Obituaries
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Charles O. Gulbranson
Charles O. Gulbranson passed away at our home in Columbia Falls at the age 62. He was born on Sept. 5, 1960 in Browning to William and Thelma Gulbranson.
Ralph Leroy Fitzpatrick
Ralph Leroy Fitzpatrick died with his daughters by his side and sunshine gleaming through his window on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Ralph was born on Leap Day, …
Roy P. Grillo
Roy P. Grillo, 60 of Kalispell passed away Sept. 26, 2022. Roy is survived by three children, Rosario, Pascal, and Santino. Columbia Mortuary in Columbia Fal…
Loren Ellis Drewry
Loren Ellis Drewry passed away on Sept. 13, 2022 in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Phillip Ghekiere
Phillip Ghekiere, 78, of Columbia Falls, died Sept. 5, 2022 at his home. He was surrounded by family, love, and prayers.
Patricia T. McClelland, 87
Pat died on 15 July, 2022, at her home, in West Glacier, cared for by her family. Pat was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, on 24 March, 1935. The family eventually s…
Emitt Duane Northup
“I have lived a full and wonderful life.” Emitt Emitt Duane Northup was born 26 June 1945 to Simeon Emitt and Ila Slattum Northup, in Glasgow. He was promote…
Dessa B. Orem
Dessa B. Orem (94) of Yorktown, Virginia and Columbia Falls, relocated into God’s hands on Aug. 26, 2022. She was a kind and loving wife, mother, grandmothe…
June Elizabeth Brooker, 92
On Sept. 4, 2022 June Elizabeth (Barton) Brooker passed away at Immanuel Lutheran Home of natural causes at the age of 92. June was born June 11, 1930 in Musse…
Whisper Dawn Mari Sellars-Crosswhite
Whisper Dawn Mari was born to Dennis and Rebecca Sellars in Great Falls on Aug. 31, 1993. She was a force to be reckoned with from the beginning. One time wh…
Konnor Heindl
Konnor Heindl, 19, passed away on Aug. 17, 2022.
Frances Thurston
Frances Thurston (Fran), beloved wife of the late Donn Thurston, passed away on Aug. 17, 2022 in Mesa, Arizona after a short illness, at the age of 92.
Donald D. Nerdig
Donald D. Nerdig, age 75, of Columbia Falls, passed away Aug. 4, 2022. He was born Nov. 8, 1946 in Garner, IA, to the late Dean Henry Nerdig and Berdean Nerdig…
Ken Simantel
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Lucas Floerchinger
Lucas Floerchinger was born in Missoula and raised in Columbia Falls, graduating from Columbia Falls High School in 2000 and later attending Montana State Univ…