Obituaries

Oct 9, 2018

Loris Toole, 95, of Billings, passed away on Oct. 5, 2018. She was born March 18, 1923, to Harry and Tony Knoll in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. She graduated from Wauwatosa High School in the spring of 1941.

Loris earned a bachelor's of science degree in Nutrition and Experimental Food from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1945....

Oct 5, 2018

On Feb. 6, 1941, Peter Allen was born to Odevar and Doris Finwall on a snowy morning in Brooten, Minnesota. In fact, his dad had to shovel his way through snowdrifts to get the doctor to the house. Peter grew up in South St. Paul and graduated from high school there in 1959. Soon, he joined the Navy and...

Oct 4, 2018

Harold G. Korell was born in Lovell, Wyoming, on Nov. 24, 1919, the youngest of six boys and two girls. His parents were Carl and Katherina Korell, who immigrated to the U.S. and settled in the Lovell area on a farm. Harold's youth was spent working on the farm with his siblings, including time on his horse working the...

Oct 2, 2018

Robert "Bud" Wilson Dunham Jr. died on Sept. 29, 2018. Bud was born on May 22, 1944, to the late Wilson and Frances Dunham, in Anaconda.

Bud attended Billings Catholic schools, graduating from Billings Central High School. After graduation from Carroll College in 1966, he served in the United States Air Force. He then returned home in...

Oct 1, 2018

Joyce Hinson Williams passed away on Sept. 23, 2018, at home in Billings. She was 88.

Joyce was born on Dec. 26, 1929, in Chattahoochee, Florida, to Lillie and Ted Hinson. The third of four children, she attended Florida State University, where she received her bachelor's degree in education. She also met Langdon Gabeler Williams, who caught...

Oct 1, 2018

Joyce Hinson Williams passed away on Sept. 23, 2018, at home in Billings. She was 88.

Joyce was born on Dec. 26, 1929, in Chattahoochee, Florida, to Lillie and Ted Hinson. The third of four children, she attended Florida State University, where she received her bachelor's degree in education. She also met Langdon Gabeler Williams, who caught...

Sep 28, 2018

Betsy Lyn Duke passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 25, 2018. While we are deeply saddened by her passing, we take solace knowing that she has found peace.

Betsy was born Oct. 18, 1982, in Portland, Oregon, to Byron Duke and Vera Crain. The family moved to Billings in 1990. Some of her fondest memories growing up were...

Sep 28, 2018

Gary Bird was born Sept. 8, 1943, in Dickinson, but grew up in Medora, North Dakota.

On Sept. 25, 2018, our beloved Gary was reunited with his parents, Earl and Norma; his brothers, Bob and Richard; and his older sister, Beverly, but preceded his brother Jim at the age of 75.

In 1965, Gary was...

Sep 26, 2018

Gregory Lynn Susott, 57, of Billings, passed peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 21, 2018, and now is in the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Greg was born Oct. 23,1960. He attended Billings and Laurel schools, graduating from Laurel High School, where he played varsity basketball. We will all dearly miss Greg’s quick...

Sep 25, 2018

It is with tremendous sadness that the family of Jeri Ann Coyne Dunfee announces the passing of their beloved mother "matriarch" on Sept. 24, 2018. She was born on Nov. 13, 1938, to Jeremiah Edward Michael and Jessica Katherine Coyne . An only child, Jeri Ann was doted on by her parents until her father's untimely death when she...

Sep 24, 2018

Patricia Whitaker Selover, 89, passed away peacefully from a stroke on Monday, September 24, 2018, in Billings, MT, with her loving family by her side.

Patty was born on December 29, 1928 in Watertown, South Dakota. She grew up in Minneapolis, MN, where she met the love of her life, George Selover. In 1955, Billings became home...

Sep 24, 2018

Wilhelmina "Willie" M. Ament, aged 99, peacefully passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018, while surrounded by family and caregivers at the Eagle Cliff Manor in Billings, MT.

Willie was born in Glendive, MT, to John and Mary Heinrich on April 27, 1919. She was raised in Glendive and had eight (8) brothers and sisters.

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Sep 23, 2018

Dorothy Faye Haas died Sept. 18, 2018, at RiverStone Hospice, after 97 adventurous years.

Born May 13, 1921, on a farm near Dows, Iowa, to Louis and Hazel Kiehna, she was the second of four children.

She loved the farm and became an expert milker of cows and goats and caretaker of turkeys, geese and...

Sep 23, 2018

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

MARGARET A. FERRO

NOVEMBER 12, 1920 - SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Margaret Ferro, 97, loving wife, mother of four sons, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed from us on Sept. 18, 2018.

Margaret was born Nov. 12, 1920, to Alferius and Monica Friedt. She grew up on the south side...

Sep 22, 2018

Richard "Dick" Livingston Gall died Sept. 10, 2018, in Billings, at 84 years of age.

Born in Mexico, Missouri, on Aug. 9, 1934, he was the second of two children of George and Hattie Gall.

Dick grew up in rural Missouri, excelling in sports and loving the outdoors. He graduated from Mexico High School in...

Sep 21, 2018

Ben Ruehr died on Sept. 15, 2018, in Billings, Montana, aged 84, from complications of dementia. He was born on Dec. 13, 1933, to Benno and Ethel Ruehr, in Freeport, Illinois. Adventures first took him to Wyoming as a young man, and he found his home and final resting place in the Rocky Mountains.

He is survived...

Sep 18, 2018

Colleen C. Koch, age 83, of Billings, passed away on Sept. 14, 2018, after a long, courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by family.

Colleen was born on Aug. 7, 1935, to Thomas and Catherine Murphy. She was the youngest of seven children. Colleen attended school in Reliance, South Dakota, and graduated in 1953 and was valedictorian of...

Sep 17, 2018

Robert "Bob" William Barnhart, age 90, of Billings, passed away on Aug. 1, 2018. He leaves behind a legacy of love and laughter, and lots of fond memories of the times he spent with his family.

Bob was born in Denver on Feb. 25, 1928. He was the second of nine children of Lillian Heimer and Ralph...

Sep 17, 2018

Anita Ceciel Franklin White passed away on Sept. 15, 2018.

She was born on May 27, 1930, in Midwest, Wyoming, to Douglas Jay Franklin and Avis Elzade Croft. She lived in Wyoming until 1939, when her mother moved her, along with her sisters Wanda and Lila and her brother Jay, to Montana. She lived in Red Lodge...

Sep 16, 2018

Jana Turner Stockton passed away peacefully at home the morning of Sept. 12, 2018, after a two-and-a-half year battle with cancer.

Jana was born July 17, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, to John and Vivian Turner. The oldest of eight children, she graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1960, where she loved being a majorette.

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