Obituaries

Jan 6, 1931

Julia Frances Pisk was born in Glendive on Jan. 6, 1931, and died in Billings on Sept. 1, 2019. She was the daughter of Anna Latka and Jan "John" Pisk, Austrian and Polish emigrants. She has three siblings, Stanley, Anthony and Leona. Their mother died at age 28, leaving their father to care for four young children. It was...

Nov 5, 1929

Nancy Kling Taylor, 86, died peacefully at home after a mercifully brief battle with cancer. Her strength, fortitude and love of life were inspirational.

Nancy was born November 5, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. She was married to her soulmate, the late James Lee Taylor, for 60 years.

Nancy is the beloved mother of Leslie Taylor...

Mar 3, 1929

[gn_spacer size=”20″] [gn_heading style=”1″]Dorothy Conner[/gn_heading] Our mother started out as a miracle. When she was born in 1907 she weighed only 2 1/2 pounds. She had to be a strong person to survive and she remained that way her whole life. Mother was born in Wagner, South Dakota to George and Jessie Smith. When she was two, the family...

Feb 16, 1929

Born in Sheridan, Wyoming February 16, 1929, William James Brown, Jr. was the only son of William J. and Elizabeth Brown who ranched east of Buffalo. He and his sister Betty Jean were virtually the only students in a one-room school for eight years, until high school in Sheridan, where Bill was active in FFA and graduated...

Nov 14, 1928

Mom, Mother, Mamma, Grandma, Auntie. Unconditional love, tenderness, hugs and kisses (even if you didn’t want one), knowing her voice over everyone else in the gym, Sunday dinners or cold wieners and cinnamon rolls, homemade pickles, setting the table just right, telling you to speak up when spoken to be nice to grammas and grandpas because they like it...

Jun 27, 1928

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Isabel Moe was born June 27, 1928 in Williston, North Dakota, the third daughter of David Clinton Poling and Ida Marie Poling. She lived the first seven years of her life in Williston and after the death of her father, moved to Poplar,...

May 26, 1928

Lloyd Wallace Johnson was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on May 26, 1928, the son of Walter R. and Flora (Wallen) Johnson. He was preceded in death by his older brother, Walter Richard Johnson, Jr. who died at the age of 12.

On June 3, 1944, Lloyd enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served on the U.S.S. Bergen,...

Aug 17, 1927

Norma Jean (Parish) Buckner, born August 17, 1927, passed away peacefully at home with her daughters at her side December 5, 2015.

She was born in The Dalles, OR to Fred and Minnie Parish. They moved back to Billings when she was a small child.

She graduated from Billings Senior High in 1945. After graduation...

Jun 14, 1927

We have lost our mother, grandmother, and friend, Maryee. Maryee loved animals and especially loved dog sitting for Battie – Lisa and Bill's dog. She especially enjoyed shopping and going out to lunch with her friends. Visiting Yellowstone Park was one of her favorite things to do each spring and summer. She loved the mountains and enjoyed spending time...

Nov 26, 1926

Ann Eaton Hofferber, born Nov. 26, 1926, in River Falls, Wisconsin, to Leonard and Clara Lee, passed away on Sept. 30, 2019, in Billings.

Ann married Sherman Eaton in 1943. They had two children: Dexter (Lynda) and Linda (Gene). Sherman passed away in 1950, and she married George Hofferber in 1953. They had two children: Devra and...

Aug 31, 1926

Ben F. Gerry was born in Rochester, Minnesota on August 31, 1926 to Benjamin F. Gerry and Grace Lombard Gerry. Within the year, the family moved to Billings, Montana, and Ben graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1944. Ben attended Eastern Montana College for one year before serving in the U.S. Navy from 1944 through 1946, and again...

Aug 15, 1926

August Jacob Schaffer was born on Aug. 15, 1926, and passed away on June 12, 2018.

He was born in the now historic Paris, Montana, to Jacob and Mary Schaffer. August was of Russian and Romanian descent; he could speak fluent German and Russian. In his younger days, August could be heard singing "Silent Night" in Russian...

Jun 14, 1926

Lyle Rathman Achenbach, 80, of Billings, Montana was born on June 14, 1926, in Aurora, IL and was raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Hardin and Great Falls, Montana. He graduated June 6, 1944 (D-Day) from Great Falls High where he was a member of the state champion American Legion baseball team. Lyle enlisted into the US Army and...

Nov 25, 1925

Genevieve Keller passed away peacefully in her sleep with her daughter by her side, at the age of 92. She was a treasured wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be missed by all who knew her, and she will live in our hearts forever.

Gen was born on Nov. 25, 1925, in Dickinson, North Dakota, the...

Aug 4, 1925

Alexander Baylor Mogan born on Aug. 4, 1925, to Alexander (Sr.) and Yukona Mogan. He attended school until 1944, when his father was killed in a tragic car accident, making it necessary for him to manage the family ranch with his brother, John.

In 1950, Alex married Doris Rogers at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Great Falls....

Jun 2, 1925

Gerald Kasman was born in Sacramento, Calif., on June 2, 1925, the son of Henry Kasman and Flora (Graue) Kasman. Gerry passed away on March 24, 2015, in Billings.

The family moved to Missouri in 1929 and started farming there in 1930. Gerry's schooling began in the one-room, one-teacher, all-eight-grades Science Hill School,

Sep 28, 1924

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Dorothy Marie Schutz was born September 28, 1924 in Dickinson, North Dakota to Panteley and Anna (Kostelecky) Salonick. She grew up and attended school in South Heart. As a young woman, she helped out on the family farm.

Aug 8, 1923

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Frank Anton Wodnik, husband, father, engineer, world-traveler and friend to many, died Saturday in Billings. He was 86.

Frank was born Aug. 8, 1923 in Williston, N.D. the only child of Slovenian immigrants. He lived in Williston until enrolling at...

Jul 10, 1923

Grace Gilliam was born on July 10, 1923. She died on Sept. 22, 2015. Her son, Tom Schieno, preceded her in death.

She is survived by her children, Charles Pett (Dina), Don Pett (Cris Buckman); three grandchildren, Kim McDermott, Tony Pett and Brandon Pett; and four great-grandchildren, Alex and Adam Robeling, and Eva and Livia...

Jun 28, 1923

Dorothy Marie (Tangney) Hemmer passed away Monday evening in Billings following a short battle with cancer. Mom was born in Seattle on June 28th, 1923 to Tom and Gertrude Tangney, the oldest of five. She grew up a typical Irish-catholic school girl, attending catholic schools through high school. Following graduation, she held different jobs in Seattle, including working for...