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Local Obituaries for Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad, MT & Surrounding Areas

Hattie (Lunda)  Appley

Hattie (Lunda) Appley

Mar 25, 2022

Hattie Josephine Victoria Appley, 80, passed peacefully on the morning of Friday March 25th, 2022. Hattie was born on November 26th, 1941, in Bruno, Minnesota to Sigurd and Johanna Meir Lunda.

Memorial services will be Thursday, April 14, at 1pm at St. Luke's Lutheran Church.

Hattie and her...

Richard "Rick" Schmidt

Richard "Rick" Schmidt

Mar 22, 2022

Richard “Rick” J. Schmidt, 78, of Shelby, passed peacefully on March 22, 2022 at Benefis Healthcare surrounded by family.

Rick was born May 26, 1943 to John “Jack” and Rosalia Schmidt in Minot, North Dakota.

In 1965 at the age of 17, Rick joined the US Army Reserves...

June VandenBos

June VandenBos

Mar 18, 2022

Harry "June" VandenBos was born February 2nd, 1943 to Harry and Victoria (Troyer) VandenBos. He had 4 sisters and 3 brothers. He attended Valier public school. In 1965, he married Linda Moritz and had 2 sons, Daryl and Troy and 2 daughters, Renee and Carolyn. They lived on a farm south of Valier from 1970 until 20l9. June...

Jeanette J. (D'hoey)  Rankin

Jeanette J. (D'hoey) Rankin

Mar 17, 2022

Jeanette Josephine D’hoey Rankin, of Sunburst, passed away March 17, 2022 after a sudden illness. Jeanette was born September 14, 1930 in Norway, Michigan to Belgian immigrant parents, Florent and Emily D’hoey. They moved to Montana in early childhood, and she attended schools in Billings, the Pioneer school and Colstrip. She was very grateful to the Catholic nuns...

Gladys J. (McDermott)  Morrison

Gladys J. (McDermott) Morrison

Mar 15, 2022

Gladys (McDermott) Morrison, 98, was called home by her Lord and Savior on March 15, 2022.  She passed away with her family by her side at her loving daughter’s home.

Funeral services will be Friday, March 25, at 1:00pm at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Burial to follow in Mountain View Cemetery....

Sidney G. Brandon

Sidney G. Brandon

Mar 14, 2022

Sidney Gordon Brandon (74) of Cut Bank MT passed away peacefully with family by his side March 14, 2022 in Cut Bank Montana.    Funeral service will be held June 25, 2022, at 2:00 pm at Prairie Peace Lutheran Church in Cut Bank.

Sid was born June 1, 1947, to Gordon and Esther Brandon in Billings, Montana. He...

Barney E. Vanden Bos

Barney E. Vanden Bos

Mar 7, 2022

Barney Vanden Bos was born April 10, 1944 in Kalispell to Dick and Geneva Vanden Bos. He passed March 7, 2022.

Barney attended grade school in Dupuyer and graduated from Valier High School 1963, he married Claudette Becker in 1965 before serving in the U.S. Army and received a Purple Heart during the Vietnam...

Thomas L. Billings

Thomas L. Billings

Feb 27, 2022

Thomas L. Billings passed away on February 27th, 2022 at the age of 72. Tom was diagnosed with metastatic kidney cancer in 2012, but after treatment he spent the next ten years continuing to golf, travel, and pursue everything else he wanted to do after retirement. For the past two months, including his last hours in his home,...

Terry L. Suta

Terry L. Suta

Feb 25, 2022

Terry L. Suta, 64, of Sunburst, passed away February 25,2022 with his wife and daughter by his side.

Terry was born on December 2,1957 to Louis and Juanita Suta.  Terry spent his entire life on the family farm and worked alongside his dad and brothers. Terry attended Sunburst Elementary School and graduated from North...

Lydia A. (Brandt)  Hansen

Lydia A. (Brandt) Hansen

Feb 24, 2022

Lydia Adella (Brandt) Hansen, 95, passed on Thursday, February 24, 2022.

Lydia was born May 13, 1926 in New England, ND. She was the ninth of ten children to Louis and Laura (Krueger) Brandt. She attended school in Inverness. Shortly before graduating from high school, Lydia married Albert F. Hansen on February 12, 1944...

Cathy (Templet)  Halverson

Cathy (Templet) Halverson

Feb 20, 2022

Catherine “Cathy” Marie Halverson passed unexpectedly the morning of February 20, 2022. Per her request cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held May 6, 2022 at 2pm at the Cut Bank Baptist Church with Pastor Don McIlvain officiating. Burial will held May 7 at 1pm in Big Sandy Cemetery.

Cathy...

Diana M. (Bagnell)  Adamson

Diana M. (Bagnell) Adamson

Feb 20, 2022

Diana Marie Adamson (Bagnell), of south Devon community passed away on February 20 th at the age of 79. She was born April 15th, 1942, in St Ignatius, MT.  She was the daughter of Mary Liberty and Darel (Scotty) Bagnell who both preceded her in death.

Diana was a Shelby Junior High English teacher...

Donald Lee Haynes

Donald Lee Haynes

Feb 20, 2022

Donald Lee Haynes was born on February 12th, 1935. He passed away February 20th, 2022, at the age of 87. His funeral service will be on March 3rd at 12:00 at the United Methodist Church in Valier and he will be laid to rest at the Lakeview Cemetery in Valier.

Don was...

Gwenlyn Beth (Meyer)  Gustin

Gwenlyn Beth (Meyer) Gustin

Feb 17, 2022

Gwenlyn Beth Gustin (Meyer) passed away February 17, 2022, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester, Montana. Mom was surrounded by her loving daughters, friends, and the wonderful caregivers at the nursing home at the time of her passing. A Memorial Service will be held at the United Methodist Church in Chester, Montana, on Saturday,...

Mary L. (Karst)  Stevens

Mary L. (Karst) Stevens

Feb 15, 2022

Mary Lucile Stevens, 81, passed on February 15, 2022.

Mary was raised on the family farm located between the Sweet Grass Hills & Sunburst. Mary was a graduate of North Toole County High School in 1958. She attended The University of Montana in Missoula as a music major. She was gifted.

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Norma J. (Berg)  Fowler

Norma J. (Berg) Fowler

Feb 14, 2022

Norma Joanne (Berg) Fowler passed away on February 14, 2022.  She was born to Nordy and Gladys Berg on August 4, 1933.  She was raised in the Whitewater community with her mother and 6 siblings. She attended Whitewater High School and graduated salutatorian May 18, 1950.  Norma went on to attend college at Northern Montana College in Havre,...

Mickey Davis

Mickey Davis

Feb 13, 2022

Michael “Mickey” Phillip Davis, 75, passed away Feb. 13, 2022 at Logan Healthcare in Shelby after a long battle with Stiff Person Syndrome. Mickey was born March 11 ,1946 in Sioux City, Iowa, to Maurice and Lucille Davis. He attended elementary school at St. Michael’s Catholic School in Leeds, Iowa. After his family moved to Montana in 1961,...

Tedi Ann (Lawson)  LaMere

Tedi Ann (Lawson) LaMere

Feb 13, 2022

Tedi Ann (Lawson) LaMere was born September 27, 1963 to Clarence “Bob” and Birdie Lawson. February 13, 2022 the Lord took her home.

Tedi was active in a Church Youth group, and that is where she came to know the Lord. Through her testimony many young people were led to the Lord...

Mary Jane Kinyon

Mary Jane Kinyon

Feb 10, 2022

Mary Jane Kinyon was born on June 21, 1953 in Port Clinton, Ohio. She was the youngest of five children to Frank and Harriet Carstens. Mary Jane went to Washington State University from 1971-1977 where she earned bachelor’s degrees in Bacteriology, Public Health and Animal Science. She met Richard “Dick” at WSU and they were married...

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