Obituaries

SHERIDAN -- Boyd LeRoy Whittaker, age 87, of Sheridan died Friday April 13 at the Tobacco Root Mountain Care Center at Sheridan.

Ruth Hepner, age 87, formerly of Ennis, died March 15, 2018 at Dillon, Montana.

Amy Wilma Orser Swoboda was born on July 1, 1923 at her grandparents' Peaceful Heart Ranch at the base of the Pryor Mountains, five miles from Pryor. She was the daughter of Artie Orser, world-champion bronc rider, and Esther Burger Orser. She died of cardiac arrest on Feb. 8, 2018, within just a few miles of where she was born.

Peggy Lee Hoe (Gann) died on Feb. 23, 2018. She was 70 years old and a longtime resident of McAllister, Mont., and consummate lover of the West. Peggy was born in Gettysburg, Pa., and grew up in the hills of California. In 1980 she moved to Montana and never stopped calling it home.

Jan Laurie Wallace passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 8. She was born in Los Angeles in 1946 to parents, Bruce and Alice Baumeister.

With great sadness, the family of Bethany Boutell announces her passing on Feb. 23 after her battle with cancer. Beth was born in Flint, Mich., in 1956 and spent her childhood on our farm in Grand Blanc and on the water in Palm Beach, Fla. In these two places she acquired her life-long love of horses and fishing.

Henry “Hank” D. Wruck, 85, of Bozeman passed away Sat. Feb. 10, 2018, followed by his wife Darlene F. Wruck, 78, Sun. Feb. 11, 2018. Over their 61 years of marriage, they created much laughter and countless memories. They will be greatly missed.

CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Lifelong Camarillo, Calif. resident Tim Griffin was born on Aug. 6, 1957 and passed away suddenly on Feb. 12, 2018.