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John Martinez

John Martinez

Mar 11, 2019

John Martinez, 81, of Great Falls passed away at Peace Hospice on March 11, 2019. A viewing will be held at Schnider Funeral Home on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. with a memorial service to follow at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel. John was born June 27, 1937 in Lewistown, MT. He graduated from Geraldine High...

Larry Kay Emmett

Larry Kay Emmett

Mar 11, 2019

Larry K. Emmett, 78, of Great Falls, passed away March 11, 2019 at Highgate Senior Living with family by his side. A celebration of life will be held Friday, March 15, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel in Great Falls. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. He was born September 16, 1940 to Howard and Vera...

Faye H. Anderson

Faye H. Anderson

Mar 10, 2019

Faye H Anderson, 89, of Great Falls, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 10, 2019 at her residence with family by her side. She was born on June 21, 1929 in Yazoo City, MS to Davis and Louise Hester. Her early years were spent there, graduating from Yazoo City High School in 1947. In 1951, she...

Charmaine Adaire Omholt

Charmaine Adaire Omholt

Mar 9, 2019

Charmaine Adaire (Martinson) Omholt, 85, of Great Falls, was taken to be with her Lord and Savior, March 9, 2019 due to complications from pneumonia. She was born in Columbus, North Dakota, to Anton and Ingrid Martinson. They moved for a short time to Scobey, Montana and then later settled in Conrad, Montana, where she grew up, with seven brothers...

Jay G. Conlon

Jay G. Conlon

Mar 8, 2019

On Friday March 8, 2019, Jay G. Conlon (aka Uncle Jay) passed away at his home of natural causes. He was born February 1, 1946 to Dorothy R (Verry) and Glenn M Conlon in Saco, MT and always said he’d be six feet tall if it weren’t for the mosquitoes. Jay gradated from Saco High School and Eastern Montana College...

Nicole Gari (Forsman) Ressler

Nicole Gari (Forsman) Ressler

Mar 7, 2019

Nicole Gari Ressler (Forsman) passed away unexpectedly on March 7, 2019. Anyone who knew this little spitfire knows this is very sad news. However, she would desire a time for all of us to come together to celebrate her life, laugh, and share fond memories. Nicole was born in Great Falls, Montana on November 6, 1977, to parents Gary and...

Gordon Dean Mcmanus

Gordon Dean Mcmanus

Mar 6, 2019

Gordon Dean “Gordo” McManus, 69, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 with his wife, Kristi at his side. A celebration of life will be held Wednesday, March 13, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Meadowlark Country Club in Great Falls. Gordo was born March 8, 1949 in Kalispell, MT to Dean Gordon “Red” and Billie McManus. He...

Joshua Kyle Boyd

Joshua Kyle Boyd

Mar 6, 2019

Joshua Kyle Boyd, born November 2, 1977 in Stuttgart, Germany, passed away in Great Falls, Montana on March 6, 2019 after a three year battle with cancer. Joshua was a true entrepreneur and was active in the local music community in Great Falls. He was a prolific writer of song and life truisms. A sensitive soul, he was charismatic and...

Malcolm "Mal" Arthur Wellington

Malcolm "Mal" Arthur Wellington

Mar 6, 2019

Malcolm Arthur Wellington, (better known as Mal) 70, of Great Falls MT passed away on March 6, 2019 surrounded by his loving family at Peace Hospice in Great Falls. Visitation will be Friday, March 15, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Schnider Funeral Home. A funeral service will be Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest...

Charles "Chuck" Eugene Meredith

Charles "Chuck" Eugene Meredith

Mar 5, 2019

Charles “Chuck” Eugene Meredith, 80, passed away March 5, 2019. A celebration of life will be held on March 23, 2019 at the Eagles Lodge, 1501 9th Street South at 1:00 p.m. Charles was born March 19, 1938 in Great Falls to Charles and Kathleen Meredith. He graduated from Geyser High School and spent 2 years at the University of...

Barbara Jeanne Ellois Skinner

Barbara Jeanne Ellois Skinner

Mar 4, 2019

Barbara “Barb” Jeanne Ellois Skinner, 85, of Great Falls passed away March 4, 2019. Barb was born October 5, 1933, in Great Falls and raised in the Monarch and Ulm areas. She graduated from the nursing program at Northern Montana College in Havre. While in Havre, she met Elmer Barker Skinner and they married in 1953. They moved to Great...

Clay Laurie Loney

Clay Laurie Loney

Mar 4, 2019

Clay L. Loney, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend passed away on Monday, March 4 at the age of 72. He was born on October 21, 1946 in Great Falls to Madeline and Laurie Stephen Loney. He spent his early childhood in Great Falls and later moved to a ranch in the Highwood Mountains. He loved growing up on the...

Elfriede Berta Cook

Elfriede Berta Cook

Mar 1, 2019

Elfriede Cook, 86, of Great Falls joined her family in Heaven on Friday, March 1, 2019.She had been staying at Benefis Senior Care after an illness in January. She was born to Richard and Anna in Germany and was raised with her five siblings. She married William “Bill” Cook in 1947 and moved to the United States in 1948. She...

Thelma C. Tranmer

Thelma C. Tranmer

Mar 1, 2019

She was born in Nipawin, SK, Canada on September 10, 1945, the fourth child of Joseph Van Vorst and Agnes (Heppner) Van Vorst. She moved to Oliver, BC in 1948. Thelma graduated from Oliver High School in 1963. Out of high school, Thelma started working at the Royal Bank of Canada. In 1963, Thelma met her future husband, John. They...

Norman Nichelson

Norman Nichelson

Feb 28, 2019

Norman “Nick” Nichelson, 77, of Great Falls passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019. Norman was born on July 25, 1941 to Adolph Nichelson and Eleanor Smolsky in East Meadow, New York. He graduated Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington, NY in 1959 and joined the Navy that same year. After many years, and being stationed in Pensacola...

Sherry Kay Schott

Sherry Kay Schott

Feb 28, 2019

After a protracted battle with pancreatic cancer, Sherry Kay Schott, 74, of Belt, Montana passed away on February 28, 2019 at Peace Hospice of Great Falls. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, March 9 at Belt Community Church, 423 Belt Creek Rd, Belt, MT 59412. Editha McKay will be officiating. Funeral arrangements are being handled by...

Lois Marie Ressler

Lois Marie Ressler

Feb 26, 2019

Lois M. Ressler (Speck), 84 went to be with our Father in Heaven on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Peace Hospice. She was born in Great Falls on September 29, 1934. She attended Great Falls High School and had a career in retail sales for many years. She married John Ressler in 1951 and they had four wonderful children together....

Mary T Derosier

Mary T Derosier

Feb 24, 2019

Mary T. Derosier, 70, of Keene, NH passed away February 24, 2019 in Great Falls, MT. A grave side service will be held at the family plot in the Lower Cemetery in Langdon, NH, where she will be laid to rest with her parents when the weather permits. She was born July 1, 1948 in Keene, NH to Wilfred A....

Florence Isabell Blalock

Florence Isabell Blalock

Feb 22, 2019

Florence I. Blalock, 96, of Great Falls, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Benefis. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.

Arlo Devrel Michel

Arlo Devrel Michel

Feb 22, 2019

Arlo D. Michel, 93, of Great Falls, passed away February 22, 2019 at Peace Hospice. Graveside service will be held at a later date at Enumclaw Evergreen Memorial Park in Enumclaw, Washington. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home. Arlo was born on September 25, 1925 in Osceola, Wisconsin to Walter and Mae Michel. His family...

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