Obituaries

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Julia Barber

Julia Barber

Oct 16, 2017

 

 

Julia "Judy" E. (Wieters) Barber, 74, of Lewistown and former Stanford resident, died early Monday morning, October 16th, 2017, at the Central Montana Medical Center of natural causes.  She was born April 4, 1943 in Scotland, SD, the daughter of Ralph and Frances (Fithian) Wieters.  She graduated from Scotland High School and attended National College in Rapid City,...

Donald C. Thomas

Donald C. Thomas

Oct 9, 2017

 

Donald C. Thomas 80 of Lewistown and Moore died early Monday morning, October 9th, 2017 at his home of natural causes.  He was born January 10, 1937 in Lewistown the son of Clyde and Alma (Bender) Thomas.  He received his schooling in Trout Creek School and Moore High School graduating in 1955.  He then attended Montana State College in...

Eugene A. Langford

Eugene A. Langford

Sep 27, 2017

 

Eugene A. (Gene) Langford, 73, a longtime resident of Valle Vista, passed away September 19th 2017 of natural causes.  Gene was born August 10th 1944 to Arthur and Lucille (Judy) Langford. He was the youngest of nine children. He left home at an early age, but always remained in Montana. He enjoyed horses, cars and had an extensive key...

Duane T. 'Buck' Butler

Duane T. 'Buck' Butler

Sep 27, 2017

 

Duane T. "Buck" Butler, 87, of Lewistown died early Wednesday morning, September 27th, 2017, in the Central Montana Health & Rehab Center of natural causes.  He was born December 7, 1929 in Lewistown, the son of Wesley and Marguerite (Benjamin) Butler, Sr.  He received his early schooling in the Plum Creek School and then Fergus High School in Lewistown,...

Kim B. Jones

Kim B. Jones

Sep 18, 2017

 

 

 

 

Kim B. Jones (Kimmerz) 60 of Harlem died early Monday morning, September 18, 2017 in Billings Clinic of natural causes.  He was born June 3, 1957 in Fort Belknap, Montana the son of James and Helen (Striker) Jones.  He received his schooling in Hays and then begin working on ranches in Northcentral Montana.  He found his...

Donna E. Sprouse

Donna E. Sprouse

Sep 17, 2017

 

 

 

Donna Belinda Edmonds Sprouse 66, of Lewistown, after being diagnosed with acute leukemia went home Sunday morning, September 17th, 2017 with her family by her side.  She was born June 28, 1951 in Asheville, North Carolina the daughter of John and Margaret (Rice) Edmonds.  She received her education in Weaverville graduating from North Buncombe High School.  She...

Walter F. Williamson

Walter F. Williamson

Sep 12, 2017

 

Walter F. Williamson 76 of Lewistown died early Tuesday morning, September 12, 2017 of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident north of Billings on U.S. Highway 87.  Walter was born March 14, 1941 in Billings, MT the son of Benjamin and Addie (Eastburn) Williamson.  He received his education in Billings Schools.  He then started his working years, working in...

Clayton H. 'Casey' Anderson

Clayton H. 'Casey' Anderson

Sep 1, 2017

 

Clayton Howard "Casey" Anderson 87, of Strasburg, CO.  Casey passed away peacefully on 30 September, 2017 at Prairie Creek Living Center in Strasburg, Colorado.  He was born 16 September 1930 in Great Falls, Montana, the son of Conrad V and Engeline (Blais) Anderson and was raised on the family ranch near Roy, Montana.   

He married his first wife,...

Rose H. Volberding

Rose H. Volberding

Aug 28, 2017

 

Rose Helen Volberding 95, long-time Livingston resident, passed away peacefully at the Central Montana Medical Center in Lewistown on August 28, 2017.  Rose was born in Hazelton, ND on January 6, 1922 to Peter and Adelaide (Fisher) Mastel.  She attended Hazelton high school, and upon graduation entered the Presentation School of Nursing in Miles City, MT.  Following graduation, Rose...

Robert B. Morrison

Robert B. Morrison

Aug 28, 2017

 

Robert Barrett Morrison70 of Roy departed on his final tour Thursday, August 31st, 2017, at the Central Montana Medical Center in Lewistown of natural causes.  He was born April 26, 1947 in Ketchikan, AK the son of Ross and Lucy (Pyle) Morrison.  He was born with an innate love of the ocean, the mountains, the skies and everything nautical,...

Shirley L. Cooper

Shirley L. Cooper

Aug 19, 2017

 

 

Shirley L. Cooper 83 of Lewistown died early Saturday morning, August 19th, 2017 in the Central Montana Medical Center from complications of pneumonia.  She was born November 21, 1933 in Shelby, Montana the daughter of John and Georgia (Buchanan) Crosser.  She received her schooling in Lewistown graduating from Fergus High School in 1952.  She then went on to...

Terrie Ann Burke Wester

Terrie Ann Burke Wester

Jun 21, 2017

Terrie Ann Burke Wester passed away on June 21, 2017 at North Florida Regional Medical Center after a brief, but sudden illness. Terrie was born in the beautiful city of Lewistown, Montana on February 24th, 1945, where she considered her heart to be the daughter of Marion & Esther (Dahl) Burke.Terrie worked as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner at Lake...

John L. Baslee

John L. Baslee

Jun 14, 2017

 

 John Lee Baslee, 69, of Lewistown died peacefully Wednesday evening June 14, 2017 in his favorite chair.

He was born June 7, 1948 in Oakland, California, the son of Victor and Betty Baslee. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and was a nurse to the troops on the USS Sanctuary.

He received his education after the...

Franklin J. Arthur

Franklin J. Arthur

Jun 14, 2017

Franklin J. Arthur, 77, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2017 at his home in Winifred surrounded by family.

Franklin was born in Lewistown on December 18, 1939 to Walter and Loretta (Nelson) Arthur. He was raised in Suffolk and attended schools in Winifred graduating in 1958. Franklin thoroughly enjoyed racing fast cars and shooting guns.

After high school, he...

Dorothy M. Ziesman

Dorothy M. Ziesman

May 29, 2017

Dorothy M. Ziesman 94 of Helena and former Lewistown resident died Monday, May 29, 2017 in the Masonic Home in Helena of natural causes. She was born August 4, 1922 in Arco, ID the daughter of Oliver B. and Elsie (Wilhite) Bain. She received her education in Worland, Wyoming graduating from High School in 1941. She worked in Worland as...

Pamela S. Mcglynn

Pamela S. Mcglynn

May 15, 2017

Pamela Sue McGlynn 53 of Lewistown passed away peacefully in her sleep due to heart complications on Monday morning, May 15th, 2017. Pamela was born in Spokane Washington, the eldest of four daughters (Patty, Sunny and Denise Randles) to Zenith and Judy Randles. Pamela graduated from Thomas Downey High School in Modesto California and obtained her bachelor’s degree in Early...

Brian C. Pester

Brian C. Pester

May 13, 2017

Brian C. Pester 59 of Stanford died over the weekend of May 13th, 2017 while on his farm SE of Windham. He was born August 15, 1957 in Great Falls, Montana the son of Charles A. and Rose M. Pester. He received his schooling in Stanford graduating from Stanford High School in 1975. He then attended Northern Montana College, now...

Ronald D. Kramlich

Ronald D. Kramlich

May 11, 2017

Ronald “Ronny” Kramlich passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, May 11, 2017. He was born Friday, September 13, 1957 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lewistown, MT to parents Raymond “Hap” and Marjorie (Getsman) Kramlich. Born the youngest sibling of 7 children, Ronny was hit by a car at age 4 and spent Christmas in the hospital with a...

Ronald L. Moody

Ronald L. Moody

May 11, 2017

Ronald Leon Moody, born Sept. 20th, 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Saturday June 3rd at his home looking over the Judith Mountains in the early morning hours as the beautiful Montana sun rose to the sky.

Ron achieved his Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Political Science from Ole Miss while building a career on journalism at The Memphis...

Joan E. Woolett

Joan E. Woolett

Apr 24, 2017

Joan E. Woolett 91 of Lewistown died early Monday morning, April 24, 2017 in the Central Montana Nursing and Rehab Center of natural causes. She was born January 17, 1926 in Skykomish, WA the daughter of William E. and Matilda H. (Dolman) Lawson. She received her education in Washington and then owned & operated a café. On February 2, 1962,...