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MARTHA M. (DIGHANS) HERSEL
Martha M. (Dighans) Hersel, former Peerless resident, died at age 77 at Deconess Hospital in Billings on March 3rd. Prayer service will be March 8th at 7 a.m. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on March 8th at St. Phillips Catholic Church in Scobey, with burial in the Scobey Cemetery.
Martha was born in 1924 in Borderland, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Peter and Magdalena Dighans. At the age of one and a half years, they moved to her childhood home north of Peerless, Montana. She attended school in Peerless and graduated in 1943. After graduation she worked for the Western Union in Washington state, then moved to Washington D.C. where she worked for the Secret Service.
In 1949 she married Edwin L. Hersel at Peerless. To this union were born 4 children. Martha and Ed farmed and ranched in the Peerless and Richland areas until they moved to Billings in 1998.
Martha was a member of the Saint Ann’s Altar Society and American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed her grandchildren, cooking, embroidery, quilting, taking care of her farmyard animals and listening to ball games on the radio.
She is survived by her husband, Edwin; 4 children: Bernard of Billings; Aquina and her husband Garry Beck of West Fargo, North Dakota; Leonard and his wife Linda of Scobey; Andrew and his wife Marjorie of Scobey; 10 grandchildren: Brett, Michelle and Megan Hersel; Darin, Jennifer Beck; Dennis, Jonathon and Niel Hersel; Terry and Roxanne Hersel; and one great grandchild, Jared Beck; 3 sisters: Christina Taylor, Mary Dighans, and Francis Hagen; 5 brothers: John, Anton, Peter, Bernard and Jim; many nieces and nephews.
Her parents, 2 sisters: Elizabeth Dighans and Agnes Sheets, 2 brothers: Henry and Alfred Dighans, all preceded her in death.
CAROL SUE ARNOLD
Carol Sue Arnold of Hinsdale, 57, died of Relapsing Polychondritis at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Services will be Saturday, March 9th at 2 p.m. at the Hinsdale High School Gymnasium in Hinsdale, with burial in the Hillview Cemetery. Reverend Chris Flohr will be officiating and Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Carol was born in Missoula in 1944 to Emil Hoskamer and Evelyn Augustine Hoskamer. She was raised in Great Falls. Her mother died when she was 5 years old. During her high school years she lived with her foster parents, Logan and Kay Hurlburt in Great Falls. Carol graduated from Great Falls High School, and earned her teaching certificate at Eastern Montana College in Billings. She taught for 2 years in Saco and 2 years in Hinsdale.
In 1967 she married Arthur Arnold in Great Falls. Carol and Art lived in Hinsdale where she taught and was very active in student activities. Carol served on the school board for 12 years, was an avid basketball fan, and she was presently serving on the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Board of Trustees. She was active with the local Democratic Party and was a strong supporter of Hinsdale activities. She loved doing yard work, and was a past caretaker of Hillview Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur of Hinsdale; 1 son: Jerry and his wife Gwyn Arnold of Hinsdale; 1 daughter: Amber and her husband Kenny Sherman of Cape Cod, Massachusetts; her Foster Dad: Logan Hurlburt of Great Falls; 3 grandchildren: Kelcey Arnold and Tori Arnold of Hinsdale and Ashley Sherman of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
CLARK A. LACOCK
Clark A. Lacock, 39, of Hinsdale, died of cancer on March 3rd at the Billings Deaconess Hospital. Services will be Friday, March 8th at 2 p.m. at the Hinsdale High School gymnasium, with Reverend Chris Flohr officiating. Burial will be in the Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Clark A. Lacock, age 39, of Hinsdale, entered into the peaceful kingdom of Heaven on Sunday, March 3, 2002, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Clark left this world with his loving family at his side, and left on his own terms after fighting a battle fraught with ups and downs but always fought with dignity and valor from start to finish.
Clark was born in 1962 in Glasgow to Sherman and DuAnn “Tooky” (Miller) Lacock of Hinsdale. He attended schools in Hinsdale and graduated in 1983 from Northern Montana College in Havre, with a degree in diesel mechanics. He worked for area farmers, ranchers and custom combiners, as well as at the family ranch north of Hinsdale, and at the time of his death, was a partner in that ranch with his father and brother.
In 1997 he married Mary C. Clifton in Glasgow and they enjoyed many happy times together. Clark was able to enjoy many activities during his abbreviated time on earth. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, enjoyed woodworking and metalworking, sporting events, darts, cards, fantasy football, gardening, auction sales, friends and neighbors, and riding his two-wheeled horse with a clutch. He was an avid birdwatcher throughout his life. Later in life he was able to share special hunting and fishing expeditions and childhood games with a niece and nephew who were dear to his heart. Clark made it clear before his death that he intends to further pursue these activities in Heaven.
Survivors include his loving wife Mary C. Lacock; his parents: Shermand and Tooky Lacock; 1 brother: Lyle Lacock and his wife Linda; a niece: Leann; and a nephew: Levi, all of Hinsdale; a grandfather: Erwin Bud Miller; a niece, Misty, and Mary’s son, Chris Britsch, all of Glasgow.
RUDOLPH OLIVER ARCHDALE
Rudolph Oliver Archdale of Wolf Point died on March 1st at the Deaconess Hospital in Billings. A wake was held Sunday, March 3rd. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 4th at the Frazer High School with interment in the Oswego Presbyterian Cemetery. Clayton memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Oliver was born in 1956 to Ed and Evaline (Dawson) Archdale in Poplar, Montana. After his mother's death, he was adopted by Wilma Thompson of the Carry the Kettle, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was raised and attended grade school in Valier, Montana, where he lived most of his life. He attended the University of Montana in Missoula. After graduation, Oliver began living the traditional Assiniboine life and he helped all people in many ways. Oliver taught at Carry the Kettle College in Saskatchewan, teaching the Assiniboine language. He was currently teaching the Assiniboine language at Wolf Point Junior/Senior High School.
Oliver was preceded in death by his parents, 5 brothers: Ivan Archdale, Donovan Shields, Milton Four Star, John Archdale and Sheldon Archdale; 2 sisters: Leta (Four Star) Fire Moon and Florence Four Star.
Survivors include 2 sisters: Joan (and her husband Dennis) Four Star Blount of Frazer; Julia (and her husband Marco) Archdale Cuffaro of Page, Arizona; 2 brothers: Kenny (and his wife Sylvia) Ryan of Washington, D.C.; Robert and his wife Judy Four Star of Wolf Point; numerous nieces and nephews, grandchildren and many adopted brothers and sisters.
HATTIE M. SUDBRACK
Hattie M. Sudbrack, 84, farm wife for many years and lifelong Saco area resident, died of cancer on Sunday, February 24th at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 28th at the Saco Lutheran Church with burial to follow in the Grandview Cemetery in Saco. Adams Funeral Home of Malta is in charge of arrangements.
Hattie was born in 1917 at Saco to Casper and Jessie Stiles Iverson and graduated from Saco High School in 1935. She married H. Reinhard Sudbrack in 1935 at the Iverson Farm north of Saco. She has lived all her life on the Sudbrack Farm and Ranch north of Saco. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, cooking, gardening, flowers and canning, and belonged to the Saco Lutheran Church, W.E.L.C.A., Saco Home Demonstration Club and Saco Women’s Club.
Survivors include 2 daughters: Rene and her husband Charles Worley of Wolf Point; Norma and her husband Ted Kelly of Malta; 3 sons: Phillip and his wife Karla of Saco; Cecil and his wife Sharon of New Holland, Pennsylvania; Dale and his wife Elena of Saco; 2 sisters: Nettie Schubert of Wabash, Minnesota; Priscilla Green of Forest Grove, Oregon; 11 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Curtis, in 1936 and her husband, H. Reinhard Sudbrack, in 1987.
PHOEBE MAE BERGSTROM
Phoebe Mae Bergstrom of Nashua died of natural causes on February 21st at the Choteau Teton Care Home. She was 98. Services will be Monday, February 25th at 2 p.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua with Reverend Martin Mock officiating and with burial in the Nashua City Cemetery. Bell Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
She was born in 1903 in Wyocena, Wisconsin, to Riley Tunison and Rocksey (Babcock) Tunison. She moved with her family to Froid, Montana, when they homesteaded in 1906. She attended schools in Froid. Phoebe married Hans W. Bergstrom in 1923 in Froid. They lived on a farm near Froid until 1932 when they moved to Fort Peck to work on the construction of the Fort Peck Dam, where they lived at Square Deal. In 1939 they moved to Nashua and they lived there until her husband passed away in 1995. In 1996, Phoebe moved to Choteau, Montana, to be with her daughters. Besides raising 13 children, Phoebe was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, member of the Rock Club, WELCA, Senior Citizens, and enjoyed music, being a rock hound, plants, flowers and stuffed animals.
Survivors include Lillian Anderson and her husband Robert of Great Falls; Maxine Albertini and her husband Albert of Great Falls; Ruth Peterson of Tacoma, Washington; John Bergstrom and his wife Juneal of Froid; Corma Peterson and her husband Lyle of Salt Lake City; James Bergstrom of Moore, Montana; Lois Damstrom and her husband Richard of Glasgow; Irene Jager and her husband Roger of Fairbanks, Alaska; Mavis Baucom and her husband Jerel of Choteau, Montana; Kaye Olson and her husband Don of Renton, Washington; Eva Bergstrom of Eureka, California; Gary Bergstrom of Spokane, Washington; 59 grandchildren, 168 great grandchildren, 26 great great grandchildren, many step grandchildren and step great grandchildren; 1 brother: Dan Tunison of Troy, Montana; 2 sisters: Janet Herns of Troy, Montana; Grace Sundheim of Froid, Montana.
She was preceded in death by brothers, Riley Tunison, George Tunison and David Tunison; a son, George Bergstrom, her husband Hans Bergstrom and a granddaughter Sherrie Bergstrom.
DOUGLAS ALAN FITZSIMMONS
Douglas Alan FitzSimmons, 52, died on February 21st in Circle, Montana. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 25th at the Church of Nazarene in Glasgow with Reverend John Powell officiating. Cremation has taken place. Clayton Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point is in charge of arrangements.
Doug was born in 1950 in Wolf Point to Patricia and Eugene FitzSimmons. He was raised in Wolf Point and graduated from Wolf Point High School. Doug served in the Army during Vietnam and was discharged in 1976. In 1980 he married Donna Nefzger in Great Falls. They owned and operated the Double D Restaurant in Hinsdale for ten years. He then retired and lived in Glasgow for the last ten years. Doug was a coin collector and sold state quarters. His hobbies included gardening, canning and fishing. He loved his grandchildren very much.
Survivors include his wife Donna of Glasgow; 1 daughter: KT Northington of Wolf Point; his mother, Pat Neutgens of Great Falls; 4 stepsons: Earl Carson and David Carson, both of Glasgow; Michael Carson of St. Peter, Minnesota; and Kelly Carson of Great Falls; 2 brothers: Ray FitzSimmons of White Salmon, Washington, and Gary FitzSimmons of Idaho; one half sister: Kim Nolan of California; 2 granddaughters and 5 grandsons.
He was preceded in death by his father.
