Obituaries

Dec 9, 2015

Helen Ruth Pluhar passed away on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015.

Helen was born on Aug. 16, 1920, to Herbert G. and Lillian M. (Thon) Hallin at the home built by her grandfather, Martin Thon, in Stillwater, Minn. She was the younger of two daughters.

Upon graduation from high school, Helen worked as a secretary to...

Dec 8, 2015

William Michael "Mike" Mullen, 73, of Billings, passed away on Dec. 6, 2015, at Grand Park, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Wallace Idaho on April 13, 1942, to William and Donna (Raymond) Mullen.

Mike joined the U.S. Army after graduating from Wallace High School in 1960. He received his honorable discharge from...

Dec 5, 2015

CeCe Ensrud passed away on Nov. 26, 2015, after a long illness and complications from Parkinson's disease. She was born in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 1939.

She married Terry Danelson and, together, they had three children and farmed in Scobey for several years.

After divorcing, Cecelia relocated to Billings and worked as a retail clerk...

Dec 2, 2015

James "Jim" F. Staley, born Aug. 21,1926, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015. He was born on the family farm in the Hesper area west of Billings to parents Jacob and Molly (Henry) Staley. He attended elementary school at Elder Grove and Billings Senior High School. He started his farming and ranching career on an 80-acre farm...

Nov 29, 2015

Mary Margaret Thompson passed away peacefully on November 27, 2015. She was born on July 8, 1926 in Billings, Mt., and was the only child of Frank and Helen O’Neill. Mary graduated from Laurel High school in 1944. She worked at O M Wolds for 2 years after graduation and then was a homemaker the remainder of her life....

Nov 29, 2015

Adam Clifford Ashworth, 88, left this world on November 24, 2015 to join his beloved wife of fifty-seven years in heaven. Adam, or Ash as he was known, was born in Great Falls, MT on April 22, 1927 to Adam and Mary Louise (Baker) Ashworth. He attended school in Great Falls and Sunburst. The youngest of 4 boys, Adam...

Nov 29, 2015

A life well lived ended on Nov. 27, 2016. Irene Bickler passed away at home with family by her side. Like all the challenges in her life, she faced her failing health with dignity and courage.

Irene, the fourth of five children, was born to Anton Mattern and Anna Welk Mattern on Aug. 7, 1928 in Strasburg...

Nov 22, 2015

Judy Yvonne Robinson, age 75, passed away peacefully at her home in Billings, Montana, on November 9, 2015. Judy had a kind, compassionate, caring spirit, and will missed by every life she touched.

Judy was born on April 25, 1940, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to loving and devoted parents, Bernice Bunday and Francis Kissinger. She was the eldest...

Nov 19, 2015

John Winchell, age 67, passed away on November 18, 2015, peacefully and surrounded by family, at St. Johns nursing home. John was born on August 1st 1948 at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings. John, and his younger brothers Jim and Jerry, were raised at 622 Ave B. He attended Catholic schools and graduated from Billings Central in 1965. His...

Nov 17, 2015

Janet (McFerran) Neville, 51, passed away unexpectedly at home on Nov. 16, 2015.

Janet was born on June 17, 1964, in Billings, to Eugene and Frances (Cline) McFerran. Janet was the youngest of four daughters: Joan Obert, Susan (Don) Fisher and Brenda (Jim) Stephenson. Janet graduated from Billings West High School in 1982 and enrolled at Montana...

Nov 14, 2015

We lost a wonderful, brave, strong and beautiful mother, wife, grandmother, great grandmother, daughter, sister and friend on November 14, 2015. Lillian passed away at St. John's Nursing Home in Billings, Montana. She was 85 years old.

Lillian was born on June 4, 1929 in Glendive, Montana, the 5th of 10 children of John and Lucy Weyer...

Nov 12, 2015

James L. Stinehagen, 76, of Billings, passed away on Nov. 9, 2015. Jim was born on Oct. 2, 1939, in Gothenburg, Neb., and graduated from Cozad High School in 1958. Jim then attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Jim was a private pilot, agribusiness entrepreneur, and loved ranching.

Jim is survived by his wife, Chrystl; daughters Jolynn Stinehagen,...

Nov 12, 2015

Quentin was born in Polk County, Neb., on April 8, 1926, the fourth of five children of Anton E. and Grace S. Younglund. In 1930, his parents, three brothers and a sister moved west near Oshkosh to cultivate the Nebraska prairie and be near relatives. He attended a one-room schoolhouse as a child. During the 1930s, financial depression, drought...

Nov 12, 2015

Frances Elizabeth Roberts passed away on Nov. 10, 2015.

Frances was the daughter of Catherine Brown Degenhart and John Sylvester Degenhart, and was born on Jan. 9, 1930.

She followed her older brother John to school every day until the Sisters at Kate Fratt Elementary decided to let her stay. She was in the class...

Nov 10, 2015

"Flossie" gave up her valiant struggle with cancer on Nov. 10, 2015.

Born Florence Camille Pittman in Millen, Ga., on Oct. 2, 1923, Flossie was the eldest of four daughters. Her life, marked by hardship, achievement and the great love that comes with building a family, paralleled the American experience of the greatest generation in so many...

Nov 8, 2015

Gloria Jean Steffan Thiel was born January 19, 1940 the 8th of 11 children to Mike and Rose Steffan on the family farm in Edgar, Montana. She was unexpectedly taken from her family on Thursday, November 5, 2015 in an auto accident after spending the day with a dear friend getting her hair done, new glasses, and shopping. It...

Nov 7, 2015

Molly Suzanne Barlow passed away on Nov. 4, 2015. She was the daughter of "Woody" and Helen Sampson, born May 1, 1940, in Cody, Wyo. She was an only child.

Molly spent most of her childhood in Sheridan, Wyo., graduating with many honors from Sheridan High in 1958. She was an accomplished pianist. Molly studied the next...

Nov 5, 2015

Lillian Zagurski, 92, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, died peacefully November 2 in Laurel Montana. Born in Absarokee, MT to William and Annie DeVries (Brinkema), Lillian was the eldest of 6 children. After attending Billings Business College, Lillian achieved her first goal in life - "to see our nation's capital." During WWII Lillian worked at the Pentagon,...

Nov 4, 2015

In Lander, Wyo., on June 11, 1922, the world became a bit more beautiful and a great deal more kind as Catharine Mary Connaghan Marble was born. Catharine peacefully made her exit from this world in the early morning hours of Nov. 1, 2015, age 93. Catharine was the firstborn, and much doted on, daughter of Robert...

Nov 4, 2015

Betty Jean Larsen passed away peacefully on Nov. 1, 2015, at Westpark Village in Billings, where she was lovingly cared for over the past three and one half years. Betty was born on Feb. 11, 1932, in Miles City, to Peter J. and Helen Adolph Lucas. While attending school in Miles City, Betty worked in her father's restaurant, the...