Recent Obituaries
Gerald C. “Jerry” Schlichenmayer
Aug 8, 2016
Gerald C. “Jerry” Schlichenmayer 91 of Lewistown died Friday morning in the Central Montana Nursing & Rehab Center from complications of a stroke. He had resided at The Villa Assisted Living for the past 14 months. He was born January 3, 1925 in Washburn, ND the son of Jacob and Pauline (Neuharth) Schlichenmayer. He received his schooling in Washburn graduating...
Joseph Alden Florent
Aug 8, 2016
Joseph Alden Florent, 72, passed on August 8, 2016 in his home in Winifred, MT after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Joe was born March 9, 1944, in Belvidere, IL, to Edward and Lucille (Porter) Florent. After graduating from Marengo Community High School in 1962, Joe took over the family dairy farm north of Marengo, IL. A lifelong farmer,...
Mark P. Wright
Aug 4, 2016
Mark P. Wright, 51, former Helena resident passed away Thursday afternoon, August 4th, 2016 in a Lewistown Nursing Home after a long history of health problems. He was born July 31, 1965 in Great Falls, MT the son of John P. and Mary P. Wright.
Mark received his schooling in Great Falls and attended Helena Vocational Technical College. He loved...
Patrick W. Johnstone
Jul 31, 2016
Patrick W. Johnstone, 65, of Fort Benton passed away Sunday morning, July 31, 2016 at Peace Hospice in Great Falls of natural causes. He was born October 29, 1950 in Great Falls, MT the son of Jack and Audrey (Peterson) Johnstone. He received his education in Great Falls graduating from Great Falls High School in 1969.
He began working for...
Vernon H. Vanraam
Jul 29, 2016
Vernon H. Vanraam, 63, of Lewistown passed away Friday morning, July 29th, 2016 at his home of natural causes. He was born November 6, 1952 in Walkersville, MT the son of Henry and Vivian (Turney) Vanraam. They moved to California and where he started his education, returning to Montana settling in Butte where he completed his high school. He entered...
Elsie Lee Olson
Jul 19, 2016
Elsie Lee Olson, 84, a long-time resident of Denton and Lewistown, passed away on July 19, 2016 in Monroe, WA of natural causes. Elsie was born to John Leonard and Myrtle Nora Vespie on October 1, 1931 in Lancing, TN.
She received her schooling in Tennessee and was united in marriage to Donald D. Olson there. They had three sons,...
Jeanne Skierka
Jul 15, 2016
Jeanne (Flaspeter) Skierka, 91, passed away on July 15, 2016 in Lewistown, MT, with family by her side. She was born on February 5, 1925, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Theo and Julia (Beste) Flaspeter, the third of eight children. She grew up on the family farm, receiving her schooling in White Bear Lake, MN. She worked hard at an...
Georgia L. Potter
Jul 10, 2016
Georgia L. Potter 74 of Lewistown died early Friday morning at her home of cancer. She was born June 22, 1942 near Hot Springs, Montana. She was adopted as a small child, living in Butte until moving to Lewistown where she received her education.
On September 2, 1960 she was united in marriage to Bill C. Potter in Lewistown. They...
Viola “Vi” Fordyce Shoffet
Jul 10, 2016
Viola “Vi” Fordyce Shoffet, 92, of Lewistown, passed away peacefully on July 10, 2016 in Valle Vista Manor of natural causes. She was born August 28, 1923 on the family ranch in Suffolk, MT the daughter of Jesse and Clara (Molloy) Fordyce. Vi graduated from Winifred High School. In 1944, she joined the Army and worked in the Army hospital...
Mitchell L. Holcomb
May 21, 2016
Mitchel L. Holcomb 70 of Lewistown died Saturday, May 21, 2016 in the Missouri River Manor in Great Falls of natural causes. Mitchell was born and raised in California and served in Unites States Army during Viet Nam. He settled in Lewistown where he resided until entering the Missouri River Manor in June of 2014.
He was a member of...
Edna M. Kastner
May 21, 2016
On February 25, 2017 heaven gained an angel. Edna Mae (Kleiman) Kastner was born on March 10, 1922 in Helena, MT. Due to her mother passing when she was 2 years old she was raised by her grandparents and her Aunt Lena Dilly. Edna started school at Moore Elementary and later graduated from Winnett High School in 1941. After high...