Obituaries

Sep 25, 2015

Earl Donald "Bob" Merrill, of 3118 Thousand Oaks, Billings, passed away at the Morningstar Rest Home on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.

A resident of Billings since 1974, Bob was named the general manager of KULR Television in that year and subsequently became a significant contributor to not only the Billings community but the state of Montana as...

Sep 22, 2015

Loving husband and caring father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Daniel Tanner passed away on Sept. 16, 2015, in his home, with his family by his side.

Dan is survived by Sadako, his adoring wife of 55 years. Together, they had a daughter, Lucy, and a son, John. He also has two grandchildren, Shayna and Chandel, through Lucy and...

Sep 22, 2015

John J. "Joe" Brinkel, a resident of Laurel for over 60 years, passed away at the RiverStone Health and Hospice facility on Sept. 21, 2015, from complications due to diabetes. A viewing will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary, 1001 Alderson Ave. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at...

Sep 17, 2015

Sweet baby James came into this world on June 18, 2015 and joined loved ones in heaven on September 14, 2015. James brought so much joy to his parents and family. He will forever be remembered for his heart-lifting smile and bright grey-blue eyes. He loved sitting up, sleeping next to his mom and dad, mornings, smiling, talking, and...

Sep 16, 2015

Jeff Reed, 48, transitioned into peaceful eternity on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, after being diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor nine months ago. Jeffrey William Reed was born in Billings on Oct. 6, 1966, to Charles and Audrey (Appel) Reed. He joined older brother Timothy. Jeff grew up on Parkhill Drive and attended Highland Elementary School and Lewis and...

Sep 15, 2015

Eva Mae Van Arsdale met Jesus, her Savior, a goal she had been waiting on for 80 years, the morning of Sept. 13, 2015, passing away at TenderNest, where she had been residing for the last few months. Eva was born in Pueblo, Colo., on Nov. 25, 1926, to Glen Fowler Thompson and Francis (Miller) Thompson. She joined the...

Sep 10, 2015

Robert James “Bob” Rosatti passed away Sept. 4, 2015.

Robert James Rosatti was born Feb. 19, 1923 to parents Joseph and Beatrice Rosatti in Fargo ND. He attended Roosevelt Elementary School which his architect father designed. Bob graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1941. He began college at NDAC, now known as North Dakota State University until...

Sep 10, 2015

JoAnn Gayle Pinnow Paterson passed away on September 8, 2015. JoAnn was born May, 6 1974 in Billings MT. She graduated from Skyview High School in 1992 and went on to nursing school at Montana State University. Nursing was her passion and she loved it so much that she went on to a fulfilling career as a Professor at...

Sep 9, 2015

David E. Oberly Sr. passed away peacefully on Sept. 5, 2015.

David Oberly was born on Aug. 14, 1943, in Phillipsburg, N.J. He was raised on the family farm, which was the last family-owned farm in New Jersey to use horse-drawn machinery for production.

David was a graduate of Delaware Valley Regional High School, in...

Sep 3, 2015

On September 1st, our beloved brother, friend, and uncle "Bugs" died peacefully in his sleep and began a new journey after a long battle with illness and painful disability. Doug was 55 years old.

Douglas Bruce Stuart came into this world on July 3rd, 1960 in Glendive Montana, the son of Ella Renk and Delbert Eugene Stuart....

Sep 1, 2015

Robert A. Hensel, 87 of Billings, passed away, Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Highgate Senior Living.

The son of Nick and Elizabeth Hensel, Robert was born June 21, 1928 in Lefor, ND.

Robert is survived by Kathyrn, his wife of 66 years. Together they had three daughters, Linda (Mike) Capser and their sons Todd and...

Aug 30, 2015

Clarice Helen Brekke passed away on Aug. 26, 2015, from cancer, at the age of 86, while a patient at the RiverStone Health Hospice House on the campus of St. John's Lutheran Ministries in Billings.

Clarice was born to Clarence and Pansy Gunderson on Aug. 22, 1929, at the Gunderson family homestead in the Navajo community in...

Aug 30, 2015

Homer Tell Runkle, 82, died August 27, 2015, at his home. Homer was born December 16, 1932 in Straban Township, Adams County Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Seylar. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the Army. While traveling cross-country for a deployment to Korea, he met the love of his life, Beverly. Upon returning, they married in 1954, and...

Aug 29, 2015

Dorothy Victoria Rosella Hauck passed away on August 27, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born to Joseph and Mary (Karsky) Volesky on March 23, 1930 in Dunn County, North Dakota into a family that eventually counted 12 children. In her early years, they moved to New Hradec, ND where Dorothy attended grade school. After several years at...

Aug 29, 2015

Life of HBH in a Nutshell

Harold was born to Edward and Margaret Holden on October 15, 1924 in a little house on the comer of Division and Alderson. Attended McKinley grade school, Jefferson and graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1942. He was captain of the 1942 State Basketball Championship Team. He enlisted in the...

Aug 25, 2015

I was a survivor!

I died Friday, August 20, 2015 surrounded by family and friends. I was 72 years old.

My parents John and Matti raised me in a very loving home. I was lucky to have been the big sister. While growing up my sister Judy and brother Jeff were a thorn in my...

Aug 25, 2015

Billings resident Violet R. Kramer passed away on Aug. 25, 2015, at the age of 94.

She was the fourth child of 10 children born to Eva and Fred Goodman. She was born in a small town called Hesper, Mont., on a cold winter day, Jan. 20, 1921, weighing barely 2 pounds.

In 1939, she...

Aug 23, 2015

Brandon Lee Jordan was born on Oct. 14, 1998 in Billings to Alden Lee Jordan Jr. of Billings, and Barcelisa Arianne Rhoades of Billings, and his stepmother Melissa Jordan of Billings. Brandon walked into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Aug. 19, 2015 at the age of 16. Brandon was tragically killed in an...

Aug 20, 2015

Eunice Wanda Griggs Lippman, 88, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at Marquis Grand Park Assisted Living, with family by her side. She was born on Jan. 23, 1927, in Lemmon, S.D., to Orville L. and Eunice (Campbell) Griggs.

The family moved to Montana in 1930 to the Roberts area before settling in Billings. Eunice attended...

Aug 20, 2015

Ray Naomi Jackson, of Billings, passed away on Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at the Billings Clinic, of natural causes. She was 88 years old.

Ray was born in Scranton, Pa., on June 19, 1927, to Victor and Jeanne Williamson. Ray's mother passed away when she was 7 years old; consequently, she was raised in part by her...