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Local Obituaries for Families in Teton County
Patricia Woodahl
Mar 7, 2015
Pat passed away peacefully on March 7th in the loving presence of her family at Teton Medical Center in Choteau, MT. Celebration of Life services will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, July 15 at the Choteau Baptist Church. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder Jensen Funeral Home. Patricia was born in Great Falls, MT to Arvid...
John Finch
Feb 24, 2015
John Henry Finch, 62, a businessman, hunter, lover of animals and all things outdoors, died Feb. 24, 2015, at his home in Fairfield of natural causes. John was born on Feb. 9, 1953, to Walter and Ivean (Kamhoot) Finch. He received his education in Martinsdale, White Sulphur Springs and Bozeman and graduated from Montana State University in 1989 with a...
Avis Inbody
Dec 9, 2014
Our mom, Avis Inbody, received a call, an offer that couldn't be refused, for an appointment from which she will not be returning. This offer comes with many wonderful rewards - a reunion with family and friends she has not seen in a long time. Our mom's call came on December 9, 2014 when she passed away from Alzheimer's. She...
Nancy Neal
Dec 3, 2014
Nancy Hlavnicka Neal passed away December 3, 2014 She was born in Wyndmere, ND , December 3, 1957 to James and Kathleen Blouin Hlavnicka. She received her education in Wyndmere. She moved to Choteau, Montana in the early 80's, working as a cook and waitress. She married Bobby Hatlett in 1986. Bobby passed away in a traffic accident 30 days...
Norman Mitchell
Nov 24, 2014
Norman Don "Duke" Mitchell, age 84, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes during his afternoon nap, Nov. 24, 2014. He joins his beloved wife, Emma La Rhea Mitchell, who passed in 1989. Duke was born on Jan. 24, 1930 to William Wesley and Olive Myrtle (Bettey) Mitchell. From the time he was a small boy in Shelley, Idaho he was...
Teresa Ward
Nov 23, 2014
Gently, softly did the Angels come......for Teresa Mae (Scalese) Ward who on Sunday, November 23, 2014 was granted passage to her eternal rest, at the Teton Medical Center in Choteau. Cremation was at the direction of the Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and burial of ashes will take place at the Homestead where she was born, when the family gathers there in...
Gertude Lytle
Nov 21, 2014
Gertrude "Polly" (Platt) Lytle, 86, of 7753 Tucker Hill Road, Houghton, peacefully departed to her Heavenly home on Friday, November 21, 2014, from Choteau, MT surrounded by family members. Born August 28, 1928 in Angelica, NY, Gertrude was the daughter of Burton S. and Francis (Wyckoff) Platt. In 1945 she graduated from Wilsonian High School in Angelica and for a...
Joel Alzheimer
Nov 10, 2014
Joel P. Alzheimer born on March 19th, 1956 in Conrad, Montana and passed away on November 10th 2014 in Great Falls, Montana. Joel attended Premium Center Elementary School and Choteau Public Schools where he graduated in 1975. He attended Carroll College and Montana State University until the death of his father, when he moved back to take over the family...
Daniel Bogden
Nov 6, 2014
Daniel Joseph Bogden, age 72 of Bynum, MT died November 6, 2014 at his home in Bynum of natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the New Life Assembly of God Church in Choteau. Interment will follow in the Choteau Cemetery under the direction of Gorder Jensen Funeral Home. Daniel was born...
Violet Van Bolcum
Oct 29, 2014
Graveside services for Violet Van Bolcum, age 86, of Fairfield, MT who died Wednesday, October 28, 2014 at Cambridge Court Assisted Living Center in Great Falls will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Choteau Cemetery. Violet was born May 11, 1928 in Washington State, the daughter of Gottlieb and Katherine (Kries) Sackman. She was married to George...
Joan Van Setten
Sep 30, 2014
Joan Marie (Birdeau) Van Setten of Choteau, Montana 74 years old, passed 9/30/2014 unexpectedly of natural causes with her family by her side. Private graveside service will be held, and followed by memorial services at 11 AM Monday, 6 October, 2014 at the United Methodist Church in Choteau. Visitation with family present, will be from 2-4 PM Sunday October 5,...
Florence Carlson
Sep 29, 2014
Florence Evelyn Carlson, age 91, of Choteau, MT died Monday, September 29, 2014 at the Teton Nursing Home in Choteau. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, October 4, 2014 at the Stage Stop Inn Community Room in Choteau. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder Jensen Funeral Home. Interment of her cremated...
Shannon Block
Sep 26, 2014
Shannon Marie Block, age 39, of Choteau, MT died Friday, September 26, 2014 at Teton Medical Center in Choteau. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder Jensen Funeral Home. No services are planned and her cremated remains will be interred in Oklahoma City. Shannon was born April 13, 1975 in Oklahoma City, OK the daughter of Billy Delbert...
S. Bachmeier
Sep 20, 2014
S.J. "Buck" Bachmeier age 96 of Cody, WY formerly of Choteau, MT died September 20, 2014, at West Park Hospital ten days short of 97 years young in Cody, WY. Born in Yates, MT (near Wibaux) on September 30, 1917, he lived on the family farm until his 15th birthday. During the Great Depression, he boarded a train for Missoula...
Donald Wilson
Sep 16, 2014
Donald "Leroy" Wilson, 68, of Fairfield, MT died Sept. 16th at his home from complications of Alzheimer's. A Celebration of Life will be held at the family home, west of Fairfield, at 91 7th Lane SW; Fairfield, MT from 2:00PM to 4:00PM on Saturday, Sept. 20th. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder Jensen Funeral Home in Choteau....
Bonnie Wischmann
Sep 15, 2014
Bonnie Jo Wischmann, 93, passed away of natural causes on September 15, 2014, at the Teton County Nursing Home, in Choteau, Montana. Her life is celebrated by her children. Bonnie often said she lived a wonderful life; she loved her children, and enjoyed reading mysteries. She achieved her dream job later in life working for 20 years as the McCone...
Lydia Stroh
Sep 10, 2014
Lydia Stroh, age 98, died Sept. 10, 2014 at Teton Medical Center Extended Care Unit, Choteau, M T from natural causes. Private family services will be held at a later date. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder Jensen Funeral Home of Choteau. Interment of her cremated remains will be in the Choteau Cemetery. Lydia was born August...
Thomas Peterson
Sep 4, 2014
Choteau resident Thomas Lee Peterson, 58, died Sept. 4, 2014, at Great Falls Clinic Medical Center, surrounded by his family, after a short battle with esophageal cancer. His funeral will be Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 11 a.m. at Gorder Jensen Funeral Home in Choteau. A luncheon/reception will follow at Choteau Country Club. Tom was born on Jan. 27, 1956, in...
William Walton
Aug 8, 2014
William "Billy" Leroy Walton, age 58, longtime Choteau resident, died Friday, August 8, 2014 at Missouri River Manor in Great Falls. He was born December 9, 1955 in Anchorage, Alaska, the son of Leroy and Helen (Brewster) Walton. He was raised and educated in Choteau and moved to Middleton, Idaho where he lived until returning to Choteau in 1993. He...
Donald Johnson
Aug 5, 2014
DUTTON- Army veteran Donald D. "Quack" Johnson, a former farmer, rancher and mechanic died in an automobile accident August 5, 2014 near Dutton, MT. A memorial service and celebration of his life will be held Monday, Aug.11, at 10 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Dutton. Cremation has taken place with Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and interment will follow in the...
