Phillips County News - One Nation, Under God

Our dear, dear father, George "Bud" Knudson passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Francis Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Montana. Dad was born May 21, 1928, to George and Margaret Knudson on their homestead south of Saco, Montana. He...

Born of November 1, 1941, in a small farmhouse nestled among wheat fields in Malta, Montana, Dorothy Ann Harms was the first of four children for Theodore William (Bill) Henry and Gladys Pearl Runkel. She spent her early years on their homestead...

Lois Darlene (Soennichsen) Arnold was born September 6, 1935, to George and Anna (Mahlum) Soennichsen in Malta, Montana. She attended Central County School until the eighth grade and then graduated from Whitewater High School in 1954 as salutatorian...

Eugene "Gene" Lewis Mendel was born to William and Alvina Mendel on November 8, 1925, and he passed on January 15, 2023. He was one of six children and lived on the family homestead in Winifred until his senior year of high school when the family...

Terry Dean Palmer, 88 years of age, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2023, surrounded by his family. Terry was born on November 13, 1934, in Edmunds County, South Dakota on a farm to Kenneth Jordan Palmer and Viola "Toots" Fern (Augustine) Palmer....

Rosie Jeannette Larsen Rosencrans passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022, in North Newton, Kansas. She was born in Malta, Montana on March 27, 1941, to Lars Marius Larsen and Hazel Rose (Young) Larsen. After graduation, she married Lawrence George...

Eugene "Gene" Lewis Mendel was born to William and Alvina Mendel on November 8, 1925, and he passed on January 15, 2023. He was one of six children and lived on the family homestead in Winifred until his senior year of high school when the family...

Robert M. Flesche, 61, passed away due to natural causes on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023, at Northern Montana Hospital. Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held Tuesday, May 30th at 11 a.m. at the Fifth Ave Christian Church. Robert's...

JoAnn Arlene Mork was born April 15, 1943 to Arthur and Nora (Spicher) Mork in Havre Montana. She passed away on May 14, 2023. JoAnn grew up on the family farm seven miles north of Havre where she learned the value of hard work. JoAnn was always an...

Mary Louise (Engen) Vollum died on May 16, 2023 at home in Saco, MT with her husband Vernon, Sr. by her side. Mary was born in Fairview, MT on July 31, 1945 to Alf and Phyllis (Vickers) Engen. The fourth of five children, she was raised in Fairview,...

Dennis Aaron Rush, 79, passed away May 13, 2023, of natural causes in Billings, MT. Dennis was born May 6, 1944, in Worland, WY to Clair and Louise (Dockery) Rush. He graduated from high school in Thermopolis, WY, in 1962 and married Margo Yonkee in...

With a heavy heart and a tipped hat, we announce the passing of William “Bill” John Murdock, a true cowboy who rode off into the sunset one last time on May 13, 2023. Born in the rolling plains of Whitewater, Montana on February 19, 1937, Bill...

Benjamin Henry Math Benjamin (Ben) Henry Math, age 83, passed away peacefully with family by his side, on March 24, 2023, in Yuma, AZ, after a short illness. A service will be held Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 11:00 am at Wilderness Funeral Homes ...

Funeral for JoAnn A ( Mork) Mitchell. Saturday May 20th. at 11 AM. at the Blaine County Fairgrounds. Memorials can be made to Blaine Co 1 Ambulance Service or to the memorial of your choice....

Roberta M. Pospisil, 89, passed away at the Billings Clinic on May 13, 2023. A funeral Mass will be held on May 19, 2023 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Malta, MT....

Anna Lee Shippen, 84, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 of natural causes at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, MT. Memorial Service will be Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 2:00 PM, at the Malta Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of...

Alfred “Hoot” Minugh, passed away February 10, 2023, while staying at the Big Sandy Medical Center. A service will be held Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Dodson Cemetery in Dodson, MT....

William John Murdock, 86, passed away on May 13, 2023, at the family farm in Malta, MT. A Memorial service will be held at the Milk River Pavilion on May 23, 2023 at 1 p.m.. Services are entrusted to Wilderness Funeral Homes of Ma...

William Edward Baker (Bill), 76 passed away peacefully on May 1, 2023, of natural causes at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre, MT with his family by his side. Bill was born June 15, 1946, in Havre, MT to Ed and Arline (Klingler) Baker. Bill was...

Thelma Jean Stubblefield Bjorklund passed away from natural causes on April 30, 2023. She was 84 years old. Born in Malta, MT on November 2, 1938, to Everett and Millie Stubblefield, she was raised on the family farm near Loring, MT, and later moved...

Willard Mortenson, 93, passed away on April 19, 2023, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Montana. A service will be held at Dodson Lutheran Church in Dodson, Montana on May 12, 2023, at 11 a.m., with burial to follow at Hillside Cemetery. Willard Waldo...

Donald Joseph Has Eagle Sr. "DJ", 34, began his journey home on April 15, 2023. DJ was born on August 19, 1988, in Havre, MT to Jack and Tina Has The Eagle. Growing up, DJ started his hustling business early. He started selling eggs, fireworks, and...

Fay B. Smith, 86, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023, at Peaks Assisted Living in Flagstaff, AZ. Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date. Fay was born in Malta, Montana, on May 5, 1936, to John and Daisy Smith. She...

After another long Montana winter, Bud passed away peacefully in his sleep on the first day of spring, March 20, 2023, at the age of 96. Bud was born to Oscar and Edna (Berquist) Johnson in Malta on July 8, 1926, the youngest of three boys. His...