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MALTA- Dolores Niles passed away on December 2nd, 2018, at the Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta, Mont. There will be no services held at the request of Dolores. Cremation took place at the Kirkwood Funeral Home in Malta. Condolences for the family...

MALTA- Barbara Lee (Watson) Christofferson went to be with our heavenly Father on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, of natural causes at the Phillips County Hospital. A gathering for friends and family was held on Friday at 7 p.m., November 30 at Kirkwood...

Clinton Grant Able, of Malta, Mont., passed away on November 28th, 2018 in Great Falls, Mont. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. at the Malta VFW Club on Friday, December 7th, 2018. Clint was born in Berthold, N.D. to Joseph E. and Emely E....

MALTA- Robert "Bob" Michael passed away November 30, 2018, at Phillips County Hospital. His family received friends 7 p.m., Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Memorial services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at...

Agnes M. Kovach passed away on November 25, 2018, at the age 76, with her family at her side. Agnes was born on November 28, 1941, to Roy and Velma Ennis on a farm in Boyd/Joliet, Mont., and lived most of her life in Laurel and Billings. She loved...

C. "Norm" Spoonheim, 85, passed away due to natural causes on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Riverstone Hospice in Billings, Mont. Funeral services were Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at Turner Christian Church with visitation beginning at 12 p.m....

MALTA- D’Andre Russell-Edgar, Corpron Haag went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at the Phillips County Hospital. D’Andre’s Indian name was “Holy Wind Boy” given to him by his grandpa Joe Miller, Jr. He died of...

MALTA- Barbara Lee (Watson) Christofferson went to be with our heavenly Father on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, of natural causes at the Phillips County Hospital. A gathering for friends and family will be held on Friday at 7 pm, November 30th at...

Charles “Norm” Spoonheim, 85, passed away due to natural causes on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Riverstone Hospice in Billings. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at Turner Christian Church. Burial will...

Terri Jean Kirkham, age 60, passed away November 12, 2018, at Sunnyside, Wash., of natural causes. Terri is the beloved niece of Lorraine Watson, Robert and Gloria Schlieve of Yuma, Ariz., Erna Schlieve and Al Kroll of Malta. Terri loved Montana and...

Terri Jean Kirkham, age 60, passed away November 12, 2018, at Sunnyside, Wash., of natural causes. Terri is the beloved niece of Lorraine Watson, Robert and Gloria Schlieve of Yuma, Ariz., Erna Schlieve and Al Kroll of Malta. Terri loved Montana and...

Charles "Charlie" Eugene Copple, passed away peacefully at the age of 85 on November 3rd 2018 at the Hi Line Retirement Center in Malta, Mont. Charlie Copple was born on March 10, 1933 in Malta. He was the second of five children, born to Mary...

Charles “Norm” Spoonheim, 85, passed away due to natural causes on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at Riverstone Hospice in Billings. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at Turner Christian Church. Burial will...

On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, Michael (Mickey) Linford Ivanovitch passed away at the age of 75, at Oak Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Baltic, Ohio, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was born in Malta, Montana on March 5,...

Marilyne Carol Matovich Jensen was born on December 8, 1941, in Oregon City, Ore., to Martin J. and Edith (Jensen) Matovich. She was the first of three children. After her father's brief employment in Oregon the family moved back to Montana,...

Roger Leroy Green 86, passed away at home November 3, 2018, with his wife and daughters by his side. He returned home under the directions of Peace Hospice and was lovingly cared for by his wife and daughters. Roger was born June 17th. 1932 in Forks,...

ALAMOSA, CO- Landon Lee Costin, 25, a beekeeper, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018, tragically in Gunnison, Colo. Leaving us empty and heartbroken. Memorial services were Monday, October 29, 2018 at the Malta High School Old Gym. Condolences...

On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, Michael (Mickey) Linford Ivanovitch passed away at the age of 75, at Oak Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Baltic, Ohio, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was born in Malta, Montana on March 5,...

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... Full story