Obituaries

Hardy

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Robert Charles Hardy, loving father, son, brother and friend, passed away on Oct. 13, 2018, at the age of 57.

Robert was born on June 8, 1961, in Columbus, Mont., to Frederick and Marjorie (Kem) Hardy.  After graduating from Columbus High School, Robert joined the Army and served his country proudly as a military policeman within the United States and abroad.

Witt

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Gary Alexander Witt was born Dec. 15, 1954, to Josphine Heifrin Witt and Paul Witt.

Gary passed away unexpectedly from complications from pneumonia on Oct. 19.

Gary graduated from CHS in 1974. He worked at Timberweld until 1983. He started at Stillwater County in the fall of 1983. Gary was a heavy equipment operator for 35 years for Stillwater County.

Delger

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BILLINGS — Coral Jean Delger passed away Oct. 20, 2018, after a brief illness.

Coral Jean was born June 19, 1936, in Billings, to Richard and Cora (Piper) Ostrum. Her father said the grasshoppers were so bad that summer; he was mowing hay when he had to leave to take her mother to the hospital. When he got back he couldn’t tell where he’d been cutting — the grasshoppers had cleaned the field while he was gone.

Joanne Lynn Ecret

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Joanne Lynn Ecret, 71, of Nye, Mont., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her children and husband on Sept. 22, 2018.

Joanne had been in declining health for several years due to chronic illnesses she managed with grace and dignity.

Joanne was born in Bridgeton, N.J., to William R. Jess and Nina Mulford Jess in the late summer of 1947. Her childhood was spent growing up in southern New Jersey while vacationing at the Jersey Shore and spending hundreds of weekends, as well as holidays, at the family cabin in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.

McArthur

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Oct. 18, 1936 – Sept. 22, 2018

George M. McArthur was born on Oct. 18, 1936, in Great Falls, Mont., the oldest of five children born to Sidney and Margaret McArthur. George passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 22.

George graduated from Billings Senior and graduated from Rocky Mountain College with a BS in civil engineering. In 1970, George returned to school to earn a MS degree in civil engineering from MSU. During his masters thesis work, George served a significant role in remediation studies of Silverbow Creek near Deer Lodge.

Martin

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Richard “Trapper” Martin was born in Billings on Oct. 4, 1946, the sixth of seven children of Thomas and Helen Coop Martin. He passed away from cancer on Sept. 16,

Cumin

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June Ivy Cumin of Rapelje passed away peacefully on Aug. 14, 2018. She was born on Shane Ridge near Columbus on July 1, 1932, to Severin (Sam) and Ivy Mae

Flanagan

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Our dearly loved and feisty mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mary Lou Flanagan, lived and died tough, proud, loving, and utterly amazing. Born Mary Lou Carstens, she married Tommy Flanagan in

Richard A. Avent

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On Sept. 4, 2018, a true gentleman left this valley for a better one.

Richard A. Avent, 85, passed away after a short stay at The Willows in Red Lodge, Mont.

Richard’s parents were Alden and Margaret Avent, who ranched outside of Meeteetse, Wyo. When it was time for Richard to be born, Margaret traveled back to her hometown of Sparta, Wisc., where her father, Dr. Carlton Beebe, helped bring Richard into the world.

Connie Kober

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Dec. 5, 1943 - Sept. 15, 2011

Connie Luriee Stoessel Kober, 67, of Columbus, met the Lord on Sept. 15, 2011, with her family by her side.