All Obituaries

Bette Lou Allen Johnson Ewen Stoller, 80, of Billings, passed away on Sept. 23, 2022, at Morning Star Senior Living. She was born on Sept. 6, 1942, in Plentywood, Montana, the daughter of Bertha and John Allen. Bette Lou graduated from Medicine Lake High School in May 1960. She was the owner of Montana Transport Company until 2016. She attended Lutheran churches, was a Montana Notary and enjoyed reading. She was preceded in death by her husband Oliver Ewen in February of 1991; and her...

Reverend James Dean Hawkins, 65 years old, was born in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and passed away in Billings. Jim’s life, along with his wife Jewel, was a 40-year adventure of planting churches, restarting churches, mentoring and disciplining men, and spending himself for the Kingdom of our Lord and Savior. He is survived by three adult daughters, Jamie, Amanda and Megan; one adult son, David and his wife Lisa; two grandchildren, Joseph and Joselyn; and his wife, Jewel, of 42 years....

Our loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, our queen, peacefully passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, surrounded by her family, on Sept. 17, 2022, as we finished reciting the Lord’s Prayer. Dolly was born in Hamilton, Montana, to Gustav and Pauline Schlecht, second daughter of four. She spent her childhood in Hamilton before her family moved to Billings, where she would live out the rest of her life. Dolly graduated from Billings Senior High class of...

George Hall, 86, of Billings, passed peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Sept. 14, 2022, at home. A gathering will be held at his home from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.  17.

On Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, Nancy Lou Jennings, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, went to be with the Lord at the age of 82. Nancy was born to Leonard and Laverne Scharberg on April 22, 1940. She was one of eight children. Nancy loved her siblings and stayed in contact with each one. She met Ernie Jennings, the love of her life, on St. Patrick’s Day in 1959. It was true love at first sight. They were married three short months later on July 4th that same...

Bulah Velma Manning, 102, passed away on Aug. 6, 2022, in Billings. Bulah was born Sept. 13, 1919, at the family homestead on Four Mile Road between Birney and Decker. She was the youngest of eight children of Ernest Henry and Bulah (Christoph) Satterthwait and was the last survivor of this generation of her family. She was delivered at home by her father and promptly named Bulah after her mother. Her 2-year-old brother thought she was a “doll,” so that remained her family name...

God received another angel in Robin Lynn Brown Tunnicliff. Robin was born April 3, 1952, to John and Donna Brown in Billings, Montana. Arriving as the first born meant early on she was at the head of the class. Teaching her two younger brothers Bryan and Stephen, was preparing her for her tenure in third grade classrooms all over Billings including, Central Heights, Beartooth, Highland, McKinley, and Meadowlark Elementary Schools culminating with over 30 years of service. As seniors at...

Roger Wayne Williams was born on July 2, 1942, in Miles City, Montana. He was the firstborn of Orrie V. and Margaret L. Williams, followed by his brother Alan a few years later. He graduated from Custer County High School and attended Rocky Mountain College for a short time. My dad served our country in the Air Force as an electrician and was deployed to Vietnam. This is one of the first things I can think of that defined Dad’s role as a humble servant. He did not talk about his...

Franklin Lawrence Holbrook began his journey in Glendive in a year predating internet and google searches. He was born to Mavis and Glenn Holbrook on November 27, 1953, the second son of four children. Frank’s voyage came to its last destination on August 29, 2022, after a hard-fought battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Frank grew up in Lemmon, South Dakota, alongside his two brothers, Chuck and Bob and his little sister, Melanie. When Frank was a junior in school, the family moved...

At age 92, Thomas E. Rieger passed away on Aug. 29, 2022, in Billings. He was the son of Thomas F. and Grace E. (Deasy) Rieger and was born in Long Beach, California, on Oct. 22, 1929. He graduated from Polytechnic High School in Long Beach and the University of Southern California (USC). After high school, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees as a pitcher. Tom played baseball in Medford, Oregon, for a summer before he injured his arm. He taught math and...