All Obituaries

Mary Helen Mielke, 91, passed Sunday, July 25, 2021. Memorial services will be Friday, August 13, at 2:00 PM at United Methodist Church in Sunburst. A full obit will follow.

LeRoy Charles Stratman, 78, passed on Friday, July 2, 2021. Graveside services with military honors will be Monday, August 9, at 10:00 AM at Mountain View Cemetery in Shelby. A full obit to follow.

On July 16, 2021 the heavens gained another angel. Joyce Copenhaver passed from this world to the next very peacefully with her daughter by her side. Joyce was born in Havre, MT on May 13, 1930 to Malvin Leo and Eleanor (Jordan) Romsa. She was the eldest of 3 children.  During her younger years her family moved a lot to find work so she attended many schools. She graduated from Cut Bank High School and went on to study an elementary course in education at Northern Montana College in...

Mary Ann Sullivan, 87, passed on July 15, 2021. Memorial service will be Tuesday, July 20, at 10am at St. Francis Catholic Church in Valier. Burial to follow in Dupuyer Cemetery and then a reception at the Dupuyer Community Hall. Mary Ann was born December 6, 1933 in Lead, South Dakota, and was the second of eight children born to Harry and Victoria (Troyer) VandenBos. The family moved from Lead to north of Conrad when she was 5 years old. Mary Ann attended Lone...

Pam Faulhaber passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones in her home on Monday, July 19, 2021 losing the battle with cancer. Those that met her were instantly drawn to her spunky and radiant personality that made her an instant friend. Although her hobby was golf, she most enjoyed being surrounded by friends and family sharing stories and telling jokes while enjoying a glass (or box) of wine. Friends and family were very important to Pam. She was more active after retirement, spending...

Donald Stephen Porter, 64, of Kevin, passed on Thursday, July 8, 2021. Graveside services will be Saturday, July 17 at 1pm at Mountain View Cemetery in Shelby.

      Barbara J (Atkinson) Monroe, 88, passed on Sunday, June 27, 2021.  She was born in Belt on March 4, 1933 and was the 4th of 11 children born to Felix and Isabel (Ashworth) Atkinson. In 1940, the family moved to Sunburst. They first heard of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on the radio; her father was inducted into the Navy in 1943 leaving behind Isabel and 9 children. She remembers her dad sending home a coconut from Hawaii with the address right on the coconut!...

    Carolyn M. Hauser, 86, of Chester, passed at 3:25pm on Monday, July 5, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on July 10 at Rockman Funeral Chapel, officiated by Father Bernard Welp.   Carolyn was born April 30, 1935 in Havre to Joseph and Christine (Burkhartsmeyer) Hanses. She married Theodore A. Hauser on January 22, 1955 in Kalispell.   Survivors include brother, Joe (Patti) Hanses of Colorado; sister, Chris Hanses of Hot Springs Village, AR; daughter,...

Russell Lowell Taylor, born March 25, 1956, passed away on December 27, 2020, of cancer. Russell was surrounded by his loving family while under hospice care. He was born in Shelby, Montana to Elsie and Robert Taylor. He joined big sister, Roberta; brother, Joe; and sister, Mary. Russ grew up in Shelby. After graduating, he joined the army and served for four years in Lawton, OK and Germany. Russ had two children, daughter, Bonnie and son, Raymond. He worked hard his whole life doing...

  James Bruce “Jim” Kalbfleisch, 87, a beloved, good-natured, and kind lifelong Shelby farmer passed on June 25, 2021, surrounded by loved ones.  Jim is survived by his wife, Virginia; sons, Bill (Stacy) Schlepp and Larry (Donna) Schlepp of Billings; daughter LuAnn (Stuart) Julian of Missoula; grandchildren, Brian (Kara) Schlepp, Amanda (Andrew) Amosa, Willie (Kellie) Schlepp, Mike (Kari) Schlepp, Carrie (Andy) Etcheberry, Traci (Colby) Fitzgerald, Andy (Leila)...