Larry Dale Sand
Apr 25, 2018
Larry Dale Sand, 72, of Simms, passed away on April 25, 2018. A celebration of his life will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at O’Connor Memorial Chapel. Larry was born on January 7, 1946 in Great Falls, Montana to Arne and Edna Beck Sand and received his associate degree from Phoenix College in Arizona. Larry...
Gary John Sundquist
Apr 24, 2018
Gary “Curly” John Sundquist lost his long well fought battle with cancer on April 24, 2018. His “PMA”, Positive Mental Attitude, as he called it was apparent to all who loved and cared for him. A Curly Jam session and celebration of life will take place at the Do Bar on April 29th, 4:00 PM. Come all who loved the...
Helen Muriel Knutson
Apr 23, 2018
Helen M. Knutson, 92, of Great Falls passed away peacefully on April 23, 2018, at Peace Hospice from complications of lung cancer. A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, April 28, at 5:00 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 1300 Ferguson Drive in Great Falls. Helen was born on February 6, 1926, to Knute and Helga Johnson in Harlem...
William "Mr. Bill" Paul Emerson
Apr 17, 2018
William “Mr. Bill” Paul Emerson was born November 30, 1940 in Oneonta, New York and went to be with Jesus on April 17, 2018. He graduated from high school in Willow Run, Michigan and worked more than 27 years as a postal letter carrier and carpenter. He loved making items for the farmers market, especially flag boxes and picture frames...
Joseph "Joe" Eugene Reardon
Apr 12, 2018
Joseph Eugene Reardon was born to Francis John and Mary Ann Reardon on July 28, 1929. Due to his father’s premature death, he was raised by his mother Mary and Uncle James Reardon. He graduated from Cathedral High School in Helena MT in 1947. He attended the University of Portland, Carroll College and studied Engineering in Chicago after high school....
Sharon Lewis
Apr 10, 2018
Sharon Rae Lewis, 68, passed into Gods loving arms at home on April 10. Sharon was born and raised in Great Falls, graduating from Great Falls High School. Shortly thereafter, she became employed at Malmstrom AFB through a civil contract. She worked in many areas but mostly for 341st CES, medically retiring in 1995. She is survived by two aunts;...
Robert B Franklin
Apr 8, 2018
Robert B. “Bob” Franklin, 91, of Great Falls, passed away on April 8, 2018, at the Grandview. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 16, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at O’Connor Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery with Military honors. Bob was born to Florence B. (Boyd) and Henry Melvin Franklin of Sand Coulee, Montana on...
Robert Smith
Apr 7, 2018
Robert Smith of Great Falls passed away on April 7, 2018. No services are being planned.
Gabe Otto Neujahr
Apr 6, 2018
Gabe Otto Neujahr, 45, of Great Falls, went to join his heavenly Father on Friday, April 6, 2018. A graveside service will be held at Highland Cemetery on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 2:00 pm. Gabe was born on January 26, 1973 to Terry Neujahr and Judith DeBelle in Aurora, Colorado. He graduated from CMR High School in Great Falls,...
Katherine Madonna Politz
Mar 31, 2018
Katherine Madonna Politz, 85, of Great Falls, passed away of natural causes on March 31, 2018. Kathy had been residing at Highgate Senior Living at the time of her death. A funeral service will be held Saturday, April 7, at 2:00 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Kathy was born January 7, 1933 in Wagner,...
Elfriede "Freda" Johnsen
Mar 29, 2018
Elfriede Johnsen passed away at Peace Hospice in Great Falls on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at the age of 89. A memorial service will be held at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 10:00 am. Cremation has taken place under the direction of O’Connor Funeral Home. Elfriede is survived by son, Ralph, of Kalispell; she also...
Natalie West
Mar 29, 2018
Natalie West Grandmother, Mother, Homemaker, Worker Natalie was born into a rural family in Canada and was raised in a farm environment along with a sister and brother. Natalie’s father passed away early in her life and she escaped the farm for the big city in her late teens to live on her own and to pursue a career in...
Mike Gerard Filipowicz
Mar 28, 2018
Mike Filipowicz, 63, of Great Falls, passed away at Benefis on March 28, 2018 of chronic lymphatic leukemia. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 4th and Thursday, April 5th from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm at O’Connor Funeral Home. A reception will be held for Mike on Saturday, April 7, 2018 starting at 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at...
Carol Ann Entner Teague
Mar 22, 2018
After a nine-year courageous fight with Multiple Myeloma cancer, Carol Ann Entner Teague, 79, crossed over to be with God on March 22, 2018 due to respiratory complications from pneumonia. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2018 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at O’Connor Funeral Home in Great Falls.Funeral services are scheduled at Faith Lutheran Church on Friday, March 30,...
Donald Paul Luwe
Mar 20, 2018
Donald Paul Luwe, 89, of Great Falls, beloved Husband, Dad, Grandpa, and as called by his great grandchildren “GP” was welcomed into heaven on March 20, 2018. Don was born June 19, 1928 in Great Falls to Paul Richard Luwe and Helen Catherine Murry.At the age of 18, Don joined the US Marine Corps where he served honorably until he...
Gene Allen Gange
Mar 19, 2018
Gene Allen Gange, 67, of Great Falls passed away on March 19, 2018. Gene was born May 9, 1950 in Rugby, North Dakota to Anthony and Frances Gange. Gene was the third in the large family of ten children. In his younger years Gene grew up in North Dakota and moved to Montana with his family while in high school....
Solveig Johanna Finneman
Mar 18, 2018
Solveig Johanna (Hundseid) Finneman was born to Sigrid and Johannas Hundseid Dec. 28, 1932, on Hundseid Farm in Videdal Norway. She had 10 siblings. She attended and graduated from nursing school and then emigrated to the US in 1957. She settled in Great Falls, Montana, where some of her brothers were living as well as some of her friends from...
Leona Joy Udall
Mar 17, 2018
Leona Udall, 82, of Great Falls passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Peace Hospice. A memorial Service will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 2:00 pm at O’Connor Memorial Chapel. Leona Udall was born in Kalispell, Montana and was the daughter of Alice and Marlin Ream of Bigfork, MT. She was raised on a small farm...
Frances Gange
Mar 16, 2018
Frances (Adam) Gange, 89, of Great Falls, passed away Friday at a local care facility. Visitation will be on Sunday from 1-4 p.m. with a vigil service starting at 4 pm at O’Connor Memorial Chapel.The funeral liturgy will be on Monday, at 11 am at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Frances was born...
Robert Louis Gentry
Mar 16, 2018
Robert L “Bob” Gentry passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018, at Peace Hospice from complications of ALS. Bob was born July 2, 1945. He was raised in St. Louis, MO where he was very active in the Boy Scouts of America joining when he was 8 years old and attaining his Eagle rank at age 14 in July of...
