To submit an Obituary, please see the bottom of this page…
Gary Smoke went home to his Heavenly Father on February 17, 2025 after fighting a courageous battle against cancer.Gary was born on September 9, 1947 in Arlington, Washington to Harley and Evelyn Smoke. Shortly after high school graduation, he joined the Air Force and was stationed at Malmstrom AFB. A few years after completing his ...- John E. (Jack) Waltari Jr. passed away from natural causes February 7, 2025, at the age of 90. Jack was born to John E. Sr. And Edith Draker Waltari on September 7, 1934, in Great Falls, MT. He attended grade school at Franklin Elementary and graduated from Great Falls High School in 1952. Jack met ...
- George Gerasimou was born December 11, 1933 on the small Greek island of Nissyros. He attended school under the rule of Italian occupation learning his primary lessons in Italian. At 18, with his close friend Jack, he struck out for the US on a cargo ship arriving several weeks later at Ellis Island. His determination ...
- Karen Ann (Newman) Corrigan, aged 76, passed away at home with her daughter by her side, at 9:20 a.m. on January 30, 2025.Karen was born in Terry, Montana on November 2, 1948, to Norvald “Bud” and Jessie Newman, Jr.She was the second born of ten, five brothers and four sisters.Karen was raised in Kalispell, MT. ...
- Helen Louise (Ryan) Mears, aged 94, of Great Falls, Montana passed away on February 15, 2025, at her home surrounded by family. Helen was born on March 15, 1930, in Roundup, Montana and was loved by all who knew her.Helen met her sweetheart, John Mears, in 1949 on a blind date while she was attending ...
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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