Adelle Rose “Curly” Mc-Clammy, 21, of Poplar died April 9, 2023. She was born on May 30, 2001, the youngest of three children. She was named after her paternal grandmother and got her nickname “Curly” from her father when she was a baby. She had crazy curly hair just like him. She went to Poplar Public Schools and worked at Tribal Express for awhile. Even as a little girl, she was a talented artist, covering the walls in her bedroom with her drawings, poems she liked and posters of “Rick and Morty,” one of her favorite shows. More of her favorite things were playing video games, walking at night and looking at the stars, lifting weights and especially being “auntie” to her niece. She got a kick out of watching funny Tik Tok posts. Her contagious laugh got everyone laughing. She was a huge Bob Marley fan and owned all of the Marvel superheroes. Her favorite love story movie was The Notebook.

Jack R. Hinnaland, age 73, passed away at the Glendive Medical Center on April 13, 2023, with his wife at his side. He was born to Daniel S. Hinnaland and Gertrude M. (Kerr) Hinnaland on Oct. 8, 1949. He was the fourth of seven children. Jack was born in Jordan, Mont., and attended grade school at the Coal Creek School on the family ranch in Brockway, Mont., and attended high school in Circle, Mont. He grew up on a third-generation ranch on Coal Creek near Brockway and Flowing Wells. Jack learned to ride horses at an early age. He was even known to ride a milk cow or two! From the Little Britches Rodeo in his youth, to riding saddle broncs in the Montana Rodeo Association and the Northern Rodeo Association, while also working as a pickup man. Jack’s family was the stock contractor for the Brockway Dairy Days rodeo for many years. His love of ranching and rodeo and his hard work ethic, he learned from his dad. Jack eventually took over the reins, continuing the legacy of the Brockway Dairy Days. In 1971, Jack married Evalyn Mothershead. They raised two sons, Quinn and Zane, on the family ranch, passing on to them the cowboy way of life. In November of 1986, Evalyn “Pudge” was killed in a tragic pickup/horse trailer accident, which left a huge void in Jack and the boys’ lives. Ten years later, that void was filled when he met Debby Walton. Jack and Debby married in 1997. Where Jack was, Debby was, they were always together … best friends. Together on the family ranch, they raised cattle, bucking horses and some of the best saddle horses around. Raising and providing rough stock for rodeos, including high school rodeos all over Montana. Jack enjoyed sharing his knowledge of bareback and saddle bronc riding with the kids and watching their progress. Jack will also be remembered for helping organize wagon trail rides along the Musselshell, Ingomar and Circle to Brockway, as well as trailing bucking horses from the ranch to the Jordan match bronc ride and then trailing

Doris Schultz Larsen, 90, of Sidney died at her home on Dec. 11, 2022. She was born March 12, 1932, at the family farmhouse in Antelope to Danish immigrants Anton and Helga Doris Sundsted. She grew up on the family farm along with her siblings Erik, Karna and Tony. Her bedstemor (grandmother) also lived with them. Since Danish was the primary language spoken in at home, she found it a challenge when she started elementary school where she had to learn English. She attended high school in Antelope, staying the week in town and returning to the farm on weekends. After graduating from high school, she was encouraged to join her sister at Montana State University in Bozeman. In order to help with expenses, she kept the accounting records for their co-op housing community. She earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and business. She would eventually put both degrees to good use by teaching in Sunburst and Sidney and later keeping books for different businesses in Billings and Sidney. She married Arnold Larsen in 1956. They had five children. The family lived in various areas including Bozeman, Sidney, Big Timber and Billings, ultimately returning to Sidney where she resided for the next 47 years. She eventually divorced and returned to school to renew her teaching degree. Being a social person, she engaged in a variety of activities including Sidney Singles,

Gloria Steppler Paladichuk of Beaverton, Ore., formerly of Sidney, died Saturday, April 1, 2023, at St Vincent Medical Center in Beaverton. She was born Oct. 14, 1943, to Dave and Frances Steppler. She was one of seven siblings and is now reunited with sisters Clara, Joanne, Kathleen and brother Jimmy. She was raised on the farm in the Elmdale community, and her education began in Timmons, a one-room school. She graduated Sidney High School early and attended business school in Denver, Colo. She married Jim Paladichuk on July 7, 1962. They raised two children in Sidney: daughter Deedra and son Brian. She purchased a movie camera to record many family events and loved spending summers at their cabin at Fort Peck, affectionately called “Little Sidney.” Her favorite activities at the cabin were waterskiing and visiting around the campfire with friends and family. She and Jim always shared the love of music and dancing. State Farm Insurance Agency was the start of her career. Once her long-time bosses retired, she decided it was time for a career change and ran for Richland County Treasurer. She was elected and served from 1981-1988. In 1989, she decided to run for Richland County Commissioner and was elected as the first woman county commissioner of Richland County and served from 1989-1994. She and Jim moved to Helena

Linda Lou Dschaak, 76, of Culbertson died April 3, 2023, at Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson. She was born Aug. 18, 1946, to Jake and Doris Lorenz in Glasgow. She became a wife and a mother at the young age of 20 when she married Hank Judd. The couple had two sons: Jeffrey Marcus and Donald Allen. Nothing brought her more joy than her two rowdy and turbulent boys. She soon decided to spread her wings back home to Montana where she met and married Kenny Olsen in 1980. They welcomed Jennifer into the world a tad early in January 1982. She took pride in many things. One thing you could always expect was for her to show up to any function and win best dressed. She never left home unless her face was on, nails were painted, and her outfit and hair were on point. Another great pride in her life was being called Grandma or Nana. Her eyes lit up when any of her numerous grandchildren and

Joan Elaine Peters, 59, of Wolf Point, Mont., was surrounded by her family as she passed away on April 5, 2023, following complications from a heart attack. Many would describe Joan as a sassy redhead with a quick wit, infectious laugh, and great sense of humor. She was strong-willed and stubborn. Joan enjoyed going on walks and to the river with her dogs, traveling to see her daughters, gambling in Las Vegas, golfing, going to Stampede, visiting with those who did business at Squires Insurance and attending any event with a parade. She was very proud of her Wolf Point community and enjoyed serving for the Faith Home Foundation since 2016 and being involved in multiple ways at the Immaculate Conception Church. Joan was predeceased by her parents, Bill and Ina Claire Squires; and her beloved dogs, Blue, Babe, Jack, Victor and Thomas. She will be missed greatly by her husband, Steven Peters; her daughters and sons-in-law, Savannah and

Frank Alexander Kelsey, 96, died Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the Eastern Montana Veterans Home in Glendive. He was born June 8, 1926, in Poplar to Albert Eugene “A.E.” and Cecilia (Young) Kelsey. He spent his boyhood days in Poplar where he was the sixth of seven children. After graduating high school, he helped his father run one of his businesses in the area, before eventually joining the army. He was enlisted from 1947 to 1948 where he served as a typist and a military police officer. On his return home, he joined his father and brother with their business, Kelsey Transfer. After time, he and his brother Warren eventually took over the family business and renamed it Kelsey Ready Mix. He was a jack of all trades. As well as running his concrete business, he also cut fence posts, was a heavy equipment operator and was custodian for Poplar Schools from 1984 until he was forced into retirement at age 80. He met Viola “Vi” and,

Mavis Sharin Loegering, 76, of Poplar died March 9, 2023, at Northeast Montana Health Services in Poplar. She was born in Wolf Point on March 31, 1946, to Gordon and Margery (Hancock) Rodewald, the youngest of five children (Betty, Gordon Jr., Rhoda and Margery). She was raised and attended school through her junior year at Brockton, later obtaining her GED. She married Del Loegering on June 22, 1963, in Poplar. They remained together until his death in April 1996. Two children were born from this union, Dawn and Dewey. In her lifetime she worked numerous jobs, such as babysitting took in ironing, Gambles store, Northeast Montana Health Services in many capacities, Independence Bank, Murphy Oil Corporation, Tande’s Grocery and Buckhorn Café. But, her greatest and most fulfilling job was being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved without limits, whether it be human or animal. Anyone who knew her