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Martin Johnke of Martinez, California passed away on February 12, 2020.Martin was born on February 22, 1928 at home with hisgrandmother, Theresa Johnke, as the midwife in Flatwillow,Montana to Otto and Lois Pollock Johnke. As the second of eight children, he was raised on a dry land wheat, cattle and sheep ranch. His first eight years of school were spent in the one room Flatwillow School in Flatwillow, Montana, where only one teacher taught grades 1-8.He graduated from the Winnett High School...
September 24, 1928 - March 26th, 2020Ruby Luella DePriest, 91, passed peacefully in her sleep March 26th in a Minot nursing home. She was born to Willian and Elma (Thompson) Baker in Appam, North Dakota, near the Canadian and Montana borders. She grew up in Ray, North Dakota and graduated High School in 1946. She played trombone in the band and marched in the Williston May Day parades in every year of the war. During World War II, she also pumped gas at the local gas station, and worked at the...
Edward (Eddie) G Adolph, age 89 of Helena, formerly of Roundup, MT, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020. Services will be held at a later date....
Betty joined her husband Leonard and her 3 daughters in heaven with her family at her side at Lasting Legacy on Sunday March 1, 2020. She was born on March 23, 1926 in Havre to Chester Joseph and Delia Merle Redwing Solomon. Betty grew up on the family ranch south of Havre and went to country school until her high school years. She graduated from Havre High School in 1944 and enrolled into Nursing School. On June 27, 1945 she married Leonard Majerus in Havre and moved to their own little place. It was here that they started their family in 1946...
Carolyn Hallman, Born June 4th 1928, passed February 18, 2020...
Nina M. Lundby, born August 31, 1924, at Broadview, Montana, daughter of John and Isabell Brown, passed away February 7, 2020 at Whispering Pines Personal Care Home in Roundup, Montana where she had resided since November of 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband Delbert Lundby, her parents John & Isabell Brown, a sister Ruth Farnes and two brothers, John and Ralph. She is survived by her daughter Linda Roen, husband Cliff, grandsons Matt of Melstone, and Mitch, wife Jennifer, grandchildren Jocie, Jack and Will of Musselshell. Nina...
November 19th, 1939 - January 6th, 2020 Mary "Ellen" Lee Plenger, of Roundup, Montana passed away, January 6th, 2020 at the age of 80, after a long illness. Ellen was born in New York City, New York, younger sister to Jim and Bud. She spent most of her childhood years in Connecticut. In 1959 she married her children's father. They had 3 daughters. Mary, Arleen and Kathy were the joy of her. Because of his military career and other jobs, they lived in a number of locations around the country...
Eleanor E. Alt passed away on January 24, 2020 in Laurel, MT. She was born on April 18, 1921 west of Melville, Montana to John "Jack" and Leona Harper. She grew up and attended school in Big Timber, Montana. While cooking on a ranch, she met Adolph Alt. They married on Christmas Eve , 1938. Adolph and Eleanor lived in Roundup, Montana where she was very active in the 4H leadership and in ladies groups at St. Paul Lutheran Church. In 1965 they purchased a ranch in Joliet, Montana. She continued to be very active in St. John Lutheran Church in La...
Robert (Larry) Smith, 66 of Roundup, died January 23rd 2020 after an extended illness. He leaves behind his mother Lavanno Smith of Redding, CA, Daughter, Ceanne Smith of Oakland Ca., Wife Ginger of Roundup, and his beloved fur babies. No services planned...
A Montana Story"Hey teacher, where you going with those kids?" Those were the words yelled across the rippling waters of the Musselshell River in South Central Montana on a Spring Day in 1945, by a charismatic, young Air Force veteran, to an 18 year old angelic, blue-eyed blonde, as she led her students, lined up like ducklings behind her, on a field trip along the banks of the Musselshell. With those words, an epic, improbable-- and wholly Montana-- love story, began. A love story that came to...
Edith Lorene Schanbacher Ellis went home to the Lord on January 4, 2020. Edith was born on September 13, 1928 in Newton, Kansas. The family moved to Abilene, Texas when she was 12 years old. In 1945 Edith married O.S. “Jack” Ellis. They were together for 66 years. Edith and Jack bought a ranch in the Roundup area in 1946. This ranch became home for 73 years. In 1959 they started Ellis Auctions, and were active in the auction business for many years.Edith loved her family, horses, and the ranch. She was artistic, knew many needle crafts, and...
Merrill Louis Armstrong, 85, passed away on Dec. 24, 2019, in Roundup.He was born on Oct. 18, 1934, in Cardwell, Montana, going on to graduate from Simms High School and Montana State College with a bachelor's degree in Ag Ed/Science. He taught in Dutton and Fromberg. On April 20, 1957, Merrill married Linda Grace Joppa. They had four children, four grandchildren and four step-grandchildren. In his later years, Dad worked as a mechanic, elevator manager, farmer and animal nutritionist. In 1975,...
Albert Raymond Keeler, "Ray," was born May 6, 1935 to Wilmer and Bertha Keeler. Ray was always proud that he was born at his grandparents,' John and Lily Bowman, home in Kalispell, Montana. He grew up and went to school in Valier, Montana and graduated from Valier High School in 1955. He joined the Montana Air National Guard in 1954. After a brief courtship he married Bessie Becker at the First Christian Church in Conrad, Montana on Saturday, October 13, 1956. He enlisted in the United States...
Tammi Sue Carson, age 54, went to be with the Lord on December 19, 2019.Tammi is suirvived by her two children, Clay and Chandee; her mother, Hilda Carson; her father, Chuck Carson; her two brothers, Scott and Howie; her aunt, Hilma Lindsay and Aunt Doris Davis; her nieces, Alicia Carson and Kallie Carson; her precious Alyssa Carco; her fiance, Donald Zambrowski; her best friend, Kristin Greger; and many cousins, other family members and friends.She was a member of Bay Vista Baptist Church and...
Jackie Ray passed away in the early morning hours on December 10, 2019 of pneumonia related complications. Jackie was born on May 20, 1965 to Betty and Jack Stigen. She spent her childhood years on the family ranch north of Ryegate, then later in Grass Range and Roy. On September 14, 1985, Jackie married the love of her life, Dan Ray. They lived in Roundup for a while, then moved to Wenatchee, Washington for a few years and then back to Billings to be closer to friends and family. Jackie was...
Donald R. Rose, 94, a longtime resident of Roundup, MT, passed away at the Butterfly Homes Assisted Living in Billings. He was born to Laura and James Rose on the family ranch northwest of Roundup on March 17, 1925. Survivors include his three children; LaDonna (Ed) Gates, Kenneth (Mary) Rose, Dick Rose and his son-in-law Bob Phillips; grandchildren, Kerrie, Glenna, Liberty, Justice, Andy, and Hunter; 17 great-grandchildren, Sierra, Dylan, Dreysen, Leah, Lyric, Eyden, Devon, Destiny, Elley,...
Hazel Hogan Alger Moore, 100Hazel Hogan Alger Moore was born south of Musselshell, MT, October 19, 1919, to Ruby (King) and George R. Hogan. The family moved to Lavina, MT, in 1924. Hazel, the fifth child, and her four sisters and one brother all attended school in Lavina until her senior year when they moved to Stanford, MT. After graduating from Stanford in 1937, Hazel attended nursing school at the Great Falls Columbus Hospital. She graduated from nursing school with an RN (registered nurse)...
Mavis (O’Dowd) Facer, died May 13, 2019, she was born January 8, 1949. She has been creamated, in Pocatello, Idaho. She is survived by four daughters, grandchildren and one great grandchild....
Kenneth Elwood Witzel, 82, of Roundup passed away peacefully at home on December 6, 2019 with his family by his side.Kenneth was born at Pompey’s Pillar “under the rock” on November 14, 1937 to John Henry “Jim” Witzel and Tracy Colletti Witzel Newland. He was the middle of three sons. Kenneth attended Klein Schools for the majority of his grade school and high school years and was a proud resident of Klein more than 76 years. After school in Klein, Kenneth went into the Air Force and was stationed in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the Philippin...
Magdelena Josepha Hinckley 81 of Winnett died Monday evening in her home in Winnett of natural causes. She was born February 20, 1938 in Munich, Germany the daughter of Paul M. and Ludowika (Jungling) Aign. She received her education in Germany and the worked in a factory making license plates. In December of 1964 she was united in marriage to Robert Olin Flansburg. They moved to New York in 1967 and then on to Montana settling in Missoula and then to Turah. They later moved to Casper, WY in the early 1970’s. They also lived in Glenrock, WY b...
Josephine Stockhouse Butterfield passed away on November 22, 2019, at Roundup Memorial Nursing Home. She was 85.Jo was born on January 22,1934, in Sheridan, Wyoming, to parents Axel Stockhouse and EstherBarnes Stockhouse, the middle of three children. She attended Sheridan schools until marryingSonny Butterfield on July 28, 1952. They lived and ranched in Montana and Kansas until settling on the Pronghorn Ranch near Roundup, Montana in 1965. They were married for 67 years until his death in...
Elizabeth Bruschi A memorial service for Elizabeth Bruschi will be held Saturday November 30th at 1 PM at the Zion Lutheran Chursh in Roundup, MT. Our hearts are broken, there will be an emptiness in our souls until we meet again. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the local food bank or Toys for Tots....
Bonnie Lou Witzleben, age 69, of Sacramento, California, peacefully passed away on November 12, 2019 due to complications from Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease and Leukemia. Services will be 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 23, 2019 in Roundup at Emmanuel Baptist Church on. Bonnie was born September 30, 1950 in Billings, Montana to John and Betty (Moss) Barlean. She was the first of six children. As the first born, Bonnie cared for and tended to her siblings. She went on to have four children: Mike, Mark, Debbie and Dani. For most of her...
Richard Ralph Stevens left us on October 19th at Billings Clinic Hospital.Richard fought a long and valiant battle against a formidable and debilitating foe, Parkinson's Disease, until he couldn't fight any longer. Parkinsons no longer controls him, he is free. Richard was born in Billings to Ralph and Dorothy Gayle Stevens. He would have celebrated his 83rd birthday on November 7th. He joined the Air Force, retiring after twenty two years. He met and married his wife, Ethel "Sam" Stevens in 1955, and celebrated their sixty-fourth anniversary...
Thomas A. Udelhoven 72 of Roundup passed away early Wednesday morning, October 9th, 2019 in St Vincent Healthcare in Billing of natural causes. He was born January 16th, 1947 in Lewistown the son of Andrew M. and Viola (Davis) Udelhoven. The family lived near Winifred where he received his schooling. He then worked on his fathers' ranch and in 1968 was united in marriage to Joy Halter, they later divorced. He worked for Cardinal Oil in the Oil fields and on March 12, 1975 he was united in marria...
