Aaron Craig Grant, 39, died Feb. 22, 2025. He was born March 4, 1985, in Poplar to Victor Grant Sr. and Patricia Red Star. He graduated from Poplar High School in May 2004. He worked various jobs which included, Poplar School cafeteria, TJ’s Quick Stop, Tande’s Grocery and Albertson’s bakery. He loved to spend time with his dog. He was always a joy to have around, quick to laugh, kind hearted. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, walking around, cruising, listening to music, swimming, camping, going to pow-wows, lottery tickets, coloring pictures, casino machines, playing board games, card games, dice and watching movies. He was also preceded in death by step-father, Gerald “Pinky” Lone Bear. He is survived by his mother, Patricia Red Star; sister, Tricia Red Star; brothers Victor Grant Jr. and Dorrance Grant; step-sisters, Cristy Lone Bear, Jana Lone Bear and Laken Longee; and step-brother, Alex Lone Bear. A wake will be held Friday, March 14, at the Poplar Cultural Center, starting at 7 p.m. His funeral service will be Saturday, March 15, at 11 a.m.

Gifford Standing, 47, of Wolf Point died Feb. 26, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 7, at the Oswego Community Hall. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point was entrusted with the arrangements.

Wanda Fern Ackerman, 64, of Frazer died Feb. 10, 2025, at Billings Clinic in Billings. She was born June 10, 1960, in Poplar to Wilbert Ackerman Sr. and Isabelle Runs Through and was an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Tribes. She received her schooling at Frazer Public Schools in Frazer. Her longtime “honey” was Garrett Bigleggins III. She was a homemaker, always taking care of grandchildren. She enjoyed watching her grandchildren play basketball. She loved to do arts and crafts. She made excellent fry bread, was a fantastic cook and enjoyed picking rocks. She was always finding all sorts of good rocks. She is survived by her children, Apollo Ackerman, Izzy Ackerman, Ashley Bigleggins, Marquita Bigleggins, Gavin BigLeggins and Wilbert Ackerman; numerous grandchildren; sister, Jewel Fourstar; brothers, Wilbert Ackerman Jr. and Floyd Ackerman; and adopted sister, Neva Spotted Wolf. She was preceded in death by sisters, Florine Ackerman, Cordelia Ackerman and Annette Ackerman; and brothers, Ray Ackerman, Stanley Ackerman and Douglas Runs Through. A memorial service was held Friday, Feb. 21, at the Frazer Community Hall with Tyrus Follet officiating.

Jordan Tate Holum was born in Plentywood on Oct. 13, 1998, to Neil and Tracy Holum. When he was a year old, he was diagnosed with Nocturnal Epilepsy and fought a courageous battle until it took him in his sleep on Feb. 20, 2025. Growing up, he was involved in Boy Scouts, baseball, basketball and was the manager for football through high school. He worked at Tande Grocery as a box boy and shelf stocker. He graduated Scobey High School in 2017. After high school, he attended Montana State University - Northern to become a diesel tech, but learned quickly that wasn’t the route he truly wanted to follow. He moved to Helena for a couple months until he returned to Scobey where he worked at the Lefse Shack and helped his aunt Kari at the farm. In June 2019, he married Keisha Marie Fasthorse and moved to Wolf Point where he worked at Agland West and Agland Hardware until they divorced in September 2022. He moved back home to Scobey and started working for Reeverts Fencing for approximately two years, then worked at Pro Co-Op. His favorite pastimes were hunting, driving around, bowling for fun and on men’s bowling league, working on derby cars, bikes and hanging out with his cousin/neighbor Preston Baldry and being around family. He was a longtime member of the Assembly of God Church, now known as the Cornerstone Church, where he found peace and comfort. He is survived by his parents, Neil and Tracy; brother, Nicholas; sisters, Ashlynn and Makynlee; grandparents, Ralend and Lee Ann Holum. Cremation will take place and a memorial service is planned for a later date and will be announced once determined by the family.

Carol J. Brunelle-Roberts, 81, died Feb. 17, 202, at her home. She was born on May 16, 1943 to William E. Brunelle and Lucille Brunelle Gourneau. She had one child who died soon after birth. Shel worked at the Faith Lutheran Home and the Wolf Point hospital after she graduated from St. Paul High School in South Dakota. She left Wolf Point to go to Texas for nursing school. She married Sheridan Roberts on April 9, 1971, in Oklahoma. They moved to his hometown in West Virgina where they lived till Sheridan’s death. She moved to Wolf Point in 2000 to live with her sister Beverly. She enjoyed cooking and playing the machines. She was a very kind and generous lady. She was preceded in death by sisters, Joan, Violet, Yvonne, Shirley, Rosie and Cheryl; and two brothers, Kenny and Richard Brunelle. She is survived by her sister, Beverly Miranda of Wolf Point. Funeral services are pending at this time under the direction of Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point.

Leonarda Marie “Lenny’ Ross, died Feb. 15, 2025, at Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point. She was born May 25, 1950, to JoAnn (Brunelle) Des-Jarlais and Leonard Burshia in Poplar. Her grandparents Lena and Daniel Burshia raised her. In 1969, she married Jim Murphy and, from this union, they had three boys, James Murphy, Leonard Murphy and Bryon Murphy. They later divorced. Then, she met Dale Ross and they married. They worked for The Hope Ranch and took care of the children. He died 2003. She then worked at Buckhorn in Poplar for many years as a bartender. She took in her grandchildren, Jorda and Tayton Murphy. In 2005, she relocated to Colorado to help her son Leonard and took care of his three sons. In 2012, she moved to Wolf Point with her two grandchildren. She is survived by her son, James Murphy; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Amber Sibbitts; brother, William Onstad; and special friend, David Smith. She was preceded in death by her sons, Leonard Murphy and Bryon Murphy; grandson, Corey Murphy; granddaughter, Jasmine Murphy; sisters, Kimberly DesJarlias and Vera Vondal; and brother, Jerry Onstad. A memorial service was held Friday, Feb. 21, at the Wolf Point Community Hall. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point assisted with the arrangements.

Taylor Lee Schipman, 40, of Circle died Feb. 18, 2025, at St. Vincents Hospital in Billings. The doctors claim his cause of death was cardiac arrest due to complications with his type one diabetes, but all who knew him know he checked out because he’d learned that he would not be able to stream the 3C & 1B District Basketball tournaments while in his hospital room. He was born June 25, 1984, in Kalispell, the firstborn son of Larry and Patti (Schriver) Schipman. He spent his first years of life in Kila, where he terrorized his dog and welcomed his little brother and sister, Trent and Shoni, to the world. At the young age of four, he was diagnosed with diabetes and spent the rest of his life ignoring that he had it. From then on, living on borrowed time, he lived his life to the fullest, making lifelong friendships and memories along the way. He moved to the family ranch in Circle when he was in second grade in 1991. On his first day of school at Bo-Peep Elementary, he was very worried about meeting new friends and whether or not he’d have anyone to play with at recess. He came home and excitedly reported to his mother that he had made five new friends. After that, he got really good at making friends. Playground football and basketball turned into a passion for sports that some might argue was more of an obsession. At a young age, he studied plays, scrutinized defenses and even wrote his own playbooks. While excelling as a Circle Wildcat athlete in multiple sports, he found his true joy in coaching and strategy. His first coaching position was coaching a travel team for his sister when he was a junior in high school. And just last week, before his death, he expressed his desire to begin an AAU basketball program with the goal of helping Circle Wildcats get basketball scholarships to larger colleges. He received high marks academically at Circle High School and attended both Dickinson State University as well as Montana State University - Billings. Some people are book smart and some people are street smart, but he was both. He left his mark around the town of Circle with his many roofing and siding jobs. He started working construction as a teenager working for different contractors, but eventually started his own contracting business to support his coaching addiction. He was meticulous in his work, but even more meticulous in the shaping and mentoring of the young men that worked with him. He wanted these young men to be able to one day put a roof over their head, learn work ethic and become the best version of themselves. Coaching and mentoring the young men and women of Circle was his life ambition, but the true love of his life was Mikenda Seymour. They shared a love of basketball and a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of the young athletes they coached. A long awaited marriage proposal was greatly celebrated by family, friends and athletes. She stood by his side on the basketball court, supported him while he coached football, drove them on all their adventures, took care of all his doctors’ appointments and medications and loved him more passionately in their seven years together than most experience in a lifetime. He is survived by his fiancée, Mikenda Seymour; parents, Larry and Patti Schipman; brother, Trent Schipman; and sister, Shoni Townsend. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Feb. 28, at 10 a.m. at the Circle High School gymnasium.

Sharon Yellow Owl, age 67, passed away on Feb. 18th at Poplar Community Hospital. A wake will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27th at 7pm, funeral services will be held on Friday, Feb. 28th at 1pm all at the Poplar Cultural Center. Interment will follow at Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point assisted with the arrangements.

Pauline Escarcega, 91, died Feb. 22, 2025, at the Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point. Cremation has taken place.

Paul Davison died on Feb. 21, 2025, in Poplar. Funeral services are pending at this time under the direction of Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel of Wolf Point.