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Local Obituaries for Families in Teton County
Norris Richins
Sep 14, 2015
Norris Rodney Richins The world lost a fun hearted, jovial, storytelling, music loving, father and husband on September 14, 2015. Norris Richins passed away at his family home of natural causes. Born April 17, 1955 in Ogden, Utah he was the son of Claude Arnold Richins and Florence Mae Fry Richins. He arrived three weeks late, breech, 10 pounds 13...
John Dunckel
Sep 13, 2015
John L. "Jay," Dunckel III, 75, a lifetime resident and former mayor of Choteau, Mont. passed away at his home on Sept. 13th, 2015 after a valiant fight against cancer, with his wife, Jerry by his side. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 at the Choteau High School Auditorium at 1 p.m. with a reception following in...
Hugh Neill
Sep 9, 2015
Hugh W. Neill, age 91 passed away on Sept. 9, 2015 in Choteau, Montana. He grew up on the family farm, and enlisted in the Army with his twin brother, after graduating from high school in Windham, Montana. They both served as medics, in the Army Infantry in Northern Africa and Italy during WWII. He married Lurene Anderson in December...
Virgina Schrock
Sep 4, 2015
Virginia Lois Schrock passed away September 04, 2015 at her home in Choteau, Montana. Virginia was born September 15, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio to Walter Reed and Erna Guentzler. She graduated high school and obtained a Bachelors' Degree in Home Economics. She was married to Robert Schrock in Aurora, Ohio on July 3, 1948 and they were blessed with two...
David Hefti
Aug 26, 2015
David Richard Hefti Jr. passed away in Choteau, surrounded by his loved ones, Aug. 26, 2015 after a lengthy battle with cancer. David was born April 1937 to David Hefti Sr. and Valborg Boeck in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He Graduated in Minnesota with the class of 1955 and entered the US Army Corps in 1960. David moved to Eastern Montana...
Mary Ringham
Jul 29, 2015
Mary R. Ringham, 92, of Lebanon, OR passed away on Wednesday, July 29,2015 at her home. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 12:00 PM, Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Choteau. Burial will be in the Choteau Cemetery under the direction of Gorder Jensen Funeral Home. Born on the Rocky Mountain Front in the Belleview community,...
Alta West
Jul 27, 2015
Alta Pauline West of Choteau died peacefully at her home with her family by her side on July 27th; she was 85. Alta was born December 18, 1929 in Cedarville, CA. She married Elmer West on June 11, 1949, and she is survived by her husband, son Bill West and his wife Donna of Eureka, MT, daughters, Linda Ziegler and...
Odin Neckstad
Jul 12, 2015
Odin E. Neckstad, age 91, of Augusta, MT., died Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Peace Hospice Residence in Great Falls, MT. No services are planned and cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder Jensen Funeral Home of Choteau. Odin was born June 9, 1924 at his home in Spring Valley near Choteau, MT the son of Olaf and...
Richard Dauwalder
Jul 11, 2015
Richard "Dick" Earl Dauwalder, a gentle, soft-spoken man, passed away into the arms of his Savior with his wife, Lorraine, by his side on July 11, 2015 at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau, Montana. He was 82 years old. On Wednesday, July 15, a private family graveside service with military honors will be held at the Choteau Cemetery at...
Bernard White
Jul 10, 2015
Bernard Jerard White - "B.J." October 23rd, 1929 - July 10th, 2015 AUGUSTA - Bernard Jerard White (B.J.), age 85, resident of Augusta, Montana, passed away at his residence on July 10th, 2015, from ALS disease. B.J. was born on October 23rd, 1929, in Klama, Washington. B.J. enlisted into the U.S. Army in 1951 and served with the 6th Army...
Edith Peterson
Jul 3, 2015
Edith (Hovland) Peterson, 90, passed away on July 3, 2015 at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau of natural causes. Edith was born to Bertha Donovan and Sigurd Hovland on December 19, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA. Edith met Rex Peterson while he was stationed at Fort Dix. They were married on January 19, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA, after which they...
Pricilla Maphies
Jun 21, 2015
Graveside services and burial will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, June 26th at the Choteau Cemetery for Pricilla Ann Maphies, age 71, of Vaughn, Mt who died Sunday, June 21st at Benefis East Healthcare in Great Falls. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder Jensen Funeral Home of Choteau.Pricilla was born March 11, 1944 in Spokane, WA,...
Stephanie Harrell-Schmidt
Jun 17, 2015
Stephanie Dean Harrell-Schmidt, 39, passed away on June 17th, 2015 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Funeral Services will be held on June 22nd, 2015 at 11:00 am in the Fairfield High School Gymnasium. Arrangements were handled by Gorder Jensen Funeral Home of Choteau.Stephanie (Rosie) was born on December 3rd, 1975 to the proud parents of Thurston D...
John Willis
May 21, 2015
John Joseph Willis Jr. 70 passed away May 21 2015, at the Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder Jensen funeral Home of Choteau. John was born in Tonopah, Nevada to Kathryn Viola Sabados and John James Willis Sr. on November 28 1944. John a lifelong resident of Bynum was in the...
Nora Larson
May 16, 2015
Nora E. Larson, 97, died May 16, 2015, at the Extended Care Unit at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau. A funeral service will be held May 22 at 11 a.m. in the Choteau Baptist Church. She was born on Oct. 30, 1918, to Leslie (Joe) and Greta Bush at her family's homestead out of Bole. She received her education...
Elizabeth Wood
May 15, 2015
Elizabeth (Peg) G. Wood, age 79 of Ft. Shaw, MT died Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Great Falls Clinic Medical Center. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder Jensen Funeral Home of Choteau. Private family services will be held at a later date with interment of her cremated remains in the Sun River Cemetery. She was born...
Alice Harris
May 11, 2015
Alice L. Harris Obituary Fairfield, MT -- Alice L. Harris, 96, died Monday, May 11, 2015, in Choteau, MT after a brief illness. Per her request, her ashes have been interred at Sunset Hills Cemetery, in Fairfield. Also in accordance with Alice's wishes, no services will be held. There will be a family reunion/memorial gathering in the future. Alice was...
Juanitda Hensley
May 6, 2015
Juanita C. Hensley, age 91, of Choteau, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the Teton Nursing Home in Choteau. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder Jensen Funeral Home and memorial services will be held at a later date. Juanita was born February 13, 1924 in Divide County, North Dakota, the daughter of George Edwin and Mary Ellen...
Linda Richardson
Apr 12, 2015
Linda Jean Richardson passed away on April 12, 2015 in Choteau at the age of 73. She was born in Helena on November 6, 1941 to Andrew and Alma Richardson. Linda loved crocheting, reading and spending time with her many friends and family. She is survived by her four children, Sheila Ray (Jack), Dennis Figarelle (Betty), Greg Figarelle, and Kristina...
Eileen Knowlton
Mar 19, 2015
Eileen Knowlton Born December 4, 1919 in Kemmerer, Wyoming to Charles L. and Effie Emigh Hatten. Eileen attended school in Kemmerer. The family later moved to Pocatello, Idaho where her father worked on the railroad. Eileen had two brothers, Lyle B. Hatten and Christian S. Hatten and three sisters, Rebecca Borino of Diamondville, Wyoming and LaVanda Lattin of Soda Springs,...
