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Hugh Lewis Rooney passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 11 AM in Billings, MT at Morning Star Senior Living Reflections. Lewis was born on October 21, 1930 in Miles City, Montana at the Darcy Hospital and was raised on the family ranch on Beaver Creek, south of Miles City. He graduated from 8th grade at the Beaver Creek School. He then graduated from Custer County High School in 1947 and attended the Junior College in Miles City. Lewis worked for Doyle's Plumbing and Heating and helped work...
Gordon Lee Decker, born February 1940, passed away at home August 23rd surrounded by his family. Born to August and Mary Tiede Decker, Gordon was raised on the family homestead in Powder River County in SE Montana. He rode his Shetland pony or walked 2 miles to Billup Elementary School, a one room schoolhouse. Gordon attended Sheridan High School and graduated in 1957. He attended Montana State College and received his bachelors degree in Range Management in 1961. Upon graduation, he accepted a...
By Sue Keller Taylor Jordan Rexford was born in Miles City, MT, 01/14/1985. In 1994, the family moved to Broadus, MT where he lived until he graduated from high school. During this time, he participated in dance, soccer, and speech & drama. He enjoyed playing video games and hanging out with friends. After graduation, he moved to Denver and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University. Taylor loved Denver and spent the rest of his adult life...
Donald David Warner, age 62, of Miles City left this world to be with his heavenly father from complications from pneumonia. Don was born in Broadus, Montana to Donald and Rowena “BeBe” Warner on August 6, 1959. Don grew up south of Broadus on the family ranch. He loved the ranch life and returned as often as he could to help with brandings and haying. Don loved the peacefulness of the ranch. He was a skilled horse trainer. The horses he trained had gentle spirits like Don himself. Don graduated...
Clifford Jess Grant, Sr. of Broadus, Montana, went to be with the Lord Jesus, early in the morning, Monday, August 30, 2021 after a nearly two-year courageous battle with cancer. He was 76 years old. Cliff found great comfort in his final days being cared for by his family and visited by many family and friends. He and his family are so grateful to the wonderful staff at the Powder River Manor for their compassionate care. Cliff died peacefully in his sleep with his daughter, Sheila, by his...
Ona Edwards Lake was born May 27, 1915 in Belle Fourche, SD to A.I.F. & Carrie Nisley Edwards. She was raised in Broadus, Snohomish, WA & Miles City, graduating from Custer County High School in 1933. On May 1, 1937 she married James "Dutch" Lake in Anaconda. She resided in Deer Lodge until she retired from Milwaukee Railroad as the superintendent's secretary in 1974 after 17 years of service. After retirement she moved to the Swan Valley to enjoy her second home in Condon. She enjoyed hiking...
A son, the first male child in the family for two generations, was born on December 24, 1935. He was named Lyle Wallace, born to Harry Babb and Elizabeth (Durm) Babb. Lyle was the only child born in the "house that Harry built" on the Tie Creek. Lyle was raised on the Durm/ Babb family farm/ranch. He attended elementary school on Tie Creek at Plainview, Montana and graduated from Carter County High School in Ekalaka, Montana, Class of 1953. After high school Lyle worked a few years for Oliver...
Karalee Ann Ringo Mulkey, 74, entered Heaven's gates on Tues., July 6, 2021. Karalee was born on May 18, 1947, in Omaha, Nebraska to parents Earl and Lois Ringo. She was the eldest of 6 children. Karalee graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1965. She earned her bachelor's degree in Sociology from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. Karalee later earned a master's degree in Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO and was ordained in...
Carol Louise Lambert, 79, left this earth to reunite with her beloved Norman, on July 5, 2021, their 63rd wedding anniversary. Born August 4, 1941, Carol was the third of five children born to Earl and Hazel (Camper) Drane. A ball of fire from birth, when she was a child she would tell people her name was Carolina Louisiana. She grew up and attended school in Broadus where she would later return after retiring from the family ranch. Norman and Carol were married July 5, 1958. Their first son,...
Glenn Wash, age 83, of Broadus, MT, passed away at Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City, MT, on July 17, 2021. Glenn, the middle of five children, was born to Charles "Pod" and Florabel (Harkins) Wash in Ekalaka, MT June 21, 1938. He was raised on the family ranch in the Chalk Buttes area near Ekalaka. After two years of high school in Ekalaka, he completed two years of vocational automotive training in Glasgow, MT, graduating in 1956. After serving a standard term of enlistment for the US Army,...
Larry Edward Payne, age 63, of Ashland, passed away June 16, 2021. No services are planned; we will print an obituary when available....
Ira Dale Andrews was born on October 19, 1971 in Miles City, MT to Ira J Andrews Jr and Roberta Dale (Westfall) Andrews. He spent most of his growing up years on the ranch near Biddle. From about 5 years old, Dale could be found tagging along with his then brother-in-law Darrell Rosencranz. He spent many summers boating, fishing, and water-skiing with Darrell and his nieces and nephews at Tongue River reservoir. After graduating high school from Broadus in 1990, Dale went on to complete an...
Doris Darlene (Burch) Turnbough, age 83, of Broadus, Montana passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021, at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana after a valiant health battle for many months. She was born on February 21, 1938, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to R.O. and Eunice P. Major Burch, who ranched on Box Elder Creek near Ridgeway, Montana. She joined a four-year-old sister, Charlotte, and her younger brother, Robert O., joined the family four years later. Doris attended rural schools,...
Ellen Gilger, age 72 of Boyes, Montana, died Saturday, June 26, 2021 after a long and private battle with cancer. The funeral service will be held 11 am Thursday, July 1st, 2021 at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fouche. Pastor Samuel Smith will officiate the service. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place in Pine Slope Cemetery in Belle Fourche. The funeral will be live-streamed on Ellen's obituary page, located on the funeral...
Carolyn (Warner) Gross, 57, of Gillette, died Saturday, March 27, 2021 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital after suffering from a major stroke late Friday evening. Carolyn made many connections and touched the lives of countless people in the community from her years working at Home Depot, Menards, Campbell County High School and running Carolyn's Cubs daycare. She enjoyed painting, photographing nature, camping with family, spending time with her children/grandchildren and taking care of the...
Charley Carl Emmons, age 96, passed away in Broadus, MT at the Powder River Manor on June 21, 2021. He was born in Portland, Oregon on January 23rd, 1925, to Carl Henry Emmons and Freida Anna (Johnson) Emmons. At that time, the family resided on the Mizpah Creek near Olive, MT on land that Charley's paternal grandmother homesteaded in 1909. But, due to the timing of Charley's birth (January in Montana), his mother, Freida, traveled back to Oregon in anticipation of the birth of her second...
Alice Katherine Petersohn, age 95, of Miles City, formerly of Broadus, passed away on June 9, 2021, at Friendship Villa Care Center in Miles City. Alice was born on September 10, 1925, in Plevna, Montana. The daughter of Albert and Bertha (Delker) Christman. Alice married Leonard Petersohn on March 1, 1947. To this union they had four children: Barbara, Bob, Pat, and Dorothy. Alice loved spending time cooking, sewing, and gardening. However, spending time with her family is what Alice loved...
Our mother, grandmother and sister, Billie L. Sterling Knudson, passed away on June 11, 2021. Billie was born on June 27, 1930 to Ulon Brock “Bob” Sterling and Emma Ann Mankameyer in Sheridan, Wyoming. Bob was the Sonnette postmaster and a rancher. Emma was a general store owner at Sonnette, Montana. In 1931, sister Betty Lou was born and Billie now had a sidekick to play with. They worked hard helping on the ranch and at the store as children but still found time to have fun. Billie attended sc...
John Roberts Mobley, 85, died peacefully at home the afternoon of May 27, 2021 with daughter Meg and wife Dee nearby. Having survived both lung cancer and vocal cord cancer, he was unable to withstand pancreatic cancer. The second son of Herb Sr and Marie Roberts Mobley, John was born in Greybull, WY on January 24, 1936. Raised near Shell, WY in the shadow of the Big Horn Mountains, he learned very early to work hard – a trait that defined him for the next 65 years of ranching, first with his b...
Anita Theresa Marie Wetherelt, age 87, passed away on Monday May 10, 2021 at the Campbell County Hospital in Gillette Wyoming. Anita was born on April 14, 1934 to Louis and Anna (Caretto) Trucano at Boyes, Montana at their family ranch. She was attended to by the local midwife. She joined a family of three other siblings, Jack Mills, Catherine Trucano Giacometto, and Charles Trucano. She was the last surviving member of the family that settled in the Boyes Montana area. Anita grew up in an... Full story
Gordon Allen Gould, age 88, of Miles City passed away peacefully at his home in Miles City. Gordon was born on the 27th of June 1932, at the family homestead between Hammond and Boyes, MT to Charles and Mattie Gould. As the only brother to four sisters, he learned to become quick of wit and fleet of foot. He enlisted in the US Navy as a Seabee in 1952 and served in the Philippines and Guam. He was very proud of the work he did with heavy equipment on construction of the base at Subic Bay and...
Marie Elizabeth Scoville, age 91, of Broadus, MT, passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the Powder River Manor in Broadus. Marie was born on December 17, 1929 in Madison, SD., to James Simmons and Elizabeth Beecham, while her parents were visiting their parents waiting for Marie to be born. Marie's mother was a teacher from South Dakota and met her father when she came to S.E. Montana to teach school at Ridge and ranched at Ranch Creek. Her father was a veteran of the trenches in France...
On the morning of April 12, 2021, Larry Anthony Hunt passed away near Broadus, Montana. Larry was 20 years old. Larry was born on June 30, 2000 in Everett, Washington to Timothy and Connie Hunt. Larry lived in Washington until he was almost 4 years old when his family moved to Montana. As a kid Larry loved playing video games, hiking, fishing, playing and fighting with his brothers, and just being silly. Larry was 12 years old when his sister was born and he let her boss him around. Larry went...
Alvin J. Kramlich passed away at his home in Portland, Oregon, on March 11, 2021, following 94 1/2 years of life. Alvin was born September 8, 1926, the sixth child of Fred and Freda Kramlich born on the family homestead. He attended grade school at Doyle Creek School and finished at Broadus Grade School. He graduated from Powder River High School in 1945. As a young boy, Alvin learned to work hard alongside his dad. He learned to hunt. He learned great love and loyalty toward family. Work,...
On the evening of March 7th, 2021, John passed away at the age of 53 at the St. Vincent Hospital in Billings as a result of a heart attack from two days prior. He passed in the loving embrace of his daughter and eldest son, and in the heart of his youngest son. John was born on January 7th, 1968, in Miles City, MT to Thomas and Johnnie Williams and became the "baby boy" of their 5 children. He grew up in Broadus, where he enjoyed the small town lifestyle and community, until 1981 when they moved...
