OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad, MT & Surrounding Areas
Clyde H Woodward
Nov 8, 2012
Clyde Hadley Woodward, 80, a retired Baptist Pastor from Shelby, passed away Thursday, November 8, at a Great Falls hospital. Memorial services were held Sunday, November 11, at the Whitted Funeral Chapel, with Pastor Paul Lacky officiating. Burial will be in the Ft. Harrison Veterans Cemetery at Helena. Survivors include sons, Thomas Alan Woodward of Paradise, CA and Timothy Aaron...

Josephine 'Josie' Wurz
Nov 8, 2012
Josephine D Wurz, 18 of Cut Bank, died from complications of an aneurysm on November 8, 2012, in a Great Falls Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 11, at 12:00 noon at Glacier Colony with burial to follow in the Glacier Colony Cemetery. Josie was born September 27, 1994 to Daniel and Mary (Entz) Wurz in Cut Bank....

Leonard 'Lennie' H Nygaard
Nov 6, 2012
Leonard (Lennie) Harvey Nygaard, known as “Yogi” to his friends, 84 of Cut Bank, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2012 due to natural causes. A memorial service will be held Friday, November 9, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cut Bank Assembly of God Church with a reception to follow at...
Barbara Coriell Hoover
Nov 4, 2012
Barbara Coriell Hoover, 93 of Conrad, passed away Sunday, November 4 at the Pondera Medical Center Extended Care Unit. Family services will be held at a later date. Whitted Funeral Chapel of Shelby is in charge of arrangements. She is survived by her daughter, Phyllis of Klamath Falls, OR; sons, Gary of Thorp, WA, Larry of Polson, MT, Jerry of...
George Miller Yeager
Oct 31, 2012
George Miller Yeager, 79, of Cut Bank, MT, died Wednesday, October 31, 2012 of natural causes at the Marias Medical Center Peace Hospice in Shelby, MT. He was surrounded by his family. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of cremation. George was born to George Nathan Yeager and Florence Miller Yeager on June 29, 1934 in Reading, PA. He had...
Gary McNutt
Oct 25, 2012
Gary Thomas McNutt, 78, of Cut Bank passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family at the North Valley Hospital in Whitefish on October 25, 2012 of medical complications. Gary was born in Great Falls, MT on February 2, 1934 to James and Annette McNutt. He grew up on the family farm on Seville Flats west of Cut...

Joy 'Pinky' Letana Phillips
Oct 18, 2012
Joy “Pinky” Phillips, 75 of Browning, passed away Friday, October 18, 2012, at the Blackfeet Care Center. Funeral services were held at 11:00 am Tuesday October 23 at the Old Eagle Shields Center, burial followed in the St. Michael’s Cemetery. Whitted Funeral Chapel of Shelby in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her son, Tim Phillips of Browning; along with numerous...

Esther Catherine Bloede
Oct 16, 2012
Esther Catherine Bloede, 76 of Shelby, passed away peacefully at her home on October 16, 2012 due to natural causes. Memorial services will be 11:00 am, Friday November 9th at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. She is survived by sisters, Marquette Ottum of Conrad and Emma Sagen of Whitefish. She had many children she took under her wing and lovingly called...
Oscar 'Ozzie' Neva
Oct 14, 2012
Oscar Joseph Neva, 98, of Shelby passed peacefully October 14, 2012 in his home, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at St. William’s Catholic Church, immediately followed by a reception at St. William’s Parish Hall. A private family inurnment will be held at a later date. Whitted Funeral Chapel...

K Lloyd 'Kayo' Knutson
Oct 1, 2012
K. Lloyd (Kayo) Knutson, 93, a long time Devon-Dunkirk area farmer, passed away Monday, October 1, 2012 at the Marias Care Center. Visitation is Sunday from noon to 8:00 pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel, where funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Monday, October 8, with burial to follow in the Mountain View Cemetery. A reception will follow...
Evelyn M Wolfe Kinyon
Sep 19, 2012
Evelyn M. Wolfe Kinyon, 91, a retired farm wife from Shelby, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at the Marias Care Center in Shelby. Private family funeral services will be held at the Whitted Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in the Mountain View cemetery. Survivors include her sons, Harry (Vickie) Wolfe and Gary (Shirley) Wolfe of Shelby; step-daughter, Shirley...
Sandra Rae Kluth
Sep 13, 2012
Sandra Rae Kluth passed away peacefully on September 13, 2012 in Pueblo West, Colorado. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service is planned for Thursday, September 27 at 2:00 pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby.. Sandra was born October 7, 1953 in Conrad to William and Irene Kluth. She grew up in Shelby and graduated from Shelby...
Louis Leroy Suta
Sep 13, 2012
Louis Suta, 78, a farmer and rancher, died September 13, 2012 at his home in Sunburst of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Sunburst on Wednesday, September 19, at 1pm. A visitation will be held at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby on Tuesday, September 18, from 1pm to 8pm. Interment will be in...
Phyllis Ione Sheffield
Sep 12, 2012
Phyllis Roberts Nanini Sheffield, 86, a longtime resident of Cut Bank, died September 12, 2012 at Cut Bank. Funeral services were held Saturday (Sept. 15) at 3:00 p.m. at the Cut Bank Assembly of God Church with Pastor Rich Greenwald officiating; interment services followed at Crown Hill Cemetery. Phyllis was born at New Rockford, North Dakota to Granvild and Grace...
Betty Jane Salois
Sep 12, 2012
Betty Jane (Crouch) Salois, 75, a retired book keeper at the Cut Bank IGA, passed on at a Great Falls hospital from natural causes on September 12, 2012 and was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven by our Lord. Visitation will be held Monday, September 17, at the Whitted Funeral Chapel, 130 Sixth Ave. S.E. in Cut Bank from 1:00...
Jesse William Wipf
Sep 11, 2012
Jesse William Wipf, 5, died Tuesday (9-11-2012) near his home at Glendale Colony as the result of injuries received in a farming accident. Services and interment will be at Glendale Colony. Jesse was born March 6, 2007 at Hillside Colony to William and Adina Wipf who survive him at the family home. Also surviving are a brother, Jeremy; and sisters...
Audrey A. Howery
Sep 11, 2012
Audrey Alta (Alcorn) Howery, 85, passed away of natural causes on Tuesday (9-11-2012) at Marias Care Center in Shelby. Funeral mass will be celebrated Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at St. William Catholic Church in Shelby; rite of committal will follow at noon at Mountain View Cemetery. Audrey was born July 24, 1927 to Wallace and Dolly (Steward) Alcorn at Conrad,...
Ivan "Ike" Postma
Aug 23, 2012
Ivan ‘Ike’ Jay Postma, 74, retired agriculture mechanic from Kevin, passed away at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls on August 23, 2012, from natural causes. Funeral services with military honors will be 1:00 pm Monday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 9:00 am until service time. A reception will follow at the American Legion Hall in Sweet...
John Leonard Korpela
Aug 22, 2012
John Leonard Korpela, 84, passed away August 8, 2012, at a Great Falls nursing facility of natural causes. Memorial services with military honors are set for Friday, September 7, at 3:00 pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Condolences for family may be posted at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com. John is survived by his wife of 28 years, Carol (Gore) Korpella; sons,...
Noel Halvorson
Aug 20, 2012
Noel H. K. Halvorson, 74, died August 20, 2012, at her home in Wasilla, Alaska. A memorial service will be held at 1 pm, Tuesday, September 4 at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank with burial of ashes to follow in the Crown Hill Cemetery. Condolences for the family may be posted at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com. Noel was born in Texas...