To submit an Obituary, please see the bottom of this page…
Sylvia Jean Harant passed away calmly on December 14, 2024, at Peace Hospice with her family nearby. Sylvia had known that this moment was coming, and she approached it the way she approached life: with prayer and boundless confidence in Jesus Christ. If you spoke with her during her final months, she would have told ...
Harold “Butch” Richard SparrowButch was born in Great Falls, MT on December 28, 1948. He lived in Great Falls until his family moved to Lincoln, MT in 1965. At this time, there was no high school in Lincoln, so he attended school in Helena, MT until he graduated from Helena High School in 1967. In early ...- Robert David Stauffer, beloved husband, father, son, and brother, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Friday, December 13, 2024. Those that were close to Robert saw his pragmatic personality tackle this disease for 4 years, like he did in all aspects of life. He put his loved ones first throughout his battle, uncomplaining and ...
- William Patrick Hanley, 81, of Fairfield, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.William was born on April 21, 1943, in the Bronx, New York to Edmond and Mary (Murphy) Hanley. He graduated from St. Helena’s High School in the Bronx. After graduation, he joined the US Air Force and served from 1963 to 1966 during ...
- Beverly Williams gently passed away on December 10th.There will be a funeral service on December 23rd at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel at 2:00 PM with a visitation starting one hour prior at 1:00 p.m. also at Hillcrest.Condolences for the family may be shared online at www.OConnorFuneralHome.com.
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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