Betty Jaraczeski Mora
Aug 10, 2022
Betty Jaraczeski Mora passed away on August 10, 2022. She was 92 years old. Betty was a resident of the Lodge Senior Living since August 2016.
Betty was born in Great Falls, on March 4, 1930, to John and Ruby (Lundberg) Jaraczeski. She was raised in Great Falls and attended elementary school in Ulm, which at the...
Shirley Lois (Fullbright) Tage
Aug 9, 2022
Shirley Lois (Fullbright) Tage passed away after a brief illness on August 9, 2022, surrounded by her family and under the attendant, compassionate care of the technicians, nurses, and doctors at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, MT.
She was born in Lewiston, Montana in 1943 to Elmer and Emma Fulbright and spent her formative years growing up...
Sheri Lea Meagher
Aug 9, 2022
Sheri Lea Meagher, aged 51, passed away August 9, 2022, at Peace Hospice, Great Falls, MT.
Sheri was born on November 21, 1970, in Sidney, MT. She attended grade school at Glasgow AFB until 3rd grade and then moved to Havre, MT where she graduated from Havre High School in 1989. She married Mitch Meagher and moved...
Gudve (Goodie) A Norby
Aug 5, 2022
Goodie Norby quietly, peacefully, and humbly passed on to her heavenly home on August 5, 2022. She passed away just 24 days before her 100 th birthday
Gudve Alise Lindseth was born on August 29, 1922, to Tomas and Sofia Lindseth on the family farm near Wildrose, ND. Her parents raised 8 children in a one-bedroom house...
Marie Walker
Aug 4, 2022
Marie Walker, aged 83, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2022, at her home surrounded by family. Marie was born in Sweethome, Oregon where she was the oldest of 6 children. After graduating from high school, she served in the United States Air Force where she later met and married Russ Walker. They had 6 children. They moved to...
Laverne Jean Fiechtner Maxwell Coffman
Aug 2, 2022
LaVerne Jean Fiechtner Maxwell Coffman walked peacefully into the loving arms of her Savior and Lord Jesus surrounded by family Tuesday evening, August 2, 2022. Laverne was born to Edward and Caroline (Kirschenmann) Fiechtner on November 4, 1932, in Lehr, ND. LaVerne was the oldest of Ed and Carrie’s three children. The family moved to Hardin, MT when she...
Ernest "Ernie" J. Hale
Aug 2, 2022
Ernest “Ernie” J. Hale passed away from complications due to Cerebral Vascular Collapse in the evening of Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at Benefis Peace Hospice House.
Ernie was born on August 15, 1946, to EJ and Virginia Hale in Weldon, NC. Being an “army brat,” he spent his early years in Lawton, OK, then moving to Fayetteville,...
"Jake" Edward George Jacobson
Aug 1, 2022
Ed “Jake” Jacobson, age, 65, was born on December 4, 1956, in Butte, MT to Jimmy and El Deane Jacobson. He passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 1, 2022, in Great Falls MT. He graduated from Butte Central High School and later earned a Bachelor’s degree in Special Education from Eastern Montana College. Ed was blessed with his only child...
Jerry Evans
Jul 30, 2022
Jerry Lynne Evans passed away from natural causes at Peace Hospice on July 30, 2022,
Jerry was 86 at the time of her passing.
Jerry was born on November 13, 1935, in Temple, Texas to Hugh and Ethel Weir. She lived in the small town of Troy, Texas until graduating from high school. Jerry graduated...
Betty Walters
Jul 30, 2022
An answer to our prayers came on July 30, 2022, when Betty Walters passed away peacefully and went home to be with the Lord.
Betty was born on a farm in Roberts County, South Dakota, on September 1, 1920, to Louis and Anna (Ringwelski) Rodeski. Shortly after Betty was born, they moved to Little Falls, Minnesota. In...
Robert (Bob) James Moretti
Jul 29, 2022
An incredible husband, father, friend, and community member, Robert (Bob) James Moretti, 74, of Great Falls, Montana, passed away on July 29, 2022, surrounded by his family at Benefis Peace Hospice House. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in January 2021.
Bob was born in Niagara Falls, New York, on December 27, 1947, to...
Kerry Keith "Peanut" Murphy
Jul 28, 2022
Kerry Keith Murphy "Peanut" lived from June 27, 1956, in Butte, MT to July 28, 2022, in Great Falls.
Peanut was a proud elder of Little Shell Tribe. He was born to CeCilia DuCharme Murphy and Michael Zeno Murphy. He attended schools in GF, going onto trade school for cosmetology. He was known and sought after for...
Robert V Lemoine
Jul 27, 2022
Robert Victor “Bob” Lemoine, aged 98, passed away, the morning of July 27, 2022, at Peace Hospice. Early on the morning of July 24, 2022, Bob was found by his son very weak and confused on the floor next to his bed. An ambulance was called immediately for transport to the hospital and further examination. Later that day, an...
Signe Ingebjorg "Inga" Bradley
Jul 27, 2022
Signe Ingebjorg “Inga” Bradley passed away on July 27, 2022, from COPD. Signe was born in Nesodden, Norway on September 27, 1934, to Samuel Offerdal and Hannah Brensrud Offerdal. Her family moved to a small farm in Asker, Norway. She was 7 years old when she witnessed the Germans marching into the village and through their farm, during their...
Daniel Allen Yarger
Jul 27, 2022
Daniel Allen Yarger, an amazing husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend left us on July 27, 2022.
He would have celebrated his 70th birthday on September 9, 2022, and what a celebration it would have been. Dan took pride in his years of construction, building his future retirement home in Ulm in 2021. Whether he was building...
Pat Wohlgemuth
Jul 25, 2022
Pat Wohlgemuth, 79, of Great Falls, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022, after a lengthy illness. Pat was born on January 15, 1943, to Rial and Edna (Wiprud) Carney of Dutton, MT. Pat was the third of eight children. Naming this third daughter took some time, and she was eventually named after her mother Edna. However, her father started...
Duane "Bol" Bolender
Jul 25, 2022
On July 25, we lost our beloved husband and father, Duane “Bol” Bolender after a long illness. A celebration of life with military honors will be held on Friday, July 29, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel.
Bol was born on August 17, 1946, to Ralph and Geneva Bolender in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Bol...
Lester Lee Larsen
Jul 25, 2022
Lester was born in Billings, MT on Feb. 14, 1950, to Arthur and Marie Larsen. He adored spending time with his sister, Connie Powell, and his aunt, Grace Brown. He enjoyed spending time with his grandparents, Lester and Sally Brown at their place in the mountains. He loved to fish and hunt with his grandfather as often as he could....
Arlene Marie Van Luchene Sexe
Jul 25, 2022
Arlene Marie Van Luchene Sexe, 84, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2022, at Benefis Peace Hospice after a valiant battle with cancer.
Arlene was born to Frank and Anna Van Luchene in a doctor’s office on July 17, 1938, in McCabe, Montana. As a young girl, she was raised on a farm in Park City, Montana...
Joey Lynn Erickson
Jul 23, 2022
Joey Lynn Erickson, 64, passed away on July 23, 2022. He was born on Feb 13, 1958, to Edwin and Alice Erickson in Conrad Montana. He graduated from Great Falls High School and later became an autobody repairman. He became disabled in 1995 due to a work-related injury. He turned to volunteering in the community and helping his neighbors...
