grew up on the muddy shores of the Milk River in Hinsdale, Mont. Granddaughter to famed cowboy Harry Rutter, Jo carried on the family's indelible spirit of adventure. She lived boldly and loved expansively, with lifelong passion for education, music, her Catholic faith, the outdoors, garage sale bargains, chocolate, and anything purple. While earning her degree in education, music,...
Leland Ernest Risa was born in Scobey, Mont., on Dec. 14, 1950, to Albin and Dorothy (Walters) Risa. He died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, Mont., after a brief battle with cancer. Lee was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Opheim, Mont. Family will receive friends at the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow, on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at Opheim Community Church in Opheim, with Pastor...
David Jon Stanley, of Billings, Mont., age 50, passed away on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Celebration of life and remembrance will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Hilands Golf Club, 714 Poly Dr, Billings. Open house from 1 to 4 p.m., with memorial service at 2 p.m. David was born in Julesburg, Colo., on May 26, 1973, to Ann Lorraine Stanley (Kuskie) and Gregory Leigh Stanley. David was the second of three sons. David spent his early childhood in Big Springs, Neb. David moved to Montana in 1979...
Gretchen (Nelson) Westby was born March 15, 1941, in Glasgow, Mont., to Elsa and Clinton Nelson, the oldest of four children. She was the last person to complete eighth grade at the North Bench Country School. After she graduated from high school in Opheim and Montana State University, she became an RN and worked as a surgical nurse at the Billings Deaconess Hospital. She married Arlo "Bill" Westby on June 10, 1964, and they purchased the Westby family farm. Their first child, Karen, was born in...
The Montana VA Health Care System (Montana VA) encourages Veterans to be proactive with breast health during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women after skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in women. Statistically, one in eight Montana women will develop breast cancer. In Montana, with a population of 1.1 million people, this represents around 62,500 Montana women. Both men and women can develop breast cancer. One in 100 men can develop breast cancer, or about 5,500 M...
John A. "Jack" Brooks, age 83 of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, after a brief illness. Jack's family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. A Celebration of his Life will take place at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26 at Bell Mortuary. There will be a reception in Jack's honor at VFW Post 3107 (~3:30 p.m.) following his inurnment in Highland Cemetery, Glasgow. Jack was born to John and Claudia (Jackson) Brooks on Nov....
Evelyn Dora Mix, 89, formerly from Hinsdale Mont., died peacefully surrounded by love, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, where she was residing in Glasgow, Mont. Family will receive friends Friday, Oct. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Hinsdale American Legion in Hinsdale with Pastor Doris Tollefson officiating. Burial will take place in Hillview Cemetery following the services. Evelyn was born Jan. 17, 1934, in Homestead,...
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 28, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, Mont. Inurnment will be in Highland Cemetery. A reception and time of sharing will follow at the Glasgow Elks Lodge about 3:30 p.m....
Dorothy Ann (Molvig) Kolstad peacefully passed away early on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at St John's assisted living facility in Billings, Mont. Ms. Kolstad lived 90 years. She started her life journey on April 16, 1933, in the Glasgow Hospital. She grew up outside of Glasgow in Tampico, Mont., where her father and mother, Chris and Agnes Molvig, carved out a farm and ranch from the dusty prairie. Her father, who had a clever sense of humor, naturally referred to his first child as Dusty all his...
Gerald Edwin McPherson (aka Jerry Mac) was born on Feb. 16, 1934, and crossed over into eternity on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Mac was born in Glasgow, Mont., and reared on the McPherson ranch in McCone County. He was the third child of Thomas and Leila (Copeland) McPherson. Mac's sister, Phyllis, died in infancy, in 1927. Ronald was born in 1929 and finally Mac in 1934. Jerry and Ronnie grew up on the ranch during the "Dam Days": the construction of the Fort Peck Dam (1933-1940). Both Ronnie and...
John was born July 22, 1946, in Portsmouth, Va., the son of John M. and Emma J. (Stroud) Hoyt. Mike (as the family called him) passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Florida. Mike was cremated and as per his request will be laid to rest beside his father, John, at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow at 1 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 20. Military Funeral Honors will be conducted by VFW Post 3107, Glasgow. He spent his early years in Virginia and Maine. Mike’s mother passed away in 1957 when he was 11 years old. His father later married Alice (...
Gilbert A. DeSonia, 84, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Glasgow. Services will be held at a later date....
John A. "Jack" Brooks, age 83 of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, after a brief illness. Jack's family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 25, at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. A celebration of his life will take place at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26, at Bell Mortuary. There will be a reception in Jack's honor at VFW Post 3107 (~3:30 p.m.) following his inurnment in Highland Cemetery, in Glasgow. A full obituary will be published in the Oct. 25, 2023,...
Jim was born in Glasgow, Mont., and attended the Glasgow Schools. He was the son of Kenneth Chaffee and Katherine Beck Chaffee Jankus. Jim was born July 10, 1938, in Glasgow. He moved to Las Vegas, Nev., in the early 60s. Jim loved classic cars and owned several over the years. He was a great handyman and always ready to help friends or family that might need it. He loved to travel and saw many countries such as Israel, Russia and Australia to name a few. He was truly the example of never...
Bud passed away at home in Belgrade, Mont., on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Bud was born to Ida and Clifford Johnston on Jan. 8, 1943, in Glasgow, Mont. There will be a celebration of life luncheon at the Vets Club in Glasgow on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 11:30 a.m. Bud is preceded in death by his parents, Ida and Clifford Johnston; sisters Judy (Johnston) Taylor and Betty (Johnston) Neumayer; brothers Dick, Gary, and Allen Johnston; and children, Ernie and Clifford. He is survived by his wife, Rita;...
