04 December 2019

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Donna Johnston

Donna Johnston


Donna Johnston, 55, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, in Wolf Point. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. at the Frazer Community Hall. Interment followed at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

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Lyle Stolen

Lyle Stolen


Lyle Stolen, 57, of Wolf Point died Nov. 21, 2019, at Trinity Hospital. He was born June 28, 1962, at Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point to Edward and Carol (Peterson) Stolen. He attended grammar school in Brockway and graduated from Wolf Point High School in 1980. He and younger sister, Connie, loved horses and he taught her to ride at a very young age. In January 1989, Lyle volunteered to help his older sister Laurie and young nephew drive a truck for their move from Montana to Arizona and remained in Phoenix for three years before moving back to help his father on the farm. He then moved to Lewistown in 2006 and remained there until settling back in Wolf Point in May 2015. He lived in various locations in Montana, Wyoming and Arizona. Like his father and nephew, he could walk into a room knowing no one and when he walked out people shouted, “Good-bye, Lyle!” He was funny, liked to joke and always had a joke for people when they came to the VFW Bowling alley where he worked for many years before it closed. He loved the Dallas Cowboys and NC Tarheels with passion. After losing fingers early in adulthood, he retrained himself to bowl and shoot pool as if there were no obstacles. Lyle’s pack of cigarettes were always close by and he was willing to help anyone. Unfortunately, some took advantage of his good nature. However, Lyle loved living his life his way. He was preceded in death by his sister, Connie Stolen Hankinson. He is survived by his sister, Laurie Stolen Suppes of Phoenix, Ariz. He has been cremated and a service will be planned during the summer of 2020.

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Eva Mae Larsen

Eva Mae Larsen


Eva Mae Larsen, 92, longtime resident of Culbertson, more recently of Salem, Ore., died Nov. 16, 2019. She was born Feb. 4, 1927, in Velva, N.D., the eldest daughter of Orville and Edith (Mitchell) Coffin. She grew up on the family farm near Velva and graduated from Velva High School. She attended Minot State Teachers’ College in Minot, N.D., earning a teaching certificate in 1946, fulfilling a dream she had since second grade. After teaching for two years in Wyndmere, N.D., in the fall of 1948 she took a teaching position in Culbertson where she met Allen Larsen. After a whirlwind romance, they married June 12, 1949. In 1951, Marcia, Allen’s daughter from a previous marriage, joined them and three more children, Connie, Roger and Duane, quickly followed to complete their family. She continued her teaching career while raising her children, which was a very progressive thing to do in the 1950s. She furthered her education, earning her bachelor’s degree from Minot State College and her master’s degree from Northern Montana College in Havre. She taught school for a total of 32 years, the last 15 as elementary principal in Culbertson, where she touched the lives of nearly every student who went through the Culbertson Schools from 1949 to 1983. She and Allen spent the next 30-plus years doing what she loved most — traveling the world and spending time with their families. She was a stalwart in many organizations, serving in leadership positions in the Theta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, WELCA and the Roosevelt County Hospital board, as well as chairman of the Membership Drive for Community Concerts. She was a gracious, sweet lady, with an ever-optimistic view of life, always ready to lend a hand, always dressed to the nines with beautiful red fingernails and boundless energy, who never missed an opportunity to be with her friends and family. She is survived by daughters, Marcia Scharnweber of La Grange Park, Ill., and Connie Larsen of Salem, Ore.; sons, Roger Larsen of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Duane Larsen of Culbertson; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and sister, Donna Bartsch of Minot, N.D. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Allen. She was cremated and a celebration of her life will be held in Culbertson next June.

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Landsrud Selected As  TeenVax Challenge Winner

Landsrud Selected As TeenVax Challenge Winner


Wolf Point’s Rebekah Landsrud was the winner of a $50 Amazon gift card for being current with vaccines for 11- to 17-year-olds recommended by the Center for Disease Control. Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis), MCV4 (a meningococcal vaccine) and HPV (Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine) are recommended for this age group. Research continues to identify several types of cancer caused by

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Donna Stennes

Donna Stennes


Donna Stennes, 73, of Williston, N.D., went on her final journey Saturday morning Nov. 30, 2019. Donna is in her new home with her Lord and Savior and is reunited with her daughter, Charlene “Charlie;” mother and father, Louise and Ed Delger; mother- and father-in-law, Delores and Don Stennes; and brothers- in-law, Larry Stennes and Jim (Lisa) Stennes. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Carl Stennes; son, Dale Stennes; grandson, Donnie; brother, Darrel (Peny) Delger; brother, Mark (Jackie) Stennes of St. Louis, Mich.; sister, Dee Erickson of Billings; Donnie’s mother, Lanette Horack; granddaughters, Samantha, Cheyenne, Jessica and Vanessa; son, (adopted) Kevin (Vickie) Schindler; and an adopted granddaughter, Destiny Soennichsen of Butte. Donna had many friends and each of them were special and important to her. She requested that all of these friends consider themselves honorary pallbearers. Her memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Williston, N.D. Pastor Jeff Harada will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point, Mont. Friends may call at the Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday one hour prior to services. (Paid Obituary)

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Student Of The Week

Student Of The Week


eek The Wolf Point Junior High/High School students of the week for the week of Dec. 2 are Andrew Dschaak and Tori Nygard. Dschaak, 13, is a seventhgrader and son of Chris Dschaak and Melanie Nelson. His favorite subject is math and his favorite teacher is Amanda Damon. His hobbies include basketball, football and riding four-wheeler and dirt bike. His role model is Lebron James. He
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Annual Madrigal Dinner Hosted At First Lutheran

Annual Madrigal Dinner Hosted At First Lutheran


The annual madrigal dinner performances at First Lutheran Church saw more than 160 audience members and diners Nov. 22-23, said new Wolf Point Junior/Senior High School music teacher Russell Johnson. He said the kids, mainly WPHS Swing Choir members, built the set in a single day and decorated the stage and dining areas the day after. Cast members assisted with dinner plans, while most arrangements