Alice Marie (Hendrickson) Erickson, 78, of Plentywood, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Born on Oct. 21, 1942, the fifth born child of Arnold and Clara (Haug) Hendrickson, she joined her siblings on the farm southeast of Dagmar. She loved life on the farm. From milking cows to helping her father with the field work, she treasured her upbringing. She learned to dance at the Log Hall and enjoyed the twostep, polka, waltz, shottish, jitterbug and butterfly. She married Dennis T. Erickson March 18, 1961, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Grenora, N.D. They had four children: DuWayne, Doreen, Doris and Alicia. They lived on the Erickson Farm on the Dakota line between Dagmar and Grenora. She enjoyed dancing, meeting the neighbors for barbecues and bonfires at Brush Lake, trying their luck on the slot machines and celebrating birthdays and holidays with family. They were happily married for 40 years until Dennis’ death on July 31, 2001. Being a terrific baker, she would make pies, donuts, fattigmann, lefse, cookies, cakes and countless other homemade goodies. She was blessed with 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Her life was rocked when she lost her only son, DuWayne, in an accident on June 5, 1999. Her second- born daughter, Doreen, died of cancer Sept. 19, 2008. She was proud of being a school bus driver for Medicine Lake Public Schools for 18 years. She retired in 2002. Retirement brought a new adventure as she moved off the Erickson farm and moved to Williston, N.D., in the summer of 2002. She lived there until she moved to Grenora in 2012. Due to her health, she moved closer to her daughter Doris and lived at the Pioneer Manor in Plentywood. Family meant everything to her. She loved her daily chats with her daughters as well as visits with her siblings and grandchildren. She will be remembered for her infectious smile and easygoing personality. She taught her children to be humble, kind and to always make time to stop and talk to family and friends. She is survived by her children, Alicia Erickson of Dickinson, N.D., and Doris Wivholm of Medicine Lake; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and siblings, Howard Hendrickson, Orville Hendrickson, Tony Hendrickson, Mary Ann LePage, Dorothy Blomberg, Evelyn Simonson, Syliva Haven, Pearl Haven and Judy Bergeron. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Shane Krosbakken; great-grandson, Koury Reynolds; sister, Bernice Haugen; and brothers, Gene and Arlyn. A memorial service was held Friday, Nov. 6, at the Fulkerson Funeral Home Chapel in Plentywood with family friend Ralph Summers officiating. Interment was at the Grenora Cemetery.

Mildred “Midge” Clancy, 72, of Wolf Point, died Oct. 29, 2020, in Great Falls. She was born Sept. 18, 1948, to Christine Davis Douglas and Joseph Douglas. She graduated from Chilocco Indian School at Chilocco, Okla. She worked as a teacher aide for HeadStart and a C.H.R. for Tribal Health. Most of all, she was a homemaker. She was also a foster mother. She was involved in a lot of activities in the community. She enjoyed going to church, Bible studies, cooking for church dinners and feeding the street people, chairwoman for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Organization and an advocate for the Unity through Elders Group, the Dakota Reconciliation Homecoming Organization at Winona, Minn., and Wolf Point Boys & Girls Club. She had a loving motherly heart for the street people. She made sure they had warm jackets, caps, gloves and socks before winter. Her hobby was sewing, and she made beautiful star quilts, especially the ones with crosses. She married David Menz Sr. and, from this union, David Menz Jr. was born. She married Ralph Clancy on Nov. 22, 1983. To this union, their only daughter, Michelle Clancy, was born. She is survived by her children, Michelle Clancy and David Menz Jr.; adopted sons, Micheal Bearhill, Emery Lester and Raymond Clark; grandson, Brandon Red Boy, whom she raised as her own; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sisters, Louella Douglas Contreras, Vivian D. Jones and Melissa White Eagle; and brothers, Arnold Douglas and Jeffrey Douglas. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Leroy Douglas, Steven, William, Duane, Jesse and John Douglas; and sister, Joan White Eagle. Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 6, at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Burial was at Box Elder Cemetery in Poplar.

Doris Georgette Brandt, 91, of Glasgow died Nov. 8, 2020, at Valley View Home. She was born Dec. 20, 1928, at the family home in Lustre to Anton and Alma (Kjensrud) Hustad. She attended grade schools in Oswego, Square Deal and Lustre. She attended high school in Frazer, graduating in 1946 from Frazer High School with salutatorian honors. She attended Northern College in Havre for a short time until her father became ill. She then began working at the Dairy Lunch Cafe in Wolf Point, where she met her future husband, Gene LaVerne Brandt. They were married July 16, 1950, in Wolf Point. They have five children: Terrance Keith, Colleen Marie, Barbara Faye, Mark Eugene and Rebecca Arlene. Their first year was spent in San Francisco, Calif., where he was assigned to a military police company at the Presidio of San Francisco, Calif. The fall of 1951 found them moving back to the farm, north of Nashua. They bought their very own farm in the summer of 1960 and moved there, where they lived until moving to Glasgow in 2000. She was an author, artist, a seamstress, a great cook, a musician, loved doing crafts and was a very spiritual woman. She spent many hours painting pictures for her children and grandchildren. She entered many in the county fair, winning ribbons and best of fair a couple of times. She sewed many shirts, skirts and quilts for her family. She enjoyed playing the piano, electric organ, guitar, autoharp and the dulcimer. The most important thing that Doris had was her Bible, which she spent hours reading, memorizing verses and doing Bible studies and was active in the church teaching Sunday school. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene; brothers, Myron and Russell Hustad; and twin sons born prematurely. She is survived by her children, Terrance Brandt of Belgrade, Colleen Tripp of Glasgow, Barbara Jones of Sagle, Idaho, Mark Brandt of Glasgow and Rebecca Tarum of Saginaw, Mich.; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and brothers, Leonard Hustad of Williston, N.D., and Marlon Hustad of Billings. A viewing will be held 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. A private family graveside service will be held Friday, Nov. 13, at Highland Cemetery with Pastor Tom Tripp officiating. A celebration of life will be planned for the spring/summer of 2021.

Anay Isabella Rae Trejo Youpee, infant daughter of Erik Trejo and Karen Trejo Gonzalez, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in Sidney. Her funeral was held on Friday, Oct. 30, at the families home in Brockton. Interment was at the Riverview Cemetery in Brockton. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with the arrangements.

Nathaniel “Nate” Long Hair, 58, of Poplar died Oct. 26, 2020, at the Advanced Care Hospital in Billings, Mont. He was born on May 25, 1962, at the Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson to Nathaniel “Cowboy” and Iris (Red Bear) Long Hair. He attended school in Brockton and Culbertson and graduated from Culbertson in May 1980. After high school, he attended the Billings Vo-Tech College and received his accounting degree. In 1980, he married Deborah (McDaniel) Long Hair in Fort Kipp after their daughter Nathelle was born. They moved to Billings while he attended school. In 1982, they moved back home to Fort Kipp and then to Poplar. Their family expanded with Michael, Maureen, Vincent and Jennifer before they separated. He later met Jacqueline Follette and had Stephanie and Natron, but they separated years later. He was employed by A& S Industries, Poplar Schools, Fort Peck Tribal Courts and the Assiniboine and Sioux Rural Water. He enjoyed working for the school because he liked the youth. He loved sports, especially basketball, softball and baseball. He earned the nickname “Nate The Great” by Donette White Bear from his softball days. He would always tell his children the memories of his sports playing days. He loved to attend and support his children and grandchildren’s sporting events. He loved to tease people and he would always make friends since he wasn’t shy and would talk to anyone. He enjoyed coaching basketball and would put teams into tournaments, every chance he got, especially the Poplar Youth Tournament. He had a very large basketball family and was proud of all of his players. He is survived by his children, Nathelle Frederick, Michael Long Hair, Maureen Nordwick, Vincent Long Hair, Jennifer Shields, Stephanie Murdock and Natron Long Hair; sisters, Alice Long Hair and Lynnette Long Hair; numerous grandchildren, and grandmother, Loretta Bear Cub. He was preceded in death by his brother, Vernon Johnson Long Hair. A funeral service was held Monday, Nov. 2, at the James Black Dog Center in Fort Kipp. Interment was at the Fort Kipp Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point was entrusted with the arrangements.