OBITUARY LISTINGS

Apr 21, 2013

Douglas Denis (Denny) Loring, 76, of Cut Bank, died from complications of cancer and heart troubles on Saturday, April 20, 2013 in a Great Falls hospital.  Wake and viewing begin Tuesday evening at the Old Eagle Shields in Browning and the Rosary service will be Wednesday at 7 pm at the Old Eagle Shields. Celebration of his life is...

Apr 18, 2013

Mildred B. Fauque, 92, a longtime Sunburst farmwife and homemaker, passed away April 18, 2013, at the Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank, Montana from natural causes. Vigil services will be held Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Sunburst. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 22, at the Sunburst Catholic Church....

Apr 16, 2013

Clara Millicent Chase Smith, age 89 passed away peacefully of natural causes on April 16, 2013 in Cut Bank, MT.  She was a resident of the Beehive Assisted Living home there since January of 2012. Whitted Funeral Chapel of Shelby/Cut Bank is in charge of the arrangements for her cremation.  Condolences may be sent to her family and friends...

Apr 14, 2013

Joseph J Kleinsasser, 84, a retired school teacher from Hidden Lake Hutterite Colony, passed away at the colony on April 14, 2013, from natural causes.  Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, at noon with burial to follow in the colony cemetery.

Joseph was born August 6, 1928 at Milford Colony near Raymond, Alberta to Joseph...

Apr 9, 2013

Shirley Ann (Moran) Murphy, 85 of Cut Bank, died of natural causes Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank. Visitation is Sunday at 6:30 pm, with a Vigil Service at 7:30, both at St. Margaret Catholic Church. Mass of the Resurrection will be 10:30 am Monday, April 15 at the Church. Whitted Funeral Chapel is...

Apr 2, 2013

Mary Louise (Marylou) Benson, 86, a wife, mother, and homemaker passed away peacefully on April 2, 2013 from natural causes at the Marias Medical Center in Shelby. A memorial celebration is being planned for early July 2013. Anyone with questions regarding the memorial service may contact Wanda Kennedy at 406-424-8095 or kennedy@3rivers.net. The family suggests memorials be directed to the...

Apr 1, 2013

John Peter Wipf, 80 of Glendale Hutterite Colony, passed away at his home on April 1, 2013, from natural causes. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 4, at noon at the Glendale Hutterite Colony with burial to follow in the Glendale Cemetery. John was born on May 3, 1932 at Rockport Colony, Magrath, Alberta to Peter and Mary (Hofer) Wipf....

Mar 26, 2013

Delores Ann Pogreba, 72, a retired day care provider from Shelby, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at her home due to breast cancer. Visitation is Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 PM at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. Funeral services are 1:00 PM, Saturday at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church with burial to follow in the Mountain View Cemetery. A reception will...

Mar 15, 2013

James Gregg McDonald, 67, a retired truck driver from Shelby, passed away Friday, March 15, 2013, at his home due to end stages of COPD. Memorial services will be held 2:00 pm, Tuesday, March 19, at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. A reception will follow at the Mint Bar. Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Ruby of Shelby; sons, Scott...

Mar 13, 2013

Helen K. Smith, 84, a retired waitress and business owner from Shelby, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2013, at the Marias Care Center due to natural causes. At her request cremation has taken place and a Celebration of her Life will be held at a later date. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be posted at...

Mar 12, 2013

On March 12, 2013, Conrad lost a beloved and long-time member of its community. A wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and teacher, Velma Knobel left an indelible mark on the many lives she touched. Born in Bozeman, Montana, February 9, 1931, Velma was the only child of Julian and Alma Miles. Velma’s Mother passed away when she was only six years...

Mar 6, 2013

Larry Allen Eulberg, 62, a retired truck driver originally from Shelby, passed away Wednesday, March 6, from natural causes at the Community Medical Center in Missoula. A celebration of life will be held at the Coyote Club in Shelby on Monday at 2:00 pm. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be posted at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com. Larry was...

Mar 5, 2013

Kent Richard Shaffer died at his home on Saturday, March 2, 2013. He was born to Bob and Donna Shaffer on Oct. 26, 1948, in Devils Lake, N.D. He attended school in Rock Lake, N.D., before the family moved to Missoula, where he attended Lewis and Clark and Lincoln grade schools. After a brief return to Rock Lake, he attended...

Feb 18, 2013

Kathleen Mary Big Spring, 95, long time ranch wife from East Glacier, passed away Monday, February 18, 2013 at the Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank. Memorial Mass will be 11:00 am Friday, February 22nd, at the Church of the Ascension at East Glacier. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her sisters, Theresa (Carlyle) Fauley of...

Feb 17, 2013

Louis James Roark, 81, an oil field truck driver, farmer and Navy Veteran from Oilmont, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the Marias Care Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Saturday, February 23rd, at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Burial with military honors will follow in the Sunburst Cemetery. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Gladys...

Feb 11, 2013

Robert (Bob) Joseph Baumgartner, 86, of Cut Bank, died February 11, 2013 at the Glacier Care Center of natural causes. A memorial celebrating Bob’s life will be held at a later date. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Bob was born in 1926 to Godfrey and Rosa (Korteum) Baumgartner in Minnesota; then spent his childhood in North Dakota....

Feb 3, 2013

Walter Ehlers Mundt, 94, a retired dairy branch manager, hunting guide in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and independent contractor from Shelby, passed away February 3, 2013 at the Marias Care Center in Shelby from natural causes. Visitation is Friday, February 8, from 4:00-7:00 pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 9,...

Jan 30, 2013

Doris Janelle (Hackler) Shafer, 79, of Shelby went to be home with her Lord on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. She passed away at home due to natural causes. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 5, from 1-7 p.m. at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 6. Interment will follow in...