Johnny Ray Spearson Sr.
Jan 30, 2022
Johnny Ray Spearson Sr., 65, of Great Falls, passed away on early Sunday morning, January 30, 2022, of a heart attack. He leaves behind his wife of 35 years, Connie; four children, Kayla, Kyle, Johnny Jr., and LaShonda; two granddaughters, Alaynah and Mayleigh Johnson; and one new addition, Jack Spearson. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m....
Mary Eloise Chord
Jan 29, 2022
Mary “Eloise” Chord, 90, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022. Eloise was preceded in death by her husband Calvin on June 20, 2005. She is survived by her three children, George Chord, Dorothy Chord, and Debra (Jeff) Neutzling; three grandchildren, Jack (Stacia) Willard, Hunter (Joelle) Neutzling, and Hailey (Connor) Neutzling; and three great-grandchildren, Riley, Liam, and Landon. Eloise was...
Susan Lattin
Jan 28, 2022
Susan Lattin, 76, of Power, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022. Per her request, no services are being held. Susan was born in Glendale, Arizona on December 1, 1945, to Earl and Madeline (Owen) Beaver. They moved to Power with her parents as a child and graduated from Power High School. In her senior year, she met her future...
Reverend Robert Leon Vander Aarde
Jan 26, 2022
The Reverend Robert L. "Bob" Vander Aarde, child of God, loving husband and father, retired pastor of Christ's Church on the Hill, RCA, passed away at Peace Hospice on January 26, 2022. A funeral service will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church Great Falls at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 12, 2022, with burial at Highland Cemetery and luncheon to follow....
Thomas Charles O'Connor
Jan 24, 2022
We lost a Montana legend, father, husband, and best friend on January 24, 2022. Tommy O'Connor passed away peacefully at home with his family following a stroke. Tom was born on March 3, 1934 and lived his entire life as a resident of Great Falls. Tom is survived and dearly missed by his wife of sixty-two years, Donna O’Connor;...
Mary "Maria" Riendina Flynn
Jan 21, 2022
Mary “Maria” Riendina Flynn, 95, of Great Falls, peacefully passed away with her family by her side on January 21, 2022.A private burial for the family took place on January 26, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Mary was born on October 22, 1926, in Knappen, Alberta, Canada to Guiseppe...
Cathrine Anne Rigali
Jan 21, 2022
Cathrine “Catey” Anne Rigali, 55, passed away on January 21, 2022. While she was born in Vermont and raised in southern California, she was well loved in Great Falls. She was born September 18, 1966, to Judy McCandliss and Ted Pendleton. She was the oldest of 3 children. She married Larry Rigali in 1997 and remained close even after their...
Helen Irene Hilts
Jan 20, 2022
Helen Irene (Cavanaugh) Hilts of Choteau, MT passed away at Peace Hospice, Great Falls, on January 20, 2022, with her daughters by her side. Helen was born May 19, 1930, in Harlowton, MT to Walter and Lena (Tindall) Cavanaugh, the 5th of 6 children. After high school, Helen became a telephone operator for Mountain Bell, first in Harlowton then in...
Trudy Lynn Terwilliger
Jan 20, 2022
Trudy Lynn Terwilliger, 69, of Great Falls, passed away from Alzheimer’s disease on January 20, 2022, at Peace Hospice. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church. Trudy was born April 23, 1952, in Missoula, Montana to Robert and Valetta Dillard and the family later moved to Great Falls....
Dorothy Elizabeth Meehan
Jan 19, 2022
Dorothy “Dottie” Elizabeth (Sweitzer) Meehan passed away January 19, 2022, she was 96 years old. A private family service will be held at a later date. Dottie was born in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania on December 6, 1925, to Frank and Agnes Sweitzer. She grew up in Mill Hall with her older brother, Richard who was very close in age. They...
James Bernard Korst
Jan 16, 2022
James “Jim” Bernard Korst, 77, of Great Falls, Montana, ended his long arduous battle with a rare form of cancer on January 16, 2022. Jim was born May 8, 1944, in Conrad, Montana. Jim’s greatest joy was found in making his family smile. Coming in a close second was spending time hunting and fishing. While Jim’s children were in school,...
Virginia Marie Sutphin
Jan 11, 2022
Virginia Marie Sutphin, 90, of Great Falls, ran a strong race and has made it to the finish line. She passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. A graveside service was held on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Virginia was born on May 27, 1931, in Los Angeles, CA to Joseph and Matilda “Tillie” Valencia. After graduating...
Louise Wishart Mitchell
Jan 10, 2022
Louise Mitchell was born on September 2, 1932, in Kalispell. She grew up on her parent’s wheat barley farm near Whitefish with her brother, Jimmy and sister, Rosemarie. She walked a mile and a half to a one room country school from first to eighth grade. She attended high school at Loyola Sacred Heart Academy in Missoula. She earned her...
Lowell Keith Nichols Jr.
Jan 7, 2022
Lowell Keith Nichols Jr., 78, passed away under the gentle care of Peace Hospice on Friday, January 7, 2022. A celebration of life will be held this summer. Keith was born on May 15, 1943, in Great Falls, Montana to Lowell Keith Nichols Sr. and Mildred (Moss). He graduated from Great Falls High School in 1961 and attended the University...
Georgia Mae (Debolt) Johnson
Jan 3, 2022
Georgia M. (DeBolt) Johnson, 80, of Great Falls, died peacefully with family by her side on Monday, January 3, 2022. She was born on August 8, 1941, in Missoula, Montana to George and Margaret (Nicholson) Dresel. She was raised in Great Falls and graduated from Great Falls High School. Georgia worked at the former Skaggs until they changed to Osco....
Lawrence Mathew Lee Brasda
Jan 3, 2022
Lawrence “Wubby” Mathew Lee Brasda was born on November 7, 2013, in Great Falls, MT. His biological parents were Lawrence Brasda and Christina Temple. Wubby came to live with Samatha Brasda when he was three years old. Sammy has since raised Wubby and his three siblings, legally adopting them as her own. Wubby is dearly missed by all that his...
Hugh Thomas Murphy
Dec 29, 2021
HT Murphy, 97, passed away peacefully at Peace Hospice on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. There will be a graveside service with military honors in the spring. HT was born in Great Falls on August 26, 1924, to Flora Ellen Barley and Hugh Thomas Murphy. He had one sibling, a younger sister, Joyce Anderson who preceded him in death. He attended...
Curtis Wayne Crachy
Dec 28, 2021
On December 28, 2021, Curtis Wayne Crachy died with his wife, Sharon, by his side. Curt lost his life due to lung complications. This left him hospitalized for a length of time, and was not going to play out well for any quality of life that Curt wanted to live. Graduating from White Sulphur Springs High School in 1976, went...
John Robert Stensrud
Dec 28, 2021
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at O’Connor Memorial Chapel. John Robert Stensrud was born in Maddock, ND on June 9, 1934, to Alvina Smerer Stensrud and Horace Stensrud. The Stensruds moved to Shelby, Montana when John was 10. He soon got a job bringing cows home every night for a dairy...
Jack Sydney Houston
Dec 25, 2021
Jack Sydney Houston, 68, of Great Falls, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 7, 2022, at O’Connor Memorial Chapel. Jack was born on May 30, 1953, to Clyde and Alice Houston. He had two brothers, Dewey and Robert, and one sister, Goldie. He grew up in Fowler,...
