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Gary L. Distad

Gary L. Distad

Mar 12, 2021

Gary Lee Distad, 64, of Lewistown, passed away at home on Nov. 9th 2021 after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born April 12, 1957 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lewistown, the son of Gene and Maxine (Heller) Distad. He graduated from Fergus High School in 1975 and continued on to Basic Training with the US Army that...

Elizabeth A. 'Dede' Lehfeldt

Elizabeth A. 'Dede' Lehfeldt

Feb 19, 2021

Elizabeth Ann (Nicoll) Lehfeldt 91, of Laurel and formerly of Lewistown passed away in the early morning hours of February 19, 2021. She was born in Los Angeles, California on January 17, 1930 the daughter and only child of Andrew "Nick" and Margaret (McPherson) Nicoll.   

Dede grew up in the Los Angeles area.  She moved with her family to...

Frances L. 'Fran' Coats

Frances L. 'Fran' Coats

Feb 15, 2021

Frances L. "Fran" Coats 65 of Lewistown died Tuesday afternoon at the Central Montana Medical Center of natural causes. She was born July 24, 1955 in Rock Springs, WY the daughter of Darwin and Phyllis J. (Frye) Collins. She received her schooling in Wyoming. She met and married her soulmate Merlin Coats on March 28, 1975 in Casper, WY, a...

Jessie M. Brown

Jessie M. Brown

Feb 15, 2021



Jessie M. Brown 65 of Lewistown died Monday evening, February 15th, 2021 at her home of natural causes.  She was born July 12, 1955 in Lewistown, MT the daughter of Merris K. and Helen C. (Jones) Brown.  She received her schooling in Winifred graduating in 1975.  She then moved away returning to Winifred in 1980.  She worked as a...

Kimberly C. Bradley

Kimberly C. Bradley

Feb 15, 2021



In what came as a big shock to her loving family, Kimberley Kay (Cavan) Bradley, 64, of Garneill, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on February 15th, 2021 at her beloved home.  Kim was born on November 27th, 1956 in Billings, MT to Robert and Aletha (Parker) Cavan their second child and younger sister to Robert, Jr. In 1960, the...

William 'Bill' Mclendon

William 'Bill' Mclendon

Feb 15, 2021

William E. "Bill" McLendon 89 of Lewistown, joined his beloved wife Margaret "Margy" McLendon in heaven on Monday, February 22, 2021, he passed away in his sleep shortly after returning home from an extended stay in the hospital where he was being treated for heart problems. Bill was born June 13, 1931, in Georgia to Edward and Louise (Holt) McLendon....

Terry Hinderer

Terry Hinderer

Feb 12, 2021

Terry Hinderer (Spurgeon-Landru) 73 of Culbertson MT. died February 12 after a brief illness at SLC Hospital in Billings, Montana. Terry was born to Gayle and Rae (Rousek) Spurgeon on February 12, 1948 in Belle Fouche, South Dakota.  She was soon joined by brothers Michael and Rory Spurgeon.   Most of her earlier years were spent growing up on the Landru...

Nora Anderson

Nora Anderson

Feb 4, 2021

Nora Louise Anderson 36 of Roundup, MT passed away Thursday morning, February 4th, 2021 at Roundup Memorial Healthcare of natural causes.  She was born October 17, 1984 in Hardin, MT the daughter of Bruce H. and Kathy Ann (Davis) Anderson.  She attended school in Lavina and Broadview graduating in Darby, MT.  Nora met Randy Brooks in Darby and from this...

Vada M. Jimmerson

Vada M. Jimmerson

Jan 30, 2021

Vada Mae Jimmerson 83, of Lewistown, went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, February 3, 2021. She had been staying in an assisted living for the past six months in Western Montana close to her daughters. Vada was born in Rockford, Illinois on May 16, 1937 the daughter of Harry and Bessie (McPherson) Ferdinand. Her family moved to...

Bonny L. Allen

Bonny L. Allen

Jan 30, 2021

Bonny Letha Allen passed away peacefully at her home in Winnett on Saturday, January 30th, after a long battle with cancer surrounded by her family and friends.

Bonny was born November 3rd, 1941, to William (Bill) Welter and Letha Viola Sinclair in Lewistown, MT. She was the youngest of three children and grew up on the family ranch east of...

Robert 'Bob' Papp

Robert 'Bob' Papp

Jan 25, 2021

Robert Papp 84 of Lewistown died Monday evening, January 25th, 2021 in the Villa in Lewistown of natural causes. He was born in Omaha, NE, November 11, 1936, to Alexander and Elizabeth (Hodek) Papp. He graduated from South High School in Omaha, NE, in 1954 and later that year began working for Union Pacific Railroad as an Electrician Apprentice. In...

Lorna R. Philp

Lorna R. Philp

Jan 25, 2021

Lorna Rae Philp, 50, of Hilger (Winifred) left her earthly body at home surrounded by her husband Tom and loving family and friends, Thursday evening, January 28, 2021. She fought a valiant fight against cancer and advocated for HPV testing and vaccination to help young people avoid spreading the virus that can lead to cervical cancer. Lorna was born June...

Walter R. Kinsey

Walter R. Kinsey

Jan 22, 2021

Wilbur R. Kinsey 82 of Auberry, CA died Friday, January 22nd, 2021 from complication of Alzheimer disease. Wilbur was a member of the Lewistown community for over 30 years. He is coming home and funeral services will be on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 11:00 am in the Cloyd Chapel with burial to be in Central Montana Memorial Gardens. Cloyd...

Shirley M. Unger

Shirley M. Unger

Jan 9, 2021

Shirley M. Unger 97 of Lewistown died early Saturday morning, January 9th, 2021 in Valle Vista Manor of natural causes. She was born September 14, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY the daughter of Samuel and Viola (Ronstrom) Unger. She received her education in Brooklyn at Bishop McDonald Memorial Catholic High School graduating in 1941. She worked for Sperry Gyroscope in Brooklyn,...

Gary R. Nelson

Gary R. Nelson

Jan 5, 2021

Gary R. Nelson 86, of Moore was called home to his Lord and Savior on July 9th 2021. He was born April 7th 1935 at home, south of Moore the son of Archie F. and Alta I. (Thomas) Nelson. He attended the Trout Creek School until the 8th grade where he learned to hate Macaroni and Cheese because his teacher...

Joseph W. Murray

Joseph W. Murray

Jan 5, 2021

Joseph W. (Joe) Murray 97 of Great Falls died Tuesday, January 5th, 2021 in Great Falls of natural causes. He was born October 4, 1923 the son of Joseph A. and Ella Rebecca (Hogeland) Murray in Lewistown. He was the second of their four boys. He lived his entire life in the Lewistown, Hobson and Danvers aera. When Pearl Harbor...

Debra L. Flesch

Debra L. Flesch

Jan 2, 2021

Debra L. (Debbie) Flesch 53 of Lewistown died Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 at her home of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and committal will be in Central Montana Memorial Gardens of Lewistown. A complete obituary will be released when completed. The Cloyd Funeral Home is assisting the family. Condolences for the family may be posted online at www.cloydfuneralhome.com.

Levi Hunter Mccarty

Levi Hunter Mccarty

Jan 2, 2021

Levi Hunter McCarty, 38, of Hobson, died Saturday afternoon, January 2, 2021 as a result of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. Levi was born August 13, 1982 in Marlinton, West Virginia the oldest child of Jeff and Peggy. He graduated from Fergus High School in 2000. He then went to the Art Institute of Seattle where he received a...

William Allen

William Allen

Dec 31, 2020

William (Bill) Allen 69 of Denton died Thursday evening, December 31st, 2020 at his home of natural causes.  He was born November 19, 1951 in Lewistown, MT the son of Arthur R. and Lucille R. (Reichmuth) Allen.  He received his schooling in Denton and then worked as a cowboy until entering the U.S. Army in 1981.  He served overseas and...

Catherine Holzworth

Catherine Holzworth

Dec 27, 2020

Catherine Holzworth 83 of Arden, NC passed away on December 27, 2020.  A complete obituary will be released when completed.

Cremation has taken place and committal will be in Central Montana Memorial Gardens at a later date.  The Cloyd Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.cloydfuneralhome.com.

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