All Obituaries

Veanne Hawbaker left this earth and rejoined her husband Harvey in heaven on October 18, 2021.  Veanne was born May 16, 1934 in Minot, ND, one of five children born to Bill & Lucille Quackenbush. The family would move to Peerless, where Veanne would graduate from high school. She also met her high school sweetheart Harvey at Peerless.  She married Harvey Hawbaker on August 3, 1957 and the two would go on to create a loving family. They had three children - Perry, Trish and...

Allen Dean Svalstad, 83, of Cut Bank, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2021.  He was born October 14,1938 in Vermillion, South Dakota to Alvin and Inez Svalstad. In 1956, Allen’s family travelled to Gold Coast, Africa where his father taught at Takoradi Technical Institute on a Fulbright teaching grant. During that time the Gold Coast gained independence from England and became Ghana. They returned to the states in 1957 and Allen went on to graduate from high school in...

 Gregory Lynn Moss, age 72, went to be with the Lord on November 11, 2021. His wife, Linda Alene Jane (Loomis) Moss, age 68, joined him in Heaven on November 20, 2021.   A celebration of life was held on Saturday, November 27, at 2pm at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby, and a reception at the funeral home will follow.   Greg was born January 3, 1949 in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Julia and Donald Moss. He grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah, and graduated from Shelby High School in...

Dorothy Haugen Markuson, 95, entered eternal rest on Friday, November 12, 2021. She was residing at the Logan Assisted Living Center in Shelby.  Dorothy was born on March 29th,1926 to Melvin and Andina Haugen in Hannaford, North Dakota. At the age of 22, she married the love of her life Douglas Markuson on May 22, 1948. Doug and Dorothy celebrated 73 years of everlasting love and marriage! Dorothy worked various jobs throughout her life. The most rewarding of them all was being a...

Dorothy Rediske Curry Dorothy Curry of Valier, Montana passed away on November 11, 2021, as a result of complications from a fall.  Dorothy was born January 27, 1921, in Slayton, near Lavina, MT. She was the oldest of three siblings. As a child, she walked to school the 2 miles to Cushman with her siblings and cousins. This began her lifetime habit of walking daily. At about the age of 10, Dorothy and her family moved to Roundup where she continued her schooling, graduating from...

  Oscar William Diedrich, 88, passed away on November 10, 2021 due to complications with heart failure. Oscar was born in Leaf Valley, Minnesota to Herbert and Violet Diedrich. He was the second of 16 brothers and sisters. He served in the Army from 1953-1955 in the Artillery Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Oscar received the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He helped run the family farm until moving to Montana, where he worked many years in the grain business...

Barbara Elizabeth DenBoer, 89, of Conrad, passed away November 12, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Yuma, AZ.  Viewing will be held on Friday, November 19, between 6 and 8 p.m. at the Asper/Pondera Funeral Home in Conrad.  Services will be held Saturday, November 20, 2021, at 10:00am at the Norley Hall in Conrad.  Barbara was born on May 31, 1932, in Paso Robles, CA to George and Iona (Hill) Wood, she was the seventh of eight children. She was raised in southern...

Winifred Anne “Wini” Barnett was born September 10, 1926, to Ted and Louisa Allen. She was born in the family home at Whitlash, built by her grandfather Lester Stott, called Ranchers Cash Store. There she grew up with siblings, Evelyn, Golda and brother, Lester Edwin Allen (later called Ed). The store was also the post office. Her mother, Louisa-Allen- Anderson, served as postmaster for over 46 years. She was the longest serving postmaster in the United States. Wini...

Dave “Bub” Bruce Stene, age 81, of Great Falls, Mt, passed away on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021. He was born on April 7th, 1940 in Willmar, Mn to Walter and Virginia Stene. As a child, Bub and his family moved to the great state of Montana! After graduating high school from North Toole County, Bub served with the Air National Guard and subsequently worked a successful career in the oil field, Big West Refinery and as Manager at the Shelby Building center and Stene Spray...

 Timothy Lee Kimmet, 66, of Rudyard, passed away surrounded by family on Monday, November 8, 2021, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls.  Tim was born December 2, 1954, in Cut Bank, MT, to Leo Lawrence and Theresa Diane (Kemmer) Kimmet.  Tim spent his childhood growing up in Cut Bank where he graduated from Cut Bank High School in 1973.  He was a farmer for life and loved working outside.  He passed on his love of farming and the outdoors to his children and...