Saunder Nyles St. Marks, Magazhu Kmunga Hokshina, Rainbow Boy, 24, died Sunday, March 26, 2023. Her was born on March 9, 1999, in Wolf Point to Sonya Smoker and Jamie St. Marks. Not only was he their only son, but he was their pride and joy. He was a big brother to his baby sisters Kaylandra (KJ) Smoker-St. Marks and DeShaya Smoker and a little brother to Amanda St. Marks. He attended and graduated in 2017 from Frazer High School with honors as salutatorian. He was very athletic and played many sports in high school. He excelled in football and basketball. He had many accolades throughout his high school career which included All-State Honorable Mention in Football 2015-16, First Team All-Conference in basketball and football 2015-16 and 201617, voted Football Teammate of the Year for the Wolf Point Wolves 2015-16, First Team All-State in both football & basketball 2016-17, selected to play in the 29th annual Class B All Star game, selected to play in the Senior Classic All Star basketball game and selected for Second Team All Star. He was an All-time career three-point baskets made regardless of classification and was inducted to the Frazer Bearcubs Wall of Fame 2016-17. Family was very important to him and he cherished the fact that he came from a big family. He enjoyed family gatherings especially barbecues and Sunday dinners and loved Thanksgiving and Christmastimes together. Although family was important to him, he had many friends he also considered his family

Red Lodge – Jeanne Carol Boulds, age 94, of Poplar, Mont., passed away peacefully Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Red Lodge, Mont., surrounded by family and in the care of her daughters. The middle of three children, Jeanne was born Aug. 11, 1928, in Westby, Mont., to Elmer and Esther (Andersen) Bergh. She was delivered at home by her Danish grandmother Kirsten. Born with clubfeet, Jeanne spent time in the Minneapolis Shriners Children’s Hospital having surgeries and wearing casts. Jeanne spent her childhood in Westby, Mont. When she was eleven, her father died. The family then moved to Vancouver, Wash., in the early ‘40s to work in a fruit-canning factory to support WWII efforts. Jeanne also volunteered at the Barnes General Hospital, visiting and helping with the veterans there. The family made their way back to Montana after the war, and Jeanne graduated from Plentywood High School in 1946. She worked at the soda fountain counter at Plentywood Drug and met the love of her life at a dance at the Blue Moon. She wed Army CPL Raymond “Johnny” Boulds on Aug. 17, 1946, and they were married for 58 years until his death. Out of this union, they were blessed with 11 children. The story goes that Dad saw Mom through the window at Plentywood Drug and told his sister Mona that he was going to marry that girl. He was smitten with Jeanne from first sight and adored her for the rest of his life. After Ray’s graduation from pharmacy school in Missoula, the family settled in Poplar, Mont., where they owned and ran Boulds Drugstore together for 56 years with Jeanne as the bookkeeper and President of Boulds Drug, Inc. Jeanne played piano and had a beautiful voice and sang for many weddings, funerals, and special events. She volunteered many years for Chamber events, as an election official, at the American Legion Club, and during Wild West Days. She won trophies for bowling and liked to meet with the Lutheran ladies for cards and coffee. She sewed and canned food from the family garden. She enjoyed road trips, traveling to visit family, and taking vacations. In her later years, she and Dolores would take little road trips to get her hair done, play cards, and have lunch at the café. She enjoyed doing daily crosswords in pen and loved to play Scrabble, winning almost every game. She played and won her last Scrabble game two weeks prior to her death. Even though she was not quite 5’ tall, she was a spitfire and the rock of the family. She never forgot a birthday or an anniversary, and loved all her grandchildren immensely. She cared for her family her whole life and never turned away any of her children in need. She loved her family unconditionally. She is survived by her 11 children: Muriel (Russell) Smith of Texas, Aileen Edwards of Billings, John and Mike of Poplar, Donna (Robert) Ranf of Missoula, Patricia (John) Toavs of Wolf Point, Laurel Boulds-Fisk of Washington, Raymond “Jeff” of Nevada, Robert (Rachel) of Utah; and her caregivers for the last three years, Dolores and Barrie of Red Lodge; 24 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She is also survived by her favorite maltipoo, Lola, who was by her side for 14 years. Her husband, parents and sisters, Mildred and Barbara, preceded her in death. The family would like to thank the staff of Red Lodge Billings Clinic Hospice and the volunteers for the wonderful care and love they gave to our mom at the end of her life. A special thank you to grandkids, Sydney and Ryan, for all the help and care they gave us and Grandma this past year. A heartfelt thank you to Dolores for her friendship, companionship, and care of Mom for all these years. A private family service and burial will be held Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, at 11 a.m. in Plentywood, Mont. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you please donate to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, a non-profit near and dear to Mom’s heart, https:// donate.lovetotherescue.org. Cards can be sent in c/o to Patricia Toavs, 400 Dayton St., Wolf Point, MT 59201. (Paid Obituary)

Jacqueline “Jackie” Ann Weeks (Waciya Winya – “Woman They Depend Upon”), 73, died March 18, 2023. She was born April 11, 1949, to William “Chubby” Weeks, Jr., and Lillian “Lily” DeLong Weeks. She graduated from Wolf Point High School in 1967 and graduated from the University of Montana - Missoula in 1972 with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology and received her master’s degree in community and regional planning from the University of North Dakota in 1982. She worked for the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes for over 50 years. She began her career with the Fort Peck Tribes as a planning intern with Housing and Urban Development, then became the Planning and Office of Environmental Protection director in 1973. She served as the tribal operations officer of the Fort Peck Tribes from 1992 until her retirement in 2022. Often, she would work on the weekends to make certain projects and grants would be completed and be finished on time. She mentored numerous employees who also sought her advice and counsel. Her dedication to improving her community and tribe was evident in her career and is an inspiration to all. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Josephine Neutgens, Dorothy Balbinot, Gary Farnsworth, William Weeks III and Robert Weeks. She is survived by her sons, James Craft and Seth Miller; twin daughters, Kari and Erin Miller; two adopted grandchildren; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and siblings, Dennis Lambert, John Weeks, David Weeks, Rita Weeks, Tom Weeks and Wayne Weeks. Her funeral was held Friday, March 24, at the Southside School. Cremation followed. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Mary E Bruhn, 93, of Wolf Point died Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Billings. She was born on Dec. 5, 1929, in Dunseith, N.D., to Alex St Pierre and Virginia (Allery) St Pierre. She married Gilbert J. Bruhn on June 14, 1949, in Dunseith. This union was blessed with four children: Mary Ann Shipstead of Billings, Gilbert J. of Glasgow, Deb White of Billings and Patty Hatvick of Andover, Kansas. During her 68 years in the Wolf Point community, she was employed at Buttrey Foods, Citizens Bank, and Roosevelt County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, from which she retired. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church and the Altar Society. She was a devout Catholic and had a very strong faith. She later volunteered to clean the rectory, do laundry, and cook for Father Steve who is now in Billings and was able to visit with her, pray with her and administer the last rites. She loved to crochet and made all of her children and grandchildren beautiful afghans. She and Gilbert spent many hours camping and fishing at Fort Peck Lake and they eventually bought a cabin at Poverty Ridge. The cabin was a family gathering place for spending time playing cards, fishing, hunting, holidays and special occasions. She was a great friend to many and enjoyed her circle of card playing friends. The “girls” would meet twice a week to play, visit and enjoy lunch. In 2018, she sold the house in Wolf Point and moved to Billings to live with her daughter Deb. She is survived by her four children, 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert, in 2011; sisters, Rose, Florence, Christine and Marie; and brother, Walter. A vigil service and Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at Immaculate Conception Church in Wolf Point at a later date. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Markie Lynn Vondall, 32, of Poplar died March 16, 2023. She was born Aug. 31, 1990. She graduated from Poplar High School in 2010. She was a loving, caring, happy with a bit of a psycho twist kind of person. She loved cruising at times, and her latest hobby was staying at home watching TV or listening to music and visiting with family and friends. She tried college, but she didn’t feel it at that time. She worked a couple jobs — the last one was at the Poplar School kitchen. Soon after, her fight against cancer began. She is survived by her son, Brayden Crowe; mother, Shari Ogle; father, Norman Vondall; sister, Launa Swanson; and brothers, Nikolas, Cameran, Connor Ogle and Tyler Vondall. Funeral services were held Monday, March 27, at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment was at the Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Carolyn Sigg Pilgrim, 92, of Wolf Point died March 18, 2023, at Trinity Hospital. She was born Nov. 29, 1930, in Joliet to Alfred G and Eleanor Horrall Sigg. She attended her school years in Joliet; Los Angeles, Calif.; and her senior year of high school in Hinsdale, where she graduated in 1948. She worked in her early years at the Hinsdale Tribune and at the state welfare office in Helena. She attended Montana State University - Billings from 1950-1960, graduating with a bachelor of science in education. She taught various grades from 1952-1988, in Glasgow, Billings, Forsyth, Terry, Wolf Point, Sunnyside and at Frontier School. She spent many years as a substitute teacher while raising her children. She loved to dance, read, listen to music and study scriptures. She was an avid reader with an extensive collection of books covering a wide variety of subjects. She was very active in her church and dearly loved her “church family.” Over the last 50+ years, her involvement with her church included teaching Sunday school, Relief Society and primary; and also playing the piano for church services, weddings and funerals — which was her favorite calling. She married Joseph E. Pilgrim in April 1963, and died one month shy of their 60th wedding anniversary. They have four children: Kerry, Joe, Andrea and Ronald. They have 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Her only living sibling is Jacob Sigg. Her sisters, Barbara Warddrip, Alfreda Drabbs, Julia Slack, Audrey Larson and Martha Neutgens, all preceded her in death. A funeral was held Saturday, March 25, at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Interment was at the Joliet Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Monica Rose Martell-Walking Eagle, 67, of Poplar died March 15, 2023, at Poplar Community Hospital. She was born March 9, 1956, to Floyd Dominic Martell Sr. and Roberta Louise Martell in Blair. She grew up in Blair and attended Brockton School. As she grew, she loved to explore and experience living in different cities and states, but was always drawn back home to Poplar where she lived most of her life. She earned her high school equivalency diploma on May 28, 1976. She attended Police Academy in Bismarck, N.D., and was a certified nurse’s aide along with earning college credits. Throughout her life, she enjoyed working at A& S, Poplar Hospital, Spotted Bull, Poplar HeadStart and, while living in Denver, Colo., she worked as a secretary and CNA for Health Resources and Services Administration. During her employment, she earned many certificates, including most dedicated. Anyone who knew her knew she was a strong woman, outspoken with an amazing sense of humor and a heart of pure gold. She was always there for everyone and anyone. In her early 20s, she met her husband Alfred Walking Eagle Sr. She loved and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. In her spare time, she enjoyed playing bingo, playing machines and fishing. She had a passion for traditional dancing and wanted one day to own an all-buckskin dress so she could show off her dancing skills. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Floyd “Little Guy” Jr. Martell, Jack Martell and Lori Ann Martell; grandchildren, Samantha Headdress, Robert Pinkerton and Tyler Pinkerton; and great-granddaughter, Mahlani Lezard. She is survived by her husband, Alfred Walking Eagle Sr.; siblings, Betty Martell, Stanley Martell, Frank Martell, Sophia Youngman and Mildred Friedrich; children, Donovan Martell, Jessica Garcia-Garza, Roberta Not Afraid, Tonetta Cantrell, Alfred Walking Eagle, Buddy WalkingEagle, Jack Walking Eagle, Chili Walking Eagle, Ida Kicking Woman; and numerous grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday, March 24, at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment followed at Riverside Catholic Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Lloyd Aspenlieder, , of Culbertson died Sunday, March 26, 2023, at the Roosevelt Medical Care Center in Culbertson. He was born Oct. 9, 1935, in Estevan, Sask., Canada, to Elizabeth Hochstein and John Aspenlieder, one of seven children. His family moved to Glendive in 1948 and were naturalized in 1953. He attended Sacred Heart Parochial School. When he was in sixth and seventh grades, he set pins at the bowling alley in Glendive. He was a bellhop at the Jordan Hotel in eighth and ninth grades. He spent 20 years in the Montana Army National Guard and retired as a captain. He married Shirley Mae Cady on June 1, 1957. Their son Alan was born Feb. 8, 1959, and son Jeffery was born May 10, 1960. They were foster parents to Eddie Roller, beginning in 1975. The family moved to Culbertson from Glendive in 1959. He managed Miracle Gas propane plant. He operated the laundromat and laundry service, managed the Stockman Bar for two years and worked for Miller Oil Company for 25 years. He was the mail carrier for Bainville to and from Wolf Point route for nine years and caretaker for the Culbertson rest area for 30 years. He also mowed yards for many people. He was a member of the Culbertson Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Jaycees and the Culbertson Saddle Club. He served 20 years on the Culbertson Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of the Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church along with serving as a lector, Eucharistic minister, attended a two-year course to be a lay presider in the absence of a priest. He served on the parish council for 18 years and did maintenance of the church for many years. His passion was the Culbertson Saddle Club’s wagon trains. He owned his own wagon and several teams over the years. He was preceded in death by parents, John and Elizabeth Aspenlieder; brothers, Harvey Aspenlieder and Matt Aspenlieder; and sisters, Viola Hanks and Lorraine Bishop. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; sons, Alan Aspenlieder, Jeff Aspenlieder and Eddie Roller; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and brothers, Edward Aspenlieder and Lawrence Aspenlieder. Funeral Mass will be held Saturday April 1, at 10 a.m. at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Culbertson. Father Anietie Ukanide and Father Francis Schrieber will concelebrate the Mass. Vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. at Saint Anthony’s Catholic Church in Culbertson on Friday, March 31. The Funeral Mass will be livestreamed and can be viewed directly on his obituary page at www. fulkersons.com.