Roger D. White Sr., 66, died Nov. 20, 2021, at Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point. He was born in Poplar on Feb. 1, 1955, at the Fort Peck Agency to Faye White and Daniel Medicine Horse. He had multiple families growing up. He was first raised by his mother, Faye, until her death, then Grandma Nellie and Grandpa Herbert Bull Chief, along with Marvin Bull Chief, raised him. He then moved in with Harry and Midge Follet and finally with Sadie and Dean Blount. He grew up in Frazer and attended Frazer schools, graduating in 1974. He received many awards for his excellence in sports. He participated in cross country, track and basketball. He excelled in academics and athletics in high school. He held numerous records in basketball and, in one of his games, he scored 53 points (with no 3-point lines back then). He loved to hunt with all of his friends and enjoyed many backyard basketball games. After high school, he married his high school sweetheart, Judy Bauer. To this union, four children were born, Roger Jr., Amanda Faye, Jacob Allen and Kayla Rae. He loved to spend time with all his children and enjoyed the time spent with his grandchildren. He had his pick of colleges and universities after high school with full ride scholarships offered to him. Dillon was one of his first picks but he chose Northern Montana for a couple semesters. He was a cop for a spell and moved on to labor and carpentry throughout his life. He worked for the tribal HIP and housing program, tribal fencing, tribal ranch and the Flynn ranch. He fought fire during the big Yellowstone fire and was a crew boss for the Fort Peck Tribes Fire Department. Recently, he worked at Fort Peck Community College in maintenance. Throughout his life, he maintained work wherever he went. He lived all over the country. He lived and worked in White Center, Wash. He worked and lived in Fort Belknap, doing maintenance at Fort Belknap College. He loved to play men’s slow pitch softball and won many tournaments in this pastime. He also loved to play horse shoes as a pastime. He was passionate about hunting and fishing. He is survived by his son, Roger White; daughter Amanda White; son, Jacob White; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; adopted sons, Roberto and Fernando BearHill with his companion Denise Bear-Hill; sister, Tammy Dawn Olsen; brothers, Tyrus Follet, Rollie White, Chad Nelligan, Waylan Blount and Thomas Blount; sisters, Carol Wallette, Melanie Cole and Vicki Dahl. He was is preceded in death by his daughter, Kayla White; and brothers, Richard Blount and Russell White. His funeral was held Monday, Nov. 29, in the Frazer School gym. Interment followed at the Oswego Presbyterian Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with the arrangements.

Drew J. Acheson, 52, of Sheyenne, N.D., died Nov. 24, 2021. He was born June 15, 1969, to James “Jim” Drew Acheson and Yvonne Marie Chase in Fairbanks, Alaska. During his life, he served in the U.S. Army Reserves and was proud to be a member of the federal police force. He was also a man of many trades from leather craftsmanship, horses, dogs, ranching, truck driving, and construction. He married Julie Robyn Moran Dec. 25, 1993. He is survived by his wife, Julie Acheson; daughters, Brandi Sweet, Jocelyn Acheson, Natasha Acheson and Josette Acheson; siblings, Tracy Acheson and Jason Acheson; and five grandchildren. Per his wishes, no services will be held.

Bonne Lu Perry, , died Nov. 24, 2021, at Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home in Plentywood. She was born March 26, 1929, to Glenn and Mabel (Scriven) Harris in Miles City. In her early years, she lived on a ranch south of Miles City with her older sister, Wanda Wankel. Their mother died of an aneurysm at 31 and they lived on the ranch with their father for another year. Their father, Glenn, decided the girls would be better off with his sister in Conrad. At the age of seven, Bonne moved to Havre where she lived with Bert and Al Perry. In retrospect, they wished they had kept the girls together. From this point on, she and Wanda didn’t see each other often and this ignited a longtime desire to be together. She attended college in Missoula acquiring a bachelors and masters degrees in English, drama and education and, upon graduation, she taught at Whitefish, then Great Falls. At age 30, she began teaching in Long Island, N.Y., where she was an accomplished director for 10 years. In 1967, she moved back to Montana with sister, Wanda, and family on the Wankel family farm near Raymond. After three years, she moved to Wolf Point, starting a second career in social work. She then moved to Sidney, where she became director of social services for Roosevelt, Daniels and Sheridan counties. She retired to Sheridan County in the early 2000s, then moved to the Pioneer Manor to be with her sister, Wanda. She was a huge fan of Daniel O’Donnell and Lawrence Welk and her favorite color was blue. She was also a devoted member of People’s Congregational Church in Sidney. There will be a graveside committal at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at the Huffman-Wankel Cemetery, one mile west of the Wankel farm.

Mike S Badhawk (Little Charging Buffalo), 51, died Nov. 20, 2021. He was born in Glasgow to Delores McConnell and Jacob Badhawk Jr. on Nov. 9, 1970. He grew up and attended schools in Frazer and Havre. He graduated high school in Frazer with the class of 1990. During his high school years, he participated in football and basketball. He also studied at the Salish Kootenai College where he received his class A type 1 CDL airbrakes and tanker certificate. He had many jobs throughout Montana, some were with Wagner Construction, Safe-Tech Inc., Plains Construction, Western Geophysical Inc., and Northern Border Pipeline. He also worked down in Greeley, Colo., and with the Fort Peck Tribes. He married Trisha Mason on Sept. 16, 2011. They lived a good life together until Mike’s death. He adamantly loved his children and grandchildren; he loved the time spent with his “cubs” as he called them. Teaching them things, cooking for them and taking them fishing and hunting were some of the best times he had. He also loved working on cars, especially his “War Pony.” He spent many hours on his block truck, always posting pictures of it on Facebook. He is survived by his wife, Trisha Mason; children, Cole Badhawk of California, Leticia Badhawk of Great Falls and Clay Badhawk of Rocky Boy; sister, Connie of Frazer; brother, Darrin of Wolf Point; and numerous grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Mike Jr.; and his brothers, Greg Badhawk and Wayne Badhawk. His funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at the new Community Hall in Wolf Point. Interment was at St. Joseph Cemetery in Frazer. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Sharon Estelle Granbois, 64, of Poplar died Nov. 11, 2021. She was currently living in McCone County Health Center. She was born May 1, 1957, in Poplar, where she lived a majority of her life. She attended Poplar Schools for a short time before she decided to get her G.E.D. and join the work force. She later decided to further her education, she attended University of Montana and Fort Peck Community College. Over the course of her life, she enjoyed several hobbies and activities golfing and playing pool were among her favorites. She always had the brightest colored golf balls possible, so she wouldn’t lose them on the fairway. One particular day she was gifted a Montana Griz golf bag, which quickly became one of her favorite possessions. Before she played golf, she played pool. She joined a pool league and entered into numerous tournaments traveled many places for them. Her brothers and sisters were also part of the pool league. She was very close with her siblings. She worked in various departments at A& S Industries, ranging from a laborer to accounting. After she resigned from A& S, she continued on with her career working for Vern E Gibbs Memorial Center in the contract health department. She later retired and spent some of these years traveling. She traveled to Washington state to spend time with Sunni Michelle and the boys. One of her most memorable trips was to Portland, Ore., in 2015, when traveling with her daughter, grandsons, brothers and sisters. Other trips included North Dakota with her brothers and sisters to gamble. She enjoyed drinking coffee while visiting with friends and family, catching up on her shows, playing with her dogs and spending time with her grandchildren. She had a great sense of humor and could light up any room with her infectious laughter and smile. She made friends wherever she went. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Philip Harris Granbois and Beulah Ula Melbourne Granbois; brothers, Philip II, James and Glenn; and her baby sister, Diane. She is survived by her children, Sunni Granbois, Richard Granbois and Philline Gorder; brother, Don Granbois; sister, Shirley Jackson; and numerous grandchildren. Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 18, at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel with cremation to follow.