OBITUARY LISTINGS

Feb 19, 2018

Lorri Jean Housel, 56 of Sunburst passed away Monday, February 19, 2018 after a short battle with cancer. She was born on December 4, 1961 to Bob and Barb Lasher in Great Falls, MT. Lorri was raised in both Great Falls and Sunburst, MT with her 2 sisters (Sue and Holly) and 1 brother (Bobby). She graduated high school...

Feb 18, 2018

Terry Moench, 69 of Shelby passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Born on March 11, 1948 to Fred and June Moench in Vancouver, Washington. Terry was the second oldest of 8 kids. Raised in Devon MT with his siblings in a small house, Terry formed a strong bond with his brothers...

Feb 15, 2018

Longtime Shelby resident Mary Jean Wells passed away February 15, 2018.  She leaves behind a large loving family, including her husband of 64 years, Jack Wells.

Mary Jean was born April 20, 1931.  She was the youngest of nine children in the Hasquet family.  She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Josephine, and her...

Feb 14, 2018

Dale Gunderson, 78, of Rudyard Montana passed away on Feb 14, 2018 from complications following surgery for extensive blood loss from a ruptured spleen.  Burial was at the Chester Cemetery on March 2, 2018.  Arrangements have been handled by Asper Funeral Homes.

Dale Joe Gunderson was born in Great Falls, MT on March 16, 1939 to Douglas...

Feb 8, 2018

Emile Herbert Habets, 92, passed away February8, 2018.

Visitation will be Wednesday, February 14, from 5 to 7pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel followed by a vigil service at 7pm at the funeral home. Funeral mass will be Thursday, February 15, at 10:00 AM at St. Williams Catholic Church. Burial with military honors in Mountain View Cemetery...

Feb 4, 2018

Albin Edward Neva, 97, passed away February 4, 2018.

Memorial services will be Saturday, July 14, at 11:00 AM at St. William's Catholic Church.

Feb 1, 2018

Patricia Ruth Banka, 87, passed peacefully surrounded by her family on February 1st, 2018 at the Missouri River Center in Great Falls, Mt.

Patricia (Pat) was born September 9, 1930 to Kenneth and Lola Petterson Riley in Conrad, Montana.  She was the middle of three sisters, and grew up in Pendroy, Mt until moving to...

Feb 1, 2018

Dorothy J. Christianson, 90, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2018 at the Pondera Medical Center Extended Care Facility in Conrad.

Dorothy was born to George and Mary Waterland in Carlyle, MT on January 12, 1928.  She was the first born of 10 children.  She grew up on a dry land farm in Fallon County,...

Jan 31, 2018

Raymond George Martin passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018.

Ray was born on September 18, 1928 in Livingston, MT to Jack Martin and Grace Barcus Martin.  The oldest of five children, he grew up in Santa Cruz, CA.  He came to Montana in 1949 to help his grandmother, Sarah Barcus, run her ranch.  That is where he...

Jan 29, 2018

Rena Jean Appley Leck, 94, of Helena, Montana, passed away peacefully at home on January 29, 2018 with family by her side.

Visitation will be on Friday, February 2, 2018 from 5 – 7p.m. at Asper Funeral Home in Shelby.

Funeral services will be held at the United Methodist Church in Shelby on...

Jan 28, 2018

Long time Shelby resident Sophia Kubis died Sunday evening Jan 28, 2018, with family at her bedside following an illness at Missouri River Care Center. Mom was born Zofia Swietoniowski March 20, 1925 in a small village in Poland. She was eldest of many children, helping her mother and father on their small farm. During the German...

Jan 28, 2018

Born September 9, 1947, Darrell A. Keck, our beloved husband, father, brother and friend, having lived life to the fullest, said “last call” for his final time on January 28, 2018.

Darrell was born and raised in Great Falls, MT.  He worked hard all his life.  Starting at the ripe old age of 13, some...

Jan 28, 2018

Dorothy Ann Gilligan, age 82, of Cut Bank passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the Glacier Care Center.

Memorial mass will be held Monday, February 5, at 11:00 AM at St. Margaret's Catholic Church.

Dorothy was born in Conrad, on the way to the hospital in Great Falls, to Clifford and Alice Curtis.  She...

Jan 26, 2018

Glenn D. Enghusen, 97, passed away quietly Friday, January 26, 2018 with his granddaughter Ashley Watkins by his side.  He lived a long fulfilling life filled with love, adventures, and happiness.  He was a World War II vet trained in demolition and parachute when moving off the farm at the age of 23.  After his many years...

Jan 25, 2018

Marlys Gail Robertson, 82, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Shelby Care Center.  A Celebration of Life will take place at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 3, 2018, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Shelby, MT, with reception to follow.

Marlys was born April 26, 1935, in Chicago, IL,...

Jan 23, 2018

Robert Anton Tomsheck, long time Sunburst area farmer, rancher, community leader, and beloved family man, passed away Tuesday, January 23, leaving behind a substantial legacy for the future. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm, Tuesday, January 30, at the Sunburst Lutheran Church followed by burial in the Sunburst Cemetery. Visitation with family will be 5:00-7:00 pm, Monday,...

Jan 21, 2018

William James May, Sr., age 99, a longtime Conrad resident died January 21, 2018.

He was born November 18, 1918 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the seventh of nine children to Patrick J. and Anastasia G. Brennan May, natives of Ireland. Following graduation from Warren G. Harding High School in 1936 he was employed as a technician in the...

Jan 21, 2018

Kay Naylor, 90, passed away on Sunday, January 22nd surrounded by his kids.  Kay was born October 20, 1927 In Lewistown, Montana.  He grew up on Spring Creek fishing instead of attending school!  Kay received his diploma from a high school in Seattle that he never attended because he had joined the Navy.  He served aboard the...

Jan 21, 2018

Ruth Evelyn Banka, 89, passed away Sunday morning, January 21, 2018 at the Pondera Extended Care facility in Conrad.

Ruth was born February 24, 1928 to Carl and Cecille (Havskjold) Hanson in Conrad. She married Fred Banka December 28, 1949.  They had 4 children.  Ruth graduated from Conrad High School in 1948 then worked for the mustard...

Jan 17, 2018

Robert W. “Bob” Smith died on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 of natural causes at the Marias Medical Center in Shelby, MT.  He was 88 years old.  Services will be held on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank at 10:30 AM.  Burial will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors. A reception at...