Obituaries

To submit an Obituary, please see the bottom of this page…

  • Partial Alley Closure Scheduled for Natural Gas System Improvements
    NorthWestern Energy will begin a partial alley closure Monday, July 27, between 3rd Avenue South and 4th Avenue South, from 9th Street to 10th Street, to do natural gas infrastructure upgrades. The alley will be partially closed as crews complete work in the area. Construction is expected to take several weeks, weather and construction conditions permitting. This ...
  • Janicki Industries Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Campus in Great Falls
    The master plan of the Great Falls campus of Janicki Industries was placed on an easel and displayed during the Janicki Montana groundbreaking ceremony. Photo credit Eric Peterson Janicki Industries held the groundbreaking ceremony for its $800 million, 1.6 million square-foot campus at AgriTech Park in Great Falls, Montana, on July 10th, 2026. The campus will ...
  • Great Falls Emergency Services Announces Five New Paramedics
    Sarah Carter, Brian Taylor, Chance Osteberg, Chris Barnes, and Jack Grubb. Photo credit Great Falls Emergency Services Great Falls Emergency Services is excited to announce the addition of five new paramedics to their team. After months of rigorous training and dedication, these EMTs have successfully completed their Paramedic schooling and are now prepared to ...
  • One Person Taken Into Custody in Stabbing Incident
    Night time, a GFPD patrol car, with top lights on, blocks 1st Ave S at 7th St as police tape is stretched across the foreground. Photo credit GFPD On June 24th at around 12:20 am, officers responded to reports of a potential stabbing near Central Ave and 7th St. The victim was taken to the Benefis ...
  • Picket at Hometown Harvest Foods
    Photo credit Great Falls Gazette Members of The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1889 have been picketing at Hometown Harvest Foods located at 2505 6th Ave N in Great Falls. Terrie Trettenbach, President of The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1889, claims that the previous owner has a contract with the union effective ...

Our Obituary Policy:

Great Falls Gazette encourages obituary submissions. Beginning January 1, 2024, we are implementing a new policy regarding Obituary Submissions. Obituaries may be submitted by Funeral Homes, Funeral Directors/Faith leaders, family, or friends. Here are a few guidelines about submitting an Obituary.

  1. Submission size: We allow submissions of any size. Note, large obituaries may be on multiple pages.
  2. Try to send the highest DPI picture you can. If you need help, reach out. When we print a digital picture, low-DPI pictures are often fuzzy or pixelated. If you post multiple pictures, please list which one you want to be the “featured” picture. Only the featured pictures will be guaranteed to print. Others may be included as space allows.
  3. Generally, we’d prefer obituaries from the family, then the funeral home or church, and finally, friends.
  4. While we appreciate humor, this likely isn’t the place for it. Please think long and hard about putting the wrong humor in an Obituary. If unsure, consult a funeral director/pastor/faith leader before submitting an obituary. Generally, we’ll refuse obituaries that are in poor taste.
  5. If a family member wishes to submit an obituary, we recommend working with the person handling the arrangements. We work with Funeral Homes and churches all the time. This can take a large burden off your back. If you are set on submitting it yourself, please complete the form completely or call us, and we can help.
  6. There is a section on the form that deals with proofreading and editing. We are happy to proofread your submission (for grammar and basic spelling). However, if you choose this option, you must approve any changes we make before it can be published. You want to do this as soon as possible so we don’t hold your obituary up unnecessarily.
  7. All obituaries must be submitted and edits approved by Saturday at 5pm for inclusion in Tuesdays paper; Tuesday at 5pm for inclusion in Thursday’s paper; Friday at 5pm for Sunday’s paper.
  8. If a service is scheduled, please include this with your submission. Because of space limitations, we must sometimes push an obit to a later date, but we prioritize getting them in before the service when we can.
  9. We do not charge for a single obituary. However, if you wish to have your obit run extra days, we charge $10 per additional issue.

NOTE: Due to a software error, this form is not available, we’re working to get it back up and running, and apologize for the inconvenience. Please email info@gfgazette.com to submit your information.

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