All Obituaries

Billy Joe Richmond, 56 of Choteau, passed away suddenly September 6, 2021 after being involved in an accident while horseback riding on his ranch in Agawam.  Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and per Billy’s wishes no services are to be held.  There will be a “party” in his honor at a later date.Billy was born September 24, 1964 in Portland, Oregon to Marshall and Ardythe (Downen) Richmond.  He was the youngest of five children,...

Robert “Bob” Dale Wood, 87 of Fort Shaw, passed away unexpectedly September 4, 2021 at Benefis Hospital in Great Falls.  Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and per Bob’s wishes there will be no services at this time.Bob was born December 7, 1933 in Frontier County, Nebraska to Dale and Violet (Mortimore) Wood, he was the oldest of three children.  Bob attended school and graduated in Stockville Nebraska.  On September 17, 1951...

Jerry Forrest Stringfellow II, of Choteau, passed away August 5, 2021 at the Great Falls Clinic Hospital in Great Falls, Montana. He was 63 years old.Jerry was born September 19, 1957 in Riverside, California to Jerry Stringfellow Sr. and Lea (Olsen) Stringfellow.  He was a well traveled young man growing up in Copenhagen, Denmark and Opelika, Alabama. After losing his father at a young age he became the father figure to his two younger sisters Tina and Glenda. When he became an uncle,...

Mae Jeanette (Miller) Ripley, 98 of Choteau passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of July 20, 2021 at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau.Mae was born January 22, 1923 in Freeman, South Dakota.  She was the oldest child of John B and Mary (Goertz) Miller.  She grew up on the family farm with her two sisters and her brother.  She moved to Washington DC during WWII and worked as a telephone operator.  There she met her future husband, George W Ripley and...

Susan Deann BrownSusan Deann Brown passed away on Monday July 19th, 2021 at Teton Peaks Assisted Living Facility in Choteau, Montana.  She had been living with a terminal condition and was under the guidance of hospice at the time of her passing. She was 60 years old. Cremation has taken place under the care of Gorder-Jensen Funeral home.  Her wish was to not have a formal funeral, instead she wanted at some point in the future for a celebration that included “some good eats and...

Phil Archer Retired Choteau barber and veteran, Warren “Phil” Archer, 84, died July 18, 2021, in Choteau after a long illness. Phil was born on July 19, 1936, to Jesse and Edith Archer in Sioux City, Iowa, and grew up in Staples, Minnesota. He graduated from high school and then attended college, studying to be a physical education teacher, before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force and serving a four-year hitch. He came to Great Falls to set up the “Lobster Trap,” a fresh fish and...

Teresa Loys (Richter) McCrossinTeresa Loys McCrossin was born in Choteau, MT on  June 2nd, 1953, to Marvin and Eloyse Harrington.  She joined her older brother David, who was 2 years old.  Three more siblings joined the family and the kids enjoyed swimming in the river, participating in 4-H and FHA. The family followed Marvin and Dave to many rodeos, as they grew up in Donivan Park right outside of Great Falls and the Fairfield bench area.  Teresa enjoyed cooking and was...

Millie  J. “Mill” McCann, 95 of Augusta, passed away peacefully July 11, 2021 at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau, after a long battle with dementia.Cremation has taken place under the direction of Gorder-Jensen Funeral Home and a celebration of Millie’s life will be held July 24, 2021 at 1:30pm at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Choteau.Millie was born May 22, 1926 in Lewistown, MT to Herbert LeRoy and Myrtle Bell (Nichols) Lee.  Her family lived in Tyler, MT for...

Sharon Louise (Jenkins) Walker, 72, of Choteau, passed away peacefully; Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau. Sharon was born November 2, 1948 to John and Helen (Lawrence) Jenkins in Toledo, Ohio. On September 13, 1974, she married David Alan Walker in Lake Mary, Florida and from that day on the two were inseparable. Sharon went to school and got her nursing license and worked in that profession for over 25 years. Sharon and her husband retired in 1999 to...

Long time Choteau resident, Gordon “Ray” Raymond Mills, passed away June 18, 2021 while being out in nature riding his favorite horse, he was 84 years old.Ray was born May 29, 1937 in Great Falls, Montana to Gordon and Gwen (Olsen) Mills, he was one of three boys.  He attended and graduated from Augusta High School and went on to further his education by attending school in Dillion and Missoula.  Ray married high school sweetheart Irene Lince on June 22, 1958 in...