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Local Obituaries for Families in Teton County
Muriel Redolphy
Jun 27, 2020
Muriel Elizabeth (Swenson) Redolphy (96) of Mesa, Arizona passed peacefully into Heaven on June 27, 2020 at Benefis Teton Medical Center Extended Care Unit in Choteau, MT.Muriel was born in Louisburg, Minnesota and raised in Montevideo Minnesota. She went to Montevideo High School where she met her first husband, Irving (Babe) Swenson. They were married on July 20, 1941, and...
Kurt Pilgeram
Jun 15, 2020
Kurt John Pilgeram passed away unexpectedly at his home outside of Dutton, Monday June 15, 2020 at the age of 58.Kurt was born September 13, 1961 in Minneapolis, MN to Marilyn and Laurence, joining his older brother Karl. The family later moved to California, graduating in 1980 from Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta. After completing his diesel mechanics certification...
Anne Hassett
Jun 8, 2020
Anne Louisa Hassett, 91, of Dutton, passed away peacefully June 8, 2020 at Pondera Medical Center Extended Care, in Conrad after a brief fight with breast cancer.Anne was born November 9, 1928 in Hamilton, MT to Earnest A. Hassett and Mary Dale Ward. Anne attended high school in Darby, MT and graduated in 1947. She attended college at the Eastern...
Mabel Van Setten Wilt
Jun 4, 2020
Bernice Van Setten Wilt, 90, a life-long Choteau resident, left us the evening of June 4, 2020. She and her twin sister, Helen, were born in Choteau to Mary E. Malone and Henry W. Smith on October 19, 1929. They joined one brother and three half-brothers. Bernice grew up on the family farm a few miles south of Agawam where...
Wyatt Allen
May 17, 2020
Wyatt Deklin Allen - On March 4, 1999 his family, and the world, were blessed by the birth of Wyatt Deklin Allen. No one realized the impact this boy would make in the lives of those who knew him or how brief his time on earth would be with us. Wyatt passed away on May 17, 2020 at 21 years...
Gary Durocher
May 14, 2020
Gary Allan Durocher, 75, of Choteau, passed away May 14, 2020 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, MT. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home. Due to current circumstances a celebration of life will take place at a later date.Gary was born April 7, 1945 in Malta to Tig and Lucy Durocher, he was 1 of...
Raymond Myers
May 5, 2020
Raymond "Ray" Louis Myers, 50, of Choteau passed away suddenly on May 5, 2020 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, MT.Ray was born on May 9, 1969 in Santa Monica, CA. to Leigh Myers and Marianne Hoar; he was the second of four siblings. He attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, CA, and graduated in 1987. Ray...
Arnold Schattilly
Apr 27, 2020
Arnold Eugene Schattilly, 50, of Choteau, passed away April 27, 2020 after a short fight with liver failure, at the Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana.Arnold was born November 10, 1969 in Tacoma, Washington to Jerald and Linda Schattilly. He was one of six brothers and sisters.Arnold met the love of his life Elly Thomas and the couple had...
Penny Dowlearn
Apr 22, 2020
Penny Kay Dowlearn, 61, of Bynum passed away April 22, 2020 suddenly at Benifis Hospital in Great Falls, Montana.Penny was born November 7, 1958 in Phoenix, Arizona to Robert and Karen Brown. Penny attended school in the Phoenix area, attending Alhambra High School and going on to get her Graduate Equivalency Degree and entering the work force.Penny worked for Honeywell...
John Nordrum
Apr 15, 2020
John N. Nordrum, 85, of Choteau, Montana entered eternal rest on April 15, 2020.He was born April 9, 1935 to John Nelson Nordrum and Mary Marie (Stump) Nordrum in Charlevoix, Michigan. He graduated Sebewaing High School in Michigan in 1953 and later married Ruby Alma Gremel.John is a veteran of the United States Naval Reserve and was honorably discharged in...
Madelon Nelsen
Apr 8, 2020
Madelon Alida Nelsen, 88, passed away on April 8, 2020, in a memory care facility in Helena, Montana. Madelon was born on March 12, 1932, to Roy and Frances Maurer in Great Falls. Madelon was the second of four sisters who grew up on an irrigated farm on the Fairfield bench just east of Fairfield.Madelon attended a nearby elementary school...
Myra Richards
Apr 8, 2020
Myra Lee Richards, age 85, went home to be with the Lord on April 8, 2020.Myra was born to Stanley J and Bertha K Mitchell in 1935 in Gladstone, OR. She met and married Walt in Oregon City, OR in 1955. In 1972, they moved to Montana and built a thriving business - Richards Oil Company in Kalispell. After the...
Wyoma Freeman
Mar 6, 2020
Wyoma Dee Freeman, 89, of Augusta, passed away March 6, 2020 in Choteau, Montana. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a Celebration of Life will take place Friday, March 13, 2020 at 3:00 pm at the Augusta Community Church with interment to follow at Augusta Cemetery. Wyoma was born in Hastings, Nebraska on August...
Daniel Smith
Feb 22, 2020
US Navy Veteran ,Daniel Ray Smith, of Augusta, passed away February 22, 2020. He was 64 years old. Daniel was born September 12, 1955 in Powell, Wyoming. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and no services are to be held at this time.
Mary Hlavac
Feb 22, 2020
Mary Jo Hlavac, 68, of Choteau passed away February 22, 2020 at her home in Choteau. Mary was born on September 25, 1951 in La Crosse, WI. She was beloved mother of Charles and Tyler Hlavac of Choteau. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a Celebration of life will take place Saturday, Febrary 29,...
Henry Bouma
Feb 19, 2020
Henry BoumaFuneral services for Pastor Henry Bouma, age 75, of Choteau, Montana will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday, February 24, 2004 at the Old Paths Baptist Church in Choteau. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Choteau Cemetery under the direction of Gorder Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 pm Monday, February 232 at...
Eugene Nelson
Feb 17, 2020
Eugene Gustav Nelson, age 88, a longtime resident of Choteau, died February 17, 2020. Gene was born in Choteau on September 3, 1931, to Gustav and Ida (Burke) Nelson. He grew up in Agawam and graduated from Choteau High School. On October 17, 1953, he married Mable Solberg and together they raised three children. Gene worked for Max Hansen at...
Robert Nelson
Feb 12, 2020
Robert Ray (Bob) Nelson was born in Elwood Nebraska in 1936 to Ray and Dorothy Nelson. They later moved to Fairfield MT where he attended Greenfield and Fairfield Schools. Bob was always involved in music from an early age. His biggest thrill was to march in the Rose Parade in Portland Oregon during his high school years.During his senior year...
Jonathan Stred
Feb 12, 2020
Jonathan Norman Stred, 58, passed away at his home in Choteau, MT. Jonathan was born April 25, 1961 in Seattle, WA. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home.
Chester Bjork
Feb 8, 2020
U.S. Army veteran Chester "Perk" John Bjork, 73, died at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Feb. 8, 2020. A memorial service will be held on March 14 at 2 p.m. in the social room on the second floor of Skyline Lodge in Choteau. Perk was born March 19, 1946, in Great Falls to John and Colleen (Dolly)...
