OBITUARY LISTINGS

Ray Christiaens

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...

Larry L. Nelson

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...

Hal Kutt

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...

Clyde Prewett

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...

Frank "E" Pritchard

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...

Ralph E. Broadhead

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...

Ralph E. Broadhead

May 18, 2018

Ralph Emmerson Broadhead, 85, of Cut Bank, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018.

Services will be at a later date.

Marian L. Dyrdahl

May 16, 2018

Marian L Dyrdahl, longtime Shelby resident, passed away unexpectedly at her home on May 16, 2018. Marian was born May 28, 1945, in Great Falls, MT, the youngest of 4 daughters of John L Collins and Harriet May (Ewan) Collins. The family moved to Townsend where John ran a gas station until his death in 1958. After...

Del J. Schnitzmeier

May 13, 2018

Delbert J. Schnitzmeier died peacefully at the Missouri River Care Center on May 13th in Great Falls, MT at the age of 87.

Delbert is survived by his sister Leona Beatty of Havre, Brother Gerald of Great Falls, daughters Patty Matsko of St. George, UT, Peggy Beck of Superior, MT, Debbie Smith of Hurricane, NV...

Jim A. Greer

May 11, 2018

James Andrew “Jim” Greer entered the world on February 7, 1930 and left us on May 11, 2018, to join his wife at their special campsite in Heaven.  He was raised on the family homestead in Simms by his dad and mom, John and Mary Grace (Tallman) Greer, along with his brothers; John, George, and Ray and...

Martha P. Jones

May 10, 2018

Martha P. Jones, 101, passed away May 10, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Washington.

Marky was born on July 26, 1916 in Eugene, OR. to Fredrick Arthur Wesin and Letty Squires Wesin. Her younger brother died at the age of 2. After moving several times between Illinois, Indiana, and California, Marky and her mother eventually settled...

Folke F. Rincker

May 9, 2018

Folke Friedrich Rincker, 67, of Shelby passed away May 9, 2018.

Folke was born July 14, 1950 in Sinn, Germany to Paul and Hildegard Rincker.  His family had the Rinker Foundry in Sinn where the family had been making cast bronze church bells and statues since 1531.  Folke came to the United States in 1975 while he...

Karen M. Wilkinson

May 9, 2018

Karen Mae (Johnson) Wilkinson of Shelby, Montana passed away in the early morning on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 sleeping at her Home which had been her wish.

KW was born the final (*and younger twin) of 4 Gemini siblings and raised in farm life in Kiron, Iowa.  She was very academically involved, with all the forms of...

Linda R. Yaskiw

May 9, 2018

She barely broke five feet tall, but you wouldn’t know it for the personality that was bursting out of her tiny frame.  Linda Yaskiw was born in Russell, Manitoba, Canada on December 10, 1947.  She moved with her brothers and parents to Calgary, Alberta where she grew up, married, and had five children.  The last chapter of...

James R. Quackenbush

May 2, 2018

James Russell Quackenbush passed away May 2, 2018 in Conrad.  He was born September 21, 1943 to Bud and Hannah (Afra) Quackenbush.

Survivors include children, James and Diana; nieces, Nola (Mark) Becker, Annette Sharp; nephews, Darin and Darrell Sharp.

He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Charlotte Sharp and William Quackenbush.

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Bob Jacoby

Apr 28, 2018

Robert Larse Jacoby, 72, passed away at home on April 28, 2018.

Bob Jacoby was born in 1946 to Ida and Minard (Robert) Jacoby. He was the first New Year's baby born, January 2nd in the old hospital on Main Street. Bob attended schools in Cut Bank and graduated in 1964.

That same...

Jane Svalstad

Apr 25, 2018

Jane Elizabeth Svalstad was born April 1, 1943 in Forsyth. Her parents were Clifford and Katherine Campbell. She tragically passed away in a car accident on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.

A Memorial Service will be held in the Cut Bank High School Auditorium at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 5.

In her younger...

Peter F. Bachmeier

Apr 23, 2018

Peter F. Bachmeier, 97, of Cut Bank, died of natural causes on Monday, April 23, 2018, at Glacier Care Center.

Pete was born May 20, 1920 to Mike and Katherine (Shiele) Bachmeier.  He married Kay Heinrick on August 17, 1943 in Towner, ND. They settled in Conrad, MT in 1949 for 2 years, before moving...

Andrea Kinyon

Apr 14, 2018

The Lord took Andrea Bubnash Kinyon home on April 14, 2018.  She died at Mt. View Nursing Home in Billings.

Our beloved mother, grandmother, and sister was born September 18, 1943 in Chester to Nick and Josephine Bubnash.  Andrea attended Hay Coulee School, Chester High School and graduated from Joplin High School.  She graduated from Northern Montana...

Janet E. McNett

Apr 10, 2018

Janet Emma Anna McNett, 96, of Conrad, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Pondera Medical Center.

No services are planned at this time.