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June 18, 1934 – August 11, 2018 Born in eastern Montana into a cattle ranching family, Bernie was a happy, cheerful child who grew to become a cattle rancher in his own right. Fiercely independent, Bernie chose to live on his own from the age of 15 so he could attend high school in Miles City rather than in the country. He had a lot of friends and was a good student. Bernie supported himself working weekends for several local ranchers, namely the Camerons, and cleaning out t...
A funeral service for Carla Peterson, 48, of Rapid City, SD, formerly of Ekalaka, MT, will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 17, 2018 at Carter County High School Gymnasium in Ekalaka, MT, with Pastor Timothy Stuen officiating. Burial will follow in Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Visitation for Carla will take place one hour prior to the service at the Carter County High School Gymnasium. Carla was received in to the comforting arms of God on August 10, 2018 at her home in Rapid City,...
"She was tall in the saddle until her blister broke." A favorite joke and one our funny Mother would appreciate. The world lost a wonderful soul and friend on Feb. 21, 2018. Barbara Gundlach Fisher Holm died in Cody, WY after a long battle with Alzheimer's. She was a talented artist with oil paintings in many private collections around the world, a well-known antique dealer and a regular at Tiny's Tavern until her disease stopped her from her regular routines and the things...
Meriam I. Castle, 82, passed away Friday, June 1, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society, Manson. She is survived by her son, Danial (Connie) Castle of Hazard, KY; daughters, Beverly Vote of Somers, Patricia Wilson of Farnhamville, Susan Castle of Somers; son, Randy (Valerie) Castle of Halethorpe, MD; 11 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Vern Patten of Spokane, WA; and sister, Barbara Breding of Orville, CA. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jack and El...
After a year long battle with cancer, Jona was called home by her Heavenly Father on Friday, July 20, 2018, surrounded by friends and family. She was born on June 6, 1967 to Harold LaBree and Linda (Hanley-LaBree) Newman in Ekalaka, MT. On December 28, 1968, her father, Harold passed away. In December, 1971, Linda married Dean Newman of Ingomar, MT and Jona gained a stepfather. Jona (4 ½) stood watch over the blessed event...she can be observed smiling from ear to ear,...
A memorial service for Sharon Teigen, 72, of Spearfish, SD, will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 3, 2018 at the Camp Crook Community Center, in Camp Crook, SD with Pastor Jean Helmer officiating. Burial will follow at Capitol Cemetery. Sharon passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 at her home in Spearfish. She was born April 10, 1946, in Spearfish. Her school years were spent in the school system in Belle Fourche. On Sept. 29, 1964, Sharon Migotti married Jack Teigen in Belle...
Joe Henry Liss, 70, of Eureka, MT passed away at his home on July 12, 2018. Joe was born October 20, 1947 in Deadwood, SD to Steve & Annie (Williams) Liss. Joe grew up in the Powder River Breaks on a ranch near Ekalaka, MT. Joe was a cowboy and a well driller, drilling for oil, gold and water. Joe loved to hunt moose and elk and also enjoyed fishing and riding his cutting horse in competition. Joe is survived by his wife Shauna Cooper and children that he raised as his own...
James Edward Stermitz of Gardiner, Montana died in his home in Cinnabar Basin on July 16, 2018 surrounded by his family on a beautiful Cinnabar summer night. He was 78 years old. His love for his family and friends and the poetry and message of the Bible gave him peace. Jim is survived by his wife of 56 years, Lorayne; his children, Sharon (Llane) Carroll of Ekalaka, MT; Kara Stermitz of Livingston, MT; Rob (Stacy) Stermitz of Cinnabar Basin; and his 10 grandchildren: Nathan,...
Aaron Robert Scoles, 52 of Billings, Montana, passed away Thursday morning, June 28, 2018. Aaron was born in Baker, Montana on October 2, 1965, the son of Robert and Roselyn (Molstad) Mott. He was united in marriage to Michelle Marie LaJesse on July 20, 1991 in Billings, Montana. Aaron grew up in the Chalk Buttes of Ekalaka, Montana enjoying the simple yet exciting life of country living. He had more friends in high school than the average person due to his outstanding and fri...
Mass of Christian Burial for Anna Rehbein was held June 28 at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Gillette, WY with Father Cliff Jacobson officiating; interment followed at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Visitation took place on June 27 at Gillette Memorial Chapel. Anna M. Rehbein, age 85, passed away on Sunday, June, 24, 2018 at The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center in Gillette, Wyoming. Anna Mary (Heiser) Rehbein was born on January 16, 1933 in Belfield, North Dakota. She was the...
A funeral service for Donnie Harpster, 75, of Ekalaka, MT was held June 11, at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating. Visitation took place one hour prior to the service. Burial followed in Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Donnie passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018. Don Harpster was born July 3, 1942 in Ekalaka, at the Trabert birthing house, to Roscoe and Christina (Martens) Harpster. He joined an older brother Gary. He grew up on Beaver Flat on the Harpste...
Private family services for Braelie Mae Nies, infant daughter of Matt and Ami (Markuson) Nies, will be held at a later date. Braelie Mae passed away, Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colo. Braelie Mae Nies made her debut into this world on May 1, 2018, our May Day Miracle. She was taken from us only one week later on May 8, 2018. Our sweet little angel was a fighter from the beginning, being born unexpectedly at her home in Ekalaka. Braelie was...
Maurice was born in Ekalaka, Mont., on March 2, 1925. He entered into rest and into the arms of our loving Heavenly Father on April 16, 2018. He was the fourth of seven children, and at the age of 11, moved with his family to Superior and then to Dixon where Maurice attended high school. He worked as a ranch hand and then for the railroad in the Dixon and Eddy Flat areas. During WWII, he entered the U.S. Army as an 82nd Airborne paratrooper serving all over in the European...
It is with great sadness that the family of Russell Alan Holloway announces that he passed away on April 27, 2018 at the age of 58 at the Rapid City Hospice House after a short battle with cancer. He was born on October 20, 1959 in Rapid City. He attended Stevens High School and was proud to be a veteran of the US Army where he was trained as a Heavy Equipment Operator. Russ had a free spirit, a sense of humor and a passion for adventure which allowed him to enjoy times spent...
A funeral service for Darryl Gatzke, 82, of Plevna, was held May 2, 2018 at Peace Lutheran Church in Plevna, MT with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating. Burial followed in Peace Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation for Darryl took place May 1, 2018 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker, MT. Darryl passed away at Billings Clinic in Billings, MT on Friday, April 27, 2018. Darryl A. Gatzke was born in DeSart, ND, on May 26, 1935 to Henry and Rocella (Anderson) Gatzke. He was the middle of eleven...
A funeral service for Goldie Sparks, 95, of Baker, was held April 12, 2018 at Baker Community Church with Pastor Sherwood McKay officiating. Burial took place in Lame Jones Cemetery. Goldie passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Superior Care Villa in Baker, MT. Goldie Edna Collie Sparks was born April 27, 1922 on her mother's homestead on O'Fallon Creek, 20 miles south of Ismay, Montana. She was the fifth of six children born to Edna Marshall Collie and David G Collie....
A Liturgy of the Word Service for David Hall, 66, of Baker, MT, was held April 7, 2018 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker, with Father Philip Chinnappan celebrating. Burial will take place at a later date. Visitation was held April 6 at Stevenson Funeral Home and continued on April 7 at the funeral home. Dave passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Fallon Medical Complex in Baker. David John Hall was born March 11, 1952 in Baker, MT, the son of Rushmore and Eulita (Ehrmantraut)...
A funeral service for Ernest "Ernie" Tooke, 81, of Ekalaka, MT, will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka with Jesse LaBree officiating. Burial will take place in Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Visitation for Ernie will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 6 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka. Ernie passed away Tuesday, April 3, 3018 at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka, MT. Ernest Earl Tooke was born December 18, 1936 to Chandler (Feek) and...
Myrna Ellen Metz (Loken) passed away on March 29, 2018 of natural causes in Seattle, WA (where she had moved from Billings, MT in 2015). She was born in Belle Fourche, South Dakota on November 22nd, 1928 to Mary Lee Richardson and Lorenz Anderson. Myrna was the oldest of five siblings including Wilbur Anderson, Wayne Anderson, Lorene Rowland, and Lee Arbuckle. Myrna spent her early years on a small ranch and attending school in Colony, Wyoming. Her father Lorenz passed away when she was nine years old. In 1942, her mother...
Frank Meade age 80 from Miles City passed away at his home Wednesday, March 21 surrounded by family and friends. Frank was born November 16th 1937 in Brainerd Minnesota to Will "Bude" Flynn and Jean Meade. Frank grew up in Ekalaka, MT working on several ranches in the area. He was a cowboy from the very beginning, earning his first saddle at aged 8, moving cattle for the neighbors. Although he didn't know it at the time, at age 7 he met his future wife Beverly whose father...
Our mom and grandma, Linda Blanc, entered this world on February 6, 1946. She passed on to a better place on Friday March 16, 2018 in Kalispell Montana. Linda was born to Lowell and Ruth Bergstrom in Portland, Oregon. She was soon joined by a brother, John. The family moved to Willard, Montana when Linda was young, eventually purchasing a ranch southeast of Ekalaka in the Tie Creek area. This was a place that Mom loved dearly. She attended a one room country school, and...
A funeral service for Sandra Sterns, 71, of Ekalaka, was held on March 26, 2018 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Tom Stieg officiating. Visitation took place one hour prior to the service. Sandra passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Dahl Memorial Hospital in Ekalaka. Sandra Pauline (Goff) Sterns was born on December 17, 1946 to Stanley and Kathleen (Butler) Goff in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Sandy was the oldest of four girls. Growing up, she enjoyed attending school...
A funeral service for Vernon Emery, 80, of Ekalaka, MT, will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 30, 2018 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka, with Pastor Jon Champlin officiating. Burial will take place in Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the funeral home. Vernon passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Fallon Medical Complex in Baker, MT from a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Vernon Leon was born on...
Johnny "Mike" McKay, 75, passed away peacefully on Feb. 16, 2018, in Yuma, Arizona, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on May 22, 1942, in Big Timber, Montana, as the middle child to James and Goldie (Larson) McKay. Mike was raised and educated in Big Timber, graduating high school in 1960. He then married Joyce Loveseth and joined the United States Army. In 1965 after being honorably discharged they settled in Libby, Montana, to raise their two children, Lori and...
Paul T. Ringling, rancher and World War II veteran, passed away Wednesday evening, March 7, 2018 in Miles City, Montana. Paul was born in New York City in 1920. His mother, Aubrey Black Ringling, and father, Richard T. Ringling, brought him back to the family ranch when he was six weeks old. Raised in White Sulphur Springs, Montana, Paul grew up on the family's ranch, attended school in White Sulphur Springs, at St. John's Military Academy and completed high school in...
