All Obituaries

Helen May Rice (née Tangen) was born September 22, 1931 at Choteau, MT to Pearl and Gregor Tangen and passed away August 4, 2020.  Her father was a clever and fun Norwegian from the village of Bø in Telemark Norway and her mother a very collected and fastidious person from a Quaker family. She took after both her parents—she kept a perfect and organized house, but was also fun-loving and with a quick wit.Helen graduated from Choteau High School in 1949.  She married Donald...

Victor Perkins             Retired Bynum rancher and cattle hauler Victor Charles Perkins, 79, died on June 27, 2020, at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau of internal bleeding and other injuries sustained when a small farm tractor rolled over him on his beloved Boneyard Coulee Ranch earlier in the day.             The family is holding an in-vehicle memorial service on July 3...

Muriel Elizabeth (Swenson) Redolphy (96) of Mesa, Arizona passed peacefully into Heaven on June 27, 2020 at Benefis Teton Medical Center Extended Care Unit in Choteau, MT.   Muriel was born in Louisburg, Minnesota and raised in Montevideo Minnesota. She went to Montevideo High School where she met her first husband, Irving (Babe) Swenson. They were married on July 20, 1941, and were married for 41 happy years. Muriel had three children, Deborah (Swenson) Ylinen of Henderson, Nevada,...

Kurt John Pilgeram passed away unexpectedly at his home outside of Dutton, Monday June 15, 2020 at the age of 58. Kurt was born September 13, 1961 in Minneapolis, MN to Marilyn and Laurence, joining his older brother Karl. The family later moved to California, graduating in 1980 from Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta.  After completing his diesel mechanics certification from Oxnard College in CA, in 1982 Kurt moved to his forever home, Montana.  He had fallen in love with the old...

Anne Louisa Hassett, 91, of Dutton, passed away peacefully June 8, 2020 at Pondera Medical Center Extended Care, in Conrad after a brief fight with breast cancer. Anne was born November 9, 1928 in Hamilton, MT to Earnest A. Hassett and Mary Dale Ward.   Anne attended high school in Darby, MT and graduated in 1947.  She attended college at the Eastern Montana College in Billings and earned her degree in teaching. During one of her first jobs as a teacher, in Wolf Creek, she...

Bernice Van Setten Wilt, 90, a life-long Choteau resident, left us the evening of June 4, 2020.  She and her twin sister, Helen, were born in Choteau to Mary E. Malone and Henry W. Smith on October 19, 1929.  They joined one brother and three half-brothers.  Bernice grew up on the family farm a few miles south of Agawam where she attended country elementary school.  Later, she attended Teton County High School in Choteau and graduated at the age of 16. After high school,...

Wyatt Deklin Allen - On March 4, 1999 his family, and the world, were blessed by the birth of Wyatt Deklin Allen.  No one realized the impact this boy would make in the lives of those who knew him or how brief his time on earth would be with us.  Wyatt passed away on May 17, 2020 at 21 years young. Although spending 6 elementary school years in Heber City, UT, Wyatt grew up outside of Fairfield, MT where he attended Jr. High and part of his High School years.  As a junior,...

Gary Allan Durocher, 75, of Choteau, passed away May 14, 2020 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, MT. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home. Due to current circumstances a celebration of life will take place at a later date. Gary was born April 7, 1945 in Malta to Tig and Lucy Durocher, he was 1 of 6 children.  He attended school in Montana graduating from Cut Bank High School with the class of 1963.  Gary attended Carroll College in Helena...

Raymond “Ray” Louis Myers, 50, of Choteau passed away suddenly on May 5, 2020 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, MT. Ray was born on May 9, 1969 in Santa Monica, CA. to Leigh Myers and Marianne Hoar; he was the second of four siblings. He attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, CA, and graduated in 1987. Ray also had had two children: Abigail Myers and Samuel Myers. Ray was a natural mechanic, and he loved to work on vehicles.  Ray owned a junk yard...

Arnold Eugene Schattilly, 50, of Choteau, passed away April 27, 2020 after a short fight with liver failure, at the Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana. Arnold was born November 10, 1969 in Tacoma, Washington to Jerald and Linda Schattilly.  He was one of six brothers and sisters.  Arnold met the love of his life Elly Thomas and the couple had 5 children Antonio, Amanda, Elizabeth Jerald and Little Arnold. In 2006 the family moved to Choteau, where Arnold worked for his...