Joan K. Deffã©
Oct 20, 2019
Joan K. Deffé, 85, of Great Falls, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019. A funeral liturgy will be held Saturday, November 2, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Joan will join her husband at the Montana State Veterans Cemetery in Helena. Joan was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on April 7, 1934, to Mildred and...
Marlene Marie Walden
Oct 19, 2019
Marlene Marie Walden (née Dalich), 81, of Great Falls, passed away on October 19, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 60 years, Bill Walden. She leaves behind her son, Dirk and daughter-in-law Lorelei; grandchildren Kaylee and Erik; and brother, Chuck (Sandy) Dalich. Marlene was born in 1938 in Great Falls to the late Mildred and...
Shelia Ann Jackson
Oct 19, 2019
Shelia Ann Jackson passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Peace Hospice after losing her battle with cancer. She was born on June 5, 1958, in Williston, ND to parents Rose Veda and George Olson. She graduated from CMR in 1977. She attended the Great Falls Business College in downtown Great Falls and took an internship atthe then-Columbus Hospital....
Linda Marie Long Martinez
Oct 19, 2019
Linda Marie (Long) Martinez, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019, surrounded by her family at Benefis Hospital. She was born on August 11, 1948, at St. Ignatius to Dorothy Drebes Long and William Long. Linda attended school in Columbia Falls and graduated in 1967. Following high school, Linda worked in the service and retail industry in the Flathead Valley....
Gertrude Mamie Johnson
Oct 18, 2019
Gertrude M. Johnson, 76, AKA Trudy entered eternal peace on October 18, 2019 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls after a lengthy history of medical issues. Trudy was born in Porum Oklahoma to John and Marie Clark. She was the third oldest of eight children. Her family moved to Fort Benton and eventually settled in Bynum, where she met and...
Betty Lou Laborn Mitchell
Oct 18, 2019
Betty Lou (La Born) Mitchell passed away peacefully on October 18, 2019. Betty was born February 9, 1932, in Michigan City, Indiana, to Harry F. and Alma M. La Born. At the age of 16, Betty moved to Landusky, MT with her parents and older sister Lucille. There they built their home on their new farm. Betty met Richard C....
Harold Dee Carver
Oct 17, 2019
Harold Dee Carver, 73, of Great Falls, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2019. A gathering of family and friends will take place July 2020. Harold was born on April 29, 1946, in Great Falls to Arvil and Ethel (Mayberry) Carver. After he graduated from Simms High School, he joined the Army in 1965, and was honorably discharged in 1967....
Charleen S. "Char" Dilley
Oct 15, 2019
Charleen S. “Char” Dilley 8/03/49 – 10/15/19. Char was born in Lakeside, California. She lived in California until she met the love of her life, Jay. They were married on June 7, 1969, in Las Vegas and they just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. In 1972, she moved along with her family to Montana. She had many jobs during her...
Rosemary Ann Husby
Oct 15, 2019
Rosemary Ann (Rose) Husby, 92, passed away due to natural causes on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Benefis Peace Hospice.To coincide with Rose’s wishes, there will be no services and her interment will be at Mount Olivet. Rose was born July 26, 1927, in Great Falls to John and Mary (Sekenya) Surmi.She was a lifelong resident of Sand Coulee, MT.In...
Mark Anthony Laplaunt
Oct 15, 2019
Mark Anthony LaPlaunt, born in Great Falls, Montana on January 20, 1952, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2019, at the age of 67. The son of Anthony Pierre LaPlaunt and Edna Mae Lineaweaver LaPlaunt was raised in Belt, Montana. Mark was an avid outdoorsman, particularly enjoying hunting and fishing. Mark married Kathleen Almanza on November 4, 1972. They raised...
Ronald E. Kunz
Oct 15, 2019
Ronald E. Kunz, 82, of Great Falls, passed away on October 15, 2019, at Renaissance Senior Care, under Peace Hospice care. Cremation has taken place under the care of Schnider Funeral Home. Ronald was born June 21, 1937, in Walkerville, MT to Peter and Catherine Kunz. He was preceded in death by his mother and father; son, Daniel K. Kunz;...
Larry Dean Funston, Jr.
Oct 11, 2019
Larry Dean “Little Larry” Funston, Jr., 59, passed away on October 11, 2019, in Billings, MT after a courageous fight against ARDS. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at the Solid Rock Bible Church (751 4th Ave NW Great Falls, MT). Little Larry was born April 18, 1960, in Anaconda, MT...
Elmer Joseph Dubois
Oct 10, 2019
Elmer J. DuBois was born on September 8, 1931, to Francis DuBois and Elizabeth Henry. He passed away on October 10, 2019. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Schnider Funeral Home. The funeral service will take place at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at 2:00 pm....
Noah L. Zimmerman
Oct 10, 2019
Noah L. Zimmerman, 35, of Power, Montana passed away surrounded by family and friends on October 10, 2019, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. He and his family have lived on the Fairfield Bench for the past two years. Noah was born on April 6, 1984, in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania to Noah and Ella (Stauffer) Zimmerman. He enjoyed working with...
Donelda "Donnie" Mavis Ginalias
Oct 7, 2019
Donelda Mavis Ginalias, “Donnie,” 93, of Great Falls, passed away on October 7, 2019. Donnie was born in Amery, Wisconsin on November 1, 1925. Her and her twin sister, Bernelda, “Bernie,” moved to Great Falls in the 1940s. It was there she met, and married her husband, Anthony, in January of 1953. To this union, three children were born: Joe,...
Veronica Riphenburg
Oct 7, 2019
Veronica Janine Riphenburg, 22, died Oct. 7, 2019, at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau from complications of a severe traumatic brain injury she suffered in a vehicle crash in March of 2011. She was surrounded by friends and family at the time of her death. A memorial service is set for Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the Choteau Baptist...
Joy Olson
Oct 5, 2019
Joy Olson, 96, of Great Falls, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019. A funeral service will be held Friday, November 15, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior, both at Christ Lutheran Church in Libby, MT, with burial to follow at the Libby Cemetery. Joy was born to Robert and Elsie Witcombe on July 19, 1923, in Langham,...
Minnie L. Pearson
Oct 4, 2019
Minnie L. Pearson, 75 of Meridian, Idaho passed away on October 4, 2019. She was born on November 4, 1943, to Oscar and Emma Pearson in Stanton, North Dakota. Minnie grew up in a big household with many brothers and sisters. Throughout her adult life, Minnie worked as a waitress and a bartender, spending 40 years on and off in...
Julia Iris Smith
Oct 4, 2019
Heaven’s gates were opened for Julia “Julie” Smith on October 4, 2019. She was almost 92. She was born on December 24, 1927, to Sidney and Clara Johnson. She had one brother, Kenneth. She was the last to pass in her family. She married David “Dave” Smith in June of 1949. They were just shy of their 70th wedding anniversary...
Muriel Gail Jaha
Oct 4, 2019
Muriel Jaha was born on April 11, 1938, in Chinook to Lloyd “Slim” and Nellie Jorns, and passed away October 4, 2019, in Great Falls. She grew up in Chinook and graduated from Chinook High School in 1956. Muriel married Hassen Jaha February 23, 1957. They were blessed with four children: Sandy, Sam, Jim, and Susan. Muriel enjoyed bowling, puzzles...
