OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad, MT & Surrounding Areas
Betty Ellen Klosterboer
May 14, 2022
Betty Klosterboer of Valier Montana passed peacefully in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 14. Betty was a lifelong resident of Valier Montana, born on February 25 ,1939, she was 83. Betty was proceeded in Death by her parents, Harold and Beulah Brown, her husband John Klosterboer, brothers Steve and Jim, and a sister Bonnie. Betty is...
Gordon V. Nelsen
May 8, 2022
Gordon Victor Nelsen died unexpectedly on a family walk in Snohomish, WA on May 8, 2022, at the age of 80.
Gordon was born February 14,1942 in Williston, ND to Hans and Harriet (Nyquist) Nelsen, one of five children. He graduated from Poplar High School and then served four years...
Gerald D. Bruner
May 4, 2022
Gerald Bruner, 79, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2022 at the Peace Hospice House in Great Falls from Multiple Myeloma cancer. Visitation will be Sunday, May 15, from 6-8pm at Asper/Pondera Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be held Monday, May 16, at 11:00am at St. Michael’s Catholic Church.
Gerald was raised...
Ronald W. Sagen
Apr 29, 2022
Ronald Wayne Sagen (Ron or Ronnie) passed
away peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Friday, April 29, 2022, at Big Sandy Medical Center.
Ron was born on May 15, 1954, in Whitefish, Mt. He was the first child of three, born to Kay Mlinar. Around the time most...
Mary (Gallagher) Parker
Apr 20, 2022
Mary Elizabeth (Gallagher) Parker born June 4, 1926 to Hugh and Anna (Audop) Gallagher in Spokane Washington, passed away April 20, 2022 surrounded by her loving husband and family. Mary enjoyed growing up in Spokane with her five siblings, attending St. Patrick’s Elementary and Holy Names Academy. Mary graduated from Holy Names College with a B.A....
Alyssa K. Revell
Apr 19, 2022
Alyssa was born May 26, 1991 in Shelby to Anita and Gary Feland Jr. A beautiful and inquisitive child, her interest in nature and pets started at an early age. With a heart as big as all the outdoors she would have saved and cared for every animal she found. She started school in Sunburst where she formed...
Bill Gunderson
Apr 16, 2022
Wilfred “Bill” Loyd Gunderson, 91, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on April 16, 2022 at his home with family by his side. Bill was born in Grand View, WI on July 5, 1930. He was the second child of four boys born to Enar and Marion (Hackett) Gunderson. Attended grade school in Grand View and...
Steve Burney
Apr 13, 2022
Surrounded by family, Stephen Brice Burney, known to many as ‘Bugs’, arrived home by Angels’ Wings on April 13, 2022 to be with our Lord and Savior.
Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, May 7th at 10:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Cut Bank followed by graveside...
Norma L. (Schaaf) Walter
Apr 8, 2022
Norma L Walter, 82 years, old passed away of natural causes on April 8 2022. She was a mother a grandmother and great-grandmother.
Services will be held on Thursday April 14th 11 a.m. at the Asper/Pondera Funeral Home.
Norma was born on April 26, 1939 in Reeder, Adams County North Dakota to Peter Schaaf and...
Gloria Auge
Apr 8, 2022
Gloria Auge was born April 16, 1938 to Wayne and Geneva Auge in Whitefish, MT. She passed on April 8, 2022 after a valiant fight with cancer. Gloria lived in Whitefish for many years, for a short time in Oregon, then moved to Conrad in 1983 after purchasing Ed’s Tavern. Over the years she...
Frederick S. Greco
Apr 8, 2022
Frederick Scott Greco, 61, of Cut Bank, passed away at Great Falls Benefis Peace Hospice on Friday, April 8, 2022, after a brave, five-year long battle with colon cancer.
A Celebration of Life for Fred will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 2 p.m. at the Joe Meagher...
Dennis R. Howell
Apr 5, 2022
Dennis Rodger Howell passed away peacefully on April 5th, 2022, surrounded by his family at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls.
Dennis was born on September 16, 1945, to Edwin and Florence Howell in Shelby and his early childhood was spent in Kevin. After the death of his father, Dennis along...
Jack L. Johannes
Apr 3, 2022
On Sunday, April 3rd, 2022, the Johannes family suffered a tragic loss with the unexpected passing of Jack Lee Johannes (age 53) of Shelby.
Jack was born in Cut Bank in January of 1969, to Jackie Lee Johannes Sr. and Elaine (Stores) Johannes. Jack was born and raised on the Hi-Line of...
Rod Carlbom
Apr 2, 2022
Rodney “Rod” Eugene Carlbom, 83, took his final journey through heaven’s doors on April 2, 2022.
Rod was born in Conrad to Lloyd and Edna Carlbom. He had an older brother, Don, younger brother, Lee, and sister, Janis. Rod graduated from Conrad High School and took over the family farm. He was called to service duty three...
Audrey (Nelson) Kieft
Apr 1, 2022
Audrey Kieft, humble beloved child of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, was welcomed home, into His loving arms, on April 1st 2022. She was truly wonderfully made, born in August 1938 to Henry and Marian Nelson, the 2nd in line of 5 Nelson daughters. Audrey married her childhood sweetheart, Claude Kieft, in 1956. Together they raised 4...
Jennie Lee (Flaget) Maston
Mar 27, 2022
Jennie Lee Flaget was born in Ethridge on March 3, 1921, to John Olson Flaget and Guri (Gina) Boe Flaget. She died March 27, 2022, 24 days after her 101st birthday anniversary.
Funeral services will be Thursday, March 31, at 1:00pm at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Reception at the church will follow burial in Crown Hill Cemetery....
Nanna Marie (Dickinson) Flesch
Mar 25, 2022
Nanna Marie (Dickinson) Flesch passed away in a vehicle accident near Harrison, NE on March 25, 2022. Nanna was born September 4, 1979 in Sterling, CO to James and Sandra (Sewald) Dickinson. Nanna was loved by all, and loved all, especially her family. Her generous heart, giving spirit, and genuine personality defined the way she lived her life...
Hattie (Lunda) Appley
Mar 25, 2022
Hattie Josephine Victoria Appley, 80, passed peacefully on the morning of Friday March 25th, 2022. Hattie was born on November 26th, 1941, in Bruno, Minnesota to Sigurd and Johanna Meir Lunda.
Memorial services will be Thursday, April 14, at 1pm at St. Luke's Lutheran Church.
Hattie and her...
Richard "Rick" Schmidt
Mar 22, 2022
Richard “Rick” J. Schmidt, 78, of Shelby, passed peacefully on March 22, 2022 at Benefis Healthcare surrounded by family.
Rick was born May 26, 1943 to John “Jack” and Rosalia Schmidt in Minot, North Dakota.
In 1965 at the age of 17, Rick joined the US Army Reserves...
June VandenBos
Mar 18, 2022
Harry "June" VandenBos was born February 2nd, 1943 to Harry and Victoria (Troyer) VandenBos. He had 4 sisters and 3 brothers. He attended Valier public school. In 1965, he married Linda Moritz and had 2 sons, Daryl and Troy and 2 daughters, Renee and Carolyn. They lived on a farm south of Valier from 1970 until 20l9. June...