Bishop Anthony M. Milone, 85, who was an auxiliary bishop in the Omaha Archdiocese, Neb., 1982-87, and was head of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Mont., from 1988 to 2006, died May 17 in Omaha.

A funeral Mass was celebrated May 24 at St. Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, with Bishop Michael W. Warfel of Great Falls-Billings as celebrant, followed by entombment at Calvary Cemetery in Omaha.

A native of Omaha, Bishop Milone was ordained a priest in 1957 and served as assistant pastor and pastor of several parishes around the archdiocese.

He was ordained a bishop in Rome by St. John Paul II in 1981 and was assigned as an auxiliary bishop to assist the late Archbishop Daniel E. Sheehan, who was experiencing health issues at the time.

In 1987, Bishop Milone was named the sixth bishop of Great Falls-Billings, and was installed in 1988 to lead nearly 58,000 faithful in 66 parishes, 44 missions and five Native American reservations.