To submit an Obituary, please see the bottom of this page…
William Pena (97) of Great Falls, passed away on July 8, 2024, at Benefis Hospital. Bill was born in Yorktown, Texas on August 13, 1926, joining two older twin sisters, Marcy and Tony.Bill enlisted in the US Army in 1946 and transferred to the Us Air Force with its founding in September 1947. Bill was ...- Richard “Dick” Morris passed away on September 20, 2024. He was surrounded by family and his beloved dogs.He is survived by his children, Tom and Patty Morris of Great Falls and their 3 children, Kari, Greg, and Mike; Wendy and Travis of Great Falls and their children, Shala and Gage; nephew, Donnie Morris aka 2nd ...
- Alvin “Al” Henry Richard was born April 24, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan to Eleanor Smallarz and Clemens Richard joining older brother Timothy. Enlisting in the Air Force in 1965 took him away from Michigan indefinitely and off to Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. It was there he met his first wife, Helen Jenette of ...
- Shirley Scott has gracefully excused herself from life’s grand tea party, trading her place at this earthly table for one where the silver surely needs no polishing.Shirley was born on October 19, 1927, in Wishek, North Dakota, to Irene Pritchard and Fred Roehm. As part of the last frontier generation, Shirley’s formal education began in ...
- Bruce K. Block, born May 8, 1950, in Great Falls, Montana, passed away on September 17, 2024, surrounded by the beauty of the ranch in the Elkhorn Mountains of East Helena. He was 74 years old.Bruce was the son of Louis and Doris Block and grew up in Great Falls with his siblings: Darrell, Karen ...
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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