Michael Johnson
May 20, 2017
Michael M. Johnson Mike, 44, of Great Falls, passed away at home from natural causes, Saturday May 20, 2017.Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 24, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Schnider Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 26, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at O'Connor Memorial Chapel.Mike was born December 17, 1972 in...
Edmond "Ed" Cole
May 20, 2017
Edmond Ed Ellis Cole, 44, of Great Falls, passed away May 20, 2017 due to complications from IPF and a stroke with family by his side.Ed was born on September 29, 1972 to Dennis and Judy (Traver) Cole in Glasgow, Montana.He was preceded in death by his parents, Dennis and Judy Cole; grandparents Claude and Alpha Traver and Forrest and...
Raymond Gillespie
May 19, 2017
Ray Gillespie, 83, of Great Falls and formerly from the Medford, Oregon area, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 of a massive stroke at Benefis Healthcare.Burial of ashes will take place at a later date in Medford, Oregon. A celebration of life will held in Great Falls later this summer. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.Ray was born June...
Patrick Kuntz
May 19, 2017
Patrick J. Kuntz, 73, of Great Falls, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 at Benefis Healthcare following a brief illness of cancer.Patrick was born in Great Falls, Montana, on November 6, 1943, to George and Lena (Senger) Kuntz. He graduated high school in California. He enlisted in the United States Navy January 1961, serving as a mechanic on the USS...
James Caldwell
May 17, 2017
James Herman Caldwell, 74, of Fort Shaw, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017 due to medical complications.Family services will be held at a later date. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.James was born August 5, 1942 in Helena, Montana to Paul and Mabel (Reissing) Caldwell. He completed high school and joined the US Navy. He...
Gerard Gange
May 17, 2017
Gerard L. Gange, 59, of Great Falls, passed away May 17, 2017.A celebration of life to be held at a later date. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.
Frank King
May 15, 2017
Frank Morris King of Great Falls, passed away May 15, 2017 of cancer at Peace Hospice.The family will greet visitors Wednesday, May 17, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Schnider Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held Thursday, May 18, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Bible Church. Burial will follow at Manchester Cemetery at 2:00 p.m....
Richard Aspinwall
May 14, 2017
Richard Aspinwall, 86, of Great Falls, Montana passed away of natural causes while visiting family in Seattle, Washington on Saturday, May 14, 2017.A memorial service will be Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.He was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts on August 21, 1930 to William G....
Donna Gallmeier
May 14, 2017
Donna Mae Gallmeier, 52, of Great Falls, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 at her home.An urn visitation and greeting of the family will take place Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Schnider Funeral Home.Donna was born on April 11, 1965 to Larry and Carol Stepanaik in Helena, Montana.She worked at Valley View Elementary School...
Margaret C. Palagi
May 13, 2017
Margaret Catherine Palagi left the world on May 13, 2017 to be with her Lord. The people around Margaret lost a doting wife, a loving mother, and a truly great and truly grand grandmother and great grandmother. The world lost a warrior, a woman who with the strength of her mercy and the depth of her kindness, spent her life...
Carol E. Masters
May 12, 2017
Carol E. Masters, 83, fornerly of Billings, passed away on May 12, 2017 at a local care facility in Great Falls. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the cremation.In lieu of flower, donations in Carol's name can be made the the Zoo Montana Project in Billings, MT.
Jean C. Fisher
May 11, 2017
Jean Charline Fisher, 83, of Great Falls, passed away May 11, 2017.She was born Jean Dickinson in Rapid City, South Dakota to Edward and Hazel Dickinson. Jean had a twin sister, two more sister and one brother.In 1950, she married Jack Fisher Sr., they had one daughter and three sons. They moved around the west for Jacks career, settling in...
Christine Macklin Sanchez
May 11, 2017
Christine J. Macklin Sanchez, 60, of Great Falls, passed away May 11, 2017 at Benefis hospital from complications of cancer of the brain. She was surrounded by her family.A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 15, 2017 at Highland Cemetery with a wake to follow at the Side Track Lounge, 3653 9th Ave N.Christine was born...
Fred Dryden
May 9, 2017
FRAN (DRYDEN) HYLTON and FRED DRYDENA memorial service for Fran (Dryden) Hylton who passed away December 20, 2016 in Great Falls, MT and her brother, Fred Dryden who passed away May 9, 2017 in Butte, MT will be held on June 3, 2017 at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Burial of ashes will follow at Highland Cemetery. Fran...
William "Bill" Perry
May 9, 2017
William Mitchell Bill Perry left this Last Best Place for places unknown on May 9, 2017. Bill died at Beehive Homes in Great Falls after struggling with dementia for several years. Born in Miller, Kansas, on January 13, 1927, to Ethel Isabell Hamilton Perry and Koscie Larue Perry, Bill was the baby of 4 boys. Bill began his phenomenal journey...
Robert Gerlach
May 8, 2017
Robert Bob Gerlach passed away May 8, 2017 peacefully in his sleep in Great Falls.Bob was born June 7, 1946 in Fort Recovery, Ohio and grew up in Versailles, Ohio, graduating high school in 1964. He attended the Bailey Institute of Technology in St Louis, MO, studying electronics and technology.Bob entered the Army and specialized in electronics and served overseas....
Donna Wingard
May 5, 2017
Donna Wingard passed away of natural causes on May 5, 2017.Donna Smith was born in Havre in November 1934, the youngest of eleven. She married Roger Wingard in March 1955. They owned Wingards Upholstery shop in Conrad until 1972, when the family moved to Cheyenne WY for a new career. They moved many times between 1972 and 2000, as part...
Jeanne Louden
May 5, 2017
Jeanne Marie (Kimmerle) Louden, 58, of Great Falls, passed away Friday, May 5, 2017, at her home.Jeanne was born November 23, 1958, in San Antonio, TX. She was raised as a military brat and often spoke of the adventures of growing up in Germany, Turkey, and other places. Her family eventually settled in Great Falls, and she graduated from Great...
Helen Livingston
May 5, 2017
Helen June Livingston, 95, of Great Falls, passed away May 5, 2017.Helen was born on June 30, 1921 in Lewistown, Montana to Norwegian immigrant, Bertha (Swenson) and Swedish immigrant, Carl Erlandson. She grew up with four brothers on the family homestead 28 miles north of Denton. Helen rode to school for eight years on their horse, Ted, with her younger...
James "Jim" Baker
May 4, 2017
James Jim Baker, 71, of Fairfield, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017 at a Great Falls care facility.At his request, no services are being planned. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.Jim was born March 7, 1946 in Great Falls to William and Kathryn (McDonald) Baker. He married Billie Jean Hitchcock.He is survived by his wife,...
