Mae Hark
Funeral services for Mae Hark will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 24. Pastor Jay Reinke
will officiate at the service at Plentywood Lutheran Church; interment will be in Plentywood
Cemetery. Mae died at Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home early Wednesday morning, February 21;
Ed, Nola, and Amy were by her side. Mae was 82.
Mae, the fourth of twelve children of Joe and Florence (Jordan) Marsh, was born October 10, 1924
on the family farm 9 miles northeast of Plentywood in the Dooley community. She grew up there
and attended the Marsh school. When she was 17, Mae started work in Plentywood, at Deck's
bakery, and at the Family Apartments and Hotel. She married Morris Dewey Hark, a teacher at the
Marsh school, March 7, 1943. After his death June 6, 1944, Mae returned to work in Plentywood,
starting at the Woodwards' store in October, 1945. In April, 1949 she went to work for Mountain
States Telephone Co. She married Ed Hark January 2, 1951 in Scobey. She worked as Telephone
Operator until the conversion to rotary dial in July, 1965, when she returned to the Anthony's store,
then started work at J.C. Penney's, where she worked until the store was closed. Later she
worked at The Bakery. Mae worked hard all her life, but always in jobs where she was able to
enjoy her contact with people. She and Ed have made their home on the farm 4 miles north of
Plentywood since 1971, and recently moved to Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home as Mae's health
began to fail and she could no longer care for Ed. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren
were the center of her life. Outgoing, tender, and caring, Mae never knew a stranger, and in her
direct, down-to-earth manner she always shared her exuberant zest for life and interest in the
people and events around her.
Mae is survived by her two children and their families: Morris D. Hark and his wife Ivy, and Nola
Stratton and her husband Perry; both of Plentywood and by six grandchildren: Laurie and her
husband Lane Boyce; Morris D. Hark III, Amy Hark, Lane Hark; and Jordan and Robert Stratton.
She also has five great-grandchildren, Ashley, Levi, and Cody Boyce, and Jordan and Weston
Stratton. She is also survived by three brothers and two sisters: Edith Wilson and her husband
Duane, of Raymond, Montana; Cecelia LaCoste and her husband Darrel, of Minton,
Saskatchewan; Gilbert Marsh and his wife Bev, of Plentywood; Stephen Marsh and his wife, Betty,
of Medford, Oklahoma; and David Marsh and his wife Florence, of Plentywood. Besides her
parents and first husband, she was preceded in death by six bothers and sisters: Robert, Kermit,
and Valentine Marsh, Iling Goltz, Louella Blair, and Celestia Marsh; by a granddaughter, Cindy Lou
Hark, and a great-granddaughter, Samantha Mae Stratton. Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood
has charge of arrangements.
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Otto E. Jensen
Memorial services for Otto E. Jensen will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 20. Pastor David C.
Curtright will officiate the service at Plentywood Lutheran Church. Interment of cremated remains in
Nathanael Cemetery, Dagmar will take place later. Otto died at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in
Plentywood , Saturday afternoon, February 17, 2007. He was 83.
Otto was born in Plentywood on October 16, 1923, the son of Alfred and Valborg (Strandskov)
Jensen. He grew up in the Dagmar community, and with his strong family heritage and attendance
at "Danish School" he became fluent in the Danish language. Otto was baptized and confirmed in
the Nathanael Lutheran Church, where he remained a life-long member. He attended Hiawatha
grade school and graduated from Plentywood High School in 1941. He lived for a time in Beverly
Hills, California. He missed the farm and prairies and returned to Dagmar in 1943. On September
20, 1944, Otto entered the U.S. Army and served in the Pacific and the Occupation of Japan where
he was awarded the Purple Heart before he was discharged December 26, 1946. He returned to
Dagmar, where he farmed, worked with his family, and served as a rural mail carrier from March,
1948 until retirement December 1, 1978. Otto married Beatrice Lyngaas September 27, 1950 at
the Reserve Lutheran Church. In 1952 they built a new house in Dagmar, which was "home" until
his death. A gentle, kind, family man of abiding honesty and integrity, Otto was pleased that he had
never hurt anyone. During his illness, he never wanted to be a "bother;" and though he seldom
asked for help, he deeply appreciated the visitors who stopped in and everyone who cared for him.
Otto was never happier than riding in his pickup, spending time in his vegetable garden, or visiting
over a cup of coffee. Special times included many fishing trips to Canada with family and a host of
close friends.
Otto is survived by his wife, Bea, of Dagmar; and four children and their families: sons Don and his
wife Lee Ann, of Plentywood; and Leslie, of Dagmar; and daughters Carol Holm and her husband
Brad, of Reserve; and Laura Kay and her husband Dick Simoneau, of Zahl, North Dakota. He is
also survived by grandchildren, Don and Lee Ann's daughters Michelle Jensen, Megan Hansen
and her husband Paul; Les's son, Josh Jensen and his companion, Nicole Beaudette, by Josh's
mother, Shelley Blazina; and Carol and Brad's daughter Lindsey Holm. A brother, Norman Jensen
and his wife, Trudy, of Plentywood, also survive. Besides his parents, Otto was preceded in death
by a son, Mark, in 1975; brothers Leo and Arlo, and sisters Florence Rodriques and Laura Wylie.
Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood has charge of arrangements.
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Vern Tvedt
Vern Tvedt died February 15, 2007, of congestive heart failure at the Sheridan Memorial Hospital in
Plentywood with his wife, Mary, and daughter, Lisa, at his side. Pastor Chancy Charles and family
friends were also with him. He was 76. Services will be at First Congregational Church in
Plentywood on February 23 at 10:00 a.m. Military honors and a light lunch will follow, and burial will
be at Hauge Cemetery near Alamo, ND.
Vernon Lawrence Tvedt was born August 4, 1930 on the family farm southwest of Alamo, ND, the
sixth of 8 children born to Nels and Alma (Hagge) Tvedt. Vern graduated in 1948 from Alamo High
School, attended Minot State University, and began teaching rural school at age 19. He served in
the Army Signal Corps from 1952-1953 and returned to college from 1954-1958.
On June 12, 1960, Vern and Mary Elder were united in marriage at Minot, ND. They established
their home near Washington DC, where Vern was employed with the U.S. Department of
Commerce for nearly twenty years.
In October, 1978, they moved to Plentywood, MT with their 5 kids to operate the Sears Catalog
Store. Right from the beginning Vern and Mary were active in numerous community activities. Vern
was the first president of the Northeastern Montana Community Concert Association, served as a
member of the school board, was a dedicated EMT, and was active in Kiwanis and other groups.
Both Vern and Mary were instrumental in organizing and sponsoring Plentywood's theater groups
and Shakespeare in the Park. The "Sears Years" accounted for a lot of hard work for both Mary and
Vern but provided them with many friends and fond memories. In 1993 when Sears closed nearly
4,000 catalog stores, Vern went to work for his sister, Pearl, at the Sunrise Lumber Yard in Poplar.
In 1995 he became the EMS Coordinator at Sheridan Memorial Hospital until his retirement in
September, 2002. Most recently he had worked part time as the Curator at the Sheridan County
Museum. Vern was an active member of the First Congregational Church in Plentywood and had
served as moderator and lay preacher.
Vern loved oil painting and ceramics and finished numerous pieces for family and friends. He was
a devoted husband and father. Over the years, Vern and Mary made frequent trips out of state to
visit children and grandchildren, and he faithfully cared for Mary during many of her illnesses and
cancer bouts. Vern and Mary were each other's best friends, and his keen wit and sense of humor
helped see them through his declining health. He was in and out of the hospital the last two years,
and at each discharge he would remind the hospital staff to "leave the light on" for him.
Survivors include his wife, Mary, and five children: Lisa Tvedt of Scobey; Beth and her husband
Lyndon Domsten of Odessa, TX and their daughter, Tessa; Van and his wife Carrie of Minot ND
and their children, Nicole, Connor, and Brenden; RJ. and his wife Lisa of Belgrade, MT and their
two sons, Logan and Taylor; and Eric and his wife Rachel of Zimmerman, MN and their daughter,
Kyra. Also surviving are his mother-in-law Olga Elder of Plentywood, his sister Pearl Frantzick of
Poplar, MT, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Vern was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Alissa Domsten; father-in-law, Jim Elder; his
parents, Nels and Alma; his brothers Richard and Norman; and his sisters Alice Magnuson,
Marlene Gravegaard, Joyce Tvedt, and an infant sister.
The family asks that memorials be made to the charity of the sender's choice. Fulkerson Funeral
Home of Plentywood has charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Mae Hark will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 24. Pastor Jay Reinke
will officiate at the service at Plentywood Lutheran Church; interment will be in Plentywood
Cemetery. Mae died at Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home early Wednesday morning, February 21;
Ed, Nola, and Amy were by her side. Mae was 82.
Mae, the fourth of twelve children of Joe and Florence (Jordan) Marsh, was born October 10, 1924
on the family farm 9 miles northeast of Plentywood in the Dooley community. She grew up there
and attended the Marsh school. When she was 17, Mae started work in Plentywood, at Deck's
bakery, and at the Family Apartments and Hotel. She married Morris Dewey Hark, a teacher at the
Marsh school, March 7, 1943. After his death June 6, 1944, Mae returned to work in Plentywood,
starting at the Woodwards' store in October, 1945. In April, 1949 she went to work for Mountain
States Telephone Co. She married Ed Hark January 2, 1951 in Scobey. She worked as Telephone
Operator until the conversion to rotary dial in July, 1965, when she returned to the Anthony's store,
then started work at J.C. Penney's, where she worked until the store was closed. Later she
worked at The Bakery. Mae worked hard all her life, but always in jobs where she was able to
enjoy her contact with people. She and Ed have made their home on the farm 4 miles north of
Plentywood since 1971, and recently moved to Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home as Mae's health
began to fail and she could no longer care for Ed. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren
were the center of her life. Outgoing, tender, and caring, Mae never knew a stranger, and in her
direct, down-to-earth manner she always shared her exuberant zest for life and interest in the
people and events around her.
Mae is survived by her two children and their families: Morris D. Hark and his wife Ivy, and Nola
Stratton and her husband Perry; both of Plentywood and by six grandchildren: Laurie and her
husband Lane Boyce; Morris D. Hark III, Amy Hark, Lane Hark; and Jordan and Robert Stratton.
She also has five great-grandchildren, Ashley, Levi, and Cody Boyce, and Jordan and Weston
Stratton. She is also survived by three brothers and two sisters: Edith Wilson and her husband
Duane, of Raymond, Montana; Cecelia LaCoste and her husband Darrel, of Minton,
Saskatchewan; Gilbert Marsh and his wife Bev, of Plentywood; Stephen Marsh and his wife, Betty,
of Medford, Oklahoma; and David Marsh and his wife Florence, of Plentywood. Besides her
parents and first husband, she was preceded in death by six bothers and sisters: Robert, Kermit,
and Valentine Marsh, Iling Goltz, Louella Blair, and Celestia Marsh; by a granddaughter, Cindy Lou
Hark, and a great-granddaughter, Samantha Mae Stratton. Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood
has charge of arrangements.
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Otto E. Jensen
Memorial services for Otto E. Jensen will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 20. Pastor David C.
Curtright will officiate the service at Plentywood Lutheran Church. Interment of cremated remains in
Nathanael Cemetery, Dagmar will take place later. Otto died at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in
Plentywood , Saturday afternoon, February 17, 2007. He was 83.
Otto was born in Plentywood on October 16, 1923, the son of Alfred and Valborg (Strandskov)
Jensen. He grew up in the Dagmar community, and with his strong family heritage and attendance
at "Danish School" he became fluent in the Danish language. Otto was baptized and confirmed in
the Nathanael Lutheran Church, where he remained a life-long member. He attended Hiawatha
grade school and graduated from Plentywood High School in 1941. He lived for a time in Beverly
Hills, California. He missed the farm and prairies and returned to Dagmar in 1943. On September
20, 1944, Otto entered the U.S. Army and served in the Pacific and the Occupation of Japan where
he was awarded the Purple Heart before he was discharged December 26, 1946. He returned to
Dagmar, where he farmed, worked with his family, and served as a rural mail carrier from March,
1948 until retirement December 1, 1978. Otto married Beatrice Lyngaas September 27, 1950 at
the Reserve Lutheran Church. In 1952 they built a new house in Dagmar, which was "home" until
his death. A gentle, kind, family man of abiding honesty and integrity, Otto was pleased that he had
never hurt anyone. During his illness, he never wanted to be a "bother;" and though he seldom
asked for help, he deeply appreciated the visitors who stopped in and everyone who cared for him.
Otto was never happier than riding in his pickup, spending time in his vegetable garden, or visiting
over a cup of coffee. Special times included many fishing trips to Canada with family and a host of
close friends.
Otto is survived by his wife, Bea, of Dagmar; and four children and their families: sons Don and his
wife Lee Ann, of Plentywood; and Leslie, of Dagmar; and daughters Carol Holm and her husband
Brad, of Reserve; and Laura Kay and her husband Dick Simoneau, of Zahl, North Dakota. He is
also survived by grandchildren, Don and Lee Ann's daughters Michelle Jensen, Megan Hansen
and her husband Paul; Les's son, Josh Jensen and his companion, Nicole Beaudette, by Josh's
mother, Shelley Blazina; and Carol and Brad's daughter Lindsey Holm. A brother, Norman Jensen
and his wife, Trudy, of Plentywood, also survive. Besides his parents, Otto was preceded in death
by a son, Mark, in 1975; brothers Leo and Arlo, and sisters Florence Rodriques and Laura Wylie.
Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood has charge of arrangements.
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Vern Tvedt
Vern Tvedt died February 15, 2007, of congestive heart failure at the Sheridan Memorial Hospital in
Plentywood with his wife, Mary, and daughter, Lisa, at his side. Pastor Chancy Charles and family
friends were also with him. He was 76. Services will be at First Congregational Church in
Plentywood on February 23 at 10:00 a.m. Military honors and a light lunch will follow, and burial will
be at Hauge Cemetery near Alamo, ND.
Vernon Lawrence Tvedt was born August 4, 1930 on the family farm southwest of Alamo, ND, the
sixth of 8 children born to Nels and Alma (Hagge) Tvedt. Vern graduated in 1948 from Alamo High
School, attended Minot State University, and began teaching rural school at age 19. He served in
the Army Signal Corps from 1952-1953 and returned to college from 1954-1958.
On June 12, 1960, Vern and Mary Elder were united in marriage at Minot, ND. They established
their home near Washington DC, where Vern was employed with the U.S. Department of
Commerce for nearly twenty years.
In October, 1978, they moved to Plentywood, MT with their 5 kids to operate the Sears Catalog
Store. Right from the beginning Vern and Mary were active in numerous community activities. Vern
was the first president of the Northeastern Montana Community Concert Association, served as a
member of the school board, was a dedicated EMT, and was active in Kiwanis and other groups.
Both Vern and Mary were instrumental in organizing and sponsoring Plentywood's theater groups
and Shakespeare in the Park. The "Sears Years" accounted for a lot of hard work for both Mary and
Vern but provided them with many friends and fond memories. In 1993 when Sears closed nearly
4,000 catalog stores, Vern went to work for his sister, Pearl, at the Sunrise Lumber Yard in Poplar.
In 1995 he became the EMS Coordinator at Sheridan Memorial Hospital until his retirement in
September, 2002. Most recently he had worked part time as the Curator at the Sheridan County
Museum. Vern was an active member of the First Congregational Church in Plentywood and had
served as moderator and lay preacher.
Vern loved oil painting and ceramics and finished numerous pieces for family and friends. He was
a devoted husband and father. Over the years, Vern and Mary made frequent trips out of state to
visit children and grandchildren, and he faithfully cared for Mary during many of her illnesses and
cancer bouts. Vern and Mary were each other's best friends, and his keen wit and sense of humor
helped see them through his declining health. He was in and out of the hospital the last two years,
and at each discharge he would remind the hospital staff to "leave the light on" for him.
Survivors include his wife, Mary, and five children: Lisa Tvedt of Scobey; Beth and her husband
Lyndon Domsten of Odessa, TX and their daughter, Tessa; Van and his wife Carrie of Minot ND
and their children, Nicole, Connor, and Brenden; RJ. and his wife Lisa of Belgrade, MT and their
two sons, Logan and Taylor; and Eric and his wife Rachel of Zimmerman, MN and their daughter,
Kyra. Also surviving are his mother-in-law Olga Elder of Plentywood, his sister Pearl Frantzick of
Poplar, MT, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Vern was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Alissa Domsten; father-in-law, Jim Elder; his
parents, Nels and Alma; his brothers Richard and Norman; and his sisters Alice Magnuson,
Marlene Gravegaard, Joyce Tvedt, and an infant sister.
The family asks that memorials be made to the charity of the sender's choice. Fulkerson Funeral
Home of Plentywood has charge of arrangements.
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