Dianne Sukut

Dianne Kay (Schillinger) Sukut, 72, of Circle died July 11, 2025, in Sidney.

Born Oct. 17, 1952 in Wolf Point, she was the youngest of three children born to Allan and Shirley (Njaa) Schillinger. She spent her childhood growing up on the Vida farm surrounded by her older brothers, Donald “Don” and James “Jim,” and multiple cousins. She attended Vida Elementary and graduated from Circle High School in 1970. She attended MSU - Billings (formerly Eastern Montana College) and started to obtain a degree in education, but soon realized her organizational skills would be much better served with an associate degree. In 1973, she returned to her hometown and began a remarkable 43-year long career as the executive secretary at Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, where she became a steady, trusted presence and developed life long friendships with her warmth and dedication.

She married Wade Sukut, in 1976. They had two children, Nicole and Brent, and focused on building a home full of love, laughter, pets and warm memories. She was a devoted mom and Circle Wildcats fan. She rarely missed an opportunity to cheer on her children and, as dedicated as of a minute- taker she was during Mid Rivers Board meetings, she was even more meticulous in