Obituaries

Mar 24, 2016

Rita (Howard) Pulliam, 77, in the arms of angels, was delivered to the Lord on March 17, 2016, surrounded by her loving family.

Rita was born on Sept. 19, 1938, in Galt, Calif., to Harold and Addie Howard. She was the youngest of four children.

Rita grew up in Lockford, Calif., graduating from Lodi High...

Mar 24, 2016

In loving memory of a wife, mother and friend.

Mary Rita (Shotzi) Boland passed away on March 17, 2016, at RiverStone Health Hospice.

She was born the last of eight children, on Nov. 27, 1931, to Grover Cleveland Kelly and Hellen J. Sullivan Kelly in Casper, Wyo.

She moved to Billings at the...

Mar 24, 2016

Mary "Lu" Schaenen, 86, passed away on March 24, 2016, in Rio Verde, Ariz. Lu was born on Dec. 8, 1929, and was raised and lived in Billings.

She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Dave Schaenen; daughter Diane Schaenen; grandson Justin Schaenen; and brother/cousin Kenneth Rambold.

Lu was a gracious, giving and...

Mar 24, 2016

Larry G. Jones, 75, of Billings, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, from complications due to a stroke. Larry was born on Oct. 9, 1940, to Ben and Neoma Jones, in Kansas.

He is survived by daughters Cami Kisling and Treni Nauman; grandson Cody Kisling; granddaughters Kayla and Keri Nauman; sister Vicky (Lynn) Dolven; brothers Jeff...

Mar 20, 2016

Millie was born on March 5, 1928, to Rado and Elinka Jovanovich in Bearcreek. Millie was a twin and the ninth of 12 children. She was very proud of her large family, her heritage and Bearcreek.

Millie has been dealing with dementia for at least the last four years. She could set down her forkand not recall...

Mar 19, 2016

Marjorie (Briggs) Halvorson, 99, passed away Tuesday evening, March 15, 2016, in Billings.

She was born on Sept. 18, 1916, in Conrad, to Paul and Anna (Cooper) Briggs. She graduated from Teton County High School in 1934. Marjorie and Walter Halvorson, originally of Cut Bank, were married on June 4, 1939 in Shelby. Shortly after their marriage,...

Mar 18, 2016

Monica Ehly Lang Van Elsen died Saturday, March 12, 2016. Our mother was 101 years old. She was born on Aug. 11, 1914, to German immigrants Kasimir Ehly and Katerina Schmidtz in Richardton, N.D.

From there, they moved to Montana in a hay wagon pulled by two "beautiful grey horses." The little family settled on the Powder...

Mar 18, 2016

Frances McFerran, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away on March 16, 2016, due to multiple medical conditions.

Frances was born in Laurel on Nov. 2, 1931, to Floyd and Rose Cline. She graduated from Joliet High School and began working as a telephone operator. In the fall of 1949, she met Gene McFerran at the...

Mar 17, 2016

Steven "Dutch" Petersen, 54, lost his battle with melanoma cancer at 8 p.m. on March 14, 2016, surrounded by his wife Tammy, daughter Stephanie and her fiancée Hailey and his niece Jennifer Hirsch.

Dutch entered the world in Billings on March 20, 1961, the fourth of eight children born to Allen and Marcia Petersen.

Once...

Mar 16, 2016

Devoted husband, father, grandfather, parts man and fisherman, Tony was a happy man who whistled through life. He passed away March 14, 2016, at the age of 82, after a very brief illness.

Born in Cohagen, Mont., in 1933, he grew up in Miles City and attended Sacred Heart and Custer High Schools. Tony was a born...

Mar 15, 2016

Mary Isabelle (Malia) Laird went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 13, 2016.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 21, at St. Pius X Church. There will be a prayer vigil at the church at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 20.

Mary was born in Butte on Sept. 22, 1931, the...

Mar 12, 2016

Finally escaping the ravages of her long battle with dementia, Ruth Bird peacefully slipped from the darkness, her daughter beside her, bidding her Godspeed. She left on March 10, 2016.

Ruth was born on Sept. 1, 1928, to Donald and Alice Durham in Hartville, Wyo. She was born the second of six children and spent her early...

Mar 8, 2016

Deb (Gandrud) Nielsen, 58, of Billings, formerly of Culbertson and Reserve, passed away at St. Vincent Healthcare on March 6, 2016, following a very brief battle with cancer. Deb fought her battle very privately, and the cancer progressed very rapidly.

She was born on May 7, 1957, in Williston, N.D., to Joseph and Marie Gandrud. She was...

Mar 7, 2016

Clyde W. Dailey, 57, died Feb. 22, 2016, under a FULL MOON in Helena.

Clyde was born on Aug. 1, 1958, in Billings, to Leonard L. Sr., DDS, and Ileta Stovall Dailey. He enjoyed playing football for and graduated from Billings Senior High. He continued his education by earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Montana...

Mar 7, 2016

Dale Harcharik passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Aspen Meadows.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary, 1001 Alderson Ave.

Dale was born in Belt. He attended school in Lewistown and worked for the State Highway Department for 30 years. After his retirement from the State, he...

Mar 4, 2016

George Vern Jurovich, 88, passed from the loving hands of his family to the loving hands of the Lord on Feb. 28, 2016, at the RiverStone Hospice Home.

George was born in Washoe on April 26, 1927, to Velisha and Angie (Kapor) Jurovich. He attended elementary school in Bearcreek/Washoe. He started military school in Virginia, but came...

Mar 3, 2016

John Stephen Manning passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016,while playing golf with his son. Which, as anyone who knew John will attest, is almost exactly how he would have wanted it, though not so soon.

John was born on Jan. 2, 1953, in Billings, where he grew up and spent nearly all his...

Mar 2, 2016

Thomas Harvey Schroeder, a long-time resident of Billings, passed away March 2, 2016 at Valley Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Billings. He was 87.

Thomas Harvey Schroeder was born April 13, 1928 in Fargo, North Dakota. At the age of two, he and his family moved to Billings, where he lived out the rest of his life. He...

Feb 27, 2016

Don Stoller, 73, passed away Feb. 21, 2016, at his home in Billings.

He was born on April 1, 1942, in Pettibone, N.D., to Jacob and Sophie (Hofmann) Stoller. He grew up on the family farm with his four siblings. The family moved to Jamestown, N.D., in 1957. He attended Jamestown High School.

He served...

Feb 26, 2016

Mary Jane (Dardis) Tanberg, 90, a former resident of Great Falls and Missoula, died of natural causes and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, in Billings, with family at her side.

Mary Jane was born in Great Falls on May 14, 1925, to William and Anna (Rasmussen) Dardis. She...