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Arthur Lee “Skin” Collins, age 81, of Broadus, Montana peacefully left us on April 15, 2024, at Holy Rosary Residential Living in Miles City with his loving wife by his side. Skin was born August 27, 1942, in Cookietown, Oklahoma to Lois and Dena Faye Collins. Due to the death of his father, he started working at a young age. From selling blocks of ice to washing cars at the local gas station. He pulled cotton with his mother for a senior trip with his Temple High School graduating class. It...
Betty Nano Phillips, (nee Pearson), passed away peacefully, at the age of 85, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Highgate Senior Living in Billings, MT. Her daughters were with her as she left this life. Betty was born on June 17, 1938 in Lusk, WY to her parents, Oliver and Ellen (O'Shea) Pearson. Her grandfather and grandmother, John and Mary O'Shea lived with the family when she was a girl and together, they moved as a family to Montana in 1941. Betty and her sisters' early schooling was at the...
Timothy Dale Blaede, 56, of Ashland Montana passed away on April 8, 2024, after losing a courageous battle with brain cancer. Tim was born June 29, 1967, in Rapid City, South Dakota to parents David James & Carole Lavonne Blaede of Custer, South Dakota. It was in Custer where he spent his entire childhood falling in love with lifelong passions that would define him. Tim loved anything that had a motor and tires. He enjoyed dirt track racing, trucking, wrenching and operating equipment. He also...
Sandra Lois "Sandy" Wood passed away in the afternoon of April 1, 2024 with family by her side. She died at Villa River Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Billings, Montana from Cardio Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. She was 83 years old. Sandra was the first born of a set of twins in Miles City, Montana to Eugene and Agnes Mae Gold Wood on March 28, 1941. She grew up on ranches in Powder River County, one of four siblings. From a young age Sandra was athletic. She won many county track...
Jess Morgan Brost, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend to many, passed away on March 15, 2024, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, MT at the age of 63. Born on February 2, 1961 to Herman and Kay Brost, Jess led a remarkable life filled with dedication to his family and passion for his work. Jess was a man of many talents and interests. He excelled in mathematics to the point where even NASA considered recruiting him, but Jess's heart was always with his cows and...
Melinda Traub, age 77, of Broadus passed away on March 29th, 2024. We will publish an obituary and service times when that information becomes available, and update this page with that info. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Homes from Miles City is in charge of arrangements....
Despite medical issues, hospitalizations, and surgeries that began decades ago and caused her to anticipate she wouldn't see age 70, Helen Cossitt lived to her fullest until Monday, February 26, 2024, when she passed away at 92 in Helena, Montana. And until the most recent few years, her "fullest" life was very full. She never missed an opportunity to socialize with friends, family and others she encountered wherever she might be. Helen had recently decided to move from Billings and all her...
On the evening of March 16, 2024, Patricia Ann Gardner passed away peacefully in Billings, MT, surrounded and supported by her loved ones. Patricia Ann was born in Miles City, MT on December 26, 1951, to James C and Rose Marie "Mickey" (Shy) Phillips. On December 25, 1951, Mickey told Jim it was time to head to Miles City for the birth of their third child, but with below freezing temperatures of -32 degrees, their car wouldn't start. So, they had to patiently wait for Uncle Pistol and Tony...
Mary Rose Kolka was born on Sept. 20, 1936 to Dan and Martha Steadman Gaskill. She grew up on the East Fork of Otter Creek with siblings Ray, Marjorie and Kathleen. Mary Rose attended school at St. Labre Mission (except for one year attending in Broadus) and graduated in 1954. As a youngster and teenager, Mary Rose spent great times with adored cousins Sheila and Sis and Jackie Daniels, along with many other relatives in the Steadman and Gaskill families. Chicky was her nickname to all her famil...
Lance Mace Holst, age 73 of Glendive, Montana passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at his home in Glendive. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM at the Silha Funeral Home in Glendive with Celebrant Heidi Carney officiating. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements....
George Patrick Bement, 73, of Ashland, Montana, passed away peacefully in his home on February 25, 2024. George Patrick Bement was born on October 19, 1950 to Jesse and Eldora Bement in Crow Agency, Montana. George met the love of his life, Georgia Lee Hoffman in 1966 at the St. Labre football field. After graduating from St. Labre Indian Catholic School in 1969, George and Georgia were married in 1969 by Rosebud County Justice of Peace, Faye Christopherson, in Ashland, Montana. George and...
Lula Grace Reeves went to be with her Lord unexpectedly, March 4, 2024. She was born in Sheridan, October 20, 1934, to John T. & Grace (Kennedy) Foster. She was 5th in line of the "Five Fabulous Fosters" older siblings, Vera, Helen, Ralph & Keith. The five foster children attended the little Buffalo Creek School. In 1942 John and Grace bought a seven-acre ranch on Leopard Street and a year later bought 24 acres on Meade Creek where the three youngest Fosters spent most of their years growing...
Lyndell McKenzie (nee Harper) passed away after a brief illness on January 31, 2024 at the age of 75. Born in San Francisco, Lynn was the beloved adopted daughter of Reed and Ethel Harper. She is survived by her husband Barry McKenzie of Reno, her stepson Brad McKenzie and his family, including her step-granddaughter Nicole McKenzie of Lincoln, CA She is also survived by her daughter Sarah Ohlson of Santa Barbara, CA, and her three sisters and their families: Jeri Getty of San Marcos, CA; Kelly...
Francis Edwards died peacefully at his home on Friday, February 16, 2024. Francis was born on November 9, 1943 to Dale and Dorothy Edwards in Broadus. He graduated from Powder River County High School in 1962. He attended Montana State College for 4 years. In 1967 he married Diana McCurdy and they returned to the family ranch. Francis was very proud of his three sons who all graduated from Montana State. He was also proud of his family heritage, that his great grandfather and his three sons...
Dora Jane Geer was born May 21, 1925, in her grandparents' log cabin by the Little Powder River near Biddle Montana to H.W "Had" & Lois "Tiny" (Higgins) Geer. She grew up on her parents' ranch on Blacktail Creek and attended a small country elementary school. She attended high school in Gillette, Wyoming & Broadus, Montana. She had two sisters, Ila & Nola, and brother Chan. On March 17, 1947, she married Ray Harvey and they made their home on the Harvey ranch on Bowers Creek, south of Biddle....
Signa Isabelle (Woods) Rice, age 86, of Broadus passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at the Powder River Manor. Signa was born in Sheridan, Wyoming on September 10, 1937, the daughter of Oscar Carl and Elvy Maria (Maak) Woods. Twelve years later a brother Bert arrived to the family. Signa grew up working beside her mother and father on the ranch between Whiteland ranger station and Home Creek Butte. She became an avid horsewoman and was very good at working cattle on horseback. Her mother...
Nancy Jo Odonnell was born September 18th, 1936, to G.E. "Casey" and Clara Odonnell in Lafayette, Colorado. She was the second of four children in the Odonnell family. Casey worked in the oil and gas industry and traveled extensively in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. While her parents were away, Nancy stayed with her grandparents. Her grandmother, Blanche Autrey, was a big influence on Nancy. She always fondly remembered her grandmother. Another influence in Nancy's younger years was her older...
Celebration of Life will be held privately this spring when the Crocus bloom. Sylvia Landa, 76, passed away January 22, 2024 at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka, MT. Memorials can be made in honor of Sylvia to the Boyes Community Club in Boyes, MT....
Bonnie Marie (Jenkins) Hoover was born February 28, 1934 to Joseph Ulysess Jenkins & Leona Mabel (Cloud) Jenkins in a sod hut in Lincoln County, Colorado. Her grandpa gave her the nickname of Cottontop. She went home to be with the Lord on January 18, 2024 at the age of 89. She and several of her siblings went to Fountain School in Colorado Springs, so they boarded with other families and went home on the weekends. The Jenkins family had a bull, that when as kids they would pull his testicles he...
Sylvia Landa June 15, 1947 - January 22, 2024 Boyes, MT A Celebration of Life will be held privately this spring when the Crocus' bloom. Sylvia Landa, 76, passed away January 22, 2024 at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka, MT. Memorials can be made in honor of Sylvia to the Boyes Community Club in Boyes, MT....
On the evening of January 2, 2024, Kenny died of a heart attack while working at his shop in Miles City, MT. He was 66 years old. Kenny was born on May 16, 1957, in Miles City. He was his mother's biggest newborn, but her easiest birth. She'd just gotten to the hospital before Kenny was out into the world, the nurses exclaiming over the beautiful baby boy. He was the middle child, and the only son, of June and Pete Minow. He remained close with his sisters and his parents his entire life. The...
After a long and full life, Nancy Nadine (Daly) Cossitt, gladly left this world for the next on January 4, 2024. Nancy was born February 11, 1932 at her grandparents home in Leiter, WY. According to the post office scales, she weighed 4 lbs. (including the receiving blanket). She was the second child, second daughter, of George "Shorty" Daly and Iva "Beck" Avery Daly. She was raised in rural Powder River County, MT at the family ranch. Schooling was always a problem. She started school in Big...
Larry Eugene Jones, peacefully passed away in his beloved Butte Creek Valley, the place he called home, on December 3, 2023. On October 30 Larry suffered a severe aortic dissection and was airlifted to Rapid City where he underwent an extensive repair surgery. He never fully regained consciousness. His family brought him home after thirty days to begin his journey to his eternal home. Surrounded by family and friends Larry departed for his real home. Larry was born in Olympia, Washington while...
David Ira Harris was born July 15, 1942 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. He was the oldest of 3 born to Jimmy and Jessie Harris. His siblings are Donna Weeden (Harry), and Dixie Knutson (Pete). Dave grew up on the Harris Family ranch near Ridge Montana. The distance was too great for a daily drive when he reached the age of high school, so off to Belle Fourche he went where he stayed with a widower friend of his mother's and her son Harvey. To say that Dave was a prankster was an understatement...
Gerhard W. Helm, age 93, passed away on November 28th, 2023, in his home on the Tongue River with loved ones at his side. Gerhard (Gary) was born in his childhood home at Watson Flats near Rocks Springs, MT to Johann and Eva Helm. He was the youngest of eight living children. Later, as a young man, he would remodel that home and make it his home with his beloved wife Pat for many years. Gary attended elementary school at the Purewater School, located on the edge of his family's ranch. He had...
