Dahl Funeral Chapel

A celebration of life honoring Gloria Dowdy will be held at Dahl Funeral Chapel, 10 Yellowstone Ave, Billings, MT on May 5, 2022, at 11:00 AM with Pastor Ken Carrothers from Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd officiating. Gloria Dowdy passed away on April 4, 2022. Gloria was born on April 29, 1929, in Minot, ND to Irene Williams Eide and Harry C. Eide. Gloria attended school in Minot, ND, graduating from Minot High School, and furthered her education at Minot State College. Her career was with AT&T in management, and she retired after twenty-five years of service. Gloria met John Lovell at Minot State College while he was attending Navel Air-Corp training. They had many happy years...

A celebration of life honoring Gloria Lovell Dowdy will be held at Dahl Funeral Chapel on May 5, 2022, at 11:00 AM with Pastor Ken Carrothers from Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd officiating. Gloria passed away on April 4, 2022. Born on April 29, 1929, in Minot, North Dakota to Irene Williams Eide and Harry C. Eide, she attended school in Minot. After graduating from Minot High School, she furthered her education at Minot State College. Her career was with AT&T in management, and she retired after twenty-five years of service. Gloria met John Lovell at Minot State College while he was attending Naval Air-Corp training. They had many happy years with their family and friends. After...

Robert "Bob" Lauren Gilkey was born January 30, 1931 and was called to be with Jesus on June 8, 2020. Bob is survived by his wife Myra "Bebe", his children Kraig (Tina), Karmal (Mark) and Marina (Dean), nine grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. He suffered from Alzheimer's and had been in care in Billings. Bob was born and raised on the family farm in Bear Springs Montana, attended the local one-room school and then High School in Denton Montana. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Denton. A life long passion was horses and cowboying. He was a gifted stockman. He met Bebe while she taught at that same one-room school and were married on December...

Colleen Shumway, 64, passed away April 29, 2020 of complications from COPD at her home in Billings, Montana. Colleen was born in Wolf Point, Montana on January 12, 1956. She was the second child of four born to Jack and Barb Shumway. Colleen was raised on the family farm northwest of Wolf Point. Colleen and her siblings helped with the farm work but enjoyed playing and riding horseback over the hills and prairies. Their only rule was to be in the yard by dark. A few months after graduating from Wolf Point High School, Colleen moved to Billings. After trying different jobs she moved back to Wolf Point. She worked for Roosevelt County in the land department and then for Roger Wimmer at the...