OBITUARY LISTINGS

Oct 4, 2020

Helen Dommer Arnold, 106, was welcomed into the arms of her loving Lord on October 4, 2020.   She was born on December 30, 1913, to Fred and Hildora Dommer, in Fowler, Montana. Shortly after, two sisters and two brothers joined the family. Since Helen was the oldest, she was often “in charge” of her younger siblings which...

Oct 3, 2020

Shirley Ray (Denzer) Habets, 75, passed October 3, 2020.

Shirley was born in Great Falls on June 26, 1945, to Ray & Edith Denzer. Shirley grew up in Conrad and graduated from Conrad High School in 1963. After graduation she spent some time traveling and attended the College of Great Falls. She then returned to...

Sep 28, 2020

LaLonnie Lea (Ingebrigtson) Stokes, 74, passed on September 28, 2020. Lonnie was born March 27, 1946 in Great Falls to Karl and Celia Ingebrigtson.  She was the youngest of four children.  The family moved to Valier when Lonnie started school.  Lonnie began dating Bill Stokes in high school and they were married on August 1, 1964.  They stared their...

Sep 23, 2020

Teresa Margaret Ferrando Dumas passed on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in Helena.  She was born on August 17, 1923, in Red Lodge, the only child of Italian immigrants, Catherine Peila and Louis Ferrando.  Throughout her life, she cherished her Italian heritage, speaking fluent Italian, cooking Italian dishes (especially breadsticks and ravioli), visiting Italy several times, and keeping in close...

Sep 16, 2020

Thomas Richard Chisholm, 90, Army Veteran and lifelong brick layer from Shelby, passed Wednesday, September 16, 2020.  Graveside services with military honors will be Friday, September 25, at 2:00 PM at Mountain View Cemetery.

Tom was born September 7, 1930 in Gary, MN where he grew up and graduated from high school in 1948.  That...

Sep 14, 2020

Agnes Anne Psotka was born in Duncan, Iowa on August 5th, 1925 to Albert and Anna Psotka. She was one of 6 children. Her parents were immigrants from Czechoslovakia who settled in a Czech farming community in Iowa.

She lived and helped her parents on the farm until she met a young farmer from Montana. Agnes married...

Sep 14, 2020

Marion Leigh Woldstad, 89, a lifetime rancher, passed Monday, September 14, 2020.

Marion was born August 3, 1931 to Sigvert and Cora (Sundby) Woldstad in Valier.  He was raised on the family ranch/farm north of Valier. Marion attended country school through 8th grade and graduated from Valier High School in 1950.  He enlisted into the...

Sep 13, 2020

Linda Lou (Wevley) Fitzgerald died of natural causes September 13, 2020 in Cut Bank.  She was born April 20, 1944 in Vancouver, WA to Oren and Ruth (Seifert) Wevley.

She was preceded in death by her parents, step dad Vern Ulven, brothers Richard and Larry, husband Aaron “Herb” Fitzgerald, and ex-husband Bill Koepke.

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Sep 13, 2020

Larry Richard Premo, 74, of Shelby, passed on September 13th, 2020 after a short battle with cancer.

Larry was born on July 29th, 1946 in Stanley, North Dakota to Edward and Virginia Premo. Larry and family moved to Kevin, MT at an early age. Then they moved to Sunburst, MT where he attended grade school...

Sep 12, 2020

Lillian Jean (Stokes) Stratman, 84, of Shelby, was called to the Lord on Saturday, 12, 2020.  Lillian was born to David and Helen (Gillis) Stokes on October 17, 1935 in Valier where she grew up and graduated from high school.  She then moved to Shelby with her older sister, Doris, and there she met the love of her life,...

Sep 11, 2020

Calvin Gerald Rowell, 77, of Cut Bank, passed peacefully on Friday, September 11, 2020.  There will be a gathering on Friday, September 18, from 6:00 to 7:00pm at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby.

Calvin was born in Walla Walla, WA on August 12, 1943 to Thomas J. Rowell and Nora V. (Pace) Rowell as they were heading...

Sep 10, 2020

Lillian Grace Anderson, 96, passed peacefully on September 10, 2020 in Great Falls.

Graveside services will be Wednesday, September 16, at 2pm at Joplin Cemetery.

Lillian was born January 17, 1924 in McCabe, MT. She was the first of 13 children born to Hans and Phoebe (Tunison) Bergstrom. Lil married Robert Anderson on January 8,...

Sep 9, 2020

Annabelle Mae (Aaberg) Fransen, 88, formerly of Shelby, passed on Wednesday, Septermber, 9, 2020, in Great Falls.

Ann was born April 6, 1932, in Edmore, ND, to Carl and Florence Aaberg. She married Sheldon H. Thrasher in 1953 and together they raised two children. In 1974, she married Gust V. Fransen and they farmed north of Dunkirk....

Sep 5, 2020

Delbert William Estey passed at the age of 84 from natural causes on Saturday September 5th, 2020 in Cut Bank.

Delbert, a baptized Catholic, was born in Fiddletown, CA. He attended Willow Springs Elementary School, a one room schoolhouse, and graduated from Amador High School in 1953. Delbert was awarded the State Degree by the Future Farmers...

Sep 2, 2020

Geraldine Elizabeth Hoover, 81, of Shelby, passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on September 2nd, 2020 of natural causes.

Geraldine “Gerry” was born in Tacoma, Washington to Vernon and Opal Miller on February 28th, 1939.  She went to high school at Stadium High and graduated in 1957. She went on to work in Grand...

Sep 1, 2020

Mark “Speed” Engleson, 67, passed peacefully the morning of September 1, 2020 in Lewistown.

He is survived by his little sister, “KK”; his nieces, nephews, and 24 cousins.

Mark loved the outdoors, especially when it came to swimming and bicycling. In his life he worked as a ranch hand and was enlisted in the Navy....

Sep 1, 2020

Donovan Duane Weisgram (Donnie) was born August 13, 1931, the third son of Peter and Mamie Weisgram in Belle River Township, Minnesota.  He enjoyed his childhood on the farm, working with draft horses, dairy cows, and row crops.  He fondly remembers his mom and grandma and working their cash crop in the pickle patch.  He used his...

Sep 1, 2020

It’s with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to a beloved husband, father, son, brother, and goofy uncle.

Gerald “Jerry” Patrick Olsen AKA Jerret Praket, was born to Robert and Elizabeth Olsen on August 21st,

1964 and passed September 1, 2020.

Jerry always had a smile on his face, a...

Aug 30, 2020

Elsie Judith Huyghe, 96, passed Sunday, August 30, 2020, at PMC Extended Care Facility.

She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on February 4, 1924 to Jeanne and Jerome Merlevede, the third of four daughters.  She graduated from high school and took a business course to work as secretary and file clerk for Manitoba Steel Foundry and...

Aug 28, 2020

Helen Francis Brawley Bender, 98, recently of Shelby, passed  peacefully on August 28, 2020, surrounded by family.

Helen was born in Billings on October 15, 1921 to George and Ruth Ellen Brawley, where she joined her older brother, Bud. Some of her strongest memories in her final days were of her wonderful mom baking bread, and many...