Obituaries

Elizabeth Anne (Betty) Hogeland Reel

Elizabeth Anne (Betty) Hogeland Reel, 79, passed away May 25, 2022, at her home in Camarillo, Calif.

Regena Ann Zahn

Regena Ann Zahn, 84, of Roy, died Friday, May 27, 2022. She is survived by her husband, Wilbert “Hap” Zahn, sons, Randy and Charles Emery, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services are pending and a full obituary will be released when available. Cremation has taken place. The Cloyd Funeral Home is assisting the family. Condolences may be posted at www.cloydfuneralhome.com.

Carol Edgell Geary

Carol Edgell Geary Dec. 25, 1926 - March 10, 2022. Services for Carol will be held June 11 at 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Grass Range. A celebration with food and beverages will follow at Carol's house.

Charlotte Steiner

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Charlotte Ann Hollenback Steiner, a native of Central Montana, passed away March 12, 2022 in Anacortes, Wash., due to infirmities of old age. She was born on Sept. 22, 1916, in Moore, Mont. Her parents Ben and Mary (McMillan) Hollenback ranched west of Buffalo in Judith Basin County, where Charlotte grew up. She and her siblings rode horseback to attend nearby country schools until she finished eighth grade. With Charlotte and several other students approaching high school, her father and other members of the school board manufactured a home-designed bus body on an old farm truck to transport the students the 10 miles to Buffalo. Charlotte and her sister, Judith, also rode horseback the 11 miles to Straw to participate in 4-H meetings.

Clara Donisthorpe

Clara Donisthorpe, Lewistown, formerly of Christina, April 1, 1932 - September 14, 2021. Family and friends will gather Saturday, June 4 at 1 p.m. at the Lewistown City Cemetery to honor Clara and place her ashes with Jack’s.

Jean Hassler

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Jean Earlee (Zelenka) Hassler, 91, died Friday, May 27, 2022, at the Central Montana Medical Center in Lewistown.

James Thompson

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James Thompson, 76, of Baker City, Ore., died Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Ashley Manor.

Colt D. Reisig

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Colt Daniel Reisig, 14, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Lewistown. Colt was born in Lewistown on Dec. 22, 2007, to Dustin and Rebecca (Eckhardt) Reisig.

Garde D. Peterson

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Garde D. Peterson, 88, of Winifred and Billings passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 25, 2022. He was born on March 1, 1934, in Lewistown to Garde Peterson and Mary Blackwelder Peterson. He grew up working on and later purchased the land homesteaded by his father and his uncles located northeast of Winifred. He graduated from Winifred High School in 1952. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1954. He was stationed at Fort Ord in California and later spent time in Japan as a heavy equipment operator. He was discharged in 1956.

Mary Jo Durbin

Mary Jo Durbin, 89, of Lewistown died Friday afternoon, May 27, 2022, in the Central Montana Medical Center of natural causes. A complete obituary will be released when completed. The Cloyd Funeral Home is assisting the family. Condolences for the family may be posted online at www.cloydfuneralhome.com.