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Recent Obituaries in Great Falls, MT
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Great Falls, MT area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Beverly Larson
Jul 12, 2016
Beverly Jean Larson, 84, of Great Falls, passed away July 12, 2016.No services, per her request. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.
Jim Searles
Jul 12, 2016
Jim was a loving and generous husband, father, friend, and neighbor.He grew up in Missoula where he excelled in sports, including playing football for the U of M Grizzlies. He served in the US Air Force as a fighter pilot. He and his father has a successful car dealership, Searles Pontiac-Cadillac of Missoula, before his long career with DA Davidson...
Marie Fatz
Jul 9, 2016
Marie Irene Fatz, 96, of Great Falls, passed away July 9, 2016.No services are being held per her request. Cremation and entombment will take place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.Marie was born on August 17, 1919 to Harry and Nellie (Smith) Wosinick in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She lived most of her life in the Cascade area and Great Falls,...
Dennis O'Leary
Jul 6, 2016
Dennis Joseph OLeary, 66, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2016.He was born December 10, 1949 in San Rafael, California to Joseph and Floris OLeary, the second of eight children (four brothers and three sisters). Dennis spent his childhood in California, Alaska, and Butte, America, until the family settled in Great Falls in 1962. He attended St....
Cydni "Cyd" Karaffa
Jul 6, 2016
Cydni Cyd Bryce Karaffa was born on January 6, 1953 in Great Falls to Denis and Phyllis (Filbrandt) Karaffa. She passed away at the age of exactly 63-1/2 on July 6, 2016 at Peace Hospice. Cyd attended schools in Great Falls, graduating from Great Falls High School in 1971. She received her Bachelors degree from Montana State University in Bozeman...
Jim Wilson
Jul 4, 2016
Jim L. Wilson, 66, of Great Falls, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016 at Peace Hospice.A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2016 at Faith Center. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.Jim was born in Havre, Montana on September 18, 1949 and raised in Great Falls, MT. He graduated...
Earl Balyeat
Jul 3, 2016
Earl R. Balyeat, 91, of Great Falls, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016 at the family home.A visitation will be held from noon to 1:00 p.m. followed by a funeral liturgy at 1:00 p.m., Thursday (TODAY), July 7, 2016 at Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 1305 5th Avenue South. A graveside service will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements made...
Pete Sherwood
Jul 2, 2016
Pete Sherwood, 88, of Great Falls, passed way Saturday, July 2, 2016.No services are planned per his request. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.
Glen T. "Ozzie" Boettcher
Jul 2, 2016
Glen T. Boettcher Ozzie, 58, of Great Falls, passed away Saturday, July 2nd in Missoula due to complications from Alzheimer's.Glen was born May 20, 1958, in Clifton, New Jersey, to Dick and Dorothy Boettcher. As an infant, Glen moved to Great Falls, Montana. Glen was raised in Great Falls along with his three brothers and a sister, attending elementary school...
Richard Shannon
Jul 1, 2016
Richard L. Shannon, 79, lifelong resident of Great Falls was escorted by the Angels to his Heavenly Home on July 1, 2016 at a local hospital with his family by his side.The funeral liturgy will be Friday, July 8, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Viewing will be one hour prior...
Kenneth L. Strand
Jul 1, 2016
Kenneth Lee Strand Ken, Kenny and Kenneth, 68, was called to his heavenly home on Friday, July 1, 2016, on his wifes and son Gregs birthdays at a local care facility in Great Falls, MT. Ken had fought the good fight, he had finished the race, he had kept the faith (2 Timothy 4:7), as he battled Parkinsons Disease, Type...
George E. Holzheimer Sr.
Jun 30, 2016
George E. Holzheimer Sr., 86, of Great Falls, passed away at the Ruby House on Thursday, June 30, 2016.The family would like to greet friends at Schnider Funeral Home on Saturday, July 2, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m for a visitation. Funeral service will be Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel with...
Allen "Bud" Dwyer
Jun 29, 2016
Allen Bud Dwyer, 89, of Great Falls, passed away at a local care facility of natural causes 6/29.Private family services will be held. Schnider Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Ardelle Haverlandt
Jun 28, 2016
Ardelle Dokka Haverlandt, 102, of Great Falls, died of natural causes at the Azalea Place in Great Falls.A vigil service will be Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. A funeral liturgy will be Friday, July 1, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with burial following at Mount Olivet. Schnider Funeral Home...
Elizabeth Fayden
Jun 27, 2016
A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend, Elizabeth A. Betty (Thompson) Fayden, 88, of Great Falls, passed away Monday, June 27, 2016.Betty was born April 1, 1928, to Frank E. and Mary Claire (Crowley) Thompson. She received her education at St. Charles High School in Minnesota. She married Bill Fayden on May 28, 1949 in Boulder, MT....
Benjamin Flanagan
Jun 25, 2016
Benjamin (Ben) Merritt Flanagan, 78 of Great Falls, MT passed away peacefully Saturday, June 25, 2016 after a brave fight against COPD and congestive heart failure. A private family graveside service will be conducted at Highland Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will be held at Great Falls College, MSU in Heritage Hall at 5:00 pm, July 5th 2100 16th Ave...
Sue T. Teller
Jun 21, 2016
Sue T. Teller, 57, of Great Falls, passed away June 21, 2016.Per her request, no services are being held. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.
Makayla Rose Leitheiser
Jun 21, 2016
Makayla Rose Leitheiser born on June 21, 2016 to Christopher and Jacqueline Leitheiser in Dickinson, North Dakota.Private family services will be held Friday, June 24, 2016. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.Our little angel may have been gone before arriving in this world, but that did not stop the love she has received by so...
Diana Foster-Brown
Jun 20, 2016
Diana Rae (Foster) Gardipee Brown, 66, of Great Falls passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 at a long term care facility of natural causes.At her request, no funeral services are planned. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.Diana was born September 2, 1949 in Havre, MT. She received her GED in Kalispell, MT. Diana lived most...
Erlis M. Madsen
Jun 19, 2016
Erlis Mae Madsen, 88, of Great Falls, passed away June 19, 2016 at Peace Hospice.A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Highland Cemetery. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.Erlis was born on June 28, 1927 in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota to Henry and Mabel Madsen.She married Vinal H. Madsen on May 15,...
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