Great Falls Tribune Obituaries

James C. Barsotti Havre — James "Jim" Carlo Barsotti, 77, of Havre passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 due to natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a Vigil will be held on Monday, October 23, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Havre. His...

Ray D. Huston GREAT FALLS — Ray D. Huston, 76, of Great Falls, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Visitation will be Friday, October 20, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Ray was...

Matthew Michael Tennis Browning — Matthew Michael Tennis "Matt, 65 passed away Oct 14th in Great Falls. Born in Chadron, NE on June 24, 1952 to Blaine C and Dorothy M. Tennis, he was raise throughout Montana and graduated from Harlowton in 1970 and went on to attend the...

Betty Ballatore Belt — Betty Ballatore, 80, of Belt, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at a Great Falls Hospital. The family will greet friends and family on Sunday, October 22, 2017 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at O'Connor Funeral Home. A graveside service will be at 2:00...

Brennan Spokane — Harry passed away October 11, 2017 in an automobile accident in Spokane, WA. He was born September 23, 1953 to Gene and Jemima Brennan in Great Falls, MT. Over the next six years, four sisters were added to the family. As the first child and only boy, Harry...

Marietta Johnstone Bozeman — Marietta lost her courageous battle with cancer and entered into eternal rest on October 12, 2017. She leaves a loving family and many devoted friends who loved her and admired her for her many qualities. Little Mary. She was little in stature,...

Diane Patricia Sherman San Jose, CA — Diane Patricia Sherman, 62, passed away on September 16, 2017 while living in San Jose, California. A Memorial Service in honor of her life will be held on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at the Butte Presbyterian Church in Butte, Montana at...

Fay M. Wolfe Chester — Fay Marie (Heimbigner) Wolfe, 81, of Chester, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 16, 2017. She was born July 25, 1936 in Chester. Visitation will be Thursday, October 19, from 4 to 7pm at Rockman Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be Friday,...

Warren Gardner Harding SIMMS — Warren Gardner Harding, 95, of Simms, Montana passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Peace Hospice in Great Falls. A memorial service will be held on Friday, November 10, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Simms United Methodist Church. A reception...

Alice Hatten Ocoee, FL — "The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart."- Helen Keller. Alice Hatten believed in loving her family, as well as everyone and everything around her. She has left us but she is...

Marie Rose Mares GREAT FALLS — Marie Rose Mares, 98, of Great Falls, passed way October 2, 2017 at the Highgate Senior Living. A funeral liturgy will be held on Friday, October 20, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church followed by a reception. Burial of ashes...

Andrea Mishelle Spicher KALISPELL — Andrea Mishelle Spicher, 25, of Kalispell, MT passed away on October 9, 2017 with her family by her side at Conroe Regional Medical Center in Conroe, TX from complications from an injury she suffered in 2012. Andrea was born on March 4,...

Stanley Wardinsky Great Falls — Stanley Howard Wardinsky, 96, of Great Falls, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 of natural causes. Stan was born on August 26, 1921 in Great Falls and graduated from Great Falls High School in 1939. Stan was one of the "greatest...

Donna B Warnick Great Falls — Donna (Blackburn) Warnick was born March 21, 1921, in Delta, Utah, to Melva Lucile Turner and Ernest Ephraim Blackburn. She died peacefully in her sleep, after nearly 97 years of an active life, on October 10th, 2017, at her home near Fort Shaw,...

Darlene LaBuff Hall Browning — Darlene LaBuff Hall, 72, passed away at her home with her children by her side on Oct. 7th. Born January 6, 1945 in Browning to William and Katie LaBuff, she attended school in Browning and went to Blackfeet Comm. College. She married George A....

Stephen Kubick Great Falls — Stephen Kubick, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on October 8, 2017, after a lengthy illness. Steve was a man of integrity who valued his fellow man above himself. He lived to serve others, from his family,...

Matthew B. Walen Matthew B. Walena, dedicated dad, husband, son and Grizzlies fan, died Sept. 23, 2017, at University of Colorado Cancer Center in Aurora, Colo., from complications after his second stem cell transplant in a many-year fight with lymphoma. Matt is rooting out...

James "Jim" Morgan Holcomb GREAT FALLS — James "Jim" Morgan Holcomb passed away at 5:30 a.m. on October 7, 2017, in the arms of his beloved wife. He had been deteriorating for the past year with a diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. He is now with his Lord and at...

Rose Bruno Great Falls — Rose Marcella Bruno, 90, of Great Falls, loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Visitation will be 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at O'Connor Funeral Home. A funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. on...

James L. "Stony" Carter Great Falls — James L. "Stony" Carter, 73, of Great Falls, passed away at a local hospital on Saturday, September 30, 2017. Cremation has taken place under the care of Croxford Funeral Home. Per his wishes, no services are planned. Stony was welcomed...