On Monday, May 25, 2020, Great Falls resident Gary David Elmore passed away at the age of 81 after a long life spent working as an Automotive Mechanic in all the top shops throughout Great Falls. For many years he was employed at Don’s Auto. His last job was spent working at Auto Master. Born in Ekalaka, MT, to parents Max and Ramona Elmore on December 13, 1938, the family later moved to Great Falls where Gary graduated from Great Falls High School. He enlisted with the Air National Guard and proudly served for six years. I...
Mark Jennings
Updated May 6, 2020
Mark Donovan Jennings, retired drilling consultant & resident of Rockport, Texas, passed away in his home on April 12, 2020 at the age of 81. Mark is survived by his wife, Ana; his children Michial Zane Jennings and spouse Victor Groza of Cleveland, OH, Nichole Jennings Hammond and spouse Dan Hammond of Duncan, OK, and three loving stepsons Daniel, Emmanuel, and Eduardo. Mark is survived by his brother Hugh Jennings and spouse Norma and sister Jani O'Donnell. He leaves behind...
Edward "Bub" Stuart
Updated May 6, 2020
Edward "Bub" Stuart passed away peacefully at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, SD on April 30, 2020. Ed or Bub (as he was sometimes referred to) was born at the home of Susan Kerr in Ekalaka, MT., to Walter and Alta Stuart. He graduated from Carter County High School and joined the Navy. After his time in the service Bub married Virginia Melum on May 23, 1954. To this union five children were born Jim, Rusty, Darla, Mary and Bill. Bub worked various jobs in his lifetime...
Leroy "Whitey" Jardee
Updated Apr 29, 2020
Funeral services for Leroy "Whitey" Jardee, 73, of Ekalaka will be 2 p.m., Friday May 1, 2020 at Stevenson Funeral Home of Ekalaka. Due to COVID-19, social distancing guidelines will be in practice. For those unable to be seated in the main area, there are speakers outside. The service will be livestreamed on the Stevenson Funeral Home Facebook page on Friday. Burial will follow at the Beaverlodge Cemetery of Ekalaka. Family will be receiving friends on Thursday, April 30...
Leah Zoe Waldren
Updated Apr 23, 2020
Leah Zoe Waldren, age 93, passed away January 8, 2020, at Dahl Memorial Nursing Home in Ekalaka. Zoe was born in Baker, on May 20, 1926, to Arthur E. "Big Kid" and Gladys Speelmon Dague. She attended school in Ekalaka and graduated from Carter County High School in 1943. She worked for Ray Nickerson in the Carter County Clerk and Recorder's office for a few months after graduation. She left Ekalaka with friends of her parents for San Francisco, CA, and worked as a secretary fo...
Lorraine Mary Fix
Updated Apr 23, 2020
Lorraine Mary (Artzer) Fix was born tenth of sixteen children on November 11, 1933 to Jacob and Eva Artzer in Sterling, Colorado. She was united in marriage to Robert A. Fix on September 12, 1954. They were blessed with 5 children: Mark (Debra) Fix, Cindy Kay (Tony) Brown, Lorenda (Mark) Wahl, Loralee Fix, and Kimberly (Scott) Peterson. Lorraine shared stories about growing up in a four room house with all of her siblings contributing and sharing all of the daily duties. The...
Delbert Lee Justice
Updated Apr 23, 2020
Delbert Lee Justice, 89, of Ekalaka died Friday, April 10, 2020, at his home. He was born February 16, 1931, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, to James Richard Justice and Hilja Adrianne Jeremiason-Justice. He graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1949. Delbert later attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, studying electrical engineering, and, as a member of the South Dakota National Guard, was called into service by the U.S. Army during...
Kenten Allen Peabody
Updated Apr 23, 2020
Kenten Allen Peabody, age 50, of Miles City passed away on April 13, 2020 at Advance Care Hospital of Montana in Billings, Montana. Kenten was born July 14, 1969 to Arthur and Mary (Chamberlain) Peabody at Dahl Memorial Hospital in Ekalaka, Montana. He would be joined by two sisters, Gaylene Michell and Channa Charlene. He attended school in Roundup, Ekalaka and Westby, Montana where he graduated in 1989. He attended college at Dawson Community College in Glendive, Montana...
Tamara Ann "Tammy" Meade
Updated Apr 23, 2020
Tamara Ann "Tammy" Meade, age 71, of Ekalaka passed away peacefully on Monday, April 13 at Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City. Tammy was born on August 16, 1948 in Baker, Montana the youngest of five children. She grew up in Ekalaka where she attended grade school and high school. Tammy loved playing baseball as a child and pitched better than most of the boys her age. She often said that if she could have played one sport, it would have been baseball. At the age of 10,...
Rose Mary (Rosie) Bickerdyke
Updated Apr 9, 2020
PREVIOUSLY OF ABSAROKEE MT – Rosie Bickerdyke, 83, died April 2, 2020, of natural causes after suffering years from dementia. Cremation has taken place with services at a later date. Rosie was born Sept. 15, 1936, in Fort Benton, MT, to Freda Newmiller and Marvin R. Hatleberg. Rosie married Paul Louis Bickerdyke on Dec. 20, 1955, and resided at Paul's military post in Canada. After her husband's discharge they resided at the Bickerdyke ranch near Capitol, Montana. Together t...
Diana Kirby
Updated Apr 2, 2020
Diana Dee Kirby passed away at her home on March 23, 2020 with her daughter, granddaughter and best friend Baby Dog. Diana was born August 27, 1931 in her grandparents' house in the community of Ridgway, Montana. She grew up there with her grandparents, Carl & Lola Burch and her mother Crystal Palmer. Her parents later divorced and remarried and to these unions she gained two brothers and two sisters. Her grandad Carl, known as Papa was a big influence on her life. She...
Leland Morrison
Updated Apr 2, 2020
Leland (Lee) D. Morrison, aka Bendy during his youth, passed away in Chandler, Arizona on February 16, 2020. He was 78 years old. Born and raised in Ekalaka, Montana, he graduated from Carter County High School in 1959 then moved to Homer, Alaska where he hired on with the airline industry. Job opportunities took him took Seattle and finally Phoenix in 1973 where he retired in 2001 after 36 years in the airline industry. He loved traveling and visiting with family and...
Valerie Poppema
Updated Apr 2, 2020
Valerie Joy Poppema, 38, of Ekalaka, Montana went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 21 after a courageous fight with cancer. Valerie was born in Zeeland, Michigan on November 15, 1981, the daughter of Bruce and Patricia Payne. Valerie grew up in Holland, MI, graduating high school in 1999. She continued her education at Grace Bible College in Wyoming, MI, where she earned her Human Services Bachelor's Degree and a minor in Biblical Studies. Along with excelling in the...
Charles "Chuck" Edward Livingston
Updated Mar 18, 2020
Charles Edward Livingston II, 89, of Belle Fourche died March 10, 2020 at the Belle Estate in Belle Fourche. Charles was born June 22, 1930 at Camp Crook, SD to Charles Edward and Bessie (McFarland) Livingston. He started his education in Camp Crook, SD and continued till the 11th grade in Glendive, MT. Chuck married Agnes Richmond June 8, 1951 at Ekalaka, MT. To this union was born Tamara, Codra, Leonard and Chuck III. Agnes died August 24, 1981. After selling the ranch he...
Marilyn Kay (Tucker) Hutchinson, age 76, of Ekalaka passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City. Marilyn was born February 18, 1944 in Baker, Montana along with her twin brother Myron to Irene (Meisner) and Rolla Glenn Tucker. She grew up at Ekalaka where she attended schools, graduating from high school in 1962. After high school she attended college at Dickinson State University. While attending college she was set up on a blind date...
Jessie Fost
Updated Mar 11, 2020
Funeral Service for Jessie Fost, 94, of Willard, MT, were held March 9 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker, Mont. Burial will take place at a later date at the Willard Cemetery. Jessie passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at her home near Willard. Jessie Mae Bucklin was born December 2nd, 1925 in Baker, MT, the daughter of Calvin and Adah (Jones) Bucklin. She was raised in the Calumet-Lame Jones area, attending Milk Creek Country School and graduating from Plevna High School in 194...
Sharon Schwartz
Updated Mar 5, 2020
Funeral services for Sharon Schwartz, 66, of Baker were held February 29 at the American Lutheran Church, Baker, with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating. Sharon passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Fallon Medical, Baker, MT. Sharon Schwartz was born January 18, 1954 in Roundup, MT, to Houston and Nellie (Adams) Lakey. The family eventually settled in Terry, MT where Sharon's parents operated the Texaco Station. Sharon attended school there, graduating from Terry High Schoo...
Gage Braden
Updated Feb 26, 2020
Gage Braden, 23, passed away on February 20, 2020 at his home in Williston, ND. Gage was born in Great Falls, MT in 1996 to Scott Braden and Jodi Kirkwood. He moved to Miles City, MT with his parents in 1998. Gage attended Garfield Elementary, Washington Middle School, and Custer County District High School in Miles City, MT. He also attended Williston High School his Junior year, but graduated from CCDHS in Miles City in 2015. Gage played baseball, soccer and football while...
Hughie Rose
Updated Feb 26, 2020
Funeral services for Hughie Rose, 86, of Ekalaka, were held February 22 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating. Hughie passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at Dahl Memorial Hospital in Ekalaka. Hughie John Rose was born January 24th, 1934, to Harry and Anita Ewalt Rose in Ekalaka. He grew up on the ranch north of the Chalk Buttes. Hughie married Virginia Nagy from Frenchtown on October 17th, 1958. To this union, three children were born:...
Donald Pulse
Updated Feb 19, 2020
Donald Pulse, age 91, of Glendive, Montana, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the Glendive Medical Center in Glendive. A memorial service was held on February 15 at the Silha Funeral Home in Glendive with Brother Guy Pontoriero officiating. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive was entrusted with the arrangements. Don was born on the family ranch to Dorothy and Homer in the pine covered hills south of Ekalaka, MT. The family of eight children had a classism's hardscrabble...
Rose Ann Turbiville
Updated Feb 12, 2020
Rose Ann Turbiville was born on March 24, 1934 to William C. and Ruby (Johnson) Rowley in Ekalaka. Rose left this world to continue her journey in Heaven on February 9, 2020 surrounded by loved ones. She grew up in Ekalaka where she graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1952. She then attended MTSU. She married Dick Turbiville in 1953 and they lived in Billings, where Don and Ann were born. After Dick received his degree, they moved back to the Turbiville Brothers family...
Rita Hendrickson
Updated Jan 22, 2020
Rita L. Hendrickson, age 55 of Alzada went home to heaven on January 9, 2020 following a five-year battle against cancer. Surrounded by her loving family, Rita died at the Hospice House in Rapid City, South Dakota. A celebration of her life took place January 16 at the First Baptist Church in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Visitation took place at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Inurnment took place at the Alzada Cemetery in Alzada. Memorials...
Belle Wendelburg
Updated Jan 15, 2020
Funeral services for Belle Wendelburg, 98, of Ekalaka, were held January 14th at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka, with Pastor Jim Biswell officiating. Burial followed in Beaverlodge Cemetery. Belle passed away January 7th, 2020 at Dahl Memorial Healthcare. Belle was born May 3rd, 1921 in Westmore, Montana, the daughter of Henry and Blanche (Perchet) McConnell. She grew up in the Ismay/Westmore area, attending country school through the 8th grade. Belle spent her following...
Zoe Waldren
Updated Jan 15, 2020
A Funeral Service for Zoe Waldren, 93, of Ekalaka, Mont. will be held later this spring at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. In accordance to her wishes, cremation has taken place. Zoe passed away on Wednesday, January 8th, 2020 at Dahl Memorial Healthcare in Ekalaka....
Arthur "Art" DeGrand
Updated Jan 9, 2020
Funeral services for Arthur "Art" DeGrand, 64, of Baker, will be 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 at Longfellow School Gymnasium, Baker, MT. Burial will follow in St. John Cemetery. Visitation for Art took place on January 8th at Stevenson Funeral Home and will continue at the funeral home on Thursday, January 9th from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Art passed away January 2nd, 2020 at Fallon Medical Complex in Baker, MT. Arthur James DeGrand was born August 18th 1955 in Baker MT,...
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