All Obituaries

  Saturday, May 2, 2026, was a beautiful spring morning.  In God’s perfect timing, Steve entered life eternal and is now pain free. After a short, courageous, hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer, with his family at his side, Steve left this world. Heaven has gained one of the most caring, loving, faithful men of God, and he will be dearly missed by all who were blessed to have known him. Steven Edward Wegner was born on March 2,1957 to Herman "Rudy" and ...

Surrounded by his family, Rudolph Ernst Meinhardt died peacefully on April 25, 2026 in his Park City residence at the grand old age of 96.“Rudy” was born in Port Huron, Michigan on Nov. 15th, 1929,  the only son of Fred and Alwina (Schmidt) Meinhardt, Volga River German-Russians who immigrated to America mere years ahead of WW1 and the Russian Revolution. In infancy, he moved to Montana with his parents to a small farm near the Yellowstone River, 8 miles west of Park City. ...

Kim Elizabeth Ryder, 57, of Laurel, passed away Friday April 10, 2026.  She was born September 28, 1968 to Robert L. and Rita (Wagner) Ryder in Billings.  She attended school in Laurel and graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1990.  Kim was a beautiful, Pixie-like, person who lived all her life with her parents.  She led a long and joyous life for a person with Down syndrome, spending many years thriving, and building a vast video and music collection. She gave ...

Judith Ann “Judy” Ungefucht went peacefully to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 9, following an illness. She was surrounded by love, with her daughter and son by her side, and comforted by the presence of her brother, sister-in-law, and dear friends. Judy was born on March 8, 1944, in Billings, Montana, to Henry and Lois Kaiser. She was raised in Laurel, Montana, where she built lifelong friendships and graduated from Laurel High School in 1963. In 1961, Judy met and married ...

Thomas “Pete” Armour, 71, of Farmington, Missouri passed away Thursday, April 9th, 2026, at home. He was born April 11th, 1954, in Washington, GA to the late Guy and Coetta (Franklin) Armour. Pete grew up in Georgia but spent many of his years in Montana. He married the love of his life, Pam (Holdman) Armour in 2006 and they eventually moved back to St. Francois County, MO, where Pam grew up. Pete was a member of Open Door Baptist Church of Desloge, MO. He loved the Lord and ...

Doug Sharbono, 66, died Wednesday April 8, 2026 at his home along the Clark's Fork.       He was born in Sidney to Ervin Reno and Hannelore Sieglinda (Kanngiesser) Sharbono December 6, 1959.  Doug attended the majority of his school years at Park City Schools, though graduating in 1978 from Billings West High School.  Following graduation, he hired on at the railroad in track maintenance before becoming a Switch man/brakeman and eventually a locomotive engineer ...

Delmer Allen Yoder, 86, Our beloved Husband, Daddy, Papa, Brother, Uncle, & friend peacefully went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February. 25, 2026 with his family by his side. Delmer was born on September 25, 1939 in Wolf Point, Montana to Ira Jacob and Marie (Hoar) Yoder. He was the youngest of 6 children. They lived on the family farm until he was in the 4th grade. At that time Grandpa built a house in Culbertson so he and his sister Darlene could go to school in ...

Peggy Ann Hedges was called home to her Heavenly Father on January 30, 2026, just days before her 86th birthday. She passed peacefully, surrounded by the presence and love of her family. She was born to Margaret and Edward Story on February 3, 1940. A proud native of Stillwater County, she was raised alongside her sister and best friend, Mary Lee, on her family’s homestead in Park City, Montana. Those early years shaped who she was, grounded, hardworking, and deeply devoted to family ...

Thomas "Tom" Milton Gray, 89, of Columbus, Montana died January 15, 2026.  Tom had many loves-Pepsi, sports, Facebook (which often landed him in Facebook Jail), his faith, and deeply, his children and grandchildren.  His greatest love, however, was his wife of 32 years, Pat, lovingly known as "Patsy".  Together, Tom and Pat built a beautiful blended life.  When Tom married Pat, he also received the gift of her family, whom he loved unconditionally as ...

Phillip Justin Fowler, 57, of Laurel was called home to be with the Lord December 31, 2025 at Billings Clinic after years of suffering from kidney failure.  He was born February 26, 1968 in Lewistown, Montana to Curtis and Edith (Knerr) Fowler. On May 21, 2023, Phil was saved.  Ronnie Potter baptized him in a horse trough.  (Later Phil explained the water was quite chilly !) He was so grateful to turn his life around that he joined No Walls in Laurel. Phil shared his ...