All Obituaries

Singing and Dancing to the Very End! Dorothy Turnbull, age 90, passed away on December 14, 2023. Dorothy Mae Herman was born December 30, 1932 in Laurel, MT, first-born to Alex and Anna Herman. After graduating from Terry High School, she and her cousin, Esther Michaels, worked at Pierce Packing in Billings. On May 10, 1952, she married her high school sweetheart, Trent Turnbull, also from Terry. They enjoyed 68 years together. While raising her family in Terry then Billings, Dorothy...

Trent Turnbull, age 89, passed away on May 17, 2021. Trent was born Dec. 18, 1931 in Terry, MT, son of Joseph and Anna Turnbull. He attended Terry High School, University of Montana, then enlisted during the Korean Conflict. He married Dorothy Herman from Terry on May 10, 1952. He was a long-time member Al Bedoo Shrine where he played in the brass band, a member of the Terry Masonic Lodge, and the Terry chapter of the American Legion. He enjoyed golfing and boating, having built 2 of the...

Donald Eugene Ostermiller was born on Feb. 18, 1932. He departed this earth on April 12, 2024, at the age of 92. Dad was born east of Billings out on the Huntley Project, the oldest child of George and Molly (Harmon) Ostermiller. In the next several years the family came to include two siblings: brother Lawrence and sister Dorothy. These were the pre-World War II Depression years and the family moved from the Huntley Project to the small town of Silesia, and then to the remote area far west...

In what would later be discovered to be true Joseph form, he arrived fashionably late to his birth, May 15, 2002, to his parents Janae Zavala and Randy Reid. He would be the oldest child of all the siblings to come. Six more in total. Four brothers: Peyton, Josiah, Jodin and Dailyn; two sisters: Jodie and Elyzabeth. In their unbiased opinions, Joe was the best big brother a sibling could have. He really loved each of them and maintained a special and unique relationship with every one...

Mitzi Baugh passed away April 10, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on Jan. 17, 1937, as Mary Evelyn Rodocay but the nurses immediately said “No, that’s a Mitzi.” Born in Helena, she was the youngest of four girls. At the young age of 20, Mitzi met her future husband through a blind date set up by her twin sisters and their dates. Don and Mitzi were married in Helena and spent the next 44 years together until Don’s passing from colon cancer in October...

Darlene Palmer Hoklin passed away Tuesday at the age of 97, leaving a long legacy of charity work and devotion to her church and family. Born in the small farming community of Elk Point, South Dakota, Darlene grew up during the Great Depression. Her mother worked as a seamstress during those difficult economic times to help support the family, which included Darlene’s two brothers, John and Robert Palmer. After World War II, she married the love of her life, Leif Hoklin, who had...

Geraldine “Gerry” Giest Staley, 92, went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 8, 2024, in Billings. In her early years, she grew up in Fromberg and Park City, Montana. After graduation, she met and married Jim Staley on May 13, 1950, and moved to West Billings, where they farmed and ranched. They were together 65 years until Jim’s passing in 2015. Gerry is survived by her three children: sons John (wife Linda), Ron (wife Cindy) and daughter Doreen Staley Sackman...

Katherine “Kay” Kuehn, 79, of Billings, passed away peacefully on Dec. 21, 2023, at Sweetwater Retirement Community. She was born on July 6, 1944, in Red Lodge, the daughter of Frank and Irene (Metcalf) Kuehn. Kay graduated from Billings Central High School and earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Montana College, moving to Bozeman, where she taught for 35 years. Her passion was for education and artistic expression, touching the lives of many children. Kay moved to...

Bruce Darrell Isaacson, 80, passed away at home, with his wife Shirley, of 59 years, and his daughter Rochelle by his side. Bruce was born in Seattle, Washington on Sept. 11, 1943, to Darrell and Betty Isaacson. Bruce’s family moved from Seattle to Anchorage, Alaska, then to Detroit, Michigan, and finally Great Falls, where he met his wife Shirley. Graduating from Great Falls High and moving to Billings in 1966, Bruce was drafted into the Army in 1966 and served in Vietnam from 1967...

Romualda “Roma” Stefania Leligdowicz September 21, 1928 – April  4, 2024 It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our mother,  Romualda S. Leligdowicz, a devoted wife and beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother who passed away peacefully at her home on April 4, 2024, at the age of 95. Born in Kolomyja, Poland, daughter of Michal and Karolina Maculak on September 21, 1928.  Married Boleslaw “Bud” J. Leligdowicz on December...