Sonja L. Pellen
Sep 22, 2021
Sonja L. Pellen, 83, passed away on September 22, 2021. She was born in Glenwood, MN on July 27, 1938. After graduating from high school, she attended St. Cloud Teachers College for two years. She then worked as a bookkeeper for thirty years. Sonja was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved to dance, read, swim in the lakes of...
April Justina Boeckel
Sep 21, 2021
April Justina Boeckel passed away peacefully at Benefis Hospital on September 21, 2021. Taken way too early from us at the age of 41, may she rest in peace and reunite with lost loved ones. April was born in Billings, MT on April 23, 1980, to Jerry and Karen (Roll) Boeckel. At the time of her passing, she was living...
Carl Albert Parker, Jr.
Sep 20, 2021
Carl A. Parker, 72, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021, in Great Falls, Montana at Benefis Healthcare.
Edith Elizabeth Guza
Sep 19, 2021
Edith E. Guza, 102, of Great Falls passed away on Sept 19, 2021. Viewing and visitation will be held on Thursday, September 23, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Schnider Funeral Home. A vigil service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday at Hillcrest Lawn Chapel. The funeral liturgy will be held on Friday, September 24, 2021,...
Harry W. Nisbet
Sep 18, 2021
Harry William Nisbet, 96, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully at Benefis Peace Hospice surrounded by family on Saturday, September 18, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Belt Community Church (423 Belt Creek Rd, Belt, MT). Harry was born on March 6, 1925, in Buffalo Lake, MN to Theresa (Vath)...
Maynard Sherwood Clark
Sep 15, 2021
Maynard, or Buster, as his family and friends knew him, passed away on September 15, 2021, after a short illness at Park Place Nursing Home in Great Falls. He was 85. Buster was born on July 6, 1936, in Millis, Massachusetts to Lena and George Clark. He was the youngest of 5, joining siblings Nesbit, Pauline, Wallace, and John on...
John Esh Lapp
Sep 15, 2021
John E. Lapp of Great Falls, MT passed away September 15, 2021. Services will be held at Fairfield Mennonite Church on Monday, September 20, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. A visitation will be held on Sunday, September 19, 2021, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. He is survived by his wife and eight children,...
Michael Edward Lewis
Sep 14, 2021
Michael “Mike” Lewis came into this world early, on May 5, 1975, and departed this world too early for all those who loved him, on September 14, 2021. He died of natural causes at his Great Falls home at the age of 46. Mike graduated from Great Falls High School and University of Montana Northern where he received his Bachelor...
Robert L. Remus
Sep 13, 2021
Robert “Bob” Remus passed peacefully with his family by his side at Benefis Hospice care in Great Falls on September 13, 2021. Bob was born October 11, 1945, to Audrey and Al Remus in Great Falls. He married Barbara Walsh in August of 1970 and they celebrated their 51st anniversary in 2020. He attended Great Falls High School and then...
Russell "Russ" D. Verbael
Sep 13, 2021
Russell V. Verbael, LtCol, USMC retired, passed away on September 13, 2021, in Yuma, Arizona.He was best known as “Russ.”He was born in Great Falls, MT on December 1, 1940, to Theodore Verbael and Mabel Johnson.He lived in Dutton, MT, all his growing years, graduated from Dutton, then graduated from Northern Montana College in Havre, MT.During his teenage years he...
Clarence Frank Young
Sep 13, 2021
Clarence Frank Young was born on April 30, 1926, in Great Falls, Montana to Frank and Minnie Young.He passed away on September 13, 2021, at age 95. Clarence lived most of his life on a farm/ranch on the Truly Bench, east of the Smith River, which had been started by his grandparents. He attended the Wilson and Woods Schools through...
Miguel Angel Bayala
Sep 11, 2021
Last call always comes too early on a Saturday night, and it did for sure on Saturday, September 11, 2021. Surrounded by those that loved him most, and at home, the world lost a great cook, master coquito maker, instant friend to all he met, loving dad, and amazing grandpa, Mike Bayala. Mike embodied fun and there wasn’t a story,...
Myra M. Sheldon Doherty Demopoulos (Eidel)
Sep 10, 2021
Here is the link to livestream the service. Copy and paste this address into your search engine and it should take you directly to the church website. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbG1hBy1bJndtpTQPNxo4w The livestream will begin five minutes before the service starts and that is when the video feed will show up. Myra Margaret Sheldon, the daughter of Mary Bubnash and Myron Sheldon entered...
Eugene "Gene" Stephens
Sep 9, 2021
Eugene “Gene” Stephens, 87, passed away on September 9, 2021. Gene was born on July 12, 1934, in Hazen, ND to Joyce and Emery Stephens. He is survived by son, Zane (Renae) Stephens of Kalispell, MT; daughters, Kay (Mike) Phipps of Omaha, NE, Kim Reuter of Great Falls, MT, and Robin McGurran of Great Falls, MT; and sister, Betty Morgan...
Deborah Christian Rauch
Sep 9, 2021
Deborah “Debbie” Christian Rauch, age 65, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021, after a 7-year battle with cancer. Debbie was born in Charleston, South Carolina on May 30, 1956, into a Navy family. She was raised in Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, and Charleston, SC. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina....
John J Mckinlay
Sep 8, 2021
John McKinlay, 84, surrounded by those who loved him, went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. He was born in Lewistown, MT on March 15, 1937, and raised on a ranch near Buffalo with his three siblings. On June 23, 1954, he married his only love, Mary. John served his country for 21 years in the...
Gary Gordon Gray
Sep 7, 2021
Gary Gordon Gray, 83, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Peace Hospice with his family by his side. He suffered from Alzheimer’s for many years. Gary was born on July 12, 1938, in Great Falls, Montana to Beatrice and Emil “Chappie” Gray. He graduated from Great Falls High School in 1956, where he was active in all sports...
Beverly Jo Ramsted
Sep 7, 2021
Beverly Joy Ramsted (nee Kummer), beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died peacefully of natural causes on September 7 in Great Falls, MT. She was 88. Bev was born May 3, 1933, in Great Falls, Montana. Although her formative years during the Great Depression included great hardship, Bev developed a sense of resilience and resourcefulness that she maintained throughout her life....
David D. Brown
Sep 6, 2021
David. D. Brown, 69, passed away Monday, September 6, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was born in Great Falls on February 24, 1952, and was the second child to Bert and Ruth Brown. He was raised in Great Falls with his three siblings. David attended Charles M. Russell High School and following high school he joined the US Army...
Lisa Kay Cox
Sep 5, 2021
Lisa Kay Cox, 58, passed away at home on the morning of September 5, 2021, surrounded by her two loving sons. She dedicated her life to the servitude of the Most-High God and reflected him with every thought, word, and deed. Lisa was born to Lonnie and Sylvia (Smith) Hand on January 17, 1963, in Plainview, Texas. She was raised...
