Leonard Dale Wettlin Jr., 50, of Wolf Point died April 1, 2021. He was born to Leonard Dale Wettlin Sr. and Deborah Louise Brunelle Wettlin on Jan. 15, 1971, in Glasgow. He enjoyed family gatherings, fishing, camping and playing guitar, but mostly he enjoyed being around his family. He often went around checking on everyone. It made him happy to know everyone was okay even if he wasn’t. He brought laughter and conversation anytime he was around. He is survived by his sister Melissa Wettlin of Dunseith, N.D.; brothers, Joshua Wettlin of San Antonio, Texas, and Nathan Lindsey of Portland, Ore., and adopted sister, Joel-Rae Ferguson of Poplar. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point was entrusted with the arrangements.

Gregory Fred Hofman, 73, died Feb. 17, 2021, in Mesa, Ariz. He was born June 4, 1947, in Williston, N.D., to Fred and Dorothy Hofman of McCabe. He was baptized and confirmed in Ebenezer Lutheran Church. He attended McCabe Elementary School and attended high school in Culbertson. While in high school, he was active in FFA, played football and was on the 1965 District 2C Championship team for the Culbertson Cowboys. On April 18, 1970, he married Judy Lyseng of Froid. They celebrated their golden anniversary on April 18, 2020. He served in the Montana National Guard and retired after 21 years of service to his country. He served as the chief of police for the town of Culbertson and was the manager at Petrolane before working at Continental Grain east of Culbertson. He then worked for the State of Montana as a G.V.W. compliance officer at the Culbertson scale for more than 20 years before retiring. He was an EMT with the Culbertson ambulance service for 25 years. He was a member of the Culbertson fire department for 15 years and was involved with the Scouting program in Culbertson for over 25 years. He was an active member of the FFA alumni and drove a number of trips to the national FFA convention in Kansas City, Mo. He even served a term as the state president for the Montana FFA Alumni Association. He raised cattle and helped his children with their FFA projects at the family farm in McCabe. He also spent many years operating the game clock for Culbertson high school basketball games. He enjoyed bowling, hunting and camping with the family. He and Judy began splitting time at the farm in McCabe and Mesa, Ariz., in 2012. They made many new friends and he enjoyed playing shuffle board while escaping the cold winter weather back in Montana. He is survived by his wife, Judy; son, Fred Hofman of Norris; daughter, Terri Ann Merrill of Culbertson; sister, Cheryl Arthur of Culbertson; brothers, Dean Hofman of Worden, Ill., and Jerry Hofman of Bakersville, Calif.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his son, Theodore Gregory Hofman. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in McCabe with Pastor Greg Holler-Dinsmore officiating.

Jasmine Samone Bridges, 25, died April 7, 2021. She was bornAug. 19, 1995, in Poplar to Derek Bridges and Deanna First. As a young girl, she was very shy, but always had a smile on her face. She and her grandmother Claire made trips to Butte to see Claire’s sister Karla and mother JoAnn, and later to Rapid City, S.D., where she loved to play on the waterslide in the park. She always looked forward to going on car rides. She attended school in Poplar, where up to the second grade she had every word in every book memorized but couldn’t read. When she did learn, she loved to read and read many books. She loved to shop for make up and clothes. She loved to listen to music on her phone or CDs and had many friends whom she hung out with. She loved to come to the farm to go for a walk with Papa Donovan or just to hang out for a peaceful day. She is survived by her children, Maximus “Max,” Rion and Olivia; parents, Derek Bridges and Deanna First; sister, Kailey Bridges; and grandparents, Donovan and Claire Bridges. Viewing will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 15, at the Assembly of God Church in Poplar. Her funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 15, at the Assembly of God Church. Interment will be at the Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.