Dane Stuart Willis
Oct 22, 2020
Dane Stuart Willis, 59, of Great Falls, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020, after a brief illness. Dane was born on December 6, 1960, in Colorado Springs, CO to Donald and Marlys Willis. He went to school at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs graduating in 1979. He attended Montana State University and was awarded his Bacholor’s Degree...
Lois Muriel Wilda
Oct 22, 2020
Lois Muriel Wilda, 99, passed away October 22, 2020.Lois was born December 24, 1920, to John Welley and Marie Quam Welley in Great Falls, MT. She married Ben Wilda in 1947 in Standford, MT. Lois retired from the U. S. Forest Service where she worked as a secretary. She is survived by her nieces, Diane (Jerry) Thunston and Arleen Bohning....
Denise Marie Goff
Oct 21, 2020
After a protracted battle with cancer, Denise Goff died on October 21, 2020, in Stockett, Montana at the age of 61, and is now flying with the lady bugs. Denise was born December 18, 1958, in Great Falls, Montana, to Dennis and Joan Yatsko. She grew up in a large, loving family with three sisters and four brothers. Shortly after...
Esther Madeline Devault
Oct 18, 2020
Esther Madeline DeVault, 88, of Great Falls, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. followed by a vigil at 6:00 p.m. on October 23, 2020, at O’Connor Funeral Home. A funeral liturgy will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2020, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic...
Jess Lucero
Oct 17, 2020
On Saturday, October 17, 2020, surrounded by his loved ones, Jess Lucero passed after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 45. A private graveside service will take place at Highland Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held in the summer of 2021. Jess was born in Great Falls, MT, on March 7, 1975. An adored...
Charles "Chuck" B. Nardinger
Oct 15, 2020
On Thursday, October 15, 2020, Charles B. Nardinger, loving father of five, grandfather of 8, and great-grandfather of 11, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He was 87 years old. He would have been 88 on October 19, 2020. Chuck was born in St. Rose, MN to Frank and Ann in 1932, third oldest of 11 children. He...
Sherrill "Sherri" Ann Bock
Oct 15, 2020
Sherrill Ann “Sherri” Bock, 70, passed away after a courageous battle with Primary Progressive Aphasia on October 15, 2020, surrounded by loving family. Sherri was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 9, 1950. She grew up in Deephaven, Minnesota with her parents and four sisters. She graduated from Minnetonka High School in 1968. After high school, she attended St Cloud...
Marion Elizabeth Thul
Oct 14, 2020
Marion Elizabeth Thul, 84, of Great Falls, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. A rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2020, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. A funeral liturgy will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2020, also at Holy Spirit with niche placement in the Holy Spirit Columbarium following the...
Terry "Bud" Johnson
Oct 10, 2020
Terry “Bud” Johnson, 61, of Great Falls, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020. Bud was born on July 22, 1959, in Great Falls, Montana to Jeanette (Bedwell) and Lloyd “Vern” Johnson. He attended CM Russell High School and worked for over 45 years before he retired. He went to work for the Ayrshire Dairy, the Albertson Distribution Center out...
Donald "Don" Seyfert
Oct 10, 2020
Donald "Don" Seyfert was called home on Saturday, October 10, 2020, peacefully at Peace Hospice after a short battle with cancer. Don was born July 21, 1938, in Ambrose, North Dakota to Manny and Clara (Mann) Seyfert. He attended and graduated school in Westby, Montana. After graduation, he attended Billings Business College until he was drafted into the Army. He...
Victoire "Vicky" Toof Johnson
Oct 9, 2020
Victoire “Vicky” Toof Johnson, age 88, passed peacefully at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, MT, on Thursday, October 9, 2020, from natural causes unrelated to COVID-19. Vicky was born to Yvonne and Frederick Toof and grew up in Highland Park, IL.She graduated from Bartram School for girls in Jacksonville, FL, and received her Bachelor’s Degree in French from Sweet Briar...
Jerry Wayne Perchert
Oct 8, 2020
Jerry was called home on October 8, 2020. He passed away from complications of Covid-19. Jerry was born on October 9, 1973, in Oakdale, California to Dale and June Perchert. He had previously lived overseas in the United Kingdom where he graduated from high school. Those who knew Jerry knew his passion was music and singing, something he did all...
William "Bill" Alex Mckay
Oct 7, 2020
William Alex McKay, a loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at the age of 75. William was born November 5, 1944, to William J. and Nathalie V. (Hulvey) McKay in Great Falls, Montana. William was known as “Billy” to his parents and siblings, and “Bill” to his friends. His name William was only used...
Patricia Ann Maki
Oct 7, 2020
Patricia “Pat” Parenteau Maki, 80, of Great Falls, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. Pat was born on Sunday, March 17, 1940, in Chinook, MT to David and Ruby Parenteau. She was the third eldest of nine siblings. After graduating from Centerville High School in 1958, she married Edgar “Eddy” Maki. Besides focusing her time on being a wife...
Dale Anthony Henry
Oct 6, 2020
Dale Anthony Henry sadly passed away on October 6, 2020, at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, Montana due to heart complications. Dale was born on March 6, 1953, in Havre, Montana to David and Mary (Boushie) Henry. He was raised in, and graduated from high school in Box Elder, Montana. Dale was the oldest of his siblings. At the time...
Marvin Virgil Clifford
Oct 6, 2020
Marvin Clifford passed away of natural causes in his home on October 6, 2020. He was born in Rigby, ID on September 18, 1952. Marvin was the 7th (of 8) children born to Virgil and Beatrice Clifford along with his siblings: Arnold, Treva, Marietta, Phil, Karen, Judy and Kevin. Marvin started a career at the age of 18 with the...
Betty Jean Koesler
Oct 6, 2020
Betty Jean Koesler, 94, of Great Falls, passed away October 6, 2020, at a care facility in Great Falls. Betty Jean (Callison) (Pound) Koesler was born October 30, 1925, to Benjamin and Nettie Callison in Loma, Montana. She attended grade school in Loma and graduated from Fort Benton High School in 1943.In 1944 Betty, her sister Lucille, and a friend...
Don Nilson
Oct 6, 2020
Don Nilson, 77, of Great Falls, passed away from natural causes surrounded by family on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Don was born on January 7, 1943, to Emanuel and Grace (Sannes) Nilson in Billings, MT. Don moved to Great Falls in 1954. He graduated from Great Falls High School in 1961. After graduation, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. He...
Cathi Hocevar
Oct 5, 2020
Cathi Hocevar passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 5, 2020. Cathi was born in Fargo, North Dakota on August 13, 1948, the second of seven children of Ruby and Denny Fitzgerald. She and her siblings were raised in Fargo, and she graduated from Shanley High School in 1966. Cathi attended North Dakota State University where she met New England, ND...
Margaret "Merle" Mikes
Oct 4, 2020
Merle Mikes, 84, passed away due to natural causes on October 4, 2020, at Peace Hospice. She was born on September 29, 1936, in Great Falls to parents, Edwin R. and Margaret (Cummings) Freiboth. For the next 18 years, Merle would reside outside of Cascade on her parents’ ranch with her older sister, Carol Rae. When she was little, one...
