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John Peter Wipf
Apr 1, 2013
John Peter Wipf, 80 of Glendale Hutterite Colony, passed away at his home on April 1, 2013, from natural causes. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 4, at noon at the Glendale Hutterite Colony with burial to follow in the Glendale Cemetery. John was born on May 3, 1932 at Rockport Colony, Magrath, Alberta to Peter and Mary (Hofer) Wipf....
Delores Pogreba
Mar 26, 2013
Delores Ann Pogreba, 72, a retired day care provider from Shelby, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at her home due to breast cancer. Visitation is Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 PM at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. Funeral services are 1:00 PM, Saturday at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church with burial to follow in the Mountain View Cemetery. A reception will...
James 'Jim' McDonald
Mar 15, 2013
James Gregg McDonald, 67, a retired truck driver from Shelby, passed away Friday, March 15, 2013, at his home due to end stages of COPD. Memorial services will be held 2:00 pm, Tuesday, March 19, at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. A reception will follow at the Mint Bar. Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Ruby of Shelby; sons, Scott...
Helen K Smith
Mar 13, 2013
Helen K. Smith, 84, a retired waitress and business owner from Shelby, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2013, at the Marias Care Center due to natural causes. At her request cremation has taken place and a Celebration of her Life will be held at a later date. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be posted at...
Velma Knobel
Mar 12, 2013
On March 12, 2013, Conrad lost a beloved and long-time member of its community. A wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and teacher, Velma Knobel left an indelible mark on the many lives she touched. Born in Bozeman, Montana, February 9, 1931, Velma was the only child of Julian and Alma Miles. Velma’s Mother passed away when she was only six years...
Larry Allen Eulberg
Mar 6, 2013
Larry Allen Eulberg, 62, a retired truck driver originally from Shelby, passed away Wednesday, March 6, from natural causes at the Community Medical Center in Missoula. A celebration of life will be held at the Coyote Club in Shelby on Monday at 2:00 pm. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be posted at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com. Larry was...
Kent Richard Shaffer
Mar 5, 2013
Kent Richard Shaffer died at his home on Saturday, March 2, 2013. He was born to Bob and Donna Shaffer on Oct. 26, 1948, in Devils Lake, N.D. He attended school in Rock Lake, N.D., before the family moved to Missoula, where he attended Lewis and Clark and Lincoln grade schools. After a brief return to Rock Lake, he attended...
Kathleen Mary Big Spring
Feb 18, 2013
Kathleen Mary Big Spring, 95, long time ranch wife from East Glacier, passed away Monday, February 18, 2013 at the Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank. Memorial Mass will be 11:00 am Friday, February 22nd, at the Church of the Ascension at East Glacier. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her sisters, Theresa (Carlyle) Fauley of...
Louis J Roark
Feb 17, 2013
Louis James Roark, 81, an oil field truck driver, farmer and Navy Veteran from Oilmont, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the Marias Care Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Saturday, February 23rd, at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Burial with military honors will follow in the Sunburst Cemetery. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Gladys...
Robert J Baumgartner
Feb 11, 2013
Robert (Bob) Joseph Baumgartner, 86, of Cut Bank, died February 11, 2013 at the Glacier Care Center of natural causes. A memorial celebrating Bob’s life will be held at a later date. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Bob was born in 1926 to Godfrey and Rosa (Korteum) Baumgartner in Minnesota; then spent his childhood in North Dakota....
Walter Ehlers Mundt
Feb 3, 2013
Walter Ehlers Mundt, 94, a retired dairy branch manager, hunting guide in the Bob Marshall Wilderness and independent contractor from Shelby, passed away February 3, 2013 at the Marias Care Center in Shelby from natural causes. Visitation is Friday, February 8, from 4:00-7:00 pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 9,...
Doris Janelle Shafer
Jan 30, 2013
Doris Janelle (Hackler) Shafer, 79, of Shelby went to be home with her Lord on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. She passed away at home due to natural causes. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 5, from 1-7 p.m. at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 6. Interment will follow in...
Nancy McAlpine Ellis
Jan 28, 2013
NANCY EHLI (MCALPINE) ELLIS, 68 of Blaine, WA and former Sunburst resident, went home to be with Jesus on January 28, 2013, after a brief battle with cancer. Visitation is Sunday, February 3, from 3:00 until 7:00 pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Monday, February 4, at the Sunburst Methodist Church with...
Fred Nanini
Jan 16, 2013
Fred Nanini, 86, a retired oil field worker and Army Veteran from Cut Bank, passed away Wednesday, January 16, at the Northern Rockies Medical Center from natural causes. At his request cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Wanda (Wiley) Nanini of Cut...
Lucille M Frydenlund
Jan 14, 2013
Lucille Robertson Frydenlund, 85, a farm wife from Shelby, passed away Monday (Jan. 14th) at the Marias Care Center due to natural causes. At her request cremation has taken place and a graveside service will be held at a later date. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. She is survived by her children (all of Shelby) daughter, Becky...
Edith M Lozing
Jan 13, 2013
Edith Marie Lozing, age 78, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank, due to complications related to mesothelioma. Cremation has taken place. A celebration of her life will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, the 19th, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Cut Bank. Inurnment will be in the Sweet Grass Cemetery in...
Evelyn Leggett
Jan 9, 2013
Evelyn Leggett, 88 of Shelby, passed away on January 9, 2013 at the Marias Care Center from natural causes. Evelyn Carlson Leggett was born November 22 in the year of 1924 in a log cabin that still stands on the highline near Ballantine, Montana. She was born of Swedish homesteader parents. She was the only survivor of their 6 children....
Mary Lee Stephens
Jan 6, 2013
Mary Lee Stephens, 83, a lifelong resident of Cut Bank, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2012, at the Northern Rockies Medical Center due to natural causes. Vigil/Rosary service will be 7:00 PM, Wednesday, January 9, at St. Margaret’s Catholic Church. Memorial Mass will be 11:00 AM, Thursday at the church. Inurnment will follow in the Crown Hill Cemetery. Whitted Funeral...
Coletta Irene Gottfried
Jan 6, 2013
Coletta Irene Beebe Spangler Gottfried, 81, a long time Shelby business owner and former Mayor, passed away peacefully at her home in Helena on January 6, 2012, from natural causes. Visitation is Thursday, January 10, from 1:00 until 8:00 PM at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. Funeral services are 1:00 PM Friday, January 11, at the Community United Methodist Church in...
Genevieve M Boyce
Jan 5, 2013
Genevieve “Gen” Mary (May) Boyce, 91, of Cut Bank, passed away surrounded by her loving family Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank. At her request cremation has taken place and private family graveside services are planned for Friday, January 11 at Calvary Cemetery in Havre. Whitted Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. Gen, the youngest...
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