To submit an Obituary, please see the bottom of this page…
Floyd “Boomer” Bruner passed away surrounded by his family on June 27, 2025, at Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana. Black Eagle Community Center is hosting a Celebration of Life on July 20, 2025, from 1-4pm.Floyd was born on January 5, 1942, in Holyoke, Colorado to Forest Bruner and Aletha Daniels. He grew up ...- Sue Irene Heavirland passed away in Great Falls, MT on June 21, 2025, at the age of 84 years old. Cremation has been entrusted in Croxford Funeral Home and a semi-private celebration of life will be held in September which will include a bit of farm hopping, dark chocolate and Diet Pepsi!Sue was born in ...
- Janet R. Meyer joined the angels on July 2, 2025. She passed peacefully in her sleep, yet unexpectedly. Janet was born on December 23, 1952, in Helena, MT. She was the oldest of four children raised in Great Falls by Robert Meyer and Hilda (Heydt) Meyer.She graduated from Charles M. Russel High School in 1971. ...
- James (Jim) W. Gruel, 72, started the 4th of July off with a bang when he passed away suddenly in his sleep at home.Jim was born September 26, 1952, the fourth child of Howard and Phyllis Gruel, in Great Falls and spent his life in Portage, MT. Jim attended the Portage one-room school and graduated ...
- Shirley Ann Dietz, 90, of Lincoln, Montana, entered Heaven on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025, from her cherished home in the woods of Lincoln.Shirley was born on November 24,1934, in Great Falls, Montana, to Vincent and Anne (Smovir) Muretta. After her father passed in 1940, her mother married Ignus Gliko, and the family moved to a ...
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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