Obituaries

Sep 11, 2019

Bettye June (Miz Bettye) Oldham Brooks, Billings, passed from this life on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at the age of 92 years old.

Bettye was born on July 10, 1927, to Vernon and Ruby Oldham in Petrolia, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Charles Raymond Brooks.

Bettye married Charles...

Sep 10, 2019

A beautiful soul, mother, grandmother and friend gained her angel wings held close by her daughter Tracy and granddaughter Piper on Sept. 7, 2019. Jerrine Huston was born on April 7, 1930, to Jerry and Fannie Dean. She was born in Fairview later moving to Sidney, Billings, Kansas and Nebraska. She was blessed to have a best friend in...

Sep 9, 2019

Kenneth Bert Eichenberger, 85, died peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, at his home in Billings, following a yearlong battle with Peritoneal Mesothelioma cancer.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Barbara (Bennett) Eichenberger; his son, Bob Eichenberger and wife Bonnie (Zuck) Eichenberger, and their children Abby and Charlie; his daughter, Carrie...

Sep 5, 2019

Marilyn Proctor, 68 of Billings, passed away at RiverStone Hospice Home on Sept. 5, 2019, following a brief illness. Marilyn was born on Feb. 28, 1951, to George and Laurene (Frogge) Logan in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She was raised in the Bitterroot Valley along with her brother Doug, and graduated from Hamilton High School.

On Feb. 26,...

Sep 5, 2019

Carl Robert "Corky" Redding passed away on Sept. 3, 2019, just a week after his 96th birthday, with his children at his side. He was born on Aug. 25, 1923, in Billings, the youngest of six children born to Jessie Dell Veley Redding and Harley Tillman Redding. Corky attended schools in Billings and was in the first graduating class...

Sep 3, 2019

Ann Irene (Heiken) Holman went to be with the Lord, Thursday, August 22, 2019, after a long and courageous battle with rheumatoid arthritis. Ann was the firstborn child of Carl and Irene (Jordan) Heiken on June 7, 1953 in Billings, MT. Ann grew up on the Buffalo Trail Ranch south of Broadview, MT. She attended school in Broadview, where...

Sep 1, 2019

Andy passed away Aug. 28, 2019, at 89. He was born on Dec. 9, 1929, in Portland, Oregon. He is preceded in death by daughter, Connie and his loving wife of 66 years, Jean (Bauer).

Andy and Jean were married on Aug. 4, 1951.

He is survived by his brother, Gary (Betty), Camas, Washington; daughter,...

Aug 30, 2019

Bryan James Sticka passed away July 27, 2019, in Billings.

Bryan was born on Nov. 1,1967, in Dickinson, North Dakota, to Gerald Sticka and Carol (Wolbaum) Heidecker. He graduated from Dickinson High School in 1986 and then completed his automotive tech degree from Alexandria Tech & Community College in 1987. He started his automotive career in Sioux...

Aug 29, 2019

Born in Fromberg, Montana, on Dec. 7, 1924, the daughter of Gaetano and Anna Ruberto Monaco, immigrants from Italy. Isabell died on Aug. 26, 2019, at Laurel Health and Rehab Center. She was raised in Joliet from a very early age, graduating from Joliet High School in 1942. While in high school, she was a star basketball player. Her...

Aug 25, 2019

Loretta left us peacefully to join family and friends on Aug. 22, 2019. She was born on Dec. 27, 1917, in Sidney, to George and Katherine Basso. She graduated from Savage High School in 1935 and, in June of that year, she went to Bismarck, North Dakota, to attend the Christi Beauty School. After getting her cosmetology license in...

Aug 23, 2019

Laurence W. Petersen died at home on Thursday, August 22, 2019, two days after his 77th birthday. His wife and four children were present, providing the stalwart, stoic, and mostly silent support Larry gave to them throughout their lives.

Larry was born on August 20, 1942, to Wayne and June Petersen. Almost a decade after his parents'...

Aug 21, 2019

Marilyn Leola Gossens, 77, of Billings, died Monday August 12, 2019, at Advanced Care Hospital.

The daughter of Robert and Leola Moore, she was born in Billings on August 13, 1941.

Survivors include four children, Valarie (Marty) Shoopman, Ty (Carol) Gossens, Darlee Deninger and Ryan (Sheila) Gossens, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral...

Aug 18, 2019

June Marie Hartman, 51, of Billings, passed away under hospice care at her home, on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. June was born on Feb. 1,1967, in Billings, to Paul and Wanda (Fischer) Hartman. She was raised in Billings and graduated from Senior High School.

June worked at Kmart, Dollar Tree, and finally at Wells Fargo, where she...

Aug 17, 2019

A memorial service honoring Lois's life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 1108 24th St. West, with a lunch to follow in the basement of the church.

Lois Esther Mattson was born on May 4, 1929. She grew up on a homestead near Outlook, living...

Aug 16, 2019

Eugene "Gene" Burgad passed away in Billings on Aug. 14, 2019, at the age of 68. Born in San Diego, California, to Raymond and Regina Burgad, he was one of two siblings. Gene was a world traveler. At 21, he moved to Europe, where he worked on sailing boats in Greece; for the US military in Garmisch Parten-Kirchen, Germany;...

Aug 16, 2019

Joan LeVern (Erickson) Fields was born on Feb. 15, 1932, to Benjamin Edward and Hazel Hall (Brown) Erickson in Roscoe. Her early childhood years were spent at Mysitc Lake, where her father worked for the Montana Power Company. There, she and her siblings attended a one-room school, but when they needed high school classes, the family moved to Absarokee...

Aug 16, 2019

Heaven needed a teacher so Mary Lou Wempner was called home on Aug. 5, 2019, at the age of 92. She passed away peacefully on her own terms at her beloved Eagle Cliff Ranch.

From the start, Mary was a strong-willed fighter. She was born prematurely at home in Wabasha, Minnesota, the smallest of twin girls weighing...

Aug 11, 2019

We lost a strong-spirited lady when the Lord called Mrs. Edith Gibson Malia of Billings home on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at age 91. She was born on the farm in Hysham on Sept. 19, 1927, to the late L.D. and Mina Gibson. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Donald Gibson; sisters, Ruth and Dorothy; two...

Aug 11, 2019

Margaret Theresa Frazer, 93, passed away on Aug. 2, 2019. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Margaret was born on July 4, 1926, in Laurel, to Jack and Katherine (Sturtz) Romee. She married Lloyd Emerson Frazer on March 29, 1948. They raised three daughters: Linda, Jackie and Diane. When Lloyd retired from the Air...

Aug 9, 2019

Charles Joseph Carlson , 55, of Billings, died unexpectedly of a massive heart attack on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. He was at home with his wife, Beth.

Charlie was born in Miles City on Nov. 10, 1963. He was the youngest child of James and Patricia Carlson's 10 children. Charlie graduated from Sacred Heart High School, attended...