OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MONTANA FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

Pub. 1 2022 Directory

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Past Presidents

1902 E.L. Flaherty, Helena
1903 J. McAllister, Great Falls
1904 Jacob Op,p Helena
1905 George Safley, Bozeman
1906 Wade George, Great Falls
1907 Charles Connor, Choteau
1908 J.S. Cook, Belt
1909 J.S. Cook, Belt
1910 Charles Marsh, Missoula
1912 Albert Bien, Deer Lodge
1913 T.F. O’Connor, Great Falls
1914 J. Whitfield, Livingston
1915 T.F. O’Connor, Great Falls
1916 James Cassidy, Butte
1917 H.F. West, Bozeman
1918 J.V. Kohler, Helena
1919 N.M. Kvalnes, Three Forks
1920 Charles Peterson, Glasgow
1921 J.C. Kohler, Helena
1922 F.M. Smith, Billings
1923 G.W. Selby, Livingston
1924 W.D. Kendrick, Anaconda
1925 J.M. Gompf, Libby
1926 Lawrence Opp, Helena
1927 A.C. Retz, Polson
1928 J.E. Graves, Miles City
1929 R.W. Ross, Deer Lodge
1930 R.W. Ross, Deer Lodge
1931 W.G. O’Connor, Great Falls
1932 H.H. Campbell, Kalispell
1933 Herman Dokken, Bozeman
1934 Arthur Opp, Helena
1935 E.F. Wyse, Conrad
1936 Fred I. Root, Butte
1937 F.M. Smith, Billings
1938 Ralph Bray Sr., Miles City
1939 Lawrence Opp, Helena
1940 W.D. Kendrick, Anaconda
1941 H. M. Brundage, Dillon
1942 Sam White, Jr., Butte
1943 Sam White, Jr., Butte
1944 James Holland, Havre
1945 William Burns, Shelby
1946 Edward Olcott, Jr., Red Lodge
1947 Kenneth Rudolph, Miles City
1948 Howard Smith, Billings
1949 Forrest Retz, Helena
1950 Thomas Connor, Townsend
1951 Roderick Kippen, Bozeman
1952 Lyman Clayton, Wolf Point
1953 Ralph Beck, Deer Lodge
1954 Mel Boice, Billings
1955 Thomas Savage, Anaconda
1956 Wayland Beals, Forsyth
1957 Peter Hartman, Great Falls
1958 Emil Dahl, Bozeman
1959 Walter Brundage, Dillon
1960 C. Ernest Retz, Helena
1961 Lee Stevenson, Baker
1962 Sol Catron, Whitefish
1963 James Bishop, Havre
1964 John Dowling, Hamilton
1965 R.E. Sayatovic, Butte

1966 Larry Silvernale, Glendive
1967 Bernard Dahl, Billings
1968 Everett Bullis, Hardin
1969 Dick Janssen, Fort Benton
1970 Tim Geraghty, Missoula
1971 Wilford Bell, Malta
1972 Dennis Dolan, Butte
1973 Rexal Troth, Bozeman
1974 Hobert Brunsvold, Billings
1975 William E. Riddle, Browning
1976 William E. Riddle, Browning
1977 Lyman Clayton, III, Wolf Point
1978 Thomas Twichel, Helena
1979 Terry Bullis, Hardin
1980 John Malletta, Missoula
1981 James R. Mitchell, Bozeman
1982 John T. Davis, Livingston
1983 Homer Gorder, Choteau
1984 Guy Miser, Fort Benton
1985 Ronald A. Stene, Billings
1986 Bob Ross, Missoula
1987 Jon Stevenson, Baker
1988 Gene Becker, Bozeman
1989 Michael McCollum, Sidney
1990 William E. “Gig” Riddle III, St. Ignatius
1991 Marty Lawrenz, Miles City
1992 Jered Scherer, Billings
1993 Jered Scherer, Billings
1994 Dennis Schoepp, Columbia Falls
1995 Richard Evans, Missoula
1996 Dean Whitesitt, Stevensville
1997 Dennis Croxford, Great Falls
1998 James Marley, Billings
1999 Barry Brekhus, Billings
2000 John E. “Jack” Fulkerson, Jr.  Sidney
2001 Irene Dahl  Bozeman
2002 Bill Rothie  Hamilton
2003 Dennis Schoepp  Columbia Falls
2004 Albert T. McGahan, Sidney
2005 Steven A. Schnider, Great Falls
2006 Shane W. Salisbury, Billings
2007 Wayne J. Benson, Missoula
2008 Terri Stevenson, Miles City
2009 W. Kent Bell, Glasgow
2010 Julie Briggs, Dillon
2011 R. Thomas Grymes, CFSP, Hamilton
2012 Rick Evans  Missoula
2013 Steve Bell  Glasgow
2014 Shawneal Krauszer  Billings
2015 Travis Newman  Missoula
2016 Niles Nelson  Libby
2017 Kyle Zimmerman  Anaconda
2018 Todd Carmichael  Great Falls
2019 Frank Arb  Forsyth
2020 Chris Holt  Helena
2021 Chris Holt  Helena