OBITUARY LISTINGS

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Chester, Shelby, Cut Bank, Conrad, MT & Surrounding Areas

Carol Jean Guith

Carol Jean Guith

Jan 8, 2012

On December 6, 1954 a most wonderful person was born into this world in Cut Bank, MT, Carol Jean Miller. She was the youngest of four children born to Chester Glenn and Mary Ellen (Creech) Miller. She grew up and went to school in Cut Bank until she was 17 years old when she married Mike Burns. Together they moved...

Rebecca D Hofer

Rebecca D Hofer

Jan 5, 2012

Rebecca D Hofer, 66, of the Hillside Hutterite Colony, passed away at her home on January 5, 2012 of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 am on January 8 at the Hillside Colony with burial to follow in the colony cemetery. Rebecca was born to Rev David and Elizabeth Hofer on July 19, 1945 at the Sunny...

Kenneth E Leck

Kenneth E Leck

Jan 5, 2012

Kenneth Edwin Leck, 90, a long time Galata area farmer from Great Falls, passed away from natural causes on Thursday, January 5, 2012, at the Benefis Extended Care Center. Visitation is Sunday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel, where funeral services will be held 11:00 am Monday with burial to follow in the Mountain View Cemetery. A lunch will follow at...

Evelyn Mae Munson

Evelyn Mae Munson

Dec 24, 2011

Evelyn Mae Munson, 75, died of natural causes at the Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank on Saturday, December 24, 2011. She was surrounded by her loving family who bid her farewell into the everlasting arms of Jesus. Evelyn was born December 17, 1936 in Helena, adopted at birth by Edward and Wanetta Hillius of Cut Bank. Evelyn was...

Eva Burney

Eva Burney

Dec 22, 2011

Eva A. (Snyder) Burney, 74, of Cut Bank, died of natural causes on Thursday, December 22, 2011, surrounded by family at her daughter’s home in Kevin. Visitation is Monday, December 26, from 1 to 7 p.m. at Whitted Funeral Chapel in Cut Bank. Her funeral is Tuesday, December 27, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Cut Bank...

Beverly Steiner

Beverly Steiner

Dec 20, 2011

Beverly Steiner, 83, a retired homemaker from Hamilton, passed away at the Marias Medical Center in Shelby, Montana on December 20, 2011. She was born May 27, 1928, in Los Angeles, CA. and lived in the L.A. area until the end of her junior year of High School. She completed High School in Pennington, New Jersey in 1946. Beverly graduated...

Edwin L Kruger

Edwin L Kruger

Dec 18, 2011

Edwin LeRoy (Ed) Krueger, 75, a longtime Shelby barber, died Sunday, December 18, at Marias Care Center in Shelby. Graveside inurnment will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, December 26 in the Mountain View Cemetery. A memorial service will be held on January 16 at 11:00 am at St Luke’s Lutheran Church in Shelby, followed by a reception in the...

Donna L. Carter

Donna L. Carter

Dec 14, 2011

A graveside service for family and friends will be Wednesday December 21st at 2:00 pm at Mountain View Cemetery, Shelby. Visitation will be from 1-7 p.m. Tuesday and until noon Wednesday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. A memorial service will be held at a later date in the spring. Donna was born November 8th 1932, in Shelby, to parents Bud...

Chantel A. Vasquez

Chantel A. Vasquez

Dec 7, 2011

Chantel Alan Vasquez, 19, died December 7, 2011 at Cut Bank, Montana. Private funeral services were conducted Monday at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby; her final resting place will be on the family in ranch in Babb, Montana. Chantel was born May 16, 1992 at Browning, Montana; she had resided in the Browning, Lewistown and Cut Bank areas, working...

Esther F Evans

Esther F Evans

Dec 2, 2011

Esther Evans passed from this life on December 2, 2011, and was 88 years of age at the time of her death. Esther had resided in the Kalispell area for the last six years, having moved here from the Conrad and Shelby area, the last four years of which she resided at the Immanuel Nursing Home. The family would like...

Nancy J Edwards

Nancy J Edwards

Dec 2, 2011

Nancy Goldrick Edwards, 79, from Cut Bank, MT died December 2, 2011 at Northern Rockies Medical Center in Cut Bank. Funeral Services will be held at 3 PM on Monday, December 5, 2011 at St Margaret’s Catholic Church. Interment will be in the Crown Hill Cemetery with a reception to follow at St Margaret’s. Whitted Funeral Chapel of Shelby is...

Michael J Wurz

Michael J Wurz

Nov 28, 2011

Michael J Wurz, 81, passed away November 28, 2011, at his home at the Hillside Hutterite Colony from natural causes. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 1, at 12 noon at the Hillside Colony with burial to follow in the colony cemetery. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Michael was born October 2, 1930 to john and Rachel...

Peter J Wurz

Peter J Wurz

Nov 25, 2011

Peter J Wurz, 74, the secretary and treasurer for Rimrock Hutterite Colony, passed away Friday, November 25, at Benefis Healthcare in Great Falls due to cancer. Funeral services will be Monday, November 28, at 12 noon at the Rimrock Colony with burial to follow in the colony cemetery. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Peter was born September...

Jesse Ellen Fowler

Jesse Ellen Fowler

Nov 22, 2011

Jessie Ellen Sherrard Fowler, 81 of Conrad and long time Ledger area farmwife, lost her courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on November 22, 2011 at the Pondera Medical Center. Visitation will be from 1-8 pm on Friday, November 26, at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Funeral services are set for Saturday, November 26, at 11:00 am at St. Luke’s...

Carole Ann Taylor

Carole Ann Taylor

Nov 8, 2011

Carole Ann Powell Taylor, 74, of Babb, a retired EMT died November 9, 2011 at Benefis East in Great Falls of multiple health issues. Services will be at 12:00 noon, Saturday, November 12. Visitation will begin Thursday evening, November 10. Services and visitation will be held at Hook’s Hideaway north of Babb. She will be interred in the Powell Family...

Lori Jean McPherson

Lori Jean McPherson

Oct 31, 2011

Lori Jean Alvestad McPherson, 55, of Big Timber, passed away Monday, October 31, 2011 at the Marias Medical Center in Shelby, due to complications from esophageal cancer. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Friday, November 4, at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Survivors include her husband of 17 years, Bob McPherson of Big Timber; mother, Darlene Alvestad of Shelby;...

Barbara J Woodward

Barbara J Woodward

Oct 23, 2011

Barbara Jane Woodward, 78, of Shelby, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011, at the Marias Care Center. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Monday October 31, at the Whitted Funeral Chapel, where the family will be receiving friends for one hour before service time. Condolences may be sent to www.whittedfuneralchapel.com Survivors include her husband of 46 years, Clyde Hadley Woodward...

James Gordon Larson

James Gordon Larson

Oct 17, 2011

James (Jim) Gordon Larson, 82, a retired long-time business man and real estate manager from Shelby, passed away Monday, October 17, 2011. Visitation is Thursday, October 20, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. Funeral services are 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 21, at the Shelby Community United Methodist Church. Burial with military honors will follow in the...

David Ratzburg

David Ratzburg

Oct 14, 2011

David Ratzburg, 94, a long time Ledger area farmer, passed away Friday, October 14, 2011 at the Marias Care Center in Shelby. Funeral services are 2:30 pm Monday, October 17, at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby, with burial to follow in the Mountain View Cemetery. A reception at the Elks Lodge will follow the services at the cemetery. The...

Lamar D Shook

Lamar D Shook

Oct 13, 2011

Lamar Diane Shook, 64 of Cut Bank, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011, at the Northern Rockies Medical Center surrounded by her family. Memorial services are 1:30 pm Thursday, Oct. 20, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, followed by a reception at the Moose Lodge. Whitted Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her husband Terry Shook of Cut...