Richard Lee Sutherland Sr. , 75, died Saturday January 5, 2013 at his home in Rocky Boy of natural causes. His Wake service will begin today, Sunday and continue through Monday. His funeral service will be 12 noon on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 all at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Richard was born April 21, 1937 in Rocky Boy, Montana. He was raised and educated in the Rocky Boy Schools. He worked as a Green Train Laborer and Sprinkler System Installer. He lived all over the state. He settled in Columbia Falls where he worked at the Plum Creek Lumber Company and Ol River Bridge Inn Bar. He returned to Rocky Boy in 1997. Richard enjoyed fixing and repairing cars and building hot rods, singing and enjoying family. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his children, son Richard Sutherland Jr.; daughter Melody His Siblings: Brother(Edward "Panther") Sutherland, George ( Korgal) Sutherland; Rosalie Batistia; Rania Sutherland; Elizabeth Sutherland; Helen Molina and his twin brother and sister Delma and Dennis Sutherland and Geneva Houle. Richard is survived by his children: daughters, Elaine (Fredrick) Coffee; Sandy (Clinton Small) Sutherland of Rocky Boy, Montana and Cheryl (Earl Rainingbird) Sutherland of Rocky Boy, Montana. Sons: Thomas (Serenda) Sutherland of Seattle, Washington; Dean (Crissa) Sutherland of Rocky Boy, Montana and adopted son Tommy Sutherland of Arizona. Sisters: Laura Batistia of Gilroy, California and Lenne Sutherland of Arizona. 28 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren