Mary Alice Beaman Barsness, 85, of Wolf Point died Feb. 15, 2022, at Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point. She was born in Belcourt, N.D., to Jack and Emma Laverdure Beaman. She joined her oldest sister Jacquelyn at home and soon to join them were her sister Shirley and brother Earl. She attended grade school at Dooley, Belcourt and Plentywood and graduated from Columbia Falls High School in 1955. She married Kenneth Edward Barsness on April 25, 1965, and, to this union, they had Michelle Lynn. Michelle was greeted at home by her brothers, Mitchell Barsness and Tyrone Ricker, and her sister, Peggy Lee Barsness. She and Kenneth operated the Hope Ranch in Poplar for a few years where they took care of many children. They loved the children as their own and was an influential part to many of the children lives. They later divorced She worked many jobs, her most memorable ones was a switchboard operator at Columbia Falls, Aberdeen and Wolf Point. She retired after many years of service to NEMHS working in environmental services at the age of 60. Shortly after retiring, she packed up her belongings to stay with her sister, Shirley, on St. Paul Island in the Bering Strait. She returned to Wolf Point after being gone a few years to be closer to her children and grandchildren. She was a devoted Christian who faithfully read her Bible every day. She was a member of the Morning Star Baptist Church. One of her cherished memories besides the birth of her grandchildren/ great-grandchildren was being able to visit Israel with her sister Shirley and being baptized in the Jordan River. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She was an avid reader and had quite the collection of Louis L’Amour books. She enjoyed word search puzzles, listening to Gospel music, putting jigsaw puzzles together, watching her favorite programs and she would never turn down a game of cards. She was forever playing games with her grandchildren or entertaining them some way. On a beautiful, sunny day, you would find her sitting out on the front porch enjoying the rays of sunshine. She was preceded in death by her sister, Jacquelyn Anderson; brother, Earl Beaman; stepson, Mitchell Barsness; and grandson, Jayden Joe. She is survived by her daughter, Michelle Lynn of Wolf Point; son, Tyrone Ricker of Poplarl stepdaughter, Peggy Lee Miller of Enumclaw, Wash., whom she raised as her own; “adopted” daughter, Ashley Camenzind of Malta; sister, Shirley Meyer of Yuma, Ariz.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A celebration of life was held Feb. 25, at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel. Cremation has taken place. Her ashes will be buried with her grandson in Wolf Point and with her parents in Columbia Falls upon her wishes at a later time. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with arrangements.