Joyce Lorraine (Christensen) Sylvester, 80, of Fort Peck died Thursday, April 8, 2022. She was born Oct. 28, 1941, in Hinsdale to Margaret Ann (Renken) Christensen and Julius Oliver Christensen. She joined older brother Darrel Christensen and then two younger sisters, Janice Christensen (St. Claire) and Linda Christensen (Porteen). As a child, she loved acting, dancing, playing dressing up with her siblings. She also enjoyed making paper dolls out of old catalogs and clothes for her kittens but she said “they didn’t like it very much” and laughed. During her teenage years, she loved singing at the church, teaching Sunday school and playing the baritone at Hinsdale High School. She married after high school and lived in Glasgow. She had four children, Stacey, Daniel, Margot and Harlin. They tragically died at a very young age. She felt God had a special calling for her in her life. “I feel the only and most important purpose to my life was to contribute in the best way I could as a friend, wife and especially as a good mother. I believe He taught me, after the loss of my children, that maybe I could help and be there for others who were having troubled times in their lives. I have worked very hard at this.” She married Sam Sylvester on Nov. 4, 1969, in Glasgow. They had three children, Rockwell Joel Sylvester, Shawn Lear Sylvester and Tara Lynn Sylvester, and Dennis Hanzlik was loved as one of her own. She enjoyed raising her children and being active at Nashua School being a school cook, sewing uniforms for choir, band and cheerleading and helping with all her children’s multitude of events and activities. She was an active leader in the Lucky Clover 4-H Club and ran the 4-H food booth at the Glasgow Fair for several years. She was a leader in the Nashua Community Club and in the construction of Ol’ Smokey Rodeo grounds in Nashua and the Nashua Winterfest. One of her favorite pastimes was gardening. She and Sam enjoyed their time traveling the southern part of the U.S. with good friends and meeting new people. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and having them at the family farm. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Sylvester. She is survived by her sons, Rock Sylvester of Highland Village, Texas, Shawn Sylvester of Brookfield, Conn., and Tara Sylvester, Billings; and six grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. A private family inurment will be in Highland Cemetery.

LaDonna Tade Sauer, 89, of Billings, formerly of Nashua, died April 4, 2022. She was born on Sept. 29, 1932, to Edward and Lillian (Stroud) Tade in Ossette. She was the third of six children. She was raised in a farm family in eastern Montana where she attended Nashua School. She met Simon Perter “Sam” Sauer and wed him on Oct. 6, 1951, at Queen of Angels Church in Nashua. With their adventurous spirits, they moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in the spring of 1952. While in Alaska, she worked at the post office for 10 years, was a house wife, earned her high school diploma at the age of 40 and received her real estate license and sold property. Her love for real estate and the stock market continued through the remainder of her life. They lived in Alaska for 25 years where they raised two children. After her husband retired in 1976, they moved to Glasgow to live their dream of farming. They farmed the Tade farm until Sam’s death in 1992. She stayed on the hill and farmed with her son, Jason, until 2007. For health reasons, she moved to Billings in 2007 where she resided until her death. She loved spending with her family and extended family. Her years of traveling to Arizona to spend time with her brothers and sisters were some of her favorite memories. She loved to play games and entertain guests. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Sauer; brothers, Edward Tade Jr. and Marvin Tade; and her sister, Helen Elkin. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Sauer; son, Jason Sauer; two grandchildren; a great-grandson; sister, Marcia Zygmond; and brother, Ron Tade. A graveside service will be held April 19 at 10:30 a.m. at Highland Cemetery.

Amedie F. “Bud” Iwen, 84, of Helena died April 4, 2022, at Touchmark in Helena. He was born March 11, 1938, in Froid to Ada and Austin Iwen, the seventh of nine children. He and his wife, Mary Helen, met at Wolf Point High School and married June 16, 1959. They had five children. He was raised in Wolf Point and graduated from Wolf Point High School in 1956. He continued his education at Jamestown College in North Dakota, transferring to Carroll College and graduating in 1960 with a B.A. degree in English. He was bureau chief at United Press International and a broadcaster on radio and TV. He was employed by Carroll College for three different positions and was a season ticket holder for both football and basketball for many years. People may remember his voice from announcing local games. He was honored to be named the Montana Sportscaster of the Year in 1964 and 1968. He finished out his career at Shodair Hospital as foundation director. He and Mary Helen are members of St. Helena Cathedral Parish and he was parish council president in 1974. Many friendships began at the cathedral and his involvement with the Helena Lions Club also led to lasting relationships they treasured. On Sundays during the summer after attending mass at the Helena Cathedral, he and Mary Helen would pack up the family and picnic food to spend the afternoon at Moose Creek Campground with the Crants family. While the adults were enjoying their quality time, the children would “accidentally” fall into the creek. Those moments at Moose Creek created long-lasting memories for friends and family. Another valued family tradition was to load the family station wagon and head north to the Hi-Line to visit relatives in Wolf Point. These yearly trips solidified family relationships between Bud and his brothers, nieces and nephews. He is survived by his wife, Mary Helen; children, Suzy Harlen, Jackie Schmoldt, Chelle Fields, Helen Yuhas and Ken Iwen; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A funeral was held Monday, April 11, at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home in Helena.