Mary Ellen Lammerding
Oct 19, 2022
Mary Ellen Lammerding of Havre, MT, lovingly known to many of her family and friends as Nanny, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on October 19, 2022, at the Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls.
Mary was born on May 2, 1928, in Goldstone, Montana to Sadie and Thomas Stevens. As one of five...
Libby Marie Fouts
Oct 18, 2022
On October 18, 2022, Libby Marie Fouts, 49, passed away at Benefis Hospital from congestive heart failure. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend.
Libby was born in Prineville, Oregon on September 15, 1973, to Bonnie and Douglas Nelson. She grew up in Great Falls and graduated from Charles M. Russell High School where...
Bette Hillstrand Forsyth
Oct 17, 2022
Bette Hillstrand Forsyth was born in Great Falls on April 29, 1926, as the youngest daughter of Mayro and Walter Hillstrand. She passed on October 17, 2022, at the age of 96 years and 171 days.
Bette Graduated from the U of M in Missoula with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She was a member of the...
Josephine Almanza
Oct 17, 2022
Josephine Almanza was born in Los Angeles, CA on December 16, 1923. She was a homemaker and mother. Her family would work "beets" around Billings and that is how her family ended up in Montana. Mom met and married Cruz N. Almanza in Billings, MT. He passed away on February 29, 1992. They would have been married 50 years...
Helen Williamina Ebensteiner
Oct 16, 2022
Helen Morano May Ebensteiner passed away on October 16, 2022, with her daughters by her side. Helen was born in Shelby, Montana on September 5, 1933. She married John “Jack” May and they later divorced. She married Joseph “Bob” Ebensteiner. She is survived by her five children, Rick, Roger May, Bonnie, Elaine May, and Connie Lozon; 6 stepchildren, Ray, Keith,...
Burton L. Cochran
Oct 14, 2022
Burton Lee Cochran, 90, a retired engineer of Great Falls, died of natural causes on Friday, October 14, 2022, at his home. Cremation has taken place and no services will be held per his request. Private burial of ashes will take place in Highland Cemetery at a later date. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Survivors...
Dolores "Dee" Lorraine Love Frisbee
Oct 13, 2022
Dolores “Dee” Lorraine Love Frisbee of Great Falls passed away peacefully at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls on October 13, 2022, at the age of 86. Her funeral service will be held on October 22, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church (610 Second Avenue North).
Dolores was born on January 17,1936, in Great...
Vera M. Kummerfeldt Buchmann
Oct 13, 2022
Vera M. Kummerfeldt Buchmann was born October 1, 1935, at home with a midwife attending. She attended school at Nashua, Montana, graduating as a valedictorian in 1953. She attended Bozeman College for 2 years. She married Roy Heinen in the late 1950s. They adopted Michael and Barbara.
In 1973 Vera married Gus Buchmann. They attended Vineyard Church...
Victor Lee "Vic" Ehnes
Oct 12, 2022
Victor Lee (Vic) Ehnes was born February 22, 1935, in Fort Benton, Montana to parents, Nicodemus Victor “Nick” Ehnes and Mary Isabelle Slack. Vic was the fourth of six children and grew up on the family farm near Highwood, Montana. Vic was the mechanic of the family and rebuilt the engine on one of the family tractors when he...
Victor Lee "Vic" Ehnes
Oct 12, 2022
Victor Lee (Vic) Ehnes was born February 22, 1935, in Fort Benton, Montana to parents, Nicodemus Victor “Nick” Ehnes and Mary Isabelle Slack. Vic was the fourth of six children and grew up on the family farm near Highwood, Montana. Vic was the mechanic of the family and rebuilt the engine on one of the family tractors when he was...
Betty Lee Payne
Oct 11, 2022
Betty Lee Payne passed away on October 11, 2022, at the age of 95 years. Betty was born on June 15, 1927, in Great Falls.
She was the youngest of three girls born to Frank and Ethel Papan, joining sisters, Maxyne and Mildred. The family lived on a farm near Loma until Betty was 7. They then...
Scott W. Varner
Oct 11, 2022
Scott W. Varner passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Scott was born in Great Falls on May 4, 1960 and was the eldest son to John and Blenda Varner. Scott is now with his Lord and Savior.
Scott lived and worked his entire life in Great Falls, graduating from Great Falls High...
Edward William ''Ed" Spragg
Oct 11, 2022
Retired middle school science teacher, Edward William “Ed” Spragg, 86, of Belt, died peacefully of natural causes, surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, following heart surgery at a local hospital in Great Falls.
A vigil service will be on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel (1410 13th Street...
Henry "Hal" Jorgensen
Oct 9, 2022
Henry “Hal” Jorgensen passed away at home on October 9, 2022.
Hal was born on November 26, 1940, to Hank and Betty Jorgensen. He attended and graduated from Great Falls High School. He started his career in communications at Mountain Bell where he met his wife, Bonnie and retired from Commnet Cellular. Hal and Bonnie moved from...
Kenneth B. Parsons
Oct 9, 2022
The good Lord took Kenneth “Ken” B. Parsons, 60, of Great Falls, Montana home on October 9, 2022, after a long battle with Scleroderma. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Ken Graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1980. He joined the Air Force and retired as a Master Sergeant in 2000 after twenty years of service. After retiring...
Dixie Lee (Biffle) Leys
Oct 8, 2022
Dixie Lee (Biffle) Leys was born March 3, 1931, to Lydian May (Hythecker) and Jim Wilson Biffle in Baker, Montana, their second child and only daughter and the granddaughter of homesteaders. Dixie Lee graduated from high school in 1949. After a year working as a cashier, she enrolled at Montana State College. As she loved to sew and design...
Margaret Ann Mercer Waitt
Oct 8, 2022
Margaret Ann Mercer Waitt, 66, passed away after a lengthy battle with multiple myeloma at Great Falls Peace Hospice surrounded by family and friends on October 8, 2022.
Margie was born on March 17, 1956, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, graduating from CMR High School in 1974. She attended the Business College in Great Falls. She married Dan...
Thomas C. Wolgamot
Oct 7, 2022
Thomas C. Wolgamot, 79, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Great Falls on October 7, 2022.
Tom was born on March 24, 1943, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was the second of four children born to Jack and Alice Wolgamot. As a young boy, Tom moved with his family from Michigan to Great Falls. After graduating...
Richard E. "Rich" Paul
Oct 3, 2022
“They call me Rich. I’ve been Rich all my life. Not because I have money.
Because of you and you and you...”
Richard Paul was the first child born to Edward and Jessie Paul. He was born May 31, 1938, in Great Falls, Montana at the Columbus Hospital. He was joined by sisters, Patti and...
David John Lee
Oct 3, 2022
David John Lee, 62, of Great Falls, passed away comfortably at home on Oct. 3, 2022, after battling cancer. Dave was born on June 17, 1960, in Cayuga, New York to parents George and Jane Lee. The family moved to Billings when Dave was young, and he would make Montana home for the rest of his life.
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