Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Great Falls, MT

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Great Falls, MT area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Domingo Gueverra Lising

Domingo Gueverra Lising

Sep 28, 2021

Domingo “Jing” Lising, 72, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Benefis Healthcare. He is survived by his wife, Mary Rose Lising; children, Jason Lising and Sarah Lising; and grandchild, Kairi Lising. A memorial service will be held on Monday, October 4, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel. A viewing will be held prior to the service...

Evelyn O. (Morse) Brown

Evelyn O. (Morse) Brown

Sep 26, 2021

Evelyn O. (Morse) Brown, 81, after running the race and fighting the good fight, peacefully surrendered into the arms of Jesus, on September 26, 2021. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Chapel, with a reception following at Schnider Funeral Home located at 1510 13th Street South, Great Falls,...

Mervin Stanley Getten

Mervin Stanley Getten

Sep 25, 2021

Mervin Stanley Getten, 76, passed away on September 25, 2021, in Great Falls, MT. He was born in Havre, MT to Stanley and Isabelle (Sanguins) Getten. Mervin graduated from Turner High School in 1962 and played baseball for Columbia Basin Junior College for two years. He competed in the 1963 State Legion Baseball Championship at Cut Bank. Mervin started in...

Burl W. Brawley Sr.

Burl W. Brawley Sr.

Sep 24, 2021

Burl W. Brawley Sr., 74, of Great Falls, passed away the afternoon of September 24, 2021. Burl was born on August 25, 1947, in St. Louis, MO to Everett and Lousie Brawley. He was the youngest of four children. He was raised in St. Louis and lived there until he joined the Air Force in 1966. He went to basic...

Robert "Bob" Kercher Jr

Robert "Bob" Kercher Jr

Sep 23, 2021

Robert “Bob” Kercher Jr. died from Covid-19 on September 23, 2021. He was born on August 8, 1958, to Bob and Patti Peressini Kercher. He is survived by his daughter, Gina Houston; granddaughters, Aurora and Zoey; sisters, Sharon Kercher, Lisa (Craig) Woolard, Kehrin (Calvin) Thomas; brothers, Keith, Steve (Kelli), Karl (Vanda); nieces and nephews; aunts and uncles, and many cousins....

Josh Weldon Porter

Josh Weldon Porter

Sep 23, 2021

Josh Weldon Porter was a loving son, irreplaceable brother, caring father, and friend to all. He was born in Wolf Point, MT on October 22, 1988, and resided in Great Falls. After graduating from high school, Josh worked as a skilled laborer in construction for 19 years. He was a jack-of-all-trades who loved to take things apart and put them...

Alice Marlene Klimper

Alice Marlene Klimper

Sep 22, 2021

By the light of the moon, Marlene was peacefully reunited with Jesus and her beloved family on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. At age 73 she far exceeded the life expectancy for a person with Down Syndrome, truly a living legend! Alice Marlene Klimper was born May 30, 1948, in Malta, MT to Max and Dorothy (Whitcomb) Klimper. She was a...

Sonja L. Pellen

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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...

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