Bernice Kemp
Mar 25, 2017
Bernice Mae (Olsen) Kemp, 96, of Great Falls passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 from natural causes at the Azelea Place in Great Falls.Bernice was born February 15, 1921 in Velva, North Dakota and was raised north of Wagner, Montana on the family farm. She attended a one room colony school and graduated from Malta High School in 1939.Bernice married...
Betty Ritter
Mar 24, 2017
Betty Jane Rakestraw Ritter was born on January 11, 1928 in Portland, Oregon. She passed from this world on March 24, 2017 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls due to complications following surgery.Betty lived in Great Falls all of her adult life and was a strong, stable, relentlessly moral presence for all who knew her. She was an intellectual dynamo...
Ann Besich
Mar 23, 2017
Ann L. Besich, 101, died on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Peace Hospice.A graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Mount Olivet Cemetery.Ann was born on February 11, 1916 in Great Falls, MT. At the age of three, the family moved to the mining town of Tracy, MT, where she was raised, graduating...
Alan Francetich
Mar 22, 2017
Alan Francetich, 81, of Tracy passed away March 22, 2017 at a local hospital.A celebration of his life will be held at Centerville gym on Friday, March 31, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at the Sand Coulee Cemetery followed by a luncheon at Eagles Lodge, 1501 9th St S. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.Alan was born...
Thomas Plunkett Sr.
Mar 21, 2017
Thomas William Plunkett Sr., 74, of Great Falls, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 of natural causes at a local hospital.Cremation has taken place. Please join us in loving, sharing and memorializing Tom at an informal gathering Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Pit Stop Tavern, 1600 25th Ave NE, Black Eagle, at 1:00 p.m.Tom was born February 17, 1943...
Layala Newton
Mar 20, 2017
Layala Dawn Marie Newton, 8 months, of Great Falls, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017.Services are pending. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Laura Mcpherson
Mar 18, 2017
Laura Frances Mattson was born October 12, 1919 in Corvallis, Montana to Grace Symington Mattson and Charles Mattson. Laura died March 18, 2017 in Great Falls, Montana.Laura loved education, graduating from Corvallis High School in 1937 and from the University of Montana in 1941. Laura taught in various schools in Montana and Arizona. After returning to Great Falls, Laura worked...
Pamela Daul
Mar 18, 2017
Pamela Jean Daul, 58, died peacefully on March 18, 2017 at Peace Hospice, surrounded by family and friends, after a long and courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was a loving mother, grandmother, wife and friend, whose courage, strength, and fighting spirit will be dearly missed by so many, but will remain in our hearts forever.Visitation will be Friday, March...
Marjorie Henen
Mar 17, 2017
Marjorie Mary Ellen Henen, 85, of Great Falls, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017.No services are planned. Cremation has taken place through Schnider Funeral Home.Marjorie was born on December 31, 1931 in Hillsboro, North Dakota to Clarence A. and Pearl Belva (Smith) Erdman. She married Donald E. Henen on February 3, 1951 and they were married 62 years until his...
Joseph "Joe" Balek
Mar 14, 2017
Joe Balek, 82, of Great Falls, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Peace Hospice.A memorial service will be Monday, March 20, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Centerville. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.Joe was born April 6, 1934 in Lawton, North Dakota to Joseph F. and Erma Balek. He had an older brother, Stan....
Darrell Stoneberg
Mar 14, 2017
Darrell Vernon Stoneberg, 85, of Great Falls, passed away March 14, 2017.Services will be held at a later date.Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Grace Mehan
Mar 14, 2017
Grace E. Mehan, 75, of Great Falls, passed away March 14, 2017.No services are planned, per her request. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Kris Lafontaine
Mar 13, 2017
Kris Dale LaFontaine, 48, of Fort Benton passed away March 13, 2017 with his wife by his side.A celebration of life will be held on Friday, March 24, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at the Community Bible Center, 1600 Main Street, Fort Benton, Montana. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.Kris was born in Great Falls, Montana on December 23, 1968...
Frederick "Don" Lehman
Mar 11, 2017
Don Lehman, 83, of Great Falls and formerly of Highwood, went to be with his loving Heavenly Father on March 11, 2017 surrounded by his family. Don fought a courageous battle with cancer for over a year and never once complained.Don was born on January 8, 1934 to William and Ethel Lehman of Highwood, MT. Don was raised on the...
Robert Allderdice
Mar 10, 2017
Robert Paul Allderdice, 57, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday, March 10, 2017.A family celebration of life will be held at a later date. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.Robert, called R.P. for short, was born August 20, 1959 to Robert and Elizabeth Allderdice. He married Charlotte Currie. They had a...
Karen Vandolah
Mar 10, 2017
Karen VanDolah, 67, of Great Falls, passed away on March 10, 2017.No services per her request. Cremation will take place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.
James Mital Jr.
Mar 9, 2017
James Robert Mital Jr., 55, of Belt, passed away at his home March 9, 2017.Per his request, no services are being planned. Cremation will take place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.
Richard Hixson
Mar 9, 2017
Richard Dick Stephen Hixson passed away in Great Falls on Thursday, March 9, 2017. He was 86 at the time of his death.Dick was born on May 20, 1930, in Winona, Minnesota to Joseph and Nancy Hixson. He had two younger sisters, Judy and Nancy, and an older brother, John. His father was a Captain in the Army, and during...
Barry Wells
Mar 6, 2017
Barry Wells, age 60, of Great Falls, died suddenly following surgery on March 6, 2017. Barry was born in Covina, CA, but counted Montana as his true home. He retired from the US Air Force after a career as a Nurse and Medic. Barry loved his animals which included 3 llamas, 2 miniature horses, a donkey, chickens and ducks, and...
Evangeline "Van" Johnson
Mar 6, 2017
Mary Evangeline Van Johnson, 92, of Great Falls, MT went to be with her precious Lord Jesus on March 6, 2017 at Peace Hospice.Memorial services will be held April 8, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at New City Church. A celebration of her life will follow with a reception at the church.Born April 21, 1924 to Leslie and Mildred Smith in...
