OBITUARY LISTINGS

William S. Morris

Mar 11, 2018

William Shannon Morris, 52, of Browning, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018.

Rosary services will be Friday, March 16,at 7pm at Old Eagle Shield Center.

Funeral mass will be Saturday, March 17, at 2pm at Little Flower Catholic Church.

Fred Preitauer

Mar 10, 2018

Fred Preitauer, 85, passed away March 10, 2018 at the Pondera Medical Center with his family by his side.

Fred was born October 9, 1932 to Fred and Beatrice Preitauer in Hewitt, Minnesota and was raised in Parkers Prairie, MN.  He enlisted into the US Army and served for 2 years.  After the Army, Fred moved to...

Peggy Duffin

Mar 6, 2018

Margaret A “Peg” or “Peggy” Duffin was born on January 4, 1938 in Spokane, Washington to Leonard and Cecelia Goughnour.  At the tender age of two weeks, she moved to her home town of Missoula.

Her father died in an accident when she was a year and a half old.  Her mother could not raise her, so...

Fred C. Banka

Mar 6, 2018

Fred Charles Banka, 91, passed away on March 6, 2018 at the Pondera Extended Care Facility in Conrad.

Fred was born in Brady to Emily and Walter Banka on January 10, 1927. He married Ruth Evelyn Hanson on December 28, 1949.   They had four children. Fred joined the Navy in 1944 thru 1947. He farmed south of...

Colleen Weaver

Mar 5, 2018

Our beautiful mother, Ethel Colleen (Hatton) Weaver, 89, of Cut Bank passed away peacefully the morning of Monday, March 5th, 2018 of natural causes, surrounded by her family.

She was born July 26th, 1928 in Kanosh, Utah to Lynn and Della Hatton. She was the oldest of seven children. She grew up and...

Gayle W. Kramer

Mar 2, 2018

Gayle William Kramer, 87, of Browning, passed away March 2, 2018.

Rosary services will be Tuesday, March 6, at 7pm at Glacier Home Center.

Funeral mass will be Wednesday, March 7, at 2pm at Little Flower Catholic Church.

JoAnne Lobdell

Mar 1, 2018

JoAnne Lobdell, 74, of Valier, passed away March 1, 2018.

No services are planned at this time.

Burt Johnson

Feb 26, 2018

James Burton (Burt) Johnson, 88, of Conrad, passed away peacefully February 26, 2018 at home.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 3rd, at 11:00am at Bethany Lutheran Church in Dutton, MT.  There will be a viewing Friday evening, March 2nd, from 5:00-7:00pm at the Pondera Funeral Home in Conrad, MT.

Burt...

Jack M. Hayne

Feb 26, 2018

Jack McVicar Hayne, 97, of Dupuyer, died Monday, February 26th, 2018, at the Pondera Medical Center in Conrad.

Jack was born November 22, 1920, in Great Falls to Power area homesteaders, George Roy and Effie McVicar Hayne.  The family with sister, Suzi, eventually settled in the Finch Farm area of Aberdeen, Washington.  Jack attended Finch...

George F. Ellingson

Feb 25, 2018

George F. Ellingson, 92, passed away with his family by his side on Sunday, February 25th at the Pondera Medical Center in Conrad.

George was born on August 31, 1925, in Brady, Mt, to Edwin Oliver (2x4) Ellingson and Olga Lee Ellingson.  He grew up and attended grade school and high school in Brady. George...

Gertrude Peterson

Feb 22, 2018

Gertrude Genevieve (O’Loughlin) Peterson, age 100, Cut Bank, died peacefully in her sleep, Thursday, February 22, 2018, just five days short of her 101st birthday.

Vigil services will be Friday, March 9, at 7:00 pm at St. Margaret Catholic Church. Funeral mass will be Saturday, March 10, at 10:00 AM at the church. Visitation will be one...

Lorri J. Housel

Feb 19, 2018

Lorri Jean Housel, 56 of Sunburst passed away Monday, February 19, 2018 after a short battle with cancer. She was born on December 4, 1961 to Bob and Barb Lasher in Great Falls, MT. Lorri was raised in both Great Falls and Sunburst, MT with her 2 sisters (Sue and Holly) and 1 brother (Bobby). She graduated high school...

Terry L. Moench

Feb 18, 2018

Terry Moench, 69 of Shelby passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Born on March 11, 1948 to Fred and June Moench in Vancouver, Washington. Terry was the second oldest of 8 kids. Raised in Devon MT with his siblings in a small house, Terry formed a strong bond with his brothers...

Mary Jean Wells

Feb 15, 2018

Longtime Shelby resident Mary Jean Wells passed away February 15, 2018.  She leaves behind a large loving family, including her husband of 64 years, Jack Wells.

Mary Jean was born April 20, 1931.  She was the youngest of nine children in the Hasquet family.  She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Josephine, and her...

Dale J. Gunderson

Feb 14, 2018

Dale Gunderson, 78, of Rudyard Montana passed away on Feb 14, 2018 from complications following surgery for extensive blood loss from a ruptured spleen.  Burial was at the Chester Cemetery on March 2, 2018.  Arrangements have been handled by Asper Funeral Homes.

Dale Joe Gunderson was born in Great Falls, MT on March 16, 1939 to Douglas...

Emile H. Habets

Feb 8, 2018

Emile Herbert Habets, 92, passed away February8, 2018.

Visitation will be Wednesday, February 14, from 5 to 7pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel followed by a vigil service at 7pm at the funeral home. Funeral mass will be Thursday, February 15, at 10:00 AM at St. Williams Catholic Church. Burial with military honors in Mountain View Cemetery...

Al Neva

Feb 4, 2018

Albin Edward Neva, 97, passed away February 4, 2018.

Memorial services will be Saturday, July 14, at 11:00 AM at St. William's Catholic Church.

Pat Banka

Feb 1, 2018

Patricia Ruth Banka, 87, passed peacefully surrounded by her family on February 1st, 2018 at the Missouri River Center in Great Falls, Mt.

Patricia (Pat) was born September 9, 1930 to Kenneth and Lola Petterson Riley in Conrad, Montana.  She was the middle of three sisters, and grew up in Pendroy, Mt until moving to...

Dorothy J. Christianson

Feb 1, 2018

Dorothy J. Christianson, 90, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2018 at the Pondera Medical Center Extended Care Facility in Conrad.

Dorothy was born to George and Mary Waterland in Carlyle, MT on January 12, 1928.  She was the first born of 10 children.  She grew up on a dry land farm in Fallon County,...

Raymond G. Martin

Jan 31, 2018

Raymond George Martin passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018.

Ray was born on September 18, 1928 in Livingston, MT to Jack Martin and Grace Barcus Martin.  The oldest of five children, he grew up in Santa Cruz, CA.  He came to Montana in 1949 to help his grandmother, Sarah Barcus, run her ranch.  That is where he...