Obituaries

May 28, 2017

This obituary was written by Pauline Hartman, at some time prior to her death.

I was born April 22, 1927, in a farmhouse on the Stillwater River, about nine miles from Columbus. My mother and father, Edward Nichol and Fannie Petosa Nichol, had two other children at the time of my birth: My sister Mildred and my...

May 24, 2017

Carolynn June "C.J." Dewey passed away on May 19, 2017, after courageously battling ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease.

She was born the only daughter of Alice and Michael Perito in Denver on July 22, 1946. She pursued her degree in education in Denver, where she resided until she married Dick Dewey in 1979. They moved to Montana...

May 23, 2017

Rogene Hergenrider was born Dec. 9, 1949, on her family farm near Spirit Lake, Iowa. She passed away on May 19, 2017, at her home in Bridger. Rogene attended Spirit Lake schools. She was the third of four children born to Perry and Buleah Baines. Upon graduating high school, she received a degree in business and office management from...

May 22, 2017

Kay Will, 80, of Billings, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017.

Kay was born on Flag Day, June 14, 1936, to Stanley and Alene (Martin) Huffman. She met the love of her life in junior high in Sidney and they married June 30, 1957.

Kay is survived by her daughter, Michelle (David) Kilborn. Kay was...

May 13, 2017

On May 9, 2017, Minnette "Minnie" Kranzler, age 108, went to be with her Lord. She was born on April 20, 1909, in Philadelphia, Pa. She was the third child of Stefan and Lulu Jolan Fuxa, who had recently immigrated to the United States from Budapest, Hungary. She had two older sisters (Lu and Elizabeth) and two younger brothers...

May 12, 2017

On Feb. 26, 1949, Thomas R. and Rosemary (Marron) Kelly welcomed their daughter, Kathryn Eileen, to the family. She attended Immaculate Conception Grade School in Wolf Point. At the age of 11, her family moved to Billings, where Kathryn attended Catholic school and graduated from Billings Central Catholic High School in 1967. As a non-traditional student, she earned her...

May 11, 2017

Sonia was born on Christmas Day 1938, to Bert and Elenora Isaacson in Butte. She graduated from Butte High in 1956 and attended Pacific Lutheran College in Tacoma, Washington. In 1958, she married her high school sweetheart, Jim Clark, and they moved to San Francisco, where she tried her hand at being a Navy wife. While in San Francisco,...

May 9, 2017

Kendall Edward Kraske was born on Sept. 10, 1941, in Billings, to Louise and Emil Kraske, just minutes earlier than his womb-mate Karen. He attended Billings Senior High after his first choice, Billings Central High, decided they weren't a good match.

A few years later, he met the love of his life, Lavern, his wife of 51...

May 9, 2017

Phyllis Marguerite Cornell went to be with the Lord on May 7, 2017b after a brave battle with Huntington's Disease and CVA.

Phyllis was born January 28, 1940, in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. She moved to Billings in 1955 and graduated from Billings Central in 1957. She immediately went to study with the Sisters of Charity in Leavenworth, Kansas,...

May 6, 2017

Clinton Leland McFarland passed away suddenly on May 6, 2017, in his lifelong home, with family at his side. He was born in Billings on March 29, 1930, to Clinton B. McFarland and Beulah A. Barnett McFarland. He attended grade school at Two Pine School and graduated from Senior High School in1948. He attended one year of college at...

May 6, 2017

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. - Marie Rose Browning, widow of Judge James R Browning of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, passed away peacefully in Marin County, California, surrounded by her family. She was 97 years old.

She was born in Red Lodge, Montana, and was the only daughter of L. E. Chapell and Jeanne Chapell (Mora). Her...

May 6, 2017

Susan Marcy Thayer passed away May 6, 2017, from cancer.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Aldine, and is survived by her father, Thomas Thayer; her brothers, Mel and John; her sister Maria; and nieces and nephews.

Marcy was born in Dallas, Oregon, and spent her childhood in Oregon. She spent her life...

May 5, 2017

Mariann Mikes, a loving wife, caring mother and generous friend, passed on May 2, 2017, likely due to a pulmonary embolism.

Mariann, 64, was born on Jan. 20, 1953, to Fabian and Irene (Sailor) Breitbach in Circle. She received her education in Circle, going on to graduate from Carroll College with a degree in medical...

May 3, 2017

The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them. - Proverbs 20:7

Our Dad walked with amazing integrity. By the time his life here on earth ended, the influence this faith-filled man had in his 85 well-lived years had spread far and wide.

He was a devoted husband, loving father, Korean War...

May 1, 2017

On the rainy afternoon of April 28, 2017, my dad, Tom Uzelac, left for heaven at the age of 93. True to the tough and resilient qualities of his generation, he waited until he could celebrate his 66th wedding anniversary with my mom, Vera.

He began his life on April 4, 1924, in Red Lodge, as the...

Apr 29, 2017

Betty Trusler passed away on April 29, 2017, at Mission Ridge.

Betty loved to spend her time with family, and gardening.

She is survived by daughter Sharon Miller (Melvin); and her grandchildren, Lea Ann Zinne (Todd), Steve Miller (Stephanie) and Greg Miller. Betty had six great-grandchildren: Tyler Zinne, Hailey Zinne, Kallie Zinne, Seth Miller, Gianna...

Apr 28, 2017

Jeanne Whitney Koch was born in Billings on March 11, 1941. She was a beautiful and precocious child.

Jeanne traveled a lot as a child when her stepdad, Don Enderle, was in the Navy. She graduated high school and came back to Billings to attend Eastern Montana College. She lived with her grandparents, Ivan and Genda Moody....

Apr 27, 2017

Marcella "Sally" (Fasching) Rogina passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017, after a two-year battle with cancer. She was an amazing mother, grandma and great-grandma.

She was born on Oct. 18, 1936, to Edward and Rozina (Stroh) Fasching in Beach, N.D. The family moved to Billings when she was young. At the age of 5, she lost...

Apr 27, 2017

Michael Jay Gaub, 54, of Billings, passed away on April 26, 2017, at Billings Clinic, surrounded by his wife and twin daughters, Erin and Emily. He was born on June 15, 1962, in Glendive, graduating from Dawson County High School.

Michael worked for the Glendive Police Department for 20 years and the State of Montana for the...

Apr 27, 2017

Dennis Lee Hove, "Pete," 69, of Billings, passed away Saturday morning, April 22, 2017, at Valley Health Care Center, with his family by his side, after a long battle with kidney disease.

Dennis was born on Dec. 6, 1947, in Plentywood, to Theodore and Blanche Hove. He grew up on a ranch and graduated from Westby High...