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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...

Joyce B. Schiele

Joyce B. Schiele

Oct 25, 2021

Joyce B. Schiele 72, of Vernal, UT died Monday, October 25, 2021 at her home in Vernal of natural causes. A complete obituary will be released when completed. The Cloyd Funeral Home is assisting the family. Condolences for the family may be posted online at www.cloydfuneralhome.com

Robert Stulc

Robert Stulc

Oct 24, 2021

Robert J. (Bob) Stulc 75 of Belgrade, died Sunday, October 24, 2021. Services will be Friday morning in Belgrade with Committal to be Saturday, October 30th, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Winifred Cemetery. The Dahl Funeral & Cremation Services in Bozeman and the Cloyd Funeral Home of Lewistown are assisting the family.

Juanita L. Widaman

Juanita L. Widaman

Oct 23, 2021



Juanita L. Widaman 92 of More died Wednesday morning in the Central Montana Health & Rehab in Lewistown of natural causes.  She was born June 10, 1929 in Portland, OR the daughter of Dewey C. & Hazel M. (Looney) Chaney the family lived in Potlatch, Idaho where she received her schooling.  She was united in marriage to John P....

Gary P. Lininger

Gary P. Lininger

Oct 23, 2021

Gary P. Lininger 62, of Kingman, AZ and formerly of Lewistown, died Saturday, October 23, 2021 at his home in Kingman of natural causes. A complete obituary will be released when completed. The Cloyd Funeral Home is assisting the family. Condolences for the family may be posted online at www.cloydfuneralhome.com

Lorraine Boeck

Lorraine Boeck

Oct 23, 2021

Lorraine Joyce Edmunds Boeck passed away peacefully of natural causes on October 23, 2021 in Helena. She was born to Helen and George Murray on May 14, 1934 in Lewistown. Helen later married Joseph Edmunds who adopted Lorraine.

     Lorraine graduated from Stanford High School in 1953 and shortly after married Myrlin Boeck. They raised their family and ranched on Sage...

Soren "Pete" Jensen

Soren "Pete" Jensen

Oct 22, 2021

Soren (Dad to us) died from complications from an infection in his artificial knee and went to be with his Lord and Savior. We rejoice with him as he now lives in his new home in Heaven. He was born on the Jensen family ranch in Circle, Montana, to Soren and Isabell Jensen on November 22, 1926. He was quite...

Vivian Barnes

Vivian Barnes

Oct 22, 2021

     Our sweet Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother, Vivian (Harris) Barnes finally found her way home.  She passed away from Covid 19 at Central Montana Nursing and Rehab Center in Lewistown, MT on October 22, 2021.  She lived a very long life of 103+ years. Vivian was born in New York City on December 30, 1917 to Ben Harris and Gwendoline...

Ted F. Murray

Ted F. Murray

Oct 18, 2021

Ted F. Murray, 88 of Lewistown, died Monday, October 18, 2021 in the Central Montana Medical Center of natural causes.  He was born February 27, 1933 in Lewistown the son of Joseph A. and Ella R. (Hogeland) Murray.  He received his schooling in Lewistown graduating with the Class of 1951 from Fergus High School, although he enlisted in the U.S....

Louise Anglin

Louise Anglin

Oct 8, 2021

Louise Betty Anglin 95 of Lewistown died Friday morning October 8th, 2021 in Valle Vista Manor of natural causes. She was born March 18, 1926 in Moore, MT the daughter of Frank and Lilian (Martenic) Pospisil, the third of eight children. She received her schooling in Moore and graduated from Moore High School. She was united in marriage to Arthur...