Obituaries

Dec 3, 2020

Ruben R. Day passed into eternal life on Dec. 3, 2020, due to Covid-19- related complications.

He was born at home on Oct. 3, 1933, in La Colonia, a Hispanic community on the south side of Billings. Born of immigrant parents from Mexico, Louis and Amada Day (Diaz y Pumarino), Ruben was the youngest of six children...

Dec 3, 2020

"Unable are the loved to die,

For love is immortality."

Emily Dickinson

On Friday, Dec. 3, 2020, David Ian Brown, loving husband, father, son and brother, passed away at the age of 37.

David was born on Dec. 17, 1982, in Billings, to Marcy and Kenneth Brown. He graduated in 2002...

Dec 3, 2020

Paul Victor Hoyer passed away peacefully with family by his side on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.

He was born March 27, 1927, in Summit, New Jersey, to Henry and Clarice (Lehr) Hoyer. Paul served in the Navy as an Aviation Technician's Mate. He attended Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts,  and completed his MD degree at The University...

Nov 27, 2020

James Ernest Dick was born Jan. 24, 1941, to Ernest Abram and Lydia Cleo Gossen Dick in Glendive County Hospital. He passed away Nov. 27, 2020, in Billings, surrounded by family. Although he was born into the Mennonite religion, he later joined with the 7th Day Adventist.

As a little boy, Jim loved horses and cowboy boots....

Nov 26, 2020

Debbey Warren made her mark on this world in a quiet and unassuming way, always gracious and kind while putting the needs of others ahead of her own. She peacefully left this life on Thanksgiving, at her sister Janet's home in Billings, with her son and sister by her side. She had been diagnosed with glioblastoma brain cancer a...

Nov 23, 2020

On Nov. 23, 2020, Marjorie Allard Marr peacefully passed away at the age of 73. On Dec. 2, 1946, Margie was born to her loving parents Sally and Louis Clayton Allard in Billings. She went on to graduate from Billings Central High School in 1965. Along with her four siblings, she grew up in a legacy of medical providers...

Nov 19, 2020

Geraldine "Gerry" Lois Loveridge passed away on Nov. 19, 2020, due to complications from surgery and Covid-19. She was born on Sept. 2, 1932, in Salt Lake City, to Elbert Mark Robinson and Ruby J. Jensen.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Margery Manzari and Bernice Clark and their spouses; her husband, James...

Nov 18, 2020

Victor Lee Escobedo, 64, of Billings, passed away on Nov. 18, 2020.

He was born on June 25, 1956, to Victor Escobedo and Esther Ledesma in Worland, Wyoming. He married Marylou Flores on July 2, 1985. They then resided in Sidney, where he worked for various oil companies and in the oil industry for 40 years. They...

Nov 18, 2020

Robin Olson, born 1943 in Billings, passed away Nov. 18, 2020, at Delta Sutter Hospital in Antioch, California. due to complications with COPD. Robin is survived by her two children, Shannan and Sean (Mary); her two grandchildren, Brody and Riley; and her siblings, Sage and Ione. Robin is preceded in death by her parents, Lyle and Echo Olson; her...

Nov 18, 2020

Celeste Lucille (Iams) Mares passed away on Nov. 18, 2020. She was born on Feb. 14, 1930, in Taylor, North Dakota. She moved to Billings in 1946 and graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1947. Lou, as she was affectionately known to her friends and family, got her teaching degree from Eastern Montana College. In 1952, she married...

Nov 13, 2020

John Frederick Graves died Friday evening, Nov. 13, 2020, in his home and among family in Billings; he was 76. John was born in Independence, Kansas, on March 8, 1944, to Margaret Esther (Sourbeer) and Clarence Graves, Jr.

John's life, accomplishments, and beliefs are survived in a rich and diverse family spirit, history and tradition of hard...

Nov 13, 2020

Delores Marie Stroble Etchart died peacefully at home in Billings, Montana, on Nov. 13, 2020. She was 93 years old.

Delores was born and raised in northwest Minnesota's Red River Valley: the land of "Uff Da!" Her childhood was very happy, filled with family gatherings at her Swedish grandmother's house, chores, and lessons learned from simple life...

Nov 12, 2020

Darleen Smith, of Billings, passed away too soon on Nov. 12, 2020, after more than two weeks battling COVID-19.

Born in Sheridan, Wyoming, on Aug. 17, 1933, she married the love of her life, Walter Smith, in 1953, and they started a family together, resulting in three children: Kim, Kristi and Kelly. She lived in Worland, Wyoming,...

Nov 12, 2020

Margaret Fay Ellis "Fay" passed quietly on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, in Billings.

Margaret Fay Holmes was born to Daniel Holmes and Margery Pring, and grew up in Colorado Springs, where she attended Colorado State University, was the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Queen and Colorado State Dairy Princess. While studying Animal Husbandry at CSU, she met...

Nov 10, 2020

Claude Forney Henson was born in Livingston on April 13, 1931, the youngest of five boys, to Earl and Bessie (Forney) Henson. He was raised in Paradise Valley among many relatives who helped settle that valley starting in 1879. He moved to San Bernardino, California, when he was 10 years old so his father could find work during the...

Nov 10, 2020

Robert Allen "Bob" Sieler passed away on Nov. 10, 2020.

He was born to Albert and Elsie Sieler on Sept. 23, 1939, in Plevna. On July 29, 1960, he married Grace Adams in Billings. Bob began his career in the grocery business at Ward City in 1954, and worked in several other grocery stores in the years...

Nov 8, 2020

Richard Bruce Dahl, 76, of Billings died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, at Billings Advanced Care Hospital, with his wife by his side. Bruce was born to Richard N and Alice Dahl on March 22, 1944, in Madison, Minnesota.

He grew up and attended schools in Madison and graduated from Madison High School in 1962. Upon graduation, Bruce...

Nov 7, 2020

God called an angel home on Nov. 7, 2020. Tina Walmsley-Williams was born on Dec. 28, 1956, in Alpena, Michigan, to Francis (Spark) and Shirley Ann (Badder) Walmsley. She grew up in Alpena, where she graduated from Alpena High School.

Her journey through life kept her in retail management on a trek from Alpena to Dickson, Tennessee,...

Nov 6, 2020

Marcella Jane (Gunnufson) Barber passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. The feisty Norwegian and fun-loving Swede was born on Feb. 28, 1926, to Sam and Bessie (Quisberg) Gustafson in Belgrade, Minnesota, which is where she was raised. She graduated from Belgrade High School and was active as a cheerleader, editor of the...

Nov 4, 2020

On Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, Erle C. Gross, longtime resident and community leader of Big Horn County, died at Mission Ridge Rehabilitation Facility, from complications following the contraction of coronavirus at the age of 89.

Erle was born in Hardin on Sept. 14, 1931, and spent his early years in and around Lodge Grass and Wyola. Erle...