All Obituaries

Edward (Red) Dale Henderson passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, May 3, 2022. He was born in Drain, Oregon, September 30, 1942. He is survived by his wife Cindy, children Dean (Mia) Henderson, Tara (Jim) Fredrickson, Angie (Todd) Barbour, Rocky (Jennifer) Smith, and Greg Knox. He is also survived by his brothers Gil and Nealan Henderson and numerous nieces, nephews, and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents Dempsey and Marie Henderson, his sister Francis Cowan, and his...

Kirk Alan Kagarise, 57, of Billings, died March 23,2022 at Parkview Care Center due to post Dementia complications. Born August 31, 1964 in Ravenna, Ohio to Larry  and Sharon (Lowther) Kagarise. Kirk was the oldest of five children. He graduated in 1982 from Valley Christian High School in Santa Maria, California. He married Lynn Serrano in 1992, together they had three children and later, divorced. Kirk liked to work hard and play harder. He worked for Knife...

Ronald F. Podolak, long time Wyoming Rancher, retired to Billings MT, died at home March 14, 2022 at age 84. Ronald was born July 26, 1937 in Lusk, WY to Frank C. Podolak and Alice M. Britton. Ronald grew up on the family ranch near Jay Em, WY. Ronald attended school at Prairie Center School from 1943 to 1953. Ronald graduated from Niobrara County High School in 1955. In his youth Ronald was very involved in 4-H (10 years). and won numerous awards including Grand Champion Market Steer at...

  Leo was born in Blue Grass, North Dakota, on January 6, 1926, the son of Robert and Rose (Stauss) Peltz. He was the second youngest of 8 children.  He grew up helping on the farm under the close supervision of his older brothers and sisters.  Leo proudly served his country in the Navy during World War II, achieving the rank of Petty Officer II.  Using the GI Bill, he attended college in California and graduated with an accounting degree.  After college, he...

Marjorie Lee Pullmann Born into this world on July 30, in the year of our Lord 1930 Baptized into Christ on August 10, in the year of our Lord 1930 Confirmed in Christ on May 28, in the year of our Lord 1944 Married in Christ on April 29, in the year of our Lord 1957 Died in Christ on March 3, in the year of our Lord 2022 Lives with Christ into all eternity To God alone be the glory   Marge was born in Havre, Montana, the firstborn child of Marvin and Edna Mangels. She was...

Amanda Kapsner Fischer, age 42, passed away February 16, 2022 at home unexpectedly. She was born August 14, 1979 to Greg and Darcy (Fuson) Kapsner in Miles City, Montana. She graduated from Billings Senior High in 1997 and attended Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, graduating in 2001 with a business degree. Amanda and her sister, Jessica, traveled for the next few years, where she lived in Portland OR, Minneapolis MN and Philadelphia PA. After experiencing the big city life, she came...

On Friday, January 28th, 2022 dads chores were through and he was called home to join our mom Patricia in heaven due to complications from Covid.  He was born August 25, 1953 in St. Paul, MN to Guida and Merton Welch. Ron was the second youngest of 9 kids.  Dad was a hard worker. Always willing to lend a helping hand. There was nothing that he couldn’t fix! He looked forward to working around Freedom Church fixing anything on the list they had for him. He was always a phone...

David “Bamer” Daughtry, 77, of Laurel, died January 11, 2022 at his home after a long illness.  Bamer was born July 2, 1944 to Walter and Pauline (Rotella) Daughtry in Pensacola, Florida.  He served in the United States NAVY from 1961 to 1965 during the Vietnam War.  Bamer was an over the road truck driver until he was 75 years old!  He made friends everywhere he went, loved motorcycles, airplanes and old cars. We had to say goodbye to this wonderfully crazy...

Lola Sipes, 91, from Bridger, MT passed away at home on December 28, 2021 after a brief illness. She was born on January 21, 1930 in Arnold, Nebraska. Lola was raised in Plains, MT and married Dick Sipes from nearby Hot Springs, MT after a short courtship. They farmed on the Sipes family homestead for a short time until their house burnt down and his parents passed away. They migrated to Boulder, CO and purchased a family diner. After several successful years, they sold the diner and moved...

On November 15, 2021, Duke. Kober, 64, passed away from multiple health issues. (not COVID)  Duke was born June 10, 1957 to Johnny and Marge (Arneson) Kober. He attended school in Park City and graduated in 1975. Duke lived his entire  life surrounded by family on the Kober Farm at Youngs Point, west of Park City.  Hunting, fishing, and Montana Grizzly football were the great enjoyments of his life. He also enjoyed visiting with people, sharing stories and laughs, and spending...