Local Obituaries for Families in Teton County
Ellen Ferris
Oct 3, 2019
Longtime Choteau resident Ellen Marie Ferris, 94, died of natural causes October 3, 2019 at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau, Montana. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a Vigil Service for Marie will be held at 7:00 pm. Tuesday, October 8th at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Choteau. Funeral Services will be held at...
Charlene Anderson
Oct 1, 2019
Charlene was born on February 15th, 1949 in Conrad Montana. She was the oldest of 2 children born to Rose and Soley Anderson. Charlene had a large, extended family, but was especially close with her sister Pearl, her half-brother Al Rambo, and her half-sister Alta Anderson. Charlene attended elementary school in Conrad and finished her schooling at the Montana Developmental...
Dolores Weber
Sep 30, 2019
Dolores J. Weber, known to some as Dee, passed away September 30, 2019 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center with her loving daughter by her side, she was 79 years old. Dolores was born May 1, 1940 in Sandpoint, Idaho to Henry and Flora Jean Denison. She grew up in Lewistown, a farm girl, bucking hay bales and milking cows and...
Fredrick Scherrer
Sep 23, 2019
Augusta, MT - Fredrick (Fred) Earnest Scherrer, Jr., endeared and known to many as "Bruz" (his sister couldn't pronounce brother), passed away September 23, 2019 peacefully in his sleep to be with his savior Jesus Christ, at home, as he wished, on the Cloverleaf Ranch in the same room his father had. Fred's life started in 1930, when he was...
William Lear
Sep 21, 2019
William Ralph (Bill) Lear died Saturday, September 21, 2019 in Hamilton, Montana. He was born September 8, 1950 in Choteau, Montana, the fourth child of Fay and Kathryn (Billie) Lear. He grew up on the family ranch adjacent to Freezeout Lake. Surrounded by loving parents, siblings, cousins, pets, and an exciting countryside to explore, he had a good childhood. He...
James Weinert
Aug 21, 2019
On Wednesday August 21st, 2019, James E. Weinert passed away at the age of 85. Jim was born on April 15th, 1934, in Pittsburg, PA, the youngest son of George F. Weinert and Blanche Bennett. Jim enlisted into the Air Force to become a jet engine mechanic. He was stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane Washington. It was while...
Henry Smith
Aug 18, 2019
Henry W. Smith, 94, of Choteau, MT, died Aug. 14, 2019, of natural causes. A visitation will be from 1-4 P.M. on Aug. 18, 2019 at Gorder-Jensen Funeral home. A private graveside service for family will be held Aug. 19, 2019 at 1 P.M. at the Choteau Cemetery. Hank was born July 7, 1925, the son of Henry W. and...
Monte Adamson
Aug 12, 2019
Monte Dean Adamson, 68, of Fairfield passed away August 12, 2019 at Peace Hospice Facility in Great Falls, Montana. Funeral Services for Monte are planned for August 17, 2019 at the Fairfield Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder-day Saints. A viewing will be held at 10 am with services starting at 11am. A Graveside Service with a military presentation will...
Cynthia Mora
Aug 6, 2019
Cynthia Christine Mora, 52, of Choteau passed away August 6, 2019, at her home. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a Private family Gathering will take place at a later date. Cynthia was born October 6, 1966 in Pomona, California to Mary Anne Mathews - Sanchez. She Graduated from Valencia High School. Cynthia lived...
Cydnee Otness
Jul 27, 2019
Cydnee Jeanne Otness, 21, of Fairfield left us far too soon due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident on July 27, 2019. Cyd was born August 29, 1997, in Great Falls, Montana to Brent and Carrie Otness. She started life as a beautiful little girl with a head full of gorgeous red curls, and grew into a beautiful woman...
Lucille Bertsch
Jul 23, 2019
Lucille Katherine (May) Bertsch, 93, of Fairfield passed away at Benefis Teton Medical Center, in Choteau on July 23, 2019 of natural causes. Lucille was born to John and Dorothy May on February 23, 1926 in Wolf Creek, Montana. She was the 2nd oldest child of 20. As a young woman she cleaned railroad cars during World War II and...
Peter Murray
Jul 22, 2019
Peter William Murray, 63, of Choteau, Montana born June 3, 1956 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin to William and Charlotte Murray passed away July 22, 2019 of complications from COPD. He was predeceased by father William D Murray. He is survived by mother Charlotte Murray of Bellingham, Washington, son Sean Murray and daughter Lydia Anthony both of Tacoma, Washington, sisters Kathryn...
Susan McNeal
Jul 22, 2019
Susan M. McNeal of Choteau passed away July 22, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving sisters and her cousin. She was 60 years old. Susan was born July 1, 1959 in Brookings, South Dakota, one of seven children, to Earl and Mary Linneman. She graduated from Clark High School in 1977 and attended South Dakota State University, St....
Mary Armstrong
Jul 15, 2019
Beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and dear friend, Mary Jean Armstrong, of Choteau, received her wings on July 15th, 2019. She was 81 years young. Mary Jean was the first of five children born to Oscar and Wanda Kind in Kalispell, Montana on April 29th, 1938. The family eventually homesteaded and settled on the Sunny Slope Bench. She...
Donald Alfson
Jul 1, 2019
Donald E. Alfson, 91, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully on July 1, with family at his side. Don was born December 23, 1927 to Ralph and Mabel Alfson at Medicine Lake, MT. Don had 9 siblings. Don and his family moved to Dutton in 1940 then to Fairfield in 1941. Don served 2 years in the Army in Japan after...
James Salmond
Jun 27, 2019
Jim Salmond Fourth-generation Montana rancher James "Jim/Luke" Martin Salmond, 77, a ruggedly independent cowboy all his life, died June 27, 2019, at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau after a brief illness. Visitation will be Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at the Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home in Choteau. A graveside service will be July 1 at 1 p.m. at the Choteau Cemetery...
Larry Hamma
Jun 4, 2019
Larry Hamma, 59, of Choteau, MT; passed away on June 4th, 2019. He is survived by his siblings Linda Hamma of Park Place, Great Falls, MT; Don(Laura) Hamma of Spokane, WA; Bruce (Jeanette) Hamma of Nashville, MI; Alena(Dale) Cropper of Rathdrum, ID and Debbie Hamma(Dan Jacobson) of Great Falls, MT as well as nieces and nephews Lance Hamma, Larry, Raymond...
Angela Hasty
May 15, 2019
Angela "Tommy" McCormack Hasty, 94, of Tacoma, Washington; passed away May 15, 2019.A Memorial Mass was held Saturday July 11, 2020 at 11:00 o'clock am at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Choteau, Montana followed by interment at Choteau Cemetery.Angela was preceded in death by her parents, her sisters and her brother.Angela is survived by her children John Daniel "Dan Hasty",...
John Sivertsen
Apr 28, 2019
John Martin Sivertsen, 74, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Teton Medical Center, Choteau, MT, due to complications from COPD. The oldest of four children, John was born on May 29, 1944 in Chicago IL to Eddie and Elizabeth Sivertsen. During the summer of 1951, the family moved to San Diego. Later, they moved to Pomona, and then...
Robert Jensen
Apr 10, 2019
Robert Walter Jensen, age 82, began his journey to play heaven's golf courses on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Bob was born May 21, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, the second child of Peter Walter and Alma Spencer Jensen. His family resided in St. Louis, Missouri where he attended Concordia Lutheran Church School for eight years. He attended high school at Maplewood...
