Timothy James Kurokawa, 78, passed away on Sept. 16, 2026, in Wolf Point, Mont., after a long illness surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 23, 1948, in Chicago, Ill., and was the oldest child of Jim and Vonie Kurokawa. Soon after, the family moved to Wolf Point, Mont., where he grew up with his six siblings, helping at the Wolf Point Cafe. After graduating from Wolf Point High School in 1966, Tim enrolled at Rocky Mountain College and played football for one season. He then enlisted in the Navy and served in the Vietnam War as an aviation electrician. After Vietnam, he married Jude Stensland in Wolf Point and they moved to Bozeman to study nursing at Montana State University. There, along with daughter Tara, the three made their home in married student housing. They later welcomed daughter Kari Yvonne and moved to Butte to complete their nursing clinicals. While in Butte, they welcomed son Andrew John. Tim attended a master's program in biofeedback at the University of Washington, Seattle. The family returned to Wolf Point, where Tim worked as an RN at Trinity Hospital. He worked closely as a surgical assistant for his mentor, Dr. Listerud. Tim received additional training and administered kidney dialysis at Indian Health Service in Poplar. In 1992, he completed the Family Nurse Practitioner program at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine. He was proud of his 30 years as a Family Nurse Practitioner at IHS until his retirement in 2012. He loved his work taking care of people. Tim and Jude separated in 2000. After a long friendship as co-workers at the IHS Clinic in Wolf Point, Tim and Mikel Sansaver started dating at an IHS Christmas party in 2006 and quickly became inseparable. They married in 2013. Tim enjoyed bird hunting with family, golfing, Gunsite Academy marksmanship and gun handling, riding his Harley, attending sporting events of his children and grandchildren and keeping up with Jeopardy and other favorite shows. Tim is survived by his children, Tara Mastel

Ivan Michael Hoff, 77, of Billings, formerly of the Volmer community, died Sept. 5, 2026. Born on June 26, 1949, in Williston, N.D., to Mikkel and Alma Caroline (Sorenson) Hoff, he was the youngest of four children raised on the family farm southeast of Dagmar with siblings Edward, Haral and Karen. He attended View Hill country school through the seventh grade and graduated from Medicine Lake High School in 1967. He served as class president and president of the FFA chapter, earning district greenhand and state farmer honors and the first state DeKalb award recipient. He attended Montana State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science with an emphasis in pre-veterinary studies and a master of science in range management. His commitment to learning continued throughout his life, including continuing education courses in veterinary medicine at Colorado State University. A dedicated student, he was a member of the Alpha Zeta honorary, served as president of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity and was a member of the MSU Les Bouffons. It was during college, that he met and was pinned to Avice Brooks of St. Ignatius. They were married on Oct. 19, 1973. Together, they embarked on a life of farming and ranching in the Volmer community. Their 53-year marriage was filled with love and service. He served on the Medicine Lake Community

Elizabeth Fowler, 92, of Wolf Point died Sept. 21, 2026, at Trinity Hospital. The funeral service will be announced at a later date pending the completion of the arrangements with Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point.