Barbara Kilen

Family to Receive Friends: Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with an Eastern Star service to be held at 6:30 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.

Funeral Service: Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Miles City.

Graveside Service: Custer County Cemetery in Miles City.

Barbara Killen, age 70, of Miles City, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2010, at the Billings Clinic.

Barbara L Killen was born March 24, 1939 the only child of Samuel and Dorothy McMillan Knobf. She died on January 16, 2010 after a long and brave fight with COPD saying until the end she wasnt ready to go but she wasnt afraid to die as she knew there was a better place waiting for her. She was surrounded by the love of her family and good friends throughout the last weeks of her life, and treasured the many cards, calls and visits she received during that time.Barbara grew up in the Marmarth, North Dakota area, moving to Miles City to attend High School. After graduation she moved to Helena for work, there meeting her first husband Thomas Keesee. As a military wife she spent 3 years in Germany where her two children, David and Donna, were born. She moved back to Miles City in 1968 with her children and met the love of her life, Patrick Killen, and they were married on December 12, 1968. They had just celebrated 41 years of marriage. Barbara enjoyed the travels she and Pat were able to take after retirement to see relatives and friends throughout the country. She was active in the Presbyterian Church of Miles City, a place she found very comforting after the death of her mother in 1994. She was also a member of Eastern Star. She was known for outgoing personality, her generosity, thriftiness, honesty and hard work.

She is survived by her husband, Patrick, her son David (Joni) Keesee of Murray, Ky, her daughter Donna (Bill) Ronning of Miles City, a stepdaughter Shelley Killen of Bismarck, ND; 3 grandchildren: Charity Jone's of Murray, Ky and Matthew (Amy) and McAlistair Ronning of Miles City; three great grandchildren: Zaydan, Zaylie and Jenna. She is also survived by many special cousins on the Ridgway, Duffield and Knobf side. She was preceded in death by her parents and her uncles Robert Knobf, Leo Knobf, Bruce Ridgway, Clinton Ridgway and Merritt Duffield and one aunt May Rutz.

Family will receive friends on Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with an Eastern Star service to be held at 6:30 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Miles City. Interment will follow in the Custer County Cemetery in Miles City. Memorials may be made to the Presbyterian Church, Custer County Food Bank or the ROCKS program.