Thomas G. Waller, 75, of Nashua died July 1, 2026, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Nobody loved life more than Tom Waller. His hearty laugh could be heard long before he could be seen and every day was an adventure. He was born Sept. 5, 1950, the youngest of four and was raised on a farm near Froid, where he attended and graduated from Froid Public School. A brief sojourn to Denver, Colo., and airline school convinced him to return to country life. He fed his passion for animals by raising Maine Anjou cattle and eventually black Angus. He worked summers doing road construction for various companies but mainly Prince Inc. and a man he greatly admired was John Prince of Forsyth. Hunting and fishing were more than hobbies for him. Every day was a good day to go fishing. He loved wildlife of all kinds and knew every Jeopardy question “if” that was the category. His dream of going to Alaska never materialized but one that did was living near Fort Peck Lake. The last 11 years of his life were spent on his boat, fishing with friends and family. A real “Mr. Fix It,” he was good at almost anything he set his mind to. He could fillet fish with the best of them. Cooking, canning, gardening, hunting, trapping and playing darts were some of his interests over the years. He and high school sweetheart Linda raised three children in the country life near Froid: Russ, Shauna (Fettig) and Kyle. He became ill in 2021 and was eventually diagnosed with myeloma. He fought hard with the help of a great care team at FMDH in Glasgow. He was preceded in death by his parents, Halles Waller and Mary Waller; sons, Russell Waller and Kyle Waller; sister, Donna Scheibel and brother, James Waller. He is survived by his wife, Linda of Nashua; daughter, Shauna Fettig of Laurel; two grandchildren; and sister, Sharon Harmon of Scranton, N.D. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of his outdoor way of life will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 31, at the Froid Community Center and inurnment will be in Homestead Cemetery.

Ruth Arbutis Yoder Howell, 104, died July 7, 2026. She was born on April 13, 1922, to Ira J and Marie (Hoar) Yoder on her parents’ farm 12 miles north of Brockton. She was the third of six children in the Yoder family. She attended grade school at the Anderson Country School and then went to Brockton public school for eighth and ninth grade. The family then moved to Poplar where she graduated high school in 1940. That fall, she went to North Central Business College in Minneapolis, Minn., graduating in the spring of 1942. After college, Ruth moved to Wolf Point and took a job in the county assessor’s o_ce. A permanent job soon opened up with Montana-Dakota Utilities, where she worked for five years. In September 1947, she married Vern M. Howell of Poplar and they lived in Poplar for the next 13 years. During this time a son, James V. Howell was born. They were very active in the Assembly of God Church where she taught Sunday school and had many fond memories of the young people in her class as well as their other friends there. In 1960, they moved to Denver, Colo., where she worked in secretarial work, retail sales and finally as offi ce manager at the Operation Blessing food and clothing bank that Vern started in Wheat Ridge, Colo. She attended Calvary Temple church for over 40 years where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday school. She and Vern were also very active in Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship. In December 2009, they moved to Billings to be closer to her youngest brother, Delmer. She was preceded in death by her son, Jim, in July 1973; and her husband, Vern, in July 2019. Also preceding her were her brothers Donald and Delmer; and sisters, Hazel Shank and Lucille Janzen. She is survived by one sister, Darlene McCormick. Graveside services were held July 16 at Hillside Cemetery in Culbertson.