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Benjamin M Stahl

Benjamin M Stahl

Jan 27, 2022

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandpa. Benjamin “Ben” M Stahl, 89, passed away peacefully at home into the arms of his Lord and Savior on January 27th, 2022, with his beloved wife and family by his side. Ben was born on January 15th, 1933 in Huron, SD. In 1944 he moved to Grass Range, MT. He married the love...

Twyla Dawn (Ocheltree) Jackson

Twyla Dawn (Ocheltree) Jackson

Jan 20, 2022

Twyla Dawn Ocheltree Jackson, age 71, passed away in the early morning hours of January 20, 2022. She was born on July 1, 1951, in Port Townsend, Washington and was a 1969 graduate of Port Townsend High School. In May of 1971, she married the love of her life, Bill Jackson, of Chimacum, Washington. They moved from Washington state in...

David Hruska

David Hruska

Jan 19, 2022



David A. Hruska, 66, passed away peacefully on January 19th, 2022, of natural causes in Great Falls.  He is survived by two daughters, Christa (Warden) Bourne and Amanda (Shaun Kuhnhausen) Hruska; one brother John (Kelly) Hruska; one sister Mary Hruska; nieces and nephews Hannah, Haley, Courtney and John John; grandchildren Derek, Natalie, Madison, Nicholas, and Wyatt.  David was genuinely...

Lora  Jean Wagner

Lora Jean Wagner

Jan 7, 2022

Lora Jean Wagner, 58, passed away in Ramona, CA. The Cloyd Funeral Home is assisting the family. Condolences for the family may be posted online at www.cloydfuneralhome.com

Mary Crumrine

Mary Crumrine

Jan 3, 2022

Mary (Fordyce) Crumrine Mary Crumrine passed away peacefully Jan. 3rd in Redding Ca. with her family attending. She was born Feb. 23, 1945 in Chelmsford, Essex, England to her parents Ray and Phyllis Fordyce. When she was 7 months old, she and her mother traveled by ship to Ellis Island and then by train to Harlowton, where her father was...

John G. Hall

John G. Hall

Jan 2, 2022

John Gerald Hall --2/25/39 -1/2/22 John was a man with many facets and dimensions; husband, father, grandfather, veteran, mentor, friend, leader, and hell-raiser. He lived and loved life to the fullest, then departed this place on his own terms - peacefully in his sleep, a mischievous grin on his face and his hand curled as if holding a beer.  John's...

Joshua J. Carlson

Joshua J. Carlson

Jan 2, 2022



 

Joshua J. (Josh) Carlson, 43, of Lewistown passed away on January 2, 2022.  Josh was born in Bozeman on December 3, 1978 to Richard and Charlotte Carlson. 

Josh's favorite pastimes were the demolition derby, racing, and vintage cars.

Josh is survived by his wife of 19 years, Billi (Britt) Carlson, three daughters; Christine, Tessia, and Josie.  He...

Phyllis Landers

Phyllis Landers

Dec 22, 2021



Phyllis Lois Wills Earle Landers, longtime Lewistown resident died Dec. 22, 2021, a month short of her 100th birthday. Phyllis was born January 29, 1922, to Phillip and Laura (Kater) Wills in Decatur, IL, where she graduated from High School in 1940.  She graduated from Nurses Training in Jacksonville, IL, in 1944.

Phyllis married Harold Earle in 1945 and...

Nevaeh Irish

Nevaeh Irish

Dec 16, 2021

Nevaeh Irish age 3, of Lewistown, died Thursday, December 16, 2021 at her home in Lewistown.  The Cloyd Funeral Home is assisting the family. Condolences for the family may be posted online at www.cloydfuneralhome.com

Shirley M. Benes

Shirley M. Benes

Dec 8, 2021

Shirley M. Benes 82 of Winifred went home to her Lord December 12, 2021, in her home with family surrounding her after many months of pain determined to be cancer the first week of December. It is impossible to tell the story of one's life in a few short words especially when this person understood God's love so deeply, she...

Lavaun L. Nelson

Lavaun L. Nelson

Dec 8, 2021

LaVaun Louise Nelson 67 of Moore died Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 in Billings Clinic Hospital of natural causes. She was born October 4, 1954 in Malta, Montana the daughter of Ben and Ginny (Larsen) Fewer. She received her education in Malta graduating from Malta High School in 1972. She found her soulmate Melvin "Pete" Nelson and they were united in...

Betty Mae Maruska

Betty Mae Maruska

Dec 1, 2021

Betty Mae (Stilson) Maruska died peacefully in her sleep on December 1, 2021 at the Valle Vista Skilled Nursing Facility in Lewistown, Montana at the age of 83.

Betty was born on January 16, 1938 in Lewistown, Montana to George and Lorna (Miner) Stilson.  She rode the Hanover school bus to attend elementary school at the Lincoln School, junior high...

Mary Baird

Mary Baird

Nov 14, 2021



     Mary Baird, 96, passed away November 14, 2021, to be with her Lord, and her family that had went before her.  She was born July 10, 1925, to Albert (Al) and Lena (    ) Willick of Dutton, Montana.

     She went to school in Dutton, MT graduating in 1943 as Valedictorian. She rode the bus to college at Bozeman, as...

Marlene J. Mccamey

Marlene J. Mccamey

Nov 11, 2021

     Marlene J. McCamey, 78, passed away on November 11, 2021, at Roundup Memorial Hospital. Marlene was born July 6, 1943, to Leonard and Leona (Hoff) Sandvig. Her father worked as a track layer for the Milwaukee Railroad, so the family lived in a boxcar on the train and moved around a lot until they settled in Roundup in the mid-1930s....

Nancy S. Miller

Nancy S. Miller

Nov 8, 2021



     Nancy Sue Miller 77 of Lewistown died Sunday evening, November 8th, 2021 in Valle Vista Manor, with her family by her side of natural causes. She was born December 13, 1943, in Lewistown at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was the daughter of Jerry and Roberta (Mackie) Gillen. She went to elementary school at St. Leos. Then transferred to Fergus...

Agnes Abbott

Agnes Abbott

Nov 6, 2021

     Agnes Abbott passed away Nov. 6, 2021 peacefully in her sleep at the Central Montana Nursing and Rehab Center in Lewistown, MT.

     Agnes was born on September 16, 1926 at the family ranch at Absher, MT, near Melstone, to John and Josephine (Vesel) Spek. She was the youngest in the family of 10 children.

     She attended the Absher school until...

Jeanne M. Trafton

Jeanne M. Trafton

Nov 4, 2021

Jeanne M. Trafton, 90, of Lewistown, passed away on November 4, 2021, with her family by her side. She was born to Harold Harlow and Josephine Margaret (Charlebois) Haines on April 9, 1931, in Miles City, Montana. Jeanne grew up in Terry, Montana, and graduated from Custer County High School in Miles City, Montana.

Jeanne married the love of her...

Mildred L. Olson

Mildred L. Olson

Nov 1, 2021



Mildred Letitia Olson, 102, of Lewistown, died Monday, November 1st, 2021 in the Central Montana Nursing and Rehab Center of natural causes. Mildred was born August 15th, 1919 to Royal and Daisy (Starkweather) Miller in Melstone, Montana. Mildred spent her early years with her 3 brothers, Cecil, Floyd and Christopher living around Melstone, Sheldon, Carpenter Creek, Kelly and Winnett....

Gabriel E. Hagens

Gabriel E. Hagens

Oct 29, 2021

Gabriel Hagens, 57 of Great Falls, MT died at Peace Hospice on Friday, October 29, 2021 of prostate and bone cancer. He is now at peace and pain free.  Hallelujah! God be praised! Mr. Hagens was born February 21, 1964 in Prince George's County, Maryland, to William Edward and Dorothy Louise Hagens.

He attended Bellevue East High School in Bellevue,...

Sandra L. Morrison

Sandra L. Morrison

Oct 27, 2021

Sandra Lee Morrison gracefully passed away on October 27th 2021, in Great Falls, MT at the age of 82. Sandy was born in Lewistown, MT to Clifford and Sarah Swift, the oldest of five children. She married Arly Koetitz in 1960, living in Grass Range and Hobson when all three of their daughters were born, later moving to Carter and...