HAVRE DAILY NEWS
Thursday, January 13, 2000
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THOMAS VELK
Thomas Velk, 93, a long time Havre area resident and North Havre farmer,
died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes.
Rosary will be held 7 p.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral
Chapel. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude Catholic
Church in Havre with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at
Highland Cemetery.
Velk was born Jan 14, 1906, in Rugby, N.D., to Balthasar and Chistine
(Keller) Velk. In 1913, the family moved north of Havre. He attended Miller and
Black Diamond Schools in rural North Havre.
On Jan. 14, 1928, he married Alice Brended in Havre. The couple lived
north of Havre. In 1937, he worked for the WPA on the Wild Horse Road. The
couple purchased a home in Havre and continued to travel between Havre and the
farm. In the winter months he worked for the Great Northern and Grogan-Robinson
Wholesale in Havre. The couple later sold the house in Havre and purchased
another farm 12 miles north of Havre. In 1950, they purchased a home in Havre.
He retired in 1971, and resided in Havre with his wife. He continued to work as
an advisor to his children who were also farming.
Velk played the accordion and would sometimes play for family
gatherings. He was a avid card player and enjoyed games such as wist, pinochle
and 500. He was a life member of the Eagles Club in Havre.
He was preced in death by his parents, a brother, five sisters, and a
daughter, Doris Velk in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Alice of Havre; sons, Thomas B. Velk of
Great Falls, Richard and Rayborn Velk of North Havre and Vincent Velk of Havre;
daughters, Joyce Velk Woodward og Grandview, Wash., Betty Velk Hankins of
Carter, Iris Velk of Las Vegas, Nev., and Audrey Velk Cox of Chinook; 28
grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
Services and arrangements are under the direction of Holland &
Bonine Funeral Home.
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GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE
Friday, January 14, 2000
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THOMAS VELK
HAVRE - Thomas Velk, 93, a longtime North Havre farmer, died Tuesday, of
natural causes Tuesday at a Great Falls hospital.
Rosary will be held 7 p.m. Friday at the Holland & Bonine Funeral
Chapel. Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude Catholic Church, with
burial in Highland Cemetery.
He was born Jan 14, 1906, in Rugby, N.D. He moved to Havre as a child
and attended the Miller and Black
Diamond schools.
He married Alice Brended Jan. 14, 1928,
in Havre. They homesteaded North of Havre and raised nine children.
During the depression, he worked for the WPA and they moved to Havre so
their children could attend school. He also worked for the Great Northern
Railroad and Grogan-Robinson Wholesale in Havre during the winter months.
They later purchased another farm north of Havre and in 1950 another
home in Havre, in which they have lived since.
He was a member of the Eagles Club in Havre and enjoyed playing the
accordion and cards, especially wist, pinochle and 500..
Survivors include his wife, of Havre; four sons, Thomas B. Velk of Great
Falls, Richard and Rayborn Velk of North Havre and Vincent Velk of Havre; four
daughters, Joyce Velk Woodward of Grandview, Wash., Betty Velk Hankins of
Carter, Iris Velk of Las Vegas and Audrey Velk Cox of South Chinook; 28
grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Doris Velk Patrick, died in 1990.
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BLAINE CO. JOURNAL NEWS-OPINION
Wednesday, January 19, 2000
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THOMAS VELK
Thomas Velk, 93, a long time Havre area resident and North Havre farmer,
died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2000, at a Great Falls hospital of natural causes.
Rosary was held Friday, Jan. 14 at the Holland & Bonine Funeral
Chapel in Havre. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 15 at St. Jude
Catholic Church in Havre with Father Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial
followed at Highland Cemetery. Memorials in Tom's honor may be made to the
donor's choice. Services and
arrangements are under the direction of Holland & Bonine Funeral Home.
Thomas was born Jan 14, 1906, in Rugby, N.D., to Balthasar and Chistine
(Keller) Velk. In 1913, when Tom was seven, his grandparents and parents moved to Montana and homesteaded north of
Havre about 30 miles. He attended Miller and Black Diamond Schools in rural
North Havre.
On Jan. 14, 1928, he married Alice Brended in Havre at St.Jude Catholic
Church. The couple lived north of Havre where they also homesteaded. Together
they raised nine children. During the depression in 1937, Thomas worked for the
WPA on the Wild Horse Road.
Ton and Alice purchased a home in Havre on First Street so the children
could attend school. The family traveled between Havre and the farm. In the
winter months, Tom worked for the Great Northern and Grogan-Robinson Wholesale
in Havre. He would bring his livestock with him to town during the winter
months and board them just outside of town so the family could care for them in
the winter.
Ton and Alice sold the house in Havre to purchased another farm 12 miles
north of Havre. Times were good and they purchased another home in 1950 on
Fourteenth Street were they currently reside. Tom retired in 1971 and lived in
Havre with his wife. He still went out to the farm to serve as an advisor to
his children who were also farming.
Tom played the accordion and would sometimes play for family gatherings.
He was a avid card player and enjoyed games such as wist, pinochle and 500. He
was a life member of the Eagles Club in Havre. He will be missed by many.
He was preced in death by his parents, one brother, five sisters, and
one daughter, Doris Velk Patrick in 1990.
Survivors family include his wife, Alice of Havre; sons, Thomas B. Velk
of Great Falls, Richard Velk of North Havre, Rayborn Velk of North Havre and
Vincent Velk of Havre; daughters, Joyce Velk Woodward og Grandview, WA, Betty
Velk Hankins of Carter, Iris Velk of Las Vegas, NV, and Audrey Velk Cox of
South Chinook; 28 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren.
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