Alvin Charles 'Chuck' Garfield, 74, of Wolf Point died Oct. 31, 2025, at Trinity Hospital. He was born March 12, 1951, to Daniel Aloysious and Agnes Marie Garfield. He was born, raised and died in Wolf Point. He had lived in a few different places in his younger years, but Wolf Point was his home. He was one of 12 children — somewhere in the middle. As a youngster, he liked to get into mischief but never got spanked. He was gifted with the ability to sweet talk his way out of trouble. He married three times, the last was by far the longest — he was married to Janice (Martin) for the last 34 years. He fathered five children, adopted a son and fostered one of his grandsons. He influenced many of his nieces and nephews. He was loved by all that enjoyed his many hunting and fishing endeavors and lived vicariously reliving those moments by telling animated stories about them — he was a great story teller. He made friends from around the world because of his hunting abilities and willingness to share his vast knowledge of gaming. He also loved hosting a good fish fry because they gave him a reason to get everyone together. Then, as soon as the boys showed up, he became the foreman and handed off the tongs. He lived a full life. His many loves were hunting, fishing, drinking, bullshitting, gardening, making breakfast, frying fish, driving the fields and having a good water fight. He is survived by his wife, Janice; children, Tawnya Winchell, Dean Garfield, Tachia Armstrong, Beau Garfield and KC Garfield; numerous grandchildren; siblings Cleo Garfield, Larry Garfield, Cecelia Peters, Vance Garfield, Leon Garfield, Nancy Nordwick, Marshelle Lambert and Desiree Garfield. He was preceded in death by his son, Chad Aaron Garfield; granddaughter, Chandlor Alexis Garfield; and siblings, Daniel “Cowboy” Garfield, Joan Small and Douglas Garfield. Prayer services will be Thursday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Funeral will be Friday, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wolf Point. Cremation will follow services. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Callie Sue Lingle, 52, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Joining her sister Jodi and brother Bo, she was born on March 3, 1973, to Patsy and Johnny Lingle in Circle, where she spent and cherished her childhood to adolescent years. Her brother Jamie joined the family in 1974. She often spoke fondly of her childhood home in Circle and the memories she shared growing up with her brothers and sister. She graduated from Circle High School in 1991. Her family grew even larger when Patsy married Oddvar Idland and Johnny married Mary Hogan — she gained five new siblings, Eric, Sadie and Jake Idland and Amanda and Adam Meyer. In January of 1987, Oddvar and Patsy had Jenny Idland with whom Callie had a strong relationship. In 1994, she married Mike Tennant and gained a stepson, Tyrel Tennant. Together, they had two children, Austin and Courtney Tennant. They spent several years gardening, camping and raising their children together in Callie’s favorite house by the Yellowstone River. Later, they divorced and she moved back home to Circle where she managed the VFW for several years. Although separated, they remained friends and loved getting together to have a beer and talk about their children. She later married Cody Burman and gained two stepchildren, Shelby and Colton Burman. In 2004, Cody and Callie had one son together, Wyatt John Burman. She was nervous, but over the moon excited to have another child to love and it was one of the happiest days of her life. After a few years, she and her children moved back to Circle following a divorce from Cody. She enjoyed living and raising her children in Circle and remaining close to her mom and Oddvar, who were a big staple in her life. Over the years, she developed many close friendships and always took anyone in as her own.

Margaret Hernandez, 46, of Poplar died Oct. 30, 2025, at the Poplar Community Hospital. A wake will be held on Monday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Poplar Cultural Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 10 a.m. at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment will follow at Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Elvis Follet Jr., 46, died Oct. 30, 2025, in Wolf Point. Funeral services are pending at this time under the direction of Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point.

Clint Wade Jackson, 50, died in Kalispell. Funeral services are pending at this time under the direction of Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point.

Robert L. “Bob” Holen, 74, died on Oct. 25, 2025, at Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point. He was born to Lloyd and Doris (Bravard) Holen on Oct. 26, 1950, in Wolf Point. He grew up in the Chelsea area. He attended Poplar Schools and graduated in 1969. After high school, he furthered his education by attending school in Bozeman. He met and married Janice Hagen on Aug. 28, 1971. Together, they had one son, Chris. He led a quiet and principled life, focusing on land and ranching operations. He was a cowboy every day, loved the life of ranching and was quite successful at what he did. His hobbies were hunting, fishing, working, watching sports and spending time his grandchildren. He had three grandchildren, who enriched his life. He is survived by his wife,

Melvin Edward Gorder, 70, of Poplar died Oct. 13, 2025, at his home. He was born Feb. 22, 1955, to Mary Alice and Chris Gorder. He grew up in Poplar and attended Poplar Schools, graduating with the class of 1973. Soon after, he joined the Navy, which took him traveling to various places including Scotland — which he often talked about. He was proud to be a veteran. Upon returning home after his service, he went to work at West Electronics where he was employed for many years. Melvin was currently in his 15th year working at Poplar schools. He always enjoyed visiting his coworkers and teasing with the ladies in the office. He had a very unique sense of humor, never sugar coated anything and told it just how he thought it was. He faithfully visited his mother multiple times a week, always delivering her mail, and was there to just keep her company. Although he never had children of his own, “Uncle Mel” was a great uncle to all of his nieces and nephews. He enjoyed visiting family and friends, drinking coffee, playing poker and riding his motorcycle. He enjoyed many rides with his friends Greg Norgaard and the late Doug Colgan. A highlight for him was attending the Sturgis Rally seven times. Another was traveling to Las Vegas, Nev., with Pat Brunelle to play in the World Poker Series. He loved music. He played guitar and keyboard and was always working on a song. The first band he played in was Eve’s Mission with all of his Glasgow buddies. He was currently in the band Harvest Moon. As the title of a song he was writing/working on goes, he’s only a Heart Break Away. He is survived by his mother, Mary Alice Gorder of Poplar; brothers, Paul Gorder of Pittsburgh, Pa., Gene Gorder of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mike Gorder of Poplar; and sister, Alice Smoker of Poplar. He was preceded in death by infant brother, Christopher Gorder. A memorial service was held Thursday, Oct. 23, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar. Inurnment followed at the Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Gary John Stromberg, 73, of Reserve died Oct. 17, 2025. He was born March 19, 1952, in Great Falls to Clifford and Carol Stromberg, the second born of six siblings. After high school, he attended college in Billings and received an associate’s degree in diesel mechanics which came in very useful during his life as a truck driver, rig worker and farmer which was his primary occupation for the past 57 years. In 1979, he was married to Kay Norwood and they had three children: twin boys, Patrick and Andrew, and daughter, Amanda. He saw all of the good times and bad times in farming in his tenure. Drought, grasshoppers and high interest in the ‘80s, hard winters in the late ‘90s, more damp years in the 2000s along with some very high prices, more grasshoppers later in the 2000s and terrible grain prices lately. During all of that, he managed to get through it, be almost cheerful and grow the farm. He had many passions, especially later in life when he had more time to relax. Some of these included riding his Harley, cruising around the farm or the desert in Arizona in his side-by-side, driving his Chevelle or his convertible, spending the winter in Yuma in his motorhome or simply keeping an eye on things around the farm. He had many traits to admire. Just a few examples are that his work ethic was second to none, he was always an advocate for not doing things half ass, he treated all machinery as if he was going to own it until the wheels fell off and was always willing to help out a neighbor. He was never scared of a practical joke. He is survived by his three children; six grandchildren; sisters, Cindy, Gail and Tammy; and his brother, Neil. He was preceded in death by his two sisters, Amy and Ann. Services were Friday, Oct. 24. A graveside interment was held at the Nathanael Cemetery west of Dagmar and celebration of life followed at the Fire Hall in Medicine Lake.

James Francis Crowe, 41, of Brockton died Oct. 14, 2025. He was born Feb. 24, 1984, to Dolly Crowe in Williston, ND. In his childhood days, he was raised by his “Kidi” great-grandmother Ruby RedBoy and his grandmother Bette Iron Ring in Brockton. As a boy, he enjoyed being in Riverside playing with his cousin/brother Eddy O. Jr., Dustin and Darren RedBoy. They were wild and crazy boys — always with some kind of shenanigan up their sleeves. As an adult, he moved to Spokane, Wash., and attended Spokane Community College in July 2009. In February 2010, he moved to Alabama where he made his home for 16 years until recently returning to his homeland in Montana. He is survived by mother, Dolly Crowe; brothers, Jordan and Michael Crowe, Marcus Red Thunder, Jory DeMarrias, Donovan Jr., and Darren RedBoy and Allery Black Dog; auntie Delores Crowe; sister, Tamara and Brandon Jefferson; brother, Doug Todd; grandparents, Donovan RedBoy Sr. and Audrey Ghost Dog. His funeral service was held Monday, Oct. 27, at the Brockton Cultural Center. Interment was at the Red Boy Family Cemetery, south of Brockton. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

James “Jim” Soldo, 76, of Palm Bay, Fla., died Oct. 5, 2025, in Florida. He was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on March 13, 1949, to John J. and Mary Cravish Soldo. He attended Pittsfield schools before joining the Air Force. Before going over to Thailand, hewas stationed in Omaha, Neb., where he met Shirley Birdsbill Soldo (“Sam” to him) of Wolf Point. They were married for 55 years. They have three children, Dean Frederick, Dedla Ann and Timothy James, all of whom he leaves behind. He also leaves behind three grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Early in their marriage, they lived in Wolf Point and he did various jobs from cutting timber to firefighting. He fell in love with Big Sky life, however, eventually they moved back to Pittsfield, where he worked security at Berkshire Medical Center for 40 years. He was a simple, patient man, who loved his family beyond measure. He was a man behind the times. He refused to carry a cell phone. He survived fatherhood and did life “one joint at a time.” He loved to play music and always carried a guitar. He enjoyed many hobbies from silversmithing, crafts, making furniture, working on cars, playing horseshoes, baseball, fishing, cross-country skiing and taking some shots with his bow and or guns. He loved to watch Westerns and movies like the Blues Brothers and Jeremiah Johnson. He would have loved to be a mountain man. He was preceded in death by his siblings, John “Sonny” Soldo, Cathy Soldo, Linda Patterson and Joyce Phillips. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 11 a.m. at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Interment was at Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with arrangements.