Hysham Echo Newspaper

The Hysham Echo Newspaper has been published since Nov. 28, 1911 for Treasure County, Montana.

The Echo has undergone many changes over the years and I was honored to be the editor at the time it turned 100.

Each week I will publish the recipes and Page from the Past and the obits as soon as I receive them.

Thomas J. Robison


June 8, 1938 - May 5, 2013


Thomas J. Robison passed away on May 5, 2013 at the Saint Vincent Health Care Center with his family at his side. Thomas was born on June 8, 1938 to Thomas and Myrtle (McPhail) Robison in Billings, Mt.
Thomas attended grade school in Hysham and then graduated from Hysham High School in 1956. After school he married the love of his life Marcene Helland on May 29, 1960 in Hysham, MT. He then worked for Zent Hardware until 1971 when he went to work for the Montana Highway Department until he started Agri-Drainage in 1977, in 1979 he purchased it. In 1984 Thomas went to work for Bill Cunningham at the Hysham Community Elevator until it sold to Farmers Union. In 1996 he purchased “The Station” and operated it until 2001 when he retired, making his home in Hysham until 2009 when he moved to Billings for Health Care reasons.

Thomas loved to fish, spend time with his wife and children, and drinking coffee with his friends to catch up on the latest news.

Thomas is survived by three sons Greg (Susan) Robison of Pueblo CO, Wayne (Glenda) Robison of Hysham, MT, Troy Robison of Miles City, MT, and two daughters Gwen (Lawrence Boehm) Robison of Billings, MT, and Wanda (Bill) Martinson of Columbus, MT, one sister Sylvia Kimball, his nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Thomas is preceded in death by his wife Marcene Helland, one sister and two great grandchildren.

Visitation will be Thursday May 9, 2013 from 9:00 to 5:00 in the Chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth. Funeral Services will be Friday, May 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth. Burial will be in the Hysham Memorial Vale Cemetery.
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