Obituaries

Joy Waylander

May 6, 2023

Joy Waylander finished her journey on May 6, 2023, at the age of 90 years. She was born June 14, 1932, to Kenneth and Audrey Shattuck in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan. She graduated high school early and, at the age of 16, traveled by herself on the train to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she attended the University of Minnesota. She married Marlin...

Judy Sharon (Robbins) Stolzenburg

May 4, 2023

Judy Sharon Robbins Stolzenburg, 78, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away at home, Thursday, May 4, 2023, after a long battle of COPD. She joined her father, Jay; mother Jane; and brother Bill Robbins.

Judy was born April 5, 1945, in Columbus, and was the youngest of three children to Jay and Jane Robbins. She graduated...

Janet D. "Jan" Kirk

May 1, 2023

Jan died unexpectedly on May 1, 2023, at St. Vincent Hospital. She was born at the same hospital on July 5, 1947, to Lowell and Elizabeth “Tiz” Duffner. She graduated from Billings Central High School in 1965. She went to work for her dad in June 1966 and worked for him and his successive CPA firms until April 2023....

Marvel Eloise Long

Apr 28, 2023

Marvel Eloise Long, aged 93, of Billings, died on April 28, 2023, after a long illness.

Marvel was born in Dallas, Texas, on March 20, 1930, to Thomas Alexander Hutson Sr. and Ethel Pearl Fulcher Hutson. She graduated from Old Forest Avenue High School in 1947. She attended Athea Modelling School in Dallas then North Texas Agricultural...

Patricia Nadeen (Conover) Keever

Apr 28, 2023

Patricia Nadeen Conover Keever was born on the 4th of October 1942 in Denver, Colorado. Patricia “Trish” was the fourth of six daughters born to Elinor June (Mumy) Conover and Delbert Alvin Conover in Denver, Colorado. This is in part to why the number 4 was one of her numbers. In the Bible, the number 4 means creation. This...

Dennis Herbert Molm

Apr 27, 2023

Dennis Herbert Molm passed away peacefully on Thursday the 27th of April, 2023. His loving wife, Nora, was by his side holding his hand. Born on the 5th of May, 1950, in Dickinson, ND, to Herbert and Clara Molm, Dennis was the fifth of seven children. He graduated in 1968 from Belfield High School and remained a student of...

Dana Susan Miller

Apr 25, 2023

Dana Susan Miller, born Dec. 27, 1975, age 47, passed away on April 25, 2023, surrounded by family, friends and staff.

Dana was born and raised in Montana. She spent the majority of her life living with her parents and her brother. Dana went to Senior High School. While she didn’t graduate, she did get a full...

Arthur S. Eichlin

Apr 22, 2023

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Arthur S. Eichlin at his home on April 22, 2023, surrounded by his family.

Dr. Eichlin was born in Chicago on Aug. 27, 1935, to Arthur and Irma Eichlin. Art had an idyllic childhood, growing up in the Chicago neighborhood of Norwood Park as an only...

Arnold "Arnie" Jerome Bejot

Apr 22, 2023

Arnold “Arnie” Jerome Bejot, age 84, passed away on April 22, 2023, at his home in Billings, Montana, after a short battle with cancer.

Arnie was born on Aug. 6, 1938, in Ainsworth, Nebraska, to Stella and Jerome Bejot. He graduated from Long Pine High School and had a successful career working for the Bureau of Reclamation...

Douglas A. Nordlund

Apr 21, 2023

Douglas A. Nordlund, 72, of Billings, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023.

Doug was born on Feb. 25, 1951, to Kenneth and Blanche Nordlund. Growing up, he enjoyed sports, hunting, fishing and spending time with friends and family. Doug graduated from West High with the class of 1969. In 1974, he joined the Billings Police Department...

Fred Oakley Reinhardt

Apr 19, 2023

Fred Oakley Reinhardt, age 92, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2023, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. He was surrounded by his loving family and many of the kind and caring staff from both Morning Star Reflections and Stillwater Hospice.

He was born on May 25, 1930, in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Mary Crocker and...

Ronald Edward Allen

Apr 15, 2023

Ronald Edward Allen was born on Fort Ord in Pittsburgh, California, on Aug. 30, 1951, to Paul and Bunny Allen. Although he was born in California, he spent very little of his life there as his parents moved to Las Vegas and then to Billings early on. Throughout his life, he maintained an allegiance to his roots and would...

Patricia (Dickinson) Jones

Apr 14, 2023

Patricia “Pat” Dickinson Jones, 87, passed away at home on April 14, 2023. Pat was born to Theodore Miner Dickinson and Lillian Cordner Dickinson on Aug. 2, 1935, in Schenectady, New York. Pat has one sister, Roberta “Bertie” Dickinson Birdsell.

Pat spent her youngest years traveling the United States with her family as her army officer father...

Jay Edward Jensen

Apr 8, 2023

Jay Edward Jensen was born April 30, 1948, to Gerald Jensen and Alta Gertrude (Larson) Jensen and was welcomed by two adoring older sisters Nan and Connie in Omaha, Nebraska. His sisters doted on him; his small hand always held safely in Nan or Connie’s hand offering protection, love and guidance. Their childhood was wonderful with loving, caring parents...

Roger C. Baxter

Apr 6, 2023

Roger C. Baxter

Born: February 20, 1945

Died: April 6, 2023

We are sad to announce the passing of Roger Baxter of Roundup, Montana. He died at age 78 on April 6, 2023. Roger passed surrounded by his family after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

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Connie C. Sider

Apr 5, 2023

Connie C. Sider passed away peacefully after an extended stay at RiverStone Hospice House on April 5, 2023.

She was born in Billings, Montana, on Aug. 18, 1946, and lived all of her life in Billings. She attended Newman Elementary School, Garfield Junior High School and graduated from Billings West High School in 1963. Following high school,...

Gwendolyn Gayle Bonogofsky

Apr 5, 2023

Gwendolyn G. Bonogofsky, 94 of Billings, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at West Park Village.

Cremation has taken place and a private family gathering is planned.

Shirley Clark

Apr 4, 2023

Shirley Clark passed away peacefully on April 4, 2023, at home in Billings.

Shirley was born on July 30, 1928, in Roundup. She grew up in Delphia, graduated from Roundup High in 1946, and went to the University of Montana.

Shirley lived in Billings, Salt Lake City, Scottsdale, Albuquerque, Dallas and Denver, before returning to...

Chad Alan Bykonen

Apr 2, 2023

Chad Alan Bykonen, 49, of Billings passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023.

Chad was born on Feb. 7, 1974, in Williston, North Dakota, to Bonnie and Duane Bykonen. Chad was raised in Williston and graduated from Williston High School in May of 1992, where he was active with the Williston Flyers Hockey Club and was one of...

Linda Roseberry Baugh

Apr 2, 2023

Linda Roseberry Baugh, age 79, died April 2, 2023, in Billings, Montana. Linda was born January 20, 1944, in Oakland, California. She moved to Billings with her parents and, from the fourth grade on, Linda was a Montana girl. Linda graduated from the inaugural class of Billings West High School in 1962. She graduated in 1966 from Rice University...