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Alice Louise Camposan
Sep 6, 2011
Billie Camposan, age 90, died Tuesday, Sept. 6 at Powell Valley Healthcare after a valiant battle with Alzheimer's and pneumonia. She was born Alice Louise Clark, on Sept. 10, 1920 in Roseburg, Ore., to Zoe and Clarence Clark. In 1939 she married her lifetime love of 70 years, Fred Camposan, in Columbus, Mont. They then honeymooned by hitchhiking to Cambridge, Mass., to...
Robin Marie Rios
Sep 4, 2011
Robin M. Fransway died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 in Billings. She was 49. Robin was born Dec. 12, 1961 in Chippewa Falls, Wisc., to Elaine (Buckett) and Lloyd Fransway Jr. She attended school in Wisconsin and Northwest College in Powell. She lived in the Powell/Cody area and worked as a secretary and bookkeeper. Robin married Rolando Rios on July 7,...
Joseph Thaddeus Harder
Aug 29, 2011
John Anthony and Joseph Harder died on Aug. 29, 2011 of hypothermia and drowning. Joseph Thaddeus Harder was born on Sept. 15, 2006. He was named after St. Joseph, Foster Father of Jesus, and St. Jude Thaddeus the apostle. Joseph had a bubbly, outgoing personality that earned him a reputation as a “ham.†This charmer endeared himself to all who...
John Anthony Harder
Aug 29, 2011
John Anthony and Joseph Harder died on Aug. 29, 2011 of hypothermia and drowning. John Anthony Harder was born on Sept. 18, 2002. He was named after the late Fr. John Anthony Harden, a Jesuit Priest who was revered for his holiness and piety. Johnny, as he was known by his family and friends, was very gentle and affectionate. He...
James Raymond Detrio
Aug 27, 2011
James Raymond Detrio – Our loving, kind, funny, generous, sweet father, grandpa, uncle, and friend to many passed away August 27, 2011. Jim, Daddy, Pa, G-pa Detrio, Jimmy Blue Eyes was the second son born to Mary Catherine Casey (Mae) and Joseph Anthony Detrio March 25, 1927 in Richmond Hill Long Island, New York. Being raised during the depression, he was grateful...
Earl Joseph Le Blanc
Aug 24, 2011
While doing one of his most favorite activities on this earth, fishing with friends, Earl Joseph Le Blanc suffered a heart attack and passed away on the North Fork of the Shoshone River. He was 77. Earl was born July 20, 1934, to George and Lillie (Bachamp) Le Blanc in Concordia, Kan. Earl had two sisters, Teresa and Arlene, and...
Ruby Mae Green
Aug 24, 2011
Ruby Mae (Boley) Green died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at Powell Valley Care Center. She was 85. Ruby was born Dec. 26, 1925 in Denver, Ark., to James Harvey and Velma Boley. She received her high school diploma. Ruby married Virgil Roy Green on Sept. 1, 1943 in Hutchinson, Kan. The couple lived in Sylvia and Ulysses, Kan. and Powell....
Beth L Petersen
Aug 23, 2011
Beth Lyman Petersen died at her Powell home on Aug. 23, 2011. She was 93. Beth was born Feb. 21, 1918 in Teasdale, Utah to Haskin and Ruth (Peterson) Lyman. On Dec. 17, 1937, Beth married Vernon John Petersen. She lived in Utah, Colorado, Nevada and California before settling in Powell. Beth was known for her beautiful handmade quilts, afghans...
Michael "Mike" Hudson
Aug 22, 2011
Michael ‘Mike’ Hudson, 75, died Aug. 22, 2011 as a result of a horse accident. Mike was born June 15, 1936 at New Underwood, S.D., to Miles and Ruth Hudson. He attended a rural country school through the eighth-grade. He graduated from Sturgis High School. Following high school, he worked for the Sturgis John Deere dealership for several years. He...
James Allen "Jim" Shelby
Aug 18, 2011
James Allen Shelby died Thursday, Aug. 18 at his home in Powell. He was 64. Jim was born Nov. 23, 1946 in Basin to Ernest and Edith (Dill) Shelby. He graduated from Basin High School and Northwest Community College with an associate of arts degree and welding certificate. On Feb. 5, 1981, Jim married the love of his life, Carolyn...
Ruby Brimhall Reno
Aug 18, 2011
Ruby Brimhall Reno, 85, died Aug. 18 in Rexburg, Idaho, where she had lived for the past eight months. Ruby was born in Kane on Feb. 23, 1926, to Hazen Burns Brimhall and Mary Eliza Bassett Brimhall. She started school at age 5. She participated in the Cowley pep squad and band and was selected class president and salutatorian. After...
James Wilbur "Webb" Higgins
Aug 17, 2011
James Wilbur “Webb†Higgins died Aug. 17, 2011 at the Billings Clinic. He was 82. The fifth child of homesteaders on the Willwood flat, he was born Oct. 11, 1928, in Powell to James H. and Winnie W. (Woods) Higgins. On May 19, 1949, Webb married Mary E. Lutz in the Methodist Church in Billings. Webb worked as manager of...
Glenn Richard French
Aug 8, 2011
Glenn Richard French died Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, at his home on Heart Mountain. He was 56, Glenn was born July 8, 1955 to Lawrence Lyle and Dorothy (Roe) French. He graduated from Powell High School, and on Aug. 11, 1989, he married Beth Barnwell French at their home on Heart Mountain. Glenn was a farmer, under the watchful eye...
Ann Lohof
Aug 1, 2011
F. Ann Lohof Ann Lohof’s life on earth ended the morning of Aug. 1, 2011 following a final bout of cancer, a disease she lived with for many years. Born Frances Ann Dyrdahl, Sept. 20, 1936 in Cut Bank, Montana, Ann was the eldest child of three born to Allen and Frances Dyrdahl. Ann grew up in Cut Bank and graduated...
James Jared Alexander
Jul 25, 2011
James Jared Alexander unexpectedly departed this life in Powell on Monday, July 25 at the age of 28. He was the firstborn son to Annalee Hawley and James Oliver Alexander on June 9,1983 in Cody, Wyomng. He grew up in and attended school in Meeteetse, Burlington, and NWC in Powell. He was very talented working with his hands, and enjoyed drawing, woodworking,...
Norma Lorraine Cloud
Jul 23, 2011
Norma Lorraine Cloud died Saturday, July 23, 2011, surrounded by her family. She was 86. Norma was born in Agency, Iowa to Harlan and Dale Rowland Albright. She married her hero, Richard (Dick) Cloud on June 26, 1943, in Missouri, and they lived in Iowa, Colorado and Arizona. Norma and Dick were blessed with three children, Sandra, Richard and Lorraine....
Larry Argento
Jul 9, 2011
Larry Argento passed away at the Billings Clinic on Saturday, July 9, 2011. He was 68. Cremation has taken place, and a celebration of his life will be held on Friday, July 15, 2011, at 5:00 p.m., at the Powell Eagles Lodge. A full obituary will follow.
Dorothy A McCollum
Jul 3, 2011
Dorothy A. McCollum passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2011, at the New Horizons Care Center in Lovell. She was 95. Cremation has taken place, and there are no services currently planned.
Helen M Lyon
Jul 2, 2011
Helen M. Lyon passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2011, at the Powell Valley Care Center in Powell. She was 90. Cremation has taken place, and no services are currently planned.
