Reed Point, Montana
Olen Sivert Raisland
1958 — 2024
On Saturday, April 6, 2024, we unexpectedly lost Olen. He was doing what he loved, tending to the animals on the ranch. Olen was born August 30, 1958, as the 6th of 8 children to Ben and Edna (Nygaard) Raisland. He spent the first part of his life north of Reed Point, on a ranch that he dreamt of owning one day. The family later moved to Big Timber, where Olen attended Sweet Grass County Schools and where he met many of his lifelong friends. In 1981, he met the Grey Cliff schoolteacher, Bobbi, and fell in love with her. They married soon after. In 1983, they were able to move out to the Reed Point ranch and start making it their own and making many memories. They welcomed their first son...