Obituaries

Apr 15, 2022

Great Fallls - Great Falls lost a legend, husband, father, and friend to all on Good Friday, April 15, 2022. Louis (Lou) Fontana passed away peacefully after a short illness. Lou was born on February 10, 1927, to Peter and Adele Fontana, who immigrated from Piandelagotti, Italy in 1910. Louie lived his entire life as a resident of Great Falls....

Apr 14, 2022

Cheryl Leslie Walker, 59, passed away from natural causes at her Montana home on April 14, 2022. She was born on February 3, 1963, to Tom Walker and Janet Scrivner Walker. Cheryl was a 1981 graduate of Franklin Central High School and a 1985 graduate of Purdue University where she achieved a double BSEE degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering....

Apr 13, 2022

Daniel W Barnhouse was born to Arlyne Bell Gregg “Grame” and Wayne Melville Barnhouse “Grampe” on February 23, 1943, in Great Falls, MT. He joined his sister Caryn and brother Donald “Buzz”. Dad grew up in Great Falls in an apartment on 9th Street and 3rd Avenue South. Dad’s first job was delivering the local newspaper known as the “Leader”....

Apr 11, 2022

Michael “Mike” Dean Taylor, 65, Great Falls, died April 11, 2022, in a motorcycle accident near Parker, CA. He was an owner-partner of Taylor’s Auto Group. A viewing is schedule at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The funeral will take place on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at...

Apr 10, 2022

Clara Dorothy Fraser went home to Heaven on April 10, 2022, in Great Falls, Montana. She was born on March 13, 1927, in Worland, Wyoming. She had three brothers, Don, Paul, and Bill. Clara graduated from high school in Missoula. On August 15, 1948, she married George Fraser in Ronan. They lived in Missoula until George graduated from the university....

Apr 9, 2022

Pamela Lynn Denoma, 73, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2022, in Great Falls, MT. She was born on October 8, 1948, in San Bernardino, CA, to Jeannie (Saunders) and Walter Maahs. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow the service at Mt. Olivet Cemetery....

Apr 7, 2022

Alice Irene Selensky was born November 11, 1933, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Rugby, North Dakota. She was the first of 7 children born to Fred and Rose (Goetz) Voeller. Alice went to school at Silva. When Alice started school, she only spoke German, so they held her back a year until she learned how to speak English. Alice was...

Apr 6, 2022

Debra Jean Kingsland, 68, of Great Falls, MT passed away on April 6, 2022. Per her request, there will be no service, but a celebration of her life will be held on Friday, April 15, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Pit Stop Tavern and Café (1600 25th Ave NE, Black Eagle). Debbie was born on...

Apr 5, 2022

Marion Irene (Hyer) Nelson Russell passed away from natural causes on April 5, 2022, surrounded by family members and friends. There will be a memorial service on May 15, 2022, at 12:45 p.m. at the Stockett Community Bible Church. Marion’s body will be placed to rest near her dad and mom and childhood home in Polson later this summer. Marion...

Apr 1, 2022

The town of Power lost one of its strongest ambassadors on April 1, 2022, when Dale E. Bauman passed away at his home from myelodysplastic syndrome at the age of 92.He was born on November 17, 1929, to Joseph and Olive Bauman.Dale was always proud to say he was the “oldest resident who had lived in Power his entire life”...

Apr 1, 2022

Robert Russell McMillan, known as "Mac" or "Bob", passed away in the early hours of April 1, 2022, at the age of 89. All who really knew him will miss his humor, storytelling, letters, and poems.

Bob was born July 27, 1932, in Marshfield Missouri to Harold Wilbur McMillan and Flora Mae Ricketts McMillan, the second son...

Mar 28, 2022

James “Jim” Orrin Holm passed away peacefully at his home in Great Falls, MT, on the morning of March 28, 2022. He was born on December 11, 1928, to Olaf and Julia (Galgerud) Holm in Divide County, ND. He grew up in Alkabo, ND where his father was a blacksmith. As a youth, he helped his father in the blacksmith...

Mar 28, 2022

Angela Jane Ledakis Barrett passed away on March 28, 2022. She was born on January 12, 1953, to Shirley Mae Schmasow Rounds and James Angelo Ledakis, in Great Falls. Angela was a kind, compassionate, caring, woman with a heart of gold. She had the biggest personality and loved to laugh. She attended Longfellow Elementary School and Paris Gibson Junior High...

Mar 27, 2022

Patricia “Pat” Ann Munch, 90 years young, longtime resident of Great Falls, Montana passed into God’s loving arms at Benefis Hospital on March 27, 2022, with family by her side. Patricia was born August 20, 1931, to Frances (Hamel) and Stephen Carlos O’Fallon in Renville County, North Dakota. She grew up in Kenmare, ND and eventually worked at Taylor’s Drug...

Mar 27, 2022

James “Satch” Thomas Carrier, 69, passed away on March 27, 2022, in Great Falls, MT. James was born to Alicia Corcoran and Kenneth Carrier on March 23, 1953, in Great Falls. James served in the United States Marine Corps. After being honorably discharged from the military, he did building maintenance and could fix just about anything. James was very interested...

Mar 27, 2022

Gail Elizabeth Charboneau (née Mahon), 64, of Spanaway Washington, went to her eternal reward on March 27, 2022. Gail was born to William and Elenor Mahon on March 9, 1958, in Great Falls, Montana. She spent her youth in Great Falls, attending St. Peter and Paul, and Great Falls Central Catholic (until it closed in 1973) and graduated from Great...

Mar 25, 2022

Gary William Rafferty, 76, passed away peacefully from this world at a local hospital on March 25, 2022. A memorial service will be held at the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel on Saturday, April 9 at 2 PM with Fr. David Wilkins officiating. Gary was born October 12, 1945, in Great Falls, Montana to Lawrence and Isabel (Dykhoff) Rafferty. The oldest...

Mar 24, 2022

Joan Rae Bell passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 24, 2022, at the age of 74. Joan was the youngest of seven children of Art and Ann Jacques. She graduated from Central Catholic High School and married Wally Bell in Great Falls, MT.They had two children and later divorced.Joan later had another son with her longtime partner, Carl...

Mar 24, 2022

Laura Lee Herman, 55, was born May 17, 1966, in Chester, MT. After fighting mental illness her whole life, and cancer in the last few months, Laura is finally at peace in the arms of her heavenly Father. She is survived by her parents, Roger and Dorothy Herman; sons, Robert (Nikki) Herman and Nicholas Gibbs; daughter, Stephanie Herman; and grandchildren,...

Mar 23, 2022

Earlene Dorothy Nelson West was born on April 7, 1942, and passed away peacefully with her family by her side on March 23, 2022, at Peace Hospice of Great Falls. Earlene was born in Great Falls, MT to her parents Dorothy and Raynold Nelson. She grew up with her older brother Dwayne Nelson of Augusta, MT. She lived her whole...