Obituaries

Jan 8, 2016

Shirley Easton Voyta was born Nov. 22, 1911, in Fayette, North Dakota, to parents Henry C. Easton and Amy Zabel Easton. With her parents and two sisters, she moved to Montana in 1918. Shirley graduated from Fromberg High School and Eastern Montana College (now MSUB) with a graduate degree. She taught 35 years, with the last 22 at Eastern...

Jan 6, 2016

Lydia Zeiler-Barnes, 92, passed away on Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. At the time of her death, she was a resident at Aspen Meadows in Billings, where she had lived for the past five years.

Lydia was born on Dec. 23, 1923, in Lincoln, Neb., to Ida and Jacob Heinrich, and was raised on a farm near Billings....

Jan 5, 2016

Kent was born in Philip, S.D., and raised by loving parents on a farm at Milesville, S.D. He was one of eight children, the middle born in a set of triplets. His school years were in Milesville and Philip, where he worked as a John Deere mechanic, meeting and marrying a local girl, Jeannine Anderson. There are two children,...

Jan 4, 2016

Jean Schollmeyer Fischer, our dear mother, wife and grandmother died peacefully December 31, 2015.

Jean was born 92 years ago to Jimmie (Curtis) and Elias Holen in Big Timber, MT. She grew up on the family ranch during the depression years with her brother Elias Jr., Herbert and Harold. We loved to hear her talk about ranch...

Jan 1, 2016

On Dec. 28, 2015, heaven gained another angel.

Dale Allen Barnhart was born in Lewistown on April 17, 1946, to Allen and Frances (Baxter) Barnhart. He later married Elizabeth Larson. From this marriage, he had three children: April, Autumn and Allen. He then married Florence Jindra on Aug. 23, 1985. To this marriage, he became father to...

Dec 24, 2015

Janeen Marie Lehman McFarland, 64, of Billings, passed away on Dec. 22, 2015, at Billings Clinic.

Janeen was born on Oct. 26, 1951, in Forsyth, to Clyde and Katy Lehman. She graduated from Forsyth High School in 1969.

Formerly the manager of First Montana Title Company of Forsyth, she also served as the former president...

Dec 24, 2015

Loretta Jean Jonas, 81, of Billings, passed away at Riverstone Hospice on Thursday, December 24th.

She was born in Huntley, MT on September 18, 1934 to Fred and Marie Hankel. She attended Billings schools.

Loretta married Marcus Jonas, Jr. on October 14, 1950. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, and dancing. She was an excellent quilter and...

Dec 22, 2015

Harry Hanson, 95, passed away on Dec. 22, 2015.

Harry was born on May 20, 1920, in Cohagen, MT to Karen and Anton Hanson, who immigrated from Norway and became U.S. citizens. Harry and his family moved to Billings when he was S years old and he remained a resident of Billings for 90 years. In his...

Dec 21, 2015

Marvin Presser was born in Fort Peck, Montana to Frank and Esther on April 19th, 1939 and passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family in Billings, Montana on December 18th, 2015 from complications of a stroke after hip surgery.

Marvin was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend. He loved animals and some of his favorite moments...

Dec 19, 2015

Donna D. Brown, loving mother, friend, sister and grandmother, passed away on Dec. 17, 2015, at St. Vincent Healthcare.

Donna was born on Jan. 14, 1933, in DeSart, N.D., to James and Edith Hedin. She grew up in Billings, and married John Brown in Livingston in 1951.

A member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Donna was...

Dec 19, 2015

Though our sweet Madaline was with us only briefly, she will forever be remembered. Madaline Rose Shults was born on November 30, 2015 in Billings, MT to Benjamin Sherrodd and Crystal Shults. Madaline was adored by all who had the pleasure of meeting her. On December 17 she suddenly but peacefully departed this world. She leaves behind many family...

Dec 19, 2015

Mary Kathryn Hudspeth, 80, of Billings, left this world with her children by her side on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer.

Mary was born on Oct. 5, 1935, to Donald and Mary (Lynch) Jackson in Marshalltown, Iowa. Mary graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1953. In...

Dec 18, 2015

Judy Joanne Hout Carter, 66, passed away from Lewy body Dementia on the 15th of December, 2015, at RiverStone Hospice in Billings. She was born on Dec. 5, 1949, in Miles City, to Fred and Emilie Moos Hout.

Judy grew up in Miles City. She graduated on June 5, 1969, from Custer County High School...

Dec 11, 2015

Patricia Stewart Colberg, age 78, died peacefully surrounded by family at RiverStone Hospice House, Billings, on Dec. 9, 2015.

Pat was born in Helena on March 8, 1937, to John M. and and Violet G. Stewart. She grew up in Helena, graduating from Helena High School in 1955. Pat had a wonderful high school experience where she...

Dec 10, 2015

Kevin Kosovich passed away on Dec. 3, 2015, at his home in Prescott.

Kevin was born in Billings on June 30, 1982, to Ken and Barbara Kosovich. He attended Poly Drive Elementary and graduated from Billings Central High in 2001. Kevin attended Montana State University in Bozeman and Montana State University-Billings, majoring in art.

Kevin...

Dec 9, 2015

Delma F. Sommers died in Billings on Dec. 5, 2015; she was 72.

Delma was born on April 11, 1943, to Orville and Milda Weiss in Dodge City, Kan. She attended college in Emporia, Kan., and afterwards completed a master's degree in social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Delma found...

Dec 9, 2015

Robin Lynn Doherty, 60, of Red Lodge, passed away Dec. 3, 2015, at Edgewood Vista in Billings.

Robin loved animals, skiing and golf.

She is survived by a sister, Dixie, and a brother, Lonnie, and their families, which include a niece and three nephews; and by her stepfather, James. She is also survived...

Dec 9, 2015

Helen Ruth Pluhar passed away on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015.

Helen was born on Aug. 16, 1920, to Herbert G. and Lillian M. (Thon) Hallin at the home built by her grandfather, Martin Thon, in Stillwater, Minn. She was the younger of two daughters.

Upon graduation from high school, Helen worked as a secretary to...

Dec 8, 2015

William Michael "Mike" Mullen, 73, of Billings, passed away on Dec. 6, 2015, at Grand Park, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Wallace Idaho on April 13, 1942, to William and Donna (Raymond) Mullen.

Mike joined the U.S. Army after graduating from Wallace High School in 1960. He received his honorable discharge from...

Dec 5, 2015

CeCe Ensrud passed away on Nov. 26, 2015, after a long illness and complications from Parkinson's disease. She was born in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 1939.

She married Terry Danelson and, together, they had three children and farmed in Scobey for several years.

After divorcing, Cecelia relocated to Billings and worked as a retail clerk...