Frederick “Mister” Dean Silk Jr. (Tantanka Ho’Waste, Good Speaking Buffalo), 51, of Miles City died Oct. 13, 2024. He was born in Glendive to Frederick and Gladys Silk on May 23, 1973. He was a brother to sisters Carleen, Kolleen and Patricia. He grew up on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation where he had lots of family and friends and loved his early morning hunting trips with his dad and cousins. He loved hunting, fishing, camping, powwows, concerts and going to the mountains or just sitting by the river, playing baseball and basketball but not only that he was so talented with his drawings, Native beadwork and singing Native songs. He had various jobs including working at the sawmill in Missoula, a honey factory in Lohman and the Montana Club in Great Falls, but his talent was cooking. When he moved to Miles City recently to be close to his sisters, he was the cook for the Olive Restaurant. He loved to get his name out there with the food he cooked, always receiving compliments on his skills in the kitchen. He might not have always

Newton Cantrell, 85, died Oct. 25, 2024, at Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point. A wake will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at the Poplar Cultural Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 10am at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment will follow at Poplar City Cemetery.

Walt D. McLean, 69, of Glasgow died at home Oct. 26, 2024. He was born Dec. 23, 1954, in Riverside, Calif., to John McLean and Virginia Hanson, the middle child in a family of nine. His father was in the Air Force so the family moved a lot. His mother was diagnosed with MS and became unable to walk, so when his older sister got married, he opted to quit school and take care of his mother. He joined the Army at the age of 17 and was stationed in Germany. He was married twice. He and his first wife, Pam, had daughter, Brandy. Later son, Sam, was born in Glasgow. Though he did not have a major part in their upbringing, he did love them and was very proud of both of them. He worked at many different jobs but he liked cooking the most. He became a lifetime member of the VFW in Glasgow and was very proud of the service it provided and the membership. Of the many stations in life that he