Barbara Alice Smith, age 85, of Plentywood, Mont., passed away peacefully Monday, April 7, 2025, at Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point Mont. She was born April 21, 1939, in Poplar, Mont., the eldest child of late David and Amelia Smith. Growing up, Barbara barrel raced in high school on a bay gelding named Dollar. They were quite the team, and Dollar won her a pair of silver spurs and several belt buckles throughout their high school rodeo career. After high school, she attended college in Minneapolis, Minn., and trained to be a laboratory and radiographic technician. After college, she went to work at Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point until she married in 1960. They moved to Arizona for a short time and, after returning to Poplar, she worked at the Community Hospital. She was divorced in 1967 and continued working at the hospital and the USPH Clinic part-time. On Feb. 27, 1969, she married Eugene Smith and she and her daughters, Virginia and Francine, moved to the farm west of Reserve, Mont., where they farmed and raised Charolais cattle and Arabian horses. Even while living out at the farm, Barbara continued working part-time as a technician until she eventually retired. Barbara was a constant presence in her grandchildren’s school activities and rarely missed a birthday party or holiday event. A fond memory for her was attending the circus in Westby, Mont., where her grandchildren talked her into riding an

Stanley Patrick Crowe, 72, died March 29, 2025. He was born in Poplar to Gladys Jones and Stanley Crowe on Aug. 26, 1952. He is survived by his sister, Pauline Lewis; two brothers, Curtis and David Lewis; sons, Myron May Ribs and Stanley “Bo” Crowe; daughters, Stanette, Tosheena and Patrica Crowe; numerous grandchildren; two adopted daughters, Cara Beth Fast Horse and Sherry DeMarrias; adopted brothers, Terry Wagner and Michael Garrison; and special friends, Bernadette Wind and Patricia McKay. He was preceded in death by special friend, Ethelene White Hawk. A funeral mass was held Saturday, April 12, at the Our

Isabelle “Izzy” Youngman, “Carry the Water”, 73, died April 4, 2025. She was born April 19, 1951, to Douglas Sr. and Eva (Iron-Ring) Youngman. She was the seventh oldest out of 11 siblings: sisters Eloise, Wilma, Delores, Vicki and Donna Youngman and brothers Cyril, Dewayne, Darrell, Tommy and Douglas Jr. Youngman. She was raised by aunt Florence Martell in Medicine Lake until she was sent to boarding school in Pierre, S.D., in 1963. After attending Pierre, she went to Flandreau boarding school and graduated in 1972. She continued her education at Haskell and Dawson Community College where she graduated in 1976. After college, she went to work. She had many jobs in Wolf Point and Poplar. She made many friends working at Head Start, A& S Industries, Poplar Schools and Spotted Bull Recovery Resource Center, when she had to leave for medical reasons. She loved working with children and started her own daycare with the Fort Peck Tribes for about two years. She adopted Francis Youngman

Ross Patrick Ruhd was born on July 30, 1976, in Wolf Point, Mont., to Kiyo and Rockie Ruhd. He passed away on Jan. 8, 2025, in Great Falls. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel, who has been entrusted with the arrangements. (Paid Obituary)