Dorothy “Lillian” Long - August 7, 1924 - May 31, 2025

    Lillian Long, 100, was born in Maycroft, Alberta, Canada, in a homestead cabin to Jack and Perl Roe Douglas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Harold Long, and her favorite cat, Smokey.
    Lilian rode to school on horseback from their ranch on Olin Creek in the Porcupine Hills, southwestern Alberta, Canada. She went to beauty school in Nelson, British Columbia. People at her 50th wedding anniversary asked why she and Harold got married in Superior, Mont., by the Justice of the Peace, to which she replied, “We couldn’t Wait!” She spent most of her life in Victor, Mont., where she loved to garden and cook. 
    She is survived by her five children and spouses: Huey Long and wife Barb, Sharon Mahe and husband Gary, Teresa Kern, Kathy Ahern and husband Shannon, Renee Renney and husband Bill. She has 17 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. 
    Memorials: in lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to PAWHS Deer Lodge Partnership for Animal Welfare Humane Society or Powell County Social (Senior) Center or a charity of your choice.