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Peggy Deibel Jones passed away on October 17, 2018, at the age of 78. Peggy Ann Stewart was born to Anna Le and Pete Stewart on July 8, 1940, in Glasgow, Mont. She was later joined by brother Lyle. She graduated from Malta High School where she was...

Mr. Ralph Edward "Mac" McClellan of Zortman, Mont., passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at the age of 79. Mac was raised as an only child of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Annie Clara and Guy William McClellan. He was born on November 19, 1939, in...

GLENDALE, WI – Former resident of Malta, Mont., Ole Veseth, 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 5, 2018, in Glendale, Wis., in the company of his children. Ole was born on March 3, 1930, on the Veseth Ranch in Phillips County, Mont., and...

MALTA- Dolores Janet (Jan) Simanton, 87 passed away October 9, 2018, at Hi-Line Retirement Center. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 20, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Cremation has taken place. Condolences for the family may...

MALTA-Earl O. Wasson, a WWII Army Veteran and farmer, passed away at Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta on October 13, 2018, at the age of 101 years. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, October 20, 2018, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel....

Harold Phillip Matovich, 74, of Grass Range, died Thursday, October 11, 2018, of natural causes. He was born on June 12, 1944, in Jordan, Mont., the son of Philip and Bette (Sult) Matovich. He grew up on a cattle ranch on Calf Creek in Garfield...

MALTA - Richard "Dick" McNamara 87 passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 9, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Rosary and sharing were Thursday, September 13, at 7 p.m. at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Memorial services were Friday, Septemb...

Robert Leroy Gilman, age 82, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018, at the Veterans Nursing Home in Glendive, Montana. Robert (Bob) was born on July 5, 1936, in New Deal, Mont., to Lawrence and Helen Gilman. He was a graduate of Saco High School,...

Carolyn Marquardt, 94, of Havre, Mont., passed away to Heaven from Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes on September 1, 2018. A memorial service was held at Messiah Lutheran Church on Friday, September 14, 2018, at 11 a.m. with Pastor Sean...

Zane James Tollefson, 69 passed away September 15, 2018, at Valley View Home after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Malta, Montana, the son of Jim and Georgel (Elhard) Tollefson. He was the oldest of four siblings. Zane attended Malta,...

WHITEWATER - Michael Carlson Hellie passed away on his family ranch on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Cremation has taken place, and interment of ashes will occur at the family cemetery on the Hellie Farm at a later date. Visitation and fellowship were...

eanette "Jann" V. A'Doust Muir Webb suffered a massive stroke and passed away on August 29, 2018, in Lewistown, Mont. Jann was born December 1, 1942, in Greenfield, Mass., to Margaret Vera Muir Fry. Jann was a loving mother, grandmother,...

Malta — Roy A. Baeth, 91, passed away at his home on August 23, 2018. Visitation was Sunday, August 26, 2018, at Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Memorial services were Monday, August 27, 2018, at Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Internment at Malta Cemetery....

MALTA - M. Jae (Mary) Gilkerson went to be with the Lord on July 29, 2018, after a long battle with cancer. The family received friends Sunday, August 5, 2018, at 7 p.m. at Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Funeral services were Monday, August 6, 2018, at...

MALTA - Dusty Ferris Prestwich, 33, an Army Veteran and truck driver, died Friday, August 3, 2018. Memorial services will be 11 a.m., Friday, August 10, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta with Military Honors. Condolences for the family may be...

Phillip H. Perry passed away on August 3, 2018, at his home in Missoula. Phil was born on December 7, 1923, to Phillip and Amalia Perry. He was raised and educated in Malta, MT. He served in the United States Army from 1943-1946. During his military...

Ruth Emma Feigel, age 88, passed away Monday, July 23, 2018, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont. Ruth was born on July 15, 1930 in Santa Barbara, Calif., to Robert and Beulah (Bright) Feigel. Ruth Completed the eighth grade in Saco, Mont. Her...

"I think I'll grand"... MALTA- Clara Madeline Drabbels entered into rest peacefully July 23, 2018. She was a dedicated Homemaker, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and Aunt. She was also a fan favorite among the neighborhood kids as they were...

Wallace J. Hartman, Jr. was born on April 28, 1938, a son was born to Wallace J. Hartman, Sr. and Barbara Ellen O'Bryan Hartman at Harlem, Mont. The proud parents named him Wallace J. Hartman, Jr. On Saturday, July 28, 2018, at age 80 he passed away...

SACO - David Wesley Erickson, age 96, passed away July 17, 2018, at the Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta, Montana. Funeral services were July 23, 2018, at Saco Lutheran Church with a luncheon immediately following. Graveside services were July 23,...

MALTA — Anna Faye Simms, 82, died Sunday, July 8th, 2018 at her home in West Park Village in Billings, Mont. Visitation was July 15, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta. Funeral Services were Monday, July 16, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel,...

Lifelong Whitewater rancher, James (Jim) Alexander Murdock, 83, passed away July 8, 2018, in Malta, Montana, from congestive heart failure. He was born in Malta on June 3, 1935, to Scottish immigrants Alexander and Agnes (Hunter) Murdock. Jim was...

Charles Asa “Ace” Duvall, 83, a 52 year resident of Elma, died at Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, Wash., Friday, May 25, 2018. He was born in Havre, Mont. on March 12, 1935, the son of Theodore and Margaret (Wright) Duvall. He was raised...

Robert T. Morris, WWII Veteran, born November 21, 1921, passed away on March 18, 2018. He was born to Beaver Creek homesteaders Guy T. and Anna B. Morris, joining his brother Boyd and sisters Margret (Duty) and Mary Isabelle (Adams). Robert was in...