Mabel Hackley Renz, 94, passed peacefully Dec. 4, 2023, with family present. Mabel was born on the family farm in the Cherry Creek community south of Culbertson on July 23, 1929, fourth of eight children, to H.T. and Leoma Hackley. She attended Cherry Creek School and graduated from Culbertson High School. She worked in the bank in Culbertson and then moved to Wolf Point and worked at Western Bank and in the evenings at the theater — she told us she never attended the free movie after her shift. She met Robert Renz in Culbertson and they were married in Miles City in 1955. They resided on the Renz family homestead along the Missouri River south of Poplar, where they farmed and ranched for many years. She moved thousands of small bales with her Oliver tractor and bale wagon! Although they never had children of their own, they were very involved with generations of nieces and nephews- following their school and sports events, and taking them on the Culbertson Trail Ride. Mabel was a long-time active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Poplar. She also belonged to the Mona Homemakers for many years. One of her favorite pastimes was hiking in the badlands with her friends from church, enjoying nature and visiting. Many people probably have received a quilt or other hand-sewn items over the

Allen Virgil Bummer, 83, died Dec. 6, 2023, at the Billings Clinic Hospital. He was the fourth child born to Leonard and Kathryn (Engh) Bummer on April 16, 1940, in Scobey. He grew up on a farm west of Reserve and graduated from Medicine Lake High School. He joined the Army National Guard in 1958. He married Marlene Nielsen on Sept. 30, 1961. From then on, they spent a wonderful lifetime dancing the night away. Shortly after they married, he continued his education by attending Billings Vo-Tech Center welding school in Billings. Following graduation, he returned to the farm in Reserve. He was a certified welder who loved to take on the challenge of fixing anything and everything. He farmed and ranched with his family and always adored his cows and horses. He had three children together, Sherry, Glen and Machelle. He enjoyed meeting new people as he never met a stranger. He treated every person with kindness and would take in anyone who needed it with open arms. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Medicine Lake. He attended his first Cum Christo in 1973 and worked several Cum Christo’s in the years after.