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Virginia Eaton Burroughs died September 18, 2022 at Highgate Senior Living in Billings, MT with her family at her side. "Ginny" was born May 23, 1929 to Myron and Millie Eaton in Perkinsville, VT. Ginny was preceded in death by her husband Edward Robbins Burroughs and sister Katherine "Kay" Fowler. Ginny is survived by her sons Lee (Leslie) Burroughs of Lavina, MT, Grant (Carol) Burroughs of Bozeman, MT, and daughter Anne (Fred) Kratz of Lincoln City, OR, grandsons Sam (Jerri Lynn) Burroughs, Billings, Jed (Cathy) Burroughs, Billings and Jesse Burroughs, Albuquerque, NM, granddaughter Victoria Stickler, Bozeman and seven great grandchildren. The family would like to thank the caregivers...

Albert R. Litle passed away Feb. 15, 2021, in Billings at the age of 102. Born Nov. 8, 1918, in Clyde Park, MT, he was the older son of Orville and Grace Litle. He received his elementary education in Helena and Bozeman schools, graduated from Gallatin County High in Bozeman and from Kinman Business University in Spokane with a degree in Business. After college he purchased a grocery store on the corner of Main Street and Willson in Bozeman. Albert met his wife, Nellie A. Dykstra, a registered nurse, while attending the Bozeman Methodist Church. They were married Jun. 1, 1941. Albert served in the U.S. Army during WWII as a radio operator in an open tank Gen. George Patton's...

Nicholas "Nick" Ryan Visser was born March 15, 1983 to Keith and Peggy (Hillman) Visser and an enormous extended family. In less than eight years, he was joined by five siblings: Becky, Aaron, Kirk, Paul, and Garrett. To say their Billings home was a busy, noisy place would be a gross understatement. While in elementary school, he met his best buddy, Mackay Mathiason, who is now his 5th brother. He spent most of his "growing up years" in Shepherd - living life as a typical country kid. He graduated from Shepherd High School in 2001. Nicholas's father developed cancer in 1994 and his family started to attend a camp during the summer for Montana families dealing with a cancer diagnosis. First...

LeRoy Carroll Feusner passed away on September 6, 2022, in Billings, Montana. He was born on February 27, 1945, in Greybull, Wyoming. LeRoy attended Powell schools and graduated with the class of 1963. He earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1968. LeRoy worked more than 30 years with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. He also served 27 years with the USAF and Wyoming Air National Guard. LeRoy was a licensed Professional Chemical/Environmental Engineer in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming. His favorite quote was "Old environmental engineers never die, they just naturally attenuate away." LeRoy is survived by his wife of 54...