Recent Obituaries (September 14, 2024)

James Brycen Deese was delivered at 39 weeks, weighing 9 pounds, 3 ounces. Though his arrival was unexpected, he was deeply loved and longed for from the very beginning

Shane Thomas Joseph of Great Falls, 52 years old, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025.

Dennis Roy Willits was born in Great Falls to Russell and Eleanor (Hegland) Willits.

Carmen Clair Zimmerman, 79, of Great Falls, MT passed away at her home on February 17, 2025.

Born to parents Everett and Gladys (Blackburn) Adkins on June 27th, 1958, in Everett, WA, grew up in Granite Falls WA

Born on July 17, 1960, in Conrad, Montana, John’s adventurous spirit led him on many unforgettable journeys throughout his life.

Born on December 10, 1945, at Columbus Hospital in Great Falls, she was a radiant light in our lives, the daughter of George Ernest Curtiss and Nancy Ellen Price Curtiss

Dennis James Brown was born on 6 February 1942 in Roundup, Montana, to Alex and Marian Brown.

Born on July 29, 1944, in Provo, UT, John graduated from BYU High School in 1962, competing in football, track, and speech.

Born on January 15, 1940, in Choteau, Montana, and raised in the close-knit community of Dupuyer, Wayne graduated from Valier High School in 1958.

Robert Bethuel Ibarra came to Montana in September 2015 to fulfill the dream in opening a Taqueria with his wife, Jamie and son, Xavier Ibarra.

Ty Steinbach, a rancher and lifetime resident of the Steinbach ranch near Wolf Creek, was born in Helena on February 28, 1961.

Darlene Kay (Vraa) Ellertson passed away on April 21, 2025, in Great Falls, Montana. She was born in Wolf Point, Montana on January 6, 1951, to Irene and Orrie Vraa.

Geoffrey Dale Harcourt was born June 27, 1967, in Great Falls, Montana to Michael and Joyce (Woods) Harcourt.

Born on January 6th, 1937, in Bottineau, ND, she was one of 10 children born to Orrin and Alma (Rudie) Nelson.

Larry “Daddio” Phillips was born on November 6, 1956, in Detroit, MI, and passed away on April 17, 2025

Austin Guinan Jr, 76, of Montana, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2025. Born on November 22, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Austin Sr. and Georgia Guinan

Bill was born on April 18, 1936, in Great Falls, the son of Eddie Pedersen and Thelma Warehime Pedersen.

Thomas (Tom) Wilford, 89, passed away on April 27, 2025, in Great Falls, Montana. He was born on November 14, 1935, in Orrville, Ohio.

Joseph Louis DeBoo, “Louie”, 92 of Valier, passed away on May 2, 2025, of natural causes.

Blanche was born on August 8, 1928, in Grand Forks, ND, the middle child of Bert and Nellie (Torgerson) Nygard.

Shannon Leroy Sorlie, 76, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Shannon was born on December 8, 1948, in Great Falls, Montana

William Theodore Coffman was born on November 23, 1946, to Allen and Mary Evelyn (Heun) Coffman in Conrad, Montana.

Christine Mary Durbin was born on March 26, 1963, in Great Falls to Cecil and Barbara (Nelson) Durbin.

Jean Mae (Gillette) McCafferty was born on May 9, 1929, in Great Falls, MT, to Norman and Kay Gillette.

Wanda Diane Gordon peacefully passed away on April 18, 2025, at her home in Great Falls at the age of 66.

Stephen Craig White was born on August 1, 1946, to Walter and Lorraine (Harrington) White in Great Falls, Montana.

A devoted father, brother, grandfather, and friend, Dana was deeply loved by his family and all who knew him.

Lars was born in Williston, ND, to Bert Johnson and Georgina “Hilda” Krabseth on November 24th, 1937

Born in Fairview, Montana, to Alf and Phyllis Engen, Elsie grew up in a close-knit family, full of love and lively adventures alongside her siblings

Joseph W. Morris “Joe” 95 passed away April 11, 2025 in Great Falls Montana. He was born April 8, 1930 to Wayne and Justine (Gravell) Morris in Kalispell.

Norbert “Nobby” was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, to Tostin and Vida (Kingsbury) Johnson on April 28, 1931.

Erma Lou was born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania on May 18, 1954, to Robert and Marjorie “Marge” (née Williams) Oswald.

Bruce was born on December 29, 1964 in Great Falls, Montana to Charles and Kay Trusty. He was the first born of twin sons, arriving twelve minutes before his brother Brian.

Patricia Pontet, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and woman of unwavering faith, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones.

Chuck enjoyed the outdoors fishing, camping, and hunting, and his highlight was getting a moose at age 86.

Mary was born on February 24, 1952, in Choteau, MT, the first set of twins to John and Isabell (Morano) McLaughlin.

Alan Hansen Hall of Black Eagle was born on January 18, 1957, in Provo, Utah, to Edward Alma Hall and Phyllis Kay Hansen

Michael James “Mike” Wieck was born on August 16, 1957, at Columbus Hospital in Great Falls, Montana, to Charles Paul Wieck and Virginia Hovious Wieck

Shannon Thormahlen was born on May 29,1960 in Phoenix, Arizona to Charles William Graves and Roslyn Eleanor Stinson Graves