All Obituaries

 Robert Wayne Hampton, 94, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019. He was born in 1925 on the family farm near Rockfield, Kentucky to Georgia Young Hampton and Henry Clay Hampton. Known as Wayne, he was one of eight children, born with the love of farming and well suited for the challenge of raising tobacco, corn, grains and milking dairy cows. During WWII, while three of his older brothers served in the US Army in Europe, Wayne was granted a farm deferment to run the family farm....

 Kerry A. Conrad died peacefully in her home on December 5, 2019.  Vigil services will be Fri, Dec 13, at 7pm at the Pondera Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be Sat, Dec 14, at 11AM at St. Michael’s Catholic Church.  Kerry was born on July 20, 1953 to Bob and Kitty Anderson in Fort Benton.  Kerry was a beautiful and adventurous young lady raised on “the ranch”, working right alongside the men. In 1970 while at Boys State with a friend from Fort Benton,...

It is with great sadness that the family of Mrs. Diane Fauque announce her unexpected passing on Dec. 4 at the age of 68. Diane will be missed dearly by her husband Randy; children Korey (Wendy), Darcy (Kelly), and Jamey (Brandi); grandchildren Connor, Hailey, Ryan, Jory, and Sawyer. Diane will be forever remembered by her sisters Carol and Sharon and her brother Ronnie. She was preceded in death by parents Edward and Juanita Haar.    A native of Baker, Montana, Diane was born in...

 Dolores Whitt, age 87, previously of Great Falls passed away on December 3rd at the Marias Medical Center Nursing Home in Shelby. Visitation is on Monday, December 9th, at noon with the funeral at 1pm. Burial will be at the Mountain View Cemetery following the service. Dolores was born to Chet and Ethel (Licht) Johnson on September 27th, 1932 in Havre, MT. The family lived in Whitlash, MT and later moved to Kevin. She attended schools in Kevin and Sunburst and graduated from Sunburst...

Blaze Adam Flesch, 57, longtime resident of Shelby born March 11, 1962, beloved son to Connie Flesch and the late Larry Flesch, brother to Roxie Sukup, Kim Reese, Mona Swanson, and Serene Flesch and families, nephew to loving aunt Gayle, cousin/friend to Jack, Monica, and Sandra, uncle, great uncle, great-great uncle, and best friend/brother to Kevin Lockhart, went to be with the Lord after a short struggle with cancer on November 21, 2019 at 8:00 am at Benefis East in Great Falls.  ...

  Caroline Matilda (Suckow) Hall, 102, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019.   Funeral services will be Saturday, December 7, at 1:30pm at Grace Calvary Church in Rudyard.   She was born Sept 17, 1917 to Alfred and Louie Suckow.  She graduated from Rudyard High School on 1934 and went to Northern Montana College to get her teaching degree.  Caroline was teaching at Swans School when she met James Hall. They were married October 27, 1938. Together they had...

Sandra Jean Becker, 71, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019. Memorial services will be Saturday, December 7, at 10:00am at Pondera Valley Lutheran Church.  Sandi was born February 26, 1948 in Alexandria, Minnesota to Melvin and Eljo (Larson) Weisgram.  Her family lived in Minnesota until Sandi was 2 when they moved to Conrad. The family lived at the Keil Ranch, Venetz farm, moved to Conrad, to the Kelly Farm, and back to Conrad. Wherever Sandi lived she had a horse.  She...

Ronald Dale Sonju, 65, of Shelby, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019. No services are planned at this time. A full obituary will follow.

Pamela Ann Halvorson, 60, longtime Cut Bank resident and bookkeeper, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019. Services will be at a later date.

  Kenneth (Kenny) Maynard Gilbert A great man left us…… The world lost a gem on Monday, November 25th when Kenny Gilbert passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. He was a friendly and humorous soul, never missing an opportunity to joke with anybody and everybody whether he knew them or not. He had an insatiable curiosity and as a result, was a life-long learner who self-taught himself many trades. Kenny loved and doted on the love of his life, Betty,...