All Obituaries

Singing and Dancing to the Very End! Dorothy Turnbull, age 90, passed away on December 14, 2023. Dorothy Mae Herman was born December 30, 1932 in Laurel, MT, first-born to Alex and Anna Herman. After graduating from Terry High School, she and her cousin, Esther Michaels, worked at Pierce Packing in Billings. On May 10, 1952, she married her high school sweetheart, Trent Turnbull, also from Terry. They enjoyed 68 years together. While raising her family in Terry then Billings, Dorothy...

Trent Turnbull, age 89, passed away on May 17, 2021. Trent was born Dec. 18, 1931 in Terry, MT, son of Joseph and Anna Turnbull. He attended Terry High School, University of Montana, then enlisted during the Korean Conflict. He married Dorothy Herman from Terry on May 10, 1952. He was a long-time member Al Bedoo Shrine where he played in the brass band, a member of the Terry Masonic Lodge, and the Terry chapter of the American Legion. He enjoyed golfing and boating, having built 2 of the...

Jerry D. Michel was born on Dec. 31, 1943, in Worland, Wyoming, to Edward and Helen Michel. He was the eldest of four children. Jerry passed away unexpectedly while raking leaves in his backyard in Billings, on April 15, 2024. Jerry developed a love for farming and the outdoors as a young boy. He and his siblings have many stories of their adventures growing up together. In high school, Jerry was active in school. His sophomore year, when Worland was state champions in football, he was...

Sharon Rae (Powers) Newbury of Billings, MT, passed away peacefully at St. Vincent’s Hospital on Sunday morning, April 14, 2024, surrounded by her family.  Sharon was born in Washington, Kansas to George and Irene Powers.  She was the older sister of Mary Lynn. In her teenage years, Sharon moved to Chehalis, Washington where she graduated high school.  It was here where she met the love of her life, a handsome Marine named Pat, and began her grand adventure that would...

Captain Allen Ross Hansen (USN-Retired, Naval Academy Class of 1973) passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Billings, Montana, doing the thing he loved most: exploring the world on his bicycle. Allen was born in Sidney, Montana, on Dec. 14, 1950. He is survived by his wife, Suzi; sons Patrick (Cynthia) and Derek (Bonnie Alonzo-Hansen); brother Carl (Ginger Gier); sister Karen Elsen (Doug), and all their respective families. He was preceded in death by his sister, Elizabeth; and parents...

Donald Eugene Ostermiller was born on Feb. 18, 1932. He departed this earth on April 12, 2024, at the age of 92. Dad was born east of Billings out on the Huntley Project, the oldest child of George and Molly (Harmon) Ostermiller. In the next several years the family came to include two siblings: brother Lawrence and sister Dorothy. These were the pre-World War II Depression years and the family moved from the Huntley Project to the small town of Silesia, and then to the remote area far west...

In what would later be discovered to be true Joseph form, he arrived fashionably late to his birth, May 15, 2002, to his parents Janae Zavala and Randy Reid. He would be the oldest child of all the siblings to come. Six more in total. Four brothers: Peyton, Josiah, Jodin and Dailyn; two sisters: Jodie and Elyzabeth. In their unbiased opinions, Joe was the best big brother a sibling could have. He really loved each of them and maintained a special and unique relationship with every one...

Mitzi Baugh passed away April 10, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on Jan. 17, 1937, as Mary Evelyn Rodocay but the nurses immediately said “No, that’s a Mitzi.” Born in Helena, she was the youngest of four girls. At the young age of 20, Mitzi met her future husband through a blind date set up by her twin sisters and their dates. Don and Mitzi were married in Helena and spent the next 44 years together until Don’s passing from colon cancer in October...

Darlene Palmer Hoklin passed away Tuesday at the age of 97, leaving a long legacy of charity work and devotion to her church and family. Born in the small farming community of Elk Point, South Dakota, Darlene grew up during the Great Depression. Her mother worked as a seamstress during those difficult economic times to help support the family, which included Darlene’s two brothers, John and Robert Palmer. After World War II, she married the love of her life, Leif Hoklin, who had...

Geraldine “Gerry” Giest Staley, 92, went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 8, 2024, in Billings. In her early years, she grew up in Fromberg and Park City, Montana. After graduation, she met and married Jim Staley on May 13, 1950, and moved to West Billings, where they farmed and ranched. They were together 65 years until Jim’s passing in 2015. Gerry is survived by her three children: sons John (wife Linda), Ron (wife Cindy) and daughter Doreen Staley Sackman...