OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad, MT & Surrounding Areas
Roberta Dorothy (Preston) Sellner
Nov 24, 2022
On Thursday, November 24th, 2022, Roberta Sellner, passed away peacefully at home. Roberta was born on February 22, 1941 in Bemidji, Minnesota to Theodore and Dorothy (Adams) Preston. She met the love of her life, Gordon Sellner, at a truck stop where she was cooking. She would joke that he dripped water on her burgers from showering in...
Millie (Reams) Kantorowicz
Nov 24, 2022
Laura Mildred “Millie” Kantorowicz, 96, of Chester, MT passed away on November 24, 2022. She was born in Indiana, to Margaret Rudder and James Reams, on March 15, 1926. Millie was the fourth of eight children. The Reams family moved from Laurel County to Indiana and lived for a few years and moved back to their home place...
Don Smith
Nov 24, 2022
Donald Ray Smith, 79, died on November 24, 2022, in Conrad. He was the husband of Patricia Smith and they shared 14 years together.
Born in Bakersfield, CA on April 29, 1943, he was one of six children and the only son of Ernest and Lucy Smith. He graduated from...
Wendy Sue (Carrico) Kennedy
Nov 22, 2022
Wendy Sue Kennedy, 72, passed away Monday, November 22, 2022, at Northern Rockies Medical Center, in Cut Bank.
Wendy was born May 1, 1950, in Shelby, to the late Woodrow and Ruth (Anderson) Carrico. She graduated from Montana State University – Northern in 1972, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Early Education...
Jim L. Nelson
Nov 19, 2022
James Leonard Nelson, 92, passed on Saturday, November 19, 2022.
Jim was born on June19th 1930 to Harvey and Susie Nelson in Shelby, Montana. Jim graduated from Shelby High in 1948. He joined the US Marine Reserves in Shelby and fought in the Korean War from 1950 - 1951.
When...
June Irene (Running) Jordan
Nov 15, 2022
June Irene Jordan, 93, passed away peacefully on Tuesday November 15, 2022 at Logan Health Conrad Nursing Home. She was born April 6, 1929, in Marsh Field, Wisconsin, to Mark and Amanda Running. She was a graduate of East High School at Green Bay Wisconsin in 1946. She attended the University of Wisconsin and Madison General School of...
Kenneth Larson
Nov 12, 2022
Kenneth Larson, 74, passed on Saturday, November 12, 2022.
Services will be held Spring 2023.
Joel Frost
Nov 8, 2022
Joel Frost, 87, of Tustin, CA, passed on November 8, 2022 at Great Falls Peace Hospice from mesothelioma. He was born in Big Timber, MT on March 14, 1935 to Joe and Mansie Frost.
Joel graduated from high school in Sunburst where he excelled in the classroom and where his love of sports flourished...
Inez (Pellman) Gripentrog
Nov 7, 2022
Inez (Pellman) Gripentrog passed away November 7, 2022, surrounded by love while the song “Unclouded Day” by Don Henley played softly in the background.
Inez was born at home to John and Rose Pellman on June 27, 1937. The youngest of nine, she grew up on the farm outside of Mantador, ND. She attended...
Dallas R. Koepfli
Nov 4, 2022
Dallas Reid Koepfli, 62, passed just two days from his birthday on Friday, November 4, 2022. Dallas was born on November 6, 1959 in Seattle, WA. He loved hunting, fishing, carpentry, and had a passion for working with vehicles, from painting them to rebuilding motors. For many years he had struggled with serious health problems and always overcame...
Patricia Ruth (Clark) Fugle
Nov 3, 2022
Patricia Ruth (Clark) Fugle, 91, passed on November 3, 2022 of natural causes. She was a long-time resident of Cut Bank. She was preceded in death by her mother, Vita; father,Port; 2 brothers, George and Rupert; sister, June; and her ex-husband, Donald G. Fugle.
A memorial service will be 2:00 PM on Saturday, July...
Helen Anna (Ebert) Henderson
Nov 2, 2022
Helen Anna (Ebert) Henderson, 92, of Cut Bank died Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at the Cut Bank BeeHive due to natural causes.
Survivors include her son, David (Charleen) Henderson of Cut Bank; her daughter, Dani (Bill) Patten of Phoenix, AZ; two grandchildren, Taylor (Tim) Ramirez of Oceano, CA and Tannor (Josee) Patten of Santa...
Helen (Ebert) Henderson
Nov 2, 2022
Helen Anna Catherine Henderson, 92, of Cut Bank, passed on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.
Services will be held Spring 2023.
Janice Lee Lovering
Oct 31, 2022
Janice Lee (Witcher) Lovering, 71, of Valier, died on October 31, 2022, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls.
She was born on 26 Sep 1951 in Butte, to Travis Witcher and Mozell (Crockett) Witcher. She was raised in Ennis and graduated high school there.
On 22 July 1972...
Renae Louise (Kovatch) Bowers
Oct 24, 2022
Renae Louise (Kovatch) Bowers passed away unexpectedly of sudden cardiac arrest at her home in Valier at the young age of 39 on Monday October 24, 2022.
A celebration of her life will be held at the Valier High School on November 1st at 1:00 pm. A reception will follow in the multi-purpose room...
Jody Rae Nordgulen
Oct 22, 2022
Jody Rae Nordgulen, 61, passed away October 22, 2022, after a hard-fought battle against cancer.
Jody leaves behind her wife, Grace; daughter, Jennifer; father, Jerry McGillen; sister, Velvet; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jody had an unquenching thirst for life and any adventure. Jody was a joy to everyone she met, and she will be...
Anna Mae (Herbst) Eberhardt
Oct 21, 2022
Anna Mae Eberhardt, 91 passed away Friday October 21, 2022.
Anna Mae was born July 7, 1931, in Eisenstein, WI to William and Grace Herbst. Anna had three younger sisters Laverne (Toots) Weiss, Janet (Nette) Mours, and Bonnie Mattke. She attended school up until the 8th grade and from there she entered the workforce...
Robert Lloyd Van Dessel
Oct 21, 2022
Robert Lloyd Van Dessel, 87, passed October 21, 2022.
Bob was born to Maude Hodges and Julius Van Dessel on May 19, 1935. He grew up on the family farm north of Joplin with his brothers and sisters, Norbert, Kay, Don, and Elva. Bob attended Joplin schools and graduated from Joplin High School in...
Irma (Lowthian) James
Oct 20, 2022
On October 22, 1941, in Cleveland, Ohio a sweet little girl was born to John and Edith Lowthian. Irma spent her childhood in a happy home with her brother John. When she was young their family moved from Ohio to a small farm in Pennsylvania. When she was a teenager, their family moved to southern California....
Gladys Eileen (Hemry) Hjartarson
Oct 16, 2022
Gladys Eileen (Hemry) Hjartarson passed away peacefully in her sleep October 16, 2022. One week after her 97th birthday.
She was born to Ralph and Esther Hemry on October 9, 1925, she joined sister, Irma, and brother, Harold, on the farm east of Brady. She attended school in Brady graduating high school in 1943....