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Leonard J. Stahl

Leonard J. Stahl

Dec 20, 2024

Leonard J. Stahl, 94, was born in Opheim, Montana, on April 8, 1930, to Harry and J. Ruth Stahl. He was one of seven children. Leonard went to meet the Lord on December 20, 2024.

Leonard was a happy man and always loved a joke. He loved the mountains, hunting, fishing, and camping. Most of all, he loved God and the...

Terry Van Deusen Klepey

Terry Van Deusen Klepey

Feb 2, 2025

Terry Van Deusen Klepey, 80, of Ryegate, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2025, at Intermountain Health Saint Vincent’s Hospital in Billings. He was born on March 27, 1944, in Oneonta, New York, and grew up in Cooperstown, New York. While in high school, his cross-country track team won the state championship. Terry never stopped running at full speed until he...

Frank Garfield Grischbowsky

Frank Garfield Grischbowsky

Mar 29, 2025

Frank Garfield Grischbowsky, 59, of Ryegate, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2025. He was born on October 6, 1965, in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to his parents, Garfield and Patricia (Murray) Grischbowsky.

The full obituary will be released when completed.

Arrangements are under the direction of Perkins Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Condolences for the family may be posted online at...

Lewis “Festus” Herman Miller, Jr.

Lewis “Festus” Herman Miller, Jr.

Mar 14, 2025

Lewis “Festus” Herman Miller, Jr., 84, of Harlowton passed away Friday, March 14, 2025, at Wheatland Memorial Nursing Home in Harlowton. He was born on March 5, 1941, in Harlowton, Montana to his parents Lewis and Emerald (Owings) Miller.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Perkins Funeral Home. Condolences for the...

Michael George Smith

Michael George Smith

Mar 14, 2025

Michael George Smith passed away after a long, courageous battle with cancer on March 14, 2025. Mike was born November 23, 1956, to Annie Komarek and George R. (Sonny) Smith in Choteau, MT. Mike was the youngest of 3 children.

Mike’s life began in the shadow of Black Butte on Brick Yard Creek in the Judith Mountains. At the age of...

Marjorie Caroline Barrows

Marjorie Caroline Barrows

Feb 22, 2025

Marjorie Caroline Barrows (née Hiner), beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on February 22nd, 2025. A Montana native for life, she was raised on a ranch six miles north of Harlowton by her parents Margaret Muller Hiner and Clyde Romulus Hiner, alongside her brother Bill “Willy,” and sister Kathryn “Kid.”

Marjorie, or “Marj” attended Harlowton Elementary and Harlowton High...

Bernard Charles Freeberg

Bernard Charles Freeberg

Feb 12, 2025

Bernard Charles Freeberg, 84, of Harlowton passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at Billings Clinic. He was born on October 8, 1940, in Big Timber, Montana to his parents Charles and Amanda Marie (Heriem) Freeberg.

The full obituary will be released when completed.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Perkins Funeral Home. Condolences for the family may be posted online at...

Brian Jason Caballero

Brian Jason Caballero

Dec 26, 2024

Brian Jason Caballero, 57, of Harlowton, passed away on December 26, 2024, at his home. He was born on August 18, 1967, in Santa Barbara, California.

He was preceded in death by his life partner Alyson Caballero. He will be loved and missed by his two children Isa and Quinten Caballero, his mother-in-law Cynthia Rasmussen, his sister and brother-in-law Meagan and...

Monty Jay Streeter

Monty Jay Streeter

Dec 14, 2024

Monty Jay Streeter was born March 21, 1960, to Clair and Betty Streeter in Forsyth, MT. Jay joined his 3 older siblings, Tana, Jim, and Lyn and grew up on the family ranch in Colstrip, MT. In 1977 the family moved to a ranch in Big Timber, Montana, where Jay graduated in 1978 from Sweet Grass High School. It was...

Edward Vincent Breding

Edward Vincent Breding

Dec 13, 2024

Edward Vincent Breding, 81, of Shawmut peacefully passed away Friday, December 13, 2024, at his residence in Shawmut, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Billings on November 3, 1943, to his parents, Robert and Alyce (DeCock) Breding.

The full obituary will be released when completed.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Perkins Funeral Home. Condolences for the family...

Joseph Stephen Bracha

Joseph Stephen Bracha

Oct 25, 2024

Joseph Stephen Bracha, 91, of Ryegate passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024, at his residence in Ryegate. He was born January 21, 1933 in Batesland, South Dakota to his parents Stephen and Mary (Erlacker) Bracha. 

Perkins Funeral Home is assisting the family. Condolences for the family may be posted online at www.perkinsfuneralandcremation.com

Kenton Earl Barnhart

Kenton Earl Barnhart

Oct 23, 2024

Kenton Earl Barnhart, known affectionately as "Barney," passed away on October 23, 2024, at the age of 76. He was born to Clifford and Pearle Barnhart on September 23, 1948, in Billings, Montana. Kenton spent his early years in Broadview and then Shepard until 1958 when his family moved to Harlowton, where he spent the majority of the rest of...

Don Bernard Firehammer

Don Bernard Firehammer

Oct 5, 2024

Don B. Firehammer, 99, of Ryegate, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Wheatland Memorial Hospital in Harlowton. He was born on June 21, 1925 in Franklin, MT to his parents Fred and Clara (Burton) Firehammer.

Private services will be held at a later date. 

Arrangements are under the direction of the Perkins Funeral Home. Condolences for the family may be posted...

Phyllis S. Willems

Phyllis S. Willems

Oct 4, 2024

Phyllis S Willems, June 24, 1930 - October 4, 2024

From the day Phyllis and Bob took up residence at Wheatland Memorial Healthcare, she never believed she belonged there and always insisted that “someday soon” she “was going home.” It took nearly six long years, but on October 4, Phyllis’s spirit broke free of WMHC, her ailing mind and body, and...

Patricia Jean Stewart

Patricia Jean Stewart

Sep 29, 2024

Patricia Jean Stewart, of Two Dot MT, was called home to her reward on September 29, 2024 at the age of 68. 

Patty and her lifelong teammate, twin sister Penny, were born on July 2, 1956, in Seattle WA to Harry Day Pittis and Shirley Joan (Spencer) Pittis. The two grew up in a large family, which might explain why Patty...

Janet Hill

Janet Hill

Sep 1, 2024

Janet Hill, 72, of Harlowton, passed away September 1, 2024 in Wheatland Memorial Healthcare of cancer. She was born on January 6, 1952 in Harlowton. She was the second baby born at the current hospital. Janet is the daughter of Homer and Mary (Muller) Griffith. The 2nd of 7 kids, Janet grew up working on the family ranch. She graduated...

Alyson Rose Caballero

Alyson Rose Caballero

Jul 11, 2024

Alyson Rose Rasmussen Caballero, 41, of Harlowton, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024, at St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Billings, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 1, 1983 in Kalispell, Montana, to her parents Ronald and Cynthia (Dwyer) Rasmussen.

Our beloved Aly unexpectedly left us because of a tragic automobile accident.

She will be loved and missed by...

Clara Maxine Fischer Reed

Clara Maxine Fischer Reed

Jun 2, 2024

Clara Maxine Fischer Reed, has a long history of service to the Harlowton community, but it all began back in Illinois, She was born on Christmas Day, 1925 in Arcola, Illinois. Clara Cox always dreamed of becoming a "Cowboy's Sweetheart" and when the song came out in 1935, this little girl would sit on the corral fence and sing, and...

Robert E. Willems

Robert E. Willems

May 10, 2024

“I am fully aware that my youth has been spent, That my get-up-and-go has gone and went, But I really don’t mind when I think with a grin, Of all the grand places my get-up has been.”      - found among Bob’s papers, author unknown.

Bob’s get-up-and-go got up and went for one final journey (hopefully to heaven) on May 10,...

Gene Michael Fisher

Gene Michael Fisher

Apr 10, 2024

Gene Michael Fisher, 82, of Harlowton, MT, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at the Wheatland Memorial Hospital in Harlowton. He was born on September 24, 1941 in Salinas, California.

Gene loved old cars, especially his 1924 Willys Knight Model 64. He enjoyed CB Radios and talking to people.

Gene is survived by his wife of 25 years Karen Fisher of Harlowton,...

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