OBITUARY LISTINGS

Edythe M Orcutt

Nov 24, 2016

Edythe Mildred (Pourroy) Orcutt, 93, passed away Thanksgiving, November 24, 2016 with her son by her side.

Funeral service will be held Friday, December 2, at 11:00 AM at Conrad First Presbyterian Church. A reception at the church will follow the burial.

Edythe was born February 21, 1923 in Conrad to Peter and Gladys Pourroy....

Carole J. Hanson

Nov 20, 2016

Carole June (Belt) Hanson was born March 15, 1940 in Harlem, MT to George and Marguerite (Boe) Belt.  She was the first born of five children.  Carole attended school in Harlem from first grade through twelfth grade.  She graduated in 1958 as salutatorian of her class. During her high school years she participated in musical groups including a western...

Marilyn L. Eckstein

Nov 18, 2016

Marilyn Eckstein, age 88, passed away November 18th at Pondera

Nursing Home in Conrad with her daughter by her side. A funeral will be

held on November 23rd at 2 p.m. at the Pondera Valley Lutheran Church.

A private family burial will take place prior to the...

Marjorie Ann Gerard

Nov 15, 2016

Marjorie Ann Brown Gerard, age 92 a longtime resident of Cut Bank, Montana, passed away on November 15, 2o16.  Margie, as she was known by her friends, was born on March 11, 1924, in Kalispell, Montana to James Brown and Rose Connolly Brown. Her siblings included three brothers Murphy, Donald, and Herbie and two sisters, Esther and Eileen. Margie...

Irene M (Johnson) Harmon

Nov 14, 2016

Irene Mae Johnson Harmon, 97, passed away November 14, 2016, while surrounded by her family in prayer at the Liberty County Medical Center.   Irene was born in Chester on May 15, 1919, to Edward and Orpha Staudacher Johnson.  Shortly after her birth her family moved to Wisconsin where lrene lived her childhood on a farm near Plum City.

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Lloyd M. Hanson

Nov 13, 2016

It was Sunday morning, November 13, 2016 in Cut Bank, Montana and Lloyd Hanson got dead.

He was born in the old hospital in Cut Bank to Ray and Bernita (Jeep) Hanson.  Other than rheumatic fever in...

Christina 'Tina' Smrcka

Nov 12, 2016

Christina Rose (Woods) Smrcka passed away November 12, 2016 at age 92 at the Glacier Care Center.

Christina “Tina”was born on December 20, 1923 on the homestead farm.  Both parents were from England.  Her mother came over with her four children although was widowed shortly...

Sandra McCracken

Nov 12, 2016

Sandra Sue McCracken of Conrad, MT died November 12, 2016 after a losing battle with a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at at later date.

Sandy was born October 14, 1965 in Conrad to Bruce and Nadeen McCracken, the fourth of five girls. Her parents broke with their tradition of passing on family names...

Wayne L Schwenke

Nov 12, 2016

Wayne L. Schwenke, 68, died peacefully in Great Falls on November 12, 2016.

Wayne was born on November 12, 1948 to Tom and Grace Schwenke in Cut Bank.  He graduated from Cut Bank High School in 1968.  Wayne served in the US Army in New York during the Vietnam War as a helicopter maintenance technician. ...

Sara Ruth (Teal) Long

Nov 10, 2016

Former Conrad, Montana resident and Conrad High School graduate, Ruth Long passed away November 10, 2016 at Agrace Hospice Care in Janesville, Wisconsin.

Ruth was born March 4 th , 1937 in Odessa, Texas to Betty McElroy and James Teal.  She married Roy R. Long on September 23 rd , 1957 in Libby...

Deidra "Deede" Merritt

Nov 8, 2016

Deidra “Deede” Merritt passed away on November 8, 2016.  She was born one day before Elroy and ten years – to the day – before Jan…and Deede never missed a chance to remind her!  The family sends thanks to Jan for her loyalty, friendship, and shoulders broader than most because we couldn’t have do it without you...

Marvin E. Klette

Nov 6, 2016

Marvin E. Klette, 81, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016 at PMC Extended Care.

Funeral services will be Thursday, November 10, at 1:00pm at Pondera Funeral Home.  Reception to follow service at Conrad Moose Lodge. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm at funeral home.

Marvin was born August 11, 1935 in Great Falls...

Ona Mae (Snuffer) Schwan

Nov 4, 2016

Ona Mae Snuffer Schwan, of Chester passed away on Friday, November 4, 2016 At Liberty County Medical Center Long Term Care.

Funeral service will be 10:00 am on Wednesday, November 9 at the Chester Assembly of God Church, followed by interment at the Lothair Cemetery.  Arrangements have been entrusted...

Darrell M McCracken

Oct 24, 2016

Darrell Michael McCracken, a life-long resident of Conrad and the Ledger Community, passed away on October 24, 2016, in Conrad of heart failure. He was 73.

Darrell was born on May 15, 1943, at the St Mary’s Catholic Hospital in Conrad to Woodrow and Betty...

Raymond W Zell

Oct 24, 2016

Raymond Willard Zell passed away at the age of 100 on October 24, 2016 at home in Shelby surrounded by family.

The celebration of his life with military honors will be Saturday, November 19, 2016, 2:00pm, at the Elks Hall (Coyote Club).

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Betty M. Fuson

Oct 20, 2016

Betty Fuson, 86, passed away on October 20 at Pondera Medical Center of natural causes.

Memorial services were held Monday, October 24, at First Presbyterian Church, where she had been a lifelong member.  Pastor Kirk Kestler officiated and her special friends provided a wonderful lunch.

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Pierre "Bob" Lettenga

Oct 19, 2016

Pierre R. (Bob) Lettenga was born April 7, 1927 to Robert P. and Elizabeth Weaver Lettenga. As a young boy growing up on the farm, he spent many hours walking behind as his father tilled and planted the land. He developed a love of the soil and watching crops grow and mature. At the age...

Alfonso Signore

Oct 19, 2016

Alfonso Signore, 90, of Conrad, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016.

Memorial services will be Monday,October 24, at 11:00 AM at Conrad Mission Church. A luncheon will follow servcie in church fellowship hall.

Susan N. (Gifford) Brown

Oct 16, 2016

Susan Naomi Brown, 91, passed away October 16, 2016 in Deer Lodge.

Funeral services will be Friday, October 21, at 10am at United Methodist Church in Chester. Burial to follow in Chester Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 5pm to 7pm at Rockman Funeral Home.

Susan was born October 14, 1925 in Hankinson,...

John Monroe

Oct 15, 2016

John G. Monroe “Doughboy”, 77, passed away on October 15, 2016 at Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls.

Services will be held at St. Margaret’s Catholic Church in Cut Bank on Friday, October 21, at 2:00 PM.

John was born in Browning on August 28, 1939 to George Guardipee and Barbara Monroe.  He grew...