Obituaries

Aug 7, 2020

Donna Kristiansen passed away on Aug. 4, 2020, in Billings.

Donna was born on Jan. 25, 1932, to Adam and Marie Bekel, joining her brother Jim. She grew up in Shepherd and Huntley. She graduated from Huntley Project High School and then attended Billings Business College, where she met her husband, Elden Kristiansen. They were married on...

Aug 6, 2020

William Edward Shannon, age 83, born 1937 in East St. Louis, Illinois, died suddenly on Aug. 2, 2020 at St. Vincent Healthcare.

He graduated from Assumption High School in East St. Louis in 1955, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy after high school. He served as an Aviation Boatswain's Mate on the U.S.S. Hornet, making two WestPac...

Aug 5, 2020

Clemence "Cemie" Hoagland Studer passed away Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, at Swedish Medical Center, Denver.

Cemie was born on Aug. 25, 1932, in Marshall, Minnesota. She graduated from St. Catherine's College in Minneapolis. Her first job was at the University of Notre Dame. There, she met the love of her life, Ralph Studer. They were married on...

Aug 3, 2020

Dale Angelo Renee was born Nov. 1, 1933, in Summit, Mississippi, to Henderson Dixon and Bertha Butler Dixon Wall. He was called to transition on to eternal life on July 23, 2020, at the age of 86.

Dale met his first love at the tender age of 14. That love being music. He left home at 14...

Jul 29, 2020

Eileen M. Lewis passed away on July 25, 2020, at age 90. Her beloved children surviving her are Laura Pivonka, Bruce Barnes; and her grandchildren Owen Hoffman, Janet Hoffman, Erica Ray, Nathan Barnes; and also a sister, Linda Williams; and niece and nephew, Rachel Williams and Aaron Williams. She was born in Lander, Wyoming, to Harley and Marie Halstead....

Jul 28, 2020

Catherine Michunovich died on July 25, 2020, at home, with her family providing comfort and care.

Catherine was born in Butte on June 3, 1926, to her parents Katie and Marko Stanisich. She attended school in Butte and graduated from Butte High School. On July 21, 1946, she married John Michunovich, and they moved to Billings to...

Jul 28, 2020

Larry Vern Thiel was born to Vernie and Katherine (Hill) Thiel on Feb. 17, 1940, in Sidney. He died on July 25, 2020, with his family at his side.

He is survived by his wife of 58-1/2 years, Marlene (Gehring) Thiel of Laurel; son Shawn, wife Michelle, grandsons Kyle and granddaughter Kyra, all of Billings; son Corey...

Jul 28, 2020

Cathy Lynn Tarpley McLean, 66, passed away peacefully at home in Billings, surrounded by her loving family, on July 24, 2020, of metastatic uterine cancer.

She was born in Toledo, Ohio, on Dec. 28, 1953, and was immediately adopted by B.C. and Vesta Tarpley. Her family traveled for B.C.'s work and she lived in Arizona, Nashville (where...

Jul 27, 2020

Heaven gained one of the most beautiful souls God ever placed on this earth. Our wife, mom, grandma, aunt, sister and friend fought hard to come back to us after a recent surgery, but was not able to overcome the struggles. Renee Irene (Paulus) Kramer, 75, of Billings, passed away peacefully with her entire family by her side on...

Jul 26, 2020

The angels came and our sweet Nancy was welcomed into heaven by Jesus; her mother and father, Morris and Virginia Jennaway; grandparents; and numerous aunts and uncles.

Nancy Jean Jennaway was born on Sept. 15, 1953, in Melstone. She passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Sunflower Gardens in Roundup. Nancy lived in Billings and worked through...

Jul 24, 2020

Rita began the First Chapter of her life on May 17, 1929, when she was born to parents, Arthur and Hazel (Miller) Forman. She joined older brother Art and oldest sister Carol. Soon another sister, Louise joined the family and made it complete. The family enjoyed a great Midwestern life-style in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Rita graduated from high school...

Jul 22, 2020

Beverly A. Nelson Bennetts passed away peacefully on July 16, 2020, at her home. She was born July 1, 1930, to Fred W. and Martha (Koenig) Beslanwitch, in Laurel, at the house of her aunt and uncle, Rosa and Robert "Bud" Kilpatrick. The family lived in Park City until the summer of 1939, when Beverly, along with her parents...

Jul 21, 2020

Mr. George Earl Bartlett, of Newton, Alabama, passed away June 7, 2020, in Dothan, Alabama. He was 82.

George was born on Oct. 27, 1937, to the late George H. and Florence Bartlett. He was preceded in death by his sister, Beryl Samel.

He is survived by wife, Ramona Bartlett of Newton, Alabama; sons, Bob...

Jul 16, 2020

Jeanne Jacobson, 82, of Billings, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020, at her home.

Jeanne Jacobson was born to Ludwig and Magdelena Rieger on Nov. 10, 1937, in Trail City, South Dakota. Jeanne passed from this life on June 12, 2020, at the age of 82 years, in Billings.

Jeanne graduated from Mobridge High School...

Jul 16, 2020

Linda Burns, 77, of Billings, formerly Ballantine, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020, at Edgewood Vista.

Linda was born Sept. 19, 1943, in Great Falls, to Aloysious and Olva Biallas. They later moved to Billings, where she graduated from Billings Senior.

She worked as a secretary for International Harvester. After Linda married Jerry Burns on...

Jul 15, 2020

"It was a dark and stormy night" - when Richard M. "Dick" Davidson came into the world that Jan. 25, 1930. A blizzard was raging and kerosene lanterns had to be hung from the fence posts for the doctor to find his find his way through the fields and across the irrigation ditches to a little log cabin on...

Jul 13, 2020

Jean Engle Dimich passed away on July 8, 2020, after a brief illness.

Jean was born on April 6, 1925, to Arthur Sevier Engle and Pauline "Lena" Schwalger Engle on their family farm located on Bitterroot Drive of what is now known as the Billings Heights. Jean, her older brother, Jack, and her younger sister, Ilah, attended...

Jul 13, 2020

John was born June 23, 1959, and raised in Scobey. He was the son of Fred and Shirley Hanson in the Silver Star Community south of Scobey. John graduated from Scobey High School in 1977. John devoted 20 years to his dream of recovering the family farm, which in turn contributed to the development of his successful career in...

Jul 9, 2020

Delbert J. Merkel, 88, of Billings passed away at his home on June 30, 2020, from cancer. He was born in Ashley, North Dakota, on July 26, 1931, to John and Eva (Klipfel) Merkel. Delbert was the seventh of 12 children. He married Joyce Anderson on June 29, 1952, in Ellendale, North Dakota. They farmed west of Ellendale until...

Jul 8, 2020

Leslie Eva Morin, of Ashland, passed from this world to the next on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at the age of 77. Leslie was born Aug. 16, 1942, in Miles City to Les and Mary Beatty-Snodgrass. The youngest of 11, she grew up in Ashland, and attended Rosebud for her high school years, graduating in 1960. She moved to...