OBITUARY LISTINGS

Betty Lou Van De Kop

Oct 11, 2019

Betty Lou Van De Kop was born August 28, 1930 in Spokane, WA to George and Edna Rietz. Betty was called home by the Lord on October 11, 2019. She was 89 years old.

Betty grew up in the foothills out of Dupuyer.  She had a love of her horses and the outdoors.  She met and married...

John R. Harper

Oct 3, 2019

John Roland Harper passed away peacefully in his home on October 3, 2019.  John was born on November 29, 1955 in Missoula, to Roland and Verna Jean Harper. John spent his lifetime working the oil fields of America, ranging from the north slope of Alaska to the southern shores of Texas, eventually settling in Cut Bank, Montana...

Jean (Denning) Denney

Oct 2, 2019

Eva Jean Denney (née Denning}) died peacefully at the Pondera Medical Center in Conrad on October 2, 2019 at the age of 90.

Jean is survived by children, Sharon Jung of Molalla, Oregon; Ronald Denney (Rhonda) if Augusta, Montana; Sande Carr of Great Falls, Montana; Peggy Taylor (Ralph) of Libby, Montana; Richard Denney (Diane) of...

Marcella A. Stoetzel

Sep 27, 2019

Marcella A. Stoetzel, 94, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at the PMC Extended Care.

Vigil service will be Wednesday, October 2, at 7pm at the Pondera Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be Thursday, October 3, at 11am at St. Michael’s Catholic Church.

Marcella was born June 6, 1925 in Belle River, MN....

Linda Coy

Sep 19, 2019

Linda Anne Coy passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 21, at 2:00PM at Chester Cemetery.

Jerry Larson

Sep 17, 2019

Gerald Robert “Jerry” Larson, 72, of Shelby, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019.

Memorial services will be Tuesday, September 24, at 2:00PM at the First Baptist Church.

Jerry was born on July 10, 1947 in Williston, ND to Armor and Bettie Larson. He moved to Toole County in 1985.  He was a barber...

Bernice L. Boucher

Sep 13, 2019

Bernice Boucher, 95, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 13, 2019. She passed away at her farmhouse in Conrad.

Memorial services will be held Monday, October 7, at 2:00PM at the Pondera Valley Lutheran Church. A reception at the Conrad Moose Lodge will follow the burial.

Bernice was born...

Albert DeVries

Sep 9, 2019

Albert DeVries, 74, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019.

A private service will be held at a later date.

Boyd Nealy

Sep 3, 2019

Charlie Boyd Nealy, 81, passed away peacefully September 3, 2019 in Billings.  Funeral services will be held Friday, September 13, 2019 at 11am at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Chester. Burial following in Chester Cemetery.

Charlie was born April 30, 1938 in Torrington, Wyoming to Lavern and Mabel Nealy.  He was the 7th of 9...

Edward A. Goodan

Sep 3, 2019

Goodan, Edward A. 83, died September 3, 2019 in Shelby.  He was born December 28, 1935, in Lewistown, Montana to Albert and Alice (Combs) Goodan of Kolin, MT. He grew up on the family farm/ranch there. He went to grade school in Kolin, high school in Moccasin, and “Montana State College” (Bozeman). He taught math and science...

Marjorie E. (Volk) Mathison

Aug 31, 2019

We have lost a remarkable Woman this year. Mother, Sister, Grandmother & Great Grandmother,

Friend, and much more. Margie has gone to join her family and friends and Her God in a magical place.

Marge was a faithful member of the St. William Parish and made sure her children were at church every...

Dorothy Moss

Aug 30, 2019

Dorothy Katherine (Dottie) Moss, 77 passed away August 30, 2019 in Seattle Washington.  She was born August 14, 1942 in Shelby Mt. to Orville and Katherine (Breuer) Aschim.

Dottie grew up at the base of West Butte here she lived with her family on the Bow and Arrow Ranch. Dottie attended O’Loughlin country school, Sunburst...

Duane "Skip" Zorn

Aug 28, 2019

Duane Byron “Skip” Zorn, 78, passed away at the Marias Medical Center Extended Care on August 28, 2019 after living there for 8 years.

Graveside service with military honors will be Thursday, September 5, at 10:00 AM at Chester Cemetery.

Skip was born to Raymond and Ellen (Skonard) Zorn in Chester on February 13, 1941....

Gloria R. Quenzer

Aug 27, 2019

Gloria Ruth Quenzer, 87, of Cut Bank, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2019.

Services will follow in December

Memorials can be made to the Harvest Food Pantry in Cut Bank.

A full obituary will follow.

Butch Jeppesen

Aug 21, 2019

Karl “Butch” Grant Jeppesen, Jr. passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019 surrounded by his wife and children. Butch was born February 24, 1957 to Karl Grant and Carol (Brown) Jeppesen. He was raised on a ranch in Chester, MT. Butch never let the sun go down without putting in a hard day’s work.

Butch met...

Samuel Van Dam

Aug 16, 2019

Samuel Van Dam, 84, passed away on the morning of Friday, August 16, 2019 surrounded by loved ones.

Sam was born on October 27, 1934 in Conrad to Cornelius and Mattie Van Dam.  He spent his childhood creating the best of memories with his two older siblings, Anna and Mike.

As a young...

Pam Porter

Aug 12, 2019

Pamela Elaine Porter, 90, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019.

Graveside services will be Saturday, August 17, at 10:00 AM.

A full obituary to follow.

Kenneth J. Klette

Aug 8, 2019

Kenneth Judine Klette, 87, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at PMC Extended Care surrounded by family and friends.

Kenneth was born in Conrad on January 19, 1932 to Thomas and Annie (Edwards) Klette. He served and was honorably discharged from the US Air Force. Kenneth then married the love of his life, Shirley P. Dobner, on...

Denny J. Pruttis

Aug 7, 2019

Denny J. Pruttis, 74, of Conrad, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019.

Services will be at a later date.

A full obituary will follow.

Aileen Ruth Stroh

Aug 3, 2019

Aileen Ruth Stroh, 89, of Conrad, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019.

Aileen was born January 27, 1930 in Kalispell to Leonard and Iva (Curtis) Wells.

She married Ken Stroh on April 17, 1948 in Seattle, WA.

No services are planned.