All Obituaries

Peter Lombardozzi   Peter Lombardozzi passed away on July 21, 2021, at the age of 89. He was in the exceptional care of Riverstone Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. Peter was born on April 10, 1932, to Gennard and Maria Lombardozzi of Billings. He and his two sisters grew up in Billings’ south side in a tightknit Italian community. He often recalled a childhood of freedom and adventure roaming the streets with his cousins and neighborhood friends. He graduated...

Roxy Lee   Roxy Lee passed suddenly on Sunday, July 18, 2021. She was survived by her two children, Andi and Michael Lee; her daughter-in-law Lynette Lee; and her granddaughter, Francessca. Roxy was also survived by her only brother, Donn Jensen. Roxy had a passion for teaching. She spent 20 years teaching preschool at American Lutheran Church here in Billings. Her influence was positive and far reaching. The family joke was neither Andi nor Michael enjoyed grocery shopping with Mom...

Eunice LaVonne Burt Shishkowsky   On Tuesday, July 15, 2021, Eunice LaVonne Burt Shishkowsky passed into the arms of Jesus. She was 92 years old. Eunice (or Nunie, as her loved ones called her) was born on Feb. 12, 1929, in Worland, Wyoming, to Alta (Henderson) and Myron Burt. The family moved to Billings in 1937. Eunice graduated from Billings High School (now Billings Senior High) and moved to Portland, Oregon, to attend college. She moved back to Billings when her father passed...

Roy Adam Degenhart, 87, of Columbus, formerly of Billings, joined his heavenly father on Jan. 5, 2021, surrounded in loving energy by his children and grandchildren via Zoom. Our sweet, kind, loving, funny, faith-filled, hardworking and humble Dad was born on April 20, 1933, on the family farm located off the Roundup Road in Billings, to Adam and Helen Degenhart. He was one of 10 siblings. He was a devout Catholic and attended Catholic schools, being in the first class to attend Billings...

John William Foote passed away peacefully on Oct. 26, 2020. John was born in Sacramento, California, on Sept. 9, 1942, to Milton and Altha Foote. He graduated in 1960 from Norte Del Rio High School in Sacramento, served six years in the U.S. Navy and then continued his career as a land surveyor. John grew up in a family who all loved fishing and camping and the outdoors. He and his brother Robert Foote passed that tradition onto generations of the Foote family. He is preceded in death, by...

Darlene Francis Nelson Von Bergen Foote passed away peacefully on Aug. 1, 2020, with her children by her side. "Nell," as she was known to her friends, was born in Billings on July 16, 1937, to Arthur and Lucile Nelson. She was a majorette at Billings Senior High and graduated in 1955. Later that year, she married Louis Keith Von Bergen and they moved to Lewistown. During those years, they had four children and, in 1967, the family moved to Billings. Thirteen years later, at the...

Richard's blessed soul is free now and has ascended; an angel who is happy and free. He passed away on March 17, 2020. Hospitalized for less than a week, he was surrounded by Rene', their children, and loved ones in spirit, surrounded in blankets of love and light. Richard Kyle Yarbrough was born in Dallas, Texas, on Feb. 14, 1956, to Sharon Rose Wheeler and Silas McWilliams Yarbrough, Jr. Because of his many interests and passions, words are insufficient to describe RKY. All...

Barbara May Carr was born to Gladys and Samuel Carr on Oct. 29, 1924, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Barbara’s formative years were spent with the Greendale Avenue kids during the Depression. Oh, the stories! It was at the age of 9 that she met her future husband, Eric E. Thompson Jr. She excelled in academics and loved sports and outdoor activities. Spending summer days at Webster Lake with family was her favorite pastime, as well as watching her father coach baseball and attending...

Joan (Morman) Geck   Joan (Morman) Geck, 88, of Billings, passed away the morning of July 18, 2021. Joan was born on Sept. 7, 1932, to John and Helen Morman in Glen Ullin, North Dakota, one of seven children. She graduated from Glen Ullin High School in 1950. Joan married Clemens (Bud) Geck on Nov. 13, 1951. Joan was a devoted wife and loving mother of seven children. Joan, while a stay-at-home mom, baked homemade breads, gardened, canned vegetables and fruits, and cooked up a storm...

 Elizabeth M. Marsh (Betty, Ma, Gramma G.) went home to be with the Lord on July 15th, 2021, surrounded by her family.  Born to Thomas and Margaret Pickett on October 22th, 1927, in Poplar, Montana. She was raised and educated in Poplar on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation along with her 6 siblings.  Elizabeth was United in marriage to Alexander (Buddy) Trottier on July 1st, 1944, and in this union, 9 children were born.  After Alexander passed in 1969 Elizabeth...