Obituaries

Jul 24, 2015

Julius John Pfannenstiel, age 90, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 doing what he enjoyed the most, tending to his yard. Julie was no stranger to hard work. Born on December 10, 1924, to Mike and Eva Pfannenstiel, he was the 9th of 12 children. He often told of being farmed out each summer beginning at age five,...

Jul 23, 2015

Cal was born the youngest of eight children to Leo and Lydia Bauer in Mercer County ND. He served in the Army and was discharged in 1964. Cal worked various jobs in California before moving to Montana in 1973. He worked for several mobile home dealers transporting and setting houses until he and his wife purchased Master Movers in...

Jul 20, 2015

January 5, 1931 Mildred (Millie) Frank Eddy was born, the daughter of George H. Frank Jr. and Marie Reiter Frank in a farm house between Billings and Laurel, and passed away on July 17, 2015. She was baptized and confirmed in the Laurel Congregational Church. She was a cook for many years in Billings, then drove a school bus...

Jul 18, 2015

In the morning light, Doris went peacefully into the arms of her family and God. Doris Eileen Olsgaard was born on October 13, 1918, the oldest of six children to Ed and Marie (Vice) Olson in Ayr, ND. She grew up and attended school in Kindred, ND, graduating in 1936. She married Newman B Olsgaard on April 30, 1938...

Jul 16, 2015

Lauren “Duke” Camille DuPuis, 73, passed away Thursday, July 16th, 2015 with the love of his life, Phyllis Dale Burger and his beloved son, Michael Dale, by his side at St. Vincent Hospital after a long, courageous battle against cancer. He was born March 13, 1942 in Minot North Dakota to Camille and Frances DuPuis. He attended Central High...

Jul 14, 2015

Bob Waller, 86, of Billings, passed away on June 30, 2015, at the MorningStar Senior Living facility in Billings.

Bob was born on Sept. 14, 1928, in Minot, N.D. In his early years, Bob was raised primarily by his mother, Armida Waller. As an early woman entrepreneur, Armida opened the Minot Business College, a local educational institution...

Jul 13, 2015

The last time any of his kids saw him, our dad said "I'm tired." God saw how tired he was and took him home during the early hours of July 8, 2015.

Howard W. Johnson, known by some as "Ho Jo," was born on Oct. 1, 1923, to Roger and Alice Johnson in Hibbing, Minn. He was...

Jul 10, 2015

Dolores Fitzsimmons, age 92, passed away at Valley Health Care in Billings early Sunday morning, July 5, 2015.

Dolores was born on April 15, 1923, in Mandan, N.D., the fourth of five children and only daughter of Ralph and Pauline (Opitz) Friesz. She graduated from Mandan High School in 1940 and, after attending the College...

Jul 9, 2015

Nathan Paul Vannatta, 32, a Billings resident, died Saturday, July 4, 2015, in an accidental firework explosion.

Nathan Paul Vannatta was born on May 3, 1983, to Gregory and Martha (Dozier) Vannatta. Nathan attended Sidney High School, where he graduated. Clarissa Amber Vannatta was born to Nathan and his girlfriend Tanya Hoerster, on July 23, 2010. Nathan...

Jul 9, 2015

On July 5, 2015, Stephanie lost her fierce, courageous battle with cancer and passed away peacefully, surrounded by family.

Stephanie was born on Nov. 29, 1978, in Billings, to Kristine Buehler and Mark Miller. She was instantly her mom's best friend, and that friendship lives on eternally. Form early on, Steph was a strong-willed, happy-spirited girl, with...

Jul 8, 2015

Theodore Eldon "Ted" Iverson, 69, of Billings, passed away July 5, 2015, at Aspen Meadows in Billings.

Ted was born on Oct. 24, 1945, to Chester and Silda (Liebelt) Iverson, in Minot, N.D., where the family farmed south of Sawyer. At the age of 14, he moved with his family to Ronan, where he graduated from high...

Jul 4, 2015

Lois Cam Ramsett was born on April 11, 1929, in Bemidji, Minn., to Floyd C. Cam and Katherine Linn Cam.

Lois graduated from the University of Minnesota on June 10, 1950, with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing education. She worked part-time at Deaconess Hospital until she transferred to the St. Vincent Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care...

Jul 1, 2015

Mom went to be with our Heavenly Father on June 24, 2015.

Mom was born in Las Animas, Colo., on July 17, 1935.

She married the love of her life, Daniel Joseph Sullivan. They had four children: Julia, Daniel, Steven and a stillborn daughter. She was a proud grandmother of 15 and great-grandmother of 28....

Jun 30, 2015

Joline Carpenter passed away peacefully at her home in Billings, MT in the arms of her husband on the afternoon of Friday, June 26th, 2015. She was 59 years old.

Joline was born in Red Lodge, Montana in January of 1956 to Donald and Ursula Short, and was the youngest of three children. They lived above the...

Jun 30, 2015

At the age of 50, our beloved Daniel James Evenson tragically passed away June 24, 2015.

Born in Billings on Nov. 15, 1964, to Ernest and Elizabeth (Murdoch) Evenson, he grew up with three brothers and two sisters and graduated from Billings Senior High in 1983.

He started working in a dairy, then with a...

Jun 29, 2015

Mary Ostrom passed away June 26. 2015. She was born May 24, 1926 on a homestead near Rosebud, Montana, the daughter of George and Ethel Martin. She loved to tell stories about her life on the farm and about growing up with three older brothers. It was being a farm girl that gave her the love of and compassion...

Jun 28, 2015

Joel Tyler Benson, 36, passed away June 23, 2015, unexpectedly at home.

Joel was born July 19th, 1978 in Billings MT. He was the 7th child of James & Belle Benson. He grew up in Colstrip, MT – in South Eastern Montana. He graduated from Colstrip High School in 1997.

Joel served 4 years in...

Jun 26, 2015

On June 21, 2015, an accident claimed the life of Craig Brent Musselman in Billings, Montana. He was born June 3,1972, in Logan, Utah, to the late Jerome D. and Jean (Redmond) Musselman.

The Musselman family moved from Utah to Billings in the Spring of 1974. He attended Billings schools, including Skyview High School, where he was...

Jun 25, 2015

Frank Mathern, of Lewistown, passed away at St. Vincent Hospital on June 22, 2015. Frank was born to Cecilius and Elizabeth Mathern, the eighth of 10 children, on Nov. 2, 1925, on their farm near Ingomar. He attended a country school near Ingomar and High School in Forsyth, graduating in 1943. He went to work for the Milwaukee Railroad...

Jun 24, 2015

Sharon Stidham passed away with her family by her side on June 21, 2015. Once again, Arnie has Sharon by his side, and we now have two special angels watching over us. On Aug. 15, 1943, Dr. Morgan delivered a daughter to Arnie and Hilda Dahlman in Red Lodge. Sharon grew up and completed high school in Red Lodge,...