Donald Eugene Iceman Jr., 61, died Jan. 30, 2022, at Poplar Hospital. He was born on April 14, 1960, in Red Lake, Minn., to Donald Iceman Sr. and Frances Youpee Iceman. He attended school in Red Lake. Later, he moved to Poplar, where he made his home until his death. He met Evelyn Connie Bear. Together, they had a son, Donald E. Iceman III, aka “Sonny Boy,” in 1985. He met Carman Eagle Boy a few years later and, together, they have a son, Choaya “CJ” Eagle Boy, born in 1987. His sons were introduced to each other a little later in life, but both sons have become close. He had many jobs. He enjoyed working at A& S Industries. He was proud to represent the Fort Peck firefighting crew and was a firefighter for many years, where he became squad boss. He received his certificate as a sawyer. He also worked as a seismographer. He loved fixing and thinking. He was the real “MacGyver” and quite the handyman. He listened to all kinds of music, including pow-wow and round dance music. He loved and enjoyed caring for his mother, nephews, sons and grandchildren, especially his pride and joy, Riley Loegering Jr. One of the proudest times of his life was when his son went to state in basketball as a Brockton Warrior three times in a row and returned

Georgia Mae Hanson, 81, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2022, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minn. In true Georgia fashion, she left this world exactly as she intended: gracefully, tranquilly and surrounded by her loved ones. She was born Feb. 22, 1940, to George and Cecelia Koberoski. She attended Mankato State University, where she met Lowell Hanson, while they were both playing in the band. They were married in 1960 and spent a lifetime making music together. Their work as music educators brought them to Montana, where they grew their family and were blessed with three daughters. In 1973, they moved to Montevideo, Minn., where they would spend the next four decades raising their family and building a musical empire. She was a piano teacher who inspired and empowered many generations of musicians. While supporting hundreds of students in

Marlin Namyniuk, 61, of Hebron, N.D., passed away on Jan. 28, 2022, after a brief illness. Marlin was born on Oct. 13, 1960, to Elko and Martha (Malkowski) Namyniuk and was the youngest of their five children. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Belfield High School in 1978. He played basketball, football and was a track star for the Belfield Bantams. He played college football for Dickinson State College and studied auto-body repair at Bismarck Junior College. He played in the pool league for Grassy Butte. Then the oilfield called, and he worked his way up, eventually starting MGN Oil Field Consulting Services, LLC. Marlin finally retired in 2013. He had a lot of oilfield brothers and friends that he still kept in touch with. Marlin was married to Camille Driver and later divorced. Then, he met Julie Todd of Frazer in 1994. She was his partner, his best friend and the love of his life, and they were married on Aug. 28, 1999. They lived on the family farm until purchasing their own farm northwest of Hebron, where they found many good neighbors and friends. Marlin loved to joke and tease with family and friends. He was a loyal friend and a kind neighbor, always ready

Raquel Evelyn “Cal” (Davis) Lohe died Jan. 30, 2022, at her home in Las Vegas, Nev. She was born in Circle, the youngest daughter of Floyd and Clara Davis. When her father’s fourth term as sheriff ended the family moved from Circle to the Redwater Valley where she rode horseback to attend the Hilger school, a one-room schoolhouse named for her mother’s family. Salutatorian of her Richey High School class, she graduated from the MT Deaconess School of Nursing and became a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nursing Corps at Fort Lewis, Wash. Upon discharge she worked in a defense plant, first helping to build torpedoes, and later in its dispensary in Washington. After the war, she worked as a registered nurse in Memphis, Tenn., Wolf Point and in the VA hospital at Fort Harrison, where, just for fun, she learned to fly a Piper Cub, and where she met and married her husband, Robert “Bob” Lohe. The couple bought a jewelry store in Ronan, where they lived with their two daughters for seven years before moving to Butte after buying a jewelry store there. She enjoyed operating the jewelry stores with Bob, but when “Lohe’s Jewelry” closed its doors in 1965 she cheerfully resumed her nursing career, as an office nurse. A catholic, she loved attending church with her family and she and Bob shared a love of bowling, playing cards, dancing and a little gambling, along with a love of animals. They spent many weekends camping, boating, swimming and waterskiing with their children and grandchildren and traveling,