Obituaries Keith Red Elk Keith Lyle Red Elk, 67, died Aug. 29, 2020, in Billings. He was born in Geneva, N.Y., at Sampson AFB. He was the son of Kenneth and Pat Red Elk. He graduated from Eastridge High School in Rochester, N.Y., in 1971. After high school, he joined the Army and was honorably discharged in 1977. He was a welder by trade. When he returned to the reservation in

I was working at the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office when patrolman Delmar “Butch” Olsen came in with new patrolman Larry Irwin who was reporting to his first station, Wolf Point. It was early 1992. Little did I know I would later be able to tell people I met my husband at the jail. Larry likes to tell people I asked him out. Butch Olsen has always claimed he matched Larry and me together.

Obituaries Ernest Carlson Ernest Fredrick Carlson, 66, of Circle died Aug. 14, 2020. He was born in Circle on April 17, 1954, and grew up on Prairie Elk, attending Prairie Elk School and graduating from Circle High School in 1972. From his youngest days, his musical talent and genuine interest in people made him a friend of many. His ready smile and wave will be missed in the Circle community

Robert Belton, 56, of Wolf Point died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, in Billings. He was born Dec. 5, 1963, in Wolf Point to Ronald Belton and Beatrice Redwood Belton. He attended school in Poplar and was a devout Poplar Indian. He was a All-State player and he received a full athletic scholarship. He graduated from Poplar High School in 1982. In 1983, he married Sheila Spotted Bull. From this union,

Jennifer Lynn Forest, 40, passed away in her home in Manteo, N.C., on Aug. 15, 2020. Jennifer was born in Williston, N.D., to Connie Forest of Jarvisburg, N.C., and Michael (Laura) Forest of Peerless, Mont. Jennifer graduated from North Eastern High School in 1999. She worked during high school but later got a job with Food Lion and she only worked four months before being promoted to manager.

Trenton Houston Beston Sr., “Red Bottom Leader,” 24, of New Town, N.D., died Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, near Williston, N.D., on his way to meet his parents. His son, Enright, also died. He was born April 26, 1996, to Janeen Firemoon and Darrell Beston Sr. in Wolf Point. He loved fishing, construction work, getting wood for his parents, cooking and taking his cruises with his children,