OBITUARY LISTINGS

Gayle W. Kramer

Mar 2, 2018

Gayle William Kramer, 87, of Browning, passed away March 2, 2018.

Rosary services will be Tuesday, March 6, at 7pm at Glacier Home Center.

Funeral mass will be Wednesday, March 7, at 2pm at Little Flower Catholic Church.

JoAnne Lobdell

Mar 1, 2018

JoAnne Lobdell, 74, of Valier, passed away March 1, 2018.

No services are planned at this time.

Burt Johnson

Feb 26, 2018

James Burton (Burt) Johnson, 88, of Conrad, passed away peacefully February 26, 2018 at home.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 3rd, at 11:00am at Bethany Lutheran Church in Dutton, MT.  There will be a viewing Friday evening, March 2nd, from 5:00-7:00pm at the Pondera Funeral Home in Conrad, MT.

Burt...

Jack M. Hayne

Feb 26, 2018

Jack McVicar Hayne, 97, of Dupuyer, died Monday, February 26th, 2018, at the Pondera Medical Center in Conrad.

Jack was born November 22, 1920, in Great Falls to Power area homesteaders, George Roy and Effie McVicar Hayne.  The family with sister, Suzi, eventually settled in the Finch Farm area of Aberdeen, Washington.  Jack attended Finch...

George F. Ellingson

Feb 25, 2018

George F. Ellingson, 92, passed away with his family by his side on Sunday, February 25th at the Pondera Medical Center in Conrad.

George was born on August 31, 1925, in Brady, Mt, to Edwin Oliver (2x4) Ellingson and Olga Lee Ellingson.  He grew up and attended grade school and high school in Brady. George...

Gertrude Peterson

Feb 22, 2018

Gertrude Genevieve (O’Loughlin) Peterson, age 100, Cut Bank, died peacefully in her sleep, Thursday, February 22, 2018, just five days short of her 101st birthday.

Vigil services will be Friday, March 9, at 7:00 pm at St. Margaret Catholic Church. Funeral mass will be Saturday, March 10, at 10:00 AM at the church. Visitation will be one...

Lorri J. Housel

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...

Terry L. Moench

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...

Mary Jean Wells

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...

Dale J. Gunderson

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...

Emile H. Habets

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...

Al Neva

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.

Pat Banka

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...

Dorothy J. Christianson

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,...

Raymond G. Martin

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...

Jean Leck

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...

Sophia Kubis

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...

Darrell Keck

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...

Dorothy A. Gilligan

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...

Glenn D. Enghusen

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...