Obituaries

Aug 29, 2021

Lydia A. McDermott

My beloved mother, Lydia A. McDermott, passed away in the early morning hours on Aug. 29, 2021, at Avantara Billings, due to Covid-19. She was 86 years old.

Lydia was born in Jamieson, Alberta, and was raised on the family farm in Cranford with her two sisters. Her older sister...

Aug 28, 2021

Betty Jane Nessan

Betty Jane Nessan, age 86, died on Aug. 28, 2021 of natural causes.

On March 20, 1935, she was born on the family farm west of Billings to Jacob and Lydia Lackman. She attended Shiloh Elementary School and graduated from Billings Senior High school in 1952. In 1953, she married...

Aug 25, 2021

Dorothy Gustin

Dorothy Gustin peacefully passed away on Aug. 25, 2021.

Dorothy was born May 15, 1929, in Flasher, North Dakota, to Ervie and Cecilia Keith. She attended school and graduated from Flasher High School. During this time, she worked on the family farm and often said she’d rather work alongside her dad...

Aug 23, 2021

Marge Mott, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loving family on Aug. 23, 2021.

Marge spent all of her 92 years living in Montana, making lifelong friends, sharing kindness with everyone she met, and telling thousands of great stories over many thousands of cups of coffee. In the years...

Aug 23, 2021

James Wood Weaver

Dec. 10, 1949 — Aug. 23, 2021

James “Jim” Wood Weaver, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, after a yearlong battle with valley fever and complications from a series of strokes.

Born on Dec. 10, 1949, Jim was an extraordinary, self-made entrepreneur...

Aug 23, 2021

Dorman Hurick, 95 of Billings, passed away Monday, August 23, 2021 at West Park Village.

Cremation has taken place and there will be a private graveside service at Calvary Cemetery.

His wife Jackie preceded him in death, October 31, 2005.

Survivors include his daughter Kim Willis, son-in-law Loren Willis, grandson Cameron Willis and...

Aug 22, 2021

Paul Edward Fischer passed away Aug. 22, 2021, while under Hospice care at Tendernest in Billings.

Paul was born in Bakersfield, California, in 1927, the fourth of Martin and Eva Voth Fischer’s 10 children. Paul was raised Mennonite in Oklahoma, where his family farmed. While a teller at Community Bank in Hugoton, Kansas, Paul joined the Army...

Aug 21, 2021

James ‘Jim’ Roy Duke

James “Jim” Roy Duke, 83, of Laurel, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, at Billings Clinic, with his family by his side.

Jim was born on May 26, 1938, in Phoenix, Arizona, the oldest of three children.

In his early teenage years, he adventured out...

Aug 15, 2021

Paul J. Creek

October 27, 1918, to August 15, 2021

Our beloved father joined our mother in Heaven on August 15, 2021. He will be sorely missed.

Paul Joseph Creek was born on October 27, 1918, in Billings, Montana, to Joseph D. Creek and Cora E. Shaw Creek, who ranched near...

Aug 13, 2021

Felicitas Eglesia Rodriguez

It is with great sadness that the family of Felicitas Eglesia Rodriguez announces her sudden passing on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, at the age of 52.

Felicitas was born in Powell, Wyoming, on Sept. 25, 1968.

Felicitas is survived by her children and grandchildren, Sarah (Weston); Travis (Jayme)...

Aug 7, 2021

Janet L. Platt

Janet Platt passed away on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, after being diagnosed with cancer.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Madge Cline, and brother Robbin Cline. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Chuck Platt; children Nicole, Kristine and Jonathan; and grandchildren Israel, Isaiah...

Aug 6, 2021

Marjorie Jane (Clifford) Henman

Marjorie Jane (Clifford) Henman, 94, passed away peacefully on Aug. 6, 2021, at home, surrounded by her daughters.

Marjorie was born on June 12, 1927, to Guy and Alma (Foust) Clifford. She had a brother, Guy Clifford, Jr., four years older. Both Marjorie and Guy were raised in the...

Aug 5, 2021

Jimmy “Jim” Herbert Heine passed away on Aug. 5, 2021, due to Parkinson’s Disease. Jim was born in Billings on Dec. 3, 1935, to Henrick and Katharina Heine.

Jim attended schools in Billings, graduating from Billings Senior High in 1955. At Senior, he was an outstanding athlete for the Broncs, playing football and basketball. He attended Eastern...

Aug 4, 2021

Marlin Chauncey Waylander

Marlin Chauncey Waylander finished his journey on Aug. 4, 2021, at the age of 91 years. He was born on Oct. 4, 1929, to Chauncey and Selma (Moe) in Minneapolis. He was confirmed and later married at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. They were married for 69 years. After Roosevelt High,...

Aug 4, 2021

John S. Owens

John S. Owens arrived in this world on June 27, 1952, to Floyd and Alice Owens. He grew up on the Billings South Side, attending multiple schools until signing on with the Marine Corps on Sept. 16, 1969, at the age of 17. He served for six years, including an overseas deployment...

Aug 1, 2021

Susan Kathleen Mutschler

On Sunday, August 1, 2021, Sue joined her eternal father in heaven. She was 72 years old.

Sue was born on Nov 30, 1948, in Lake City, MN. She was the fifth child of ten from parents Harrold and “Bunny” Schreck. She graduated from Villa Maria Academy, a catholic school...

Jul 31, 2021

Thomas J. Buller, of Red Lodge, Montana, and Green Valley, Arizona, passed away peacefully following a stroke on July 31, 2021, with his family at his side. Tom was born on March 22, 1948, in Billings. He was the first of Joe and Mary Jeanne Buller’s four children.

Tom graduated from Billings Central Catholic High School in...

Jul 30, 2021

Marlene Doerr Cushing

MARLENE ANN (DOERR) CUSHING of Billings, passed peacefully on July 30th in her home with family present. A daughter of parents Alfred A. and Mollie (Frickel) Doerr, she was born and educated through high school in Lovell, WY. Marlene was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod at St. John’s...

Jul 30, 2021

Wanda DeVault Mason

Wanda DeVault Mason was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Fred and Ethel DeVault on June 22, 1931. She had three older siblings: two brothers, Daniel and Daren DeVault, and a sister, Myrtle DeVault Harma.

Wanda Mason graduated from Hamline University School of Nursing, St. Paul, Minnesota, in June 1953. She...

Jul 29, 2021

Jeffrey Gene Butcher

Jeffrey Gene Butcher, 69, passed away peacefully at his home in Billings on July 29, 2021. Jeff was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend to many.

Jeff was born in Helena on Sept. 27, 1951. He was adopted at the age of 2 to Grant and Elizabeth...