Shirlee Joan Thiebes
Jan 12, 2019
Shirlee Joan Thiebes passed peacefully on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Shirlee was born August 23, 1926 in Missoula, MT, daughter of Frederic and Annette (Laziere) Bedard. She attended Missoula Hellgate High School and the University of Montana where she was a Kappa Alpha Theta. A young, handsome WWII vet named Joe caught her eye which was the beginning of a...
Maria Primavera Martinez Hoffman
Jan 10, 2019
Maria Primavera Martinez Hoffman, 63, of Great Falls, passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2019 in her home with loved ones. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Schnider Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel, 1410 13th St. S. Schnider...
Duane Clifton Hedahl
Jan 10, 2019
Duane Clifton Hedahl, 87, of Great Falls, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019. A memorial service will be Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Duane was born January 18, 1931 on a farm near Twin Valley, Minnesota to Eddie and Alice (Gullingsrud) Hedahl. He attended country school...
Shiela Rose Cardwell
Jan 9, 2019
Shiela Rose Cardwell, 34, went to be with her heavenly father Wednesday, January 9th, 2019. She was born to Jim and Faith Cardwell July 23rd, 1984 in Newcastle, Wyoming. When she was 2, the family moved to Great Falls, MT. Shiela graduated from CMR in 2002. Shiela had a love of the outdoors and animals, her true passion was her...
Ernest Joseph Bailly
Jan 8, 2019
Ernest Joseph Bailly, 90, of Great Falls, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Visitation will be Friday, January 11, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Schnider Funeral Home. Vigil service will be Friday, January 11, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. The funeral liturgy will be Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 10...
Shirley Ella Fitzgerald
Jan 6, 2019
Shirley Fitzgerald, 93, peacefully passed away with her spirit of grace and dignity on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at TMC in Choteau. A strong, determined woman with independent thoughts and actions, she was a voice of her own belief before it was a popular notion. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home. A memorial service will...
John Robert Rodger
Jan 6, 2019
John Robert Rodger passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Bee Hive Homes, after a long and hard fought battle with cancer, just 9 days short of his 93rd birthday. Per his request, no services are planned. A private family burial of ashes will be held at a later date. John was born January 15, 1926 to Allan and...
Robert "Bob" William Lazure
Jan 1, 2019
Robert “Bob” William Lazure, 82, of Great Falls, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. Per his request, no services are being held. A private family burial of ashes will take place at a later date at Blue Mound Cemetery in Dawn, Missouri. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home. Robert was born on January 25,...
Catherine Ann Passineau
Jan 1, 2019
Catherine Ann “Katie” Passineau, 87, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2019, at Peace Hospice of Montana. Katie was born in Bloom, Wisconsin, to Guy and Beulah Stephenson. In 1952 she married William “Bill” Passineau in Nekoosa, Wisconsin. They had two daughters Renee and Lori, in 1955 and 1957. She is survived by her daughters, Renee (Stan) Kuntz, Lori (Jerry)...
Patricia D. "Pat" Raunig
Jan 1, 2019
Patricia D. “Pat” (McDermott) Raunig, 78, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 of natural causes with family by her side at Hospice Peace House. Patricia was born on December 8, 1940 in Anaconda, Montana to Leo E. and Gladys McDermott, Sr.She was the oldest of six children.Pat graduated from Anaconda High School in 1959 and...
Joseph E. Stroup
Dec 31, 2018
Joseph E. Stroup, 88 passed away on December 31, 2018 at the Veteran’s Medical Center in Fort Harrison, Montana. Funeral services will be held May 18, 2019 at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Joe was born January 14, 1930 and married Barbara Gilbert on July 3, 1953. Joe retired from the US...
Kenneth Eugene Chapman
Dec 31, 2018
Kenneth Eugene Chapman, 69, of Great Falls, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018. Visitation will be Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. followed by the funeral service at 2:00 p.m., both at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial to follow at Manchester Cemetery. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Kenneth was born on March 22, 1949 to Zail and...
Mary Josephine Besich
Dec 30, 2018
Mary Josephine Besich, 95, of Great Falls, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018 of natural causes at Peace Hospice surrounded by her family. A private family memorial service will be Friday, January 4, 2019. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Mary was born on March 29, 1923 in Black Eagle, Montana to Charles and Ljubica Antonich. Ina quiet...
Roderick (Rod) Kent Van Heel
Dec 28, 2018
Roderick “Rod” Kent Van Heel, 66, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at home following a long and courageous battle with cancer. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Eagles Lodge, 1509 9th Avenue South, at 5:00 pm, family and friends are invited to come and join in remembering and celebrating Rod’s...
Sheila Lavern Kemmer
Dec 27, 2018
Sheila Lavern Kemmer, 73, of Great Falls Montana, passed away December 27, 2018 at Peace Hospice in Great Falls after a courageous battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. In her final weeks, she was embraced continuously by her loving family, friends, and Heavenly Father. Private services were held on Friday, December 28, 2018. Schnider...
Richard C. (Dick) Forster
Dec 27, 2018
Richard C. "Dick" Forster, 85, passed away December 27, 2018 at Benefis Hospital surrounded by his family. Dick was born May 12, 1933 in Great Falls, MT to Fritz and Lillie (Sallenback) Forster. He attended local schools and at the age of 13 used his brother's birth certificate to go to work at the Smelter. In March 1953 he enlisted...
Danny Wood
Dec 26, 2018
Danny Joe Wood, 45, of Great Falls, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Visitation will be Thursday, January 3, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Danny was born on May 29, 1973 to Richard and Brenda (Cravens) Wood in Carrollton, Illinois. He attended Northwestern High School. He...
Leonard Edwin Doney
Dec 26, 2018
Leonard Doney, 77, of Great Falls, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Services will be held at a later date in Havre, Montana. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Helmer A. Anderson
Dec 25, 2018
Helmer A. Anderson, 90, of Great Falls, MT, passed away December 25, 2018. A memorial service will be held Friday, December 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel. Burial of his cremated remains will follow at Highland Cemetery. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Helmer was born on December 15, 1928 in Shelby, MT to Alfred...
Alan Henry Heikkila
Dec 24, 2018
Alan Henry Heikkila, 63, passed away peacefully in the early hours of December 24, 2018. A celebration of life will be held January 12, 2019 at the Community Hall in Lincoln, MT at 11:00 AM, a luncheon to follow. Alan entered the world February 16, 1955 in Monterey, CA to parents Henry and Anna Marie (Pederson) Heikkila. They lived in...
