All Obituaries

On May 19th, 2022, you may have noticed dawn being a little dimmer as the world said goodbye to one of the good ones with the passing of Ethan Squires Allen at the age of 57 years old, at his home in Fairfield, Montana after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Born to Donald and LaDeanne Allen on January 2, 1965, in Choteau, Montana, Ethan blessed his family as the youngest boy and ultimately the best sibling to 9 brothers and sisters. If you did not know Ethan, I’m sorry, because...

Keven “Speed” Fowler Carden, 66 of Choteau, passed away May 18, 2022 at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls following a long battle with cancer.  Per Keven’s wishes no services will be held.Keven was born March 19, 1956 in Olympia, Washington to Elden and Betty (Avery) Carden.  One of eight children, was raised in Olympia and attended school in the Olympia area.  Keven received his Graduate Equivalency Degree and joined the United States Army October 22, 1974 in...

Maryetta Hodgskiss passed away May 12, 2022 surrounded by love and her family at Benefis Teton Medical Center. Maryetta was born January 15, 1930 in Denton, MT to Fred and Etta Lahr who homesteaded there. Growing up on the farm in Denton, she participated in 4-H, winning a trip to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago for Leadership. She graduated from Denton High School in May of 1948.  Maryetta attended and graduated from Montana State University with a bachelor's degree in...

A.J. “Penny” Ward, 81 of Fairfield, passed away May 1, 2022 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls, after a brief battle with illness.Cremation had taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and per Penny's wishes no services will be held.Penny was born August 30, 1940 in Choteau, Montana to Howard and Maude Delle (Anderson) Cunningham. She was raised in the Fairfield area and Graduated from Fairfield High School with the class of 1958.  Following high school she...

 The sport of rodeo lost a champion on April 23, 2022, when Lyle “Hoot” Eugene Otness, 92, chairman of the Choteau American Legion Rodeo nearly every year from 1965 to 2018, died at Benefis Teton Medical Center of natural causes, after several years of failing health.  Family, friends and associates from the Montana rodeo community will pay their honors to Otness on May 7 during a memorial service at 1 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Choteau. Burial at the Choteau...

Charles “Charlie” Elmer Fellows, 87 of Choteau, passed away suddenly, April 14, 2022 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Private services were held Wednesday, April 20, 2022 where Charlie was laid to rest in Choteau Cemetery. Charlie was born June 29, 1934 in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska to Walter and Mary (Weibert) Fellows. He was raised in Lodge Grass, Montana and graduated from Lodge Grass High School with the class of 1952. Shortly after graduation, Charlie met the love of...

Dolores M. Morris also know as “Pete” or “Petey” passed away March 26, 2022 at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau.  She was 91 years young.Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a celebration of Dolores’s life will take place Saturday April 2, 2022 at 1pm at Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home in Choteau.  Followed by interment at Choteau Cemetery, where Dolores will be laid to next with her husband Raymond.Dolores was born September...

Robert "Robb" Jason Gregory, passed away suddenly, March 20, 2022 at his home in Dutton after a battle with kidney disease, he was 50 years old.  Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a memorial will be held at the Dutton/Brady United Methodist Church in Dutton at a later date please check the Dutton/Brady school bulletin for dates.  A private celebration of his life will take place at a later date in Mountain View Cemetery; Lakewood,...

Anne Dellwo  Retired ranchwife, homemaker and community volunteer Anne (Pollock) Dellwo, 86, of Bynum died on March 19, 2022, at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau after a brief illness.  Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home in Choteau is handling arrangements. A private family service is planned with interment on the family ranch west of Bynum.  Anne was born on Feb. 9, 1936, in Great Falls, the only child of Duard Rolla and Jeanne (Knowlton) Pollock.  She lived with her...

Laverne I. Keiper, 89, formerly of Fairfield, Montana passed away Thursday; March 17, 2022 at her home in Helena after a battle with illness.Laverne was born in Great Falls, Montana to George and Rose Dirkes on February 15, 1933.  She was raised in Fairfield and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1951.  She married Erich Keiper in Fairfield on September 23, 1951.  They moved to El Paso, Texas, where Eric was stationed with the US Air Force during the Korean Police...