All Obituaries

John Jay Anderson, 75, of Fairfield, passed away November 22, 2021 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls after a month-long battle with illness. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home. John was born July 14, 1946 in Norristown, Pennsylvania to Norman and Florence “Flo” (Bullock) Anderson, he was one of seven children. John attended primary school in Norristown and he graduated from Henderson High School in West Chester, PA with the class of 1965. After...

Donna Mae (Ford) Fellers-Carrier, 73 of Choteau, passed away November 18, 2021 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls after a long battle with illness. eventually succumbed to the effects of Covid-19 Pneumonia. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a Celebration of Donna’s life will take place Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 1 o’clock pm at the Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home Chapel with a reception following at the Choteau Pavilion. Interment will take...

Lyla Mae (Schmautz) Crabtree, 79, of Fairfield, Montana, passed away peacefully of natural causes (not COVID) on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Benefis Health Systems in Great Falls. Lyla was born in September 1942 in Missoula, Montana to Herbert & Lestina “Tiny” (Bowman) Schmautz. Soon after they moved to Havre Montana, where she grew up and then graduated from Havre High School. She attended Northern Montana College where she met Frank Crabtree of Fairfield, Montana. They married...

Pamela Joan Jackowski was born July 8th, 1949 in Geneva, Illinois to Charles and Mary Zimmerman. Due to her father being in the United States Air Force, her family moved frequently. During her childhood, she lived in Wiesbaden, Germany, North Carolina, and Fontana, California before her family settled in Carpentersville, Illinois. It was while she was in high school that she discovered her love of music and especially singing. Pam had a beautiful first soprano voice that was her pride and...

On Tuesday, November 11th, Fred Christensen Sr.,70, of Choteau, passed away peacefully in his sleep.Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home. A graveside service will take place on Friday, November 19 at 3:00 P.M. A celebration of life will follow at the Stage Stop Inn.Fred was born on December 23, 1950, to Arthur and Mary Ann (Pfav) Christensen in Sidney, Montana. He was raised in Crane, Montana. In his adulthood, Fred moved back to Sidney, where he met...

Allen Joseph Haas, 80, passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021 of natural causes.at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau. Allen was born on March 3, 1941 in Missoula, Montana to Rose (Cutler) Haas and Peter Frank Haas. He graduated from Loyola High School in Missoula in 1958 and from the University of Montana in 1966. Going to classes was not his forte. He stayed out a quarter each year to work at gas stations and in the sugar beet factory and also to fish and hunt. He met his future...

Netter (Harrington) Goddard (64) battled her cancer every day but lost the war on November 4, 2021 surrounded by family. A celebration of Netter’s life will be held in the spring of 2022. Netter was born on February 4, 1957 in Great Falls, Montana to Marvin and Eloyse Harrington. She joined brother Dave and sisters Teresa and Colette. Netter enjoyed the farm animals while growing up in the Simms and Fairfield bench area. She was an honor student and participated in high school rodeo,...

Joseph John “Joe” McLoughlin, 55 of Choteau, passed away suddenly, November 1, 2021 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls after a brief battle with illness. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a Celebration of Life is scheduled for November 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the New Life Church in Choteau. Joe, known to some as “Purple Ape” or “Bo” and those he cared for most deeply as “Uncle Fluffy”, was born June 22, 1966 in Choteau to Tiny...

Augusta, MT – Phyllis Joan Scherrer passed away November 1, 2021, peacefully in her sleep to be with her savior Jesus Christ, at home as she wished. Phyllis’s life started in May of 1938, when she was born in Glasgow, Montana to Lorretta and Arthur Swanson. One of mom’s most memorable events during her youth is when she had finally talked her mother into letting her out of the house; she went on a DECCA trip, but it was cut short because of the boys!!! Mom graduated from Glasgow High...

LaRae L. Watkins, 82 of Choteau, passed away October 26, 2021 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls after a brief battle with illness. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and no services are planned at this time. LaRae was born July 21, 1939 in Grants Pass, Oregon to Willis and Ila Francis (Geer) Wilson. She was raised in Grants Pass and attended and graduated from Grants Pass High School with the class of 1957. November 8, 1968 LaRae married her...