Don Morrison
Nov 21, 2021
Don Morrison, 95, of Niehart passed away on November 21, 2021. Don was born on March 30, 1926, in Mesa, AZ. He moved to Great Falls as a teenager working at Cascade Electric. Eddy Newman lent Don some money to start his electrical business, Rainbow Electric. He spent his whole life with his business and worked until his passing. He...
Victor George Richer
Nov 18, 2021
Victor George Richer passed from this life to the next during the lunar eclipse on November 18, 2021, shortly after his 89th birthday. He was under hospice care in Great Falls, Montana. He was surrounded by the love of family and friends. Vic was born in East Haven, Connecticut in 1932. He graduated from Hamden Hall in 1949 with mathematics...
Curtis David Pilling
Nov 18, 2021
Curtis David Pilling was born August 3, 1967, in Brewster, Washington to his parents, Dennis Charles Pilling and Elva Naff Pilling. The family moved to Great Falls before he was a month old. Curt attended Our Lady of Lourdes School, graduated from Great Falls High, and attended the College of Great Falls. He was married briefly and had two children....
Twyla Ann (Sibley) Whyte
Nov 18, 2021
Twyla Ann (Sibley) Whyte went to be with her Lord and Savior on November 18, 2021. She passed away peacefully with the love of her life, Willie, by her side. Twyla was born to Charles J. Sibley, Sr., and Betty (Petzsch) Sibley as their sixth and final child on December 18, 1943. She attended both elementary and high school in...
Robert Leroy Milne
Nov 16, 2021
Robert LeRoy “Roy” Milne died Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at Peace Hospice located in Great Falls, Montana surrounded by his loving family. Roy was born in San Francisco, California to James and Norah (McHugh) Milne. He attended school at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco and then joined the United States Marine Corps. He was based in Twentynine Palms,...
Phillip Brumwell
Nov 16, 2021
Phillip Brumwell finished his race on November 16, 2021. Phillip (which means lover of horses) was born on December 10, 1959, the third of four children to Robert and Ruth (Knutson) Brumwell of Power.He excelled in high school basketball and had a passion for music and horses. For the last three years, he had been learning about the Hebrew roots...
Madeline F. Davidson Satra
Nov 16, 2021
Our loving Mother and Grandmother, Madeline “Maddie” F. Davidson Satra, unexpectedly departed this earth for her Heavenly reward on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at the age of 70. She was born the fourth child of Clifford Lawrence Davidson and Helen Josephine Brenden Davidson on January 15, 1951, in Sidney, MT. She attended school in Poleville and Fairview, graduating from Sidney...
Bonnie Cecil (Bullard) Oakes
Nov 15, 2021
Bonnie Cecil (Bullard) Oakes, 88, passed away from pneumonia on November 15, 2021, at Great Falls Clinic Hospital, in Great Falls, MT with family at her side. A memorial service and interment of ashes at Sand Coulee Cemetery will take place on May 11, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. (Bonnie and Don’s Wedding Anniversary date). A celebration of life will follow,...
Theodore Lynn Burton
Nov 15, 2021
Retired Air Force veteran, Theodore Lynn Burton, passed away on November 15, 2021, from an ongoing battle with cancer. He was born in Portland, OR to Edmond and Martha (Ganz) Burton on January 26, 1953. Theodore’s military life took him around the world. As he would often say, “My heart and soul will forever be in Okinawa, Japan.” “Ever ready...
Marilyn May Mcdonald
Nov 15, 2021
Marilyn May McDonald was promoted to her eternal home in Heaven on November 15, 2021 at the age of 85, after a short illness. Marilyn was born to Stewart and Inez Crandall on February 15, 1936 in South Pasadena, California. Marilyn, along with her brothers Roland, Rodney, and Duane grew up and attended school in "South Pas." From infancy Marilyn...
Helen Mary Hamers
Nov 14, 2021
Helen Hamers was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She passed away in her home on November 14, 2021, with her family at her side. Helen was born to John J. and Magdalena Axtman in Rugby, ND on November 23, 1932. She moved to Great Falls, MT where she married her first husband, Eugene Hager, and gave birth...
Bruce Dean Skaggs
Nov 14, 2021
Bruce Dean Skaggs passed away on November 14, 2021, following a brief illness. He was born in Great Falls on December 10, 1951. He graduated from CMR and then joined the Air National Guard. After 6 years in the Guard, he transferred to active duty in the Navy where he retired after 20 years of service. He is survived by...
Shala "Shay" Renee Castle
Nov 13, 2021
Shala “Shay” Renee Castle, age 42, passed away from this earth too soon on November 13, 2021, due to a motorcycle accident. She was born on June 8, 1979, in Columbus, MS to Bill and Terri Castle. She spent most of her school years at Centerville School in Montana. She left home on her 18th birthday to explore what life...
Dianne Deborah Emmons
Nov 10, 2021
DiAnne Deborah Emmons died on November 10, 2021, at age 87. Born in Billings on June 8, 1934, she was the only daughter of Thelma and Mark Stephens, who owned a grocery store, and the little sister of Wally Stephens. DiAnne graduated from Billings Senior and the University of Montana, where she was known for her big voice, boisterous laugh,...
May Lattin
Nov 9, 2021
May Lattin, 90, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls. May was born in 1931 in Great Falls. After graduating from high school, she married Iver “Curly” Lattin in 1949. May was employed for only a brief time but worked her entire life taking care of her family. As Curly worked on road construction,...
Barbara Beverly Lundberg Penwell
Nov 9, 2021
This is a tribute to Barbara Beverly Lundberg Penwell, who did not want an obituary. On July 8,1940, the Lord sent to us his most precious servant “angel,” and 81 years later, on November 9, 2021, he fulfilled his promise to her by bringing her home to Heaven. Born to Swen and Bella Lundberg, Barb grew up in NYC (Brooklyn...
Daniel Joseph Cereck
Nov 6, 2021
Daniel Joseph Cereck, 66, of Great Falls, Montana, passed away on November 6, 2021. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the Eagles Lodge (1501 9th St S). Dan was born on April 15, 1955, in Great Falls, Montana, to Mary and Tony Cereck. He graduated from C.M.R. High School in...
Dwight Pharis Stevenson
Nov 5, 2021
Dwight Pharis Stevenson, 81, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully in hospice care on Friday, November 5, 2021.The first of three children, Dwight was born to Alice and Orville Stevenson on September 23, 1940, in Clark County, Kentucky.In 1950 the family moved to Carrollton, Ohio, where he graduated high school in 1959, and Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, graduating in...
Sarah Anne Tramontana
Nov 3, 2021
Sarah Anne Tramontana of Great Falls passed away on November 3, 2021, at the age of 47. Sarah was born on August 28, 1974, at RAF Station Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, to Terrance and Edie Tramontana. Sarah graduated from Ashland High School, Oregon, in 1992 and was accepted to Linfield University, Oregon, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in...
Donna Jean (Lynch) Low
Nov 3, 2021
Donna Jean (Lynch) Low, 91, passed peacefully of natural causes on November 3, 2021, in Great Falls, MT. Donna was born on March 30, 1930, in Great Falls, and was the only child of Francis and Thelma Lynch. Donna graduated from Great Falls High School in 1948. During her school years, Donna participated in multiple student organizations, and was a...
