OBITUARY LISTINGS

Jan 29, 2018

Rena Jean Appley Leck, 94, of Helena, Montana, passed away peacefully at home on January 29, 2018 with family by her side.

Visitation will be on Friday, February 2, 2018 from 5 – 7p.m. at Asper Funeral Home in Shelby.

Funeral services will be held at the United Methodist Church in Shelby on...

Jan 28, 2018

Long time Shelby resident Sophia Kubis died Sunday evening Jan 28, 2018, with family at her bedside following an illness at Missouri River Care Center. Mom was born Zofia Swietoniowski March 20, 1925 in a small village in Poland. She was eldest of many children, helping her mother and father on their small farm. During the German...

Jan 28, 2018

Born September 9, 1947, Darrell A. Keck, our beloved husband, father, brother and friend, having lived life to the fullest, said “last call” for his final time on January 28, 2018.

Darrell was born and raised in Great Falls, MT.  He worked hard all his life.  Starting at the ripe old age of 13, some...

Jan 28, 2018

Dorothy Ann Gilligan, age 82, of Cut Bank passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the Glacier Care Center.

Memorial mass will be held Monday, February 5, at 11:00 AM at St. Margaret's Catholic Church.

Dorothy was born in Conrad, on the way to the hospital in Great Falls, to Clifford and Alice Curtis.  She...

Jan 26, 2018

Glenn D. Enghusen, 97, passed away quietly Friday, January 26, 2018 with his granddaughter Ashley Watkins by his side.  He lived a long fulfilling life filled with love, adventures, and happiness.  He was a World War II vet trained in demolition and parachute when moving off the farm at the age of 23.  After his many years...

Jan 25, 2018

Marlys Gail Robertson, 82, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Shelby Care Center.  A Celebration of Life will take place at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 3, 2018, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Shelby, MT, with reception to follow.

Marlys was born April 26, 1935, in Chicago, IL,...

Jan 23, 2018

Robert Anton Tomsheck, long time Sunburst area farmer, rancher, community leader, and beloved family man, passed away Tuesday, January 23, leaving behind a substantial legacy for the future. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm, Tuesday, January 30, at the Sunburst Lutheran Church followed by burial in the Sunburst Cemetery. Visitation with family will be 5:00-7:00 pm, Monday,...

Jan 21, 2018

William James May, Sr., age 99, a longtime Conrad resident died January 21, 2018.

He was born November 18, 1918 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the seventh of nine children to Patrick J. and Anastasia G. Brennan May, natives of Ireland. Following graduation from Warren G. Harding High School in 1936 he was employed as a technician in the...

Jan 21, 2018

Kay Naylor, 90, passed away on Sunday, January 22nd surrounded by his kids.  Kay was born October 20, 1927 In Lewistown, Montana.  He grew up on Spring Creek fishing instead of attending school!  Kay received his diploma from a high school in Seattle that he never attended because he had joined the Navy.  He served aboard the...

Jan 21, 2018

Ruth Evelyn Banka, 89, passed away Sunday morning, January 21, 2018 at the Pondera Extended Care facility in Conrad.

Ruth was born February 24, 1928 to Carl and Cecille (Havskjold) Hanson in Conrad. She married Fred Banka December 28, 1949.  They had 4 children.  Ruth graduated from Conrad High School in 1948 then worked for the mustard...

Jan 17, 2018

Robert W. “Bob” Smith died on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 of natural causes at the Marias Medical Center in Shelby, MT.  He was 88 years old.  Services will be held on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank at 10:30 AM.  Burial will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors. A reception at...

Jan 16, 2018

Florence Mae Rutherford Allison age 95 died of natural causes Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at the Marias Care Center in Shelby. Florence was born November 22, 1922 to Ellen (Crawford) and William Rutherford at the family ranch on Birch Creek.

She was raised on the family ranch and attended Birch Creek country school completing eighth...

Jan 15, 2018

Donald Lyle Meier, 88, passed away on Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at the Pondera Medical Center Long-term Care facility.

A funeral mass was held Saturday, Jan. 20 at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Burial followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Asper Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Don was born in Lemmon, S.D., May...

Jan 14, 2018

Nell W. McLouth, age 82, born Mary Manell Withrow, passed away of natural causes on January 14, 2018 at Marias Medical Center in Shelby, Montana. Services will be on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank. In keeping with her wishes, private inurnment will follow, next to her late husband, Lynn...

Jan 14, 2018

Gorden Dyrud, 94, passed away on Sunday January 14, 2018 surrounded by his family.  Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday January 19th, at Golden West Lutheran Church.

Gorden was born December 5, 1923 in his parent’s home East of Conrad.  He grew up on his family’s farm and attended Sollid Rural School, followed by...

Jan 13, 2018

Walter Rudolph Losing, 82, passed away at his home on January 13, 2018.

Walter was born in Sweetgrass, MT on February 26, 1935 to Rudolph and Bertha (Renner) Losing.  He attended school in Cut Bank up until his junior year of high school.  He worked real hard to learn the English language because he only knew German...

Jan 13, 2018

Edeline A. Otness, 91, of Brady, passed away of natural causes on January 13, 2018.  She was born May 9, 1926.  Edeline attended Brady School and later attended Kinman Business University in Spokane, Washington.

In 1947, she married Birdeen ‘Bud’ Otness and raised two children, Lee and Vicki, on the family farm north of Brady.  She spent...

Jan 11, 2018

Peter (Fritz)Van Den Berg Jr. was reunited with his wife in Heaven on January 11th, 2018 at the Peace Hospice in Great Falls. He greeted death in the early morning surrounded by loved ones. Peter was born on August 10, 1929 in the small town of Manhattan, MT to Peter Sr. and Mary Verwolf, he became the youngest of...

Jan 10, 2018

Irvin K. Hauge, 93, passed away January 10, 2018 in North Dakota.

Irvin was born December 26, 1924 in Liberty County. He was one of three children born to Arne and Maria (Morkrid) Hauge. Irvin attended school in Chester. He served as a First Class Private and drove truck in the US Army for 2 years. Irvin...

Jan 10, 2018

Annie (Ann) Pearl Wards Carnes, age 85, passed away peacefully on January 10,2018 at the Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank due to complications from the flu.  As she has requested her body has been cremated and a small family and friends memorial service is pending.  She will be buried in Arizona along with her husband at the...