Robert “Bob” Hagadone, 80, of Poplar died Jan. 10, 2024, in Culbertson. A vigil will be held on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Jan. 22, at 11 a.m. at the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Poplar City Cemetery.

Douglas Erickson of Wolf Point died Jan. 15, 2024, in Wolf Point. Funeral services will be Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Wolf Point.

Jason Birdtail Jr. died Jan. 13, 2024, in Great Falls. Funeral services are pending at this time under the direction of Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel.

Roseann Shields, 82, of Wolf Point died Jan. 11, 2024, in Wolf Point. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19, at the Blue Sky Ministries in Wolf Point. Cremation will follow. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with the arrangements.

Doris Whitmus, 90, of Wolf Point died Jan. 13, 2024, in Circle. Funeral services are pending at this time under the direction of Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel.

Funeral services for Willard Toavs, who died in Billings, are pending at this time under the direction of Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel.

Ira Ricker, 63, of Wolf Point died Dec. 28, 2024. He was born on April 28, 1960, to Phylis Ricker in Poplar. His grandmother Ina Boxer raised him in Poplar at a very young age until he went to the Mormon Placement Program for several years. After the program, he went to Clearfield Job Corps Center on Sept. 14, 1979. He never forgot the foster family that helped raise him — the Olsons from Washington. Both parents were door-to-door sales people and sold Kirby vacuums. His foster parents were good at what they did because they took him to Jerusalem twice, the Grand Canyon, Egypt and many more places. His foster mom loved making big meals for their family and traveling around the world. He knew how meaningful family was after his time with the Olsens. Praying and forgiving each other was important to him. He often told his family, “Always pray together for strength and forgiveness. To help and to love one another so we can all get along.” He had strong family values and taught his own family everything he knew. Right after he finished the Mormon Placement Program, he enlisted in the Navy from Jan. 8, 1980, to Nov. 6, 1985. He saw the Seven Seas during his enlistment in the Navy and visited many places around the world, like Japan, Europe, India and more.

Doris Bertha (Johnston) Franzen, 87, of Glasgow died Jan. 6, 2024, at Valley View Nursing Home. She was born in Middle River Village, Minn., on July 15, 1936, to Clifford Jerome Johnston and Ida Elizabeth (Anderson) Johnston. She was the oldest of 10 children. The family moved to Flaxville in 1938. From there, they moved to Poplar for a short time before moving to the Fort Peck Dam project. In 1942, the family moved to Glasgow when she started school. In 1944, the growing family moved to Opheim where Doris’ Uncle Red had purchased a farm northwest of Opheim. In 1948, the family made the permanent move back to Glasgow. She graduated from Glasgow High School in 1954 and married Albert George Franzen July 1, 1954. Eight children were born to this marriage of 65 years. Once all the children went to school, shes started in the workforce with the Glasgow Police Department where she worked for 25 years. She spent many years volunteering in the community with Friends of the Pioneer Museum, research and publication of Footprints in the Valley, the Heritage Wall project and the annual mass mailing to raise funds for the museum.