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Carolyn M. (Hanses) Hauser
Jul 5, 2021
Carolyn M. Hauser, 86, of Chester, passed at 3:25pm on Monday, July 5, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on July 10 at Rockman Funeral Chapel, officiated by Father Bernard Welp.
Carolyn was born April 30, 1935 in Havre to Joseph and Christine (Burkhartsmeyer) Hanses. She married Theodore A....
Leroy "Lee" C. Stratman
Jul 2, 2021
LeRoy “Lee” Stratman, 78, originally from Shelby, passed away Monday, July 2nd, 2021, in Minneapolis, MN.
Lee was born in 1943, to Cecilia (née Heitman) and Joseph Stratman. Lee lived in Shelby until 1977, when he moved with his wife, Angela (née Robertson), and their two children to Zimmerman, MN...
Cherilyn Marie (Gray) Blea
Jun 29, 2021
Cherilyn Marie “Sis” Gray, Aapaitsaan (Medicine Weasel), 39 of Riverview, Florida passed away on June 29, 2021, at Tampa General Hospital. She was diagnosed with Stage 4 Gastric cancer in August of 2020, and she fought a long hard battle and never let it get her down.
Cherilyn was born December 8, 1981, in...
Barbara Jean Monroe
Jun 28, 2021
Barbara J (Atkinson) Monroe, 88, passed on Sunday, June 27, 2021. She was born in Belt on March 4, 1933 and was the 4th of 11 children born to Felix and Isabel (Ashworth) Atkinson. In 1940, the family moved to Sunburst. They first heard of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on the radio; her father was inducted into the...
Theresa Berg
Jun 26, 2021
Theresa Berg passed peacefully surrounded by family on June 26, 2021.
Theresa was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 12, 1933 to Lula and Joseph Hileman. Theresa was married to Arne Berg in June 1952 in North Dakota. Shortly after, they moved to Conrad, Montana. They raised their three children Robert Berg (Allison), Bradley Berg, and Teri...
James B. Kalbfleisch
Jun 25, 2021
James Bruce “Jim” Kalbfleisch, 87, a beloved, good-natured, and kind lifelong Shelby farmer passed on June 25, 2021, surrounded by loved ones.
Jim is survived by his wife, Virginia; sons, Bill (Stacy) Schlepp and Larry (Donna) Schlepp of Billings; daughter LuAnn (Stuart) Julian of Missoula;
grandchildren, Brian (Kara) Schlepp, Amanda...
Jim Geiger
Jun 19, 2021
Jim Geiger, 98 passed away June 19, 2021 ( 10 days short of his 99th birthday) at PMC Extended Care in Conrad.
Jim was born on the family farm in Valier June 29, 1922. After high school he worked on the farm until he enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1942 where he trained...
Larry R. Snyder
Jun 18, 2021
Laurence (Larry) Robert Snyder entered heaven on June 18, 2021, to be reunited with his departed family.
Larry was born in Cut Bank, on June 26, 1933, to Robert and Teresa Young. He was adopted by his father, Donald Snyder, and was raised in Cut Bank, Gilford, and Shelby.
Upon graduating from Shelby High School,...
Lester Marks
Jun 17, 2021
Lester Marks, 63, longtime Sunburst resident, passed away on June 17, 2021 of natural causes.
Lester is survived by his daughter, Angie (Brady) Nielson; 2 granddaughters, Emma and Rebecca, all from Alberta, Canada; brother, Larry Mark of Colorado; sister, Donna Flemmer of Washington; and uncle to many.
Lester was preceded...
Melvina Marie Johnson
Jun 10, 2021
On June 10th, 2021, Melvina “Bing” Johnson, 85, passed away.
Melvina Marie Wagner was the daughter of Louise Flammond Goings and Clarence Wagner born on March 14th,1936 in Browning. Before she was “mom or gram”, she was “Bing”. We all knew her by her nickname “Bing”, a name her Grandpa Pete Flammond gave her as...
Garey W. Kramer
Jun 9, 2021
Garey Wayne Kramer, 63, passed on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
A wake will begin late on Sunday, June 13, at Glacier Home Center. Funeral mass will be Wednesday, June 16, at 2pm at Little Flower Catholic Church.
A full obit to follow.
Judy King
Jun 7, 2021
Judith “Judy” Charlynn (Goforth) King, 76, of Valier, passed away June 7, 2021. Judy was a vibrant, loving woman who made friends and touched lives wherever she went. She was a wife, Aunt, sister, and friend, but her favorite names were Mom and Grandma. Judy’s laughter would fill a room, and you always knew she was up...
Myrla R (Wilson) Dahlke
Jun 5, 2021
Myrla R. (Wilson) Dahlke, 84, passed on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at Liberty Medical Center.
Funeral services will be Thursday, July 1, at 11:00 AM at New Beginnings Lutheran Church in Rudyard.
Myrla was born December 13, 1936, in Havre to Charles “Tommy” and Alice Wilson....
Eric William Gossard
Jun 3, 2021
Eric William Gossard, 42, of Chicago, Illinois passed away on June 3, 2021.
He was born to Monte and Cathy Gossard on July 1, 1978 in Conrad. Eric was a Conrad High School graduate from the class of 1996.
Eric then went to DePaul University in Chicago. He graduated with...
Lynn R. Weaver
Jun 1, 2021
Lynn Richard Weaver, 71, passed away on June 1, 2021, of natural causes in his hometown of Cut Bank. He was born in Cut Bank on September 5, 1949, to Don and Colleen Weaver. A memorial and celebration of life is scheduled for Friday, June 11, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at St Margaret Catholic...
Rosemary Jeanette Furnell
Jun 1, 2021
Rosemary Jeanette Marra Furnell passed away quietly from natural causes on June 1, 2021. Rose, Rosie, Mama Rose, Big Sis (she was blessed with many loving nicknames) was born in Havre on April 3, 1942. Rose’s family moved to Shelby in 1949 when her father, Sam Marra, established Marra Drugs on Main Street of Shelby.
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Danny R. Gillespie
May 28, 2021
Danny Ray Gillespie, 69, of Shelby, passed away May 28, 2021, at Peace Hospice, Great Falls. He was born in Kalispell, June 9, 1951, the oldest of six. They later moved to the family farmhouse Northeast of Kevin. After attending Mountain View Elementary School, Danny graduated from North Toole County...
Tom Collins
May 21, 2021
On May 21, 2021 at 8:58 PM, surrounded by his family, Wilbert “Tom” Collins, Jr. age 84 of Cypress, Texas, drew his last labored breath and assumed his rightful place around the throne of Jesus.
Just like a story from an old-time picture show, Tom’s life was built from hard times and tempered by love. He was...
Albert "Junior" Jannusch
May 15, 2021
Albert Carl Jannusch Jr. (Junior to most), 99, passed away Saturday, May 15th, 2021 at Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank with family at his side.
Junior came into the world on November 26, 1921 in Choteau. His parents were Albert “Burt” Carl Jannusch Sr. and Beulah Mae Jannusch (Johns) who both moved to Montana...
Thomas Hammerbacker
May 15, 2021
Tom Hammerbacker, 87, passed on May 15, 2021 after suffering from a lengthy illness. He was born January 28, 1934 to Myrtle and John Hammerbacker in Miles City. Tom graduated from high school in 1951. He attended Junior College and was employed for the Montana State Highway Department. Tom was drafted into the US Army and served overseas in...
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