Judy Diane (Buller) Raisl, 79, of Richey died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at the Wibaux Nursing Home. She was the first of six children born to Elmer “Jim” and Caroline Buller. She grew up on the farm on Butler Table. She loved to be outside and would ride her Shetland pony Dynamite to herd cows in the ditches with her sister Bonnie. Anything outside is where she wanted to be. She attended elementary school at the Butler Table School and then went to Richey High School where she graduated with the Class of 1963. After graduation, she worked at the hospital in Sidney as a nurse’s aide for a short time and then went to work as a teller at the bank in Circle. While working in Sidney, she met Alex “Chub” Jackson. They were married July 2, 1965. They moved to Billings and she worked for a bank there. Due to health issues, her husband retired, bought a small hobby farm at Crane and they packed up and moved. She went to work at Pamida in Sidney for about five years. During that time, her husband Chub died. She remarried Dec. 26, 1992, to Raymond “Butch” Raisl. They made their home in Richey. Together, they both took EMT training and became EMT’s for the Richey community. He was the fire chief and she would man the

Ramona Lee (Buckles) Kirn, 93, died Dec. 12, 2024. She was born on May 28, 1931, to David Buckles Sr and Hazel Boyd in Poplar. She had sisters Alice, Mary, Davetta, Sonia, and Patsy as well as their brother, David “Shunks.” She attended Poplar Schools until she met Jesse Kirn. They were married in April 1949 and shared many decades together until Jesse’s death in 2002. Out of this union, they had four children, Jesse Jr., Rhonda, Russell and Thomas. She worked for some time as a nurse’s aide in Poplar Hospital before starting her life as a wife and homemaker. She was an avid arrowhead/ rock hunter, professional calf-puller, the hostess of live card games and a tripe-andchicken cleaner. She was truly a Jill of All Trades, spending many days and evenings working on many crafts or watching soap operas. She always made everyone feel welcome in her home and made sure no one ever went hungry. She and Jesse were never bored — there were always chores to be done on the farm and, in their spare time, they loved to travel to many different places across the country

Abby Loni Rae Steele, 31, of Fort Kipp died Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2024, in Billings. She was born in Billings on Sept. 18, 1993, to Melissa Feather and Richard Steele. She received her early education in Minot and graduated from Culbertson High school. After graduation, she moved back to Minot where she worked as a salesclerk. She loved and was proud of her two children, Norah Jean and Kyler Jr. Family was important to her and she loved her three brothers, Cruz, Tristen and Spirit, and her sisters, Jaquienta and Eloise. After she became sick, she moved back from Minot,