All Obituaries

And then the Patriarch was gone.  After 92 years of a vivid life and colorful adventure Tom Fortune (The Man of the West) passed peacefully at home with his boots on. He did life “his way” resiliently adapting to hardships, challenges and change presented in a life spanning 92 years. He never gave up in his quest for excellence in all endeavors and began each day with the end in mind.  Whether it be jerking a steer, training a horse, setting shoes on a horse, throwing...

Harold E. Turner was born November 7, 1930, and passed away October 20, 2019.  Shirley Jean Turner was born on May 6, 1934, and passed away September 12, 2023. Harold and Shirley married on November 3rd, 1952 upon his return from combat in the Korean War. The couple had been married for 71 years.  Harold and Shirley resided in Billings Montana, and had two children, Hal E. Turner and Kellee D. Turner. Harold was a salesman for some time until he had started working road...

Thomas “Tom” Warren, 77, of Hardin, passed away on September 12, 2023, at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana. He was born the son of Wallace “Walley” and Grace (Haug) Warren on March 14, 1946, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings.  He grew up, attended school, worked, and lived most of his life in Hardin.  As a boy, Tom was stricken with Polio.  He was in the hospital for months and treatment included two weeks in an iron lung to assist with...

Fantasia Eileen Rose Rock Above, 26, of Billings went home to be with the Lord on September 9, 2023.  She was born in Sheridan, Wyoming on June 18, 1997 to Deserae Rock Above and Jeff North Peigan, Jr.  Fantasia was raised by her auntie and uncle, Loretta Gros Ventre and Dee Nomee, Kenny Wyles and her grandparents Cecelia Gail and Frazier White Hip.  Fantasia grew up in the Wyola area with her great grandmother, the late Harriet Don’t Mix, who raised her as her...

Amelia Steinmetz, 95, of Big Timber MT passed away on Sept.3,2023 at Pioneer Medical Center in Big Timber. Amelia (Heiser) Steinmetz was born April 30,1928 in Fryburg North Dakota to Frank and Lena Heiser. She attended Fryburg High School. Amelia enjoyed the outdoors and spent many hours roaming the badlands with her siblings. Amelia moved to Hardin,MT in 1948 to work as a waitress, where she met her future husband Victor Steinmetz. They married Feb.10, 1948. They made their home in...

Lawrence “Larry” Edward Pretty Weasel, Sr., 84, of Crow Agency passed away suddenly in his family home on September 3, 2023. Larry was born March 21, 1939, to Leonard Pretty Weasel and Faye Walking Bear in Crow Agency. Poopáhtaxiassaash (Plain Owl) was a member of the Greasy Mouth clan and a Child of Ties the Bundle. Larry was blessed with family that loved him and raised him from infancy to adulthood. After his father joined the military, he and his siblings moved to...

Joseph A. Pickett, Jr, 89, affectionately known as “PaJoe” respected member of the Crow Nation and Patriarch of the Bad War Deeds Clan, went to Other Side Camp on September 3, 2023, at the family home surrounded by his loved ones.  Ishtáxxiate “Seizing Enemies Weapon”, was his Apsaalooke name given to him by Max Big Man. Joe was born to Jospeh J. Pickett, Sr. and Winona Other Medicine on May 31, 1934 in Crow Agency, Montana. He was born into the Bad War...

Ida (Lydia) Marie Ramirez Chavez was born October 29th, 1942 in Lovell, Wyoming. She was the oldest of 13 children. Her family moved to Hardin, Montana, when she was a young girl. It was in Hardin she met her husband, Albert Chavez, in 1957. They were married a year later- September 10, 1958. Together they had 8 children: Jenny, Freida, Margret, Judy, Julia, Eddie, Carol, and Evelyn. Ida’s family moved from Montana to Oregon in 1972 to pursue a farming career. They moved back to Hardin...

Martin G. Reeves, 65, of Hardin, MT passed away suddenly on August 28, 2023 in a tragic accident.  Marty grew up in Hardin and spent his younger years working at Warren’s Feed Lot until he graduated from Hardin High School in 1977.   He was a member of the Hardin Volunteer Fire Department for 20 years. He married Lisa Barnes on May 30, 1981. They were together for 42 years and had a son Jerod and a daughter Mattie. They lived in Dickinson and Bismark, ND and Bakersfield, CA...