Doris Ann McKay, 72, of Poplar died Jan. 4, 2023, in Billings. She was born July 22, 1950, to Patrick McKay and Theresa Walking Eagle-McKay. In her early life, she met Dewayne “JimmyJohn” Duncan while she was living in San Francisco, Calif., and they had three children, Anthony, Haleena and Dena. Later in her life, she met Rodney Bruner while residing in Poplar and they had two children, Mikel and Ke'Anna. She started working at a very young age and flourished in many career paths. She began as a rod man surveying many homesites, which started the builds for homes in Poplar. She also worked as a seismographer, sugar beet worker and firefighter. With some of these careers, she had worked alongside her daughter and nephew. Doris also worked as a FEMA responder and helped people during natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina and Columbia Spaceshuttle recovery for NASA. Her recent employment was working at Fort Peck Housing as a counselor, providing for her grandchildren. She positively impacted many communities, was a hard worker and was never intimidated by masculine jobs. She was brought up in a Catholic church that she attended with her parents and her siblings. Later in life, she became born again and was a respected sister of the Poplar Assembly of God. She was always giving and always helpful. She attended Bible study, prayed for all of her family, friends, relatives and anyone

Dewayne Jager passed away peacefully with his family by his side in Plentywood, Mont., on Jan. 9, 2023. He was born May 5, 1935, to Eric and Wanda Juanita (Dye) Jager in Opheim, Mont. His family moved to Glasgow when he was five years old. He graduated from Glasgow in 1953. In his youth, he played a lot of sports including basketball and baseball, even earning a letter in baseball while attending college. He then went on to complete one quarter of college at the University of Montana before being drafted in 1954 and serving until 1956 in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He completed his teaching degree at Eastern Montana College and moved to Wolf Point where he taught for 30 years. While there, he also coached football and boys’ and girls’ basketball. He married Marlene Simenson Houg in 1967, as well as adopted her two children: Doug Jager and Tori (Davis). Dewayne and Marlene also had their own child, Shari (Kelly Olson). They also adopted a granddaughter, Amber Jager. After he retired from teaching, he continued to serve the Wolf Point community in many ways, including serving on the city council from 1999 to 2007 and then becoming mayor until 2011. Dewayne loved gardening, lawn care, the Packers, the Yankees and, most of all,

Monica Jean Adams Buckles, 69, of Wolf Point died Jan. 5, 2023. She was born to Naomi “Beebs” (Archdale) and Tommy Dean Adams on Sept. 25, 1953, in Poplar. She was the second daughter of 12 children. She spent her early years in the Oswego/Frazer area where she helped take care of her 10 younger siblings, nieces and nephews while attending Frazer schools. She graduated from Frazer High School in 1972. She attended Northern Montana College where she earned her business degree. After college, she began her career at the Fort Peck Housing Authority as an occupancy

Caroline Marie Bighorn-Baker, 80, of Poplar died Jan. 6, 2023, in Billings. She was born on Jan. 29, 1942, to Leonard Bighorn and Katherine Lemay in Poplar. She graduated from Brockton High School in May 1960. She furthered her education in nursing from Albuquerque, N.M., to become an LPN and in Miles City to become an RN. She worked in Fort Belknap, at Poplar Community Hospital and Indian Health Services until her retirement in 2006 after 43 years. She enjoyed working with others as a nurse. She was a good role model in many people’s lives. She liked to watch her game shows and western movies and going for her evening rides and stopping at Frostee’s to get her vanilla ice cream cone. She enjoyed visiting with her children, grandchildren and friends. She enjoyed life to the fullest. Her children’s and grandchildren’s basketball games were always a favorite of hers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Myltin Baker; son, Larry Dee Hamilton; grandson Ryan Hamilton; and two sisters Lyda Reddog-Bighorn and Angie Brown-Bighorn. She is survived by her children, Bighorn-Baker

John Robert Wade, 38, of Bainville died Jan. 11, 2023. Originally from Bakersfield, Calif., he was born to Ron and Patty Wade on Jan. 14, 1984, and graduated from North High School in 2002. He proudly served nine years in the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant with the 4th Infantry Division, 2 Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, deploying on two tours to Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom and one to Afghanistan in Operation Enduring Freedom. He spent the last decade in the oil and gas industry as a wireline operator. He loved the outdoors, especially ice fishing. He was naturally good at pretty much everything — he was an excellent cook and was excited about honing his skills on his new Traeger (although he was worried he would get fat). He was the proudest while watching Conner and Siena play sports and was a very talented hockey player himself. He was a lot of things to a lot of people. True to his “Wade” genes, he had sarcastic tendencies and a tough exterior but he was a gentle giant with a heart of pure gold. He was funny and smart

Catherine Sue Peterson, 66, of Wolf Point, Mont., passed away Jan. 3, 2023. Cathy was born Jan. 26, 1956, in Pawnee City, Neb., to Edward and Josephine (Conradt) Pepperl. She was raised on the family farm in Burchard, Neb., with her six siblings. She graduated from Lewiston High School in 1974 and then attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln Teachers College. Cathy met Michael Peterson in Casper, Wyo., and the two were married in Fort Collins, Colo., on Aug. 16, 1980. They had two sons, James Michael and Jacob Matthew, and were married for 36 years until he passed away in 2016. In 1984, the family moved to Chinook, Mont., and, in 1987, Cathy’s work took them to Wolf Point. She was a special education teacher at Southside School, retiring in 2017. She also helped Michael with his furniture business, The Acorn Shop. She loved working in her garden, growing beautiful flowers and vegetables. Cathy also enjoyed bird watching and maintaining her beautiful birdhouses and feeders around her yard. She was a talented cook and baker, and she enjoyed cheering on the Denver Broncos with her family.