To submit an Obituary, please see the bottom of this page. To search please use the search box on the upper right of the page, this is the most efficient way to find an obituary.

Gary Joseph Baron, aged 73, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. He was born in Great Falls, MT on June 2, 1953 (Coronation of Queen Elizabeth) to parents, Fabian (Chick) Baron and Betty J. (Taras) Baron. Gary graduated from Great Falls High School and served in the Navy and the Army. He was a hard ...
Thadd Olen Gifford, 69, formerly from Great Falls, Montana passed away peacefully the morning of July 28, 2026 in Golden Valley, Arizona, due to a long battle with COPD. Thadd was born April 6, 1957 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, to Glen “Butch” and Nancy Gifford. As the oldest of four kids, he was the ...
Our beloved, Kathleen Marie (Baron) Heitman, aged 71, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2026, in Great Falls, Montana. She was born on November 12, 1954, to Fabian “Chick” and Betty (Taras) Baron, in Great Falls, Montana. Kathleen graduated from Great Falls High School in 1973 and attended Kinman Business College in Spokane, Washington. She was ...
Gerald (“Jerry”) Abbie Kavlie was born on October 16, 1945, Leonard and Dagny (Brujhell) Kavlie of Dunsieth, North Dakota, were his parents. Jerry gave his life to Jesus when he was a child. God and family were the most important part of his life. He met the love of his life, Arlys (Vagle) Kavlie, in 1967. ...
Harvey Peter Hegg, 84, passed away on August 3rd, 2026, in the comfort of his own home, held in the loving arms of his son, Nick, and surrounded by the love of his entire family. Born August 11, 1941, in Osseo, Wisconsin, to Sylvester Hegg and Sigrid Holman, Harvey—known to everyone as “Harv”—was a man who ...
Adeline Joan Voeller Axtman was born on December 13, 1939. She grew up on a family farm near Balta, North Dakota, and attended school in Silva, North Dakota. She often said she loved school because it was easier than working on the farm, but those years instilled in her a strong work ethic that she ...
James M. “Jim” Grant of Great Falls, MT, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2026, at the age of 90. Jim was born on August 29, 1935, to James and Mildred Grant in Graceville, MN. He graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Graceville and earned a bachelor’s degree from Moorhead State College in Minnesota. ...
Bette Lou Strutz, 93, of Great Falls, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. She was born on May 2, 1933, in Granger, Iowa to Martin and Hazel (Hurst) Finstead. After graduating from high school, she went on to get her associate’s degree in business. Bette met and married Roland “Rollie” Strutz. Together they had one daughter, ...
Belt, MT – Gloria Mavis Dillabough-Soholt was born on August 7, 1940, to Archibald and Nellie Dillabough in Langdon, ND. Gloria passed on June 22, 2026, peacefully with family by her side in Fort Benton, MT. Gloria resided in Sarles, ND, where she graduated high school. There in Sarles, she met her husband, Harlan Soholt, who ...
Jim Margaris passed away on July 22, 2026, at the Crescent Assisted Living Home in Sandy, Utah. He was born in Great Falls, MT on February 5, 1931, to Louis and Lola Margaris, who immigrated to the U.S. from Greece in the early 1900’s. He lived a life defined by service and devotion. A proud veteran of the ...

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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.

Submission size: We allow submissions of any size. Note, large obituaries may be on multiple pages.
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.
Generally, we’d prefer obituaries from the family, then the funeral home or church, and finally, friends.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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