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Arthur (Art) C. Brix passed away at his home in the Cispus Valley, WA on May 15, 2024, at the age of 72. Art was born in Whitefish, MT on June 6, 1951. His parents were Fred and Leona (Padgett) Brix. In 1953, his sister, Evelyn, was born. The family moved to Randle, WA in the early 1960's, where Art went to school and graduated from White Pass High School in 1969. After graduation, Art enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served for 4 years during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged in...
**Milton Lyman Amsden: A Legacy of Service to Country, Community, and Family** Milton Lyman Amsden of Broadus succumbed to Alzheimers on June 28, 2024 at the age of 98, surrounded by his wife and children. His life was a testament to a legacy of service, encompassing dedication to his country, commitment to his community and love for his family. His path was shaped by the values instilled by his grandparents Mary (Herron) and Henry L. Rayner, who served the Kingsley, MT community north of...
Joyce Claire (Shamley) Edwards passed away peacefully at The Springs at Grand Park on June 20, 2024. She was a month short of celebrating her 80th birthday. Joyce was born to Richard and Claire (McCurdy) Shamley on July 25, 1944. She was the middle child, with older brother Dick and younger sister Judy. She attended Broadus / Powder River schools where she made life-long friends. Joyce married Wade Edwards at St. David's Church in Broadus on March 21, 1964. They attended Montana State College...
Milton Lyman Amsden, age 98, passed away on June 28, 2024 at the Powder River Manor in Broadus. A full obituary will follow when available, with service times. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.stevensonandsons.com....
Daniel “Dan” Alex Denson, a long-time resident of Powder River County, passed away at Powder River Manor on June 24, 2024 with his loving wife, Barbara at his side. Dan was born on June 29, 1929, in Deadwood, South Dakota to Susie and Akex Denson. He joined his older brother Ross, who was 15 months his senior. In 1933, the youngest brother, Lex joined the family. The family lived on ranches in Ranch Creek and Ridge area, where they raised their three boys. They attended schools in that area unt...
Josephine "Anne" Carrel McKinney, 83, of Broadus, MT, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2024, after a long fight with Parkinson's disease. Born on February 24, 1941, in Miles City, MT, Anne was the daughter of the late Jack and Josephine Brown Carrel. She attended grade school in Birney, MT, graduated from high school in Sheridan, WY, in 1959, and was crowned the Sheridan-Wyo Rodeo Queen that summer. She went on to earn a business degree in college and married Bill McKinney in 1963. Together,...
Helen Johnson passed Saturday, May 25, 2024 in Billings, Montana, from complications of a broken hip. Helen was born February 12, 1944 to Mary Ann and Wayne C. Irion at Ranch Creek in Powder River County. She would later tell people, "I was born in a log cabin on Abraham Lincoln's Birthday on top of a dinosaur." She went to many schools in small towns around central Montana as her dad worked in road construction. Her high school years were spent in Miles City, and she was a member of the class...
Mary Ann McCullough passed away peacefully on June 6, 2024 at the Powder River Manor in Broadus, Montana, where she had resided for the last seven months. Thank you to the team at Powder River Manor for the support and care you provided. Mary Ann McCullough was born June 29, 1935 in Van Buren, Arkansas to Harlan Irion and Helen Yerby. Though Mary Ann was not born in Montana, she was Montana through and through. They moved to the Mizpah in the winter of 1938. Many mornings the water pail was...
Gail Ivester, age 72, of Broadus, MT passed away on April 28, 2024, in Gillette, WY. Gail was born on April 22, 1952, to Kenneth and Delores (Bone) Carter in Miles City, MT. Gail spent the first several years of her life growing up in the Broadus area, before moving to Dever, WY, where she graduated from Dever High School. After high school Gail began dating Butch Ivester, and after a brief courtship they were married on September 18, 1971. Shortly after, the family moved to Oklahoma where Gail...
Kaaren Leanne (Olsen) Rizor was born in Glendale, California in 1943 to Thorvald (Tom) and Elizabeth (Kirkbride) Olsen. The oldest of three children, Kaaren grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles among a large and close-knit extended family. She was raised Methodist. A born caregiver, she followed in her maternal grandmother's footsteps, attending community college to become a Registered Nurse. By her mid-twenties, Kaaren was Head Nurse on her floor at Holy Cross Hospital in Mission...
Forest Edward Chapman was born in White Sulphur Springs on the 23rd of March, 1986. Despite an early move to eastern Montana, he remained tightly bound to this area through the people he came to know, both here and in Wilsall. Because of his continuing friendship with the boys over the hill, he lived a childhood, that as James Dunkel puts it, like nothing in this generation nor in generations to come. Forest always maintained he was born one hundred years too late. He loved to be read. He may...
Jo Ann Buck Kemmis, born to Gene and Dorthy Buck on September 14, 1954 in Miles City, recently passed away on April 4, 2024 while living in Portland, Oregon. Jo Ann and family moved from Miles City in 1965 to Broadus where she graduated from High School in 1972. She went to college at U of M, during that time her family moved to Sidney. In Sidney she met her husband Greg Kemmis and they married in 1975. From Williston to Sidney then to Bozeman then and Billings where Jo Ann finished with her...
Mark Louis Huseby, 65, of Hulett, Wyoming, passed away on May 6, 2024. He was born December 25, 1958, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, to Eric and Jeannie Huseby. Mark attended country school on the Huseby Ranch from Kindergarten through 2nd grade. He would go out at recess and milk the family cow "Ginger" for a quick cup of milk. Mark then attended Hulett School where he graduated. While in high school, he met a lovely young lady, Terry Ridinger. The two married on January 2,1976 and planted...
Melinda Traub, age 77, of Broadus passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024 following a vehicle accident in Nevada. Melinda A. Traub, was born Melinda A. Wright in Oroville, California to Alfred E. (Mike) Wright and Joy E. Thrapp Wright. She was born in Oroville on July 11, 1946. She was later joined by two brothers, Mike and Pat. She said school was not easy as her dad worked for California PG&E and they had to move alot. She did graduate from Oroville High School in May of 1964. She attended nurse...
Dianna "Jeanne" Beaman, age 80, passed away unexpectedly, March 24, 2024, at her home on the ranch. Jeanne was born December 23, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas to her parents were David Mitzkus and Mary (Schurman) Mitzkus. She was a lady who carried the voice of angels! A woman who loved God with all of her heart. A woman who, even if she didn't have enough to give, still found a way to give. She wrote letters like she was talking to you in person. She made the best meals from scratch. And did we...
Arthur Lee “Skin” Collins, age 81, of Broadus, Montana peacefully left us on April 15, 2024, at Holy Rosary Residential Living in Miles City with his loving wife by his side. Skin was born August 27, 1942, in Cookietown, Oklahoma to Lois and Dena Faye Collins. Due to the death of his father, he started working at a young age. From selling blocks of ice to washing cars at the local gas station. He pulled cotton with his mother for a senior trip with his Temple High School graduating class. It...
Betty Nano Phillips, (nee Pearson), passed away peacefully, at the age of 85, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Highgate Senior Living in Billings, MT. Her daughters were with her as she left this life. Betty was born on June 17, 1938 in Lusk, WY to her parents, Oliver and Ellen (O'Shea) Pearson. Her grandfather and grandmother, John and Mary O'Shea lived with the family when she was a girl and together, they moved as a family to Montana in 1941. Betty and her sisters' early schooling was at the...
Timothy Dale Blaede, 56, of Ashland Montana passed away on April 8, 2024, after losing a courageous battle with brain cancer. Tim was born June 29, 1967, in Rapid City, South Dakota to parents David James & Carole Lavonne Blaede of Custer, South Dakota. It was in Custer where he spent his entire childhood falling in love with lifelong passions that would define him. Tim loved anything that had a motor and tires. He enjoyed dirt track racing, trucking, wrenching and operating equipment. He also...
Sandra Lois "Sandy" Wood passed away in the afternoon of April 1, 2024 with family by her side. She died at Villa River Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Billings, Montana from Cardio Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. She was 83 years old. Sandra was the first born of a set of twins in Miles City, Montana to Eugene and Agnes Mae Gold Wood on March 28, 1941. She grew up on ranches in Powder River County, one of four siblings. From a young age Sandra was athletic. She won many county track...
Jess Morgan Brost, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend to many, passed away on March 15, 2024, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, MT at the age of 63. Born on February 2, 1961 to Herman and Kay Brost, Jess led a remarkable life filled with dedication to his family and passion for his work. Jess was a man of many talents and interests. He excelled in mathematics to the point where even NASA considered recruiting him, but Jess's heart was always with his cows and...
Melinda Traub, age 77, of Broadus passed away on March 29th, 2024. We will publish an obituary and service times when that information becomes available, and update this page with that info. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Homes from Miles City is in charge of arrangements....
Despite medical issues, hospitalizations, and surgeries that began decades ago and caused her to anticipate she wouldn't see age 70, Helen Cossitt lived to her fullest until Monday, February 26, 2024, when she passed away at 92 in Helena, Montana. And until the most recent few years, her "fullest" life was very full. She never missed an opportunity to socialize with friends, family and others she encountered wherever she might be. Helen had recently decided to move from Billings and all her...
On the evening of March 16, 2024, Patricia Ann Gardner passed away peacefully in Billings, MT, surrounded and supported by her loved ones. Patricia Ann was born in Miles City, MT on December 26, 1951, to James C and Rose Marie "Mickey" (Shy) Phillips. On December 25, 1951, Mickey told Jim it was time to head to Miles City for the birth of their third child, but with below freezing temperatures of -32 degrees, their car wouldn't start. So, they had to patiently wait for Uncle Pistol and Tony...
Mary Rose Kolka was born on Sept. 20, 1936 to Dan and Martha Steadman Gaskill. She grew up on the East Fork of Otter Creek with siblings Ray, Marjorie and Kathleen. Mary Rose attended school at St. Labre Mission (except for one year attending in Broadus) and graduated in 1954. As a youngster and teenager, Mary Rose spent great times with adored cousins Sheila and Sis and Jackie Daniels, along with many other relatives in the Steadman and Gaskill families. Chicky was her nickname to all her famil...
Lance Mace Holst, age 73 of Glendive, Montana passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at his home in Glendive. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 10:00 AM at the Silha Funeral Home in Glendive with Celebrant Heidi Carney officiating. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements....
