Felicia Fern LeMay, 47, of Albuquerque, N.M., formerly of Poplar, died March 1, 2023. She was born in Billings to Joyce Ricker and Frederick James LeMay. She grew up in Poplar and California before putting her roots down in Albuquerque, N.M., where she started her family. Her children remember her most for taking them to the Fourth of July parades in Los Lunas, the park and spending family time watching movies in the living room of their home. She accepted everyone for who they were without judgment and, for that, she made many friends along her journey. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Almyra Greyhawk and Justine Shields; and close friend, Albert Gallegos. She is survived by her nine children of Albuquerque, Mariah Gallegos, Reyna Gallegos, Michelle Gallegos, Shaniah Gallegos, Anthony Gallegos, Erica Lopez, Raven Montoya, Rueban Lopez and Estrella Montoya; sisters, Kitty Ricker and Kim Shields; and brothers, Fredrick James Lemay III and Chaska Foley. Funeral services were held Monday, March 20, at the Makaicu Presbyterian Church. Interment was at Riverside Presbyterian Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Lillian Beatrice Bruguier Christian died March 10, 2023, in Wolf Point. She was born Sept. 17, 1932, in Wolf Point to Elsie Miller and Leo Charles. She grew up in Wolf Point as the fourth child of six children. She attended schools in Wolf Point and graduated from Wolf Point High School in 1950. After high school, she got married and started her family. During the course of raising her family, she started her 10year career in the healthcare field as a nurse’s aide at Faith Lutheran Home and Trinity Hospital. After working in healthcare, she embarked on a 48-year career with the Fort Peck Tribes. Her first job was with the HeadStart program as the health and nutrient coordinator for nine years. She then transferred to the planning department to work as the planning coordinator for three years. She then started work with the Tribal Maintenance Department as a secretary. She eventually worked her way up to the director of maintenance and retired after 20 plus years of work there. Retirement, however, wasn’t a good fit for her. She soon went back to work again. This time, she started her career with the Fort Peck Tribes in the CHR Department as a driver and eventually worked her way up to being the program supervisor. After eight years with the CHR Department, she decided it was time for her to have her final retirement at the age of 85 years old. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Matilda, Emily and Joyce; brother, William; sons, Desmond and Forrest; and granddaughter, Jessee. She is survived by her brother, Forrest Bruguier; son, William Eder Jr., Eric Bruguier, Neil Tayler and adopted son, Will Morey; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 16, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Cremation followed the services. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

James Allen “Jim” Nielsen, 76, of Plentywood died March 16, 2023, at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 6, 1946, in Plentywood, the seventh of eight children born to N.P. and Vita Nielsen. He attended school in Westby through 9th grade, then the family moved to Plentywood, where he graduated from high school in 1964. He furthered his education at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., obtaining a bachelor of arts degree in December 1968 with a major in science and a minor in math. He enlisted in the Montana National Guard at the same time as he began his teaching career in Froid in 1969. While there, he taught math, science and coached girls’ basketball for nine years. He also served as acting principal for a short time. In 1978, he taught math and coached girls’ basketball in Outlook, then in 1979 started teaching math and computers and coached girls’ basketball at Plentywood High School. He retired from teaching in 1994. Jim worked part-time as an immigration inspector at the Raymond Port of Entry at the Montana/Canadian border for many years while teaching, then began working full-time at the border as a Customs and Border Protection examiner and later a supervisor, completing over 30 years by the time he retired in 2018. He married Charlotte Brekke of Antelope on Nov. 26, 1971. They have four children, Julie Kleinberg of Tolland, Conn., Greg Nielsen of New Orleans, La., Brenda Arnston of Maddock, N.D., and Jeffrey Nielsen of Sidney. He had numerous special interests that he pursued throughout his active life. He raised a large vegetable garden every summer at the family home in Plentywood. The produce raised was used to feed their family throughout the long winter and they generously donated to family and friends in the area. He also enjoyed keeping up the yard where he and Charlotte often entertained large groups of family and friends. He was an avid Minnesota Vikings fan and was able to attend a couple games in Minneapolis, Minn. Among his earlier special interests were collecting baseball cards, collecting brochures on the latest large farm tractors and the late 1960s Chevy Chevelle muscle cars (of which he owned two). From a young age, he had a passion for broadcasting sports. When shooting hoops with family members, he liked to call the play-byplay and would even create make-believe games to announce. This set the foundation for his career in sports broadcasting. He became known as “the voice of sports announcing” for northeast Montana and brought enthusiasm and impartiality to every broadcast. In 2022, he celebrated 35 years as a sports broadcaster for KATQ. He instilled many values in his family living by example. Whatever he did was done to the best of his ability and hard work, honesty and integrity were virtues held throughout his entire life. But, most importantly, his solid Christian faith guided his life and sustained him as he bravely faced his recent illness and challenges. Singing hymns was also deeply rooted in his upbringing and family reunions often ended with a group sing-along. He loved singing bass in church choirs over the years and was actively involved in various church functions. He was faithful about reading devotions and The Bible. Preceding him in death were his brother, Howard Nielsen; and sisters, Gloria Kallevig and Jane Taylor. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte; daughters, Julie and Brenda; sons, Greg and Jeffrey; 10 grandchildren; a great-grandchild who is due to arrive in May; brothers, Mark Nielsen of Lake Park, Minn., and Paul Nielsen of Rochester, N.Y.; sisters, Marie Ferkovich of Missoula and Karla West ofKalispell. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 21, at the Plentywood High School gymnasium with Pastor Tammy Craker officiating. Interment was at Plentywood Memorial Cemetery.

James David Boyd, 30, of Poplar died Friday, March 3, 2023. He was born Aug. 11, 1992, in Williston, N.D. He attended Poplar Elementary School until third grade then spent the remainder of his school years at Culbertson School, graduating in 2011. He tried wrestling and basketball, but found a love for dancing. He was a traditional dancer for many years, but his love was to dance hiphop. During his four years of high school, he was involved in choir, men’s ensemble, mixed ensemble and regular choir. For a number of years, he was an avid fisher, fishing at Flathead Lake, Fort Peck Lake and the Missouri River. Another love of his was Christian rap. He would share his love of Christian rap music on Wednesday nights performing at the Assembly of God youth services. He loved the Lord and felt his calling was working with the youth. He was also an avid sports fan of the Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Seahawks, Oregon Beavers, TCU Horned Frogs, San Diego Padres and the Las Vegas Golden Knights. He loved to watch his younger brother, Canaan, play football and was his biggest fan. Due to recent health issues, he was unable to watch Canaan play college football, but he was at home cheering him on. Several highlights of his life were attending an NBA basketball game to see his favorite player, Kobe Bryant. He went to Minnesota to see the Los Angeles Lakers play the Minnesota Timberwolves. In 2021, his uncle Samson took him to see his favorite NFL team Seattle Seahawks play the Tennessee Titans. Last year, he took a trip to Las Vegas, Nev., with his aunt Waynette and brothers, Maschil and Jay. The highlight of the trip was to see the Jabba Wockeez dance group. He is survived by his parents, Debra Boyd and Faron Hapa of Poplar; brothers, Canaan and David Boyd of Poplar, Habakkuk Boyd of Albuquerque, N.M., Donald Weinberger IV of Sidney, Maschil Boyd, Chance Boyd, Joseph Boyd and Joey Boyd, all of Poplar; sisters, Audrea Scott, Hannah Boyd and Gabby Boyd, all of Poplar, Madison Kidman of Albuquerque, N.M., and McKynzii Boyd of Poplar; and grandparents, Lyda Bears Tail of Mandaree, N.D., Margaret Hapa, Sharon Red Thunder, Kate Youpee, Millie Runs Through of Poplar, Jamie Youpee of Brockton. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 14, at the Assembly of God Church in Poplar. Interment was at Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel assisted with the arrangements.