In Memoriam
Photo courtesy of William Paul McKane
May they rest in peace.
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Scroll down to see the obituaries of those who died after our slideshow and video presentation were done.
Obituary of Timothy Murray - published at Schnider's Funeral Home on 28 Nov 2018
Click here to read Tim's obituary.
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Obituary of Colleen Cady Bishop- published in the Great Falls Tribune on 23 Oct 2018
Obituary of Judy Hannant Orth- published in the Great Falls Tribune on 23 Sep 2018
Click here to read Judy's obituary.
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Obituary of Edwin John "Ted" Brower - published in the Great Falls Tribune on 28 Aug 2018
Great Falls - Ted Brower passed away peacefully on July 9th, 2018, at his home in San Leandro, California. He was preceded in death by his parents Andrew and Betty Jo (McKinley) Brower.
Ted was born in Ephrata, Washington, on February 7th, 1949, and graduated from high school in Great Falls, Montana. He moved to California in 1980, and lived in the Bay Area for the remainder of his life. Ted was a licensed Meat Cutter, and worked in the food industry for many years. He was a member of the Mormon Church in Alameda County.
He is survived by his daughter Shalonna LaValley and five grandchildren of Clear Lake, California; his brothers Terry, Daniel, Ronald and David Brower, his sister Rickie Heath, all residing in Washington State, and their respective families. Ted will be greatly missed by all of his friends and family.
Ted will be buried next to his parents at the Highland Cemetery in Great Falls, Montana. There will be a private family graveside service on September 7th, 2018.
Obituary of Edwin John "Ted" Brower - published in the Great Falls Tribune on 28 Aug 2018
Great Falls - Ted Brower passed away peacefully on July 9th, 2018, at his home in San Leandro, California. He was preceded in death by his parents Andrew and Betty Jo (McKinley) Brower.
Ted was born in Ephrata, Washington, on February 7th, 1949, and graduated from high school in Great Falls, Montana. He moved to California in 1980, and lived in the Bay Area for the remainder of his life. Ted was a licensed Meat Cutter, and worked in the food industry for many years. He was a member of the Mormon Church in Alameda County.
He is survived by his daughter Shalonna LaValley and five grandchildren of Clear Lake, California; his brothers Terry, Daniel, Ronald and David Brower, his sister Rickie Heath, all residing in Washington State, and their respective families. Ted will be greatly missed by all of his friends and family.
Ted will be buried next to his parents at the Highland Cemetery in Great Falls, Montana. There will be a private family graveside service on September 7th, 2018.
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Obituary of Carl Dean (Sak) Brown - published in the Great Falls Tribune on Aug. 22, 2018
Great Falls - Carl Dean (Sak) Brown was born in Great Falls, Montana, on June 22, 1949, to David and Mary Brown, who loved him and gave him his diving board into life. Carl quickly built many exciting and often wide-eyed producing memories, extending into his 69th year of life. He attended McKinley Grade School and Great Falls High, graduating in 1968.
Carl was born with a passion for baseball. He played most levels of baseball, including starting pitcher for the Great Falls Electrics in 1966 and 1967. During those two seasons, Carl was 14-7, with an 8-3 mark in 1967. During that season, he compiled a 1.25 ERA with 150 strikeouts in 96 innings. During one game, Carl pitched a two-hitter, striking out 12, with no walks. Despite his efforts, he lost 2-1 due to a pair of unearned runs. Years later, Carl was a Great Falls Tribune sports page "Guest Guesser", where he was described as a "walking baseball encyclopedia, a baseball nut". At the time, Carl was quoted as saying "I had one pitch, throw it hard past them". He maintained that these experiences made him into a lifelong fanatic Boston Red Sox fan. He often referred to the rival New York Yankees as those egg-sucking Yankees. One of his favorite quotes was "Baseball is life. Everything else is details."
Throughout life, Carl maintained a well-developed appreciation of music. He played bass guitar with the six-member band known as Plumm Pudd'n, who played at the Battle of the Bands and other events throughout central Montana, complete with the puffy shirts he compared to a particular Seinfield episode. Up to a few years ago, Carl continued to use the massive speakers from his band days in his home stereo system, acknowledging that he had contributed to the permanent hearing loss experienced by many of his friends while listening to the Moody Blues, Santana, or Zeppelin.
The University of Montana was the next education stop for Carl. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Education, with high honors, in 1973. He followed that with a master's degree in history, where he served as a graduate teaching assistant for renowned professors Harry Fritz and K. Ross Toole. He continued to be a student of history throughout his life, often frustrated that we, as individuals and as a country, appear to remember little of that history.
Carl was a longtime employee of Howard's Pizza, during both high school and college, in Great Falls and Missoula. He could sling a pie as good as the best of them and maintained lifelong friendships with many of his fellow Howard's workers. He later ventured into the insurance industry, where he was employed by the Joe O'Dell Agency and then Mutual of Omaha, until his death.
Carl passed away very unexpectantly while away on vacation at Swan Lake with the family of one of his closest friends. He loved to be on vacation and often joined the families of his close friends when invited, whether in Lincoln, Placid Lake, Seattle, or other interesting places. He recently journeyed to Chicago with close friends, taking in a couple Cub's baseball games, the Chicago Symphony, lots of great food, and thoroughly enjoying himself. He was known to many children of his friends as Uncle Carl. He was part of their lives as they grew up, faced the challenges of life, and celebrated achievements, marriages, and children. Many a child of his friends received encouragement, guidance, and numerous baseball cards from Carl, throughout the years.
Everyone reading this who was blessed to have Carl in their life can talk of the good times and cherish the struggles they walked through with him. Sometimes Carl led the way, and other times he walked by our side.
This is normally the part in an obituary where those who have gone before him are listed and those left behind are pained reading their own names as "survivors", yet others might be impressed by the wide range of individuals who crossed paths with Carl. How does one sit and write an account of a man who lived so much, was loved greatly, and loved even deeper? He was the one that we "survivors" were blessed to have known.
At age 15, Carl's mother gave him the book, The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran. It was a book he cherished, learned from, grew through, and always strove to hold in his heart and actions. Gibran's words on death speak as though Carl is wanting to put our hearts at ease and take our pain for us.
Thank you, Carl, for walking the winding road of life with us. We will miss you, but you will not be forgotten.
A celebration of life for Carl will be held on Thursday, August 30th, starting at 4pm, at the Black Eagle Community Center, where we can share our own story of Carl.
Obituary of Carl Dean (Sak) Brown - published in the Great Falls Tribune on Aug. 22, 2018
Great Falls - Carl Dean (Sak) Brown was born in Great Falls, Montana, on June 22, 1949, to David and Mary Brown, who loved him and gave him his diving board into life. Carl quickly built many exciting and often wide-eyed producing memories, extending into his 69th year of life. He attended McKinley Grade School and Great Falls High, graduating in 1968.
Carl was born with a passion for baseball. He played most levels of baseball, including starting pitcher for the Great Falls Electrics in 1966 and 1967. During those two seasons, Carl was 14-7, with an 8-3 mark in 1967. During that season, he compiled a 1.25 ERA with 150 strikeouts in 96 innings. During one game, Carl pitched a two-hitter, striking out 12, with no walks. Despite his efforts, he lost 2-1 due to a pair of unearned runs. Years later, Carl was a Great Falls Tribune sports page "Guest Guesser", where he was described as a "walking baseball encyclopedia, a baseball nut". At the time, Carl was quoted as saying "I had one pitch, throw it hard past them". He maintained that these experiences made him into a lifelong fanatic Boston Red Sox fan. He often referred to the rival New York Yankees as those egg-sucking Yankees. One of his favorite quotes was "Baseball is life. Everything else is details."
Throughout life, Carl maintained a well-developed appreciation of music. He played bass guitar with the six-member band known as Plumm Pudd'n, who played at the Battle of the Bands and other events throughout central Montana, complete with the puffy shirts he compared to a particular Seinfield episode. Up to a few years ago, Carl continued to use the massive speakers from his band days in his home stereo system, acknowledging that he had contributed to the permanent hearing loss experienced by many of his friends while listening to the Moody Blues, Santana, or Zeppelin.
The University of Montana was the next education stop for Carl. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Education, with high honors, in 1973. He followed that with a master's degree in history, where he served as a graduate teaching assistant for renowned professors Harry Fritz and K. Ross Toole. He continued to be a student of history throughout his life, often frustrated that we, as individuals and as a country, appear to remember little of that history.
Carl was a longtime employee of Howard's Pizza, during both high school and college, in Great Falls and Missoula. He could sling a pie as good as the best of them and maintained lifelong friendships with many of his fellow Howard's workers. He later ventured into the insurance industry, where he was employed by the Joe O'Dell Agency and then Mutual of Omaha, until his death.
Carl passed away very unexpectantly while away on vacation at Swan Lake with the family of one of his closest friends. He loved to be on vacation and often joined the families of his close friends when invited, whether in Lincoln, Placid Lake, Seattle, or other interesting places. He recently journeyed to Chicago with close friends, taking in a couple Cub's baseball games, the Chicago Symphony, lots of great food, and thoroughly enjoying himself. He was known to many children of his friends as Uncle Carl. He was part of their lives as they grew up, faced the challenges of life, and celebrated achievements, marriages, and children. Many a child of his friends received encouragement, guidance, and numerous baseball cards from Carl, throughout the years.
Everyone reading this who was blessed to have Carl in their life can talk of the good times and cherish the struggles they walked through with him. Sometimes Carl led the way, and other times he walked by our side.
This is normally the part in an obituary where those who have gone before him are listed and those left behind are pained reading their own names as "survivors", yet others might be impressed by the wide range of individuals who crossed paths with Carl. How does one sit and write an account of a man who lived so much, was loved greatly, and loved even deeper? He was the one that we "survivors" were blessed to have known.
At age 15, Carl's mother gave him the book, The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran. It was a book he cherished, learned from, grew through, and always strove to hold in his heart and actions. Gibran's words on death speak as though Carl is wanting to put our hearts at ease and take our pain for us.
Thank you, Carl, for walking the winding road of life with us. We will miss you, but you will not be forgotten.
A celebration of life for Carl will be held on Thursday, August 30th, starting at 4pm, at the Black Eagle Community Center, where we can share our own story of Carl.