OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad, MT & Surrounding Areas
Diana M. (Bagnell) Adamson
Feb 20, 2022
Diana Marie Adamson (Bagnell), of south Devon community passed away on February 20 th at the age of 79. She was born April 15th, 1942, in St Ignatius, MT. She was the daughter of Mary Liberty and Darel (Scotty) Bagnell who both preceded her in death.
Diana was a Shelby Junior High English teacher...
Donald Lee Haynes
Feb 20, 2022
Donald Lee Haynes was born on February 12th, 1935. He passed away February 20th, 2022, at the age of 87. His funeral service will be on March 3rd at 12:00 at the United Methodist Church in Valier and he will be laid to rest at the Lakeview Cemetery in Valier.
Don was...
Gwenlyn Beth (Meyer) Gustin
Feb 17, 2022
Gwenlyn Beth Gustin (Meyer) passed away February 17, 2022, at the Liberty County Nursing Home in Chester, Montana. Mom was surrounded by her loving daughters, friends, and the wonderful caregivers at the nursing home at the time of her passing. A Memorial Service will be held at the United Methodist Church in Chester, Montana, on Saturday,...
Mary L. (Karst) Stevens
Feb 15, 2022
Mary Lucile Stevens, 81, passed on February 15, 2022.
Mary was raised on the family farm located between the Sweet Grass Hills & Sunburst. Mary was a graduate of North Toole County High School in 1958. She attended The University of Montana in Missoula as a music major. She was gifted.
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Norma J. (Berg) Fowler
Feb 14, 2022
Norma Joanne (Berg) Fowler passed away on February 14, 2022. She was born to Nordy and Gladys Berg on August 4, 1933. She was raised in the Whitewater community with her mother and 6 siblings. She attended Whitewater High School and graduated salutatorian May 18, 1950. Norma went on to attend college at Northern Montana College in Havre,...
Mickey Davis
Feb 13, 2022
Michael “Mickey” Phillip Davis, 75, passed away Feb. 13, 2022 at Logan Healthcare in Shelby after a long battle with Stiff Person Syndrome. Mickey was born March 11 ,1946 in Sioux City, Iowa, to Maurice and Lucille Davis. He attended elementary school at St. Michael’s Catholic School in Leeds, Iowa. After his family moved to Montana in 1961,...
Tedi Ann (Lawson) LaMere
Feb 13, 2022
Tedi Ann (Lawson) LaMere was born September 27, 1963 to Clarence “Bob” and Birdie Lawson. February 13, 2022 the Lord took her home.
Tedi was active in a Church Youth group, and that is where she came to know the Lord. Through her testimony many young people were led to the Lord...
Mary Jane Kinyon
Feb 10, 2022
Mary Jane Kinyon was born on June 21, 1953 in Port Clinton, Ohio. She was the youngest of five children to Frank and Harriet Carstens. Mary Jane went to Washington State University from 1971-1977 where she earned bachelor’s degrees in Bacteriology, Public Health and Animal Science. She met Richard “Dick” at WSU and they were married...
Maureen Judisch DeVries
Feb 8, 2022
Maureen LaVerne (Valstad) Judisch DeVries passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at the Logan Extended Care Facility in Conrad. Services will be held Monday, February 14, 2022. Visitation at 10:00 AM, Service 11:00 AM, at Pondera Valley Lutheran Church, 518 So. Delaware in Conrad, with 1:30 PM burial in Hillside Cemetery. A Luncheon will be served immediately...
Bruce Lehnerz
Feb 7, 2022
Bruce Gerhardt Lehnerz, 72, passed on Monday, February 7, 2022. He was born in Great Falls to Clarence G. and Alice G. (Nickelson) Lehnerz. Bruce was raised in Highwood. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps from 1969 to May of 1971 after an injury in Vietnam where he received a Purple Heart. He was a long-haul trucker...
Edward Monroe
Feb 5, 2022
Edward R. Monroe, of Valier, passed away February 5, 2022 at the Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank. He was born September 24, 1941 to Paul and Mabel Monroe. He was raised on the family farm SE of Valier. He attended school in Valier and graduated from Valier High School. After graduation he worked on the farm milking cows,...
William "Bill" H. Moss
Feb 4, 2022
William “Bill” Hinton Moss, beloved father, grandfather, friend and teacher, quietly passed away in Great Falls, MT on February 4th, 2022.
Bill was born December 5th, 1941 in Shelby, MT to Lou and Imy Moss. He grew up between Sunburst, MT, Fairbanks, AK, and the Gila River Valley in New Mexico. In high school,...
Lyle D. Gerrard
Feb 4, 2022
Lyle Douglas Gerard, 70, passed away on February 3, 2022 in Cut Bank due to complications of diabetes.
Lyle was born on March 6, 1951 in Cut Bank to James and Marjorie Gerard. Lyle graduated from Cut Bank High School in 1969. He then moved to California after high school and lived most of...
Mary Elizabeth (Stipp) Rudolph
Jan 26, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Rudolph was born at home to Arthur and Minerva Stipp on April 27, 1931. The family lived south of Joplin in the area called Black Coulee. Mary was the youngest of five daughters. Recalling early memories from living in the coulee always brought a smile to Mary’s face. She remembered being spoiled by a...
Luanna T. (Elling) Rigg
Jan 25, 2022
Luanna Theresa (Elling) Rigg, 91, passed on Tuesday, January 25, 2022.
Luanna was born July 23, 1930 to Fred Henry and Estella (Wendland) Elling. She was followed eight years later by brother, Freddy, in 1938. Lu graduated from Rudyard High School in 1948 and went on to Northern Montana College and earned a teaching...
Darlene E. (Fisk) Alvestad
Jan 25, 2022
In the quiet early morning hours of January 25, 2022, heaven received a precious mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt.
Darlene Evelyn (Fisk) Alvestad was born on June 12, 1927 to James and Olive Fisk in Grafton, ND. She was the oldest of six children. They lived on the family farm outside of...
Johnny Lee Sheldon
Jan 22, 2022
Johnny “John” Lee Sheldon, 52, passed away on January 22, 2022 at the Northern Montana Care Center where he resided. John was born on October 29, 1969 to Beverly Sue Layton and John Thomas Downey in Butte, Mt. He grew up in Chester, Mt. with his mother, father Gary Norman Layton and sister. He attended Chester High School and played...
Anita Jane (Barron) Vandolah
Jan 20, 2022
Anita Jane Vandolah, 78, passed away at home, surrounded by family January 20, 2022 in Conrad. Anita was the middle child of Virgil and Bertha Barron (1987). Anita was close with her older brother, Lloyd Barron (2015) and younger sister, Mary Ann (Lyle) Winkler. Anita grew up in Valier where she attended school and graduated in 1960. Anita...
Eunice (Severson) Askling
Jan 20, 2022
Eunice Viola Askling was born on July 4, 1922 in Larchwood, Iowa to Selmar and Marie Severson. She gained her wings on January 20, 2022 at Logan Health Extended Care in Conrad. Eunice married George Askling, the love of her life, on May 30, 1942. Together they had six children: Leon, Barbara, Kathy, Joyce, Gale, and...
Loretta Pauline (Gorder) Benjaminson
Jan 18, 2022
Loretta Pauline (Gorder) Benjaminson passed on January 18, 2022.
Loretta was born to Paul and Sarah Gorder on January 24, 1936 at their home in Sunburst. The Gorder family moved to Starbuck, MN in 1950 where Loretta graduated from Starbuck High School in 1954. She then attended and graduated from the Minnesota Vocational School...