Emery James Wetzel
Feb 18, 2015
Emery James Wetzel was born to Emery and Mary Wetzel on November 25, 1934 in Billings.
Emery lived a life marked by consistent faithfulness. Above all, he strived to do all things to the glory of God as he followed his savior, Jesus Christ. He always was an active participant in his church and served as choir...
Maeona Esther Weldon Smith
Feb 17, 2015
Maeona Esther Weldon Smith passed away at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015.
She was born on May 16, 1923, on the Weldon Homestead in Blue Creek, Mont. She was the daughter of Orville and Elizabeth Weldon. Maeona was raised on the family ranch with her five brothers and sister. Her elementary...
William Richard Meinhardt
Feb 15, 2015
William Richard Meinhardt passed away peacefully on Feb. 12, 2015, shortly after suffering a massive stroke.
Bill, the youngest of six children, was born on Oct. 25, 1928, on the family homestead property near Bridger to proud German immigrants. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife and...

Jill Diane Card
Feb 11, 2015
Jill Diane Card, 76, of Billings, passed away peacefully on Feb. 11, 2015, at Billings Health & Rehabilitation Community.
Jill was born on June 5, 1938, to Howard and Viola "Peachy" Card. Jill is preceded in death by her parents and sister Joanne Card.
Jill's memory will live on in the hearts of her family:...
Richard Einarson
Feb 11, 2015
Our beloved father, husband, grandfather, Richard Einarson passed away on Friday, Feb. 2, 2015, at Valley Health Care Center in Billings. His family loved him dearly, but are comforted in knowing his faith sustained him and he is now with the Lord.
Of Norwegian stock, he was born in Starbuck, Minn., on June 9, 1935, and raised...
Eva “Jeane” Bryant
Feb 11, 2015
Eva "Jeane" Bryant was born to Rex and Ruth Farrar in Mountain View, Missouri on January 13th, 1927. In 1939, she moved with her family to Harlem, Montana where she graduated from high school. After moving to Great Falls, Montana she met her husband, William "Bill" Bryant and they married on October 6, 1951. They became proud parents of...
Dr. Berl Ward
Feb 9, 2015
Dr. Berl Ward passed away on Feb. 9, 2015, in Roundup. He was well known in Billings, having had a medical practice for 27 years.
Born in South Bend, Ind., in 1922, Berl earned his medical degree from Indiana University in 1946. Upon completion of two internships and having served in the Air Force as a general...
Ruth Beryl Jackson
Feb 9, 2015
Ruth Beryl Watson was born on July 18, 1919 in Broadview, MT to Winifred and Walter Watson. Ruth passed away peacefully in her home on February 6, 2015. She met her husband Willis while attending Billings High School. They eloped to Columbus to get married on September 10, 1936. Ruth and Willis celebrated 55 years together before Willis passed...
Patricia M. (Haughey) Cosman
Feb 9, 2015
Patricia passed away on Feb. 9, 2015, at St. John's Hansen Cottage, at the age of 92. Patricia was born on March 13, 1922, in Dickinson, N.D., to Patrick and Kathryn Haughey. At age 10, she and her family moved to Billings, where she attended Fratt Memorial and Billings Senior High School.
In 1942, Patricia married Robert...
Jean L. (Bunny) Hansen
Feb 8, 2015
Jean L. (Bunny) Hansen, 89, died peacefully at her home in Billings, Montana on Friday afternoon, February 6, 2015.
Bunny is survived by her children John (Hans) and Maribeth Hansen, Joe and Patty Hansen, Pete Hansen, Joan and John Jacobsen; her AFS children Ervin Schiele and Annette Koingberg Behm; and her grandchildren Luke and Tess Hansen; Patrick,...

Larry Dale Grendahl
Feb 8, 2015
On Sunday, February 8th, our dad, Larry Dale Grendahl passed away surrounded by his loved ones at St. Vincent Healthcare.
Larry was born May 31st, 1951 in Wolf Point, MT to Myron and Sheila Grendahl. He was the oldest of their three children. In December of 1971 he married Jeri Lyn Moe and they had two daughters,...
Merton E. Dale
Feb 5, 2015
Merton Edward Dale, age 87, of Billings, passed away on Feb. 2, 2015, with his wife, Audrey, by his side. He is now in his heavenly home with his Lord and Savior, Jesus.
Merton was born on Aug. 28, 1927, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Abraham and Betty Dale. Mert's family relocated to Minnesota, where he spent...
Mary Patricia (Archambault) Hammerbeck
Feb 3, 2015
Mary Patricia (Archambault) Hammerbeck (97) died January 29, 2014 at RiverStone Hospice House. She was born in Superior, WI on December 6, 1917 to Helen (Francis) and Hildafe Roch Archambault. She had one brother, Francis. Pat attended Catholic schools and graduated as salutatorian of her 1934 class. She then attended Superior State Teachers College graduating in 1938. Her first...
Joan Louise Mcclelland Bateman
Feb 2, 2015
Joan Louise McClelland Bateman, 93, of Billings, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 29, 2015.
Joan was born on June 25, 1921, in Elizabeth, N.J., to Alvin and Edith (Laggren) McClelland.
On Oct. 2, 1942, she married James Wilbert Bateman in Elizabeth.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church on...
Murray Frederick Ehlers
Feb 1, 2015
Murray Frederick Ehlers, most recently of Missoula, left us to join his wife in their place of final rest on the 2nd of February 2015. He was born in Garrison, North Dakota in 1929 to Clifford and Helen Murray Ehlers. When he was 9 years old, the family moved to Bozeman, and then Sheridan, Montana, where he graduated from...
Donald James Kuehn
Feb 1, 2015
Donald James Kuehn, 80 of Billings, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015.
The son of Frank August and Mary Irene Kuehn, Don was born August 8, 1934 in Red Lodge.
Don’s early years were spent growing up in Red Lodge, Montana. The family moved to Billings in the 1940’s, and Don eventually attended Billings Central...
Buddy Dee Jones
Feb 1, 2015
Buddy Dee Jones, 84, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 28, 2015, from a heart attack.
Buddy was born on Dec. 24, 1930, in Roy, to Earl H. and Grace A. Jones. He grew up in Grass Range, and joined the Navy after high school. After serving his country, he worked 35-plus years driving truck for companies such...
Donna (Desautel) Staus
Jan 29, 2015
Donna Marie Staus went peacefully to the Lord on January 23, 2015.
Donna was born July 19, 1926, in Bottineau, ND, the daughter of Oliver and Nettie DeSautel. She graduated as an R.N. from St. Michael's School of Nursing in Grand Forks, ND. Donna met the love of her life, Stan Staus, while caring for him in...
Eugene Stender
Jan 25, 2015
Eugene Stender passed away on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, at the age of 98.
Gene was born in Welby, Utah, on June 11, 1916, to Maud Stender. When Gene was about a year old, his mother brought him back to Joliet, where he spent his life farming the land his grandfather homesteaded.
Gene graduated from...
William “Bill” Lee Hayden
Jan 25, 2015
William "Bill" Lee Hayden, of Billings, died January 22, 2015, at his home. His final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Bill had touched in so many ways throughout his memorable life.
Bill was born on January 5, 1943, in Hot Springs, South Dakota, to Ward and Darlene Hayden and grew up loving the...