Mary Ann Bates, age 90, of Wolf Point left this world April 14, 2022, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Mom was born Sept. 27, 1931, to Alfred and Goldie Lingle. She grew up on a small farm south of Frazer, Mont., and attended grade school at Pasture Creek and Prairie Elk. She attended Frazer High School. Mom married Arthur I. Bates on April 16, 1950. They were married 64 years. To this union, they had four children, Ralph Bates (Vonnie), Leona Riley, Arthur W. Bates and Susie Mathison (Al Kohl). They lived on a small farm on Sand Creek, south of Wolf Point, Mont. Mom always raised a big garden and canned the produce. She loved making jams and jellies for family and friends to enjoy. Mom baked and decorated cakes from the time started her family. After her family was grown, she started making wedding, anniversary, birthday and baby shower cakes. Mom enjoyed sewing, embroidering and playing cards and putting puzzles together. She was always up for a great game of Aggravation, which was her favorite. Mom looked forward to going to the Wild Horse Stampede every year and never missed a one. She traveled with Dad when he hauled rodeo stock outside of the area. The biggest smile would come when she was riding on the back of a motorcycle witl1 her son and grandson. After moving to town, mom worked at Public Drug, Trinity Hospital as a CNA, Bryan’s, the Post Office, Harada House and retired from High Plains Motors at the age of 88. Mom was baptized on Oct. 12, 2021, at First Lutheran Church, Wolf Point, Mont., by Rev. Bonnie Novak. The family would like to thank the staff at Valley View Nursing Home, Glasgow,

Sean Adam Bighorn, Dakota name “Sutaya Was’te” (Firmly Good), Nakoda name “Takes the Horse” Tasunka Kin Icu, 34, of Wolf Point died June 5, 2022, at his home. He was born Sept. 14, 1987, to Roxann and Spike Bighorn. He spent his formative years living in Brockton and attended Barbara Gilligan Elementary School and Brockton High School until his senior year. He then transferred to Poplar High School, where he graduated in 2007. Although he suffered from a genetic heart condition, it didn’t stop him from living a normal childhood — “hanging out” with his friends and cousins and tagging along with his older brother, Quinn, to all of his sporting events and activities. He was everyone’s “little brother” and was given the nickname “Smoke Dogg” due to a childhood incident while driving around town on a go-kart whose engine was on fire, leaving a cloud of smoke in its wake — completely unbeknownst to the driver. Along with his love and fierce loyalty to his family, he had other interesting “hobbies” — basketball and powwows, darts and pool league. He was a renowned powwow singer and traveled the region attending every powwow he possible could during the summers. His primary singing group was Soldier Hill and he made lifelong friends through his singing and traveling with this group. Although his heart condition made it difficult for him to participate in basketball like he wanted, he took great joy in the few times he did take the court. He loved to regal his friends with stories (some of them “tall tales”) of when he was on the court

Iris “Cissie” Anderson, 81, of Wolf Point died June 5, 2022, at Trinity Hospital. She was born Oct. 1, 1940, to Eunice Blacktail and William Whitehead. She had three brothers, Lyle Denny, Bill Whitehead and Russell Denny. She lived an adventurous life and knew many people. She had one daughter, Wallie