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Leroy Dale Bender
Jan 24, 2025
Leroy Dale Bender, 88, passed on Friday, January 24, 2025.
A full obituary will follow.
Evelyn Florence Attwood
Jan 20, 2025
Evelyn Florence (Peterson)Attwood,86, passed away in Cutbank, MT. on Monday, January 20, 2025 of congestive heart failure. The funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 2nd, at 1:00 pm. at Babb Methodist Church followed by a potluck meal.
Evelyn was born August 30, 1938, in Browning, MT to George & Eliza (Flammond) Peterson. She was raised on Moccasin Flat in...
John Dale Horgus
Jan 12, 2025
On January 12, 2025, our brother and friend John Dale Horgus passed away peacefully at his home in Kalispell, Montana. He was surrounded by loving family and close friends.
In 1972 John graduated from Sunburst High school and pursued his education at the Montana Vocational Technical Center in Helena, Montana where he obtained a degree in aircraft mechanics.
After living and working...
Brian Duncan Orvis
Jan 11, 2025
Brian Duncan Orvis, was born on April 19, 1954, To Earl (Buddy) Orvis and Marilyn Jean Duncan. He was born in Conrad, Mont., and passed away peacefully on Jan. 11, 2025, in Shelby, Mont., with his sister, Angie, and nephew, Skip, by his side.
Brian loved life, his children and his grandkids most, but his favorite person throughout his life would...
Jeffrey Alan Anderson
Jan 6, 2025
Jeffrey Alan Anderson, a lifelong resident of Cut Bank, Montana, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2025.
Born on May 28, 1947, to Alan and June Anderson, Jeff was the second of four children. He graduated from Cut Bank High School and began his studies at Montana State University in Bozeman. However, his deep dedication to family led him to return...
Andy Vandolah
Dec 31, 2024
Leonard “Andy” Vandolah found peace from his pain and complications of dementia when he passed on December 31, 2024. Andy celebrated his 77 birthday two days before his death surrounded by family. Andy was born in 1947 in Townsend, MT. He was born to Melvin Franklin Vandolah (Missouri) and Charlotte Isabelle Billman (Livingston). He was a miracle baby as he...
Donna Jean Combs
Dec 30, 2024
Donna Jean Combs was born on April 8, 1947 to Clarence and Bernice Smith. She grew up in Ethridge, Montana, and later, Shelby Montana. She married the love of her life, John Combs on July 3, 1966, in Cutbank, Montana. Together, they had two beautiful boys, Corey, and Philip.
Donna and John worked and lived in Wyoming and later on in...
Kathy Walter
Dec 25, 2024
Kathy S. Walter, of Conrad Montana, gained her angel wings on December 25, 2024.
Visitation will be Friday, January 3, from 5 to 7:00 pm at Asper/Pondera Funeral Home. Services will be held on Saturday, January 4th, 2025 at the Pondera Valley Lutheran Church at 2:00pm in Conrad, MT. A private burial will follow at the Walter Family Farm/Cemetery.
Kathy was born...
Marilyn Jean Nyberg
Dec 20, 2024
Marilyn Jean (Meyer) Nyberg of Conrad, passed away peacefully at Teton Peak Assisted Living in Choteau on Friday, December 20, 2024.
Marilyn was born on October 20,1936 to Henry and Winifred Meyer. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Conrad High School. Marilyn met the love of her life while working at Buttrey Foods Store in Conrad. They...
Josette Kienenberger Riphenburg
Dec 18, 2024
Josette Kienenberger Riphenburg, 48, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at her home in Conrad, MT.Josette was a loving mother and grandmother, and her children and grandchildren were the light of her life. She was also a devoted wife to her husband, Shaun, sharing countless cherished memories together.Josette had a deep love for sunflowers, dogs, and most of...
Selma Hardeland
Dec 17, 2024
Selma “Charlie” Hardeland, 95, passed on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Benefis Healthcare of natural causes.
Visitation will be held Friday, December 27, at Asper/Pondera Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Services will be Saturday, December 28, at 2:00 pm at Pondera Valley Lutheran Church.
Charlie was born July 19, 1929 in Great Falls. She taught school in Ledger, MT for...
Connie Kimmet
Dec 17, 2024
Constance Sue was born April 23, 1950 in Great Falls to Robert and Elizabeth Wilson, being the fifth of six children. On December 17, 2024 Connie passed away at home surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer.
Connie attended school in Great Falls and in 1977, she moved to Shelby, where she worked as a waitress until she...
James Edward Nickol
Dec 15, 2024
James Edward Nickol, known to his family and friends as Jim, was born on March 31, 1950, just a day shy of April 1st, in Conrad, Montana, to Leo and Ruth Nickol. He was the fourth of eight children, joining his three older brothers, and later welcomed another brother and three sisters into the family.
Jim’s early years were spent in...
Daniel Felska
Dec 14, 2024
On December 14, 2024, at the age of 82, Daniel Jerome Felska unexpectedly passed away from natural causes at his home in Helena, MT. Dan was born to Daniel “Jerome” Felska and Evelyn “Torg” Torgerson Felska on December 16, 1941, in St. Paul, MN. A younger sister, Kathleen “Kay” Felska joined their family in 1943.
Dan’s family moved to Conrad, MT,...
Janice Keith
Dec 14, 2024
Janice Dickey Keith died on December 14, 2024 at the age of 77 from a cancerous brain
tumor. She was born in Helena on December 14, 1947 to Virginia "Jo" Tilton and Lee
Dickey. She was raised in Columbia Falls and graduated from Flathead High School in
Kalispell in 1965. She went on to Northern Montana College in Havre to become a
teacher, her...
Dennis Lee Barker
Dec 11, 2024
Dennis Lee Barker of Shelby, Montana passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Dennis was born in Pratt, Kansas to Clarence and Winifred Barker, the youngest of three children. Clarence passed away in 1964 and Winifred remarried Frank Staples after Dennis left for college.
Dennis graduated from Pratt High School in 1973 and from North Dakota State University in 1977 where...
Mary Ann Ford
Dec 9, 2024
Mary Ann Ford 1948-2024 Mary Ann Ford passed away on December 9th, 2024. She was born on January I 9th, 1948 in Devil's Lake, ND to Richard and Evelyn Ford. Mary Ann was their only child. Shortly after she was born, they moved to Great Falls. In her teenage years, Mary Ann worked at the family business, Ford's Drive In,...
Janice Marjorie Edmister
Dec 7, 2024
Janice Marjorie (Irvin) Edmister passed away peacefully on December 7, 2024, in Great Falls Montana. She was born June 29, 1942, to Joseph and Marjorie (Grieve) Irvin of Shelby, Montana. Her sister, Nancy, always wanted a little sister since there were already 2 brothers Dick and Dwayne. As the years passed, her childhood was filled with many family events which...
Kenneth Slater Galbreath
Dec 6, 2024
Obituary for Kenneth Slater Galbreath, Jr. It is with deep sorrow and loving remembrance that we announce the passing of Kenneth Slater Galbreath, Jr., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Kenneth passed away at the age of 90 years and 8 months on December 6, 2024, at home in his sleep, leaving behind a legacy of courage and...
Barbara Ann Weathered
Dec 6, 2024
Barbara Ann Bare Weathered, 98, passed on Friday, December 6, 2024.
A full obituary to follow.
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