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,...
Donya Mae Hrapchak
Dec 22, 2021
Donya Mae Hrapchak, 82, passed away from natural causes at her Meadowlark Assisted Living home, where she spent the last six years of her life. She previously lived a block away, at 921 3rd Avenue North. Donya was born in Leavenworth, Kansas on October 15, 1939, where her father was warden of the Leavenworth Prison. She spent the early years...
Marlene Marie Mital
Dec 17, 2021
Marlene Marie Mital, 75, of Belt, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021. Marlene was born on April 6, 1946, in Great Falls to Lloyd and Lillian Pearse. She completed high school and went to Great Falls Commercial College. She worked for Morris Sporting Goods. She met and married Fred Mital. They had two children, Marla and Tom. Marlene volunteered...
Theresa Margaret Maki
Dec 16, 2021
Theresa M. Maki (McDunn) passed quietly away in her sleep early morning on December 16, 2021. She had been living at the Lodge, here in Great Falls, where she moved to shortly after her husband Charles passed away. She enjoyed her years there and was always involved in activities and games - where she once won a big teddy...
Roger Allen Henderson
Dec 14, 2021
Roger Allen Henderson, 46, of Sun Prairie, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Roger was born on February 24, 1975, in Great Falls, Montana to Roger Dale Clark and Deborah Henderson. He graduated from high school in Great Falls and went to work as a truck driver. He loved fishing, hunting, and spending time with his kids, Jessie and...
Brett James Tramelli
Dec 11, 2021
Brett James Tramelli, passed away in his home on December 11, 2021 at the age of 61. Brett was born October 1, 1960 in Great Falls, Montana to Michael and Ethel (Reid) Tramelli. The youngest of 5 siblings, Brett quickly learned to roll with the punches. Brett was always easy going, even as a child. In his youth he explored...
Thomas Edward Leigland
Dec 11, 2021
Society lost a very special person when Thomas Edward Leigland passed on December 11, 2021. Tom was born in Great Falls, MT on March 30, 1950, to Henry and Catherine Leigland. His parents passed when he was very young, and Tom was taken care of very lovingly by Doc and Katherine Wright. He had one sibling, a younger brother, Eric...
Harold James Hager
Dec 8, 2021
Harold J. Hager, 83, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully at Hospice on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. A vigil service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 17, 2021, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. A funeral liturgy will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021, also at Holy Spirit. Burial will follow at Mount Olivet...
Vernon Lee Durand
Dec 5, 2021
Vernon Lee Durand, 89, of Great Falls, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2021, at O’Connor Funeral Home. A funeral liturgy will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with burial to follow at Mount Calvary...
Joe Durand
Dec 4, 2021
Joe Durand, 60, of Prosser, WA passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021, after a short battle with cancer. Joe was born on January 28, 1961, to Vernon and Julie Durand in Walla Walla, WA. He graduated from Great Falls High School. After graduation, he served in the US Army and was honorably discharged. He began his career in Great...
Jacqueline Lois England
Dec 1, 2021
Jackie died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 82 on December 1, 2021, at Park Place Nursing Home in Great Falls, MT. Jackie was born in Marinette, Wisconsin to Irene and John Lane and she graduated at the top of her class from Havre High School. She had plans to be a math teacher, but life got in...
Wesley Willard Winterrowd
Nov 30, 2021
Wesley “Sam” Winterrowd, age 91, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Highgate Senior Living Center in Great Falls. Sam was born in Great Falls on March 9, 1930, to Irvin “Ted” and Anna (Covert) Winterrowd. He graduated from Great Falls High School in 1948 and then served in the Army Air Corps as a Radio...
Florence Theresa Backer
Nov 30, 2021
Florence Theresa Backer passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the age of 94. She was born in 1927 and married Walter “Dutch” Backer in 1945. He preceded her in death in 2013. Florence leaves behind 3 children: daughters, Gail (Fred) Schafer, Deborah (Dave) Hopkins, and son, Walter (Nancy) Backer; 10 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. A private family service...
