All Obituaries

    “And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker.’ So God made a farmer.”   Malcolm “Mac” Donald McAlpine, age 87, of Valier, MT, went over the Great Divide on October 11, 2018.   Mac was born in Great Falls, MT on March 19, 1931 to Thomas and Marie (Itherbide) McAlpine. He exhibited his father’s strong Scotch heritage with traits he passed down to his own children and...

    Robert R. Rice, 94, passed at his Bynum home on Monday, December 10, 2018 following a brief illness with cancer.  A memorial service will be at 11:00am Friday, December 14, 2018 at the Pondera Funeral Home in Conrad.  Following the service, family and friends are invited for lunch at the Conrad Moose Lodge.  Interment will have taken place at Hillside Cemetery in Conrad. Bob was born July 31, 1924 at the family home, Porter Bench, Teton County (Pendroy),...

    Byron L Grubb passed away Friday, November 30th peacefully in his sleep. Byron was born August, 11th of 1937 to William and Clara Grubb of Rose City MN. The Grubb family moved to Conrad in the late 40’s Byron attended Conrad School with older brother, Erling. Byron had a younger sister, Karin and when Byron was a junior in High School a big surprise a new baby brother, now known as Big Don. Byron worked all throughout school age working for the family construction...

Mary Mildred (Huestis) Hutchinson passed away on November 30th, 2018, at the age of 63. Mary will forever be remembered by her husband of 42 years, Darrold, and her children Matthew, Tyler, and Michael.  The fifth of seven children born to Roy and Betty Huestis of Hingham Montana,  Mary will be lovingly remembered by her sisters Bonnie Huestis, Peggy Huestis, and Cindy Keaster.  Mary was blessed with seven grandchildren, Charles, Nora, William, Olivia, Bailey, Ben, and Luke,...

  Former Wolf Point, Billings, and Shelby resident William (Bill) Ahrens was called to the Lord on November 14 at the Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank at the age of 93.  Bill was born on September 28, 1925 in Wolf Point, Montana to Fred and Lydia Ahrens.  Bill was the youngest of 6 children, brothers Edward and Vernon Ahrens, sisters Eunice Philips, Inez Rouis, and Eileen Sethre, all of whom lived into their 90's before passing on.   Bill was raised on the...

    It is with great sadness that the family of Cliela F. Presnell announces her passing on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at Glacier Care Center, at the age of 95 years young.   Cliela was born in Ethridge, MT to John and Guri “Gina” (Boe) Flaget on July 25, 1923. She graduated from Cut Bank High School and continued to reside in Cut Bank until her passing. Cut Bank is also where she met her husband of 53 years, Donald Presnell Sr. whom she married on December 23,...

William Glenn Stuart, also know as “Stu”, 67, of Shelby/Helena, passed away on November 29, 2018 in Shelby.  Funeral services will be held December 3rd, 3:00 pm, 2018 at Whitted Funeral Chapel, 225 6TH AVE S Shelby, MT.  Glenn was born in San Francisco, CA to Margaret Martin and Harold Stuart on 04/05/1951.  He went to school at Immaculate Conception Grade School and Butte High School in Butte, MT.  He married Jody Horne in 1993. He hired out for Burlington...

    Thomas Evensen (Tom), age 88, passed away peacefully at home in Choteau, on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 of natural causes incident to age.    Tom was born in Choteau on August 5, 1930 to Kristian and Oline Evensen.  He graduated from Big Fork High School followed by 4 years of service in the Navy.  Tom married Fava Pearson on June 6, 1958; they were married for 60 years.  Tom is survived by his wife, Fava Evensen; their five...

   Betty Ann (Lerum) Heimbigner, 70, passed away on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2018, in Great Falls at  Benefis.  Betty was born on May 17, 1948 to Clifford Maynard and Doris Antonia (Ruud) Lerum in Cut Bank while the family lived in Ethridge. She was the 4th of 7 children. While growing up, her father managed several Service Stations, was a mechanic for ag dealerships and local farmers while her mother helped with the accounting of the Service Stations.  The...

  Robert Allen Lake, 88, passed away on the morning of November 27, 2018 at Liberty Medical Center in Chester.  Robert was born June 2, 1930.  He attended school in Joplin and graduated from high school in 1948.  He went on to Northern Montana College in Havre for several years.  With the natural talent, he enjoyed his classes in mechanics and from then on became very good at fixing anything and everything.   Robert joined the Army Reserves from...