Chauncey Whitright, 61, of Wolf Point died June 8, 2022, at NEMHS Trinity Hospital. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 16, at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Dannette “Dana” Lezard, 51, of Poplar died June 1, 2022. She was born Aug. 5, 1970, in Omak, Wash. She grew up in Washington and loved all her fond memories of living there. The family would always go camping, play outside games and hang out together. In 1982, the family moved back to Poplar and that’s where she lived the remainder of her life. She was quite the athlete growing up and held the school record in discus for many years. She excelled in volleyball, basketball, track and was also a cheerleader. Playing sports was something she always enjoyed doing and later enjoyed watching her children do. She was also a talented pool player, winning jackets as “top shooter.” She loved playing pool with her children and showing them where they needed to hit the ball. Springtime was always something she looked forward to because she was always ready to fish. She was also a dancer, whether that be in an arbor, in the kitchen with her parents and eventually her children and grandchildren or on the dance floor. She was skilled in many different areas in the workforce. She was a firefighter in her younger years and loved telling stories of her time doing so. She worked at Poplar Schools for many years, which she loved doing, and got close to many students, some of which she was still very close to to this day. She loved working in the school because she was close to her children and was just a hallway away if they needed her. After leaving the school, she was a bartender at Buckhorn for awhile until she found her place as a clinic assistant at the Indian Health Services. She loved her time there and her patients loved her. She was also kind and helpful with everyone she encountered and that’s what gave her patients a sense of ease. She is survived by her children, Brandon, Kelly Lynn, Tj, Baby Girl and Avalee Ireland; numerous grandchildren; sister, Shannon Lezard or Mary Hilliard; and her parents, Dave and Linda Lezard. A wake was held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at the Poplar Cultural Center. Her funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment will be at Chelsea Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel assisted with the arrangements.

Sean Bighorn, 34, of Wolf Point died June 5, 2022. A prayer service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, June 10, at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at American Legion Park in Poplar. Interment will be at Riverview Cemetery in Brockton. Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel assisted with the arrangements.

Frank Wittkopp, 93, of Circle died May 26, 2022. Services are pending at this time or no services will be held.

On May 25, 2022, Lester John Martens, 89, went to be with the Lord. He passed away at St. Vincents in Billings. Les was born and raised in Lustre. After graduating from high school in Lustre, he then served two years in the Army. During that time of his service in the Army, he married Joann Grimsrud. They started their family and had three children. Les and Joann were married for 29 years and then divorced. Les was a farmer and rancher most of his life. After that, he worked the mail route and other odd jobs. He worked for others farming peas, etc. He later moved to Miles City. Throughout his life, Dad worked with speed, strength and endurance each and every day. That is what he was good at ... working hard each day. He was tough and strong in mind and spirit. He was determined to keep on going no matter what. Dad was always like that up until his death. He loved to talk about the crops along with calving in the cold and snowy weather with a few blizzards in the mix. Lastly, he spoke about how much he loved and missed the wide open spaces and farmland. Les was preceded in death by parents, Jake, 70, and Hilda, 96; little sister, Leona, who passed at 2½ years old; and brother, Denver, who was killed in a car accident at age 21. Les is survived by three children, Kendall (Carla) of Helena, Chad (Sherri) of Billings and Shelley of Wolf Point; grandchildren, Cami of Billings, Joshua (Drew) of Barcelona, Spain, and Kyler (Todd) of Butte; great-grandchildren, Cabin (Albert) of Philadelphia, Pa., Wilder of Billings and Josephine of Barcelona, Spain; great-great-grandchild, Khayir of Philadelphia, Pa.; ex-wife, Ruby Joann of Wolf Point; brother, Jim (Marilyn) Martens of Des Moines, Iowa; and sister, Geri (Gene) Sperling of Fresno, Calif. It was offered for Les a full military funeral service and burial. Instead, it was decided that Dad would be cremated. His ashes will be given to family and the rest will be spread out to places that were important and special to him. So this is goodbye Dad. Be still ... and rest in God’s peace. (Paid Obituary)