Persais Dawn Crowe was unexpectedly born and died Friday, July 30, 2021, at the Poplar Community Hospital to Autumn Stormy and De-Wayne Crowe. She is survived by her parents, Autumn Stormy and DeWayne Crowe of Poplar; brother, Brayden Crowe of Poplar; two sisters, Aroyal Russell and Kyra Stormy of Poplar; grandmother, Susan Dak; and great-grandmothers, Doris Reddog of Wolf Point and Donna Crowe Youngman of Poplar. Her funeral was held Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment to follow at the Poplar City Cemetery. She will be laid to rest with her grandfather Levi Crowe Youngman at the Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point was entrusted with the arrangements.

William Stanley Yellow Robe Jr., Assiniboine playwright, actor, director and teacher, died in Bangor, Maine, on July 19, 2021. He was born Feb. 4, 1960, and raised on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Wolf Point. He attended reservation schools and was encouraged early by one of his teachers to become a writer. Becoming a playwright meant leaving the reservation. He attended the University of Montana in Missoula, honing his writing and acting skills, but encountering frustration when directors would cast him only in “Indian” roles, or not at all. He began to write his own plays, using the art form to tell stories of contemporary Native American people. He worked with other young Native American writers and actors all over the country in the budding Native American theatre movement of the 1980s. He was a member of La Mama Theater in New York, founded Wakiknabe Intertribal Theatre Company in Albuquerque, N.M., and became an advisor to Red Eagle Soaring Youth Theatre in Seattle, Wash. He was recognized early in his career as a recipient of a Princess Grace Fellowship and a Jerome Fellowship. He taught theatre and playwriting at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, N.M. Over the years, he was invited to lecture and teach at tribal colleges, Ivy League schools and state universities. Recently, he was a member of the Creative Writing faculty of the University of Montana, and a lecturer and Libra Professor at the University of Maine. He wrote over 70 plays, some of which are published in his three volumes of work: Where the Pavement Ends, Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers and Other Untold stories and Restless Spirits. His plays have been produced around the United States and in Europe, including venues such as AmerLinda, Inc. and The Public Theatre in New York, Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Minn., Trinity Repertory Theatre in Providence, R.I., the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., and at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, Calif. In December 2006, he married Jeanne Domek in South Dakota. Their time together was very happy, favorite activities included dog walks on the beach at New London, evenings of theater or movies and attending summer powwows hosted by Narragansett, Wampanoag and Pequot communities. Together, they

William Stanley Yellow Robe Jr., Assiniboine playwright, actor, director and teacher, died in Bangor, Maine, on July 19, 2021. He was born Feb. 4, 1960, and raised on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Wolf Point. He attended reservation schools and was encouraged early by one of his teachers to become a writer. Becoming a playwright meant leaving the reservation. He attended the University of Montana in Missoula, honing his writing and acting skills, but encountering frustration when directors would cast him only in “Indian” roles, or not at all. He began to write his own plays, using the art form to tell stories of contemporary Native American people. He worked with other young Native American writers and actors all over the country in the budding Native American theatre movement of the 1980s. He was a member of La Mama Theater in New York, founded Wakiknabe Intertribal Theatre Company in Albuquerque, N.M., and became an advisor to Red Eagle Soaring Youth Theatre in Seattle, Wash. He was recognized early in his career as a recipient of a Princess Grace Fellowship and a Jerome Fellowship. He taught theatre and playwriting at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, N.M. Over the years, he was invited to lecture and teach at tribal colleges, Ivy League schools and state universities. Recently, he was a member of the Creative Writing faculty of the University of Montana, and a lecturer and Libra Professor at the University of Maine. He wrote over 70 plays, some of which are published in his three volumes of work: Where the Pavement Ends, Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers and Other Untold stories and Restless Spirits. His plays have been produced around the United States and in Europe, including venues such as AmerLinda, Inc. and The Public Theatre in New York, Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Minn., Trinity Repertory Theatre in Providence, R.I., the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., and at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, Calif. In December 2006, he married Jeanne Domek in South Dakota. Their time together was very happy, favorite activities included dog walks on the beach at New London, evenings of theater or movies and attending summer powwows hosted by Narragansett, Wampanoag and Pequot communities. Together, they

Dale E. Spitzer, 78, a retired contracting officer for Malmstrom AFB, died Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Benefis Peace Hospice. He was born in Wolf Point to Rudolph and Annie (Naasz) Spitzer. He attended school in Wolf Point and, in about 1965, he moved to California and worked as a produce manager in the grocery store business. He came back to Montana in 1972, to the old Glasgow AFB going

Dale E. Spitzer, 78, a retired contracting officer for Malmstrom AFB, died Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Benefis Peace Hospice. He was born in Wolf Point to Rudolph and Annie (Naasz) Spitzer. He attended school in Wolf Point and, in about 1965, he moved to California and worked as a produce manager in the grocery store business. He came back to Montana in 1972, to the old Glasgow AFB going to work for Safeguard, a military contractor. Safeguard began closing in 1973 and Dale was transferred to Malmstrom AFB going to work in Base Supply. He later went to the Contracting Squadron and retired from there in 2003. He married Cheryl Kemmis in September 1973 and they made their home in Great Falls ever since. He loved fishing. Fort Peck Lake was always a special place to him, but he loved his fishing trips to Cabo San Lucas and Prince Edward Island, too. He also was a pretty good carpenter, having remodeled two of their homes. Retirement gave him time to pursue gardening and perfecting his jerky- and fish-smoking recipes. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl; and sister, Shirley McCrea. Cremation has taken place and, per his wishes, no services will be held.

Wade James Granbois, 48, died July 17, 2021, in Billings. He was born Dec. 18, 1973, in Wolf Point, the son of Steve Lien and Doreen Granbois. He attended Wolf Point High School, later receiving his GED. He worked at The Tastee Freeze during his time in Wolf Point before residing in Roundup where he was a head cook at the Busy Bee Restaurant for about 12 years. He spent the last seven years in Billings, working at Perkins and briefly at AMS (American Medical Supply). He was very artistic and liked drawing different types of 'fantasy' cars he created with his own wild imagination. He loved his music, dancing around the house, playing video games, fishing and detailing/working on vehicles. He was very carefree, but was a hard worker and, all of his life, was dedicated to his delicious cooking. He loved making others laugh and it was hard not too while being around him and is 'clownish' sense of humor. He had an outstanding personality, loved his family and never had to question if he loved having you in his life because he would definitely let you know. Survivors include his mother, Doreen Granbois; sister, Shantell Fowler of Wolf Point; brothers, Joseph Johnson of Bozeman, Davey St. Germaine and Durand Garfield of Wolf Point; stepfather; John Fowler of Wolf Point; and his fiancé, Shannon Pitsch and daughter Pyretta Blaze of Billings. His funeral was held Monday, July 26, at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Cremation will follow services. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with the arrangements.