BERNARD W. THOMAS obituary

MISSOULA - Bernard W. Thomas, 88, formerly of Chinook, a retired Montana District Court judge, died on Jan. 6, 2004, at a Missoula hospital of natural causes.

A parish vigil service will be at 7 p.m. on Friday at Pope John XXIII Catholic Community with the Rev. Matthew Huber officiating. A funeral

Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the church with the Rev. Frank McCormick celebrant. Burial will follow at the Old St. Mary's Cemetery in Missoula.

Bernard was born in Terry on Jan. 26, 1915, to Prairie County homesteaders Ivan Edward and Marie (Bannon) Thomas. His father was a longtime Prai...