OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad, MT & Surrounding Areas
Robert 2X4 Smith
Apr 19, 2016
Robert Allen Smith, a long time businessman and resident of Cut Bank passed away April 19th, 2016. Bob, “2x4” Smith was born August 4, 1921 in Seattle, Washington. He moved with his parents to Absarokee, Montana in the late 20s where he graduated high school in 1940. He joined the Navy in 1942, just after...
Lou EVELYN (Fleming) Eney
Apr 5, 2016
Lou (Evelyn) Fleming Eney, age 85, passed away April 5, 2016 at the Northern Rockies Medical Center, Cut Bank, Montana, surrounded by her family.
Evelyn was born on September 28, 1930 in Clintwood, Virginia the youngest of five children to Luther and Bertha Fleming.
Raymond David Salois
Apr 5, 2016
Raymond David Salois, age 83 of Cut Bank, Montana, passed away peacefully at the Glacier Care Center on April 5, 2016.
Ray will be privately inurned at Lake View Cemetery in Valier. A memorial service will be at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, April 12 at the Cut Bank Elk’s...
Brenden William Johnson
Apr 2, 2016
Brenden William Johnson, 19, of Cut Bank passed away Saturday morning, April 2, 2016.
A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Cut Bank High School Auditorium to celebrate Brenden’s life. Graveside services will immediately follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. A...
Margaret Susie (Nevin) Stratton
Mar 31, 2016
Margaret Jean “Susie” Stratton, age 73, a longtime Shelby/Galata area resident passed away on March 31, 2016 at the Marias Medical Center.
Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday, April 8, at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. The funeral service will be 1:00 pm on Saturday, April...
Thomas Leon Yarger
Mar 27, 2016
Thomas Leon Yarger, Tuck, Tom, age 68, of Conrad passed away peacefully on the morning of Sunday, March 27, 2016 after losing his courageous battle with lung cancer.
A graveside memorial with Veterans Honors will be held on April 2nd, 2016 at 2pm at Hillside Cemetery with a Celebration of Life following at Coaches Corner Pizza. This...
James Gerard
Mar 26, 2016
James Gerard Jr., 67, peacefully passed on to our Lord on the morning of March 26, 2016 in Cut Bank, MT with his family at his side.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, March 30 at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank, who has been...
Margie Lee (Johannsen) Leary
Mar 25, 2016
SUNBURST Margie Lee Johannsen Leary, 90, who was born July 19, 1925, at home in Sunburst, MT and was the youngest child of Lillie Foix Johannsen and Cleve Engwer Johannsen, left this world March 25, 2016.
Memorial service will be 11:00 am on April 23, 2016 at the Sunburst...
Floyd William Ray
Mar 25, 2016
Floyd William Ray died peacefully at home on March 25th at the age of 84. The third of four boys, born to Beulah and Banner Ray, Floyd grew up on a farm in Eastern Washington. When he was young, polio paralyzed Floyd below the waist for 2 years. He persevered to have many early adventures,...
Robert Daniel Lindskog
Mar 24, 2016
Robert “Bobby” Daniel Lindskog, 54, of Sweet Grass, peacefully rose to heaven surrounded by loved ones at home in the early morning of March 24, 2016. He courageously battled cancer for nearly a decade with a Never Give Up attitude.
A memory service and visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Sunday, March 27 at...
Donald Julian Rocks
Mar 17, 2016
Donald Julian Rocks, 84, peacefully passed on to our Lord on the morning of March 17, 2016 in Mesquite, NV with family at his side. Don is survived by his loving and devoted wife and our mother, Marlene Rocks; six children in order of birth: Randy, Kim, Kevin, Myron (Bunky), Marla and Aaron. Don also has two...
Bennie Ruff
Mar 10, 2016
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain for the old order of things has passed away." Rev 21:4
On March 10, 2016 Bennie Ruff was escorted from his pickup to the gates of heaven by his guardian angel.
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Barbara F. (Baney) DeZort
Mar 8, 2016
Barbara F. DeZort, 75, of Cut Bank, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016.
Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, March 11 at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank who has been entrusted with the care of final arrangements. Funeral Service will be 11:00 am on Saturday, March 12 at the First Presbyterian...
Ruby Doris (Lanning) Erwin
Feb 28, 2016
Ruby Erwin, a long time resident of Shelby, died February 28, 2016 at Kindred Park Place in Great Falls from causes incident to age. She was 103.
Visitation will be from 12:00 noon to 12:45 pm on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Graveside service...

Waneta A. (Crouch) Grosser
Feb 27, 2016
Waneta A. Grosser, age 89, passed away on February 27, 2016 at Marias Care Center in Shelby.
A memorial service will be 1:00 pm on Friday, March 11 at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank, who has been entrusted with the care of final arrangements. Waneta will be inurned...
James Walter Ballantyne
Feb 10, 2016
James (Jim) Walter Ballantyne, 73, passed away at the Marias Medical Center on February 10, 2016 from natural causes.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Monday, February 15, 2016 at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby, with a prayer to be given to...
Marlene Kay (ALford) Dulmage
Feb 6, 2016
Marlene Kay Dulmage, age 55 of Shelby, a retired school teacher, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell.
Memorial service will be 10:00 am on Friday, February 12 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Shelby.
Edward R. Nash
Feb 6, 2016
Edward R. Nash, 91, passed away on Feb. 6 of natural causes at the Glacier Care Center with family by his side.
Visitation will be from 9:00 to 11:30am on Friday, February 12 at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank. Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Friday, February 12 at Prairie Peace Lutheran Church in Cut Bank. ...
Leona Eleanor (Skones) Larson
Feb 5, 2016
Leona Elenore Skones Larson, age 93, most beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother, was reunited with our Lord and all her family in Heaven on Friday Feb. 5 th 2016 at the Marias Care Center. She passed peacefully of natural causes surrounded by the love of her family.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm...
David Jerome Schnee
Feb 1, 2016
D.J. Schnee, Jr., 63, passed away at his home in Shelby in the early morning hours of February 1, 2016. He was born on September 19, 1952 in Wolf Point, Montana to Helen Jacquemart Schnee and David Jerome Schnee, Sr. D.J. called Shelby home almost all of his life.
We will celebrate D.J.’s life at 11:00 a.m.,...