All Obituaries

  Mary Cecile Bird Aimsback peacefully went to be with the lord on April 20, 2019.  She was at her home surrounded by her loving family.   Vigil services will be Thursday, April 25, at 7pm at the Heart Butte Community Center. Funeral Mass will be held Friday, April 26, at 2pm at St. Anne Catholic Church. Mary was born February 5, 1953 to Henry and Rose Bullshoe Bird.  She was the youngest of 8 children.  Mary grew up on Badger Creek and enjoyed her life in...

Donald Juan Racine, Sr., 89, of Browning, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019. A wake will begin Friday afternoon at the Browning Methodist Church. Rosary services will be Sunday, April 21, at 7:00 PM at the Methodist Church. Funeral mass will be held Monday, April 22, at 2:00 PM at Little Flower Catholic Church. Burial with military honors will follow in Racine Basin Cemetery.

Martin “Marty” Earl Wood, 51, of Joplin passed away April 3, 2019 in Kalispell from complications of pancreatic cancer. Memorial services will be held Thursday, April 18, at 2:00 pm at the GT Center(former school gym) in Joplin. Marty was born August 28, 1967 in Chester to Thomas Sr. and Fern (LaValley) Wood. He was raised and attended school in Joplin. Marty graduated Salutatorian from JI High School in 1985. He went on to attend Montana State University. After leaving...

  Lila P. Orcutt, 89, formerly of Pioneer, Ohio and Coventry, Connecticut passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Glacier Care Center Assisted Living in Cut Bank. She was born on August 26, 1929 in Manchester, Connecticut the second of three daughters born to Fredrick H. and Glenna L. (Woodruff) Miller. Lila grew up on the family poultry farm in Coventry, Connecticut graduating from Manchester, Connecticut High School in 1947. She then received her Bachelor’s Degree in...

  Roberta Mae Harvie-Perkins, 56, of Cut Bank, passed away on Tuesday, March 19th at Northern Rockies Medical Center. Roberta, born February 14, 1963 to David and Allison Harvie of Cut Bank. Roberta graduated from Cut Bank High School in 1981. Following graduation, she attended Eastern MT College in Billings and VoTech in Helena looking to find her niche in life. Roberta, always needing to find an adventure, joined the US Navy in 1985 and never looked back. Whether it was from...

  James “Jim” Lennox Nelson, 72, died March 12, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident while riding with friends.   Jim was born in Conrad on June 24, 1946 to Esta (McMillin) Nelson and Lawrence Nelson.  He was raised on the family farm and ranch.  He graduated from Valier High School in 1964.  He was involved in Demolay and Boy’s State.  Jim played football, basketball, and was a successful pitcher in Junior...

  Ruth M. Wright, 91, left this world to be with her Lord and Savior on April 2, 2019 surrounded by family.  Ruth was born to Arthur Reinholz and Linda (Freeman) Reinholz on February 7, 1928 in Sentinel Butte, ND.  She graduated from Sentinel Butte High School and went on to attend Billings School of Business for 9 months.  Ruth worked as a bookkeeper at Midland Packing.  She married Ted Wright in May 1948.  They had 4 children: Terry, Fred, David, and...

Vivian Eldora (Spooner) Peters, a devoted farm wife and homemaker, passed away suddenly in her beloved Ledger farm home on April 1, 2019.  The daughter of Alphonse & Agnes (Haworth) Spooner, Vivian graduated from Shelby High School in 1946, marrying Lester (Bud) Peters in 1947.  They were married for 63 years, raising 4 fortunate children on the farm.  Together they were the house of entertainment, always providing family and friends with a cold drink, hot meals and lots...

    Beva Louise (Lester) Bingham December 23, 1918 – March 13, 2019 100-year resident of Montana   Beva Louise Bingham, 100, of Shelby, Montana passed away peacefully on March 13, 2019 with her with her loved ones holding her hands. Beva was born to Henrietta Elma (French) and William Beverly Lester on December 23, 1918 in Kila, Montana. She grew up on a small ranch near Ashley Lake in Kila, attended Kila grade school and graduated from Flathead High School in...

Steven Frederick Kramer, 70, of Lothair, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Services pending at this time.