Obituaries

Jul 6, 2023

Esther Rose (Marker Fleetwood) Green passed away on July 6, 2023.  Esther was born on February 12, 1944, in Boise, ID to Thomas George and Burnice Marker.

Esther graduated from Cascade Idaho High School and was a member of Zion Baptist Church in Post Falls, ID. She worked as a cook in institutions for 40 years.

Jul 6, 2023

Jeffery D. Beecroft of Great Falls, our cherished husband, father, and papa, passed away on July 6, 2023, following an incredibly difficult 7.5-month battle with Glioblastoma brain cancer. The concept of summarizing someone’s entire life within a few paragraphs is such a daunting expectation and really an inequity to the man that Jeff truly was. He was so much...

Jul 5, 2023

Darrell Duane Goodmundson passed away on July 5, 2023, at the age of 94. He was the proud grandson of Icelandic immigrants. Darrell accomplished many things in his long life including graduating from college at a time when few people went and served in the Navy. He spent his life working on and taking over the farming operation started...

Jul 3, 2023

Harvey Augustus “Gus” SureChief III was found deceased on July 3, 2023, in Omaha, NE at the age of 28. He passed away from a tragic falling accident.

Gus was born July 6, 1994, in Browning MT, to Harvey Dale and Sherry. He lived most of his younger years in Vaughn, MT with his maternal grandparents, Gary...

Jul 2, 2023

Glen Allen Enderson was born to Ellard and Marie Enderson on July 24, 1935, in Choteau, Montana.

Glen attended Choteau High School and began a long career working for the State Highway Department. He married Irene Schmidt from Jordan, MT in 1955. Beginning in 1953, Glen began a career spanning 40 years working for the Montana State...

Jun 28, 2023

Lois A. Johnson woke up in Heaven on June 28, 2023. Lois, wife, mom, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to everyone she knew, was born in the summer of 1933. Lois was the first daughter born to J. Ruth and Harry Stahl. She was the 6th child of 7, a welcome daughter after 5 sons. With the birth of her...

Jun 28, 2023

Mark Alan Steveson passed away June 28, 2023, at the age of 64 after a long battle with diabetes. He was born in Portland, Indiana on February 27, 1959, to Dale Steveson and Emilie (Leuthold) Steveson. He was their first child and was later joined by his sisters Patsy, Julie, and Angela.

Mark attended primary school at...

Jun 26, 2023

Marilyn Ann Stockinger (Nelson), 97, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2023. She was born on June 14, 1926, in Watkins, Minnesota, and graduated from Tech High in St. Cloud Minnesota. On October 16, 1946, she married Gilbert Stockinger and they eventually moved to Great Falls. One of her many jobs was a secretarial position for close friends who...

Jun 26, 2023

David Layne Pfeifle of Great Falls, MT passed away at the age of 75 on June 26, 2023. Dave was born on June 24, 1948, in Great Falls to Theodore and Laurel Pfeifle. He attended CMR high school and was a part of the first graduating class of 1966. He then attended the University of Montana and graduated in...

Jun 25, 2023

Robert “Bob” Dawald Weigum, 87, quietly passed away at home on June 25, 2023. He was born on March 10, 1936, in Roundup, MT to Gus and Arletta (Hamilton) Weigum. Bob graduated from Klein High School and worked in the Wyoming oil fields after graduating. Bob and the family then moved to Lewistown to work for Eddy's Bakery, but...

Jun 25, 2023

George Louis Campanella passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Peace Hospice House with his son Gregory by his side. George was born to John and Mary Campanella on February 27, 1931, in Great Falls, MT. George lived his entire life in Great Falls, except for his time in the Army at Camp Roberts and Fort Ord...

Jun 25, 2023

Marguerite “Marti” Blank passed away peacefully on June 25, 2023, in Great Falls, MT. Marti was born in Stanford in 1944 to Johnny Nelson and Montana Goodman. She then became owner and operator of the Stanford Sundown Motel and enjoyed being a substitute teacher. She was a part of the Stanford Women’s Club, Stanford Beautification Committee, and was on the...

Jun 24, 2023

Anne T. Anderson was born and raised on a ranch in the Sweet Grass Hills, West Butte, Montana on May 3, 1925, and went home to Jesus on June 24, 2023. Anne was the youngest of six children and proudly called herself “A Child of the Hills.” She attended O'Loughlin School near her home then started her high school...

Jun 21, 2023

Howard L. “Monty” Monteith, our sincere and caring father, aged 86 years, was reunited with his beloved wife, Betty, in heaven on June 21, 2023, in Great Falls, Montana. The sixth son, he was born to Dollie and Carl Monteith on the day after the winter solstice, December 22, 1936, on the Henry, South Dakota family farm. Like many rural...

Jun 21, 2023

Howard L. “Monty” Monteith, our sincere and caring father, aged 86 years, was reunited with his beloved wife, Betty, in heaven on June 21, 2023, in Great Falls, Montana.

The sixth son, he was born to Dollie and Carl Monteith on the day after the winter solstice, December 22, 1936, on the Henry, South Dakota family farm....

Jun 21, 2023

Dennis Charles Pilling of Great Falls died at Montana Gems on June 21, 2023.

Denny was born October 29, 1938, in Seattle, WA to Charles Albert Pilling and June Hersey.

He graduated from O’Dea High, then, from Everest Junior College in 1960, Western Washington College of Education in 1962, and received his M.A. in mathematics...

Jun 19, 2023

Mary Lucille Ryffel Birgenheier of Great Falls, formerly of Highwood, passed away at Peace Hospice on Monday, June 19, 2023, with her family at her side. Mary was born on April 15, 1926, in Great Falls to Erna (Sell) and Gottlieb Ryffel, the sixth of eight children.

The family lived in Highwood above her father’s general store...

Jun 17, 2023

Marcia “Marcy” Lee Duffner passed away on June 17, 2023, in Great Falls, MT at the age of 78. Marcia was born on December 15, 1944, in Coleman, Texas to Oris William and Joie (Doggett) Norwood. She was a 1962 Coleman High School graduate and attained her bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1966 from Tarleton State College, Stephensville,...

Jun 16, 2023

On June 16, 2023, our precious mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Betty Knight, was unexpectedly called to the place Jesus had prepared for her. She died peacefully at Benefis Hospital.

Betty Jeanne (Moring) Knight was born on February 24, 1931, to David and Anna (Bakken) Backstrom in Fargo, ND. The family lived in the Prosper, ND area where...

Jun 16, 2023

Joseph Loncki, 79, passed away on June 16, 2023, surrounded by the people who loved him. Joe was born on January 17, 1944, in Philadelphia to Walter and Anastasia (Walsh) Loncki. The family later relocated to New Castle, Delaware. Joe received his bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Delaware before embarking on a career with the U....