Darlene (Huso) Davis, 76, died Feb. 15, 2020, at Northeast Montana Health Services in Wolf Point. She was born March 24, 1943, the first child of Kenneth and Thelma (Gidley) Huso. She graduated Wolf Point High School in 1961. As a child, she was her dad and uncle Clarence’s sidekick, checking the cows on the family farm, summer fallowing or just about anything to stay out of the house. Her mother used to tell how Darlene loved to cook but, when it came time to clean up, she could be found outside. She met and married Calvin Davis. Together, they had 42 wonderful years. They were busy years. Irrigating, farming and raising their two boys filled her time. She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin; and son, Jim. She is survived by her son, Kenneth; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and sister, Sharon Toavs. A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with the arrangements.

Charles William Engelke, 95, died at LaCasa in Plentywood Feb. 7, 2020. He was born Feb. 16, 1924, to Albert and Lena (Hanson) Engelke, the oldest of three sons. Tragedy struck early in life for Charlie. In January 1933, a fire took the life of his three-year-old brother Donald and critically burned his mother, who died seven days later. In April 1937, his father died of injuries resulting from a fall from a harrow cart pulled by horses. He and his brother Kenneth were raised by John and Olga (Hanson) Miller. He attended grade school at the central consolidated school and graduated from Medicine Lake High School in 1943. On Oct. 16, 1953, he married Delores Rohrbacker in Denver, Colo. In March 1954, they moved to Homestead. He farmed east of Homestead and did some custom farming. Daughter Connie was born Aug. 4, 1955. Son Donald was born Dec. 20, 1956. In July 1955, they built a home west of Froid. In the spring of 1961, he purchased farmland in Canada, which he farmed in addition to the family farm in Froid. In the 1980s, they built their home in Froid where they resided until the fall of 2017. He loved going to auctions and tinkering on his old cars and tractors. He was a dedicated member of the Threshing Bee and was also a member of the Northeastern Montana Wagon Train. He moved to LaCasa in Plentywood and Delores to the Country House in Dickinson, N.D. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Donald and Kenneth Engelke; daughter, Connie Bracken; son, Donnie Engelke; and grandson, Dusty Engelke. He is survived by his wife, Delores; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 14, at the Froid Community Center with Pastor Tim Hustler officiating. Burial was in the Big Lake/ Homestead Cemetery in Homestead.

Winifred Joanne “Winnie” Baldry, 78, of Wolf Point, died Feb. 3, 2020. She was born July 11, 1941, the daughter of Virginia and Douglas Gilchrist of Peerless. She married Vernon Russell Baldry on Sept. 3, 1960, in Peerless. They had three children, Terry, Todd and Theresa. She had 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. A rosary will be held Friday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. and a funeral service on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 10 a.m. Both will be held at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Wolf Point. Cremation has taken place and a private burial will be at a later date.

William Charles 'Bill' Smith, 74, of Wolf Point, died Jan. 29, 2020, in Billings. He was born June 18, 1945, third son of Marie Pereau Smith and Wilfred (“Puss”) Smith. The family grew with the birth of a daughter after the sad death of their first son, who died of a brain tumor. The family lived on Wolf Creek, west of the town of Wolf Point. He attended Wolf Point High School, Shaddock Military School and graduated from Wolf Point High School, where he was a basketball star and still holds state basketball records to this day. He grew up loving music and Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Nancy Sinatra and Dean Martin were among his favorites. He went to college in Billings for a while and then he went on to attend Dixie State University in St. George, Utah. When he came home from St. George, he took firefighting training. He became a firefighter for the State of Montana and was sent to fight wildfires all over the West. He settled in Wolf Point, where he enjoyed farming and ranching on land along Wolf Creek and the Missouri River. He enjoyed sports of all types, with basketball being his favorite, but he was a most avid fan of the Green Bay Packers football team. The world stopped when his beloved Packers were playing. On Jan. 12, 2008, he was inducted into the Indian Basketball Hall of Fame, an honor of the highest order. Here are some of the incredible stats that Bill held. He was called one of the most pure shooters in Montana basketball history. He once boasted 47 points against the Glendive Red Devils, and that was after he’d been taken out of the game in the third quarter. He is Wolf Point’s all-time leading scorer with 1,362 points. He was a member of two state championships with the Wolves in ’61 and ’62. He was as good with a 10- to 15-foot hook shot as he was with a 10- to 15-foot jump shot. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Wilfred and Ronnie; and his sister, Geri Ellen Smith Jensen. He is survived by his daughter, Jody Denison (Kent Denison of Denver, Colo.; and two grandchildren. Elsie King Hanson was one of the people he cared about most. A viewing will be held between 2 and 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the First Presbyterian Church in Wolf Point. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements.