Obituaries

Eugene (Gene) Daum

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Eugene (Gene) Daum, 81, passed away Sunday evening, July 12, 2020. He was born January 10, 1939 in Edgar, Montana to parents Jake and Emma Daum.

Duane Allen Schultz

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Duane Allen Schultz, age 66, of Seguin, Texas, died peacefully on July 6, 2020 with his brother at his side in San Antonio, Texas. Duane was born in Seguin, Texas on May 17, 1954 to Allen and Patricia (Carroll) Schultz. His family moved to McQueeney to be near his grandparents and he started school at McQueeney Elementary. The freedom of country living and his sense of adventure made for a fun-filled childhood. He was constantly in motion, usually with his sister tagging along, and they always got in trouble together.

Gerald Willis Clark

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Gerald Willis Clark passed away at his home of 65 years on July 7, 2020 at the age of 91. Willis was born in Lewistown, Montana on Dec. 20, 1928, the only child of Bill and Lena Clark. He attended a one-room schoolhouse called the Last Chance School where he “learned to dance and play cards” before going on to Windham Public School and then graduated from Stanford High School. He followed in his father’s footsteps and attended Coyne Electrical School in Chicago. Upon returning home, he married Joyce Marie Strouf on June 4, 1950. They were married 66 years, until Joyce passed in 2016.

Kevin R. Poser

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Kevin Roy Poser, age 62, passed away on Friday, July 10. Though his final days were in Bozeman, Montana, Kevin spent his life among the people of Denton and Lewistown.

Lowell L. Lensing

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Lowell Leon Lensing, 73, passed away Sunday, July 12. Lowell was born in Mobridge, South Dakota, on Nov. 18, 1946 to Leon V. and Bertha A. (Lenerville) Lensing.

Timothy Lyle Myllymaki

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Timothy Lyle Myllymaki passed away on July 2, 2020 of a rare appendix cancer affecting only 1 in 2 million. He was 60 years old. Tim was born Feb. 17, 1960 in Great Falls, Montana to Patricia Knoepke Myllymaki and Lyle Myllymaki.

Mary Julia Nemec Teresin

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Mary J. Teresin, 87, passed away June 28 after a lengthy illness at Park View Nursing Care Center in Billings, Montana. Her wishes were to be cremated and her ashes to be scattered at the Nemec Family Farm near Lewistown.

Marian Marie Lankard

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Marian was born in Winifred, Montana, Dec. 29,1936 to Clara and Anton Bolstad, who were immigrants from Norway. She was the youngest of five children. She had four brothers: Orvel, Alvin, Marvel and Emmet.

Marian attended two years of business college in North Dakota, and then started her career working at a bank in Lewistown. At age 22, she left Montana to live with her two aunts in Santa Ana, California. She continued working in banking until she found her career at Cone Chevrolet car dealership in Fullerton, California. She made lifelong friends at Cone and retired at age 57.

Bard Clark Teigen

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With great sadness, we announce the passing of Bard Clark Teigen, 80, who died July 7, 2020, at his residence on the family ranch in Teigen, Montana.

Bard was 80 when he died of complications from mesothelioma-related lung cancer, after a valiant effort with chemotherapy treatment over the past year. To the very end, Bard showed his characteristic determination we all knew, honed over his lifetime as a proud, stubborn, Norwegian engineer.

Joan Elizabeth Zormeir

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Joan Elizabeth Zormeir, 89, of Billings, and formerly of Lewistown, passed away of natural causes on June 27, 2020. Joan was born at the family home in Forsyth, Montana on Jan. 28, 1931 to Robert E. and Eleanor (Borer) McKeever. She was the third of four daughters.

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