James "Jim" Orrin Holm
Mar 28, 2022
James “Jim” Orrin Holm passed away peacefully at his home in Great Falls, MT, on the morning of March 28, 2022. He was born on December 11, 1928, to Olaf and Julia (Galgerud) Holm in Divide County, ND. He grew up in Alkabo, ND where his father was a blacksmith. As a youth, he helped his father in the blacksmith...
Angela Jane Ledakis Barrett
Mar 28, 2022
Angela Jane Ledakis Barrett passed away on March 28, 2022. She was born on January 12, 1953, to Shirley Mae Schmasow Rounds and James Angelo Ledakis, in Great Falls. Angela was a kind, compassionate, caring, woman with a heart of gold. She had the biggest personality and loved to laugh. She attended Longfellow Elementary School and Paris Gibson Junior High...
Patricia "Pat" Ann Munch
Mar 27, 2022
Patricia “Pat” Ann Munch, 90 years young, longtime resident of Great Falls, Montana passed into God’s loving arms at Benefis Hospital on March 27, 2022, with family by her side. Patricia was born August 20, 1931, to Frances (Hamel) and Stephen Carlos O’Fallon in Renville County, North Dakota. She grew up in Kenmare, ND and eventually worked at Taylor’s Drug...
James "Satch" Thomas Carrier
Mar 27, 2022
James “Satch” Thomas Carrier, 69, passed away on March 27, 2022, in Great Falls, MT. James was born to Alicia Corcoran and Kenneth Carrier on March 23, 1953, in Great Falls. James served in the United States Marine Corps. After being honorably discharged from the military, he did building maintenance and could fix just about anything. James was very interested...
Gail Elizabeth Charboneau
Mar 27, 2022
Gail Elizabeth Charboneau (née Mahon), 64, of Spanaway Washington, went to her eternal reward on March 27, 2022. Gail was born to William and Elenor Mahon on March 9, 1958, in Great Falls, Montana. She spent her youth in Great Falls, attending St. Peter and Paul, and Great Falls Central Catholic (until it closed in 1973) and graduated from Great...
Gary William Rafferty
Mar 25, 2022
Gary William Rafferty, 76, passed away peacefully from this world at a local hospital on March 25, 2022. A memorial service will be held at the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel on Saturday, April 9 at 2 PM with Fr. David Wilkins officiating. Gary was born October 12, 1945, in Great Falls, Montana to Lawrence and Isabel (Dykhoff) Rafferty. The oldest...
Joan Rae Bell
Mar 24, 2022
Joan Rae Bell passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 24, 2022, at the age of 74. Joan was the youngest of seven children of Art and Ann Jacques. She graduated from Central Catholic High School and married Wally Bell in Great Falls, MT.They had two children and later divorced.Joan later had another son with her longtime partner, Carl...
Laura Lee Herman
Mar 24, 2022
Laura Lee Herman, 55, was born May 17, 1966, in Chester, MT. After fighting mental illness her whole life, and cancer in the last few months, Laura is finally at peace in the arms of her heavenly Father. She is survived by her parents, Roger and Dorothy Herman; sons, Robert (Nikki) Herman and Nicholas Gibbs; daughter, Stephanie Herman; and grandchildren,...
Earlene Dorothy Nelson West
Mar 23, 2022
Earlene Dorothy Nelson West was born on April 7, 1942, and passed away peacefully with her family by her side on March 23, 2022, at Peace Hospice of Great Falls. Earlene was born in Great Falls, MT to her parents Dorothy and Raynold Nelson. She grew up with her older brother Dwayne Nelson of Augusta, MT. She lived her whole...
Gloria Jean Keller
Mar 22, 2022
Gloria Jean Keller 79, of Great Falls, MT passed away Tuesday March 22, 2022, at Benefis Hospital from natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2022, at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel in Great Falls. A reception will follow. Survivors include children, Scott (Brenda) Keller of Great Falls, MT, Brenda (Brian) Roark of Sunburst,...
Elora Raquel Grismer
Mar 22, 2022
Elora Raquel Grismer unexpectedly passed away on March 22, 2022, due to complications with a Placenta Abruption during birth.Elora was full term, and despite the loving efforts of her medical team at Benefis Hospital, she was unable to join this world. On March 22, 2022, at 10:52 p.m. Elora was born at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, MT to Brianna...
Bernelda "Bernie" Avis Henderson
Mar 21, 2022
Bernelda “Bernie” Avis (Lambert) Henderson, 96, passed away on March 21, 2022, in Great Falls, MT. She was born on November 1, 1925, to Margaret and Richard Lambert in Spooner, WI. She attended Amery High School, in Amery, WI. Bernie had many experiences during her time working. She worked at JCPenney, was an elevator operator at The Paris, an election...
Michael R. Hughes
Mar 21, 2022
Michael R. Hughes, 75, of Great Falls, MT passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022, from a massive heart attack. Mike was born in Columbia, KY to Jesse and Dessie Hughes. He was raised in Columbus, OH, working different jobs until he found his job with Flying Tigers (later changing to FedEx.) He worked his way up to becoming a...
John P Visocan
Mar 21, 2022
John P. Visocan passed away peacefully on Monday, March 21, 2022, with his family at his side. He was born on September 21, 1944, in Great Falls, Montana to parents Andrew Henry and Constance Holzfaster Visocan. One of six siblings, John spent his entire life on the family ranch in Raynesford, Montana. He graduated from Belt Valley High School in...
Mabel C. "Mae" Mcgregor
Mar 17, 2022
Mabel C. “Mae” McGregor was born July 28, 1928, in Plentywood, MT to Ole and Ruth Flakne. She graduated from Redstone High School in 1946. Following graduation, Mae worked at Deaconess Medical Center and attended Great Falls Community College. She married Donald L. McGregor on January 23, 1951. Together they had two daughters and one son. She started working in...
Aaron Wayne Kief
Mar 17, 2022
Aaron Wayne Kief went to be with the Lord on March 17, 2022. He was incredibly loved and will be dearly missed by his surviving parents, Debbie and Cal Schiermeister and Lonnie and Conni Kief; siblings, Jennifer (John), Tammie, John (Diana), Stacie, Michael (Laura), Tiffanie (Aaron), and Kirk; children, Chad (Ashley), Jay (Brittany), Austin (Kelsey), and Tyler; grandkids, Owen, Charlotte,...
Ronald Marvin Reichelt
Mar 16, 2022
Ronald Marvin Reichelt, 71, of Great Falls, MT passed away on March 16, 2022. Ron was born on November 8, 1950, to Maurice and Mary Reichelt. Being the youngest, he looked up to his brother Cliff, which led to 35 years of sharing a 100 sq. ft office. Ron attended St. Gerards in 1956 and graduated from Great Falls High...
Cheri Lynn Nelson Calsetta
Mar 15, 2022
Our beautiful mother and loyal wife of 40 years, Cheri Lynn Nelson Calsetta, passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side on March 15, 2022. Cheri was born in Missoula, MT on July 14, 1960. At just a few days old, she met her parents James “Jim” and Jean (Xenovia) Kostura Nelson. The happy family lived in Great Falls,...
Mary "Rita" Johnson
Mar 15, 2022
Mary “Rita” Johnson passed peacefully the morning of Tuesday, March 15, 2022. A memorial service will be held in her honor on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel. The burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Rita was born November 12, 1950, in Great Falls to Anne Catherine Majewski and Eugene Alexander Johnson. Rita...
Ronald James "Ron" Salesky
Mar 12, 2022
Ronald James “Ron” Salesky, 76, a resident of Missoula, MT died at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, MT of cancer, the emperor of all maladies. Ron was born in Wilkinsburg, PA (a tad east of Pittsburgh) to William and Agnes (Oravecz) Salesky on February 23, 1946. In his high school class of ’64 Ron was an honor student and a...
