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Anitra Arlene (Craft) Willson, 75, passed away on March 25, 2017 due to natural causes. Her funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 3, 2017 at the Ag Center with Pastor Kit Miller officiating. Memorials in Anitra's honor may be made to the Dedman Foundation, 2400 High Street, Fort Benton, MT 59442; Gift of Life, 1101 26th Street S., P.O. Box 7008, Great Falls, MT 59406; or to the donor's choice. Benton Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit... Full story
Betty E. Silvan, 82, passed away Peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, due to natural causes on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Big Sandy Medical Center. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the Big Sandy United Methodist Church with Pastor Sharon Robertson officiating. Burial followed at the Big Sandy Cemetery. Betty’s family has suggested memorial donations be made to the Big Sandy Senior Citizens’ Center, the Big Sandy Medical Center, the Big Sandy United Methodist Church, or the charity of the donor’s choic...
Betty E. Silvan, 82, passed away due to natural causes on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Big Sandy Medical Center. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the Big Sandy United Methodist Church with Pastor Sharon Robertson officiating. Burial followed at the Big Sandy Cemetery. Betty's family has suggested memorial donations be made to the Big Sandy Senior Citizens' Center, the Big Sandy Medical Center, the Big Sandy United Methodist Church, or the charity of the... Full story
Gary Lee Darlington, 70, passed away peacefully at his residence on March 24, 2017, due to natural causes. His funeral service were held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 27, 2017, at the Big Sandy Methodist Church with Pastor Sharon Robertson officiating. Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the Big Sandy Cemetery. Memorials in Gary's name may be made to Chouteau County Hospice, Chouteau County Cancer Association, or to the charity of the donor's choice. Please visit Gary's... Full story
Fred G. Bitz, 89, of Big Sandy, passed away March 11, 2017 at Big Sandy Nursing Home due to natural causes. Funeral Services were held on Friday, March 17, 2017 at 1:00 pm at Fifth Avenue Christian Church with Ila McClenahan officiating. Burial followed at Big Sandy Cemetery at 4:30 pm. Fred was born January 23, 1928 on the family farm near Big Sandy - No. 11 of 13 children born to Henry and Markareita Bitz. His mother died in 1931 when he was three. His father remarried Matilda Klundt and... Full story
William Arnold Sheets, 87, of Onalaska, Wisconsin passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Eagle Crest North. He was born in Portland, OR, on September 25, 1929 to John and Wilma (Ruping) Sheets. Bill joined the Navy when he was "17 years and 6 days old". While he was an Assistant Weapons Officer in Charleston, South Carolina, he met and fell in love with a young Navy WAVE, June Marsh. They married August 23, 1952, in Charleston, South Carolina. His veteran service spanned the periods of... Full story
Ernest Israil Bahnmiller, 82, of Big Sandy, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2017 of natural causes. A Funeral Service was held Saturday, March 11th, at 2:00 PM, with a Visitation one hour prior, at Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy with burial followed at the Big Sandy Cemetery. He was born August 25, 1934 in Havre, MT to Martha and Gotthilf Bahnmiller. Ernie grew up in Big Sandy and graduated from high school in 1951. He then began farming full time. In 1952 he went into partnership with his... Full story
William H. “Bill” Baltrusch, 87, passed away at his residence on Sunday, February 26, 2017. Visitation was held from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., and funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 3, 2017, at the Havre Assembly of God Church with Pastor Bill Ballance and Pastor Curt Curtis officiating. Burial followed at the Highland Cemetery. Bill’s family has suggested memorial donations be made to the Bill Baltrusch Memorial Fund at the Assembly of God Church of Havre, Rocky Boy or Lodge Pole. Contributions can be made to the Montana Assem... Full story
Edward Leo Nygard died peacefully on January 21, 2017, at the Juneau Pioneer Home. He was 89. Ed was born on June 6, 1927, in Big Sandy, Montana, to Julius and Irma (Tuomi) Nygard. He was the eldest of four children. Ed grew up in Big Sandy on the family homestead, working the family commercial coal mine. He graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1945. He graduated in 1949 from the University of Montana (Go Grizz) with a degree in forestry. Ed joined the United States Army on September 28,... Full story
Lorraine M. Otto, 92, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at Big Sandy Nursing Home due to natural causes. Services will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. with a viewing one hour prior at St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial to follow at Big Sandy Cemetery. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Lorraine's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her... Full story
With the passing of Big Sandy native Robert Lee Green, our community, the music world and music education lost a bright star. Known here during his school days as "Bobby," Bob Green was a brilliant natural musician, whether playing trumpet or jazz piano. On a personal note, in our youth when he was visiting from his adopted state of California, Bob would generously teach my cousin Lowell Svennungsen and me some of his inventive licks on the piano. "Honeysuckle Rose" was a favorite. Robert Green... Full story
Helen M. Hannum, 94, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the Big Sandy Medical Center of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and services will be held later in the spring. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Helen’s online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonine.com....
Deedie Mae (Bitz) Nimmick, 63, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 8, 2016, at Sweet Memorial Home in Chinook due to complications of early onset Alzheimer’s. Cremation has taken place, and a Celebration of Deedie’s Life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2017, at Van Orsdel United Methodist Church in Havre. Memorials may be made to Sweet Home in Chinook, Big Sandy Medical Center, or the charity of one’s own choosing. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Deedi... Full story
Ryan Paul Gunhold, 43, of Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, in Vietnam. Ryan will be missed by his family, and expansive and diverse group of friends. Ryan was thoughtful, intelligent, responsible, funny, inspirational and full of heart and soul. Ryan loved quotes and this one from Ralph Waldo Emerson is a good reflection of how he approached life. "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Ryan was indeed a trailblazer. Ryan... Full story
Dorothy Yvonne (Frieling) Stovall, 81, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Fort Benton. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of O'Connor Funeral Home. Dorothy was born October 5, 1935 to John J. and Veronica (Nagengast) Frieling in Fort Benton. She was the 9th child of 10. She graduated from Fort Benton High School in 1954. On April 12, 1958 she... Full story
Dorothy Yvonne (Frieling) Stovall, 81, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Fort Benton. Burial will follow at Riverside CemeFull Obituary will follow in next week’s paper.... Full story
Deedie Mae (Bitz) Nimmick, 63, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 8, 2016, at Sweet Memorial Home in Chinook due to complications of early onset Alzheimer's. Deedie was born August 22, 1953, in Havre, to Reinholt and Lucille Bitz, the youngest of two children. The family lived in Havre where Deedie attended school until her junior year, when the family moved to the farm west of Box Elder, and she transferred to Big Sandy High School. She met her high school sweetheart Garland... Full story
Doris Muriel Dyer, 87, resident of the Hamilton and Missoula area for the last twenty years, passed away from natural causes at the Discovery Care Center on Sunday, November 6. Born August 22, 1929 in Ringling, Montana, Doris was the daughter of Mabel and Deforest Shuyler. She attended elementary school in Ringling, along with her two brothers, Bill and Dee, and her sister Marge, before graduating from high school in White Sulphur Springs. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Montana State University. Doris began her... Full story
A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at 11 a.m. at the Big Sandy United Methodist Church for Frances Keller. Everyone is invited to a reception in the church basement following the service.... Full story
On October 7, 2016, Helen M. Popnoe, 89 of Winifred, passed away peacefully of natural causes. Helen M. Popnoe was born in Glendive, MT, on November 8, 1926. She was the third child of John and Gunda (Kleppe) Secora. The family moved to Circle, and then to Big Sandy where she received her education and graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1944. Immediately following graduation, Helen joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. She completed her registered nurse degree at Montana State College in Bozeman in 1947. Helen began working as a surgical... Full story
Richard "Dick" Edwin Tyler was born on the family farm May 29, 1934. He left this world for the next one on the same farm September 30, 2016. He was 82 years old. Dick attended the Mountain View country school approximately 1 ½ miles from the farm. He graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1952. Dad was an avid Weatherbee gun collector, and would only have them in his collection if he thought they were pretty enough. He was proud to show them to all who stopped by to visit. Dad had a... Full story
Frances May Petr Keller, 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on September 14, 2016, at Big Sandy Medical Center. The sixth of eight children, she was born at Hopp, Montana, southeast of Big Sandy, on November 9, 1930, to Frank Jouseph and Anna Helen Koutensky Petr. Frank emigrated from Yugoslavia and served in World War I, while Anna emigrated from Czechoslovakia to New York City in 1910. They homestead southeast of Big Sandy. Frances attended Iliad School during her... Full story
Inez Mary Gregori Slonaker, 94, a lifelong Montanan and longtime resident of Black Eagle and Great Falls, died on Saturday, August 20, 2016 after a brief illness, with her family at her side. Inez was the daughter of Italian immigrants Settimo (Sam) and Fanny (Vangelisti) Gregori, who came to the U.S. from Lucca, Italy in the early 1920s. She was born in Stockett, where Sam worked in the coal mines. When Inez was a young girl, Sam got a job at the Anaconda Company smelter and the family moved... Full story
Mary Embleton Briese (94) passed away on July 19, 2016. Mary was born in Fort Benton, MT to Gilbert and Sadie (Birmingham) Embleton on August 25, 1921. She was raised with her sisters Dorothy and Franny and her brother Bill at the Green Roof, the family homestead 5 miles north of Fort Benton on the Teton River. She was the daughter of a hard working rancher/roundup boss and a Milner (hat maker). Mary loved to share her memories of growing up on the family homestead where Sunday dinners always consisted of fried chicken, homemade ice cream and...
On Thursday, July 21, 2016, Francis L. Engellant, 90, passed away peacefully at Highgate Senior Living surrounded by his loving wife and family due to complications from Alzheimer's. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2016, at the Geraldine Community United Methodist Church, with visitation held 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Geraldine Cemetery Francis was born on April 10, 1926, on the family farm outside of Geraldine to Hans and Emma... Full story