Duane Francis Philipps

Duane Francis Philipps, 81, passed away in Great Falls, MT on February 29, 2020.Duane was born March 11, 1938, in Conrad, Montana where he grew up farming, hunting, and fishing.He was the son of Frank and Leona Philipps.He lost his mother at a young age and then gained his step-mother Josephine. He married Karen Carlson November 11, 1967. He served in the United States Army for several years and spent most of his working life as a meat cutter, most of which was with Buttrey’sFoods. In his retirement years he enjoyed driving a pilot truck for Torgerson’s equipment in Great Falls. He is survived by his wife Karen, with their fuzzy son “Tanner”, his daughters, Kerrie (Tim) Simmonds and Robbi (Dave) Delaney;his granddaughter, Lexi Simmonds; his grandson, Ryan (Kelsey) Boxberger; great-grandson, Carson; and great-granddaughter, Laniey; his grandson, Matthew (Tera) Delaney; and great- grandson,Brian; brothers John, Ader (JoAnn), and Ben(MaryJo)Philipps; sister, Sara Tjaden;, and special friend, Chad Watson. He was preceded in death by his father; mother; step-mother, Josephine Philipps; 2 sisters, Delores Ledderer and Marilyn Biallas; and a step-brother, Ted Ader. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 2:00p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel, 1410 13th Street South, with a reception following at Schnider Funeral Home, 1510 13th Street South.