Obituaries

Aug 6, 2023

Marilyn Faye Gottlob Michels, 93, was welcomed into God’s kingdom on August 6, 2023. She was surrounded by her family and led in prayer by Chaplain Brennan. Marilyn was born to Frank and Matilda Gottlob on January 24, 1930. She was the oldest of three siblings who grew up in Bridger Canyon and later moved to Bozeman.  She attended...

Aug 2, 2023

Jeanne Kaye Parenteau passed away on August 2, 2023, at the age of 73. She was born on June 21, 1950, to Nolien and Ray Dryden. Jeanne graduated from Centerville High School and the Oakland Dental Assistant School in 1968. She graduated from the Great Falls Vo-Tech in 1992. She worked for Dr. Jim Cory before returning to school...

Aug 1, 2023

Lifelong Great Falls resident, Dolores (Kwaczenik/Kenik) Rice, 93, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2023, with her daughter Janet holding her hand and singing her favorite songs.

Dolores was born April 26, 1930, with her twin brother Eddie. Weighing only 4 pounds and a few ounces, she showed the world from the start that she was tough,...

Aug 1, 2023

Carolyn Marie (Ries, Steinbacher) Harper died peacefully in Hospice House on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. She was 86 years old.

Carolyn was born in Lewiston, MN on February 27, 1937, the oldest of 6 children to Margaret (Rinn) Ries and Andrew Ries.  The family moved to Dutton, MT in 1951, where Carolyn attended her freshman year of...

Jul 29, 2023

Ivan P. Konen of Great Falls, Montana passed away on July 29, 2023, at the age of 92. Ivan was born to Nicholas and Amelia Konen, on March 8, 1931, in Ellensburg, Washington. He was an amazing husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend to so many. Ivan graduated from Fairfield High School in 1949 and went on to farm...

Jul 28, 2023

Joseph Paul Perry passed away the evening of July 28, 2023, at the age of 92 years. Joe was born on October 5, 1930, in Evansville, Indiana to Emma (Meisler) and Isaac Perry. Joe had two younger siblings, sister, Joyce and brother, Emil. He did not remember much about his biological father, but recognized Pearl Hodges, Emma’s later husband,...

Jul 26, 2023

Retired Dutton farmer, Lorance “Duane” Harper, passed away at Hospice House on July 26, 2023, at the age of 90.

The only child of Lorance “Bud” Harper and Mildred Halseth Harper was born in Great Falls on his father’s birthday, April 24, 1933.

Growing up on the family homestead, he attended school in Dutton, MT,...

Jul 26, 2023

Nancy Carol (Schuemaker) Handa of Great Falls passed away on July 26, 2023. She was born on June 2, 1942, in West Apollo, PA. She eventually moved to California where she met and married the love of her life, Arthur Handa. In California they welcomed three sons before they moved to Montana in 1975.

Nancy was best...

Jul 26, 2023

Shayne Albert Wells left this world the way he wanted, peacefully in his sleep on July 26, 2023, at the age of 42. His life here on earth was cut short yet he lived to the fullest.

Shayne was born on December 11, 1980, and graduated from CMR High School in Great Falls in 1999. He was...

Jul 26, 2023

Vickie Ann “Booher” Gibbs, age 76, passed away at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana on July 26, 2023, due to lung cancer.  Born December 28, 1946, in Marysville, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Susquenita High School in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. She later married Larry Gibbs on August 13. 1966.

A longtime nurse’s aide at Columbus Hospital in Great...

Jul 25, 2023

Gerald Joy (Joyce) Lange has gone home. She passed away on July 25, 2023, at her home in Great Falls, MT where she lived with her husband, Rudolf John Lange up to his passing in 2012. She was 87 years old. She was born on February 7, 1936, in Valentine, NB to Dorothy Marshall and Earl Peters. She was...

Jul 24, 2023

Carol (Rackley) Pinocci passed away on July 24, 2023, in Great Falls at the age of 73. She was born in Pelham, GA on September 10, 1949, to Richard and Louvenia Rackley. She worked as a beautician and enjoyed Friday lunch dates with her husband of 56 years, Joe.

Carol is survived by her husband, Joe; daughters,...

Jul 22, 2023

Isabelle “Liz” Borst of Great Falls, MT passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at the age of 72. She was born on November 1, 1950, in Climax, Saskatchewan to Clarence and Mae Henrikson. Liz was 1 of 11 children. She grew up in Turner, Montana where her father farmed.

Liz married David Borst and moved...

Jul 20, 2023

Patricia K Gjerde was born on December 4, 1939, in Aitkin, Minnesota to Harold and Agnes Hanson. She passed away on July 20, 2023, surrounded by her family, after eight years of dementia and pulmonary fibrosis.

Pat was born and raised in Aitkin, MN, graduating from Aitkin High School and then attended Augsburg University to study Psychology....

Jul 20, 2023

Harold Sukut, beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather left this world on July 20, 2023, at the age of 96. He will be sadly missed and will always hold a place in our hearts. He was the one who guided the family and the one who was the strength that held the family together.

Harold was born to...

Jul 19, 2023

Margaret Ann “Moggie” Butcher was born on July 24, 1939, in Wendell, Idaho to Evelyn (Brady) and Orville Jensen. She passed away peacefully on July 19, 2023, surrounded by the love of her family. Moggie was the daughter of a nurse and a surveyor, and she remembered her father being gone to serve in WWII. She went to school...

Jul 17, 2023

Donna Mae Caruso passed away at the age of 92 on July 27, 2023. She was born in Big Timber, Montana on October 18, 1930. Donna was four years old when her mother, Sabra Ronning, moved her and her sibling Caroline and Ray to Livingston. She had a wonderful childhood swimming in the lagoons off the Yellowstone River in...

Jul 15, 2023

Edmond F. Hoenjet, 88, of Great Falls, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at his home where his son, Rob took care of him until passing from dementia.

Ed was born in Haarlem, Netherlands on September 11, 1934. He grew up in Holland during WWII. He met his wife, Bea, who was also from Holland. They...

Jul 15, 2023

Geraldine “Geri” Marie (Welch) Sanchez passed away on July 15, 2023, at the age of 86. She was born on November 20, 1936, in Ekalaka, MT to Delbert “Jerry” Welch and Eleonora Frye.

She started her career as a one-room schoolteacher outside of Glasgow, MT where she met the love of her life, Zacarias “John” Sanchez. They...

Jul 14, 2023

John A. Earll, a beloved husband, father, and esteemed member of the community, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2023, just two months before his 90th birthday.

Born on August 28, 1933, in Great Falls, Montana, John was the son of John and Clara Earll. He grew up in his hometown and carried that love throughout his...