Obituaries

May 26, 2012

Kathy's prayers were answered as she was called home to be reunited with her beloved husband, parents, sister and other dear friends, on May 26, 2012. Kathy was born Jan. 6, 1926 in Munith, MI to parents Harold and Ruth Hirth Ford. She was the 2nd of 4 daughters born to the Fords and grew up in a loving...

May 26, 2012

.Elroy J. Jauss "Al" passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at St. Vincent Healthcare, after an illness.

He was born at Deaconess Hospital on July 6, 1940, the only child of El and Jean Jauss.

He attended school in Billings and had training in the Service as a Paratrooper Ranger. He received training in...

May 25, 2012

John S. Pickett, 89 of Billings, passed away on May 25, 2012. He was born in Powell, Wyo. to Stanley and Elizabeth Pickett. The family moved to Hysham and bought a small farm. At the age of 10, John's father was killed and the family moved to Pompey's Pillar, where he grew up and attended school in Huntley. He...

May 25, 2012

James R. Swain, Jr., 84 of Billings, passed away Friday, May 25, 2012, at St. Vincent Healthcare following a short but gallant battle with leukemia. Jim was born February 10, 1928 in Billings, Mont. the son of Esther (Prindle) and James R. Swain, Sr. He was one of 3 children. He was raised in Hardin and graduated from Hardin...

May 25, 2012

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Mary Pelatt, 95 of Billings, passed away on May 25, 2012 at Jensen Cottage on the campus of St. John's Lutheran Ministries. She was born Mary Katherine Heilman in Bozeman, MT, July 28th, 1916, to Sadie & Ernest Heilman. Her father passed away when she was 5 and so was raised by...

May 24, 2012

Judy Armold (68) of Butte, MT passed away at Laurel Health and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her family, at 10 a.m. on May 24, 2012 after a brief fight with her second round of breast cancer.

Judy was born in Bozeman, MT December 20, 1943 to Stanley and Dorothy Hedrick. She grew up in Bozeman, Havre, Great...

May 17, 2012

Barbara Mae McCabe, 85, of Billings, passed away on May 17,2012, at Riverstone Health Hospice. Barbara was born on May 10, 1927, in Belle Prairie, Mont., to Freedom Liberty Jones and Harriet Arva Shanks.

She obtained a teaching certificate in Billings and taught grades 1 through 8 for two years before marrying Stanley Strietmatter in Glendive. Mom...

May 14, 2012

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Calvin Vaughn, 87, of Billings went home to be with the Lord on May 14th at St. John’s Lutheran Home with family at his side. He was born November 22, 1922 in...

May 13, 2012

On May 13, 2012, our beloved mother, grandmother and friend was called home by her Heavenly Father. She was a gentle, loving Christian woman, and an inspiration to all who knew her.

Marilyn was born on Dec. 29, 1929, to Harry I. Zachow and Zelia Breidung Zachow in Spokane, Wash. She spent her early years in Spokane...

May 10, 2012

After a brief stay at St. John's Lutheran Home, Betty Dernback, 88 of Billings, passed quietly on May 10, 2012. She was born on September 19, 1923 to Jacob and Martha Shaffer in Billings, the sixth of 8 children.

Betty is survived by Charles, her husband of 66 years; her two daughters Nancy (Charly) Sinclair and Jeanne...

May 7, 2012

Judith Anne “Judy” Roberts, 43 of Billings, beloved daughter and sister, passed away unexpectedly at her home on May 7, 2012. Those left to cherish her memory will miss her very much.

Judy loved her pets, caring for many animals during the brief time she was with us. She was preceded in death by her father; grandparents;...

May 6, 2012

Judge James R. Browning, considered the face of the nation's largest federal appellate court, died on Sunday, May 6, 2012. He was 93. Browning, appointed by President Kennedy, served on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for 50 years, the longest tenure in the court's history, and the San Francisco courthouse was named in his honor. Judge Browning...

May 5, 2012

Chester Paul Dabrowski, 69 of Sheridan, Wyo., formerly of Billings, passed away in Sheridan on May 5, 2012. Chester has left this world to soar in Heaven, leaving behind all illness and suffering.

Chester was born in Chicago, Ill., on April 24, 1943. He graduated from Albert G. Lane High School in Chicago as salutatorian of his...

May 4, 2012

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Edythe T. McCleary, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend went to her heavenly home May 4, 2012, due to Parkinson’s disease. Edythe was born Dec. 23, 1928, to John E. Sr. and Minnie Burton Turley at St. Vincent Hospital and was raised on the Mountain Home Ranch, Musselshell, where she...

May 4, 2012

Julia Worley Echerd peacefully passed away at her home in Billings, Mont. on May 4, 2012. She grew up in Ohio, attended Principia College, and graduated from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio with a BA degree in English Literature. She was employed by Trans World Airlines as a Reservation Agent and in the travel department of Nationwide Insurance. She...

Apr 27, 2012

Kathleen "Kay" Rochon, 73 of Billings, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 at Billings Clinic Hospital.

The daughter of Truman and Alice Kahl, Kay was born in Prairie Farm, Wisconsin, June 19, 1938.

Kay married Tom Rochon in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin in 1958. They have made their home in Billings since 1981.

Kay...

Apr 27, 2012

Curt VanDelinder went to heaven, Friday, April 27, 2012, after a long and courageous battle against Diabetes. He was 50 years old.

He was born Dec. 17, 1961. Curt was a very special person. Many men aspire to be a devoted husband, father, son, brother, friend, citizen, and employee, but Curt succeeded. He graduated from Billings West...

Apr 26, 2012

On April 26, 2012, Rose Emma Cooper passed away in her sleep at the age of 105. She was born May 18, 1906 to Lewis Bedque Maxfield and Emma Artimissa Butler in Granite, Utah. She was the 8th of 10 children. Her father ran a freight hauling business and provided living quarters and meals to men he hired to...

Apr 25, 2012

Magdalen "Maggie" M Schwartz , 87 of Billings, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at the Horizon Hospice Home.(1924-2012)

On October 27, 1924 a feisty Irish/Bohemian baby girl was born in Ray, ND. This feisty nature would serve her well over the next 87 years. Our mother Magdalen "Maggie" M Schwartz was the first of a large...

Apr 25, 2012

Gordon G. Weber passed away on April 25, 2012, at Horizon Hospice Home of Billings.

Gordon was born on Oct. 29, 1915, in Washburn, N.D., to George H. and Katharine Weber. He attended elementary and high schools in Washburn, and was a graduate of Jamestown College, Jamestown, N.D., in June 1937.

On June 19, 1946,...