BURDIS UNRUH, Obituary

Burdis "Bert" James Unruh, 67, former Havre Parks and Recreation director, died Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at a Havre hospital of natural causes.

Funeral service will be 10 am, Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Robert D. Grosch officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery.

Bert was born Feb. 24, 1935, in Topeka, Kan., to Henry and Louise (Base) Unruh. With his stepfather being in the military, Bert moved around a lot. His family settled in Havre and Bert graduated high school in Havre in 1953.

In October 1953, Burdis married Anne M. Mariani in Helena. The couple resid...