Obituaries

Feb 20, 2018

Concepcion Samona Garcia, of Billings, was born on April 2, 1979, to Donna Garcia and Eligio Garcia Jr. She was stepdaughter to Martha Riojas, and loving mother to Xavior Karmen Garcia and Matteo Cordell Wells.

Concepcion, better known to friends and family as "Cep," was a lifetime Billings resident who graduated from Senior High School in 1998....

Feb 16, 2018

Patrick Nolan McDermott, 51, of Billings, passed away on Feb. 12, 2018. Patrick was born in Billings in 1967 and attended school at St. Joseph's in Baytown, Texas, as well as Burlington Elementary and Lewis and Clark Junior High before graduating from West High in 1985. He attended Montana State University and University of Montana.

Patrick was...

Feb 16, 2018

James Austin Swenson, 73, of Billings, passed away peacefully on Feb. 13, 2018, with his family by his side. Jim faced cancer with incredible courage, strength, perseverance, grace and endless hope.

Jim was born on March 31, 1944, in Silver Creek, New York, to E. Stanley and Betty Swenson. At the age of 4, he and his...

Feb 15, 2018

Nellie Esther Green, wonderful wife to Bill, mother to Diane, Mike, Scott and Brad, went to rest with the Lord on Feb. 11, 2018, at the age of 96. She was born to Nels and Emma Walen on July 30, 1921, at the family farm in Corinth, North Dakota. She attended school in Crosby, North Dakota, graduating at age...

Feb 15, 2018

Donna was born Oct. 20, 1950, in Alberta, Canada. She had lived all of her early childhood, and has her schooling, in Browning. She attended Job Corp. in Clinton, Ohio, in the early '70s for office secretary training. She worked in the Browning area for many years. Donna loved being with friends and family. She passed away on Feb....

Feb 15, 2018

Lana Beth Deringer went home to the Lord on Sunday morning, Feb. 11, 2018. Lana was born to Russell N. Deringer and Gayle E. Deringer on Nov. 7, 1972, in Bozeman. Lana is preceded in death by her parents, Russell and Gayle; and her older brother, Mark Allen. Lana is survived by her sister Natalie and brother Cole, who...

Feb 14, 2018

Thomas Campbell "TC" Miller died peacefully on the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, surrounded by family and friends at home. For nearly two years, Campbell faced the challenge of Stage IV pancreatic cancer with love, faith, strength and positivity.

Thomas Campbell Miller was born in Billings on Aug. 6, 1971, to Harry Michael Miller and Peggy...

Feb 14, 2018

Arne Degn passed away peacefully on Feb. 12, 2018, with his loving family by his side. He was born April 27, 1927, to Julius and Margaret Degn in Sidney.

Arne's early education was in Sidney. He strived for excellence and worked to stay on the honor roll. As a young man, it was school and hard work...

Feb 13, 2018

On Feb. 10, 2018, our loving mother, Grammy, aunt and friend left us after 88 years to join our dad, and her identical twin sister Toni, and all her other family.

Jenny and Toni were born on October 21, 1929, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, to Mary and James Zagorda. The Zagorda Twins (as they were...

Feb 12, 2018

On Feb. 9, 2018, Luis Moreno Rivera, 72, of Billings, was reunited with his wife, following a brief illness. He passed away surrounded by his children. Luis was born on Sept. 19, 1945, in Guanajuato, Mexico. As a young man, his family worked in the United States as migrant workers. He became a legal resident in 1952, at the...

Feb 10, 2018

Marjorie J. Metcalfe completed her circle of life on this earth Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018.

Born in Fargo, North Dakota, to Eison and Sadie Hoiland on Feb. 22, 1921, Marj began a life filled with opportunity, spirit and challenges. She graduated from Fargo High School in January, 1940, and then attended North Dakota State College until 1942;...

Feb 9, 2018

Patrick Thain Hagan, 64 of Billings, passed away on February 7, 2018 at St. Vincent Healthcare following 8 month battle with cancer. Patrick was born on August 20, 1953 in Billings, to D.Y. and Elizabeth (Thain) Hagan. Patrick was raised in Billings and graduated from Billings Senior High in 1972. He joined the Billings Deputy Sheriff's Scouting Program while...

Feb 8, 2018

James "Jim" H. Nyman was born in Billings on Aug. 16, 1954, to William and Virginia (Kober) Nyman, and passed away unexpectedly on the evening of Feb. 1, 2018.

He happily made his home in Billings after living in Denver during his youth, and, for much of his adult life, he worked alongside friends and family at...

Feb 6, 2018

Marjorie Hawke Flynn, 102, of Billings, passed away peacefully at Valley Health and Rehabilitation, on Feb. 5, 2018.

Marge was born on Feb. 2, 1916, to Thomas and Martha (Ball) Hawke of Butte. She attended the School of Mines, where she played on the basketball team. Being a diehard Griz fan, she transferred to the University of...

Feb 5, 2018

On February 3, 2018, Shirley Ann (Berg) Harr, our beloved wife, mother and friend to many, made her peaceful spiritual transition, with her family present. Her strong faith led her to know she will spend eternal life with God. Shirley Ann was born on February 9, 1928 in the home of her parents, Dick and Ann Berg of Swea...

Feb 4, 2018

Anna Schlepp, 94, of Billings, formerly of Brady, Mont., passed away January 26, 2018 at the River Ridge assisted living facility where she had been a resident since 2016. Her passing was peaceful, surrounded by family, hospice personnel and staff from the facility. Anna was born on July 15, 1923 in Great Falls, Mont. She spent her early years...

Feb 1, 2018

Samuel David Piper died on January 29, 2018 due to complications from triple bypass surgery. David was born in Lexington, Nebraska on December 26, 1930 to Roy David Piper and Ruth Knauss Piper. His father died when he was four years old on the day they moved to Irwin, Iowa. David and his sister Marilyn were raised by their...

Jan 28, 2018

Our father, William (Bill) C. McAllister passed peacefully in his home, on January 19th, 2018. Bill was born on November 21st, 1924 in Billings, Montana. Except for a few years in Iowa, he and his siblings, Barbara and Jim, grew up in Billings with their mother, where Bill eventually made his permanent home.

Bill attended McKinley Elementary,...

Jan 25, 2018

Mr. Douglas Michael Meissner passed away peacefully at home with his wife of 40 years by his side in Billings, MT on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the age of 68, after an 18-month battle with cancer and kidney failure. Doug is survived by his wife, Pamela; five sons, Christopher, Mark (Amy), Ryan, Adam (Emily), and Jeffrey (Laura); four...

Jan 24, 2018

Sidney "Sid" D. Sulser, 85, passed away, early the morning of Sunday, January 21, 2018, while at RiverStone Hospice House in Billings.

Sid was born on July 12, 1932, to Ethel and Samuel Sulser in Augusta, Montana. He grew up in Great Falls with his brother Jay, where he attended Catholic School system through the first grade....