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Louie Charles Breding, Jr "Bud" was born in Winner, South Dakota on April 10, 1940. He was delivered by his father, Louie Charles Breding, on the family farm. He left this earth early morning on March 21, 2023 in the Tillamook Regional Medical Center in Tillamook, Oregon. Bud started school in Winner, South Dakota at a country school until 1951, when he moved with his family to a farm near Ekalaka. There he went to Cornish School until 8th grade. He worked for the Hendricks...
Debra "Debi" Elaine Kortum passed away on March 20th, 2023 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. We love her very much and we will miss her. She joins her beloved husband of 43 years, Roger, who passed away four months ago. Debi was born on May 1st, 1963 to Jennie Senrud Hutton and Joe "Dude" Hutton in Ekalaka, Montana. Debi was the second youngest of eleven children born to Jennie and Dude. She once bragged that she earned the standing long jump record at Ekalaka...
Funeral service for Leo Sterns, 92, of Ekalaka, was held March 22 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Pastor Steve DeFord officiating. Burial followed at Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Leo Sterns lived a full life and passed away peacefully on March 15, 2023, at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka. Leo was born to Louis and Violet (Johnson) Sterns on November 7, 1930 in Ekalaka, Montana. He was raised along with his sister, Joann, on the Sterns homestead that was purchased by his family...
Wauneita Maxine Schallenberger Kane was born August 7th, 1938 to Joe and Marjorie (Powell) Schallenberger. She was the second oldest of five children. She is preceded in death by her husband Ed Kane, both parents, grandparents Frank and Nellie Schallenberger, James Powell, Effie Strain, step-grandfather O.M. Strain, brother-in-law Don Smith, and grandson Zachary O'Neill. Wauneita married Derl Clark in 1955 and graduated from Carter County High School in 1956. They had four chi...
Funeral service for Donna Fae Lewis, 83, of Ekalaka, will be 1 p.m. Monday, March 20, 2023 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Tom Stieg officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to service. Burial will follow at Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka. Mom, 83, cast off the shackles of this world on March 10, 2023, to join God and her soulmate, Lee Lewis, of 55 years. Mom was born February 4, 1940, the second child to Raymond and Aggie Collins in Ekalaka. Mom...
Kay Jean (Newman) Babb was born at the Newman home, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Roy and Maxine (Radtke) Newman on August 30, 1941. She left this earth early in the morning of February 22, 2023 at the Powder River Manor in Broadus, Montana. She entered into her heavenly home on what was her youngest son, Calvin's birthday. What a blessed birthday celebration there must have been when she was reunited with Calvin and her beloved husband Lyle. Kay was predominantly raised a...
Funeral service for Darlene M. Carter Rose, 86, of Ekalaka, will be 10 a.m., Friday, February 17, 2023 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with pastor Llane Carroll officiating. Burial will follow in Capitol Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m., Thursday, February 16 at the funeral home with prayer service beginning at 7 p.m. Darlene passed away February 11, 2023 in Billings, Montana. Darlene was born to Jim and Charlotte (Gray) Davis of Camp Crook, South Dakota on May...
Bernice Elmore Gross passed away January 30th, 2023 at Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana. She died of natural causes; she was 95 years old. Bernice was born in Helena, Montana on December 7th, 1927. She was the first child of Herman and Violet Elmore. She lived all her life in Montana. Bernice married Ellsworth Gross on May 11, 1946. They loved to sing songs with family and friends. They were world class dancers and went to many country dances throughout the years. Bernice...
Funeral service for Jeanie Faye Tauck, 91, of Ekalaka will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 3 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Bob Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka. Visitation will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday, February 3, 2023, at Stevenson Funeral Home Ekalaka. Jeanie Faye (Boggs) Tauck was born on October 22, 1931, the fifth child of Leslie and Belva (Stanton) Boggs. There were five more brothers and sisters...
Catherine Rose Kennedy Whitney, 97, slipped from this life January 8, 2023. Our family lost an amazing lady. She was the last of her generation. Catherine was born on her grandmother's ranch in Carter County Montana to Wilfred and Roselthy Winchell Kennedy on July 16, 1925. She grew up in and around Ekalaka Montana and graduated from Carter County High School. After high school she went to Portland Maine to live with her grandmother while working in the shipyard during World...
Lois Marie Warner, 95, of Pierre, South Dakota, passed away December 11, 2022. Funeral Service was held Dec. 30, 2022, at New Life Church, Pierre, SD, with the internment at Riverside Cemetery, Pierre, SD. Lois Marie Hutchison Warner was born May 2, 1927, at her Grandparents' Crusinbery farm home in rural Woods County, Oklahoma, to her parents John Alfred Hutchison and Helen Marie Crusinbery Hutchison. She was the oldest of four children, Robert, Verna Lea and John. She...
Funeral service for Dennis Efta, 66, of Wibaux, MT will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at St. Philip Church, St Philip, MT. Interment will follow in St Phillip Cemetery. Visitation for Dennis will take place one hour prior to the service. Dennis passed away December 11, 2022 with his children by his side. He was born August 23, 1956 in Beach, ND to Sylvester and Frances (Wicka) Efta. He grew up in Wibaux, MT, graduating with the class of '75. Following high school,...
Slug was born in Broadus, Montana in 1943, to Jack C. and Margaret (Williams) Mills. He was a large baby and the doctor commented "he's a helluva slug". The nickname stuck. From an early age he worked on his family's ranch. Work was important to Slug. One of his first jobs, away from the ranch, was herding sheep for Lawrence Capra. He earned a hefty 50 cents a day. He also worked for other area ranchers such as Darrold Mraz, Manly Moore, his Uncle George Williams, and Warren S...
Charles J. Barbero, Sr. was born at the family ranch on Duncan Creek on September 15, 1926. He passed away in Broadus, Montana on December 1, 2022, at the age of 96. His daughter, Patti was by his side when he went quietly of old age. His parents, John and Mary (Chiesa) Barbero were original homesteaders in that part of Carter county. Charlie was the third of four children born on the ranch with Angie (1922), Francis (1924), Charlie (1926) and Lela (1928) completing the family...
Donna Rae (Griffith) Crow, 75, formerly of Baker, Montana, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2022, at Louisburg Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Louisburg, KS. Burial will take place in the Tuttle Cemetery in Rhame, ND following a celebration of life in June 2023. Final plans will be announced at a later date. Entering this life on December 31, 1946, in Baker, Donna was the fourth of six children born to Ralph and Margaret (Beadle) Griffith. Her mother often teased Donna that...
Funeral service for Homer Harrington, 81, of Ekalaka will be 11 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Stevenson Funeral Home Ekalaka Jessie LaBree officiating. Burial to follow with military rites by the VFW and American Legion Post of Ekalaka at Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Family receiving friends will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2022 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. Homer F. Harrington was born September 3, 1941 as the youngest of four children to Karola...
Hope Ruth Schell was born November 27, 1984, at Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Robert (Bob) and Ruth (Burmeister) Schell, the youngest of six children. Hope passed away November 19, 2022 at Billings, Montana. Hope faced many health challenges in her life and this last one was just too much for her to overcome. There will be no services and her ashes will be buried next to her parents in a private family service at a later date. Hope enjoyed living on the ranch in the Long...
Funeral Services for Elsie Turbiville, 89, of Bowman, formerly of Camp Crook, SD will be 10:00 am, Friday, November 25, 2022 at Bowman Lutheran Church with Terry Bagley officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery, Camp Crook, SD. Visitation will be one prior to the service on Friday. Elsie passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Fallon Medical Complex in Baker, MT. Elsie was born December 15, 1932, five miles south of Camp Crook, SD in Harding County, the...
Celebration of Life Service for Lola Emery, 84, was held November 16 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Baker with Pastor Jeremy Vester officiating. Burial will take place at Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Lola Marie (Knoedler) Emery went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 9, 2022. She died peacefully at Fallon Medical Complex Long Term Care in Baker. Lola Marie was born on December 4, 1937, to Carl & Gladys (Brand) Knoedler in Lexington, NE. The oldest of four children, she grew...
Roger Kortum was born in Ekalaka, Montana on January 31st, 1953 to Bud and Edith Kortum. He spent his early years growing up in the Chalk Buttes, which was a perfect backdrop for him and his brothers Dennis Kortum and Tim Kortum to explore and have adventures together. They spent countless hours playing Cowboys & Indians and devising various hijinks that put more than a few gray hairs on their parents' heads. His parents taught him many things that stayed with him his entire...
Funeral Service for Mary Ketchum, 81, of Plevna, will be 11 a.m. Thursday, November 10 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker with Pastor Jim Biswell officiating. Visitation took place November 9 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Baker. Mary Ketchum passed away on November 2 at Dahl Memorial Healthcare after a short battle with cancer. Mary Margaret Mackay Ketchum was a New Year's baby born on January 1, 1941 to Arthur "Bud" and Mary (Collie) Mackay. Her humble beginning included a home...
Frank Thomas Pelican born, March 31, 1945, to Merrill Griffin and Thomas Pelican, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 1 in Billings, MT. Ekalaka provided the perfect stomping grounds for lots of hunting and getting into mischief with close friends and more, like brother, Gary Townsend. Growing up in Ekalaka, attending Carter County High School, Frank met and courted Connie Meyer until they were married in 1963. From this union came three children, Teresa, Lisa, and...
Tracy Allan Brien was born on August 9, 1963, in Cando North Dakota and welcomed into the loving family of Gary Brien Sr and Betty Lizotte. Tracy enjoyed many things during his childhood none more than being outside enjoying the outdoors with his family whether it was hunting fishing or just enjoying the views of the great outdoors. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the National Guard and served his country for 12 years. He was stationed in Culbertson MT where he meets his...
Funeral services for Eloise Beach, 68, of Ekalaka, were held November 2 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Pastor Jim Biswell officiating. Burial followed on November 3 at Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Eloise passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Dahl Memorial Healthcare in Ekalaka. Eloise was welcomed into this world on February 18, 1954 in Beach, North Dakota by her parents Clifford and Lenore (Hartse) Beach. She joined a growing family as she was the fifth child of sev...
Celebration of life services for Noralla Thomas, 88, will be on Friday, November 4, at the Alzada Community Hall at 11 a.m., with a catered lunch to follow. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to services. Inurnment will be at the Alzada Cemetery. Noralla Bea Edwards Thomas was born on November 10, 1933 in Ekalaka, MT to John and Florabel Harkins Wash. Noralla suffered a broken hip and passed away at the Dahl Memorial Healthcare on October 27. When Noralla was 3 weeks old her...
