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William “Bill” Garland Kropp, 77, passed away June 22nd, 2019 surrounded by his family. Memorial Service will be held June 30th, 2019 at 2:00 PM at Cut Bank First Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow the service in Crown Hill Cemetery. Bill...

MALTA - Dagmar Farstad passed away June 8, 2019 at Hi-Line Retirement Center of natural causes. Memorial services will be Friday ,June 21, 11 a.m. at Malta Lutheran Church. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com....

Leona M. (Myers)Thomas, born August 8, 1935 in Conrad, Mont., passed away on June 9, 2019. She was the second of three girls. Only a year apart, they grew up on the farm in Ledger where her father staked claim near the end of the Homestead Act. She a...

MALTA - John W. Webb passed away on June 3, 2019 in Malta, Mont. There will be a private family memorial and interment of ashes at a later date. Memorials may be given to the charity of your choice. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkw...

MALTA — Allan J. Crowder, 88, a Korea Veteran and retired rancher, died Saturday, June 15, 2019, of natural causes. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta. Interment will be in the Malta...

Velma "Louise" (Coley) Daellenbach passed away May 30, 2019,in a Choteau, Mont., care facility. Louise was nine days away from turning 98 years old. She was born June 8, 1921,in Rebie, Ga., and was the oldest of eight children born to Annie Mae...

Mabel Caroline Hockett was born in Loring, Mont., on December 22, 1932 to parents Andrew and Bertha Flansaas, who emigrated from Norway. Mabel was a sophomore when the Loring High School closed. Rather than board in Malta, the family decided to send...

Donald "Don" Plouffe, 85, of Saco, Mont., passed away the afternoon of May 26, 2019 in Glasgow, Mont. Don was born June 13, 1933, in Malta, Mont., to Louis and Mabel (Homeier) Plouffe. He was raised and educated in the East Strater Community and help...

MALTA - Craig J. Mangis passed away May 27, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. The family received friends Thursday, May 30 at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Memorial services were Friday, May 31 at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Interment...

MALTA - Mark Kent Newby, 85, beloved father, husband, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on June 1, 2019 at the Phillips County Hospital from late stage Alzheimer's and natural causes. The family will receive friends at 7 P.M., Friday,...

Jack M. Anderson passed away January 2019 with his family by his side. He joined his beloved wife, Betty, January 19 at the resting place they had chosen in western Washington. Jack was born at a homestead near Saco in the spring of 1923. Home was...

Marlene Schwartz Bahrey, 63, passed away at her home in Aurora, Illinois on May 16th, 2019. She is survived by her beloved husband Jack, two sons Cory and Ben (Jennifer), two grandchildren Carson and Brooke, six sisters and brothers: Patty, Joanne...

MALTA — Judy A. Messerly, 77, a retired bartender, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the Phillips County Hospital. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be at a later date. Condolences for the family may be left at...

Velma "Louise" (Coley) Daellenbach passed away May 30, 2019 in a Choteau, Mont., care facility. Louise was nine days away from turning 98 years old. She was born June 8, 1921 in Rebie, Ga., and was the oldest of eight children born to Annie Mae... Full story

Mabel Caroline Hockett was born in Loring, Mont., on December 22, 1932 to parents Andrew and Bertha Flansaas, who emigrated from Norway. Mabel was a sophomore when the Loring High School closed. Rather than board in Malta, the family decided to send... Full story

MALTA - Craig J. Mangis passed away May 27th after a courageous battle with cancer. The family will receive friends at 7:00 P.M., Thursday, May 30 at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 31 at the Kirkwood... Full story

In the early morning hours of Monday May 13th, 2019, our beloved mother was raised up by our heavenly father to be with her creator and savior after a beautiful and peaceful Mother's Day and a courageous battle with cancer. And that she was, a...

MALTA- Helen Ethel (Sawyer) Wombold, age 99 of Malta passed away of natural causes at the Hi-Line Retirement Center on Monday, May 6th, 2019. Family received friends on Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m. at Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Funeral services were... Full story

Dale Edward Marshall was born March 31, 1956, in Malta, Mont., and died May 6, 2019, in Malta. He was raised 20 miles north of Saco on the Marshall family ranch with his older brother, Dick, and he attended Saco Public School all through his...

LANDUSKY- Lucille Florence Mitchell 92, went to be with her heavenly father on Friday, March 15, 2019 at the Phillips County Hospital in Malta, Mont. Memorial service will be Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Malta Lutheran Church. Interment to...

A memorial service for Jay Conlon will be held at the Saco Grandview Cemetery on Tuesday, May 28th at 11 a.m. A luncheon will follow at the Saco Methodist Church. All are welcome to attend....

MALTA- Frank Leroy "Lurch" Nivens 66, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2019 in Glasgow, Montana. Surrounded by his soulmate Lori, daughters Georgeena, Echo Kay, and grandchildren Thaison, Samara and Sierra. Memorial services will take place at...

James Harrison (Buck) Taylor II passed away peacefully on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Goodyear, Ariz. He was born in Helena, Mont., to James Harrison Taylor, Sr. and Edna Ray O'Brien. He attended first grade in Belgrade, Mont., before moving to... Full story