Obituaries

Mom always said our family was so large that we can only get together at weddings and funerals. Viola Marie Burckhard passed away on December 14, 2024. She was born in Havre, Montana on April 6, 1942, to Selma and John Eschenbacher. She was the third youngest of twelve siblings.

Collett Phillippe Age 69  Born in Great Falls MT to Fredrick (Friz)  and Elenor  (Babe) O’Connell  passed on  12-24-24 peacefully at peace Hospice surrounded by Family and friends from a long Battle of cancer. Colette gave Cancer a run for its money, as Colette never gave up

Van Rowen Fayler passed from complications of Parkinson’s disease on December 28th, 2024. Van was born in Great Falls, Montana on December 16th, 1932, son of Ruby Bell and Marvin Fayler. He attended school in Great Falls until moving to a ranch and went to school in Augusta and

James (Jim) Sutich, 90, of Great Falls, MT passed away on November 17, 2024, at Benefis Health System. Cremation has been entrusted to Croxford Funeral Home and as per Jim’s wishes, no services are scheduled. Jim was born in Great Falls on June 3, 1934, to Pete and Gladys

Clara Mae Fraser, aged 93, passed away December 27, 2024, at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana. The funeral Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cascade, Montana, on January 2, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Clara Mae was born on November 19, 1931, in Cascade