Anthony Friskey, 25, of Wolf Point died Jan. 25, 2024. A wake will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at the new Community Hall in Wolf Point. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at the new Community Hall in Wolf Point. Interment will be at King Memorial Cemetery in Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point was entrusted with the arrangements.

Morris Robert “Robbie” Olson, 50, of Poplar died Jan. 23, 2024. A wake will be held on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. at the Poplar Cultural Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Feb. 5, at 11 a.m. at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment will follow at Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point was entrusted with the arrangements.

Kayla Olson, 20, died Jan. 28, 2024. A wake will be held on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. at the Poplar Cultural Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Feb. 5, at 11 a.m. at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment will follow at Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point was entrusted with the arrangements.

Doris Kuehne Whitmus, age 90, passed away Jan. 13, 2024. Doris was the oldest of six children to Paul Kuehne and Clovie Olson Kuehne. She was born Nov. 29, 1933, in Wolf Point, Mont., and grew up on the Kuehne family farm on Redwater. She graduated from Wolf Point High School. Doris married the love of her life, Frank Whitmus Jr., on Dec. 6, 1953, in the midst of him being drafted into the U.S. Army. As newlyweds, they were stationed in Colorado and California prior to Frank being sent off to the Korean War. When Frank returned from the service, they moved back to the Whitmus homestead, where they raised their two children, Steve and Dalinda. In 1966, Doris and Frank purchased the farm from his parents. Doris was a very kind, compassionate, hardworking, strong, funny, loving and dedicated wife and mother. She was also an amazing cook. If you dropped by the house, you would be encouraged to stay for a meal or at least coffee and a piece of Doris’ baked goodies. She was always there for anyone that was in needed. Over the years, she wore many hats. She was the first bookkeeper at the First State Bank, a 4-H leader, the treasurer

Gary Dean Doornek, age 60, of Livingston, Mont., and Yuma, Ariz., passed away on Jan. 11, 2024, at his home in Yuma, Ariz., surrounded by friends and family after a battle with cancer. Gary was born Dec. 17, 1963, in Wolf Point, Mont., to Myron and Alice (Good) Doornek. He was raised on the family farm south of Poplar. Gary graduated from Wolf Point High School in 1982. He owned and operated Modern Music and vending in Wolf Point for a few years, then moved to Nevada and started a landscaping business. He eventually moved to Livingston where he owned and operated Artistic Landscaping. For several years, he spent the winters in Yuma, Ariz. Gary was a member of The Sons of The American Legion Squadron # 23. He was always so generous to help individuals out. He donated lots of time and money to help out veterans and veteran functions. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, as well as spending time with friends and family. Gary was a guy that would give you the shirt off of his back to help ya out. He will be loved and missed greatly by many.

Jason Leroy “Meat” Birdtail Jr., Wambdi Inyanke, Running Eagle, 35, died Jan. 13, 2024 in Great Falls. He was born May 18, 1988 the eldest son of Faith Eagleman and Jason Birdtail Sr. He attended high school as a Wild Cat at Harlem High School, where he participated in sports and was known to love basketball. When he was younger, he traveled to many powwows with family and friends, where he was a top contender in the grass dance category, taking home first- and second-place honors. Many memories were created through family trips to powwows and ceremonies across Montana, Canada, North Dakota and South Dakota. He loved to hangout and joke around with his friends and relatives, especially his brothers, Hippo and JohnMel. He was particularly proud of his daughter Amar’e. He is survived by his daughter, Amar’e Jean Birdtail; parents, Faith (Jason Sr.) Birdtail; brothers, John Birdtail and Wallace “Hippo” Birdtail; grandparents, Emerson Birdtail Sr., Delberta Eagleman, Wallene and Maymee Bear; John and Diana Allen;

Willard Toavs, 82, died Jan. 15, 2024, in Billings. A visitation will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. A family graveside will take place at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, at the Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, at the Gospel Fellowship Church in Wolf Point. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with the arrangements.

Roseann Shields, 82, of Wolf Point died Jan. 11, 2024, in Wolf Point. She was born Aug. 20, 1941, in Poplar to Fred Shields Sr. and Frances Smith-Shields. She graduated from Poplar High School in Poplar, then went onto Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas, where she received her degree in business administration. She kept a journal by her bedside where she still wrote in shorthand. After she left Haskell in the mid 1960s, she started her career as a secretary at the Boeing Company airlines in southern California. In the late 1960s, she then went to Reno, Nev., where she met her husband. From that marriage, she had two sons, Michael and Kenneth Heathman. She started her new career as a black jack dealer in Reno, Nev. She was amazing

Robert “Bob” Hagadone, 80, of Poplar died Jan. 10, 2024, in Culbertson. He was a man of true faith, love of family and friend to all. He may have been a man of few words, but when he spoke, you listened. He was born Aug. 13, 1943, to Dugald “Duke” J. and Nancy (Reid) Hagadone. He was the oldest of three children. He grew up in Poplar, working on the farm with his father. He graduated from Poplar High School in 1961 and was the class valedictorian. While in high school, he was active in band and had a great love for music, something that was instilled in both his children and his grandchildren. After high school, he attended Montana State University in Bozeman. He started out wanting to major in chemical engineering, but decided that since farming and ranching was in his blood to major in agricultural science, graduating in 1965. After college, in January of 1966, he made the decision to attend Officer Training School in Rhode Island, thus beginning his six-year career in the U.S. Navy. He went to flight school in Pensacola, Fla., and was a RIO aboard the F4 Phantom. He was part of the VF 151 Fighting Vigilantes (a squadron that his oldest grandson would later become part of almost 50 years later) and would later be stationed in San Diego, Calif. While in the Navy, he did two tours in Vietnam — one aboard the USS Coral Sea and the other aboard the USS Midway. Also, while in the Navy, he met and married his wife, Beth, in March 1971 and, in June 1971, they welcomed their son, Geoff.

Edgar Jones, 67, of Poplar died Jan. 15, 2024, in Billings. A vigil service was held on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar. Funeral service will be on Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point has been entrusted with the arrangements.