William D. Loranger, 87, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook of natural causes. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2015, at Highland Cemetery. Bill's family has requested that memorial donations be made in his name to Kitty Keepers to help sustain the older cats, Rez Q Dogs, or to the Montana State University - Northern Foundation to be used for SkyLights basketball scholarships. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Bill's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at www.hollandbonine.com. Bill was born on November 26, 1927, in Havre to Hazel (McKinnon) Loranger. He was raised in Havre, graduating from Havre High School in 1945. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1945, and served for a year, receiving his honorable discharge in 1946. Bill returned to Havre and attended Northern Montana College, graduating in 1948. He began working on the Great Northern Railroad, but when the conflict in Korea broke out, he enlisted in the US Army, and served in Korea, receiving his honorable discharge in 1952. He returned to Havre and continued his career with the railroad, retiring in 1990 as an engineer, after 41 years of service. Bill loved watching Chicago Cubs games, the Havre Blue Ponies, and his college teams, his beloved SkyLights, the Northern Lights, the Montana Griz, and the MSU Bobcats. He also enjoyed reading, and golfing was a favorite pastime of his in earlier years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #55. Bill was preceded in death by his parents and a brother. He is survived by his beloved wife Loretta Loranger of Havre; his stepdaughter Kim (Kevin) Powell of Nine Mile Falls, WA; his grandsons Kyle Powell of WA and Chris Powell of OR; and his nephew Duane Loranger of AZ.