Marilyn Jane Dezort
Apr 29, 2020
Marilyn DeZort, age 83, of Fairfield, Montana passed away peacefully April 29, 2020, in Hudson, Wisconsin. Private interment St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. A full celebration of life later this summer will follow when all are welcome to join in remembering Marilyn's life and legacy.
Ronald Laurence Bielen
Apr 26, 2020
Ronald Laurence Bielen, 86, of Great Falls, MT, passed away quietly of natural causes the evening of Sunday, April 26, 2020. Ron was preceded in death by his mother, Lily; father, Charles; and brothers, Robert and Raymond; and sister, Iris Marie. His brother, Harold is his only surviving sibling. Ron was born on April 19, 1934, in Conrad, Montana. After...
Marvin Leroy Bendig
Apr 25, 2020
Marvin Leroy Bendig was born December 7, 1944, in Lynch, Nebraska to Paul and Vera (Ott) Bendig and died April 25, 2020, at his home in Great Falls, Montana. He grew up in Naper, Nebraska and joined the United States Air Force in 1963. Marvin was united in marriage to Sadako Takahara on September 27, 1967, in Okinawa, Japan. To...
David Lyle Heydon
Apr 24, 2020
David Lyle Heydon, 67, passed away peacefully April 24, 2020. Dave was born September 19, 1952, in Havre, MT to Lyle Richard Heydon and Patrica Ann Stoner. He was raised on the Heydon family homestead and attended Joplin Elementary School. He was baptized on April 14, 1957, at Bethel Lutheran Church on the same day as his father and two...
Connie Jo Romanchuk
Apr 24, 2020
In the early morning hours of April 24, 2020, Connie Jo Romanchuk, 42, was called to Heaven. She was the fifth of six children born to Jake and Alice Romanchuk. She was born on January 1, 1978, a birth date she was very proud to have, in Great Falls, MT. She spent her childhood and most of her life in...
Betty Jane Knight
Apr 22, 2020
Betty Jane (Howe) Knight died peacefully in her sleep, surrounded by her family at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana, on Wednesday April 22, 2020. She died of natural causes from complications with her heart and kidney failure. She would have been 90 years old in four days. Betty was born on April 26, 1930, in McGrath, Alberta, Canada, to...
Wayne Forder
Apr 19, 2020
On April 19, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer, Wayne Forder swung into the saddle for his final and most glorious ride. Wayne was born April 25, 1944, along with his twin brother, Dwayne. They were adopted by Conn R. and Rose Mary Forder in 1946, and moved to Waltham. Eight years later, Conna Ruth arrived and the family...
Betty Kathleen Hollingsworth
Apr 19, 2020
Mom entered Benefis last week for a heart by-pass surgery, there were complications, and she made it to the ICU.As she entered the hospital during this COVID-19, it felt like we were kids again afraid for our mother.Mom was scared but soon was laughing and the nurses and doctors became her family when her kids and husband could not visit....
Ronald Hughes Bennett
Apr 19, 2020
Sunday, April 19, 2020, Ron Bennett’s earthly spirit went on to the next journey. Ron requested the cause of death be listed as WO for “worn out.” He didn’t expect to live forever and he figured, “if your heart, lungs, liver, and the rest get you to 88 years old, don’t single one of them out as the culprit, they...
Micheline Anne Aron
Apr 18, 2020
Micheline Anne Aron, 90, passed away peacefully, with her children by her side on April 18, 2020. Micheline was born on July 26, 1929, in Nantes, France to Denise Emelie and Louis Clair Maumet. From all accounts she was a precocious child and a protective older sister to her brother, Jean Louis. As a young woman, she worked at a...
Alberta (Hofland) Knapstad
Apr 17, 2020
Alberta (Hofland) Knapstad, born June 21, 1942, in Conrad, MT, passed away a year ago on April 17, 2020, at the age of 77. Alberta grew up in Great Falls where she worked for the school district and the Salvation Army Social Services until she retired. Alberta married Melvin Knapstad in 1962, and together they raised three children. Alberta was...
Teddie Jean "Chickie" Anderson
Apr 15, 2020
Teddie Jean “Chickie” Anderson, 66, of Great Falls, passed away peacefully with family by her side on April 15, 2020. Teddie was born on September 8, 1953, to Robert and Dorothy Klassen. She grew up on the eastside of Great Falls, and was a proud graduate of Great Falls High. She had two sisters, Butch and Bobbie, and one brother,...
Robert Lee Thomas
Apr 15, 2020
Robert Lee Thomas, 62, passed away on April 15, 2020, in Great Falls, Montana. Bob was born in Anaconda, Montana on November 2, 1957, to Donna Dunnigan Thomas and Philip Thomas. Philip passed when Bob was a young boy. Donna remarried to Roy Max Aafedt, who adopted Bob and his older brother, Ken. Bob graduated from C.M. Russell High School...
Oscar Leroy Davis
Apr 14, 2020
Oscar was extraordinary.In fact, he was the very first baby to be born on Utah’s Centennial, July 24, 1947, and that is some competition, considering this Mormon community!He was the fourth of seven children born to Dennis LeRoy and Bessie Verna (Nielson) Davis in Provo, Utah.Denny Davis was larger than life and went out of his way to meet and...
Delores Darlene Mcallister
Apr 14, 2020
Delores Darlene McAllister passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, April 11, 2020. She was born November 15, 1934, to Robert and Anna Mae Purcell.Delores had six children, Zella Meschke, Dee Dee Pushee, Susan Mergenthaler, Anita Baum, Shirley Hilton, and Timothy J. McAllister. She was dearly loved by her husband, Tim McAllister of 60 years and by her family...
Wales George Davis
Apr 14, 2020
1SGT Wales G. Davis, 80, of Great Falls, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Wales was born on May 30, 1939, in New York City in the area known as Hell’s Kitchen to Russell and Mary Davis. It was there that he spent his childhood and attended school. He...
Joyce Aileen Goodman
Apr 11, 2020
Late in the evening of April 11, 2020, our sweet Joyce Aileen Swenson Goodman passed peacefully to Heaven. We will cherish all she was. We can be comforted knowing she is at peace and will continue to be an impactful and loving part of our lives. Joyce insisted on no funeral services. Little did she know COVID-19 would also be...
Raymond "Ray" Charles Mehrens
Apr 11, 2020
Raymond “Ray” Charles Mehrens, 85, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2020, of natural causes at Peace Hospice with his family at his side. Cremation has taken place. Ray’s funeral liturgy will be held in Great Falls. His graveside service will be held in Butte at a later date, when all of his family and friends can gather. Ray’s ashes...
Jon Dow Jacobson
Apr 10, 2020
Jon Dow Jacobson, 64, passed away on Good Friday, April 10, 2020, at Missouri River Manor in Great Falls, MT, with three of his four sisters by his side. At his request, no funeral service will be held, but his sisters will hold a celebration of life in the fall at his treasured mountain spot in Montana. John was born...
Gary E. Wigen
Apr 9, 2020
Gary Elbert Wigen, age 78, died peacefully of natural causes on April 9, 2020, at Peace Hospice. Gary is survived by his wife, Micheale; daughters, Nikki (Erick) Gilbert of Great Falls and Jillian (Justin) Soucie of Denver, CO; son, Jason (Nancy) Clelland of Mesa, AZ; brothers, Joel Wigen of Billings and Calvin Wigen of WA; sister, Karen (Jim) Lockridge of...
