OBITUARY LISTINGS

Mar 30, 2020

Deloris McDonough Zell was born April 24, 1928 in Johnson, Minnesota to Emma (Norenberg) and Otto Hoffman.  She grew up on a farm in rural Minnesota with 5 brothers and one sister.  She loved to share stories about the fun & mischief she and her siblings got into on the farm (especially her!) It was instilled in...

Mar 29, 2020

Marguerite Madeline Horgus, 86, passed away on March 29, 2020.

Marguerite was born on July 16, 1933 to John and Louise Wolanski on the family farm east of Sweetgrass. She went to school at the Wilshaw Country School, Sweetgrass School and graduated from Sunburst High School.

Marguerite married the love of her life, George Horgus...

Mar 28, 2020

Beverly Jean Rogers, 79, of Shelby, went to be with the Lord on Saturday March 28, 2020 at the Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank after a brief illness.

Bev was born October 12, 1940 in Great Falls to Virgil and Frances (Wheeler) Yerigan.   She was raised in Cut Bank.  She and her older sister, Tamera,...

Mar 18, 2020

Donald Eugene Rudolph passed during the afternoon of March 18, 2020 at the Liberty Medical

Care Center following a short stay. He was 92. Donald was born on February 20, 1928 at the Olga Ness

Hospital in Chester. He was the 4th of 5 children born to Ray S. Rudolph and Hazel V....

Mar 13, 2020

Robert D. Campanian, 80, passed March 13, 2020 in Albany, NY.  Bob was born December 19, 1939 in Lewistown to Leo Campanian and Veda (Hildahl) Campanian.  When he was around 4 years old, he and his mom moved to the west coast where he grew up in Vallejo, CA in the San Francisco bay area, and graduated from Vallejo...

Mar 12, 2020

Claire Catherine Danielson, 31, of Conrad, passed away on March 12, 2020, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls after a short illness.

Claire was born on September 12, 1988 in Great Falls to Kathleen Sharon Danielson of Shelby and Brent Hudson Barnes of Cut Bank.

Claire lived her early years in Walla Walla,...

Mar 9, 2020

Larry Alan Curtiss passed away March 9, 2020 in Great Falls following a long battle with cancer.

Larry was born July 8, 1947 to Orville and Ruth (Vigen) Curtiss in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, the oldest of three children. The family moved to Cut Bank in 1951 where Larry attended school, graduating from Cut Bank High School in 1965....

Mar 5, 2020

Claude Kieft, 82, reached the end of his trail on this earth Wednesday, March 5, 2020, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully at home in the arms of his loving wife, Audrey.

Claude is survived by his wife; their 4 children, Valerie (Dan) Jarchow; Linda (Dave); Clark (Bill); and Roxann...

Mar 2, 2020

Irene M. Alme, 100, died Monday, the 2nd of March, at the Peace Hospice in Great Falls of natural causes.  On Friday, March 6th, visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM and a Vigil Service following at 7:00, both at Whitted Funeral Chapel.  Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 AM on Saturday at St. Williams Catholic Church with...

Mar 1, 2020

Howard James Wall, 61, died March 1st, 2020 at his home in Cut Bank.  He was born on March 26th, 1958 to Lorraine and Dave Wall in Browning. He was raised at their home in Dupuyer and attended school in Valier.  After graduation Howard joined the United States Army and upon returning from service began working in the oil...

Mar 1, 2020

Jerry Randall Swan, 76, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020.

Jerry was born October 12, 1943 in Roswell, New Mexico to Ralph and Ethel Swan.

Survivors include 5 children; 14 grandchildren; several great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Lorna, in 2015 and daughter, Cindy, in...

Feb 18, 2020

Longtime Shelby resident, James Michael Harwood, passed away unexpectedly on February 18, 2020.

Mike was born in Washington D.C. on July 22, 1947 to Louis and Laura Harwood. In younger years he traveled all over the United States because of Louis’ job as a tribal police officer.  Being the only kid in his class, Mike took his...

Feb 12, 2020

On February 12, 2020, Kimberly Amelia Hartmann (Byrne), 35, a Registered Nurse from Mineral Point, earned her angel wings and was welcomed home into the arms of angels. She has been set free and her spirit will live on.

Kimberly was born on July 31, 1984 in Shelby, MT to proud parents, Nona Marie Johannsen and father,...

Feb 10, 2020

Bobby Laydell Westerman, 63, of Conrad, passed away February 10, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Farmington, New Mexico, to Bobby Hill and Lawton Westerman. Better known as Laydell, he worked as a foreman for Keil Farms for 30 plus years. He loved to go fishing with his best friend, Gene...

Feb 6, 2020

Rose Monroe, 84, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the PMC Extended Care following a 2 ½ year battle with cancer.

Rosary services will be Monday, February 10, at 6:15pm followed by vigil services at 7pm. Funeral mass will be Tuesday, February 11, at 11:00 AM. All services will be at St. Michael's Catholic Church....

Feb 5, 2020

On the morning of February 5, 2020 at the age of 108, Mary Lincoln departed this earth to spend eternity with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Mary was born November 27, 1911 to Henry and Sarah Ritter in a homestead shack north of Rudyard.  She attended a one-room country school.  She graduated from North Central College...

Feb 4, 2020

Ruth (Lavender) Rice, 86, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Pondera Medical Center Extended Care.

Ruth was born September 8, 1933 in Billings to parents, James and Ida (Street) Lavender. She married Howard Rice on May 16, 1957 in Lewistown and they enjoyed 51 years together before Howard’s death in 2009. Ruth and Howard...

Feb 3, 2020

Carlyle Ward Fauley, the heart of our family, left us on February 3, 2020 from a massive heart attack, to begin his personal journey to life everlasting.

He was born on September 28, 1925 in Kalispell, Montana, to Clyde C. and Marie(Fratzke)Fauley.  His father was a Park Ranger for Glacier National Park.  He spent the...

Feb 1, 2020

George L. Kremer, 86, of Dutton, died peacefully on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Beehive Assisted Living in Conrad where he had been a resident since September. He was born along with his twin sister, Ann, September 17,1933 in Cascade, Iowa joining a family of 8 siblings.  He attended school in Iowa and after graduation, he enrolled in the ...

Jan 26, 2020

Violet Rosalie (Beard) Klette, 98, of Conrad, passed away January 26, 2020.

Funeral Services will be held at Pondera Valley Lutheran Church on Friday, January 31, at 11:00 AM followed by a luncheon at the church.  Burial will be in Dutton Cemetery.

Violet was the fourth child of William and Eva Beard.  She was born...