Obituaries

Aug 7, 2021

Janet L. Platt

Janet Platt passed away on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, after being diagnosed with cancer.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Madge Cline, and brother Robbin Cline. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Chuck Platt; children Nicole, Kristine and Jonathan; and grandchildren Israel, Isaiah...

Aug 6, 2021

Marjorie Jane (Clifford) Henman

Marjorie Jane (Clifford) Henman, 94, passed away peacefully on Aug. 6, 2021, at home, surrounded by her daughters.

Marjorie was born on June 12, 1927, to Guy and Alma (Foust) Clifford. She had a brother, Guy Clifford, Jr., four years older. Both Marjorie and Guy were raised in the...

Aug 5, 2021

Jimmy “Jim” Herbert Heine passed away on Aug. 5, 2021, due to Parkinson’s Disease. Jim was born in Billings on Dec. 3, 1935, to Henrick and Katharina Heine.

Jim attended schools in Billings, graduating from Billings Senior High in 1955. At Senior, he was an outstanding athlete for the Broncs, playing football and basketball. He attended Eastern...

Aug 4, 2021

Marlin Chauncey Waylander

Marlin Chauncey Waylander finished his journey on Aug. 4, 2021, at the age of 91 years. He was born on Oct. 4, 1929, to Chauncey and Selma (Moe) in Minneapolis. He was confirmed and later married at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. They were married for 69 years. After Roosevelt High,...

Aug 4, 2021

John S. Owens

John S. Owens arrived in this world on June 27, 1952, to Floyd and Alice Owens. He grew up on the Billings South Side, attending multiple schools until signing on with the Marine Corps on Sept. 16, 1969, at the age of 17. He served for six years, including an overseas deployment...

Aug 1, 2021

Susan Kathleen Mutschler

On Sunday, August 1, 2021, Sue joined her eternal father in heaven. She was 72 years old.

Sue was born on Nov 30, 1948, in Lake City, MN. She was the fifth child of ten from parents Harrold and “Bunny” Schreck. She graduated from Villa Maria Academy, a catholic school...

Jul 31, 2021

Thomas J. Buller, of Red Lodge, Montana, and Green Valley, Arizona, passed away peacefully following a stroke on July 31, 2021, with his family at his side. Tom was born on March 22, 1948, in Billings. He was the first of Joe and Mary Jeanne Buller’s four children.

Tom graduated from Billings Central Catholic High School in...

Jul 30, 2021

Marlene Doerr Cushing

MARLENE ANN (DOERR) CUSHING of Billings, passed peacefully on July 30th in her home with family present. A daughter of parents Alfred A. and Mollie (Frickel) Doerr, she was born and educated through high school in Lovell, WY. Marlene was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod at St. John’s...

Jul 30, 2021

Wanda DeVault Mason

Wanda DeVault Mason was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Fred and Ethel DeVault on June 22, 1931. She had three older siblings: two brothers, Daniel and Daren DeVault, and a sister, Myrtle DeVault Harma.

Wanda Mason graduated from Hamline University School of Nursing, St. Paul, Minnesota, in June 1953. She...

Jul 29, 2021

Jeffrey Gene Butcher

Jeffrey Gene Butcher, 69, passed away peacefully at his home in Billings on July 29, 2021. Jeff was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend to many.

Jeff was born in Helena on Sept. 27, 1951. He was adopted at the age of 2 to Grant and Elizabeth...

Jul 29, 2021

James R. Schoenbaum

James R. “Jim” Schoenbaum was called by the Lord to eternal peace on July 29, 2021, of natural causes. Jim was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Dec. 10, 1931, to Lempi M. (Timonen) and John Puffer. After his mother remarried, Jim was adopted by stepfather Carl. F. Schoenbaum in 1938. Jim was...

Jul 25, 2021

Barbara May Carr was born to Gladys and Samuel Carr on Oct. 29, 1924, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Barbara’s formative years were spent with the Greendale Avenue kids during the Depression. Oh, the stories! It was at the age of 9 that she met her future husband, Eric E. Thompson Jr. She excelled in academics and loved sports and outdoor...

Jul 24, 2021

Joseph Paul “Chick” Plumage was born on September 5, 1934 to Joseph and Frances (Horn) Plumage.

He was born and raised in Fort Belknap, MT. He graduated from Harlem High School in 1952. He was the last surviving member of the 1951 Harlem Wildcats State Championship Football team.

In 1952, he moved to Missoula, MT...

Jul 21, 2021

Peter Lombardozzi

Peter Lombardozzi passed away on July 21, 2021, at the age of 89. He was in the exceptional care of Riverstone Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family.

Peter was born on April 10, 1932, to Gennard and Maria Lombardozzi of Billings. He and his two sisters grew up in Billings’...

Jul 18, 2021

Roxy Lee

Roxy Lee passed suddenly on Sunday, July 18, 2021. She was survived by her two children, Andi and Michael Lee; her daughter-in-law Lynette Lee; and her granddaughter, Francessca. Roxy was also survived by her only brother, Donn Jensen.

Roxy had a passion for teaching. She spent 20 years teaching preschool at...

Jul 18, 2021

Joan (Morman) Geck

Joan (Morman) Geck, 88, of Billings, passed away the morning of July 18, 2021. Joan was born on Sept. 7, 1932, to John and Helen Morman in Glen Ullin, North Dakota, one of seven children. She graduated from Glen Ullin High School in 1950. Joan married Clemens (Bud) Geck on Nov. 13,...

Jul 15, 2021

Eunice LaVonne Burt Shishkowsky

On Thursday, July 15, 2021, Eunice LaVonne Burt Shishkowsky passed into the arms of Jesus. She was 92 years old.

Eunice (or Nunie, as her loved ones called her) was born on Feb. 12, 1929, in Worland, Wyoming, to Alta (Henderson) and Myron Burt. The family moved to Billings...

Jul 15, 2021

Elizabeth M. Marsh (Betty, Ma, Gramma G.) went home to be with the Lord on July 15th, 2021, surrounded by her family.

Born to Thomas and Margaret Pickett on October 22th, 1927, in Poplar, Montana. She was raised and educated in Poplar on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation along with her 6 siblings.

Elizabeth was...

Jul 14, 2021

Carl Joseph McCoun

Carl Joseph McCoun, age 74, died on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Billings, Montana, from causes related to stroke. Carl was born in Great Falls, Montana, to Cecil Ray McCoun and Bernice Susan Wagner.

Carl served in the U.S. Navy as a hospital corpsman and was honorably discharged in 1971....

Jul 14, 2021

Margery Booke

Margery Ann Booke passed away on July 14, 2021, at home, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on March 12, 1935, in Dickinson, North Dakota, to A.F. “Tony” Putschler and Ann Reiner Putschler. On Oct. 2, 1954, she married Gene Booke and, in 1956, they came to Billings. Gene passed away on...