Sharon Marie Spencer Graham
Jan 5, 2024
Sharon Graham, 93, died on January 5, 2024, at Benefis West View Senior Care. She was born January 18, 1930, in Fullerton, California, to parents Stella Mayfield and Loran Spencer.
She graduated from Fullerton High School in 1948. While in school Sharon enjoyed reading, going to the library, football games, English, and History. She was in the...
Larry Lee Nichols
Jan 5, 2024
Larry Lee Nichols, 80, passed away at home in Great Falls, Montana on January 5, 2024.
Larry was born on November 27, 1943, in Kalispell, Montana. Larry was the youngest of three boys and lost a brother, his dad, and grandpa before he turned 4. He grew up mostly in Great Falls and spent summers on the...
Bradley "Brad" Alan Halter
Jan 5, 2024
It is with deep sadness and regret we announce the death of Brad Halter.
Brad Halter, 53, passed away January 4, 2024, in Great Falls, Montana. He graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1989. He received his Associate Degree in Electronics from May Technical College in Billings. Shortly after, he started working for Evercom Systems, Inc....
John William Rupp
Jan 2, 2024
John passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2025. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 7, 2025, at Redeemer Lutheran Church.
One of the perks of making final arrangements in advance is that I get to work on my own obituary. The flip side, of course it's still an obituary so...
Michael Christopher Bogner
Jan 2, 2024
Michael C. Bogner was called home by Our Lord on the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, January 2, 2024. He was surrounded by his family and fortified by the last sacraments.
Michael was born on December 14, 1940, to Cornelius and Mary Bogner, the youngest of nine children. On June 16, 1971, he married...
Charlene Mae Brown
Jan 1, 2024
Charlene Mae Brown, 69, of Great Falls, Montana passed away on January 1, 2024.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 5, 2024 at O’Connor Funeral Home.
Charlene was a very hard-working, big-hearted woman. She spent the last 10 years working at Malmstrom Air Force Base. She was passionate about...
Donald "Don" Romaine Calkins
Dec 31, 2023
Donald Romaine Calkins passed away in Great Falls, Montana, on December 31, 2023.
A graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Riverside Cemetery in Fort Benton.
Don was born on March 3, 1941. In Iowa Falls, Iowa to Homer and Ruth (Robinson) Calkins. He was raised on the family...
Alan "Skip" Dennis Joseph
Dec 30, 2023
Alan Dennis Joseph was born on November 12, 1945, his father said, “we will call him Skip until we figure it out.” The nickname stuck. Ever since, ranchers, outfitter, and rodeo cowboys have come to know the name “Skip” Joseph who passed away on December 30, 2023.
At the age of 10, Skip worked herding cattle and bucking hay bales. He...
Wallace "Wally" Murray Perrine
Dec 30, 2023
Wallace “Wally” Murray Perrine, age 79, of Great Falls, Montana passed away on December 30, 2023, following a brief illness. Wally, the oldest child of Richard Sears Perrine and Helen Bailey (McGregor) Perrine, was born March 7, 1944, in Lewistown, Montana. Wally attended school in Hobson, Montana graduating in 1962.
Wally joined the Montana Air National Guard...
Gary Earl Arganbright
Dec 29, 2023
Gary Earl Arganbright passed away on December 29, 2023, at the age of 76. He was born on February 2, 1947, in Great Falls, Montana to Earl and Edith Arganbright.
Gary attended school in Carter and Fort Benton, graduating in 1965. Gary attended MSU Bozeman before returning to Carter to farm. Gary was instrumental in establishing the...
Patricia "Pat" Ann Marsden
Dec 28, 2023
"Pat," Patricia Ann Marsden, age 85, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023.
Pat was born May 1, 1938, in Great Falls to Percy and Pearl Smith. Pat grew up on the lower north side of Great Falls where she was able to run free and play with her friends and even ice skate on Gibson Pond. Pat...
Wanda (Grandma Pee Wee) "Pauline" Anderson
Dec 21, 2023
Wanda “Pauline” Anderson (Grandma Pee Wee), 86, of Great Falls, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2023.
A celebration of life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel.
Pauline was born on February 5, 1937, to Burl and Bessie (Hunt) Tuck in Wilson, Oklahoma. She went...
Melvin "Mel" John Zuidema
Dec 20, 2023
Melvin “Mel” J. Zuidema passed away peacefully at Peace Hospice House on December 20, 2023, at the age of 74, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
He was the only son of Orie and Gertrude Zuidema. He was born in Conrad on January 11, 1949. Being raised as an only child, Mel had to develop a way...
Evelyn Marie Fatz
Dec 16, 2023
Evelyn M. Fatz, daughter of John Stanley Smovir and Mary Ann Schmidt, went home to be with her Lord on December 16, 2023. After a three year struggle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Evelyn, age 82, left this life for an eternal life with her Savior.
Evelyn was born in Great Falls, Montana and grew up in the...
Edwin "Mark" Marcus May
Dec 14, 2023
Edwin Marcus “Mark” May, age 87, of Great Falls, Montana unexpectedly passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2023. Mark leaves behind dear friends, Terry and Althea Hendricksen, and their daughters Ali and Molly Hendricksen, as well as friends across many states. Mark never met a stranger. His loss was completely unexpected, and the sadness is felt by countless others...
Amber Dawn Bergstrom
Dec 13, 2023
“Our Mom”
“Our mom gave us the world, Put it right at our feet, And with her at our side,
There is nothing we cannot beat.” “Our mom was a woman, Who taught us never to lose
sight, Though times may seem helpless, She taught...
Theresa Mae Walker
Dec 13, 2023
Theresa Mae Walker, 86, received her wings on December 13, 2023, just 4 days shy of her birthday.
Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 22, 2023, both at O’Connor Memorial Chapel with burial to follow at Highland Cemetery.
She was born on December 17,...
Lesley Swan Cislo
Dec 8, 2023
Lesley S. Cislo, 49, of Great Falls, Montana passed away on December 8, 2023.
Edward "Eddie Boy" George Vilcek
Dec 7, 2023
Edward “Eddie Boy” George Vilcek, 65, of Great Falls, passed away on December 7, 2023.
He was born on April 10, 1958, in Rantoul, Illinois to Edward and Barbara (Holder) Vilcek. He received his GED and went to work out at Malmstrom AFB. He was in maintenance for 30 + years before running the wood shop at...
Joseph "Joe" Andrew Jaumotte
Dec 6, 2023
On Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Joseph Andrew Jaumotte passed away peacefully in his sleep in Great Falls, Montana.
Joe is survived by Patricia Jaumotte; his three children, David, Jennifer, and Juliann Jaumotte; four grandchildren, Jacob, Luke, and Rachel Jaumotte, and Olivia Pretto; as well as, his sister, Julie Wolff. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
