Shirley Ann Deshner
May 27, 2017
Shirley Ann Deshner (Hall) passed away on May 27, 2017 of natural causes.She was 81. Shirley was the 14th child born to Lloyd and Sylvia Hall.She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.She loved spending time with her family and at her cabin on the Smith River.She was “Mom” to more than just her own two daughters.She always took care...
Ruth Theresa Brown
May 27, 2017
Ruth Theresa (Simacek) Brown passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 27, 2017. Ruth was born June 4, 1928, in Lewistown, MT to Emily and Thomas Simacek.Ruth had two brothers, Tom and Paul and one sister, Mary. Ruth attended school in Indian Creek until third grade and the Moccasin School through tenth grade. She then attended Fergus County High School in...
Katherine "Kay" Forsman
May 25, 2017
Katherine “Kay” (Bitz) Forsman died May 25, 2017. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at O’Connor Memorial Chapel.Funeral liturgy will be 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Manchester Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of O’Connor Funeral Home. Kay was born in...
George Samuel Roland
May 23, 2017
George Samuel Roland, 89, Belt, MT, passed away May 23, 2017, at a Great Falls care facility. A Funeral Liturgy will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church with military honors and burial at Pleasant View Cemetery in Belt. George Roland was born March 13, 1928, at Northfield, NJ, the son of Karl...
Lola D. Emmel
May 23, 2017
Lola Drusilla Emmel, 93, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Peace Hospice. A graveside service will be held at Maple Hill Cemetery in Clearbrook, Minnesota on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Lola was born January 8, 1924 in Norma, North Dakota. She grew up on the family farm with her parents, Harvey and Elsie Emmel. She had two older...
Richard "Dick" Compa
May 9, 2017
Richard “Dick” Eugene Compa, 68, of Great Falls, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Peace Hospice. A funeral liturgy will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 12, 2017 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Interment will be at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, New Jersey where his parents are also interred. Dick was born March 26, 1949 to...
Eleanor Frank
Apr 29, 2017
After two laughter-filled conversations with her girls, and on what would have been their 56th wedding anniversary, our mother, Eleanor Frank, age 78, went to join our dad in Heaven on Saturday, April 29, 2017. Eleanor Oravec was born in Vintondale, Pennsylvania on June 25, 1938 to Helen (Balog) and Albert Oravec. She was the oldest of 6 girls and...
Zachary Aaron Young
Apr 27, 2017
Zachary A. Young, 28, formerly of Great Falls, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Evansville, Indiana. Services are pending. Cremation has been in the care of O’Connor Funeral Home.
Richard Paul Gascon
Apr 25, 2017
Richard Paul Gascon, age 73, born January 5, 1944 in Butte, MT and died April 25, 2017 at home of Parkinson’s and a few other things. At his request, there will be no funeral. We will have a celebration of life at a later date. It will be in the paper. Richard went to Franklin school and then graduated from...
John A. Cadigan
Apr 23, 2017
John Cadigan, 74, of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 in a Great Falls Hospital. A private family service will be held. Cremation is in the care of O’Connor Funeral Home. One of the world’s treasures has made his final journey. John A. Cadigan, born July 7, 1942, lived a life of honor and service to his country and...
Arthur "Art" Matteucci
Apr 21, 2017
Arthur Gordon Matteucci passed away on April 21, 2017 at Peace Hospice following a lengthy illness. He was born in Great Falls on December 8, 1940, to Peter and Helen (Erickson) Matteucci. Art graduated from Great Fall High School in 1959 and went on to earn degrees from Princeton University and University of Montana Law School. While working at the...
Kota Mae Mcmanus
Apr 21, 2017
Kota Mae McManus, 83, formerly of Great Falls, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri. Visitation will be 3:00 to 5:00 pm Sunday April 30, 2017 at O’Connor Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 10:00 am on Monday, May 1, 2017 at First United Methodist Church followed by burial at Highland Cemetery. Arrangements are...
Racinda "Cindy" Larson
Apr 18, 2017
Racinda "Cindy" Larson, 59, of Montana, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Peace Hospice. Services will be at a later date, full obituary to follow. Cremation is in the care of O'Connor Funeral Home.
Ferdinand "Fred" Rubino
Apr 15, 2017
Ferdinand "Fred" Antonio Rubino,78, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017 of natural causes at Benefis East. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at O’Connor Memorial Chapel, 2425 8th Avenue North. Arrangements are in the care of O'Connor Funeral Home. Fred was born June 9, 1938 in Great Falls to Emilie and Joseph...
Don D. Murray
Apr 14, 2017
Don Murray, 78, of Fairfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 14, 2017 from a lingering bout with heart disease. At his request, no service will be held. A party in celebration of his life will be held with family and friends at a later date. Cremation has been in the care of O’Connor Funeral Home. Burial of ashes will...
Beverly Jean Dubois
Apr 13, 2017
Beverly DuBois, 85, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Peace Hospice. At her request, no services are planned. Cremation is in the care of O'Connor Funeral Home.
Leroy R. Fransen
Apr 11, 2017
LeRoy Robert Fransen, 90, an Army Veteran, railroad worker, husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, cousin and friend died of natural causes Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at his home. Memorial Mass is 10 A.M., Saturday, April 29th at St. Ann’s Church, followed by burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. O’Connor Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Lee was born October 1, 1926 in...
Minnie Nyman
Apr 8, 2017
At the age of 108, Wilhemina “Minnie” Mary (Kolar) Nyman passed away April 8, 2017. A funeral liturgy will be held Tuesday, April 11, at 10:00 a.m. at O'Connor Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. She was born May 13, 1908 in Pisek, North Dakota to Albert L. and Rose Pavek Kolar. The Kolar family moved by...
Joy D. Tyler
Apr 8, 2017
Joy Tyler passed away comfortably on April 8, 2017 at the age of 82, after a short illness. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Bethel Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of O’Connor Funeral Home. She was born on June 5, 1934 to Rex...
Lois Arlene Shure
Apr 8, 2017
Lois A. (Sundermeier) Shure, 88 of Great Falls passed away Saturday April 8, 2017. Lois was born June 22, 1928 in Lewistown, MT to Dr. Edward H. Sundermeier and Mary M. Schuler. She was baptized at St. Leo’s Catholic Church Lewistown. In October 1933 the family moved to Shelby, MT where her father Edward was an Optometrist there for years....
