To submit an Obituary, please see the bottom of this page…
James Ignatius Trunkle passed away December 12, 2024, at Peace Hospice surrounded by his family. James was born to Ignatius and Anne, nee Urick, Trunkle in Great Falls, Montana on March 2, 1927. In early childhood, Jim became deaf from an unknown cause. As a young lad, his father drove him to South Dakota traveling ...- Mary Ann Hamilton, beloved wife, mother, grandma, sister, and friend, passed peacefully on November 12, 2024, at 68 years young.She was born May 20, 1956, in Billings, MT, where she grew up and started high school at Billings Senior. At 17, she moved to Northern California, where she finished high school and soon met her ...
- Victor Duane Graf passed away on December 8, 2024, in Great Falls. He was born on August 16, 1956.Victor had many health issues throughout his life due to two brain injuries. The first occurred at the young age of 17. He spent most of his adult life in assisted living homes. The last 18 years ...
- After 101 glorious years, Bernice Brewer Beck is going on a new adventure. She passed very peacefully on November 26, 2024, at Peace Hospice House in Great Falls.Bernice was born in Big Sandy, MT on October 1, 1923. Her parents, Earl & Fay Brewer, homesteaded in Geraldine, MT where they also raised their family, including ...
- Lila Gay Langel, 75, of Great Falls, Montana, passed away at her home peacefully in her sleep on December 6th, 2024.Lila was born in Chester to Larry and Maude Bassett on August 9th, 1949. She was the youngest of two sisters. The family grew up in Chester, where Lila graduated in 1967 from Chester High ...
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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