To submit an Obituary, please see the bottom of this page…
In loving memory of Harvey Bernard Forrest Jr., who passed away in Peace Hospice on May 18, 2025, at 5:10 p.m. He was born on December 17,1958 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He left us way too soon at the age of 66 years old. Bernard was the first-born son of Evelyn and Harvey Bernard Forrest ...
Scott Frederick Spence (Scotty) went to be with the Lord on May 17, 2025. Scotty was born to Doug Spence and Tracy Spence on April 6, 1998, in Thornton, Colorado. A few months later the family moved to Great Falls, MT to be close to his maternal grandparents.Scotty attended grade school at Our Lady of ...- U.S. Air Force veteran and retired USPS rural mail carrier Gordon Lee Bechard, 82, of Dutton died on May 12, 2025, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls.A service to commemorate Gordon’s life will be held on Sunday, June 8 at 1:30 p.m. at the Dutton American Legion Hall. Friends and family are invited to celebrate ...
- Joanne Georgia (Ronning) Olson, aged 84, passed away on May 18, 2025, at Peace Hospice, in Great Falls Montana with family by her side. She was born on August 13, 1940, in Salt Lake City, Utah to George and Ruby Ronning.Her family moved to Fort Benton when she was very young, and she resided there ...
- In the early hours of May 19, 2025, another star entered the universe. Starla Michelle (Moss) Larson was born February 22, 1978, in Great Falls, Montana to Brian Ed Moss and Stella Mae Anderson. Much of Starla’s childhood was spent with her mother and Anderson grandparents in Vaughn and with her father and stepmother Sandy ...
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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