Obituaries

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

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 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 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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Sep 14, 2018

William R. "Bill" Hergett passed away on Sept. 13, 2018. He was born in Billings on Nov. 8, 1930, to John and Elizabeth (Stieber) Hergett.

Bill attended high school in Belfry, Montana, and began farming with his family in the area. On June 1, 1955, he married Irene Nancy Donohoe and continued farming south of Belfry. Bill...

Sep 13, 2018

Bruce James Macintyre was born on July 15, 1937, and is the oldest of five children of Lansing J and Bernardine T MacIntyre. Other than four years in college at Notre Dame and a stint in the army, Billings has been his home and Bruce watched Billings grow from a small town that ended at the fairgrounds to the...

Sep 10, 2018

Duane Frank Delger passed away Sept. 7, 2018, after a long illness.

Duane was born May 7, 1934, in Poplar, to Frank and Edna Schutt Delger. He had a difficult childhood. His family didn’t have much, and they moved over 13 times before he turned 18. At one point, they were homeless and lived in the back...

Sep 7, 2018

Mike Pavlish was a complex man who fought his many trials and tribulations with honor and dignity. He didn't grouse a lot about his own luck, though he definitely knew his way around a good grumble. Born with scoliosis, Mike spent almost a decade of his youth in a full-metal back brace. But he wouldn't let that cage keep...

Sep 7, 2018

Ronald Lee Dombrovski, 74, passed away peacefully September 7, 2018, at his home. Ron was born January 15, 1944, in Elk River, Minnesota. After high school, he joined the Navy and served six years. He married Carol (Wedl) Dombrovski in Avon, Minnesota, on November 26, 1966. Ron and Carol have three boys, Mark, Michael and Matthew, who continue to...

Sep 1, 2018

Jean Romine MacLeod passed away peacefully, Aug. 27, 2018, at the age of 95. While dementia plagued Jean the last few years of her life, she never lost sight of her love for family, friends, animals and even her healthcare providers.

Jean lived a long and colorful life, beginning in Saskatchewan, Canada, on Aug. 9, 1923, to...

Aug 31, 2018

Mary Kathleen (Trucano) Latta was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She will be greatly missed by all who loved and knew her.

Mary Kathleen, "Kay" as she was fondly called, was born on a ranch in Eastern Montana to Adeline Visintainer and James Trucano on Aug. 11, 1921. She attended first through eighth...

Aug 30, 2018

Pat was born April 20, 1950, in Billings, as the fourth of Bill and Wilda Cahill's six children. He died peacefully on Aug. 28, 2018, in Billings, surrounded by his family, after many years of living with Alzheimer's disease. In between these dates, he lived a monumental life.

Pat graduated from Central Catholic High School (now Capital...

Aug 28, 2018

Rev. Robert I. Phelps died Aug. 24, 2018, in Billings, having just celebrated his 84th birthday and 61 years of marriage. Robert Irving Phelps was born July 31, 1934, in Kodaikanal, India, to Carl Wright and Mary Moulton Phelps, and was raised in the mountains of south India with two older siblings, sister Ginny and brother Roger. He completed...