Eleanor Mares
Jan 3, 2015
Our mom, Eleanor Blondie Mares, 88, of Great Falls passed peacefully into the next world on Saturday, January 3, 2015.Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Schnider Funeral Home. A vigil service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2015 at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel. A funeral service...
Emmajean Eaton
Jan 2, 2015
Emmajean Jeannie (Matson) Eaton, 91, passed away on January 2, 2015 in Great Falls. Jeannie was formerly of Shelby and had just moved to Great Falls in October to be closer to family.Jeannie was born on February 25, 1923 in Great Falls, Montana to Richard and Pearl Harris Matson. She attended kindergarten and first grade at Emerson School in Great...
William "Uke" Ukrainetz
Jan 2, 2015
William Uke Ukrainetz, 89, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 2, 2015.No services are planned, but there will be a celebration of his life at a later date. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.Billie, as his mother called him, was born into simple Ukrainian stock in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. His father was...
William Covely
Jan 2, 2015
William F. Bill Covely, 82, of Great Falls, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015.He was born on October 31, 1932 in Frankfurt, Indiana to the late Harriet and Frederick Covely. He grew up in East Los Angeles. His father, Frederick was killed in a construction accident in 1944. In September of 1950 he joined the United States Air Force...
Richard "Dick" Whitmore
Dec 30, 2014
Richard Keith Dick Whitmore, 83, of Great Falls, died on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Benefis Hospital due to respiratory failure.Per Dicks request no services are being held. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.Dick was born on July 31, 1931 to Robert and Emily Whitmore in Williston, ND. When he was quite young, he moved...
Glenn W. Decker
Dec 28, 2014
Glenn W. Decker, 86, of Great Falls, died at home on Sunday, December 28, 2014.There will be a gathering to celebrate Glenns life at the Eagles Club, 1501 9th St S, Friday, January 2, 2015 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Dinner will be served.Glenn was born in Dillon, Montana, March 17, 1928 to Clarence Ashely Decker and Phyllis Montana...
Dorothy "Dort" Lorang
Dec 27, 2014
Dort Lorang, 89, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, December 27, 2014 in Great Falls.Dort was born the second of seven children to S.J. Smokey and Jennie Schroer on Oct. 18, 1925, in Oregon City, Oregon. When she was 10, her family moved to Montana where her father worked for the Great Northern Railway. She attended St. Mary's...
Darlene Stone Fassler
Dec 25, 2014
Darlene Stone Fassler, 78, of Great Falls passed away on December 25, 2014 at Peace Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer.Darlene was born February 25, 1936 in Ruth, Nevada and graduated from White Pine County High School class of 1954, after graduation she became a telephone switchboard operator. On October 20, 1956 she married John Fassler in Seattle, Washington....
Patrick "Pat" Kennedy
Dec 22, 2014
Patrick Pat J. Kennedy or as known to his children Daddy , 59 of Great Falls passed by way of an automobile accident outside of Clearwater Junction as he would say the big moo cow December 13, 2014.A vigil service will be held at 5:00 p.m. Monday, December 22, 2014, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. A funeral liturgy will be...
Clarence "Cliff" Schmidt
Dec 22, 2014
Clarence Cliff Schmidt, 79, of Fairfield, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014Burial will be held one hour prior to the memorial service at St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 27, 2014 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 449 4th Lane NE in Fairfield. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.Clarence...
Marian Armstrong
Dec 22, 2014
Marian Anita (Hansen) Armstrong, 92, of Bainbridge Island, Washington passed away Monday morning, December 22, 2014 at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana, from complications of Alzheimers and cancer.Known to all who loved her as Anita, she was born January 14,1922 in Redding, California, and graduated from Bainbridge Island High School in Washington in 1939. She began a career...
Patrick James O'Neil
Dec 21, 2014
Patrick James ONeil, 56, of Meridian, ID, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Huntsman Cancer Center in Salt Lake City from surgical complications. He was diagnosed with early stages of colon cancer when he was 19 years old and battled against various obstacles of this disease for almost 40 years. He showed great courage and strength despite all...
James Robert "Bob" Upshaw
Dec 20, 2014
James Robert Bob Upshaw passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the age of 76. Bob was born in Chinook, MT, at Gertie Clausners Maternity Home, on April 22, 1938 to Margaret Audrey Marion (Jacobsen) Upshaw and John Wilkens Upshaw.He graduated from Chinook High School in 1956 where he participated in all sports. During high school, he worked for...
Glenn "Bud" Kittelson
Dec 20, 2014
Glenn A. Bud Kittelson, 95, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2014 at Peace Hospice.Bud Kittelson was born April 28, 1919 to Charles J. and Clara Berg Kittelson in Ballantine, Montana. He was the 5th of 8 children. He was a pioneer in the aviation field starting his career with the US Army Air Corp where he...
Alvina "Vina" Stroop
Dec 19, 2014
Alvina Vina Stroop, 88, of Great Falls, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2014, after a lengthy battle with osteoporosis, at Peace Hospice.Vina was born on June 4, 1926 in Stockett, Montana to Edwin and Margurite (Sarzin) Erickson. She lived on a ranch with her grandparents off and on since she was born where she would babysit Bill and Joanne...
David "Dave" Goff
Dec 18, 2014
David Dave Elmer Goff, 83, of Great Falls passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2014 from complications of pneumonia at Benefis West Wing, Great Falls.A graveside service with military honors will be held on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison in Helena. A celebration of life will be held on...
Caroline C. Edwards
Dec 18, 2014
Caroline C. Edwards passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, December 18th, after a long illness.Born Carolina Chesera Carbonari to parents Antonio and Angelina Carbonari on May 24th, 1926 in Somers, MT.Caroline (Nina) was the youngest of 3 daughters.Her mother passed away before her 2nd birthday. As a result, Antonio returned to Italy and married Angelinas younger sister, Luigina....
Joseph Barkshire
Dec 17, 2014
Joseph William Barkshire, 81, of Great Falls, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Peace Hospice.Joseph was mostly known as Trader Joe and was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on October 19, 1933. His horse trading and being a cowboy days started as a young man. Joe joined the Navy when he was 17, January 2, 1951, and was honorably...
Richard "Rick" Scollin
Dec 16, 2014
Richard Rick James Scollin, 61, of Great Falls, Montana passed away on Tuesday, December 16th at Benefis Hospital with his family at his side.Rick was born November 9, 1953, in Lynn, Massachusetts, to the late Harriet Brennan and Richard Leo Scollin. After his 1972 graduation from Lynnfield High School, Rick moved to Maine where he lived and worked until his...
Russell "Russ" Peterson
Dec 15, 2014
Russell Russ L. Peterson, 94, of Great Falls, passed away on December 15, 2014.A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, December 19, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Schnider Funeral Home Hospitality Room. A burial will follow at Manchester Cemetery.Russ was born September 23, 1920 at Cabin Creek, Montana to Walter and Julia (Amundson) Peterson. He was...
