Nora Marie Gilligan
Jul 13, 2021
Nora Marie Gilligan, 103, passed away July 13, 2021. Nora was born in Great Falls, MT to Louis and Mary Scharrer. She was the second of five children. She attended the Ursuline Academy and graduated from Great Falls High in 1935. At age 19, she took a job with the IRS in Washington, D.C. There she met and married John...
Gerianne Allen
Jul 13, 2021
Gerianne (Wagner) Allen, 67,passed away at Benefis Healthcare on July 13, 2021. Gerianne was born in Denver, Colorado on July 1, 1954, to Herbert and Elizabeth Wagner. Gerianne worked as a deli manager since 1989. The last eight years of her career were at Smith’s. She also volunteered with the Army's Bravo Troop, 6-9 Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort...
Wilbert Walter Graf
Jul 13, 2021
Wilbert Walter Graf, 93, of Great Falls, MT passed away on July 13, 2021. Wilbert was born on January 14, 1928, in Crow Rock, MT to Emanuel Graf and Lydia Bitz Graf. Wilbert joined the army in September of 1950. He was in the Korean War and received two Bronze Service Stars. He was honorably discharged in April of 1953....
Floyd "Buzz" Stanley Leazer
Jul 12, 2021
Floyd “Buzz” Stanley Leazer, 90 years old, passed peacefully into heaven, holding the hand of his wife of sixty-one years on July 12, 2021, at 1:43 p.m. at Peace Hospice House in Great Falls, Montana. A selfless husband, loving father, and engaging grandfather and great-grandfather, he is tenderly missed by his surviving family members, his wife, Mary Rose “Rosie” Stevens;...
Kathy Marie Wight
Jul 11, 2021
Our beloved Kathy Wight passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021, after losing her battle with cancer. Kathy was born May 19, 1958, in Great Falls to James and Phyllis Wight.She attended Montana State University Bozeman for two years and then went on to work for Traveler’s and Cogswell Insurance agencies.Twenty-three years ago, she finally settled into her dream job...
Barbara Lee Moe
Jul 11, 2021
Early in the morning on July 11, 2021, with family by her side, Barbara L. Moe, loving wife, mother, sister, and grandmother, joined our heavenly father. Barb was born on August 31, 1934, in Great Falls, Montana to Gregory and Edna Murray.She was brought up in her early years, along with her brother, at the family homestead on the Fairfield...
Marlene "Molly" Merrick
Jul 9, 2021
Molly (Greene) Merrick passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021, after a brief illness. She is survived by two sons, Mike (Theresa) Merrick of Great Falls and Casey (Linda) Merrick of Billings; and a daughter, Suzie Nelson, also of Great Falls. As a loving and caring grandmother and great-grandmother, she leaves many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Molly met her beloved husband,...
Steve Richard Enott
Jul 6, 2021
Steve Richard Enott, 82, of Great Falls, passed away on July 6, 2021, after a long, tough, courageous battle with cancer. Steve was born October 29, 1938 to Steve and Bernice Enott. He was the oldest of 6 children. The Enott’s lived in Fair-Addition in the house they all built together. Picking on his only sister Patty Ann trying to...
Julie Anne Lappe
Jul 5, 2021
Julie Anne Lappe, 61, of Great Falls passed away on July 5, 2021, with her family by her side. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Julie was born on January 15, 1960, in Watertown, South Dakota. She attended and graduated from Geyser High School...
Barry Alan Schilling
Jul 4, 2021
Barry Alan Schilling, 60, of Great Falls passed away on July 4, 2021. Barry was born on June 13, 1961, in Omaha, Nebraska to Donna and Ray Schilling. Donna remarried to Bill Purdy in 1962, so Barry was raised by his stepdad, Bill Purdy. Barry Enjoyed fishing, auto mechanics, music, and watching movies. He was in the Army and Navy....
Darlene Harriet Monson
Jul 3, 2021
Darlene Monson, 90, passed away July 3, 2021, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, MT. Memorial and burial services will be held at a time to be determined by her family. Darlene was born May 31, 1931, in Eureka, MT to Gertrude andGeorge Handford. She moved to Great Falls with her mother and brothers following the death of her father....
Leon Thomas May
Jul 1, 2021
Our son and brother left us suddenly on July 1, 2021. Funeral services will be held at the Heritage Baptist Church on July 24, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. Cremation has taken place at Schnider Funeral home. Leon is survived by his parents, Helen and Bob Ebensteiner; sisters, Bonnie and Elaine May, Connie Gliko; stepsister, Marie Hartman; brothers, Rick and Roger...
Andrew "Andy" Mark Mears
Jul 1, 2021
Andrew “Andy” Mark Mears, 55, passed away peacefully at his home on July 1, 2021, in Great Falls, Montana. Andy was born in Great Falls, Montana on May 11, 1966, to John and Helen Mears and was the twelfth of sixteen siblings, twelve surviving. Andy was an avid wrestler in his youth. Through junior high and for several years in...
Dennis James Mora
Jun 30, 2021
Dennis Mora was born in Great Falls, MT on June 20, 1946. He attended school in Great Falls and graduated from Great Falls Central Catholic School in 1965. While in Great Falls, Dennis worked at Howard’s Pizza, the Anaconda Co., Hamm’s Distributing, and The Other Place Bar and Restaurant. He was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War...
Richard "Dick" Gaskins
Jun 27, 2021
Richard “Dick” Gaskins, 92, of Great Falls passed away on June 27, 2021. He was born on May 8, 1929, in Booneville, Iowa to Floyd and Charlotte Gaskins. Dick married Wilma Lovett in 1948 and spent 66 happy years together. Most of his life was spent in Iowa. Upon retiring after many years of working at Firestone, Dick and Wilma...
Agnes Leys
Jun 25, 2021
Agnes Leys passed away on June 25, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Agnes was the second child of Jerome and Maggie Monroe, born April 3, 1930, in Williams, MT. Agnes attended school in Williams until the eighth grade and then graduated from Valier High School. Faith was always a strong part of her life. She attended...
Lenore Triplett Brown
Jun 23, 2021
Lenore Triplett Brown was born on April 18, 1943, to Si and Nan Triplett of Geyser, MT. Lenore had a passion for baking, sewing, music, friends, and family. She spent years traveling, and she visited 49 of 50 states. More than anything, she loved her grandchildren and dancing. Anyone that knew her, knew she had a free spirit. There aren’t...
Donald Wayne Hungerford
Jun 22, 2021
Donald Wayne Hungerford passed away June 22, 2021, of a heart attack. Don was born to Donald G. and Dorothy M. Hungerford on December 4, 1946, in Glasgow, Montana. He was the second oldest of three children. Growing up and graduating in Rapelje Montana. He went to college at Eastern in Billings MT to earn his master’s degree in teaching,...
Maynard Allen Jonas
Jun 22, 2021
After a long battle with Parkinson’s Plus and a brief bout with bone marrow cancer, Maynard Allen Jonas passed away in his sleep on June 22, 2021, at Highgate in Great Falls, Montana. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa on February 13, 1935, to parents Lorena and Russell Jonas. Al served his country as an Army physician in Phoenix,...
Andrea Goetze Baker
Jun 17, 2021
In Ecclesiastes 3:4 it is written, “a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.'' As we pay tribute to our dear Andrea, we reflect on her life and how she touched so many lives in so many ways. At a very young age, Andrea was adopted by Katherine and Martin...
