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Mary Jane Bierschenk, age 76, passed away at Billings Clinic on October 17, 2023, with family by her side. She was born to Emil George and Eula Retha (Cunningham) Lovec in Baker, MT, on July 2, 1947. She had eight siblings, five who are still living. Mary attended Carter County Schools. She married Gary Bierschenk on July 22, 2006, in Billings. She spent her life as a homemaker, taking care of her family. Mary loved ceramics and playing pool. She loved being around all her...
Linda Leibly (née Sandy), born on May 14, 1941, in Ekalaka, Montana, passed away on July 6, 2023, in Olympia, Washington, after battling lung cancer. She was 82 years old. Daughter of Royal and Viola Sandy (née Cox) and sister to the late Sandra, Linda was deeply rooted in her Montana upbringing. Ekalaka was always home. Her sister and many Cox cousins were particularly dear to her, forming bonds that lasted a lifetime. After completing her nursing degree at Montana State U...
Yvonne Horner, 83, of Ekalaka passed away on the morning of September 8, 2023 at Dahl Memorial after a valiant fight with cancer. Yvonne Marie Rilley was born April 12, 1940 in Broadus, Montana. She was the 5th child born to Lester and Dorothy (Hall) Rilley. When she was six months old, they moved to the Mill Iron Community. She graduated from Carter County High School in 1958. She married Dale Horner in June of that year and moved to his family ranch 7 miles north of Ekalaka....
Funeral Service for Virginia Ludwick, 89, of Ekalaka, will take place 11 a.m. Thursday, October 5 at Stevenson Funeral Home Ekalaka with Pastor Jim Biswell officiating. Burial will follow at Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka. Virginia passed away on September 28, 2023 in Ekalaka, MT at Dahl Memorial. Virginia Lee Ludwick (Courtney) was born on June 21, 1934 to James M. and Dorothy (Bischoff) Courtney in Deadwood, SD. She grew up and attended school at Albion Country School...
Barbara's life adventure began October 29, 1932, as the youngest child of Chester and Edna (Vaara) Bruce. She joined two older brothers, Norman and Jimmie on the family ranch near Boyes, Montana. As the Great Depression deepened the family temporarily traveled to Oakland, California where her dad and older brother worked as welders in the shipyards. She fondly remembered that as a young girl, she and her best friends would get to go to Saturday or Sunday matinees. Shirley...
Yvonne Horner, 83, of Ekalaka, passed away on the morning of September 8th, 2023 at Dahl Memorial Healthcare after a valiant fight with cancer. In accordance to her wishes, cremation has taken place and no services will be held. Remembrances and condolences can be shared with the family at www.stevensonfuneralhome.com....
Agnes Lorraine (Naugle) Klingler died peacefully in her sleep August 8th, 2023 at the age of 94. She was born May 9, 1929 in Ekalaka, MT to John Earl Naugle & Agnes Delphia (Hall) Naugle. She was one of three children having an older brother John Earl Naugle Jr. and a twin brother Harold Eugene Naugle. After living on the family's homestead in Ridgeway Montana, they moved to Belle Fourche in 1935 when Lorraine was six years old. Lorraine spent her formative years living in...
Walter "Holly" Kortum, 80, of Belt, Montana, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, August 25, 2023. Holly was the third born child of nine to Bud and Edith Kortum in Ekalaka, Montana on December 7, 1942. After serving in the United States Army from January of 1964 – December of 1965, Holly married Betty Grosskopf on January 13, 1968. Together, they worked on cattle ranches, wheat farms, and guided hunters through the Alaskan and the Bob Marshall Wilderness in M...
Alvin Lloyd Walker was born in Belle Fourche, SD, May 7, 1934, the first born of William K. Walker and Eunice I. Clem Walker. Alvin was taken home to the Finger Buttes Ranch north of Alzada, Montana, where he spent his youth and young adulthood. Alvin passed away in Phoenix, AZ on August 24, 2023 with loved ones by his side. Alvin attended the Finger Buttes grade school in Carter County Montana for all eight grades, riding back and forth most of the time. He attended High...
Memorial service for Edith MacKay, 63, of Willard, will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker with Bruce Ketchum officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Private burial will be held at Lame Jones Cemetery at a later date. Our baby sister fell into internal sleep early Monday morning, August 28, 2023 at Wibaux County Nursing Home in Wibaux, MT. Our mom in heaven must have been making breakfast of pancakes, bacon,...
Geraldine "Geri" Marie (Welch) Sanchez passed away on July 15, 2023, at the age of 86. She was born on November 20, 1936, in Ekalaka to Delbert "Jerry" Welch and Eleonora Frye. She started her career as a one-room schoolteacher outside of Glasgow, MT where she met the love of her life, Zacarias "John" Sanchez. They had been married for 55 years. John preceded her in death in 2018. They lived in Great Falls, MT where their first child, John, was born. They then moved to...
Funeral service for Gene Odell, 74, of Camp Crook, SD will be 11:00 am, Monday, August 14, 2023 at the Harding County School Gym, Buffalo SD, with Pastor Tom Martin officiating. Burial will take place in the Capitol Cemetery. Family will receive friends Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka, MT from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Gene passed away August 4, 2023 at Monument Health, Rapid City Hospital after a 10 month battle with cancer. Melvin Eugene Odell, Jr....
Floyd Eugene Hoover was born July 3, 1928 to Robert Forest Hoover and Mary Alice Tuttle Hoover in Cheraw, Colorado. He went home to be with the Lord on August 3, 2023 at the age of 95. Floyd grew up on a pig farm where he was raised in the Mennonite church. He attended Cheraw public schools for 12 years. During that time he shoveled coal off of box cars and worked for the Inge company. He left the Mennonite church to serve his country. He served in the Army for 18 months...
Ronald Tuffy Peabody was born Friday, October 19th, 1945 at Baker, Montana to Tuffy and Laverne (Speiser) Peabody. He passed from this life on Monday, July 24th, 2023 in his home at the age of 77. Ron grew up at Ekalaka, Montana and worked at the family ranch for 20 years. Ron worked as a oilfield pusher for many years and also worked in construction for several years until his retirement. Ron married Loretta Swanson on December 30th, 2005 at Quartzsite, Arizona. After his ret...
Funeral service for Charles Odell, 82, of Capitol, MT will be 11 a.m. Monday, July 10, 2023 at Camp Crook Methodist Church, Camp Crook, SD with Pastor Jerry Dinsmore and Pastor Mike Smith officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Military Rites and burial will follow at Capitol Cemetery. Charles passed away Friday, June 30, 2023. Charles Theodore Odell was grandson of Charles Odell and Theodore Overn. He was born on June 23, 1941, in Carter...
Patricia Ann Payne "Patsy" (Meyer) passed away peacefully on June 27, 2023, after battling cancer. Patsy was born in Ekalaka on April 6, 1931, in the front seat of the family ranch truck on the way to the hospital. She was born into the local ranching community and attended high school in Ekalaka, graduating as a proud Bulldog in 1949. Patsy moved to Billings where she earned an associate degree in business administration. On a cold day shortly after graduation, it was about...
Mark Leonard Schnabel, a cherished individual who touched the lives of many, passed away tragically on June 18, 2023, as a result of a fatal traffic accident. He was 52 years old at the time of his passing. Mark resided in Apache Junction, AZ, where he leaves behind a legacy of love and devotion. Mark is survived by his beloved daughter, Sydney Schnabel, who resides in Mesa, AZ. He is also survived by his mother, Anne Yates, hailing from Newell, SD, and his brother Terry...
Funeral Services for JoAn Carey Marshall, 89, of Ekalaka will be 10 a.m. on July 3 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. Live stream will be available through Stevenson Funeral Home website. JoAn passed away April 3, 2023 at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka. JoAn Marshall was born on February 22, 1934, as JoAn Margaret Carey on the Carey Ranch, located on Chalk Buttes Road in Ekalaka, Montana. She was delivered by Dr. Sandy. The Carey Ranch was homesteaded by her uncle, John Carey,...
Korey Kathleen Keith, age 61 of Glendive, Montana, passed away at her residence on Friday, June 9, 2023, after a long illness. Born in Ekalaka on May 7, 1962, Korey was the third of six children born to Ross and Patricia (Beil) Keith. She attended and graduated from Carter County High School in 1980. Korey attended Western Dakota Tech and graduated with an associate degree in nursing. In 1985, Korey married Damon Mittelstedter and moved to Sturgis, South Dakota where she was...
Robert J. "Jim" Wilson, age 78, of Alzada, MT, passed away on May 26, 2023, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, in Rapid City, SD. Cowboy. Rancher. Pickup Man. Pilot. Sheepman. Neighbor. Friend. It doesn't matter how you describe Jim Wilson, but most people who knew him will say that he is a true example of the Western way of life. He always said that starting at about six years old, he knew he wanted to be a cowboy, and he wanted to be the best cowboy. Robert J. Wilson...
Graveside Service for Rit Sterns, 63, of Ekalaka, will be 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka, Montana with Pastor Steve DeFord officiating. All are welcome to a reception following the service at the Church of Hank Williams in Ekalaka. Rit passed away May 21, 2023 in Ekalaka....
Richard G. Elmore, 81, of Newell, South Dakota, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Monument Health in Rapid City, South Dakota. Richard "Dick" Glenn Elmore was born on February 27th, 1942 to Clifford and Flora Belle Elmore at home on his family's ranch in Ekalaka, and raised alongside his three siblings Bob, Donnie, and Agnes. Dick married Joann Sterns and from that union, they were blessed with three children, Debbie, Jeff, and Linda. In 1969, Dick met and married his...
Graveside service for Lois Hopkins will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 22, 2023 at Boyes Cemetery; with a potluck lunch to follow at Boyes Community Hall. Lois Lenore (Williams) Hopkins passed away on April 19, 2023 at Lasting Legacy with her daughter by her side. Lois was born in Broadus, Montana on October 23, 1925 to William Clinton and Annie (Smith) Williams. Lois was the seventh child out of 11 brothers and sisters. Lois grew up and spent the majority of her life in...
Funeral Services for JoAn Carey Marshall, 89, of Ekalaka will be 10 a.m. July 3, 2023 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. JoAn passed away April 3, 2023 at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka. JoAn Marshall was born February 22, 1934 JoAn Margaret Carey on the Carey Ranch on Chalk Buttes Road in Ekalaka Montana in 1934 and was delivered by Dr. Sandy. The Carey Ranch was homesteaded by her uncle John Carey in 1909 and taken over by her father Joseph Carey when John Carey died. JoAn had...
Lawrence Anton Capra, 94, passed away at Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City, MT on April 20th 2023. He was born August 10th 1928 in the family home at Boyes MT. He was first child born to John Baptist (Jack) Capra and Lydia Rose (Chiesa) Capra. His aunt Mary Julio and Grandmother Angelina Capra acted a midwives, as the doctor from Broadus was a little late arriving. His grandfather Antonio, uncle Louis Julio and his father Jack were working in the field binding oats at the...
