Alan Dean Linder, 87, of Scobey died Sept. 10, 2024. He was born May 1, 1937, in Navajo Community to Myrtle (Foss) Linder Omang and Arnie Linder. He was the fourth of six children. After his parents divorced, Myrtle and the children moved to Scobey. There began his stellar work ethic. In his early years, he worked for Charlie Harris, an early contractor in Scobey, then Ernie Gamp, a local farmer. He met Florence Donna Grove Linder in 1952 and they were married in 1957 in Wolf Point. Together, they had four children, Julie Willford of Titusville, Fla.; Shelly Dickinson of Scobey; Darryl Linder of Odessa, Texas; and Aaron Linder of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. In 1964, while the first the children were ages 7, 6, and 4, the family traveled to Aden, Arabia (now Yemen), and then Tunis, Tunisia (Africa), for Alan’s job as head driller for Western Geophysical. Upon returning to the USA in 1967, they lived in various states, including California and Alaska, in a total of 28 separate moves. He retired from Western Geophysical in 1973 and the family moved to Scobey. He then worked for the Daniels County Road Department and worked his way up to supervisor, retiring in 2002. He enjoyed attending all extracurricular activities that his children and grandchildren participated in and he kept an immaculate yard and workshop in the garage. During winter, he enjoyed woodworking in his shop in the basement and playing cards with the family (until he hit a losing streak, wherein he promptly burned the deck of cards in the wood stove).

Arlene Neumiller was a loving mother, wife, sister and friend. Arlene passed away on Sept. 10, 2024, at the age of 72. She was born on Nov. 11, 1951, to Lyle and Myrtle Knudson in Scobey, Mont. Five more siblings joined the Knudson clan before they moved to Wolf Point, Mont., in 1960. She attended high school in Wolf Point, graduating with the class of 1969. After graduation, she attended Northern Montana College in Havre, Mont. She returned home when her mother was terminally ill with cancer to help her family. At the age of 21, her mother died and she put her life on hold to help care for her younger siblings. She would never admit it or agree with them, but she was instrumental in getting them through a great deal of hardship that came from life without their mother. Arlene married the love her life, Jerry Neumiller, in March of 1982. To this union, they welcomed two beautiful daughters, Laura and Sarah. Arlene loved her family dearly. Her passion for baking and cooking touched all who knew her. There was much love and thought put into every meal, every birthday party dinner and every holiday celebration. Arlene and Jerry owned the Sears store from 1987 until its closing in 1992. Arlene and Jerry owned and operated the Little Buggers Daycare for 28 years, retiring in 2020. If you were fortunate enough to a part of the Little Bugger family, you know how special Arlene was. Earlier Little Buggers had the annual lemonade stand, the outdoor “Olympics” that were held with races and games where everyone took home a medal. Whether it was craft time, snack time, movies at quiet time, rushing from school for some of those amazing homemade afterschool snacks or enjoying the fabulous lunch spread, you always knew Arlene was planning something fun or preparing a feast! Daycare babies, if you only