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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....
George Patrick Bement, 73, of Ashland, Montana, passed away peacefully in his home on February 25, 2024. George Patrick Bement was born on October 19, 1950 to Jesse and Eldora Bement in Crow Agency, Montana. George met the love of his life, Georgia Lee Hoffman in 1966 at the St. Labre football field. After graduating from St. Labre Indian Catholic School in 1969, George and Georgia were married in 1969 by Rosebud County Justice of Peace, Faye Christopherson, in Ashland, Montana. George and...
Lula Grace Reeves went to be with her Lord unexpectedly, March 4, 2024. She was born in Sheridan, October 20, 1934, to John T. & Grace (Kennedy) Foster. She was 5th in line of the "Five Fabulous Fosters" older siblings, Vera, Helen, Ralph & Keith. The five foster children attended the little Buffalo Creek School. In 1942 John and Grace bought a seven-acre ranch on Leopard Street and a year later bought 24 acres on Meade Creek where the three youngest Fosters spent most of their years growing...
Lyndell McKenzie (nee Harper) passed away after a brief illness on January 31, 2024 at the age of 75. Born in San Francisco, Lynn was the beloved adopted daughter of Reed and Ethel Harper. She is survived by her husband Barry McKenzie of Reno, her stepson Brad McKenzie and his family, including her step-granddaughter Nicole McKenzie of Lincoln, CA She is also survived by her daughter Sarah Ohlson of Santa Barbara, CA, and her three sisters and their families: Jeri Getty of San Marcos, CA; Kelly...
Francis Edwards died peacefully at his home on Friday, February 16, 2024. Francis was born on November 9, 1943 to Dale and Dorothy Edwards in Broadus. He graduated from Powder River County High School in 1962. He attended Montana State College for 4 years. In 1967 he married Diana McCurdy and they returned to the family ranch. Francis was very proud of his three sons who all graduated from Montana State. He was also proud of his family heritage, that his great grandfather and his three sons...
Dora Jane Geer was born May 21, 1925, in her grandparents' log cabin by the Little Powder River near Biddle Montana to H.W "Had" & Lois "Tiny" (Higgins) Geer. She grew up on her parents' ranch on Blacktail Creek and attended a small country elementary school. She attended high school in Gillette, Wyoming & Broadus, Montana. She had two sisters, Ila & Nola, and brother Chan. On March 17, 1947, she married Ray Harvey and they made their home on the Harvey ranch on Bowers Creek, south of Biddle....
Signa Isabelle (Woods) Rice, age 86, of Broadus passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at the Powder River Manor. Signa was born in Sheridan, Wyoming on September 10, 1937, the daughter of Oscar Carl and Elvy Maria (Maak) Woods. Twelve years later a brother Bert arrived to the family. Signa grew up working beside her mother and father on the ranch between Whiteland ranger station and Home Creek Butte. She became an avid horsewoman and was very good at working cattle on horseback. Her mother...
Nancy Jo Odonnell was born September 18th, 1936, to G.E. "Casey" and Clara Odonnell in Lafayette, Colorado. She was the second of four children in the Odonnell family. Casey worked in the oil and gas industry and traveled extensively in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. While her parents were away, Nancy stayed with her grandparents. Her grandmother, Blanche Autrey, was a big influence on Nancy. She always fondly remembered her grandmother. Another influence in Nancy's younger years was her older...
Celebration of Life will be held privately this spring when the Crocus bloom. Sylvia Landa, 76, passed away January 22, 2024 at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka, MT. Memorials can be made in honor of Sylvia to the Boyes Community Club in Boyes, MT....
Bonnie Marie (Jenkins) Hoover was born February 28, 1934 to Joseph Ulysess Jenkins & Leona Mabel (Cloud) Jenkins in a sod hut in Lincoln County, Colorado. Her grandpa gave her the nickname of Cottontop. She went home to be with the Lord on January 18, 2024 at the age of 89. She and several of her siblings went to Fountain School in Colorado Springs, so they boarded with other families and went home on the weekends. The Jenkins family had a bull, that when as kids they would pull his testicles he...
Sylvia Landa June 15, 1947 - January 22, 2024 Boyes, MT A Celebration of Life will be held privately this spring when the Crocus' bloom. Sylvia Landa, 76, passed away January 22, 2024 at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka, MT. Memorials can be made in honor of Sylvia to the Boyes Community Club in Boyes, MT....
On the evening of January 2, 2024, Kenny died of a heart attack while working at his shop in Miles City, MT. He was 66 years old. Kenny was born on May 16, 1957, in Miles City. He was his mother's biggest newborn, but her easiest birth. She'd just gotten to the hospital before Kenny was out into the world, the nurses exclaiming over the beautiful baby boy. He was the middle child, and the only son, of June and Pete Minow. He remained close with his sisters and his parents his entire life. The...
After a long and full life, Nancy Nadine (Daly) Cossitt, gladly left this world for the next on January 4, 2024. Nancy was born February 11, 1932 at her grandparents home in Leiter, WY. According to the post office scales, she weighed 4 lbs. (including the receiving blanket). She was the second child, second daughter, of George "Shorty" Daly and Iva "Beck" Avery Daly. She was raised in rural Powder River County, MT at the family ranch. Schooling was always a problem. She started school in Big...
Larry Eugene Jones, peacefully passed away in his beloved Butte Creek Valley, the place he called home, on December 3, 2023. On October 30 Larry suffered a severe aortic dissection and was airlifted to Rapid City where he underwent an extensive repair surgery. He never fully regained consciousness. His family brought him home after thirty days to begin his journey to his eternal home. Surrounded by family and friends Larry departed for his real home. Larry was born in Olympia, Washington while...
David Ira Harris was born July 15, 1942 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. He was the oldest of 3 born to Jimmy and Jessie Harris. His siblings are Donna Weeden (Harry), and Dixie Knutson (Pete). Dave grew up on the Harris Family ranch near Ridge Montana. The distance was too great for a daily drive when he reached the age of high school, so off to Belle Fourche he went where he stayed with a widower friend of his mother's and her son Harvey. To say that Dave was a prankster was an understatement...
Gerhard W. Helm, age 93, passed away on November 28th, 2023, in his home on the Tongue River with loved ones at his side. Gerhard (Gary) was born in his childhood home at Watson Flats near Rocks Springs, MT to Johann and Eva Helm. He was the youngest of eight living children. Later, as a young man, he would remodel that home and make it his home with his beloved wife Pat for many years. Gary attended elementary school at the Purewater School, located on the edge of his family's ranch. He had...
Foreman C. Mader, 66, changed his address from Tulsa, Oklahoma to heaven early the morning of November 3, 2023 after a lengthy illness and heart condition. He was born September 28, 1957 to Bob and Eva Mader, joining three older brothers, Justin, Arnie and Craig and paving the way for three younger sisters: Marilyn, Beccy and Lody. He grew up on the family ranch on the Montana Wyoming line south of Biddle. His first eight grades were attended at Little Powder School before going to Broadus for...
LaVern Joan Perkins passed away on October 26, 2023, at the age of 77 in Northern Montana Hospital in Havre, Montana after a battle with lung cancer. She was born to Elmer Watters and Lydia (Hulford) Watters on May 5, 1946. She attended and graduated from Broadus High School then later in life went to Miles Community College and MSU Northern to continue her education. LaVern married Glenn Perkins of Gillette Wyoming on February 12, 1966, and worked as a customer service representative for...
Marilyn (Meyers) Wilson, a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on October 31, 2023. Born in Spokane, Washington, on December 21, 1951, she spent her formative years in the breathtaking mountains of western Montana. Growing up with her two sisters, Kathy and Shelley, Marilyn embarked on adventures in the small railroad towns of western Montana where her parents introduced them to the wonders of nature, which she passed on to future generations. At a 4-H...
Geraldine Rose Two Two Fisher, Ho'ȯhtȯhena'e Cane Woman, age 85, passed away peacefully, On October 30, 2023. She was born, August 13, 1938 to Stephan Two Two and Thelma Foote Two Two at their home along the Tongue River, in Ashland, Mt. Geraldine was baptized at the St. Labre Catholic Church on September 4, 1938. Her father was a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe. Something she was very proud of, her Sioux lineage. Geraldine spent most of her life in the Ashland area with her 12 siblings. Her e...
Bill Rosencranz, age 88 of Spearfish, died Sunday November 5, 2023 at the Spearfish Canyon Healthcare Center. A graveside service will take place 10:30 am Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Pine Slope Cemetery in Belle Fourche. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are with Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Friends may leave written condolences and view a video tribute online at: www.LeveringtonFH.com William Rosencranz was born April 8, 1935 in Deadwood, South...
Duane Curtis Sandine passed away at his home in Alzada, MT on October 5th, 2023 at the age of 59. Duane was born to Veryl and Loretta Sandine on December 10th, 1964. Duane grew up in Wasta, SD and Broadus, MT. Over the years he worked driving semi-trucks with his dad, working on their ranch in Broadus, and operated heavy equipment. He really loved working on the ranch, especially with the baby cows! He was married to Tracy Sandine for 20 years and from that union came his step-son Mike Olson and daughter Connie Tucker. Duane lived for hunting,...
