Heidi “Faye” Johnson, 42, of Poplar died April 15, 2022. She was born to Gayle Lynn Wetsit and Lionel Dean Johnson on Sept. 7, 1979, in Poplar. She graduated in 1998 from Poplar High School. She worked for most of her employment time at Tribal Express where she was exposed to all walks of life and that was one of many doorways to meeting a plethora of adopted family members. She had a wealthy social life and was passionate about her beliefs, her family — in all forms. She always lived by her code, a code that honors a sense of love that went beyond blood. When she loved, she loved completely and without judgment. She didn’t waste her breath on pointless praise and only spoke her mind. She loved to spend time with friends and family, doing the things she loved such as playing pool, bonfires,

Violet Irene Desjarlais, 87, of Wolf Point died April 28, 2022, at Eagle Cliff Manor in Billings. She was born in Fort Totten, N.D., Feb. 25, 1935, to John and Mary Miller. Shet was an enrolled member of the Spirit Lake Nation of Fort Totten. She attended Fort Totten High School and graduated in 1953. In 1954, she married Francis Richard Dionne and moved to Wolf Point in 1955 and had seven children. She met Gordon Desjarlais in 1966 and were married June 9, 1967. They celebrated 48 years of marriage. Gordan passed away on July 13, 2015. Some of Violet’s special interests were sewing pillows. She created her own unique pattern for star pillows and were shared throughout the United States, some going as far away as Russia. She loved taking pictures of family and her pictures were well organized in photo albums. She was an avid sports enthusiast and loved to discuss with her grandchildren her favorite sports of basketball, figure skating and tennis. Her favorite NBA team was the Lakers, and her favorite player was Kobe Bryant. She would discuss basketball stats with her grandchildren.