Robert Harold “Bob” Heikens, 92, died July 23, 2022, in an automobile accident outside of the town of Nashua. His wife, Helen Marie Lauckner Heikens, also died in the same incident. He was born Sept. 19, 1929, in Glasgow to Mike and Sylvia Heikens. Helen was born May 17, 1935, in Grand Rapids, Minn., to William and Hilda Lauckner. Both Helen and Bob attended Nashua Public Schools, where he graduated in 1947 and she in 1953. After high school, Bob spent time traveling and working in Iowa and California until he returned to full-time farming in the Center community southwest of Nashua. Helen grew up cooking for threshing crews and worked as a secretary in Glasgow after graduation. They met at a Webb Pierce concert and, several dances and dates later, they were married on Nov. 20, 1954. In addition to farming with his brothers Al and Don, Bob was a board member for both the irrigation district and Nemont Telephone Company for 40 years. Helen was a quintessential farm wife who planted huge gardens, raised chickens, provided three meals a day and was the cake decorating lady for over 20 years.

Linda Melbourne, 66, of Brockton died on July 29, 2022, at Poplar Community Hospital. If you knew her, you knew she was a private person and respect was something she held to a high standard. She was born on May 8, 1956, at the Poplar Community Hospital to Susan Beverly Melbourne and Clifton Ray Cheek Sr. As the oldest, she would later welcome sisters Charlene Cheek and Donna Yellow Hammer and brother Clifton Ray Cheek Jr. She attended elementary and high school in Brockton, graduating in 1974. She found her calling in the profession of nursing. She attended college at Eastern Montana College in Billings and Williston State College, in Williston, N.D. After working in the nursing and medical field for several years, she worked for various tribal programs and spent the last few years of her life working for the tribal veterans program in Poplar. Throughout her entire life, she devoted her time to helping and visiting her many relatives across the reservation. Whether it was lobbying for her relatives or a friend in need at the Fort Peck Tribal Board or another community agency, she was always there willing to help anyone who asked. She married Todd Mc-Clammy at the age of 29. Throughout their 36 years together, they had six children, Thomas “Greeny” Jerome, Michael Failing, Martha Failing- Kearns, Marlene Failing,