Duane Udell Olson of Froid, 82, died Monday, March 2, at the Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson. He was born June 13, 1937, to Sigurd and Ethel (Casper) Olson at the hospital in Poplar and was an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Indian Tribe. His sister, Dolores, was born three years later. When Dolores was baptized as a baby in Scobey, he was also baptized and said very clearly at the baptism,

Harry Edward Purvis, 69, of Culbertson, Mont., died Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at the Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson. He was born Feb. 26, 1951, in Glendive to Vernon H. Purvis Sr. and Logeria (Lory) Capa Purvis, the fourth of seven children. He attended school in Glendive and graduated with the class of 1969 from Dawson County High School. After graduation, he attended Dawson Community

Ronald “Ron” Pennell passed away at his home on Feb. 22, 2020. Ron was born July 29, 1942 in Fairview, Mont., at the Broadhead house to Carl and Mary (Phay) Pennell. Ron lived in Culbertson, Mont., and graduated from high school in 1960. Ron then joined the National Guard from 1960 to 1966. Ron married Geraldine Cellmer on Nov. 30, 1963. Three children were born, Janet in 1965, Brenda in

Sharon Louise (Martell) Hawk, 72, died March 2, 2020, in Billings at the Billings Clinic. She was born Oct. 6, 1947, in Sidney to Daniel and Mary (Colvin) Martell. She was raised in the Fort Kipp and Blair areas of the Fort Peck Reservation. She attended school in Brockton. In 1966, she went to Oakland, Calif., to attend nurse’s training, where she met her future husband. Sharon and

Obituaries Helen Boyd Helen Roberta Boyd, 52, died at home Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Miles City. She along with her twin brother, Patrick James Boyd ,were born to Geraldine Spotted Bird and Lionel D. Boyd in Great Falls on March 21, 1967. That following year, the family including her two older brothers, Eugene and George, moved to Poplar on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation where they

Born in Columbus Junction, Iowa, on March 5, 1933, Donna Kaye Dereschuk was the second of three children born to Walter and Irene Kauffman. Donna grew up on the family farm. In 1952, she relocated to northeastern Montana where she had family working in the oil industry. Shortly after Donna arrived in Montana, she began working for MDU and soon after married and started a family. Donna was blessed

Bradley Eugene Yellow Hammer, “Isnana Ichaga” (Grows Alone), 56, died Feb. 25, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born Feb. 25, 1964, to Carole Spotted Bird and Ronald Yellow Hammer Sr. He was a loving father with a huge heart who loved to help people. He graduated from Flandreau in 1982. He then became a first-class petty officer and an aerographer’s mate in the Navy stationed in Norfolk,

Caroll Iverson, 82, of Culbertson died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. She was born in Fairview May 31, 1937, the daughter of Carl and Mary Pennell. They lived on a farm south of Culbertson until they moved to town when she started school. She graduated from Culbertson High School. She married Rodney Iverson Jan. 12, 1957. She was active in the Community of Christ church and played the piano for

Leah Marie Strauser, , died She was born Feb. 17, 1976, in Poplar to Monica Feather Earring and Roger Strauser. She grew up in Poplar and attended Poplar Schools in Poplar. In 1992, she met Myron Red Dog and their son, Marques Lee Strauser, was born in 1993. Despite dealing with her son Marques’ many health problems, she took advantage of the stay in school program for young mothers and graduated