OBITUARY LISTINGS
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad, MT & Surrounding Areas
Jesse William Wipf
Sep 11, 2012
Jesse William Wipf, 5, died Tuesday (9-11-2012) near his home at Glendale Colony as the result of injuries received in a farming accident. Services and interment will be at Glendale Colony. Jesse was born March 6, 2007 at Hillside Colony to William and Adina Wipf who survive him at the family home. Also surviving are a brother, Jeremy; and sisters...
Audrey A. Howery
Sep 11, 2012
Audrey Alta (Alcorn) Howery, 85, passed away of natural causes on Tuesday (9-11-2012) at Marias Care Center in Shelby. Funeral mass will be celebrated Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at St. William Catholic Church in Shelby; rite of committal will follow at noon at Mountain View Cemetery. Audrey was born July 24, 1927 to Wallace and Dolly (Steward) Alcorn at Conrad,...
Ivan "Ike" Postma
Aug 23, 2012
Ivan ‘Ike’ Jay Postma, 74, retired agriculture mechanic from Kevin, passed away at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls on August 23, 2012, from natural causes. Funeral services with military honors will be 1:00 pm Monday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 9:00 am until service time. A reception will follow at the American Legion Hall in Sweet...
John Leonard Korpela
Aug 22, 2012
John Leonard Korpela, 84, passed away August 8, 2012, at a Great Falls nursing facility of natural causes. Memorial services with military honors are set for Friday, September 7, at 3:00 pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Condolences for family may be posted at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com. John is survived by his wife of 28 years, Carol (Gore) Korpella; sons,...
Noel Halvorson
Aug 20, 2012
Noel H. K. Halvorson, 74, died August 20, 2012, at her home in Wasilla, Alaska. A memorial service will be held at 1 pm, Tuesday, September 4 at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank with burial of ashes to follow in the Crown Hill Cemetery. Condolences for the family may be posted at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com. Noel was born in Texas...
Helene M Lerum
Jul 29, 2012
Helene Margarethe Lerum, 87, a long time Sweet Grass area farm wife, died of natural cause Sunday, July 29th at Colorado Springs. Visitation is Thursday from 3:00 to 8:00 PM at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Funeral services are 2:00 PM Friday at Lutheran Church of Sunburst, burial to follow in the Sweet Grass Cemetery. Pastor Patricia Callaghan will...

James Boy, Sr
Jul 15, 2012
James Lewis Boy, a retired school bus driver for the Browning Public Schools, went to be with his savior, Jesus Christ, and into the loving arms of his wife, Margaret, two sons and two grandchildren on Sunday, July 15, 2012. James was born on the Blackfeet Reservation, December 17, 1927, the son of Oscar Boy and Cecile Short Robe Boy....
Reba L Donnell
Jul 15, 2012
Reba L. Donnell, 85 of Brady, a retired clerk for the Brady School District, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the extended care unit of the Pondera Medical Center in Conrad of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and services will be announced at a later date. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her daughter,...
Virginia Reagan
Jul 15, 2012
My mother, Virginia Ann Reagan, 81, passed away at rest with myself and a dear friend of hers at her side on July 15, 2012. I was going to write a timeline of her life but then I thought to myself ‘you all knew who she was’. If you are over the age of 40 you know she had four...
Vera J McClanahan
Jul 14, 2012
Elvera ‘Vera’ Josephine (Hack) McClanahan, 92, of Cut Bank, passed away July 14, 2012 of natural causes at the Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank. Viewing will be Friday, July 20, from 4-7 pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank, and funeral services will be at 10 am Saturday, July 21st at the Presbyterian Church in Cut...
Geraldine 'Gerry' Jolliffe
Jul 4, 2012
On Wednesday July 4, 2012, Independence Day, Geraldine Lindseth (Gerry) Jolliffe, 81, of Cut Bank, gained her freedom to go be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She passed away at the Cut Bank nursing home of natural causes. A celebration of her life will be at 11:00 am on Monday, July 9th at St. Margaret Catholic Church where...
Kay A Bachmeier
Jun 28, 2012
Kay A. Bachmeier, 90, a homemaker from Cut Bank, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012, at the Marias Medical Center in Shelby. Vigil service is 7:00 PM, Thursday at St. Margaret’s Catholic Church. A Memorial Mass will be 10:30 AM Friday at the church with burial to follow in the Crown Hill Cemetery. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of...
Ivan 'Gene' Eugene Schilling
Jun 19, 2012
Ivan Eugene Schilling, 76, of Shelby, died at his home, June 19, 2012 due to cancer. A celebration of his life is planned for a later date. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to www.whittedfuneralchapel.com Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Myra; sons, Mark (Laura) of Las Vegas NV, Craig (Stormy) of Bellingham,...
Mary Jane Moore
Jun 14, 2012
Mary Jane Moore, a retired registered nurse, passed away on June 14, 2012 from complications of a stroke at the Marias Care Center in Shelby MT. A memorial service will be held at St. Margaret’s Catholic Church at 11:00 a.m., on August 1, 2012, followed by spreading of ashes and a dedication ceremony at the Glacier County Museum in the...
Wasyl 'Bill' Zazula
Jun 13, 2012
Wasyl “Bill” Zazula, 88, retired railroad section worker from Cut Bank, died suddenly from an abdominal aortic aneurysm on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at the Northern Rockies Medical Center. Visitation is Monday from 1:00 until 5:00 pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank, followed by a 6:45 Rosary and a 7:00 pm Vigil Service at St. Margaret Catholic...
Gus G Jackson
Jun 8, 2012
Gus Grant Jackson, 86, of Cut Bank, died from complications of lung cancer on Friday, June 8, 2012 at Benefis. Viewing will be at Whitted Funeral Chapel from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12. Rosary will be Tuesday, June 12, at 7.p.m. at St. Margaret Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, June 13, at 11 a.m....
Andrew Allen Andersen
Jun 4, 2012
Andrew (Andy) Allen Andersen, 62, a transportation specialist from Browning, died Monday, June 4th at his home in Browning of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at Little Flower Parish, Browning, Mt at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 8th. Whitted Funeral Chapel of Shelby is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com. Survivors include...
Harriet Krall
May 31, 2012
Harriet Krall, a longtime resident of Toole and Pondera countries, passed away May 31, 2012 at the age of 92 at the Marias Care Center of natural causes. Funeral mass will be Wednesday, June 6, at 10:30 am at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Sunburst, where the visitation will be one hour before service time at the church. Burial...
Donald Robert 'Bob' Hellinger
May 31, 2012
Donald Robert "Bob" Hellinger, 80, long-time farmer and pilot from Devon, passed away May 31, 2012, at his farm near Devon. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, June 5 at 2:00 pm at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Burial with military honors will follow in the Mountain View Cemetery. Condolences may be posted at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com. Bob was born March 12,...
Larry Donald Wevley
May 30, 2012
Larry Donald Wevley, 64, of Cut Bank, passed away May 30th at his home due to natural causes. Graveside services with military honors will be 3:00 pm, Friday June 8th, at the Crown Hill Cemetery. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be posted at www.whittedfuneralchapel.com. Survivors include his daughters, Tammy Smathers of Kalispell, Tina (Rich) Voise...