All Obituaries

Woodrow W. “Woody” Ameline, Jr., our beloved husband, Dad, Papa, brother, uncle and friend, was called home on March 16, 2023.  He suffered from a debilitating disease, myasthenia gravis, which was directly caused by exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.        Services will be held on one of Woody's favorite holidays, April 1st aka April Fool's Day, at the Frontier Funeral Home (formerly Gorder-Jensen) at 11am.  Following burial at the...

Watch Live Service Here Glen “Baby Howie” Howard, 57, Choteau, Montana passed way Friday, March 10, 2023 at his home. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, March 17 at 2:00 pm at Frontier Funeral Home formerly Gorder-Jensen. Glen Henry Howard started life on January 22, 1966 to parents Glen and Marla Howard in Chester, MT. Glen graduated from Shelby High School in May of 1985. From there he would put his hands to work doing construction, working in waste management, as a...

Donna G. Perry, 85, passed away March 8, 2023. Donna's death was unexpected and quick, but she passed easily into the hands of the Lord and we thank God for that. Donna was born April 23, 1937, in Helena Montana to Esther (Craig) and Thomas Curtis. Her father passed away when she was very young, as did her mother's four sisters' husbands in a relatively short period of time. The five sisters lived close together until some remarried, three or four would work while the others...

Jacob P. Wipf, 93 passed away March 3, 2023 at his home.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 1:00 pm at the Miller Colony with burial to follow at the Miller Colony Cemetery.Jacob was born January 20, 1930 in Alexandria, South Dakota to Paul and Rebecca (Hofer) Wipf.In 1934 Jacob with his mom and siblings moved to Raymond, Alberta, Canada. His father Paul passed away when Jacob was 1 ½ years old.  He lived at the OK Colony until 1949.  His mom and the...

Rebecca P Hofer, 93, passed away March 2, 2023 at the Miller Colony with family by her side.  She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.Rebecca was born September 15, 1929 in Dew Dayton, Alberta.  She was 19 years old when she moved to New Miami Colony in Pendroy.She married the love of her life, John Hofer in January 1952.  She was a kindergarten teacher for many years.  Rebecca loved to sing and read her bible.Rebecca always had a...

Olive Elain (Newman) Passmore passed away February 17, 2023 at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana; She was 92 years old. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a private graveside service will take place, where Olive and her dearly departed Don will be laid to rest together.  A memorial service will take place at a later date.Olive was born in Conrad, Montana on August 2, 1930 to Guy and Blanche Newman.  She lived in Bynum until...

Tony MachadoA jack of all trades and a master of feedlots and artificial insemination, Anthony H. (Tony) Machado, 76, of Choteau, died on Feb. 16, 2023.  Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m.Tony came into this world on April 17, 1946 in San Jose, California where he was raised by Albert and Johanna Machado.  He graduated from San Jose High School then went on to earn a Bachelor’s in Animal Husbandry from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in...

Darwin Lloyd Reeve,85 , of Dutton passed away February 15, 2023 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a celebration of his life will take place later this spring. Darwin was born August 31, 1937 in Conrad, Montana to Lloyd “Ray” Reeve and Vera (Spicer) Reeve, he was one of three children. He attended school in Dutton and graduated from Dutton High School with the class of 1955. Following high school he...

Pamela “Pam” Lee (Lorenz) Johnson, 62 of Choteau, passed away peacefully February 13, 2023 at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau.  Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a Celebration of her life will be held March 2, 2023 at 1:00 pm at Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home.Pam was born November 29, 1960 to David Vernon and Doris Lorraine (Weaver) Lorenz in Rapid City, SD.  When Pam was little the family moved quite frequently due to David...

Darlene (Haug) Sattler, 84, passed away, February 12, 2023 at her daughter’s home in San Tan Valley, AZ.   She was born October 31, 1938 to Martin & Clara Haug in Grenora, ND.  Darlene married Norman Sattler in Williston, ND on April 9, 1956. They were married 53 years at the time of Norman’s passing in 2009.Darlene cooked in several supper clubs in Williston, ND and Great Falls, MT before the purchase of the family’s first restaurant in Great Falls, MT. In 1977 the...