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William D. Hays
Jan 17, 2021
William D. Hays passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, January 17, 2021 after reaching the age of 82 years old.
He was born in Petaluma, CA on December 5, 1938 Bill, the son of the late Thomas W. Hays and Daisy (MacKillop) Hays. He is preceded in death by his parents; his brother,...
Richard E. DeKay
Jan 17, 2021
Richard Edward DeKay, 73, a veteran of Cut Bank, passed Sunday, January 17, 2021.
Richie was born February 26, 1947 in Glenwood, MN to Clayton and Marion DeKay. He worked for the City of Cut Bank as water supervisor.
Survivors include daughter, Lyndsy (Jason) Plum and their children, Gage, Chase, and Brittany; daughter, Dixie DeKay,...
Gerald Max Smith
Jan 15, 2021
Gerald “Jerry” Max Smith, 68, passed away unexpectedly on January 15, 2021.
He was born on July 14, 1952 in Conrad, MT to Vernon McClelland Smith and Frances Bonita Charlotte Flage Smith. Jerry attended elementary school in Galata and graduated from Shelby High School in 1970. He attended college at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and graduated...
Charles W. Adams
Jan 12, 2021
Charles William Adams, 86, of Inverness, passed Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at Benefis in Great Falls.
Charlie was born south of Rudyard on his family farm June 17, 1934 to Oscar and Emma (Lambott) Adams. He finished his 8th grade schooling and worked on the farm with his brothers. Early on he worked on various farms in...
Pastor Michael T. Pickett
Jan 11, 2021
Pastor Michael T. Pickett was born in Brighton, England on October 13, 1943. He was raised in a family with four brothers and four sisters, and he and some of his sisters attended the Church of England, where he joined the choir. He loved good music from an early age. He worked in a hardware store when...
Donna Mae (Moritz) Diedrich
Jan 11, 2021
Donna Mae Diedrich, 81, passed Monday, January 11, 2021.The community of Conrad lost a beautiful soul and heaven gained a wonderful person.
Donna was born to Simon and Francis Moritz on May 21, 1939 in Conrad. She was 4th born out of 11 children, whom she loved all of them dearly. She grew up on...
Michel "Mickey" (Hall) Wolf
Jan 9, 2021
After a hard-fought and courageous battle with cancer, Michel “Mickey” Bernice Wolf, 83, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 9 surrounded by family at her home in Shelby.
Mickey was born Dec. 20, 1937, in Minot, N. D., the daughter of the late Howard and Mildred Hall, the second of three siblings. She was raised on the Hi-Line...
Valerie Pearson
Jan 6, 2021
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Valerie Proctor Pearson, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family in Rathdrum, ID on January 6th, 2021. Valerie was born on October 26, 1946 in Panguitch, UT to Romona McIntosh and Thomas Sevy Proctor, the third of four children. She was married to Rodney Sim Pearson, of Circleville,...
Margaret Ann (Nelson) Graff
Jan 4, 2021
Margaret Ann Nelson was born September 2, 1929 to Frank and Minnie (Reed) Nelson in Poplar, Montana. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 4, 2021, in Dodge City, Kansas at age 91.
Margaret attended Poplar schools and graduated from high school in 1947. After graduation Margaret moved to Bozeman...
Charles J. "Speck" Helmbrecht
Jan 2, 2021
Charles Junior "Speck" Helmbrecht was born June 1, 1928 in a little white house in Berlin, North Dakota to Carl & Kathryn (Nelson) Helmbrecht, joining two brothers and two sisters. The family moved to Mott, North Dakota in 1930, where Speck attended first grade in 1934. In 1935, the family moved to Scobey, MT where he graduated from high...
Russell Lowell Taylor
Dec 27, 2020
Russell Lowell Taylor, born March 25, 1956, passed away on December 27, 2020, of cancer. Russell was surrounded by his loving family while under hospice care. He was born in Shelby, Montana to Elsie and Robert Taylor. He joined big sister, Roberta; brother, Joe; and sister, Mary. Russ grew up in Shelby. After graduating, he joined the army and...
Larry G. Watterud
Dec 26, 2020
Larry Gale Watterud, 84, passed December 26, 2020. He was born in Columbus ND on June 25,1936 to Louie and Elvira (Simonson) Watterud. He was the oldest of 4 children.
Larry moved to Montana where he married Nellie Gibbons in 1959. He farmed north of Conrad for 4+ decades. During that time, they had 5 children who...
Ronda L. Anderson
Dec 18, 2020
Ronda Leila Anderson, 74, went home to be with her Lord on December 18, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 27, 1946 in Billings, Montana to Lawrence and Leila Williams. When Ronda was 11 years old, the family moved to Helena where she lived for six years. She attended her first three years of high...
John G. Rice
Dec 15, 2020
John Gordon Rice passed Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at the Glacier Care Center of natural causes.
Gordon was born September 23, 1930 in Magrath, Alberta, Canada to Walden Rice and Mildred Clark. He grew up in Magrath and married Mary Jane Blumel on August 20, 1951. In 1957, Gordon and Mary Jane moved to Montana where they...
Clarice Mae Aakre
Dec 10, 2020
Clarice Mae (Woldstad) Aakre slipped away from this earth on the bright, clear morning of December 10, 2020 to rejoin her beloved husband, Tib; son, Russell and daughter, Karen. She will also be welcomed home by her parents, Sigvart K. and Cora (Sundby) Woldstad; her sisters, Stella, Alice, and Martha; as well as her brothers, Carrol, Melvin,...
Leslie A. Whitt
Dec 8, 2020
Leslie Alan Whitt, 61, died on December 8th, 2020, in Great Falls after a long and brave battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Les was born on January 24, 1959 in CutBank, to Sid and Dolores Whitt. He grew up in Kevin and graduated from North Toole County High School in Sunburst in 1977.
Les worked in...
Elaine C. (Bowman) Schram
Dec 8, 2020
Elaine Clarice (Bowman) Schram, 87, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls, surrounded by her loving family.
Her memorial service will be held at Pondera Valley Lutheran Church in Conrad, on Saturday, December 12th, at 1:00 PM. Social distancing protocol will be enforced.
Elaine was born...
Walter F. Waite
Dec 8, 2020
Walter F. Waite, 94, a Marine Corps veteran and community leader, died on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Pondera Medical Center.
Graveside services with military honors will be held at Utica Cemetery in spring.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Waite of Conrad; daughter, Christine Sims of Missoula; son, Lance Waite of Spokane; stepson, William “Billy”...
Barbara Lynn Brown
Dec 6, 2020
Barbara Lynn Brown peacefully passed on the evening of December 6, 2020. After 20 years apart, she has reunited with her dearly departed husband, Stanley, and her heart is once again whole.
Barb was born on March 2, 1949 in Lansing, Michigan to R.D. and Jeanne Wallace. She was one of five children, raised in Lansing where...
Betty Gilbert
Nov 26, 2020
Thanksgiving morning, November 26, 2020, Betty Gilbert, rejoined the love of her life, Kenny Gilbert, just in time for their 73rd wedding anniversary. Our sadness at her passing is tempered by our happiness that Betty and Kenny are together again, holding hands, and loving each other as they did on this earth.
Betty Elizabeth Gloyne Fitzsimmons Gilbert...
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