To submit an Obituary, please see the bottom of this page…
Maeona Katherine (Diede) Lee was born on April 16, 1951, to John and Corena Diede in Billings, Montana and passed away on June 26, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. surrounded by family members. She was 74 years old at the time of her death. She fought a long medical battle starting in 2016 with beating out ...- John Peter Wilhem Claassen was called home by loving angels on the morning of June 26, 2025, and was escorted to his eternal life in heaven. He was born to Howard and Marie Umland Claassen December 21, 1932, in Boyden, Iowa. They moved to Chokio, Minnesota, where he grew up on the family farm and ...
- Hershey (Hezekiah) Langston September 8th, 1974 – June 15th, 2025Hershey was born in Compton, California, to Brenda Campbell. Although an only child, Hershey grew up closely with his cousins in the greater Los Angeles area.Upon graduating from Locke High School, he joined the United States Air Force. First stationed at Malmstrom AFB, he met his soon-to-be ...
- Sharon Farnsworth unexpectedly went home to be with Jesus on June 9, 2025, in Portland, Oregon.In January 1948, Sharon was born in Crookston, Minnesota. She grew up in multiple states, making her home in Great Falls, Montana. She spent her four years of high school in four different states. She was part of the first ...
- Kristina Rae (Thurston Wiegand) Ellsworth (Kris) passed away at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana, on June 21, 2025. Cremation has been entrusted to Croxford Funeral Home, and no services are scheduled at this time.She was born on December 12, 1950, in Logan, Utah, to DeVoe Ross Thurston and Rae Arta Haslam. Throughout her life, Kristina ...
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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