Obituaries

Donna Mae Engelkes, 79 of Monida, Montana passed away at her home surrounded by her family. She was born at home, on December 27, 1939 in Turtle Lake, North Dakota to Albert and Wanda (Otto) Brevig.

Donna was a very artistic person who loved to paint. She donated a lot of her artwork for local causes and benefits. In her younger years she worked as a cook at the nursing home. She bartended at the Club Bar and Peat Bar and worked in the Gibson’s Store.

She graduated from high school in Sawyer, North Dakota and went on to take many courses at the UND Art School.

Ruby Montie received her wings from God on Nov. 15, and began her journey to heaven. She arrived in this world on March 25, 1941 in Pitkin, Allen Parish, Louisiana, to birth parents Alcie and Emma Perkins. She, and younger brothers Winford and Billy Ray, were adopted and raised by Eng and Sadie Lee Brannan in High Island, Texas. Her mother later brought brothers Joseph and George into this world unknown to Ruby until recently when they were united through ancestry research.