Obituaries

Apr 3, 2018

Patricia K. Eickhoff, 73, of Billings, passed away April 3, 2018. She was born on April 16, 1944, in Flint, Michigan, but raised in Pocahontas, Arkansas. She was known to most as Fluffy and was beloved by all who met her. She married Walter Eickhoff in 1978 and traveled the country with him, as he was a manager with...

Apr 2, 2018

Walter Edward "Ed" Warner-Combs was born on April 4, 1932, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Ruby (Castor) Combs and William (Grady) Combs. He passed away on April 1, 2018.

Ed was raised on dirt floors for much of his youth and often told stories about the struggles of life during the Great Depression. It is from this...

Apr 1, 2018

Harold Roy Van Sickle, 98, of Billings, rose to a new life on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at home, in the loving arms of his wife of 71 years.

Harry was born a twin on Feb. 3, 1920, to Guy R. and Hilda A. Van Sickle in Minot, North Dakota, where he was raised and educated. Harry...

Apr 1, 2018

Myrna Ellen Metz (Loken) passed away on March 29, 2018, of natural causes in Seattle (where she had moved from Billings in 2015). She was born in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, on Nov. 22, 1928, to Mary Lee Richardson and Lorenz Anderson. Myrna was the oldest of five siblings, including Wilbur Anderson, Wayne Anderson, Lorene Rowland and Lee Arbuckle....

Apr 1, 2018

On March 10, 2018, Gail Guscott went to join her husband Richard, mother Marion, father Vinton, brother Vin and sister-in-law Phyllis. What a celebration this must have been in Heaven!

Gail was born in Great Falls on Nov. 27, 1928. After several moves in her childhood, she attended college in Missoula, majoring in art, where she also...

Mar 29, 2018

Vidak B. Damjanovich, 81, of Manhattan, Montana, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 25, 2018. Vidak was born on June 23, 1936, in Gebo, Wyoming. The son of Blazo and Drage Damjanovich, Vidak was raised and educated in Billings. He spent his younger years farming on the family farm. He grew the most amazing gardens wherever he...

Mar 27, 2018

Mary Galloway, 94, passed happily into God's arms on Palm Sunday, March 25, 2018.

Mom had a long, interesting life beginning in Havelock, Nebraska, where she was born on May 6, 1923, to Swedish parents Edwin and Amanda Lindquist. She was their sixth child and her father claimed she kept him out of the war. Her parents...

Mar 24, 2018

William Seymour "Bill" Green, wonderful dad to Diane, Mike, Scott and Brad, went to rest with the Lord on March 20, 2018.

He was born to Everett and Marion (Newport) Green in Glenrock, WY, on August 19, 1927. The family moved to a farm outside of Millville (formerly Bucksnort), MO. Dad attended school locally and graduated from...

Mar 21, 2018

Cornelius "Kearney" Anton Kautzman, age 89, formerly of Ballantine, joined the love of his life, Barbara, Sunday, March 18, 2018, surrounded by his family at his residence, Canyon Creek Memory Care. He was born to John and Clementine Kautzman on Dec. 29, 1928, and raised in Mott, North Dakota, on the family farm. On June 19, 195,0 he married...

Mar 21, 2018

St. John Robinson, 74, of Billings, died March 12, 2018, at RiverStone Hospice House, with his family at his side. G.A. St. John Robinson, Jr. was born to George A.S. Robinson and Lulu May Schnarr Robinson on 11 November 1943, in Belize, British Honduras. His sister Inez Mary joined the family a couple of years later. In 1947, the...

Mar 17, 2018

Cheryl Robbins Zundel, age 73, died on March 14, 2018.

Mom was born April 15, 1944, in Powell, Wyoming. The second child of William "Cap" and Olga Meinhardt Robbins. She was raised and educated in Powell, WY. Was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and was baptized, confirmed, and married in the church. Mom worked at the...

Mar 16, 2018

Olga Kaiser peacefully passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Born in Billings on Sept. 9, 1934, the city remained her home for 83 years. She was the daughter of Russian German immigrants, Henry and Katie Heine.

Olga married Benjamin Kaiser on Sept. 21, 1951. Blessed with 58 years together, they raised their children, Deborah, Stephen and...

Mar 15, 2018

Andy Fish, 70, of Billings, passed away March 9, 2018, at St. Vincent Hospital.

The son of Andrew R. Sr. and Shirley M. (Kueffer) Fish, Andy was born July 21, 1947, in Oklahoma City. The family moved to Billings when Andy was 5 years old. When Andy was 14 years old, the family was transferred to California...

Mar 15, 2018

Beverly (Kraulik) Stenehjem was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and had many fond memories of growing up in Ada, Minnesota. She studied early education at Moorhead State College and received her teaching certificate. Bev loved teaching and taught grade school for a few years before marrying her husband, Willis, in 1953. They had four children who now live in Montana,...

Mar 15, 2018

Hank Strecker passed away on Monday, March 5, 2018. Hank was born on April 14, 1926 to Jacob and Katherine Strecker in Billings, Montana. He was the twelfth of fifteen brothers and sisters. The family farmed west of Billings. At the age of 18, Hank joined the Army as a paratrooper. He was stationed in Japan after WWII. When...

Mar 14, 2018

Marty May Ewing Brininstool was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She grew up in Westerville, Ohio, the youngest of four children. When she was young, her only brother, Bob, was killed in the service of our country on Anzio beach. This ignited a strong patriotism, and she determined that she would name her firstborn after him.

Marty...

Mar 13, 2018

Alice Theresa (Geltel) Rasmussen peacefully passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018, with family by her side. Alice was born to Andrew and Katherine Geltel (Feldewerd) on August 23, 1929, at the family farm south of Grenora, North Dakota. As the baby of the family, she joined Joe, Mary, Hilda and Helen. Her elementary education was at the local country...

Mar 13, 2018

Jacob Ronald Wolff, 21, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home the morning of March 9, 2018, in Billings. Jacob was born with a rare syndrome (MOPD/3) which caused him many health issues throughout his short life; however, his loss was very sudden and unexpected. Jacob was born on February 11, 1997, in Billings, MT, to Dennis...

Mar 12, 2018

The family of LaVerne J. Jensen gathered on the morning of March 8, 2018, at Billings Clinic Hospital to usher a heartbreaking send off to a dedicated mother - in every way, a kind, loving and selfless woman.

A classy lady by anyone's standards, LaVerne was born June 23, 1933, to Roy and Alma Cameron in Westhope,...

Mar 12, 2018

With her heart at peace and her wish granted, our dear mother, Barbara S. Mittel, passed away on March 9, 2018, at 93 years young. She was born in July of 1924 to Eme K. Snyder and Howard C. Snyder, in Yonkers, New York. Mom graduated from high school and then attended Sarah Lawrence College, with her education being...