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Florence Elaine Johnson
Sep 15, 2024
Angels watched over Florence Elaine (Thorsen) Johnson as she went to be home with her Savior on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at Northern Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Cut Bank, Montana.
Florence was born on April 25, 1927, to Theodore and Inga (Skoyen) Thorsen in Hale, WI. She enjoyed school and was salutatorian of her graduating class. After school Florence...
Barbara Malone
Oct 22, 2024
Barbara (Jackson) Malone peacefully passed away on October 22, 2024 at the age of 88 in Conrad Montana. Born on March 21, 1936 in Whitehall Montana. Barb spent her younger years along Norwegian Creek near Pony, Montana then moved with her family to Norris to begin working the family ranch. Barb graduated from Harrison High School and continued her education...
Helen Ann Show
Oct 22, 2024
Helen Ann Ritter Show passed away peacefully on October 22nd, 2024. In the last days of her life, she was surrounded by her family from all across the United States.
Helen was born on July 10, 1933 in Deadwood, South Dakota to George and Catherine Ritter. Her father’s job with the railroad brought her and her siblings to East Glacier, where...
Larry Glen Peebler
Oct 15, 2024
Larry Glen Peebler, 87, of Rudyard, Montana passed away on October 15, 2024, in the presence of family at the Chester Hospital.
Larry was born March 13, 1937 in Havre, Montana, the son of George Peebler and Anna Lambott Peebler. He was their only son, having grown up with four sisters. The family spent time between Kalispell and the family farm...
Karen Evon Arcand
Oct 14, 2024
Karen Evon Arcand “Blondie” passed October 14, 2024. She stayed at home with her loving family up until the last couple of nights of her life.
Karen was born in Whitefish to Lois Montana McGovern-Haugen and Kenneth Francis Haugen on July 21, 1941. She was raised in Whitefish briefly. Karen and her younger sister, Kay, were later enrolled in the St....
Jung Ja "Kim" Van Dam
Oct 13, 2024
Kim (Jung-Ja) Van Dam, 82, passed away peacefully on October 13, 2024, with her family by her side in Conrad, Montana. Born on May 10, 1942, in South Korea, Kim lived through remarkable times before moving halfway around the world to Montana.
Kim was born during World War II and grew up during the Korean War. After surviving both, Kim married...
James Wayne Sedivy
Oct 12, 2024
It was a sad day to say “Goodbye” to James Wayne Sedivy. Jim was born September 28th, 1937 to Mildred Sedivy (Alex) and Vince Sedivy in Havre, MT. He went to school in Hingham and graduated from Havre in 1955. He then attended the University of Montana until his dad became ill and he had to come back and help...
Robert Daniel McAlpine
Oct 6, 2024
Robert Daniel McAlpine, 86, passed on Sunday, October 6, 2024.
Services will be announced soon.
A full obit to follow.
Tomi Jo Orcutt
Oct 3, 2024
Tomi Jo Orcutt passed away in Great Falls, Montana on October 3, 2024.
Tomi Jo was born in Havre Montana December 22, 1942 to Thomas and Eleanor Danell. She was raised with her siblings, Dick and Marylou, as well as her cousins Carol Jo, Clyde, and Clifford. Their household was always full of love and laughter, open to anyone who needed...
Donna Dunn
Sep 29, 2024
Donna Mae Dunn, aged 92, passed away on September 29, 2024, in Great Falls, MT. Born on June 30, 1932, Donna devoted her life to her family and community, embodying a spirit of adventure and a love for the simple joys of life.
Donna graduated from Brady High School and furthered her education at the University of Montana. She was a...
Bill Dobyns
Sep 28, 2024
William “Bill” Luther Dobyns, 76, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the place he loved the most, his family farmhouse in Dunkirk.
Bill was born on May 31, 1948, in Shelby, the youngest of eight children born to Daniel Roy and Leona Grace (Fenn) Dobyns. He graduated from Shelby High School in 1966, where he discovered a passion for...
Thomas Wayne Gordon
Sep 23, 2024
Thomas Wayne Gordon, 61, a beloved husband, father, son, brother, friend and lifelong cowboy, rode into the sunset on September 23rd, 2024.
Visitation will be held Friday, October 4, at Whitted Funeral Chapel from 5:00-7:00 pm. Graveside will be held Saturday, October 5, at 10:00 am on the family land, 551 Potter Road. A reception at the Cut Bank Moose Lodge...
Bill Hagen
Sep 23, 2024
William “Bill” M. Hagen was born on November 8, 1943 in Conrad to Clarence and Helen (Mainard) Hagen. He passed on Monday, September 23, 2024. Memorial services will be held Sunday, October 6, at 12:30pm at the Cut Bank First Presbyterian Church.
In Bill’s own words, “I moved to different farms ending up in Cut Bank in 1951, graduating in...
Betty Joan Kanning
Sep 20, 2024
Betty Joan Kanning (Jystad), 81, a homemaker from Shelby, died of natural causes on Friday, September 20th, 2024, at her home in Shelby, surrounded by family.
Her memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 5th, 2024, 2:00 pm, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Shelby, MT.
She is survived by her four children: Roger Kanning, Adam (Corrine) Kanning, Angela...
Tom Durnell
Sep 18, 2024
Tom Durnell, 66, passed away on September 18, 2024. Tom was born on July 18, 1958 to Red and Martha Durnell of Dupuyer. He graduated from Valier High School in 1977. He was the proud owner of Durnell’s Custom Woodcraft and later opened and remodeled the TNT Tavern in Conrad in 2018. Tom was a skilled craftsman and took great...
Dalton Earl Dahlke
Sep 15, 2024
Dalton Earl Dahlke, 92, passed on September 15, 2024 at Benefis Healthcare. Dalton was born July 11, 1932 at home in Clearbrook, MN to Carl and Mabel Dahlke. Dalton attended Ruffy Brook School until the 8th grade; his mother attended this same country school. He served in the Armed Forces from 1952 – 1954. Dalton moved to Montana in 1955....
Helen Elliott
2024
Helen Hales Elliott passed away Friday, September 13th after a short illness, surrounded by family. Helen was born in 1928 to Lura and Orville Hales, and she lived nearly her entire life in Conrad, most of it in the house that was her mother’s. After her father tragically died when she was 9 years old, she grew up quickly, graduating...
William Wayne Dafoe
Sep 11, 2024
William Wayne Dafoe, Affectionately known as Bill, 46, of Chester, died Wednesday September 11, 2024 peacefully at the family ranch after a battle with brain cancer.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 18, at the Whitlash Community Presbyterian Church. A graveside service will follow at the Whitlash Cemetery.
Bill, the son of Bob and Toni Dafoe, was born January...
Orinne Patricia Werhan
Sep 10, 2024
Orinne Patricia Barsness Werhan passed away peacefully September 10, 2024. Orinne was born to Odin and Ruth Barsness April 15, 1939 the fourth child of five children, in Starbuck, Minnesota. Graduating from Starbuck High School she moved to the Minneapolis St. Paul area where she met Gerald “Jerry” Everett Werhan at a piano bar. They were married April 22, 1967....
Sebastian Biegler
Sep 2, 2024
Sebastian “Bud” Biegler, 88, of Cut Bank, Montana, passed away on September 2, 2024. Born on September 29, 1935, in Strausburg, North Dakota, he was a man of many roles: a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather.
When he was young, Bud’s father Peter purchased a new farm near the community of Edgeley, North Dakota. Bud was one of 6...
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