Obituaries

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  • Obituary of Mary Lois Long
    Mary Lois Long, 91, died September 26, 2023, in Great Falls after a brief illness with cancer. She was born in Sisseton, SD on December 28, 1931, to Clare and Florence Olsen where she was raised with her brother, Dick.Mary Lois graduated from Sisseton and earned an associate degree from the University in Huron, SD ...
  • Obituary of LaVerne C. Smith
        LaVerne C. Smith, 83, of Great Falls, Montana passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the Great Falls Clinic Hospital.     LaVerne was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 3, 1939.     LaVerne is survived by her husband, Frank Smith, of 61 years; daughter, Sherry Phistry; and numerous grandchildren; and great grand-children. She is preceded ...
  • Obituary of Helen Catherine Olson
    Helen Catherine Olson, 88 of Belt, passed away September 23, 2023. Funeral service will be held Saturday, September 30 at 2 PM at Croxford Funeral Home.Helen was born on August 09, 1935, in Britton, South Dakota to Clarence Guy and Clara Haggerty. She met Selmer T Olson in Lake City South Dakota. They married on ...
  • Obituary of Joseph Alfred Brook
    Joseph Alfred Brook, aged 90, of Great Falls, MT, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.A funeral liturgy will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with niche placement immediately following service at the Holy Spirit Columbarium.Joseph was born on June 29, 1933, in Burlington Wisconsin to ...
  • Obituary of Marlene Tanner Haman
    Marlene Tanner Haman aged 69, passed away September 16, 2023.Marlene was born in Great Falls to Josephine Prociw and Morris Brown. She was raised in Great Falls and had 7 siblings. She was a graduate of Great Falls High School.Marlene enjoyed being involved with her 3 son’s many sports and activities through the years. You ...

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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.

  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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