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James (Jim) Franklin Boyles, of Roundup, went to the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 6, 2021. He was born in Billings, on April 8, 1943 to Charles and Annetta Boyles, their second of three kids. Jim spent a majority of his childhood in Bridger MT, before moving to Billings and completing high school at Billings Senior High. Jim enlisted in the United States Army in 1969. He served for two years as a medical corpsman and mechanic in Korea. He received the National Defense...
Allen Dow Harper passed away at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings on May 25, 2021 after a long illness. Allen was a 16 year resident of Roundup Montana. He came from a family with a long line of military service. He was born at the US Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Washington and after high school entered the US Navy BUD/S program at Coronado, California in 1969. Allen served several tours in Vietnam with Navy unit Seal Team One in the MACV Special Operations Group and in what was called the...
Robert James Robson, 84, of St. Marys, Ga passed away on October 8, 2021 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. Robert was born on July 23, 1937 in Roundup, Montana to the late Edwin and Ann Robson. He has lived in St. Marys for the past 30 years and was enlisted in the United States Army for five years and the United States Navy for twenty two years retiring in 1976. He was a nuclear power plant operator for the military and a master electrian for his own business. Robert enjoyed...
Carol Ann Wendling passed away unexpectedly on October 13, 2021. She was born July 18, 1943 in Tucson, AZ to Howard and Madge Beamish. Carol married Phillip Wending in 1960, and they raised four daughters in Minnesota. After their divorce, she met Adrian Foss and they spent over 30 years together. She was an entrepreneur, owning and operating a grocery store, bar & restaurant, and being an active business partner in other interests over the years. As a mother she was supportive, encouraging,...
Lynette Joan Beres passed away on September 30, 2021, at the age of 63 in her home just outside the City of Roundup Montana. Lynette was a caring mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend. Lynette was born August 14, 1958 to Frank and Joan Machler of Roundup Montana. She was raised on the family home stead outside the City of Roundup where she enjoyed the farm and ranch life. Lynette later went on to marry Duane Beres and moved to Washington State in 1979 where she gave birth to her...
Laurita Marion Welsh, 90, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 30, in her home in Roundup, Montana. She and her beloved husband, Egbert (Butch) Welsh, celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary on June 28. Born in Rileyville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ivan W and Marie Bolkcom Stevenson. She had two sons, Terry and Dale Bryant, to her first husband. Upon marriage to Egbert, a dairy farmer, they moved to Sherburne, NY, then Colby, WI, and finally they retired in 2010 to a...
Robert “RV” Yates Robert was born in Denver, Colorado to Vernon & Margaret Yates. At an early age he moved to a farm in Seymour, Missouri, where he went to school and farmed the ranch. He graduated high school in 1960 from Seymour where he met his beautiful wife Karen in 1961. RV & Karen had 3 beautiful children Kim, Chris & Mark. In 1965 while Karen was pregnant with Kim, RV was badly burned in a house fire and spent 6 months in the Burn Unit recovering. Shortly after in 1966 they moved to Klein, Mt where RV loved chasing the oil field. The...
Lawrence "Larry" H. Lindstrand Larry passed away on June 8, 2021 in Kirkland, WA. Larry was born in Roundup, Montana on February 14, 1937 to Clarence and Louise Lindstrand. He graduated from Roundup High School in 1955 and from Montana State University in 1959, earning a B.S. Degree in Industrial Engineering. In 1958, he married Jacque Sipes. He is survived by his son Scott and daughter-in-law, Diane Lindstrand and his daughter Cheryl "Spike" and son-in-law, Marcel Niederhauser, three grandchildren, Zachary and Zoe Niederhauser and Ava...
Keith Ronald Latham Born 5.28.31- Passed 10.4.20 We lost Keith almost a year ago to Alzheimer's, cancer and Covid. He lived a very full life and proudly served in the Marines, a Koren War Vet, as well as serving one year in Japan. He was also a Navy Reservist. A 1st marriage to Bonnie Bell gave them 3 lovely daughters, Lynn Price, (deceased) (Ken), Lisa Kimmet (Dale), and Lore Latham. Keith married Beverly Gruman, they were married almost 45 years at the time of his passing. He adopted Bev's...
Billy Mac Strong On September 29th, Billy Mac Strong passed away surrounded by his loving wife, Dedra, and his three boys, Gary, Dustin, and Jack. Bill was a humble proud man and loved those nearest to him fiercely. He loved his wife, kids, grandkids, sisters, brothers, dogs, and guns. At the age of 73, there's a lot to say with just few words. He was an Albion Indiana native but loved Montana and the freedom that came with it. He was a Vietnam Veteran where he served as a Staff Sergeant in the...
William (Billy) L. Anderson, passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021. Billy was born February 24, 1955, to Millie Anderson in Roundup MT. Billy worked at numerous jobs throughout his life, including Gebhardt Sawmill, Walmart, Albertson's and Picchioni's IGA. Billy was preceded in death by his mother, Millie and wife, Sheila. He is survived by his stepdaughter, April (Russell) Monin, his step grandsons, Zack, Austin and Kyle and his step great grandson, Matthew. Special thanks for the crew at...
Phil passed away peacefully on July 18, 2021, in Crosslake, MN. He was born on December 2, 1932, in Roundup, Montana to Philip and Venda (Fountain). Phil grew up in Melstone where his parents owned the town's drug store. He had many adventures, learning much about life from the old timers and working for the railroad, in the oil fields, and ranching. This became the basis for many stories. After graduating from Melstone High School, he went to Rocky Mountain College earning a degree in business...
BARBARA L. CEBULL January 13, 1944 - July 5, 2021 Barbara Cebull, wife, mother, grandmother, passed away early Monday July 5, 2021, at Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland, Washington. She was 77 years old. Barbara was born in 1944 in Denver, Colorado to Georgia Lee and F.Russell Sparks. She grew up in Billings, Montana and graduated from Montana State University in 1966 with a degree in Elementary Education. Barbara met her husband Rob while attending MSU. They were married in September of 1965. She...
Linda Lloydell Robinson, 76 of Geyser, Montana passed away September 5, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born November 8, 1944 to Lloyd and Agnus "Sis" Dunbar in Roundup, Montana. Linda was the eldest of two children and did not get to meet her Daddy, who was serving overseas in WWII, until she was over a year old. She graduated from Musselshell High School in 1962 and received a musical scholarship to Eastern Montana College in Billings, MT where she played in the Marching Band....
March 10, 1928-August 20, 2021 I was the third of three children born to Joe and Louise Kenda at Klein. My siblings are Violet and Elvin. We lived in Dead Man's Coulee and attended Klein School. I enlisted in the United States Navy in March 1946 and served in the Pacific. There I guarded Japanese prisoners of war and assisted in their repatriation to the home land. I was discharged in 1948. I re-entered the Navy during the Korean Conflict. As a landing craft operator, I was assigned to Boat...
Joan (Johnson) Krause was born on April 3rd, 1930, the 3rd of 4 daughters of C. Verne and Gladys Johnson of Ryegate, Montana. Joan passed away peacefully on August 23, 2021, with family at her side. A woman of strong conviction, Joan was especially strong in her Christian faith, patriotism and dedication to her family and community. She enjoyed arts and crafts such as wheat weaving, sewing, and collecting depression glass. Joan was a talented, self-taught artist and found her strongest passion...
Gordon Preshern, age 77, of Troy, Michigan, passed away August 10th, 2021, at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital. He is survived by his wife Marian of 52 years, his sisters Toni Picchioni (Don), Darlene Gebhardt (Kelly), and brother Frank Preshern (Karen); his sons Michael Preshern and Robert Preshern (Traci Birge); his grandsons Jonathon, Waylon, Anthony, and Brandon; and his great-granddaughters Ansley and Raylee. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is preceded in death by...
A kind, generous, considerate loving man with the best sense of humor passed away July 29, 2021 unexpectedly at the Billings Clinic Hospital. He will be missed by many, more than we can ever say. William Earl Timberman (Bill),77, an extremely proud Viet Nam era Marine, was born September 17, 1943 in Roundup, MT to loving parents Betty (Pond) and Shorty Timberman. His dad was a young Milwaukee Railroad worker and they moved often on the Rocky Mountain Division, with Bill attending 9 schools in12...
Charlie was born on July 12, 1927, and passed to his rest on the evening of August 2, 2021. He was the oldest of five children of Max and Zella (Kohlmyer) Schenk. Born on a homestead west of Colstrip, MT, he attended first grade at Trail Creek Country School. All of the students rode to school on horseback. As a six-year-old, he rode with his father, Max.The following year the family moved twelve miles south of Forsyth, MT so the children could walk to Armell's Creek School. When Charlie was att...
Edward Clyde Proue, 93, of Roundup, MT passed away peacefully July 16th with his loving wife of 62 years by his side. Ed was born to Isabella and Clyde Proue in Duran, WI on July 6th, 1928. Ed spent his childhood years on a ranch near Brusett, MT. During this time, he would ride his horse to school six miles each day and would even have to attend summer school because the winters were so harsh. Despite this, Ed looked back fondly on his time growing up in the Missouri breaks and would not have...
Susan Amelia (Abigt) Ondracek, 99, died of COVID-19 complications on October 11, 2020, at Velva, North Dakota's Souris Valley Care Center. Named for her maternal and paternal grandmothers respectively, Susan Amelia Abigt was born on February 12, 1921, to Fred and Bessie (Stark) Abigt of rural St. Joe, Wyoming on the family's farm. Susan was bright, artistic, and did well in school. After graduating from eighth grade, she attended Burlington High School, graduating in 1939. Susan was the top student and won a scholarship to attend the...
On June 13 of this year, Celia Helen Olsen Anderson passed away after a valiant battle with a rare form cancer. Cele was daddy's little girl, being born the youngest of Rex and Veronica (McAndrews) Olsen's five children on June 23, 1949. She grew up on the ranch in Madeline, CA and eventually graduating from Modoc High School in nearby Alturas. She was wild and stories even got back to her daughter about racing cars in high school. "Not my tires, not my gas" was all that she volunteered. She...
Paul Joseph Ployhar, 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Melstone, MT on June 30, 2021 following a six month battle with esophageal cancer. Paul was born the third of nine children to Joseph E and Mary J (Baburek) Ployhar at the family farm in Coffee Creek, MT on April 25, 1932. Paul graduated from St. Leo's Catholic High School in Lewistown, MT in 1950. After graduation, he relocated with the family to a ranch in Potomac, MT. In 1952, Paul was drafted into the US Army and served in the...
John Balock, Jr. 10-24-1927 to 7-2-2021 Our beloved Dad and near-lifetime Melstone resident, John Balock, Jr., passed peacefully July 2, 2021, at Novak Cottage in Billings, MT. Meeting him on The Other Side was his bride, Heather Thompson Balock, whom he married on July 3, 1958. Heather passed Valentine's Day 2018. Dad long awaited this eternal reunion. The eldest child of John and Mary Balock was born at home Oct. 24, 1927 in Absher. John was big brother to three sisters, Francis, Eveyln and...
On June 13 of this year, Celia Helen Olsen Anderson passed away after a valiant battle with a rare form cancer. Cele was daddy’s little girl, being born the youngest of Rex and Veronica (McAndrews) Olsen’s five children on June 23, 1949. She grew up on the ranch in Madeline, CA and eventually graduating from Modoc High School in nearby Alturas. She was wild and stories even got back to her daughter about racing cars in high school. “Not my tires, not my gas” was all that she volunte...
