Gladyce Joanne Oakland
Nov 9, 2019
Surrounded by her loving family, Gladyce Joanne Oakland passed away quietly and peacefully, Friday, November 9, 2019, at the age of 91 from natural causes. Gladyce was the youngest of two children to Christian and Esther Anderson Walsted on May 3, 1928, in Great Falls. Gladyce’s father passed away before her birth from injuries sustained during military service in WWI....
William Morris Plante
Nov 9, 2019
William Morris Plante, 65, of Fort Benton, passed away on November 9, 2019. He was an avid outdoorsman, spending a majority of his years owning and operating Scapegoat Wilderness Outfitters. He is survived by his daughters, Nicole Barnick, Jennifer Fief, and Christine Fike; son, Robert Plante; 12 grandchildren; sisters, Carolyn Brown, Elaine Plante, Sue Plante Hale, and Jackie Plante; and...
Jay Marie Schlecht
Nov 7, 2019
Jay Marie Schlecht, 89, of Great Falls passed away peacefully on November 7, 2019. Cremation has taken place under the care of Schnider Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church (1226 1st Ave. N.) on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at 11:00 a.m.A memorial and burial at Highland Cemetery will take place in 2020. Born to...
Guy Douglas Schmidt
Nov 6, 2019
Guy Douglas Schmidt, 72, passed away peacefully in hospice on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. A life-long resident of Great Falls, Guy graduated from Great Falls High in 1965. He attended the University of Montana for a short time before entering the Army, and serving in Vietnam as a combat engineer. After leaving the military, he returned to college and earned...
Joe Lopez Jr.
Nov 5, 2019
“There is a time to live, and a time to die…” these were some of the last words spoken of our beloved grandfather, Joe Lopez Jr. His sharp memory and loving personality remained present during those last few days, as his 90 year old body grew weary. He passed away on November 5, 2019, after a day filled with family,...
Bruce Earl Rustvold
Nov 4, 2019
Bruce Earl Rustvold, 66, of Great Falls, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019, surrounded by family at his home. Visitation will be held Thursday, November 7, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Schnider Funeral Home. A funeral liturgy will be held Friday, November 8, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. A private family entombment will...
Frances Margaret Hallett Eakman
Nov 1, 2019
Frances Margaret Hallett Eakman, 93, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019. A funeral service will be held Friday, November 8, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel with burial to follow at Highland Cemetery. Frances was born September 1, 1926, the youngest of the six children of Jessie and Otis Hallett. After graduation from Glasgow High School in...
Robert L. Heryford
Oct 31, 2019
Robert L. Heryford, 71, of Great Falls passed away on October 31, 2019.
Charles "Chuck" Gardner
Oct 28, 2019
Charles “Chuck” Gardner, 79, went to his eternal home on October 28, 2019, with his wife and daughter by his side after suffering from glioblastoma brain cancer. He valiantly fought the battle for 6 weeks, but the cancer won the fight. Chuck was born August 4, 1940, to Mary and Kenneth Gardner in Kingman, Arizona. He was raised in Arizona....
Elmer B. Skinner
Oct 25, 2019
Elmer Barker Skinner, 90, of Great Falls, passed away after a brief illness on October 25, 2019. Elmer was born on March 23, 1929, in Havre, Montana.Elmer was in the U.S. Army as a rifleman during the Korean War and received two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star during his service in combat. After serving in the military, he met...
Anna Marie Metcalf
Oct 24, 2019
Anna Marie Metcalf, 69, of Helena, Montana passed away on October 24, 2019.
Jimmie Lee Cook
Oct 23, 2019
Jimmie Lee Cook, 87, of Great Falls, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, of cancer. A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 4, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Victory Church, (3001 13th St N). Jimmie was born on April 9, 1932, in Rocky, Oklahoma to Burnice and Mattie (Harrell) Cook. He graduated from Great Falls High School...
Buck Randall Schlehr
Oct 23, 2019
Buck Randall Schlehr was known to his family and friends as a down-to-earth, redneck hillbilly. He was at home in the outdoors, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping. He could always be counted on for a quick poker or pool game, and was the life of the party. Buck was compassionate, and offered his support to anyone in need without...
Doris Jean Billmayer Egbert
Oct 20, 2019
Doris Jean Billmayer Egbert returned to her loving Heavenly Father and arms of her dearly loved husband, Arthur Newton Egbert, on Sunday afternoonOctober 20, 2019, at the home of her daughter, surrounded by loving family. She died from a brain cancer which had been diagnosed only days before. She was born on October 4, 1933, in Hogland, MT, to Roy...
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....
