OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad, MT & Surrounding Areas
Jerry B Kelleher
Dec 8, 2013
Jerry B. Kelleher, 79, a lifelong Sweet Grass area farmer, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013, at the Marias Care Center. Memorial mass will be 11:00 am, Saturday, December 14, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Sunburst. Burial with military honors will follow in the Sunburst Cemetery.
Jerry was born February 8, 1934 on the family...

Rosemary E (Sheridan) Money
Nov 29, 2013
On Friday, November 29 th , Rosemary (Sheridan) Money completed her life’s journey and peacefully passed away in her home surrounded by her family. She will be remembered for her strength, courage, love and kindness. At her request, no services are planned at this time. A celebration of her life will be held sometime in the summer when family...
Virginia May (Hilty) Ray
Nov 23, 2013
Virginia May Hilty Ray, loving wife, wonderful mom and adoring grandmother passed away 11/23/2013 at Great Falls Benefis Hospital of natural causes. Funeral services will be 11/30/2013 at 11:00am at the First Presbyterian Church of Cut Bank. Memorials are recommended to either the First Presbyterian Church or the Wishing Well Project both of Cut Bank.
Virginia was...
Allison Jean Hershey
Nov 19, 2013
Allison Jean Hershey, age fifteen, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Benefis Hospital, in Great Falls, MT, on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Visitation will occur at Whitted Funeral Chapel from 1-8:00 p.m. on Friday, November, 22, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at St. William Catholic Church at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be...
Jessie Mae (Hagen) Smith
Nov 14, 2013
Jessie Mae Hagen Smith, 93, of Cut Bank died of natural causes early morning November 14, 2013 following a short stay at the Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank. Funeral Services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 11:00 am Tuesday, November 19, 2013. A reception will follow in the Presbyterian Fellowship Hall. Whitted Funeral Chapel of Cut...
Hallie A Syth
Nov 10, 2013
Hallie Arthur Syth, age 91, died at Glacier Care Center in Cut Bank Montana, on Sunday November 10, 2013 of natural causes.
Born March 08, 1922, in Neillsville, Wisconsin, he was raised and educated in Sidney, Montana, before settling in Cut Bank. He served two years in the Civilian Conservation Corp at Camp Nine Mile, Alberton, Montana....
William R Hill
Nov 8, 2013
William (Bill) R. Hill, 102, a retired oil field pumper from Cut Bank, passed away November 8, 2013 at the Northern Rockies Medical Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Tuesday, November 12, at the Whitted Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in the Crown Hill Cemetery.
Bill was born August 5, 1911 at Nez Perce, ID...
Dorene (Whitt) Schilling
Nov 6, 2013
Dorene Yvonne (Whitt) Schilling, 85, of Cut Bank died November 6, 2013 at her home of natural causes. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Whitted Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include her three children,...
Karen L. Bergstrom
Oct 29, 2013
Karen Louise Bergstrom passed away at home on October 29, 2013.
A graveside memorial service will be 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 19 at Sunburst Cemetery in Sunburst. Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitted Funeral Chapel, Shelby.
She was born in Great Falls,...
Howard E Welker
Oct 28, 2013
Howard E. Welker, 94, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013 due to natural causes at his home in Loveland, CO surrounded by his loved ones. A funeral service will be held on November 4 th at 10:00 am at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby followed by a graveside service in the Mountain View Cemetery with Veteran’s Honors. A...
Barbara Ann (Hanna) Lasher
Oct 26, 2013
Barbara ‘Barb’ Lasher, 75, a secretary from Sunburst died October 25, 2013 at the Marias Care Center surrounded by family. A vigil will be held at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Sunburst on Monday, November 4 at 1:00 pm followed by burial of ashes in the Sunburst Cemetery. Whitted Funeral Chapel of Shelby is in charge of arrangements....
Marna Lou Stratton
Oct 17, 2013
Marna Lou Stratton, 68, of Shelby, passed away on October 17, 2013 at the Marias Medical Center. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 24 beginning at 9:00 am at the Whitted Funeral Chapel with a graveside service at 11:00 am in the Mountain View Cemetery. A reception will follow at the 1 st Baptist Church.
Marna was...
Katherine (Weiss) Vasboe
Oct 14, 2013
Katherine (Kate) Vasboe, 95, of Cut Bank, died October 14, 2013 at the Glacier Care Center due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, October 19, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, with Pastor Carin Bjorn von Letzendorf officiating. Inurnment of ashes will be at 4:00 pm in the Crown Hill...
David 'Baler' V Holland
Oct 11, 2013
David ‘Baler’ Vaughn Holland, 63, former farmer/part-time bartender/handyman from Sunburst died October 11, 2013 at his home due to a long battle with heart complications. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, October 17, 2013, at Sunburst Methodist Church with visitation at Whitted Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 from 6:00-9:00 pm. Interment will be...

Katharina 'Katie' J (Wurz) Hofer
Oct 7, 2013
Katharina ‘Katie’ J Hofer, 88, retired homemaker and kindergarten teacher from Rimrock Colony passed away on October 7, 2013 after a long illness. Her funeral is Wednesday, October 9, at 12 noon with burial to follow in the Rimrock Colony Cemetery.
She was born March 17, 1925 in Milltown, SD to Jacob and Elizabeth (Wipf) Wurz. She...
Marcel A Tack
Sep 22, 2013
Marcel Albert Tack, 79, a lifelong Conrad/Valier area farmer who helped seed winter wheat 3 days before his death, passed away Sunday (Sept. 22 nd ) at his home on Belgian Church Road. Funeral Mass will be 12 noon Thursday (Sept. 26 th ) at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Conrad. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge arrangements.
...Edward Derrel McKinney
Sep 20, 2013
Edward Derrel McKinney, 66 of Cut Bank, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, September 20, 2013. No services are planned and cremation has taken place under the direction of the Whitted Funeral Chapel.
He was born December 16, 1946 at Cole, Oklahoma to James and Evelyn (Roberts) McKinney. He served with the US. Air Force...
Raphael 'Ray' McCaffrey
Sep 18, 2013
June of 1942 in New York City a great mind, kind soul and loving spirit was born to Raphael and Florence McCaffrey. Raphael Paul McCaffrey "Ray" was raised in Corona Queens, New York, surrounded by an extended loving family. He spent his summers making memories at the family’s ocean side home in Mastic Beach, Long Island.
Ray...
Walter Alden Rossman
Sep 17, 2013
Walter Alden Rossman, 85, retired oilfield rig operator went to the Great Oil Patch on September 17, 2013. His memorial service with military honors will be at the Cut Bank Moose Lodge on September 28 beginning at 2:00 pm.
Walt was born to Gus and Rose (Christopherson) Rossman on January 12, 1928 in Rolla, North Dakota. He...
Vianna J (Perkins) Price
Sep 14, 2013
Vianna J. Price, 85, died Saturday (Sept. 14) at Marias Medical Center in Shelby, Mt. Funeral services and burial will be later this week in Kansas City, Kansas. Local arrangements are under the care of Whitted Funeral Chapel.
Mrs. Price was born at Missouri City, Missouri on August 14, 1928 to Leo E. Perkins and...