Eugene R. “Pete” Nicol, 94, of Nashua died July 12, 2023. He was born May 18, 1929, in Nashua. He spent the first six years of his life on the farm located on the Milk River Coulee along the Missouri River. In 1935, due to the construction of the Fort Peck Dam, the family relocated to the farm just southeast of Nashua. He grew up working the farm until being drafted into the Army. After returning from the Army, he met and married Idell Kappes on July 17, 1954. He and his brother Dick took over the family farm. After Dick decided farming wasn’t his lifelong calling, he sold his stake in the farm to Pete. Pete and Idell worked the farm until retiring in 2004 at which time they moved into the town of Nashua. In retirement, he enjoyed woodworking which included building barnwood picture frames and wooden boxes. He enjoyed attending rodeos, watching PBR bull riding on TV, taking mini vacations

Renae Darnelle Bull Chief, 39, died June 29, 2023, in Poplar, Montana. She was born Feb. 18, 1984, to Timilyn Russell and Marvin Bull Chief II in Wolf Point. She grew up in Frazer and Wolf Point and later in Poplar. She met Leland Bullhead in the early 2000s and, from this union, they had Tayawn, Kiari, Lalina, Jah-Kye, Matheau and Zaviure Bullhead. They parted ways and she moved back to Poplar and her daughter, Anissa Bull Chief, was born Oct. 19, 2020. In her younger years, she was a fancy shawl dancer and became Poplar Indian Days Princess. She also held a few small jobs at McDonald’s, Tande’s, Tribal Express and, for a brief time, she a part of the free phones at the Poplar Cultural Center. She is survived by her children, Tayawn, Kiari, Lalina, Jah-Kye, Matheau, Zaviure Bull Head and Anissa Bull Chief; husband, Leland Bullhead; brothers, Marvin “Jason” Bull Chief III and Quentin Bull Chief; step-brothers, Kyle Youngman and Darris Red Eagle; grandmothers, Florence Fourstar and Rodney Miller, Jana (Marty) Cloke-Moore, Madonna McConell-LaRoque, Marva