Adrian Joseph Cochran, 49, "Assiniboine Man", passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at his residence.  Wake services will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 30, 2025, and will continue until his funeral service, which will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025, all at the Sacred Heart Church with Pastor Jackson Henry officiating.  Burial will follow in the Fort Belknap Agency.  Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

Adrian was born in Havre, Montana, on May 3, 1975, the son of Robert "Bobby Lee" and Theodora "Ola" Cochran, Sr. and Ronald Speakthunder.  His sister, Sandy Cochran helped raise him. He was raised in Old Hays at the Family Ranch, where he loved to be. He attended school at Harlem Elementary, Hays Junior School, and High School, then attended Flandreau Boarding School in South Dakota. He participated in football, basketball, bareback riding, and took an interest in playing the guitar. Adrian was a very good cowboy, having helped his dad since he was a young boy running cows and doing ranch work. He knew a lot about cows and always owned a horse. He did some firefighting. Adrian was very outgoing and touched a lot of hearts. He was always laughing and teasing his nieces and nephews, and had a nickname for all of them. Adrian loved to travel and lived in numerous places, like Rapid City, Denver, Albuquerque, and El Paso, but would always come home to the ranch in Old Hays. He was very proud of all of his grandchildren, and always asking about The Ham, and Ollie. He loved hunting, jamming out to 80's music, loved to visit, it didn't matter who he ran into, he loved going for a rides with his nephews Sage Lone Bear and Douglas Main, and friend, Ty Stump, drinking his beer, and he loved to fish.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Bobby Lee and Ola Cochran; brothers, Babe Cochran, Preston Cochran, Mike Lone Wolf, Brooks Cochran, and Ron Tyler Speakthunder; grandparents, George and Evelyn Speakthunder; uncle, Dean Speakthunder.

He is survived by his children, Trey Cochran, Dominique Cochran, Isaiah Cochran, and Marlee Cochran; biological father, Ronald Speakthunder; brother, Ron A. Speakthunder; sisters, Dawn Cochran, Tracy King, Sandy Cochran LaTray, Kellie Cochran, Sybil Cochran, Sarah Speakthunder, Jessica Demarias, Ronelle Speakthunder, and Robin Speakthunder; aunt and last of his mother's family, Marlene Stiffarm; uncles, Leon Speakthunder and Ben Speakthunder; aunts, Lois Martinez, Verna Speakthunder, Wilma Speakthunder, and Leta (Swede) Cole. He is also survived by all his relatives and friends, too many to list, and also the Fort Belknap Police Department who were good to him.