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Leroy Burns Bouma
Apr 24, 2021
Leroy Burns Bouma, 87, passed at the Pondera Medical Center Extended Care on April 24, 2021 from natural causes. Leroy was born August 18,1933 in Choteau to Herman and Margaret Bouma. He contacted encephalitis from a mosquito bite at the age of 10, spending 3 months in the St. Mary’s Hospital in Conrad. The next summer Leroy had...
Frank E. Heydon
Apr 22, 2021
Frank E. Heydon, 63, passed away unexpectedly April 22, 2021 He was born August 17, 1957 in Chester to Ferroll and Dorothy Heydon. He grew up helping on the family farm and ranch on Miners Coulee Road at the base of the Sweetgrass Hills. His birthdays were often celebrated in the harvest fields.
He was baptized and...
Debbie I. (Thielen) Gallup
Apr 21, 2021
Debbie Irene Gallup, 62, passed Wednesday, April 21, 2021 with her son, Justin, by her side at Benefis Health System due to complications from Leukemia.
She was born April 4, 1959 to Frank and Marcell (Tud) Thielen in Lethbridge, AB.
Debbie was a very loving and caring person and was dedicated to her son Justin....
Sheila L. Torgerson
Apr 14, 2021
Sheila L. Torgerson, 78, peacefully went home to be with Jesus on April 14, 2021. Sheila was born on December 22, 1942, in Missoula to Dale and Dorothy White, joining older brother Gary White. Sheila had a strong work ethic, beginning her career at JCPenney’s as a teenager, helping to meet the financial needs of her family. ...
Patricia Ann Lenz
Apr 5, 2021
Patricia Ann Lenz was born in Conrad on January 6, 1929. She died on April 5, 2021 in Conrad.
Pat married Roy Christensen and they raised four children on the family farm. They later divorced. Pat married Sam Lenz. Together they enjoyed family gatherings and traveling.
Survivors include her four children, Bob (Suzie) Christensen of...
Edith M. (Brown) Eckert
Apr 4, 2021
Edith May Eckert, 91, passed on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021.
Edith was born on May 2, 1929 in Buffalo, WY. Her father, Charles Brown was a cowboy and her mother, Lucy (Potts) Brown, was a seamstress. Edith was the 7th of 9 children, 7 boys and 2 girls. The family moved to a farm/ranch...
Hales Angelo Scalese
Mar 31, 2021
Hales Angelo Scalese was born on September 10, 1919 at home on the family homestead north of Galata below the Sweetgrass Hills. He was the youngest of four children born to Frank Scalese (born in Italy) and Dell Hales Scalese. He attended Grandview and Eide Schools.
Hales was a hired man in the stockyards in...
Kenneth "Huggy Bear" Hughes
Mar 25, 2021
Ken ‘Huggy Bear’ Hughes passed away peacefully in his sleep early March 25th, 2021. Ken was born Aug 21, 1949, in Red Lodge to George & Peggy Hughes. Ken was the youngest of 4, brothers - Laird, Don, & sister - Marge.
A memorial service will be 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 3 at the...
Ruby Ruth (Foss) McAlpine
Mar 24, 2021
Ruby Ruth McAlpine, 90, of Sweet Grass, passed on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, of natural causes at Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank.
A family memorial service will be held at later date with interment in the Sweet Grass Cemetery.
Ruby Ruth Foss was born in Eureka, MT on December...
Francine Alice Beach
Mar 23, 2021
Francine Alice Beach, 49, passed Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Benefis Healthcare after a massive stroke. Memorial services will be Tuesday, March 30, at 2pm at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby.
Francine was born December 28, 1971 in Conrad to Donley and Darlene (Porter) Beach. She lived most of her life in Shelby where she attended grade...
Michael L. Adams
Mar 20, 2021
Michael Lane Adams, 63, of Cascade, passed Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Benefis Healthcare.
Mike was born in Chester on July 24, 1957 to Charles and Virginia (Richter) Adams. He lived in Inverness where he graduated from high school in 1975. Immediately after graduation he served in the US Air Force. Mike went on working as an...
Carol J. (Ezell) Garner
Mar 19, 2021
Carol Jane Garner was born February 7, 1944 in Morris, OK to Lawrence and Celia Ezell, she was number six of seven children. Carol’s family moved to Escondido, CA when she was in grade school. She married Ronald Conley and was blessed with 3 children, Ronald, Rhonda and Rebecca. After they divorced, she married Harold Jennings and was blessed...
William "Andy" Preuss
Mar 14, 2021
William “Andy” Preuss, 56, passed away late Sunday night, March 14, at Benefis Healthcare. Andy was born in Everett, WA to Mary L. (Cassidy) Hampton and James Preuss. They later moved to Babb, MT. He attended Babb Elementary, Browning Junior High, and graduated from Browning High School. Andy later went to tech school to learn mechanics. He definitely knew...
Dorothy Ann Sargent
Mar 8, 2021
Dorothy Ann Sargent was born January 17th, 1941 in Conrad to Henry and Marian Nelson. She grew up in Conrad and her family moved to Cut Bank when she was a sophomore. She graduated from Cut Bank High School in 1959. Dorothy went to Kinman Business in Spokane, WA to further her education.
Dorothy met...
Steven P. Sherburne
Mar 6, 2021
Steven Paul Sherburne was born on July 30, 1954 in Great Falls. He went to St. Francis of Assisi Grade School and Gonzaga Prep High School, both in Spokane. He spent his summers in East Glacier Park, Montana where his family built and ran the Mountain Pine Motel. He spent a lot of time hiking, skiing, climbing, and...
Joyce C. Jacobsen
Feb 28, 2021
Joyce C. Jacobsen, 88, of Cut Bank, passed away at the Pondera Medical Center Extended Care Facility on February 28, 2021.
Joyce married Carl A. Jacobsen in Cut Bank in 1951 and they spent all their married life on the Swenson farm in the Del Bonita area. Joyce was happiest when she was playing music of the...
Deborah Mary Taft Swarkowski
Feb 17, 2021
Deborah Mary (Taft) Swarkowski died peacefully at her home in Cut Bank on March 17, 2021. Deb was born in Rutland, VT on February 24, 1951. Soon after she moved with her family to Essex Junction where she later attended Essex High School and then to the University of Vermont, graduating in 1973 with a degree in Education. She...
Donald L. Miller
Feb 16, 2021
Donald L. Miller, 82, passed away the morning of February 16th, 2021 at Peace Hospice Care Facility in Great Falls. Donald was born on August 11, 1938 in Conrad to Irean (Hann) Miller and Joe Miller. He was born into a family of seven. His family moved to Great Falls where Donald went to grade school and...
Richard D. Clark
Feb 12, 2021
Richard D. Clark, of Shelby, passed away at the age of 79, on Friday February 12, 2021, at Great Falls Benefis Hospital after compilations from an accident.
Richard was born November 13th, 1941, to Toney and Marzella Clark.
Richard grew up on the Clark homestead farm and always loved the land. Richard often searched for...
Donn Crumley
Feb 9, 2021
Donnell Lee Crumley, 79, a business owner, landowner, and entrepreneur, died of natural causes Tuesday evening, February 9, 2021, at Peace Hospice in Conrad.
Donn is survived by his sister, Arlettia Fyfe (Crumley); sister-in-law, Georganne Crumley (Thien); sons, Robert (Erika Myers), Jozef (Leslie West), and Michael (Sherrie Sorenson) Crumley; son-in-law, Bruce Lutz; grandkids, Nellie Lutz-Wolf,...
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