OBITUARY LISTINGS

Sep 1, 2014

Marcia R. Luedtke, of Cut Bank, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank.

Memorial service will be 4:00 pm on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Cut Bank.  Memorial donations can be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church,...

Aug 23, 2014

Lana Mae Ahrens was called by the Lord to join Him in Heaven on August 23, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  Lana was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and a hero to many.  Lana was born March 8, 1958 in Miles City, MT to Nyle and Ellavon Snell.  She spent her early years growing...

Aug 14, 2014

Stanley Russell, age 77, of Shelby, passed away from natural causes on Thursday, August 14, 2014 in Great Falls, Montana.

His funeral service will be 3:00 pm on Saturday, August 16 at First Baptist Church in Shelby, Montana.  He will be interred at Mountain View Cemetery also in Shelby....

Aug 5, 2014

Ruth Kathryn (Collings) Johnson passed away from natural causes on August 5th, 2014 in Cut Bank MT at the Glacier Care Center. Ruth was the first of three children born to George Stout Collings and Bessie (Shannon) Collings on May 7th, 1919 in Harlowton, MT.

Ruth grew up in the Sun River area with her brother Jack...

Jul 28, 2014

Dallas Smith, 94, of Cut Bank, Montana, passed away July 28, 2014 of natural causes.  The funeral service will be held at the Cut Bank Presbyterian Church, August 4, 2014 at 11:00 a.m., with reception immediately after.  Burial will follow the reception at Crown Hill Cemetery in Cut Bank.  Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Whitted Funeral Chapel...

Jul 28, 2014

Ellavon went home to be with the Lord peacefully on July 28, 2014, surrounded by her loving family.  Ellavon was born on March 14, 1929 to Arthur and Minnie Ketcham (Holen) in Lorraine, North Dakota.  The family moved to Kevin where she attended schools in Oilmont and graduated in 1947.

At age 11 she began working various...

Jul 28, 2014

Francis “Bigman” Bullshoe Jr, Blackfeet name “Rides Many Horses” born September 9, 1942 and passed away on July 28, 2014. A Rosary service will be held at 7:00 pm Thursday, July 31 st , at Little Flower Parish.  Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 am on Friday, August 1 st , at St. Anne Catholic...

Jul 27, 2014

Frances Nadine Dusterhoff, 89, ended her journey on this earth on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the Glacier Care Center.

A celebration of her life will be held at the Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Aug. 2, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at the Crown Hill Cemetery. There will...

Jul 23, 2014

Delfina (Del) Berube of Shelby, MT, passed away on July 23, 2014, at Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell, MT, surrounded by her loving family.

Del was born May 17, 1923, in Dignanio, Italy, the first of three children born to Biaggio and Maria DiMarco.  She was 15 when the...

Jul 22, 2014

Betty Jean Ballinger Norling, 83 of Sunburst, Montana passed away Tues July 22, 2014 in Sterling, Colorado

Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 pm on Tuesday, July 29 at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby.  Funeral service will be 1:00 pm on Wednesday at the Sunburst Lutheran Church, followed by interment...

Jul 20, 2014

NICHOLAS JOSEPH UNGAR, 90, a lifetime resident of Cut Bank, Montana, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2014 due to natural causes at Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank, Montana.

Viewing will be Friday, August 15, 2014 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank, who is in charge of arrangements. Funeral services...

Jul 18, 2014

Joan Maxine Wiedeman passed away July 18, 2014 in Cut Bank, Montana.

A memorial service will be 1:00 pm on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at First Presbyterian Church in Cut Bank.

Joan was born September 28, 1940 in Fort Benton, Montana...

Jul 13, 2014

James R. Brunn passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Park Place Care Center in Great Falls, Montana.

Viewing will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Sunday, July 20 th at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby.  Funeral Mass will be 10:30 am on Monday, July 21 st at...

Jul 1, 2014

Sadiann Fisher of Browning passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Benefis Hospital.  A wake is in progress at the Old Eagle Shields in Browning.  Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, July 7, 2014 at Little Flower Parish with burial in Fisher Cemetery in St. Mary, Montana.

Sadiann...

Jun 24, 2014

Claire (Martin) Abell passed away peacefully on June 24, 2014 in Missoula.

A graveside service will be 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 28 at Mountain View Cemetery in Shelby.

Claire was born in Shelby in 1917, the youngest of seven children to Wallace...

Jun 17, 2014

Agnes Berdette (Pat) Sandon died June 17, 2014 at Shelby, MT of natural causes.  Pat was born September 27, 1920 at Sedro Woolley, WA to Maurice and Doris (Aymond) Hogan.  Pat graduated from Shelton, WA High School and Olympia Business College.  She worked briefly for Washington State Employment Services, then for 3 years for Union Pacific Railroad as a...

Jun 2, 2014

Alec “Alex” H. McAlpine Jr., age 76, of the Sweetgrass area, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2014 at home surrounded by family.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

Alex was born December 13, 1937 in Sweetgrass, Montana to...

Jun 2, 2014

Robert Leslie Winkowitsch went to be with the Lord Monday, June 2, 2014 at Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank, Montana

A funeral service will be 10:00 am on Wednesday, June 11 at the Assembly of God Church in Cut Bank, followed by interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Jun 2, 2014

Dorothy Lucille Bronken passed away on June 2, 2014, in Missoula, Montana.  Born in Dunkirk, Montana on April 16, 1923, she was the 7 th of 12 children of John A. McKechnie and Emma Anderson.  Dorothy grew up in Dunkirk and Shelby.  She graduated from Shelby High School in 1941, and the next day went...

May 30, 2014

Howard “Howie” Welker

On the afternoon of May 30, 2014 as Howie’s mom was holding his hand, he passed into his Heavenly Father’s arms at Peace Hospice in Shelby, MT, after a valiant battle with cancer.  Howie was 49 years old.

A memorial...