Obituaries

Jun 16, 2017

Following a three-year battle with cancer, Dolores Ruth Mundale was released by the bounds of this earth and died peacefully on Monday, June 12, 2017, with her family at her side. She was 90 years young.

In Heaven, she is freed of discomfort, finally at peace, sharing her brand of love that is boundless. Sharing a compassion...

Jun 16, 2017

Wayne was born in Sidney on Aug. 8, 1968. He attended schools in Glendive until 1984, when the family moved to Billings. His fondest memories as a young boy were spending weekends and summers on the family farms in Fairview. Wayne graduated from Billings West in 1986, being honored by the Who's Who among high school students. Wayne received...

Jun 13, 2017

Christina Alexandra Demis, 35, passed away in June of 2017.

She was born on Jan. 8, 1982. Christina was an exceptional woman with attributes only surpassed by the one who created her. Without a doubt, she will be remembered for her kind heart, strong will and persistence to spread love.

Funeral services will be at...

Jun 7, 2017

Eric Elon Thompson, Jr. was born to Blenda and Eric Thompson on May 6, 1924, in Worcester, MA. Eric's formative years were spent with the Greendale Avenue kids during the Depression. He was active in baseball, basketball, Boys Scouts, and he was a big fan of the library. Spending summer days at the summer home at Stiles Reservoir was...

Jun 6, 2017

Howard Clinton Love, 94, of Billings, left this world to begin his eternal camping trip. Howard was born in Columbus on Dec. 21, 1922, to Ethel (Granny) and Richard Love.

Howard honorably served his country in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945. He then met the love of his life, Lucile, and they were married Sept....

Jun 2, 2017

Mary Lou died peacefully early Sunday morning, May 28, 2017, while saying her daily Rosary.

Mary Lou was born "Mary Louise" on Feb. 16, 1927, to Robert Bennie and Katherine McGrath in Butte. She spent her childhood in Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah, until the death of her father, when her mother returned with the family...

Jun 1, 2017

Born on May 29, 1942, Lewis "Little Louie" Rector passed away on his 75th birthday with family and friends by his side, succumbing only after a courageous and lengthy battle with COPD.

The firstborn to L R and Angela Rector, Lewis's early years were spent in Billings, where he attended Fratt Memorial School and served as an...

May 31, 2017

Bentley Troy Boviall was taken from us all too soon and unexpectedly on May 27, 2017.

Bentley was born on Dec. 1, 2016, in Billings, to Kayla Boviall. Although his life was short, he touched so many. He had the most beautiful blue eyes, like his momma and grandpa. His two front teeth were coming in and...

May 28, 2017

This obituary was written by Pauline Hartman, at some time prior to her death.

I was born April 22, 1927, in a farmhouse on the Stillwater River, about nine miles from Columbus. My mother and father, Edward Nichol and Fannie Petosa Nichol, had two other children at the time of my birth: My sister Mildred and my...

May 24, 2017

Carolynn June "C.J." Dewey passed away on May 19, 2017, after courageously battling ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease.

She was born the only daughter of Alice and Michael Perito in Denver on July 22, 1946. She pursued her degree in education in Denver, where she resided until she married Dick Dewey in 1979. They moved to Montana...

May 23, 2017

Rogene Hergenrider was born Dec. 9, 1949, on her family farm near Spirit Lake, Iowa. She passed away on May 19, 2017, at her home in Bridger. Rogene attended Spirit Lake schools. She was the third of four children born to Perry and Buleah Baines. Upon graduating high school, she received a degree in business and office management from...

May 22, 2017

Kay Will, 80, of Billings, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017.

Kay was born on Flag Day, June 14, 1936, to Stanley and Alene (Martin) Huffman. She met the love of her life in junior high in Sidney and they married June 30, 1957.

Kay is survived by her daughter, Michelle (David) Kilborn. Kay was...

May 13, 2017

On May 9, 2017, Minnette "Minnie" Kranzler, age 108, went to be with her Lord. She was born on April 20, 1909, in Philadelphia, Pa. She was the third child of Stefan and Lulu Jolan Fuxa, who had recently immigrated to the United States from Budapest, Hungary. She had two older sisters (Lu and Elizabeth) and two younger brothers...

May 12, 2017

On Feb. 26, 1949, Thomas R. and Rosemary (Marron) Kelly welcomed their daughter, Kathryn Eileen, to the family. She attended Immaculate Conception Grade School in Wolf Point. At the age of 11, her family moved to Billings, where Kathryn attended Catholic school and graduated from Billings Central Catholic High School in 1967. As a non-traditional student, she earned her...

May 11, 2017

Sonia was born on Christmas Day 1938, to Bert and Elenora Isaacson in Butte. She graduated from Butte High in 1956 and attended Pacific Lutheran College in Tacoma, Washington. In 1958, she married her high school sweetheart, Jim Clark, and they moved to San Francisco, where she tried her hand at being a Navy wife. While in San Francisco,...

May 9, 2017

Kendall Edward Kraske was born on Sept. 10, 1941, in Billings, to Louise and Emil Kraske, just minutes earlier than his womb-mate Karen. He attended Billings Senior High after his first choice, Billings Central High, decided they weren't a good match.

A few years later, he met the love of his life, Lavern, his wife of 51...

May 9, 2017

Phyllis Marguerite Cornell went to be with the Lord on May 7, 2017b after a brave battle with Huntington's Disease and CVA.

Phyllis was born January 28, 1940, in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. She moved to Billings in 1955 and graduated from Billings Central in 1957. She immediately went to study with the Sisters of Charity in Leavenworth, Kansas,...

May 6, 2017

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. - Marie Rose Browning, widow of Judge James R Browning of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, passed away peacefully in Marin County, California, surrounded by her family. She was 97 years old.

She was born in Red Lodge, Montana, and was the only daughter of L. E. Chapell and Jeanne Chapell (Mora). Her...

May 6, 2017

Susan Marcy Thayer passed away May 6, 2017, from cancer.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Aldine, and is survived by her father, Thomas Thayer; her brothers, Mel and John; her sister Maria; and nieces and nephews.

Marcy was born in Dallas, Oregon, and spent her childhood in Oregon. She spent her life...

May 6, 2017

Clinton Leland McFarland passed away suddenly on May 6, 2017, in his lifelong home, with family at his side. He was born in Billings on March 29, 1930, to Clinton B. McFarland and Beulah A. Barnett McFarland. He attended grade school at Two Pine School and graduated from Senior High School in1948. He attended one year of college at...