All Obituaries

Brenda Kornick (Barraugh) peacefully passed away on June 5, 2023, at Benefis Peace Hospice after a courageous two-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 47 years old. A memorial service will be held to celebrate her life on June 19th at 2:00 p.m. at Croxford Funeral Home, followed by a reception at 5th and Wine. Born to Bill and Karen Barraugh on June 8, 1975, in Helena, Montana, Brenda graduated from Helena Capital High School in 1993 and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary...

->->->Watch Live Here<-<-<- Tammey “Triple T Tam” Marie McWilliams, 51, was taken from this world on May 23, 2023. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, June 5, 2023 at 2pm in the Rose Room Chapel of Croxford Funeral Home.  Tammey was born in on August 10, 1971 in Great Falls, MT to Frank Williams and Ellen Nelson-Pettis. Here she attended local schools.  Being widely known for her job at Keith’s Country Store, Tammey considered her place...

Hanley B. Eldridge, 72, passed away on June 1, 2023. A Memorial Service will be held at 11am at Croxford Funeral Home on Monday, June, 12, 2023. Hanley was born on October 25, 1950 in Billings, MT to Hank and Margaret Eldridge. He spent most of his life in group homes around Montana. Hanley had a deep love for his mother, his brother, and nephew, River. He loved collecting Elvis and Harley Davidson items. Hanley had many friends and was always laughing and teasing. He preceded in death by...

>>>>Click Here To View Livestream<<<< Mary passed away on June 1, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration of Life will be held in her honor on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at 1PM in the Faith Lutheran Church of Great Falls. There will be a reception at Faith following the service and a graveside to at Highland directly after. Mary was born September 24, 1926 in Tampa, Florida to Tony and Rose Scaglione. She was raised in Tampa and loved the beaches and...

Shirley Marie Smelser, age 82, passed away on Wednesday May 30th, surrounded by her loving children at Benefis in Great Falls. She was born on December 13, 1940, to Margarithe and Julius Somerfeld in Great Falls, MT.  She grew up in Gordon and she attended the Heveron School for her grade school years, and when it closed, she attended the brand new Neuman School for Junior High.  It was there that she could say she had to walk uphill to school both ways! In high school, she was...

>>>>Click Here To View Live Stream<<<<   Kathy Ann Dewaele, 69, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023, with her loving husband, Lou, and other family members by her side. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, June 2, 2023, at 3:30PM in Croxford Funeral Home’s Rose Room Chapel. Kathy Dewaele was born on March 31, 1954, to Claude and Ruth Chappell in Great Falls, Montana. Growing up, Kathy attended Great Falls High. After graduating, she spent her...

John “Jack” Severtson of Great Falls, Montana, passed away peacefully at Great Falls Hospital on May 30, 2023 at the age of 96 with his son at his side. Jack was born May 18, 1927.  He married Betty Fredricks in 1948.  They had two children, Joy and Gary, and they later divorced.  Jack married the love of his life, Bess, on June 18, 1971.  They were married 44 years when Bess died.  Jack loved to fish and snowmachine.  He was an especially talented...

Eva Mae Hendrickson passed peacefully surrounded by her loved ones May 27th, 2023. Eva was born in Havre, Montana to Theodore ”Ted” Roosevelt Wilson and Mary Ann “Molly” Leedy Reynolds Wilson on March 19th, 1933. She was raised on the Long X Ranch, Larb Hills 60 miles south of Malta which would come to be part of the Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge. Later moving to Malta for schooling. While in high school in Malta, Eva met Russell Alfred Hendrickson. The...

On May 25, 2023 we lost our beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, and best friend, Melvina Marian West.  A loving woman, the best mom ever, she was always there for her kids and grandkids.  Each new grandbaby was welcomed with a beautiful quilt she made by hand.  She enjoyed making wedding cakes and considered gardening a labor of love. Born in St. Anthony, Idaho on February 2, 1934 to George and Bertha M. (Moser) Kerbs, Melvina was raised in Manchester and Great Falls. ...

Richard “Dick” E. Peterson, 87, a longtime local CPA passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 7th. He had been suffering from a number of serious maladies for the last six months, so we think he stayed around to watch the Kentucky Derby, eat dinner, went to sleep and set off for a better place.  Dick was born to Monica Sellars on August 31, 1935 in Havre, MT. He was an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe.   He lived his youth in a rather nomadic manner. He...