Dewayne Jager passed away peacefully with his family by his side in Plentywood, Mont., on Jan. 9, 2023. He was born May 5, 1935, to Eric and Wanda Juanita (Dye) Jager in Opheim, Mont. His family moved to Glasgow when he was five years old. He graduated from Glasgow in 1953. In his youth, he played a lot of sports including basketball and baseball, even earning a letter in baseball while attending college. He then went on to complete one quarter of college at the University of Montana before being drafted in 1954 and serving until 1956 in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He completed his teaching degree at Eastern Montana College and moved to Wolf Point where he taught for 30 years. While there, he also coached football and boys’ and girls’ basketball. He married Marlene Simenson Houg in 1967, as well as adopted her two children: Doug Jager and Tori (Davis). Dewayne and Marlene also had their own child, Shari (Kelly Olson). They also adopted a granddaughter, Amber Jager. After he retired from teaching, he continued to serve the Wolf Point community in many ways, including serving on the city council from 1999 to 2007 and then becoming mayor until 2011. Dewayne loved gardening, lawn care, the Packers, the Yankees and, most of all,

Monica Jean Adams Buckles, 69, of Wolf Point died Jan. 5, 2023. She was born to Naomi “Beebs” (Archdale) and Tommy Dean Adams on Sept. 25, 1953, in Poplar. She was the second daughter of 12 children. She spent her early years in the Oswego/Frazer area where she helped take care of her 10 younger siblings, nieces and nephews while attending Frazer schools. She graduated from Frazer High School in 1972. She attended Northern Montana College where she earned her business degree. After college, she began her career at the Fort Peck Housing Authority as an occupancy

Caroline Marie Bighorn-Baker, 80, of Poplar died Jan. 6, 2023, in Billings. She was born on Jan. 29, 1942, to Leonard Bighorn and Katherine Lemay in Poplar. She graduated from Brockton High School in May 1960. She furthered her education in nursing from Albuquerque, N.M., to become an LPN and in Miles City to become an RN. She worked in Fort Belknap, at Poplar Community Hospital and Indian Health Services until her retirement in 2006 after 43 years. She enjoyed working with others as a nurse. She was a good role model in many people’s lives. She liked to watch her game shows and western movies and going for her evening rides and stopping at Frostee’s to get her vanilla ice cream cone. She enjoyed visiting with her children, grandchildren and friends. She enjoyed life to the fullest. Her children’s and grandchildren’s basketball games were always a favorite of hers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Myltin Baker; son, Larry Dee Hamilton; grandson Ryan Hamilton; and two sisters Lyda Reddog-Bighorn and Angie Brown-Bighorn. She is survived by her children, Bighorn-Baker