OBITUARY LISTINGS

Caroline M. Hall

Nov 30, 2019

Caroline Matilda (Suckow) Hall, 102, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019.

Funeral services will be Saturday, December 7, at 1:30pm at Grace Calvary Church in Rudyard.

She was born Sept 17, 1917 to Alfred and Louie Suckow.  She graduated from Rudyard High School on 1934 and went to Northern Montana College to get...

Kenny M Gilbert

Nov 25, 2019

Kenneth (Kenny) Maynard Gilbert

A great man left us……

The world lost a gem on Monday, November 25th when Kenny Gilbert passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. He was a friendly and humorous soul, never missing an opportunity to joke with anybody and everybody whether he knew them or not. He...

Blaze A. Flesch

Nov 21, 2019

Blaze Adam Flesch, 57, longtime resident of Shelby born March 11, 1962, beloved son to Connie Flesch and the late Larry Flesch, brother to Roxie Sukup, Kim Reese, Mona Swanson, and Serene Flesch and families, nephew to loving aunt Gayle, cousin/friend to Jack, Monica, and Sandra, uncle, great uncle, great-great uncle, and best friend/brother to Kevin Lockhart, went to...

James M. Baumann

Nov 18, 2019

James Marvin Baumann, 92, passed away at his home in Spokane Valley, Washington on November 18, 2019.  Born in Conrad, Montana on February 20, 1927, he was raised on a dry land wheat farm near Ledger.  James, better known as “Jim,” was the fourth of seven children born to John and Norma Baumann, early homesteaders in the area.  He...

Gerald Gunderson

Nov 14, 2019

Gerald Gustav Gunderson “Jerry”, passed away on November 14, 2019, eight days short of his 79th birthday.  He was born in Conrad on November 22, 1940 to Arientta Jean (Fortman) Gunderson and Gustav Adolph Gunderson.  He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Betty Jean (Gunderson) Kummer.

He attended grade school at the Sollid School,...

Ardell E. Knab

Nov 13, 2019

Ardell E. (Hopperdietzel) Knab, 91, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 in Conrad. She was born December 12, 1927 in Athens, Wisconsin. Ardell married Chester Knab on September 6, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Ardell worked as an LPN at the Liberty County Nursing Home for 20 years. She enjoyed both bowling and golf. In her later years...

George R. Folk

Nov 8, 2019

George. Ronald "Okie" Folk, 78, of Rudyard,passed away on November 8, 2019 at Liberty Medical Center in Chester.

The funeral service will be held on Friday November 15, 2019 at 2 p.m. At Our Lady of Ransom in Hingham, Montana.

George "Ron" was born in Iola, KS on October 6, 1941.

George was...

James 'Bert' Rogers

Nov 7, 2019

James H. (Bert) Rogers passed away on November 7, 2019 at Benefis West in Great Falls.

He was born the 4th of ten children to Earl and Lillian (Adams) Rogers on August 25, 1923. Bert was born at home and raised on the family farm north of Shelby. He attended a country school through the 8th grade...

Leonard A. Armstrong

Nov 5, 2019

Leonard Albert Armstrong, 89, of Conrad, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at Benefis Hospital with family present.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 23, at 10 a.m. at the Pondera Valley Lutheran Church in Conrad. Interment of his ashes with Military Honors will follow in Hillside Cemetery.

Leonard was...

Carol R. Mundt

Nov 1, 2019

Carol Rae Mundt, 71, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, great aunt, niece, cousin, and friend joined the Saints Triumphant on All Saints Day, November 1, 2019, in Great Falls peacefully and quietly after fighting a most courageous battle against many medical odds.

Memorial services will be Saturday, November 9, at 2:00 PM at St. Luke’s Lutheran...

Dan R. McIntyre

Oct 22, 2019

Danny “Dan” R. McIntyre was born to Manning “Mac” and Helen (Ophus) McIntyre in Conrad on March 9, 1955.  He died October 22, 2019 in Conrad at the age of 64.  Dan graduated from Conrad High School in 1973 and attended the University of Montana in Missoula where he received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology.

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Monte Lerum

Oct 20, 2019

Monte Lerum, age 75, of Galata passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank on Sunday, October 20, 2019 after his long fight with dementia.

Monte Dean Lerum was born in Minot, ND on December 18, 1943 to Clifford and Doris (Rudd) Lerum.  He was the third of their seven...

Tom Banka

Oct 14, 2019

Tom G. Banka, 88, passed away Monday, October 14, 2019 in Great Falls.

Graveside services will be held Friday, October 18, at 2pm at Hillside Cemetery.

Tom was born November 9, 1930 in Brady to Walter and Emily (Knorr) Banka.

He was raised on the family farm East of Brady and...

Betty Lou Van De Kop

Oct 11, 2019

Betty Lou Van De Kop was born August 28, 1930 in Spokane, WA to George and Edna Rietz. Betty was called home by the Lord on October 11, 2019. She was 89 years old.

Betty grew up in the foothills out of Dupuyer.  She had a love of her horses and the outdoors.  She met and married...

John R. Harper

Oct 3, 2019

John Roland Harper passed away peacefully in his home on October 3, 2019.  John was born on November 29, 1955 in Missoula, to Roland and Verna Jean Harper. John spent his lifetime working the oil fields of America, ranging from the north slope of Alaska to the southern shores of Texas, eventually settling in Cut Bank, Montana...

Jean (Denning) Denney

Oct 2, 2019

Eva Jean Denney (née Denning}) died peacefully at the Pondera Medical Center in Conrad on October 2, 2019 at the age of 90.

Jean is survived by children, Sharon Jung of Molalla, Oregon; Ronald Denney (Rhonda) if Augusta, Montana; Sande Carr of Great Falls, Montana; Peggy Taylor (Ralph) of Libby, Montana; Richard Denney (Diane) of...

Marcella A. Stoetzel

Sep 27, 2019

Marcella A. Stoetzel, 94, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at the PMC Extended Care.

Vigil service will be Wednesday, October 2, at 7pm at the Pondera Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be Thursday, October 3, at 11am at St. Michael’s Catholic Church.

Marcella was born June 6, 1925 in Belle River, MN....

Linda Coy

Sep 19, 2019

Linda Anne Coy passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 21, at 2:00PM at Chester Cemetery.

Jerry Larson

Sep 17, 2019

Gerald Robert “Jerry” Larson, 72, of Shelby, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019.

Memorial services will be Tuesday, September 24, at 2:00PM at the First Baptist Church.

Jerry was born on July 10, 1947 in Williston, ND to Armor and Bettie Larson. He moved to Toole County in 1985.  He was a barber...

Bernice L. Boucher

Sep 13, 2019

Bernice Boucher, 95, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 13, 2019. She passed away at her farmhouse in Conrad.

Memorial services will be held Monday, October 7, at 2:00PM at the Pondera Valley Lutheran Church. A reception at the Conrad Moose Lodge will follow the burial.

Bernice was born...