All Obituaries

Laurel resident Mary Pryde Shrader, 71, died October 24th following a battle with COVID. Two services will be held for people wearing masks at St Anthony’s Catholic Church in Laurel.   On October 31st, a Rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m., then a funeral mass on Monday morning, November 1st at 10:00 a.m.  To limit numbers please consider watching the service by following Mary N Ray Shrader Facebook Live event.   Please share your fondest memories of Mary at...

Earl E. Black, 94, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Oct. 19 th , 2021.Earl was born May 29, 1927, to George Allen Black and Lillian Esther (Graham) Black in Kelso, Washington. His childhood years were spent in various parts of MT & WY. In 1945 Earl joined the United States Army and was sent to Korea where he worked as a water supply technician. He was discharged in 1947. On August 10 th , 1952, he married Louise Van and shortly after that they moved to Denver CO, where they...

Jane Ellen Fischer passed away on October 11th 2021 in her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was the wife of Clayton Alan Fischer. They shared 43 years of loving marriage together. Jane was born to Rae and Beverly Keller in Sidney, Nebraska on November 22nd, 1957. She moved to Casper, Wyoming with her family and graduated from Kelly Walsh High School in 1975. She started college at Eastern Montana Collage (now known as MSUB) and met Clay during that time. They married shortly after in...

Jacqueline Ann Drew, R.N., M.P.H., died peacefully on October 5, 2021, at age 99, in Billings, Montana. She always attributed her long life to lots of chocolate and a drop of scotch now and then. But her friends and family knew that it was her sparkling intelligence, curiosity about the world, volunteer work, and a great sense of humor that kept her in good health. Jackie was born in 1922 in the village of Silver Creek, Nebraska. Her father was a doctor and her mother a nurse. The family...

Dorothy Jackeline Kempinski, 79, of Billings, passed away October 1st at High Gate Senior Living with her sister by her side. Dorothy was born Friday the 13th of March 1942 to Alma (Domke) and Theodore Yonkee of Deerbrook Wisconsin. She was the sixth of seven children. She became a child of God when she was baptized and confirmed at St. Mathews church in Deerbrook Wisconsin. She attended country school and graduated from Antigo High School in 1960. She then attended Green Bay beauty...

Carol Henckel, 71, of Park City, Montana,  passed away from COVID-19 complications on September 22, 2021. Her sons Andrew and Matthew were by her side at St. Vincent Hospital.   Carol was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Virginia (Raatz) and Joseph Cinealis. She was the oldest of three children.   Carol met the love of her life, Mark Henckel, at a science club picnic when they were both in middle school. She graduated from Custer High School in 1968 and went to Columbia...

On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, Darwin left his earthly body and is present with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Darwin was at home surrounded by his family at the time of his death. We find our strength in the love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Who will separate us from the love of Christ?  Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?  No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who...

Dorothy was born on June 29, 1935 in Crow Agency, Montana, the second of nine children to Henry and Helen (Pitsch) Steinmetz.  She was baptized on July 28, 1935 in the Lutheran Church in Hardin.  Dorothy was confirmed at the Congregational Church in Laurel March 18, 1951.  Her memory verse was Psalm 16:11  "In Thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasure for evermore..."   Dorothy grew up in Hardin, Harlem and Park City,...

Donna Jean Small (Essex), age 87, formerly of Helena, passed away August 15 at the Tender Nest assisted living facility in Billings, Montana.  She was preceded in death by her parents, W. E. “Earl” Essex and Gladys Essex, her brother, Earl Essex, her former husband Darrell Small, and his parents Pauline and Roscoe Small. She is survived by her brother Don Essex of Arizona and Alaska, three children, Dennis Small (Terri Hamilton), Helena, Donell Small (Leslie Small),...

Marty Mohr passed away on Friday July 16, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital.  He was born in Billings, March 5, 1938, the son of Katherine (Benner) and John Mohr Jr..  He spent nearly his entire life on the family farm in Park City.  Martin graduated from Park City High School in 1956, completed a short auctioneering course and then spent the next year in the Army at Ft. Ord, California.   Martin met Kathleen Weiss on a blind date and married Kathy November 26, 1960 in...