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Shari Lyn Solari
Shari Lyn Solari, age 28, of Glendive, Mont., died on Monday, February 9, 2009 at the Billings Clinic in Billings.
Mrs. Solari was born on August 3, 1980 in Glendive, the daughter of Kyle and Kim (Nentwig) Schumacher. She resided in Glendive until 1987, and then moved to Laurel, Mont., where she attended schools, graduating from Laurel High School with the class of 1998. She moved to Bozeman, Mont., in 1998, where she attended Montana State University for a year. She made her residence in Bozeman until moving to Billings, Mont., in 2000, where she remained until 2006, when she returned to Glendive.
She was joined in marriage to Jay Solari on December 1, 2005 in Billings.
She was a dedicated mother who loved being with her children. Some of her favorite pastimes included music, karaoke, laughing and enjoying life.
Mrs. Solari was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Ray Nentwig of Glendive and Albert Phelps of Miles City, Mont.
She is survived by her husband of three years, Jay Solari of Glendive; her son, Lucas Harper, and her daughter, Arianna Lance; her mother and step-father, Kim and Ted Trejo of Glendive; her father, Kyle Schumacher of Miles City; sisters, April Schumacher of Glendive, Kyla Schumacher of Billings and Gemine Trejo of Glendive; numerous nieces and nephews; grandparents, Rose Nentwig of Glendive, Betty Phelps of Miles City and Bill and Sally Trejo of Billings; aunts, Sue Schwindt and family of Glendive, Iris Nentwig and family of Belgrade and uncles, Wayne Nentwig and family of Sidney, Mont., Steve Murphy of Miles City and Mike Murphy of Idaho; and many friends.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2009 and from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2009, at the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive.
A Life Tribute Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2009 in the Chapel of the Silvernale Silha Funeral Home with Celebrant Sandy Silha officiating. Interment will be in the Dawson Memorial cemetery of Glendive. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Coletta A. Miller
Coletta A. Miller, 93, of Columbus and formerly of Miles City, died on Feb. 10, 2009 at Beartooth Manor in Columbus, Mont.
Coletta Smith was born July 29, 1915 in Lakewood, Ohio to Leo Smith and Rosa (Schneider) Smith. At the age of 3, her family moved to Avon, Ohio. She attended Avon High School, later leaving school to care for her grandparents, Peter and Margaret Schmitz. During World War II, she was employed by American Radiator and Standard Sanitary, inspecting castings for B-24 and B-29 aircraft.
She was united in marriage to Carl F. Miller of Glen Ullin, N.D., on October 23, 1947 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Avon, Ohio. They moved to North Dakota and lived in Mandan and in Glen Ullin. In 1963, the couple moved to Miles City, Mont. She was employed by Holy Rosary Hospital for 13 years.
She was an active member of Sacred Heart Church, St. Joseph’s Circle, RSVP Volunteer, and a past member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening, and also baking and giving away her award-winning pies. Her life was characterized by her willingness to sacrifice for her family and friends, and by her deep and unwavering faith in God.
In 2002, she relocated to Columbus, where she resided with her daughter, Linda, and family. In 2006, she moved to Beartooth Manor, also in Columbus.
Mrs. Miller is survived by her two children, Michael (Barbara) Miller of Aurora, Ill., Linda (John) Hungerford of Columbus, Mont.; and four grandchildren, Carissa and Cathy Miller of Aurora, Ill., Jason (Shonda) Hungerford of Mesa, Ariz., and J.C. Hungerford of Bonney Lake, Wash. Also surviving are one brother, Donald (Clara) Smith of Elyria, Ohio; and four sisters, Rosemary Wysocki of Avon, Ohio, Teresa (Robert) Forster of Wakeman, Ohio, Genevive Smith of Avon Lake, Ohio, and Beatrice Giel of Avon, Ohio. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Rose Smith, her husband, Carl, in 1983, two infant brothers, Raymond and Thomas, and brothers Gilbert Smith and Joseph Smith.
A vigil service will be held on Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 6 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, February 16, 2009 at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City. Rite of Committal will follow in the family lot of the Custer County cemetery.

Robert Edward Miller
Robert Edward Miller, 78, of Miles City died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, in Miles City.
Mr. Miller was born June 19, 1930, in Fairview to Axel and Esther (Denzine) Miller. He was raised and attended schools in Watford City, N.D., until the sixth grade. At that time, he went to work in the coal mines to help support his family.
When he turned 18, Mr. Miller enlisted in the United States Navy and later in the United States Army where he proudly served for four years before his honorable discharge.
Mr. Miller moved back to the Williston area for four years before moving to Miles City where he had lived for more than 25 years, working for several area ranches before he retired.
His survivors include his brothers, Clifford Miller of Williston, N.D., and Gerald Miller of Washington; and two sisters, Merle Stensaker of Dickinson, N.D., and Berniece London of Williston, N.D.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Marion L. Miller.
Funeral services will be Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Eastern Montana Veterans cemetery in Miles City with full military rites provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1579.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Elisabeth “Elisa” Ann Gaskill
Elisabeth “Elisa” Ann Gaskill, 49, died in her home on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, after a two-year battle with breast cancer.
She met her cancer head on and most of the time defied all the statistics, living each day to the fullest, and working fulltime until the last week of her life, taking very little time off for anything other than her regular chemo, radiation, and CyberKnife appointments. Not once was she ever heard to complain about the nausea, or loss of hair, the pain, or all the tests and the thousands of miles of travel to Billings, Miles City, and Great Falls. She set an example of living for all who had the joy of knowing her. She was a lady of great dignity, style and grace who led by her example at all times; always comfortable in herself with her bald head or her Cubs or Disney caps or even her wig. Her presence simply said “style” and she was a classy lady in all that she did. Many times people were shocked to learn that “that lady at the front office was gravely ill.”
Mrs. Gaskill had a great love of music, particularly classical piano. She learned to play the piano at a very early age and had been a featured pianist at most school musical functions over the past 29 years including starting her piano tuning business shortly before her cancer diagnosis. She had “perfect pitch” and could often be seen wincing in a subtle, unobtrusive, almost humorous way that only she could project when listening to self or others and was the harshest critic of herself. No one else could hear it, but she could.
She was never happier than at the piano or organ, playing for church, accompanying students for music festivals or recitals, especially playing with her daughter Reagan, practicing at home with her baby grand piano, taking care of grandchildren, tending her flowers, yard and landscaping, or simply knitting and watching her beloved Chicago Bears or Cubs as they lost time and time again to much lighthearted ribbing.
Elisabeth Ann Barg was born in Clintonville, Wis., n on July 16, 1959, as a birthday present for her mother, Bessie. She joined two sisters, Esther and Elaine and soon they were followed by Ellen, Edgar and Emery; so with mother, Bessie, and father, Rev. Edgar Barg, the family grew to eight. She spent her early elementary years in Embarrass, Wis., until the family moved to Ladysmith where she completed her elementary and high school years as a cheerleader and participated in musical events with her French horn and piano. She graduated high school in the spring of 1977 and then attended college at Superior, Wis.
She and David Saulsbury were married in September 1978. They moved to Colstrip to work for Colstrip Schools in the fall of 1980. On April 12, 1989, they welcomed into their family daughter, Reagan Michelle. She and Reagan took care of each other for six years and then Elisa joined Doug Gaskill, Jr. in marriage on April 26, 1996, and they made their home in Colstrip since.
Besides love of family, Mrs. Gaskill was beyond a very dedicated high school secretary, often “running the school” as administrators have often admitted and taking care of business, from writing grants to “admonishing” students for trying to sneak prohibited beverages from the pop machines during school hours. Many a student learned to fear “You can bring that to me, please.” She was always the diplomat. Mrs. Gaskill was the voice of reason for daily announcements over the sound system. Her voice became a fixture recognizable to all after 29 years of secretarial service to Colstrip High School. She was also the chief organist and pianist at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Colstrip and was a very active member of the congregation.
Her survivors include her daughter, Reagan, and husband, Doug, her parents, Reverend Edgar and Bessie Barg, as well as sisters Esther Barg (Jacksonville, Fla.), Elaine (David) Eickstaedt (Orland Park, Ill.), Ellen (Roger) Stephenson (Ladysmith, Wis.), and brothers Edgar (Shelley) Barg (Ladysmith, Wis.), and Emory (Michelle) Barg (Owensville, Mich.) and nephews Stephen (Jenny) Barg, and Christopher Swanson and niece, Katika Boggs.
She is also survived by her step-step-children, Jared (Kristine) Gaskill and Jennifer (Kevin) Miller and four grandchildren, Emma and Charlie Miller, and Cole and Jackson Gaskill.
Funeral services will be at the Colstrip High School Auditorium on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. with a luncheon in the CHS cafeteria to follow. A private service for family and close friends will be at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Colstrip at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009. Cremation will be at a later time.
Should friends desire, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the cancer research of the donor’s choosing or to Colstrip Public Schools for a music scholarship to be named in honor of Mrs. Gaskill.
Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth has been entrusted with these arrangements.

James L. “Jim” Askin
James L. “Jim” Askin, 77, formerly of Miles City, died Nov. 1, 2008, in Tucson, Ariz.
Mr. Askin was born in Pierre, S.D., on Sept. 13, 1931, to Peter F. and Byrdie A. Askin. He moved to Miles City as a child and graduated from Custer County High School.
After high school, he served in the United States Air Force and upon discharge, returned to Miles City and married Barbara A. Hilderman, also formerly of Miles City, on Sept. 1, 1955.
After graduating from the University of Montana-Missoula, they moved to Lakewood, Colo., where he worked for the US Civil Service Commission. Following retirement, he and his wife moved to Green Valley, Ariz., in 1994.
He was very active in the Elks Lodge in Green Valley.
He had three children, Ramona DeFreece of Morrison, Colo., Michael Askin of San Rafael, Calif., and Cheryll Blackmore of Arvada, Colo.
His survivors include a brother, Peter W. Askin of Haymarket, Va.; his three children; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara on May 7, 2008.
A Memorial Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in Green Valley, Ariz., on Nov. 7, 2008. The burial service for the cremains of Mr. and Mrs. Askin was held at Fort Logan National cemetery in Denver, Colo., on Dec. 1, 2008.

Freeman Peabody
Funeral services for Freeman Peabody, 83, of Ekalaka, were Monday afternoon, Feb. 9, 2009, in Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. Burial followed in the Beaver Lodge cemetery.
Mr. Peabody died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at the Dahl Memorial Nursing Home in Ekalaka.
He was born on the family homestead to Walter and Mary Hill Peabody on Aug. 20, 1925. He attended the local country schools and graduated with high scores from the eighth grade. He stayed at the ranch, working for his dad until he was 16 years of age. At that time, he took a tour working various jobs around the country. He ended up in the Camp Crook area working for his sister, Helen and his good friend and brother-in-law, Mart Tennant. He enjoyed the work and fun with this family.
In the spring of 1948, he married Ellen Clare Larve. She and her son, Francis Lee, lived with Mr. Peabody until 1958. They had one son together in 1954, Dallas Dale. Mr. Peabody had returned to the family ranch around this year as well. He and his dad worked out a deal for Mr. Peabody to buy the ranch.
In 1960, he married Barbara Hedges and they worked the ranch together from the beginning. In 1961, Shane was born and exactly a year later Zane was born. They were busy raising three kids, horses and cattle. Mr. Peabody loved to rope with his kids and play cards. He did the same with family, friends and neighbors.
Mr. Peabody was born in an era when a person’s word was his worth. This was important all through his life. Along with working and raising livestock, he loved to trade horses and always hoped to make a little money at it. In the community, he was a founder of the Ekalaka Track and Arena. He enjoyed putting in the hours to make this organization a success.
During the Days of 85, he packed the flag several times and either roped, raced, picked up or opened the chute over many many years. Some of his favorite memories were about taking relay strings to the fairs at Baker and Ekalaka. One summer he took nine head of horses to Baker in one-horse trailer. He entered the teams as Kittelmann, Gentry and Peabody; also in the mix was a Strub jockey. This was just like him “something fun with a crowd and group of horses moving fast.”
Mr. Peabody always said that his life was pretty good “For an old sheepherder”. He had often told about being a young lad practicing with a rope out on the gumbo. He loved to rope sheep and laughed about the shearing crew betting to see if he would miss or not. Mr. Peabody felt like he had lived a lot from the time at that sheep wagon through the arrival of the grandchildren. Each of them has a certain “Grandad” characteristic.
His survivors include his wife, Barbara, Ekalaka; a son, Shane (Jennifer) Peabody, Ekalaka; a daughter, Zane Martin, Rapid City, S.D.; six grandchildren, Mindy, Mary, Julie, J.D., Carol and Emily; and three great-grandchildren; a brother, Elvin “Tuffy” Peabody, Ekalaka; a sister, Ita Coons, Ekalaka; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Dallas; a son-in-law, Darrell Martin; two brothers, Gordon and Earl; and a sister, Helen Tennant.

Eugene “Gene” Edward Young
Eugene “Gene” Edward Young, 83, died in the early morning hours Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at Alzada.
Mr. Young was born in Terry on April 13, 1925, to Paul and Nellie Young, their fourth child out of five. The family ranched out by Locate, raising Black Angus cattle along with a great deal of horses.
Mr. Young and Georgia Burt were married in 1948 and with this marriage they had one child, a daughter named Jeffree Jean. After their divorce he never married again. He “married ” a Peterbuilt Truck with a flat bed trailer, which took him all over the United States.
His passion was finding the best deals of cars, trucks, anything he could haul to wherever home base was at the time. He always liked a “dry camp” with no running water, electricity, you name it, a simple life, he truly did enjoy.
In July of 1943, Mr. Young enlisted in the Army that brought him into World War 11, which he fought in the Burma Campaign. In 35 battles against the Japanese army, Merrill’s Marauders gained a reputation for bravery but suffered terrible losses — 2, 394 casualties out of an original 2, 830 men. Along with six other Ranger Battalions, they are the only World War II-era United States Army Rangers. Mr. Young was one of those men who came home who carried this in his heart.
His surviving relatives include his daughter and son-in-law, Jeffree Jean and Ken Robuck of Whitehall; grandsons, Chad (Danielle) Dolan of Broadview, Josh Dolan of Butte, Aron Dolan of Billings; great-grandchildren, Lorna Rae, Liam, Trace, Star, Kael, Sadie, Bow, Tye, Taylen, Tristen Dolan; brothers, Glen (Vicki) of Miles City, Al (Viola) of Miles City; sister Lila (Dan) Hewitt of Tacoma, Wash.; and many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Young was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Nellie; brother, Chet; and niece, Gloria.
Funeral services will be Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Prairie County cemetery in Terry with full military honors.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Ann M. Robinson
Ann Myrtle Robinson, 85, of Newell, S.D., former Miles City resident, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, at the Spearfish Regional Hospital in South Dakota.
Born March 16, 1923, at Douglas, Wyo., she was the daughter of George L. and Myrtle A. (Paisley) Robinson. She started her school years in Wyoming and moved to Oshkosh, Neb., before graduating from high school in Broadus. She attended college in Billings and Spearfish, S.D.
She graduated with a degree in elementary education and library studies. While attending school she worked for the telephone company.
She began teaching in rural schools in Montana. She also taught in Malta and Miles City. She moved to the Douglas School system at Ellsworth Air Force Base where she taught for several years. In 1989, she retired as a librarian from the Gillette Public Library.
She took painting lessons in Gillette, painted many pictures and was an accomplished artist.
In 2006, she moved to Newell.
Her survivors include her brothers, Frank P. “Bob” Robinson and his wife Virginia of Broadus and George L. Robinson of Malta; one sister, Betty Lou Thulesen and her husband Jim of Newell; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and three sisters.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at the Newell Christian Fellowship Church in Newell with Pastor Sean Carney officiating. Burial follows at the Vale cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis, S.D.
Memorials have been established to the Newell Christian Fellowship Church.

Sgt. Trevor Johnson
He led the way with a crooked smile, a glint in his eyes, a hand motion forward to his Platoon and the words they are keeping close.
A public memorial will be held for Sgt. Trevor Johnson, age 23, United States Marine Corps, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on the morning of Jan. 27, 2009, while leading a foot patrol to clear the route of explosive ordnances in advance of infantry battalion Marines.
Sgt. Johnson will be remembered on the eastern Montana Rosebud Creek Ranch where he grew up on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. A procession, led by two of his best friends driving his ’72 Chevy truck, will start at the Colstrip Legion Baseball Field at 11 a.m., accompanied by the Patriot Guard and, as it moves closer to the ranch, it will be joined by his cousins as Outriders on horses, the Marine Corps Color Guard, and friends in the procession. All are welcome to join the procession from Colstrip.
Travelers can also reach the site from I-94 exit 447 South, east of Forsyth. The road will take you 22 miles up the Rosebud Valley (18 miles are paved).
Sgt. Johnson is survived by his wife, Nikki; and their two children, a son, Landan Blake Johnson, age 3, and a daughter, Aspyn Jocelyn Johnson, age 8 months; his parents, Tom and Colleen Johnson; a sister and her husband, Erin and Brian Hague, and their daughter Heidi; along with seven uncles, an aunt and their families.
Bagpipes will welcome guests to a large tent set up on a meadow south of the ranch house for the service, which is expected to begin about 1 p.m. Father Paschal and Deacon Bill Medved of the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Colstrip are officiants. A few specially selected verses and music have been planned.
In addition, the United States Marine Corps will perform a 21-Gun Salute, the Colors and a flag folding ceremony.
Afterward, guests are invited to the ranch house for a dinner provided by the efforts of members of our community churches. Stories, videos and laughter will be served with the food in order to celebrate Trevor’s life and emulate the joy he possessed in living.
Sgt. Johnson’s interment will follow at Arlington National cemetery when scheduling allows. All are welcome.

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