OBITUARY LISTINGS

Jul 7, 2018

Peggy (Peg) Lou Johannes, 60, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday July 7th, 2018 surrounded by her family and friends. She was born December 23rd, 1957 to Winnie and Betty (Dalien) Johannes in Shelby, Montana. Peg served in the US Navy and was honorably discharged.

Peg enjoyed being a veteran and  helping and...

Jul 5, 2018

Rosanette Gail Young, 65, of Kevin passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 from complications due to cancer. Memorial Services were held at Cut Bank Community Bible Church in Cut Bank on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.

She was born on September 15, 1952 to Gordon and Mildred Hasselstrom of Divide County, North Dakota, near Alamo.  Rosanette was raised...

Jul 2, 2018

Roy P. Balsley passed away at his home in Chester MT on June 8th 2018.  He was born in Doyon, ND on January 9th 1933 the youngest of 9 born to Fred and Lillian Balsley.  He went to school in Crary, ND where he met the love and his life Karen Burkstrand Balsley.  They wed in Devils Lake and...

Jun 30, 2018

Sandra Kay Burgin was born April 18, 1948 in Conrad, Montana, to Emery and Olive Burgin.  She died in her home in the early morning hours of June 30, 2018.  She was 70 years old.  The second oldest of four children, she loved to laugh, travel, boat, bowl and cook.  She was married to Chuck McAlpine in...

Jun 29, 2018

Dr. Richard S Buker, Jr., 93, passed away June 29, 2018.  He was born on July 18, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts.  He was born to Dr. Richard S. Buker, Sr and Minola Buker who would soon become missionaries in Burma, and the family moved there when Richard was 3 years old.  His formal education took place in...

Jun 28, 2018

Sandra Golberg Copenhaver (76) died peacefully after a long battle with emphysema on June 28, 2018, with her children at her side.

Sandra Gail (Sandi) was born on April 29, 1942 to Arnold and Margaret Golberg in Vancouver WA.  She was born during the blackout days of World War II while her father...

Jun 24, 2018

Dolores Blunk Kellogg, age 90, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018, at Pondera Medical Center Extended Care. Memorial services will be held Friday, June 29, 2018, at 4:00 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Conrad. Asper Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Dolores was born on September 20, 1927, in Conrad, Montana, to Alfred...

Jun 20, 2018

Margaret Bernice Smitherman “Aunt Marge,” 85, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank due to end-state COPD and recent pneumonia.

A memorial service will be held at Mountain View Baptist Church, 430 5th Ave. NW in Cut Bank on Saturday, Aug. 11 at 1:30 p.m. Cremation has taken place....

Jun 18, 2018

Russell W. Sheldon, 76, of Shelby, passed away June 18, 2018.

Memorial services will be held Thursday, June 21, at 1:00 PM at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. A reception at the Search and Rescue Building will follow the service.

Russ was born January 15, 1942 in Herod, Illinois to Wayne and Ida Laverne Sheldon....

Jun 13, 2018

Norman Waite was born February 8, 1929 to Homer Waite and Mildred (Johnson) Waite in Shell Lake, Wisconsin. Norm was raised on the family farm along the Yellow River in northwestern Wisconsin which made for an exciting childhood, but also a need to always be on the move. Known to many by his boisterous voice, "Stormin' Norman," he was...

Jun 11, 2018

Branden Eugene Hunnewell, 41, of Chester passed away Monday, June 11, 2018.

Services for Branden will be held Monday, June 18, 2018 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM. A graveside service and luncheon will follow.

Branden was born May 18, 1977 in Great Falls Mt. He was the middle son of David and...

Jun 6, 2018

Kay A. Seymour, 67, of Shelby, passed away unexpectedly on June 6, 2018.

Kay was born in Cut Bank to Floyd and Senora Grosser and raised in Kevin.  Kay married Steve Seymour and raised their family in Shelby.

Kay was known for her personality and quick wit during her years in customer service.

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Jun 2, 2018

Born Robert William Moog on August 1, 1925 in Inverness, the third child of six born to Otto and Irene (White) Moog.  Known to all as Bob, he attended school in Inverness.

Bob and Una Nadine Alley were married June 2, 1946 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Conrad, Mt. while Bob worked at Safeway.

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May 29, 2018

Barbara DeGroot (nee Schwingel), age 81, died on Monday, May 29, 2018 in Cut Bank after an extended illness. She was born in Helena on December 10, 1936, to Phyllis (Harrison) and Milton Schwingel. From the age of six on, Barbara resided in Cut Bank, where she also graduated from Cut Bank High School. She went on...

May 28, 2018

Ray Christiaens, entrepreneur and resident of Kevin, Montana, passed away unexpectedly on May 28, 2018, at the age of 55 while working at the family cabin on Echo Lake.

Ray will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 33 years, Shawn (Burney) Christiaens; his children, Kate Savage (Brian) of Nampa, Idaho, Angie Christiaens of Superior, MT and...

May 28, 2018

Larry Lee Nelson, 79, a Shelby resident of 52 years, passed away on May 28, 2018.  Larry was born in Arnold, Nebraska on October 22, 1938 to Herman and Alice (Albee) Nelson.  He attended school in Arnold until the 10th grade.  His father passed away in 1952 and the family moved to Oshkosh, NE where he graduated from high...

May 24, 2018

Harold Jack Kutt, the “Greatest Dad Ever,” 90, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018.

Memorial services are Thursday, May 31, at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Cut Bank.

Hal was born in Chicago Ill., March 31, 1928. He was raised on a farm in Upham, N.D. He joined the U.S. Air Force...

May 22, 2018

On May 22, 2018, Jennings “Clyde” Prewett, 105, quietly went to meet the Lord passing of natural causes in Conrad.  He was born July 12, 1912 in Neosho Falls, Kansas to John and Clara Prewett.  After graduating from North Oklahoma College, Clyde began his life occupation in the oil field.  In 1935 he married Lucy Ellen Martin.  Moving to...

May 19, 2018

On Saturday, May 19, 2018, we lost a beloved family member, Frank Pritchard, Jr. Frank was born in Key West, Florida.  Life for Frank started as a battle, as Frank was born with Prater Willie Syndrome.  Doctors said Frank wouldn’t live past the age of 12 years old.  But our Frank was a fighter!  He lived to be 51...

May 18, 2018

Ralph Broadhead passed away in Kalispell on May 18,2018 from heart complications.  he was 85 years old.  He was a beloved husband, father, and friend and will be missed.  He has left behind his brother David Broadhead and his wife Marietta Broadhead, children, Ann Edwards, Gae Murphy, Ralph Broadhead, Kay Ross, Dawn Losing, and Jason Broadhead.  He had 13...