On Oct. 23, 2022, Wayne Peterson, son of Eva Rae and Gordon Peterson of Culbertson, died at his home in Butte at age 87. An educator throughout his life, he earned his degrees at Minot State in North Dakota and the University of Montana. He began his career as a school teacher and basketball coach in Portal, N.D., where he took his team to the state championships. Then, after teaching in Oregon and Colorado, he returned to Montana, where he eventually retired as a superintendent of schools in Alberton. Settling in Butte later in life, he explored his interest in giving back to others through coaching wheelchair tennis and working with adult literacy projects. He was also a proud patron of education for students in developing countries. His side passions for photography and travel took him around the world, enjoying decades of international experiences. From Munich to Moscow, Toledo to Thailand, he pursued his deep interest in other cultures and the celebration of our shared humanity. He is survived by two sons, a grandson and brothers, Allen and Gene. A private family celebration of his life will occur at a later date.

Margaret Radue-Olson Margaret “Maggie” Michelle Radue-Olson, 25, died Poplar died Oct. 20, 2022. She was living in Moorehead, Minn., at the time of her death. She was born in Wolf Point Nov. 27, 1996, to Michelle Radue and Irvin Olson Sr. She is the youngest of her siblings, Raymond, Heather, Victoria, Cameo, Wayne, Erica and Merciline. She grew up in Poplar and attended Poplar Schools. She was a kind, carefree and loving soul. Anyone who had the privilege of meeting her would tell you that she really was a sweetheart and that she loved to laugh and goof off with her family and friends. She was always at her mother’s side, whether they were going shopping, going to powwows, family events or even just staying home to snack and watch movies together. One of her biggest joys in life was being an auntie to her nieces and nephews. She is survived by her son, Rileigh Youpee; father, Irvin Olson Sr.; six older siblings; grandmothers, Margaret Hapa, Yvette Todd, Isabelle and Eloise Youngman, Donna Black Dog, Cindy Radue, Anne Lester. Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment followed at Box Elder Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

Helen Lorinda Gess Amestoy Robbins, 94, died Nov. 2, 2022, at her home in Nashua. The daughter of Julius and Alma (Applegren) Gess, she was born Feb. 13, 1928, in Wolf Point. She graduated for Wolf Point High School in 1946 and then went to Concordia College that fall, graduating in 1950. She started working at the Farmers Union in the education department. Then, she met Fred Amestoy and they married in 1953. The couple moved to Hinsdale where they bought a dairy farm and had 20 cows that they milked. Their son, Lyndon, was born in Glasgow July 9, 1954, which was over the Wolf Point Stampede weekend which they never made it too. Three years later, they moved to Wolf Point and had Heather, four years and one day later on July 10, 1958, once again during the Wolf Point Stampede, which they missed again. The family moved to Missoula where she started teaching kindergarten in at their church, Atonement Lutheran. She taught there for six years. Prior to the divorce, she signed a contract to teach second grade in Nashua. She joined Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and took part in the choir and teaching Sunday school. In Nashua, she met bachelor janitor, Robert Robbins, and they married in April 1971. Robert, with 30 years as a janitor, and Helen, with 20 years of teaching, retired and started helping more with Grama Alma. She would go back to the second grade to teach a bird unit and then she would teach calligraphy to the art class. She joined Valley View board for about five years. She joined the senior citizens and made the chokecherry syrup for the pancake suppers that they would have at the ball games. She loved sewing. She would make jean quilts for all her family and friends. At the end of every summer, the children would arrive home with clothes that she made from the material they would pick out. She would do all of the family’s mending. She would also cut squares or strips for the ladies at the church’s quilting club. She played the piano for church and would laugh and say, “Did you hear all the mistakes?” And, they would all say they didn’t hear a thing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Robbins; brothers, Victor and Robert Gess; sister, Lorraine Morrison; son, Lyndon Amestoy; and grandsons, Justin and Johnathan Baker. She is survived by her daughter, Heather Johnson of Nashua; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua with Pastor Bonnie Novak officiating. She will be buried by her husband in the Nashua Cemetery.