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,...
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...
