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On October 15, 2024, Doris Jordan Bayles passed away peacefully of natural causes. Doris was a loved and cherished wife, mom, grandma and GiGi (great grandma) whose warmth, kindness, laughter and generosity deeply touched the lives of all of us who knew her. Her faith and devotion to her Lord Jesus Christ came at early childhood and was a hallmark of her life until the very end. Born on October 6, 1939, in Dublin, Georgia to "Big Mama" (Julia) and "Big Daddy" (Gresham) Jordan, Doris spent an...
Fritz Rehbein age, 95, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at the Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center in Gillette, Wyoming. Fritz was born on January 27, 1929, to Alfred and Agnes Rehbein in Lane, Montana. Fritz was the 13th child from a family of 15. Fritz shared a birthday with his twin sister Gertie, she was born just a little before him and he would say from that day forward, "Ladies First!" and that 13 was his lucky number. In that same year Alfred and Agnes...
Daniel Nathan Ries, age 60 of Black Hawk, SD passed away peacefully at his home on September 30, 2024. Dan was born September 7, 1964 at Glasgow Air Force Base, MT to David Ries and Betty (Jones) Ries. Dan grew up with four brothers and two sisters in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. He graduated high school at the age of 17, then struck out on his own adventure with $50 and a suitcase. He hitchhiked around the middle of the country, spending time with siblings and picking up odd jobs where he met a...
Barney Considine died in his sleep as the sun rose Friday, September 20, 2024, at home in Missoula, after a four-year fight with prostate cancer. Survivors are his wife, Gladys, sons, Shawn and Wayne (Darla), grandchildren, Gail and Alexander, and great-granddaughter, Joriah, sister-in-law Irene LaRiviere Friend, nephew Terry Considine and his family, nephews Randy, Bruce and Brian Siler, nephew Byron Snodgrass, nieces Catherine Friend and Sandra Friend Ehlbracht. Barney was born November 7,...
Lloyd Randall "Randy" Norvell, 76, of Broadus, MT, died Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Nevada, MO. A celebration of life will begin at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the Broadus VFW Hall where there will be food and drinks. Memorials are suggested to the Saline County Shooting Sports in care of Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home and an online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com. Born February 22, 1948, in Marshall, MO, he was the son of the late Lloyd Leroy Norvell and Susan...
Mitzi Ellen Zosa, 82, passed away peacefully at her home in Bullhead City, Arizonia on July 28, 2024 with her beloved dogs, Dancer, and Rico at her side. She was born Mary Ellen Skaggs on August 17th, 1941 in Shady Spring, WV to her parents Mary Irene Skaggs and Clarence Jackson Skaggs. The family moved to the Broadus, MT area when she was 6 years old where she attended school. She married after leaving high school and was blessed with a daughter Mitzi. She graduated beauty school in Miles...
Mary Jo Clarys, 57, Olive, MT, formerly of Mandan, passed away on September 6, 2024, at Glendive Medical Center, with her loving family and caring nursing staff by her side after a courageous and hard-fought battle with Melanoma cancer. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mandan, with Fr. Josh Waltz celebrating. Burial will be at Heart River Cemetery, southwest of Mandan, at 1 PM on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Visitation...
Charles "Jay" Neiman, of Broadus passed away August 26, 2024 in Broadus at the age of 77. Jay was born February 24,1947 to Iris and Jim Neiman of the Little Powder River area. His early elementary school years were spent in country school, later transferring to Broadus and graduating from Powder River County District High School in 1966. Jay enjoyed playing basketball, football and roping in his high school years. Jay went on to attend college in Havre, where he met Kathleen Frerich. Kathleen...
Shiela George Etta Cathey passed peacefully at home July 13, 2024, three days before her 84th birthday, a result of the recurring battle with cancer that rocked her world but not her faith or desire to live life to the fullest, on her own terms. Mom was born July 16, 1940, in Miles City, Montana, to George W. and Elizabeth E. (Betty) Daniels. She grew up on the family ranch on Lost Soldier Creek near Olive with her two sisters, Jackey and Betty Courene, who called her "Kid!" She attended the Dav...
Francis "Red" Riter, 80, of Shoshoni, Wyoming, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Cremation has taken place and as per his wishes, no services will be held. Red was born in Broadus, Montana to Everett and Bessie (Kercheval) Riter. He grew up ranching and continued his life with cattle and horses as well as road construction. His hobby and joy was cowboy polo. Red played on the Greeley, Colorado team and then Centennial Cowboy Polo team for many years, winning several trophies and buckles....
Arthur (Art) C. Brix passed away at his home in the Cispus Valley, WA on May 15, 2024, at the age of 72. Art was born in Whitefish, MT on June 6, 1951. His parents were Fred and Leona (Padgett) Brix. In 1953, his sister, Evelyn, was born. The family moved to Randle, WA in the early 1960's, where Art went to school and graduated from White Pass High School in 1969. After graduation, Art enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served for 4 years during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged in...
**Milton Lyman Amsden: A Legacy of Service to Country, Community, and Family** Milton Lyman Amsden of Broadus succumbed to Alzheimers on June 28, 2024 at the age of 98, surrounded by his wife and children. His life was a testament to a legacy of service, encompassing dedication to his country, commitment to his community and love for his family. His path was shaped by the values instilled by his grandparents Mary (Herron) and Henry L. Rayner, who served the Kingsley, MT community north of...
Joyce Claire (Shamley) Edwards passed away peacefully at The Springs at Grand Park on June 20, 2024. She was a month short of celebrating her 80th birthday. Joyce was born to Richard and Claire (McCurdy) Shamley on July 25, 1944. She was the middle child, with older brother Dick and younger sister Judy. She attended Broadus / Powder River schools where she made life-long friends. Joyce married Wade Edwards at St. David's Church in Broadus on March 21, 1964. They attended Montana State College...
Milton Lyman Amsden, age 98, passed away on June 28, 2024 at the Powder River Manor in Broadus. A full obituary will follow when available, with service times. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.stevensonandsons.com....
Daniel “Dan” Alex Denson, a long-time resident of Powder River County, passed away at Powder River Manor on June 24, 2024 with his loving wife, Barbara at his side. Dan was born on June 29, 1929, in Deadwood, South Dakota to Susie and Akex Denson. He joined his older brother Ross, who was 15 months his senior. In 1933, the youngest brother, Lex joined the family. The family lived on ranches in Ranch Creek and Ridge area, where they raised their three boys. They attended schools in that area unt...
Josephine "Anne" Carrel McKinney, 83, of Broadus, MT, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2024, after a long fight with Parkinson's disease. Born on February 24, 1941, in Miles City, MT, Anne was the daughter of the late Jack and Josephine Brown Carrel. She attended grade school in Birney, MT, graduated from high school in Sheridan, WY, in 1959, and was crowned the Sheridan-Wyo Rodeo Queen that summer. She went on to earn a business degree in college and married Bill McKinney in 1963. Together,...
Helen Johnson passed Saturday, May 25, 2024 in Billings, Montana, from complications of a broken hip. Helen was born February 12, 1944 to Mary Ann and Wayne C. Irion at Ranch Creek in Powder River County. She would later tell people, "I was born in a log cabin on Abraham Lincoln's Birthday on top of a dinosaur." She went to many schools in small towns around central Montana as her dad worked in road construction. Her high school years were spent in Miles City, and she was a member of the class...
Mary Ann McCullough passed away peacefully on June 6, 2024 at the Powder River Manor in Broadus, Montana, where she had resided for the last seven months. Thank you to the team at Powder River Manor for the support and care you provided. Mary Ann McCullough was born June 29, 1935 in Van Buren, Arkansas to Harlan Irion and Helen Yerby. Though Mary Ann was not born in Montana, she was Montana through and through. They moved to the Mizpah in the winter of 1938. Many mornings the water pail was...
Gail Ivester, age 72, of Broadus, MT passed away on April 28, 2024, in Gillette, WY. Gail was born on April 22, 1952, to Kenneth and Delores (Bone) Carter in Miles City, MT. Gail spent the first several years of her life growing up in the Broadus area, before moving to Dever, WY, where she graduated from Dever High School. After high school Gail began dating Butch Ivester, and after a brief courtship they were married on September 18, 1971. Shortly after, the family moved to Oklahoma where Gail...
Kaaren Leanne (Olsen) Rizor was born in Glendale, California in 1943 to Thorvald (Tom) and Elizabeth (Kirkbride) Olsen. The oldest of three children, Kaaren grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles among a large and close-knit extended family. She was raised Methodist. A born caregiver, she followed in her maternal grandmother's footsteps, attending community college to become a Registered Nurse. By her mid-twenties, Kaaren was Head Nurse on her floor at Holy Cross Hospital in Mission...
Forest Edward Chapman was born in White Sulphur Springs on the 23rd of March, 1986. Despite an early move to eastern Montana, he remained tightly bound to this area through the people he came to know, both here and in Wilsall. Because of his continuing friendship with the boys over the hill, he lived a childhood, that as James Dunkel puts it, like nothing in this generation nor in generations to come. Forest always maintained he was born one hundred years too late. He loved to be read. He may...
Jo Ann Buck Kemmis, born to Gene and Dorthy Buck on September 14, 1954 in Miles City, recently passed away on April 4, 2024 while living in Portland, Oregon. Jo Ann and family moved from Miles City in 1965 to Broadus where she graduated from High School in 1972. She went to college at U of M, during that time her family moved to Sidney. In Sidney she met her husband Greg Kemmis and they married in 1975. From Williston to Sidney then to Bozeman then and Billings where Jo Ann finished with her...
Mark Louis Huseby, 65, of Hulett, Wyoming, passed away on May 6, 2024. He was born December 25, 1958, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, to Eric and Jeannie Huseby. Mark attended country school on the Huseby Ranch from Kindergarten through 2nd grade. He would go out at recess and milk the family cow "Ginger" for a quick cup of milk. Mark then attended Hulett School where he graduated. While in high school, he met a lovely young lady, Terry Ridinger. The two married on January 2,1976 and planted...
Melinda Traub, age 77, of Broadus passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024 following a vehicle accident in Nevada. Melinda A. Traub, was born Melinda A. Wright in Oroville, California to Alfred E. (Mike) Wright and Joy E. Thrapp Wright. She was born in Oroville on July 11, 1946. She was later joined by two brothers, Mike and Pat. She said school was not easy as her dad worked for California PG&E and they had to move alot. She did graduate from Oroville High School in May of 1964. She attended nurse...
Dianna "Jeanne" Beaman, age 80, passed away unexpectedly, March 24, 2024, at her home on the ranch. Jeanne was born December 23, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas to her parents were David Mitzkus and Mary (Schurman) Mitzkus. She was a lady who carried the voice of angels! A woman who loved God with all of her heart. A woman who, even if she didn't have enough to give, still found a way to give. She wrote letters like she was talking to you in person. She made the best meals from scratch. And did we...
