24 March 2022

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Sharon Brock

Sharon Brock


Sharon Lee Brock, 57, died March 8, 2022, in Wolf Point. She was born June 23, 1964, to Pete and Ruth (Hawk) Brock in Wolf Point. She was the second youngest of 10 children. She worked at A& S for a handful of years. Due to health conditions and family needs, she took time off to take care of herself and her family. She later went to work at Town Pump where her smiling face was present for 21 years. She also did home health care for her sister, Mary, and recently took in her grandchildren, Jonathan and Aubrey. Her biggest accomplishment was her son, Jason. She was his biggest fan, attending his sporting events and making sure he succeeded through high school. They spent many hours together listening to music, battling in different games and joking around. She was one of the nicest people with the biggest heart. She worked hard and loved even harder. She took all under her wings that needed extra guidance and was known to keep them in check, never letting them

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David Redstone

David Redstone


David Parnell Redstone, 58, of Wolf Point died Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point. He was born Jan. 30, 1964, in Wolf Point to Myrtice Mc-Connell Redstone and Justin “Chug” Redstone. He grew up in Frazer, where he graduated from high school in 1982. He played several sports throughout high school which included cross country, track and basketball. He was an all-star player who was great at everything he did. After high school, he went to work on the oil rigs north of Wolf Point for a few years and lived in Arizona with his sister and brother-in-law for a short time while he worked in construction before moving back to Montana. He really loved firefighting, coaching youth sports, telling stories, making people laugh and visiting with people. He was friendly and was liked and loved by everyone that knew him. Above all things, he was a proud husband to Yvette Peltier and father to Chloe and Jovi Redstone and Karena McConnell. He is survived by his wife, Yvette; daughters, Chloe

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Stanley Hansen

Stanley Hansen


Stanley M. Hansen, 79, of Paulden, Ariz., died March 4, 2022. Born April 8, 1942, in Williston, N.D., to parents Florence and Otto Hansen and resided in McCabe (Dain Valley), he went to school and graduated from Culbertson High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Gobin, on June 8, 1963, in Froid. He moved several times as his work demanded it. Known as the Montana Stomper, he was a master drywaller for over 40 years, living in several states, Illinois, Virginia, North Dakota, Montana and settling in Arizona in 1984. He proudly served in the Army National Guard and retired after 20 years of service. He worked for the State of Arizona, at the Bellmont Army Depot and retired after 18 years of service to the state. He always put family first and was a generous man. He gave without expecting anything in return. He believed in hard work, his country and flew his flag out of respect to his fellow servicemen and -women. He always had a good word and always wanted to know

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Maurice Gonitzke

Maurice Gonitzke


Maurice Wayne Gonitzke, 81, of New Richland, Minn., died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Lake Mills, Iowa. He was born on June 8, 1940, in Bottineau, N.D., the son of Henry and Alice (Brandt) Gonitzke. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Kramer, N.D. He attended and graduated from Kramer High School in 1958. He went on to graduate from Bottineau Forestry and went on to continue his education at University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D. He was united in marriage with Dorothy “Dot” Plorin in Gardena, N.D. They were married for 61 years. The family made their home in Bottineau for a number of years and then moved to Froid, where he was the manager of the Cenex service station and fertilizer plant. He served on the town council

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Arnold EagleBoy

Arnold EagleBoy


Arnold Erwin EagleBoy Sr., 73, of Poplar died March 8, 2022, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Billings. He was born on Aug. 2, 1948, to Matthew Eagle Boy and Rose No Breast Eagle Boy. He was raised in Chelsea and attended school in Poplar. He worked at A& S Industries for a long time. He retired from there after it closed, then was a CHR driver for a while. He enjoyed traveling in the big van called “Big Bertha” to Minot, N.D., for the state fair and walking around. He loved going to pow-wows and visiting his brother Adrian. He played guitar for wakes and funerals on and off the reservation with Manny Smith. He had a special relationship with Shirley Sparvier, and they had two daughters Steffie EagleBoy and Marcella EagleBoy. Arnold EagleBoy, Jr. came later on. He was the last descendant of the Eagle Boy family. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Rita Brown, Isabelle Kidder, Mayme Red Eagle, Mary Ironbear, Savannah Sparvier, Cynthia Sparvier, Irene Lowry EagleBoy,

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Donna Kellum

Donna Kellum


Donna Shumway Kellum, 77, died Saturday, March 12, 2022, at her home in Miles City. She was born on Sept. 11, 1944, in Wolf Point, the fifth of 12 children to George and Pearl Shumway. She lived in Nashua from the age of one until she was nine years old. Her family moved back to Wolf Point when she was nine. She attended schools in Nashua and Wolf Point. Shea graduated high school with a GED. In her lifetime, she worked at the Wolf Point hospital, Northeastern Mental Health in Glasgow, Poplar Hospital and Nursing Home and the Custer County Health Department. She also worked 10 years for Mary Cato Swayne in Miles City. From a previous marriage, she had a son, Robert Allison. She married Ken Kellum on Sept. 1, 1990, and, from this marriage, she gained five stepchildren. One she helped raise, Kyle. Her lifelong devotion to pets of all shapes and sizes was inspiring to many. She wanted her family to know that, in her life, all the good she had done was given in Jesus’ name and her sins were left with him at the cross. She is survived by her son, Robert Allison; stepsons, Terry Kellum and Kyle Kellum, stepdaughters, Terra Kellum and Rayna Bird; adopted son,

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Andrew Anderson

Andrew Anderson


Andrew G. “Andy” Anderson Jr. of Glasgow died March 3, 2022, in Billings. He was born Aug. 11, 1936, in Medicine Lake to Andrew G. and Aashield (Rue) Anderson. The family moved to Glasgow shortly after his birth. He graduated from Glasgow High School in 1954. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and spent two years stationed at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, Calif. Following discharge, he returned to Glasgow where he met Korene Marden, and they were married the following February. He worked at Bruce’s Texaco and drove a rural school bus route for the Glasgow Public School System while Korene kept the home fires burning. In 1961, they purchased the gas station from Kenny Bruce and renamed it Andy’s Texaco, where they sold gasoline and tires. Later, they bought the local Conoco business, creating Anderson Oil Company. They expanded the business by adding bulk fuel and propane with Andy up at the crack of dawn delivering fuel, calculating bids and providing customer service while Korene did all of the bookwork. They were known for being hard workers and passed the motto of “Customer Service with a Smile” on to their family. He was proud of his Greek heritage and loved to whip up a batch of his famous garlicky “Greek Ribs” for family get-togethers. “Greeky” loved to hunt and fish with his family and buddies. There wasn’t a goose far enough away that he wouldn’t go after. He enjoyed fishing walleye tournaments and could clean and cook walleye like a pro. He was a founding member of the Glasgow Trap & Skeet Club, belonged to the Elks, Walleyes Unlimited and was a member of the Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department, retiring in 1985 after 20 years of service. He was confirmed at and was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Glasgow. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Margaret Pechonis and Carolyn Helland. He is survived by his wife, Korene; daughter, Kim Boyko of Madison, S.D.; sons, Jeff of Great Falls, Tim of Longmont, Colo., Michael of Billings; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and siblings, Annette Bergan and Marilyn Helland. Per his wishes, cremation has taken place with a celebration of life being planned for early summer 2022 in Glasgow.
17 March 2022

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Marvin Penner

Marvin Penner


Marvin Wesley Penner, 82, of Williston, N.D., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Bethel Nursing Home in Williston, N.D. Marvin and his twin brother were born on Feb. 1, 1940, on his parent’s farm in York County, Neb., to Gehard F. and Marie (Wall) Penner. They were the youngest of five boys. He was raised on the farm and graduated from Henderson High School. After high school, he completed college at Grace College of the Bible and obtained a master of theology from Grace Seminary. He married Sue McCauley in October of 1964. Together, they raised three children. He was a loving husband and father. Marvin spent many years as a pastor, shepherding a number of small congregations in Minnesota and Montana. Not only did he enjoy sharing the good news, he also enjoyed teaching others to read it in the original Greek. Marvin also was employed as County Tax Assessor for Roosevelt County for a number of years. The irony of being a tax collector as well as a pastor was not lost on him. A couple of special events during his time of ministry include a trip to Addis Ababa Ethiopia to teach in a Bible school for a semester, as well as a trip to tour Israel to see and experience the land of Jesus. Marvin was a lifelong student of the Grace of God, a passion that culminated in the writing and publishing of a book entitled The Manifold Grace of God. Using the story of the Prodigal Son as the backdrop, he explained and expounded upon the grace that God offers to all. Marvin enjoyed listening to music and preaching in the lower German language of his childhood. He also was constantly tinkering and fixing up home/car/gadgets. Along with Sue, he enjoyed traveling to visit family and friends. Marvin is survived by his wife, Sue Penner; daughter, Michelle (Dan) Charron from Ontario; sons, Kevin (Joanne) Penner from North Dakota, Jeffrey (Akiyo) Penner from Missouri; brother, Melvin (Anita) Penner from British Columbia; grandchildren, Kaitlin, Samantha, Jessica, Rebecca, Miranda, Adande, Stephen, Ryker, Emily, Marisa and Daniel; and great-grandchild, Ariella. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gehard and Marie; and brothers, Walter, Arthur and Henry. Marvin’s funeral service was held on Monday, March 14, 2022, at 2 p.m. at the Liberty Evangelical Free Church in Williston, N.D. Pastor Brian Martin officiated. Marvin was laid to rest in Riverview Cemetery in Williston, N.D. Visitation was held at the Liberty Evangelical Free Church from 12 p.m. until service time on Monday. Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home of Williston is assisting the family. Friends may sign the register and give their condolences at www.fulkersons. com. The funeral service was livestreamed and could be viewed directly on his obituary page on Fulkerson’s website www.fulkersons.com. (Paid Obituary)

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Pat Wilkinson

Pat Wilkinson


Pat Wilkinson was born Patricia (Patsy) Lou Callaghan to Walter and Fern (Brooks) Callaghan on Jan. 29, 1930, in the Barnard/Westport, S.D., area. She lived on a farm with her parents and brother, Tommy, and she enjoyed a life of fun and work with an extended family of many cousins, aunts and uncles. Her mother died when Pat was 15 while Tommy was overseas in the Navy. She lived and kept house and helped her dad with chores and field work until she graduated from high school and left for college at Mount Marty in Yankton, S.D., for several years, she returned home each summer to held her Dad. Her first teaching position was in McIntosh, S.D., followed by positions in Baker, Mont., and Glendive, Mont. While teaching in Glendive, she met and married Bruce Wilkinson, who had come home from Texas to work in the oil well service company. Shortly after their marriage, the couple moved to Wolf Point, Mont., where their first child, Tacy, was born. Since Pat was teaching in Vida and Bruce was working oil wells in that area, they moved to Vida for five years. Their second daughter, Therese, was born while they lived there. Finally, they bought a farm in northern McCone County. It was there that their last three children were born, Shaun, Kileen and Patrick. Bruce and Pat Wilkinson lived there the rest of their lives. During that time, Pat taught at Frontier, Northside and Southside Elementary Schools until she retired in 1995. After her retirement from elementary teaching, she taught education classes at Fort Peck Community College for 15 years. Pat retired in 2010 — culminating a teaching career of 54 years. Pat had a full and happy life enjoying her family, entertaining friends, and all of the farm animals and pets. She enjoyed crafts and volunteering for many community activities. She was devoted to her Catholic faith and took responsibility in all of the ministries in that church. Pat also spent several years teaching CCD in Wolf Point and the various towns where she had taught school. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce, in 2010; parents; and brother, Tommy. She is survived by her children, Tacy Strand, Therese Long (Doug Long), Shaun Wilkinson (Teri Wilkinson), Kileen Hagadone (Rusty Hagadone) and Patrick Wilkinson (Brandi Wilkinson); step-children, Connie Brasher and Larry Wilkinson; goddaughter, Dezi Adams; grandchildren, Erin Sabale (Vijeta Sabale), Teddi Anderson, Demi Wilkinson, Chandler Wilkinson, Nick Strand (Mahra Strand), Tyrell Wilkinson, Jordyn Wilkinson, Dalton Hagadone, Samantha Hagadone (Clay Kelsey) and Anamarie Long; and great-grandchildren, Macy Wilkinson, Camden Wilkinson, Mila Strand, Aarini Sabale and Brayleigh Kelsey. Her memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 19, at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. (Paid Obituary)