Obituaries

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  • Obituary of Bonnie M. Pacini
    Bonnie M. Pacini passed away peacefully in her home on January 11, 2025. Her family, close friends, and the dedicated staff at Timbers Assisted Living steadfastly encircled her with loving care during her final weeks.Bonnie was born to Jesse and Esther Allen McDonald in Fort Benton, Montana on April 26, 1927. The family, growing to ...
  • Obituary of Michael Farnsworth
    Michael “Mike” Farnsworth went home to be with Jesus on January 21, 2025. He was born on December 12, 1945, to Edgar and Della Farnsworth. Mike graduated from Rapid City High School in 1963. He entered the Air Force to see the world, but ended up being stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great ...
  • Obituary of Catherine Drost
    Catherine Marie Drost, 69, passed away at Peace Hospice House in Great Falls, MT on Sunday, January 19, 2025, following a brief illness.She was born to Mary Ann Burkstrand, at Malstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, MT on June 26, 1955. She attended school in Great Falls, graduating from CMR High School in 1973. Cathy ...
  • Obituary of Phyllis Wight
    Phyllis Lillian (Parks) Wight passed away on Monday, January 20, 2025, after a brief illness. Phyllis was born on July 7, 1934, on her Papa’s birthday in Lewistown, Montana. She grew up in Lewistown with her siblings, Calvin and Gertie.Phyllis worked at the Judith Theater in Lewistown, where she met her future husband, Jim, while ...
  • Obituary of Sunday Mae Flatt
    Sunday Mae Flatt passed away peacefully on January 21, 2025, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana.Sunday was born on August 12th, 1956, to Clark Fontaine and Bonnie in Butte, Montana. She spent her childhood in Butte and was able to go on and successfully earn her GED diploma.She met Jerry Flatt in Idaho and ...

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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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