Obituaries

Apr 13, 2023

Heaven gained another angel on April 13, 2023, as loving sister, mother, and grandmother, Cheryl Goertz Tuck passed away in Riverton, Utah after a yearlong fight with numerous medical issues.

Cheryl was born on August 19, 1948, in Spokane Washington to Florence (Kunkel) and Herbert Goertz. Cheryl grew up in Cheney, WA with her brothers, Robert and...

Apr 13, 2023

Debra “Debbie” E. Broderick passed away on April 13, 2023. Born on April 5th, 1955, in Owosso, Michigan, Debbie was the third child to Elmer and Shirley Savage. The Savage family moved to California when she was ten. Debbie met her best friend, Helen (Rodriguez) Salanitro at Edgewood High school in West Covina, California. The friendship would last a...

Apr 7, 2023

Laurie Trotman passed away in Great Falls on April 7, 2023. She was 66.  Laurie was born in Great Falls on November 20, 1956, to Wayne and Myrna Livingston. She attended CMR High School and Great Falls VoTech.

Laurie married Marv Merkel who she later divorced. She later married...

Apr 7, 2023

On April 7, 2023, Richard “Rick” Allen Barger passed away peacefully after a brief stay at Peace Hospice in Great Falls.

Dad took his final fishing trip to the big blue pond in the sky on Friday evening with his family gathered around him, enjoying food and drinks, sharing his stories of time spent in the outdoors,...

Apr 7, 2023

Michael “Mike” A. Kohles passed away on April 7, 2023, at the age of 73 after a long battle with dementia.

He was born on April 14, 1949, in Great Falls, MT to Clarence and Maxine Kohles. He attended St. Gerard’s Catholic School, middle school at East, and later graduated from CMR High School in 1967. After...

Apr 3, 2023

Our beloved son, brother, father, and friend, Jason James Tigart, left this world unexpectedly on April 3, 2023, in Bozeman where he had resided since 2014. Formerly of Great Falls, he was born on an unseasonably warm spring day on April 26, 1972, to Donald Tigart and Dora (Cranmer) Tigart, who later divorced.

A very inquisitive youngster,...

Apr 1, 2023

Victor “Vic” Shanks, Sr. passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home after a short illness on April 1, 2023. Vic was born on January 4, 1950, in Poplar, MT to Joyce and Everett Shanks. Their family then moved to Great Falls the following year. Vic attended schools in Great Falls and married Chris Murphy in 1969....

Apr 1, 2023

Helen Nadine Campbell, beloved mother, grandmother, Nana, and great-great-grandma, peacefully passed away at the age of 96 on April 1, 2023.

Helen was born to Ruth and Jim Lawrence in Visalia, CA on May 2, 1926. She had five siblings and said her sister, Katherine, was her best friend....

Mar 31, 2023

David Robert Osterman was born to Mary (Kelleher) and Herman Osterman on June 28, 1943, on the family dairy farm in Monarch and was delivered by his sister Margaret. Dave was the 8th of 9 children, and he spent his first 13 years on the family homestead. When his mother became sick the family moved to Great Falls and...

Mar 31, 2023

Lee lived a fulfilled life. Born to Norwegian wheat farmers, Severt Skolness (Skalnes) and Olga Selina Bakke, on land located west of Valley City, ND, Lee grew up embracing the goodness and the abundance of this earth while attending a one-room schoolhouse located on the edge of her family’s property. As the youngest member of her family, she lived...

Mar 31, 2023

Richard Roy Heinert, 76, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2023, with family by his side. Richard was a religious man, and his strong faith helped him through his final days.

Richard was born in Bismarck, North Dakota to Roy and Clara Heinert. He married Loretta Unruh. Together they had two sons. Richard and Loretta divorced but...

Mar 30, 2023

Leonard Elwood Carroll, 65, resident of Great Falls, passed away on March 30, 2023. Lenny was born on June 25, 1957, in Marlinton, WV. Lenny retired from the USAF. He was a Missile and Space Systems Maintenance Superintendent for twenty years. He earned his Bachelors of Science Cum Laude degree in the Criminal Justice Administration Corrections at Park University and...

Mar 29, 2023

With great sorrow, we announce the loss of our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Teresa Marie Wright at the age of 67.  Teresa died on March 29, 2023, as her body succumbed to lung disease induced by years of smoking, despite having spent the last 18 years smoke-free. Teresa was born in Havre, MT on November 22,...

Mar 28, 2023

Lee Alan Haman passed away on March 28, 2023. He was born on July 6, 1961, to Michel and Martha “Marty” Haman, in New Rockford, ND. Shortly after his birth, they moved to Great Falls, MT.

In August of 1978, Lee enlisted in the Army and was honorably discharged in August of 1982. He did basic training...

Mar 27, 2023

Jeanette Louise Kranz was born on May 9, 1959, in Havre, Montana to Richard and Mary Helen Haberger. Jeanette attended Havre High School and then went to college at Northern. She worked as a registered nurse at the Benefis and Columbus hospitals.

Jeanette was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Parish and worked with Angel Care...

Mar 24, 2023

Blanche was born on June 30, 1926, to Richard and Tilda Erdman of Souris, ND. She was raised on the family farm with her sister, Lorraine and brother, Leonard. On January 4, 1946, she married Quentin H. Forsberg. In this union they had 4 children, Querinda LaVonne, Diann Signa, LaMonte Richard, and Sharleen Gail. She was blessed with 12...

Mar 23, 2023

Richard Thomas “Dick” Daniels, Sr. passed away peacefully March 23, 2023 at the Benefis Memory Care Unit in Great Falls, Montana at the age of 94.

Dick was born in Great Falls, Montana to Rose Anne (Kuglin) and William Charles “Bill” Daniels on July 16, 1928. Dick grew up on the “West Side” surrounded by a large...

Mar 22, 2023

John “Jack” R. Lien, age 69, a retired business owner and computer programmer, certified public accountant, dedicated husband, and loving father and grandfather, passed away on March 22, 2023, at Great Falls Peace Hospice of natural causes from Alzheimer’s disease and a recent hip fracture.

Cremation has taken place. Per his request, there will be no memorial...

Mar 21, 2023

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Laura Evelyn Flaherty, a lifelong resident of Great Falls on March 21, 2023. Laura was born on October 17, 1931, at the Columbus Hospital. Laura recently moved to Olympia, Washington in December 2022 to be closer to family.

After High School, Laura graduated from Columbus School...

Mar 19, 2023

Karen Dorr, 68, of Great Falls, Montana passed away peacefully on March 19, 2023, at Hospice surrounded by family and her best friends.

Karen is survived by her brother, Steve; nephews, Sean, Jeffrey, Michael, and Nathan; and many other beloved family and friends.

Karen loved all walks of life, had a kind and forgiving heart,...