William Martin Fairhurst
Dec 4, 2020
William “Bill” Martin (Sonnenburg) Fairhurst was born September 9, 1945, in Minot North Dakota to Edna Viola Lane and James Louis Sonnenburg. Bill graduated Great Falls High School, and then went on to attend the University of Montana before joining the United States Army, 173rd Airborne Brigade. After returning to Great Falls from Vietnam, Bill met and married the love...
Russell Spangler Hodge
Dec 4, 2020
Russell Spangler Hodge went home to be with his Lord and reunite with his beloved wife, Grace and son, Larry after his 99th birthday. He was born November 18, 1921, to Frank and Ethel (Spangler) Hodge, the youngest of six children, four of whom grew to adulthood. Three feet of snow at the time he was born caused the family...
Joseph James "Beau" Beauregard
Dec 4, 2020
Joseph James Beauregard, 68, of Fort Benton, passed away December 4, 2020, in Great Falls at the Ivy. Jim “Beau” was born December 21, 1951, in Fort Benton, Montana to Joseph and Margaret Beauregard. Beau was the baby of the family, with three older sisters to welcome him. He grew up on the family farm north of Fort Benton and...
Marilyn Theresa Watson
Dec 3, 2020
Marilyn Theresa Watson, 90, passed away of natural causes on Thursday, December 3, 2020, after a short stay at Peace Hospice. She was born to Eli Ropson and Mary DeBouche Ropson in Green Bay, Wisconsin on December 19, 1929. Marilyn was one of five children and was the last sibling to survive. Marilyn met William O. “Tex” Watson while he...
Leo Mathias Gross
Dec 3, 2020
Leo Mathias Gross, 96, of Great Falls was born and raised on a farm and ranch in Brisbane, North Dakota. After his service with the United States Marine Corps in World War II, he earned his private pilot’s license. Leo worked for Minneapolis Moline and transferred to Great Falls in 1950 serving as the warehouse manager until it closed in...
William "Bill" Cherpeski
Dec 2, 2020
William “Bill” Cherpeski passed away December 2, 2020 at The Ivy Nursing home from COVID-19, four days short of his 82nd birthday. He was born December 6, 1938, to John and Eileen Cherpeski in Great Falls. He attended school in Great Falls and went to work for what is now Burlington Northern Railway at a young age. He worked there...
Barbara L. Gray
Dec 1, 2020
Barbara L. Gray passed away peacefully on December 1, 2020, at the age of 74. She was born in Warren, MN to Thomas and Helen and was the middle sister to two brothers. She graduated from Warren High School in 1964, went on to study nursing in Thief River Falls, MN, and moved to Great Falls, MT in 1973. She...
Luella Kinzler
Dec 1, 2020
Mom, Grandma, and teacher, Luella Kinzler passed away peacefully at Great Falls Benefis on December 1, 2020, at the age of 76. After months of sacrifices and isolation given the recent Covid pandemic, she was finally surrounded by her family in the last moments of her life. Born and raised in Strasburg, ND, she married Gordon Kinzler on June 4,...
Philip Eugene Kumm
Dec 1, 2020
Philip Eugene Kumm, known to most as "P.K." passed into the arms of his Savior, Jesus, on December 1, 2020. He was born on February 25, 1937 to Adeline Parsons and John Kumm in Chariton, Iowa. After his graduation from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was first assigned to Malmstrom AFB in 1957 where he...
Lorna "Peggy" Majerus
Nov 29, 2020
Peggy Majerus, 91, of Great Falls, Montana passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 29, 2020.She had cancer for years and succumbed at Benefis Peace Hospice House.Born at home on May 30, 1929, in Lohman, Montana, Peggy was the daughter of Russell and Lula Mae “Lu” Burns.In addition to her parents, Peggy was preceded in death by her loving husband of...
Michael "Mike" Scott Guedesse
Nov 29, 2020
Michael S. Guedesse of Great Falls, MT passed away on November 29, 2020, at the age of 59.Mike grew up in Belt, MT.He graduated from Belt High School in 1979.He held numerous jobs during his lifetime.Mike enjoyed bowling, golf, pinochle, cribbage, and cooking.Mike is remembered by many as “Dink,” the funny guy.He was always quick with something humorous to add...
Glenn George Gasvoda
Nov 27, 2020
Glenn George Gasvoda of Great Falls passed away Friday, November 27, 2020, at his ranch at the age of 57. He was out hunting at his favorite spot. He had spent Thanksgiving at his home with all five children, their families, his parents and his girlfriend. Growing up on the family ranch, he attended the one room schoolhouse on Calvert...
Theodore "Ted" Charles Funyak
Nov 27, 2020
Theodore C. (Ted) Funyak, 87, passed away on Friday November 27, 2020 at the Ivy nursing home from COVID 19. A funeral liturgy will be held on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Ann’s Cathedral. Ted was born in Stockett, MT on June 20, 1933. He graduated from Centerville High School in 1951 and began working at...
Karen Irene Sallee
Nov 26, 2020
Karen Irene Sallee, 76, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2020, after battling dementia and Covid-19. Karen was born on February 9, 1944, to Gloyd and Thelma Sallee. Karen was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and great-aunt to many. She was loved and will be missed by her siblings, Dalton Sallee, Loretta Marquis, Clint Sallee, and also Walter...
Cindy Marie Oakland
Nov 25, 2020
Cindy Decrevel Oakland passed away on November 25, 2020, at the age of 68. Cindy was born in Great Falls on July 27, 1952. After graduating from Great Falls High School in 1970, Cindy met her husband of 46 years Jim Oakland. They were married in January of 1974. They had two children Michelle and Eric Oakland. She was employed...
Wayne Croft
Nov 24, 2020
Wayne Croft, of Great Falls, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at Benefis Hospital from complications of Covid 19 at the age of 82. Wayne was born in Chinook, MT on August 31,1938. He was one of twelve children born to Gertrude Elizabeth Hall and James Lyman Croft. He married Shirley Mae Holzheimer in 1958 at the young age of...
Charles A. Penwell
Nov 24, 2020
Charles “Chuck” Allen Penwell passed away on November 24, 2020, at Park Place Nursing Home, from Covid. We wish to thank all his caregivers and staff, as well as friends and extended family who helped to brighten his life throughout his nearly three years stay there. Although the years since his stroke were very confining, Chuck accepted his condition and...
Violet Vera Cranmer
Nov 23, 2020
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, Violet V. Cranmer, 88, left this world too soon due to complications of Covid-19. She passed away in the early morning hours on Monday, November 23, 2020, at a local hospital under the loving care of the 5th floor nursing staff. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home. A celebration...
David "Dave" Eugene Stuff
Nov 23, 2020
David “Dave” Stuff was born to Ellis Theodore “Ted” Stuff and Helen Crosby on January 24, 1936, in Jamestown, North Dakota. As a child and teenager, Dave attended Whittier Elementary and Paris Gibson Junior High. Dave graduated from Great Falls High School in 1954. On July 1, 1960, Dave married his wife, Marylyn of 50 years at Lowery Air Force...
Jonpaul "Jp" Lamey
Nov 22, 2020
Jonpaul “JP” Lamey passed away on November 22, 2020.JP was born to Jon and Deborah Lamey on November 26, 1971, in Havre, Montana. JP grew up in Great Falls and attended Great Falls High School. In the early 1990s, JP moved to Missoula and spent about five years there before returning back to Great Falls. On August 25, 2000, JP...
