OBITUARY LISTINGS

Oct 27, 2018

Bonnie Jean Breding, 1946-2018 Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, Cousin, friend, volunteer, confidant, comedian, caretaker, babysitter, baker, force of nature, traveler, and all around amazing woman. Bonnie's final trip was made to heaven on Saturday, October 27, 2018 after 72 years of love and laughter. She passed peacefully with the love of her family. Bonnie was born to Gwendolyn and...

Oct 23, 2018

Wayne McDermott passed away on October 23, 2018 at the Marias Heritage Center in Shelby Montana. Services will be held at St. Williams Catholic Church on Monday, October 29 at 11 a.m.

Wayne Edward McDermott was born to Edward Joseph and Ethel Sarah (Barnes) McDermott on May 26, 1927 in Sunburst.  His older sister Ethel...

Oct 22, 2018

Russell Alan Losing, 53, passed away with grace and dignity on October 22nd, 2018 at Benefis Hospice in Great Falls, with family by his side.  Rusty was born and raised in Cut Bank, where he attended school and graduated from Cut Bank High School.  He excelled in football, basketball, softball, and track and field.  He was selected...

Oct 21, 2018

Donna Jean Lingle,82, was called home by the Lord on October 21, 2018. Donna was born March 18, 1936 in Terry, Montana the oldest of six children. In 1952 the family moved to Bozeman, Montana where Donna finished high school and eventually started working at the movie theatre and met her future husband in 1955, College football...

Oct 17, 2018

Charley John Wagner, 77, of East Glacier, passed away October 17, 2018.

No services are planned at this time.

Oct 17, 2018

Howard Zuidema was born June 17, 1950 in Conrad to Benjamine and Nellie Zuidema.  He passed away in Great Falls on October 17, 2018. He was 68 years old.

Memorial service will be Monday, October 22, at 11:00 AM at the Christian Reformed Church in Conrad.

Oct 14, 2018

Steven Udell Jenson, 64, passed away Sunday morning, October 14, 2018, at the Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau, MT, from natural causes associated to a stroke he suffered in October 2011. Steve was born January 19, 1954, in Conrad, MT, to Andrew Udell and Charlene Maxine Jenson. He was the fourth of seven children and grew...

Oct 12, 2018

Donna M. Hamilton, 74, of Conrad, MT, passed away suddenly on October 12, 2018 after a brief illness.

Donna was born in Colfax, Washington on April 28, 1944.  She graduated from San Pasqual Academy in Escondido, California.  She attended Walla Walla College in College Place, Washington, which is where she met the love of her...

Oct 11, 2018

Virginia (Ginny) Lee Porter passed away in the Marias Medical Center with her husband Jim by her side on October 11, 2018. Ginny was born in Shelby to Walter (Jeff) Jeffers and Martha Trovatten Jeffers on April 28, 1944. She was the oldest of four children. She lived with her family in California then returned to Shelby in her...

Oct 11, 2018

“And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker.’ So God made a farmer.”

Malcolm “Mac” Donald McAlpine, age 87, of Valier, MT, went over the Great Divide on October 11, 2018.

Mac was born in Great Falls, MT on...

Oct 8, 2018

Jennie E. Hostetter, 95, passed away October 8, 2018 at the PMC Extended Care in Conrad.

Jennie was born January 17, 1923 in Williams Montana to Adolph and Gerritje Neyenhuis.

Jennie attended Lone Tree School along with her siblings until moving to California after her mother’s passing.

There she met and married David...

Oct 7, 2018

Edward James (Ted) Garnett, 97, of Conrad, Montana passed away on October 7, 2018.

Ted was born in Willow Creek, Montana on April 19, 1921. His parents were John and Mina Garnett. In 1939 he graduated from Willow Creek High School. During high school, he and his brother Bob took turns milking his widow neighbors’...

Oct 7, 2018

Sharon Lea Guse, 83, passed away Sunday October 7, 2018 at her rural Choteau home.  She finally quit smoking when cancer took her breath away.  Because she wanted one last ride to Conrad, Asper Funeral Home is in handling the arrangements with cremation taken place.  As per her request no funeral services will be held with scattering of ashes...

Oct 6, 2018

Peggy Carter, 85, of Chester, died peacefully in her sleep while attending her grandson’s wedding in Bozeman. Despite recent health struggles, Peggy found the strength and courage to do the things she loved most: spend time with her family, eat anything sweet, and put puzzles together with friends.

Born Margaret Ann Hanson to parents Jens...

Oct 5, 2018

Chester Harlis Heien, 99, passed away October 5, 2018 at the Village Health Care Center in Missoula just shy of his 100th birthday.

Chester was born November 19,1918, in Geyser, Montana during the Spanish Influenza to Albert and Gladys (McGuire) Heien.  He grew up on the family farm 18 miles west of Brady, Montana and graduated High...

Oct 4, 2018

Kelly Adele Marceau, 57, of Cut Bank, passed away October 4,2018.

No services are planned at this time.

Oct 3, 2018

Rick Alan Eaton, 40, of Brady, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018.

No services are planned at this time.

Oct 3, 2018

This world is at a great loss, as one of the most gentle, maternal and affectionate women of her time has been called up to heaven. Margaret Christine (Stremcha) Robertson was born on August 13, 1925 in Havre, Montana to Antone and Francis (Smoltz) Stremcha. Margaret graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1944, where she was the majorette...

Oct 2, 2018

Ellsworth Brian Graff was born July 12, 1929 in Havre to Clarence and Ruth Graff. He went to meet his lord and savior October 2, 2018 in Chester at 89 years of age.

Ellsworth’s father passed away when he was 6 years old and several years later his mother married Cornelius Olson.  They lived north...

Oct 1, 2018

Nellie Doris Watterud, Nell, 82, of Conrad, passed away on October 1st, 2018.

Nellie was born in Conrad MT on January 20th, 1936 to Ralph Gibbons and Lillian Whitaker.  She graduated from Conrad High School and went on to dental technician school.

Nellie married Larry Watterud on November 28th, 1959.

Nellie worked initially...