Obituaries

Jan 17, 2017

10/16/26 - 1/9/17

Put me in your pocket, so I'll be close to you.

No more will I be lonesome, and no more will I be blue.

And when we have to part dear, there'll be no sad adieus.

For I'll be in your pocket, and I'll go along...

Jan 13, 2017

Blossom J. Stewart was born in Wheelock, N.D., on April 8, 1922, and passed away as a resident at Moorberg Cottage on the St. John's campus in Billings on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017.

Blossom's father was a hydroelectric engineer and she and her family got to see a lot of the country as they moved frequently to...

Jan 12, 2017

Rita Marie Agnew was born on Dec. 30, 1918, in Olean, N.Y., the daughter of William and Mary Conroy. She received her education at St. Mary's Catholic School and, in 1936, graduated from Olean High School. Her family lived along the Alleghany River, accounting for lots of entertainment and the source of many future stories. Her colorful family consisted...

Jan 12, 2017

Gabriel Byram passed peacefully in the arms of his mother and father on Jan. 6, 2017. He was born too soon at 8:22 a.m. and went straight to Heaven.

Gabriel was the son of Joshua and Talia (Super) Byram. Our perfect little boy was surrounded by family and loved so much. Daddy and Mommy love you, baby,...

Jan 11, 2017

Tony Gustin passed away just short of his 90th birthday on Jan. 9, 2017. He was surrounded by his wife and children.

Tony was born on Jan. 26, 1927, in Flasher, N.D., to Frank and Anna Gustin (Yantzer). He attended school in Fallon, N.D., until he began working fulltime on the farm for his parents. Tony married...

Jan 11, 2017

Derek Prentiss Forquer, 37, was born on March 6, 1979, in Billings. He passed away on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, at his home in Billings. Derek grew up side by side with his twin brother Ryan and siblings Tal and Stacey.

Derek enjoyed the outdoors beginning in his early years while living on a farm in Acton,...

Jan 11, 2017

To Our "Pops" 84 Years Young….

Born Sept. 28, 1932, in Moorhead, Minnesota, Lenard Darrell Neuman started his years on the family farm in Max, North Dakota. On the farm, the water tasted terrible and the outhouse was too, too far away. He always talked about how rough the pages of the Sears catalogue were. At the...

Jan 10, 2017

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Frankie Yerger, 80, of Billings. Surrounded by her loving family, Frankie died peacefully at her home on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, and joined her beloved husband, Mel, who passed away only two months ago. After 54 years of marriage, it was just too difficult to be apart. Frankie...

Jan 10, 2017

Your life was a blessing; your memory a treasure; you are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure (author unknown). The world lost one of our most beloved WWII veterans, Bernard A. Mulder Jr. Bernard, better known as Grandpa Bernard, passed away on Jan. 10, 2017, at the age of 94.

Bernard was born in Beaumont, Texas,...

Jan 10, 2017

Ed Landon passed away peacefully Saturday evening, Jan. 7, 2017, at 88 years old. Born the fifth of six children to Leslie and Edith Mae Sines Landon on May 31, 1928, he was raised in Bearcreek, Mont. He married Grace White on Dec. 1, 1946, in Red Lodge. They then moved to Billings in 1947. He began work at...

Jan 9, 2017

On the morning of Jan. 6, 2017, while snuggled in his mother's arms and surrounded by his loving family, Logan Tye Pipkin changed his address to heaven, leaving his tired, sick body behind and joining Trek, his older brother.

He was born on March 15, 1993, in Billings, to Walter and Jamie (Collard) Pipkin. He is the...

Jan 8, 2017

Eileen Johnson, age 90, of Billings, went to be with her husband Bill and her heavenly father on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017.

Eileen was born to Oscar and Hannah Larson in Grenora, N.D., on Feb. 19, 1926, being the youngest of six girls. Following graduation at Williston, N.D., Eileen worked as a bookkeeper. She married the love...

Jan 7, 2017

Today we say good-by to Deacon Gregory Simpson. Greg was born in 1954 to Don Metcalf and Beverly Hudson. He was later adopted by Alton Simpson. He lived in Billings until he joined the Navy in 1973. He met the love of his life, Kathleen Dietrich, in 1972 and they married in 1974. They moved overseas, had two sons,...

Jan 6, 2017

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Eleanora Marian Shaw has left her earthly body to join our Lord on Jan. 5, 2017, after a long struggle with cancer.

She was born on Feb. 6, 1934, to Dominik and Susie Melius in Billings. She was one of eight children. She met and married Fred Shaw on Dec. 20,...

Jan 6, 2017

Joe Hayes, 77, of Billings, died Jan. 3, 2017.

Joe was born on May 16, 1939, in Billings. He graduated from Cody High School in Wyoming and, soon after, began a lengthy career in construction and was an all-around handyman. Joe loved spending time in the outdoors, fishing and hunting with his family and friends. In his...

Jan 4, 2017

Arthur Victor Frank was born on Nov. 30, 1940, to Leonard and Elsie (Entzel) Frank at Halliday, N.D. Art attended grade school in Dodge, N.D., moving to Sidney in 1951, where he completed his education. Art was in the Montana National Guard for six years, with six months of training at Fort Ord, Calif.

On June 27,...

Jan 3, 2017

Being ever so passionate about photography, every photograph David and Valerie Peters took, they took together, and those photographs told the story of their lives.

David was born on Oct. 9, 1955, in Billings, to George H. Peters and Betty (Fischbach) Peters. He was married on Aug. 30, 1986, to the love of his life, Valerie Sos....

Jan 2, 2017

Harry M. Andersen, 89, of Billings, passed away on Dec. 30, 2016, at his apartment at West Park Village. At the end, his loving wife and guardian angel, Doris, was with him as he peacefully left this earth.

Harry was born on Feb. 10, 1927, the only child of Harry and Rita Andersen of Minneapolis. His father...

Dec 30, 2016

Lois Morin, 99, of Billings, passed away on Dec. 15, 2016. An Open House Luncheon in honor of Lois' will be held in the Lodge Room at the Shrine Auditorium, 1125 Broadwater Ave., at 12 noon, Wednesday, April 26, which would have been her 100th birthday. Cremation has taken place and burial was held at Mountview Cemetery.

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Dec 27, 2016

John Berger, 89, of Billings, passed away at Living Legacy, early in the morning of Dec. 23, 2016, surrounded by his family.

John was born on Oct. 31, 1927, to John and Eliza Berger in Dagmar. He was the second to the youngest of 12 children, and grew up on the family homestead.

He served...