Obituaries
Melvin Lee Moon
Jun 5, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Melvin (Mel) Lee Moon, 82, passed away in the comfort of his home of 48 years on June 5, 2022. He spent the last several years struggling with Alzheimer. Melvin was born to Doris (Jardine) and Bert Moon in Conrad, Montana on February 29, 1940. He was the oldest of three children and when his mom divorced and...
Joseph "Joe" Thelen
May 31, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Joseph R. Thelen, 84, of Missoula, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at The Auberge at Missoula Valley in Missoula. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula.
Norman Lester Brovold
May 23, 2022
ALBERTON ~ Norman L. Brovold, 93, of Alberton, passed away Monday, May 23, 2022 at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula.
Dylan Alexander Saunders
May 16, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Dylan Alexander Saunders, 31, of Missoula, passed away on Monday, May 16th. He was born on April 30th, 1991, in Missoula to Steven Saunders and Lisa Saunders (Schonrock). Dylan graduated from Big Sky High School. He enjoyed mountain biking, working on cars, phones, and computers. He also enjoyed spending time outdoors; spear fishing, hunting, and snow boarding. Survivors...
Diane Kay Thompson
May 4, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Diane Kay Thompson passed away on May 4, 2022 in Missoula Montana from Multiple Myeloma. She was born February 23, 1949 in Dillon, Montana to Oliver (Smokey) and Betty Lou (Glassey) Thompson. In 1950, little sister Linda Lee Completed the family. The Thompsons moved to Butte, Montana in 1954 and she was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis that...
Frankie Jean Evanson Morrison (Smelser)
May 1, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Frankie Jean went home to Jesus on Sunday May 1st, 2022 11 days before her 90th birthday. She died peacefully at her home at Riverside Health Care in Missoula of natural causes. Born May 11, 1932 to Lonia and Rex Smelser in Sioux City, Iowa, Frankie was the fiery middle child of 6 children. The family moved around...
Floyd Edward "Ed" Heppe Jr.
Apr 30, 2022
SUPERIOR ~ Floyd E. “Ed” Heppe, Jr. 72, of Superior, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022 at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula.
Dean Russell Klingler
Apr 20, 2022
Dean Russell Klingler passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in his sleep on the morning of April 20th, in Missoula, Montana. Born February 19, 1959 to Russell and Helen Klingler in Missoula, Montana, Dean lived in the Montana communities of Missoula, Glasgow and Harlem until the age of six when Dean’s father took a job with American International Group and Dean...
Mary Beth Beavers (Kibler)
Apr 13, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Mary Beth Beavers, 90, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at her home. Arrangements a under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula.
Lester Donald Tabish
Apr 12, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Heaven peacefully welcomed Lester D. Tabish on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the age of 95. Born on January 16, 1927, in Missoula, Montana to Joseph and Sadie Tabish, Lester was one of eight children. He attended Missoula County High School and during World War II, worked on his family large truck farm. Lester married his high school...
Deborah Lorraine Kuntz (Birch)
Mar 31, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Deborah Lorraine Kuntz, 64, of Missoula, Montana passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Providence Saint Patrick Hospital, surrounded by family. She was born on June 18, 1957 in Glendive Montana to Jack and Beatrice Birch, where she grew up with her brother Mike. She attended Dawson County high school where she participated in jazz band. She...
Roy Carl Miller Jr.
Mar 26, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Roy C Miller Jr (Butch/RC), 76, of Missoula left this earth to be with our Lord Saturday, March 26, 2022. His passing was peaceful after a long courageous battle with Alzheimer’s and kidney disease just as he wished, at home, in his bed. He was born September 30, 1945 in Missoula to Roy and Pauline (Thomas) Miller, both...
Raymond L. Cannon
Mar 24, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Raymond L. Cannon, 56, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022 at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula.
Mark Stuart Taishoff
Mar 22, 2022
Mark S. Taishoff passed away at home alongside those who loved him, on March 22nd, 2022, while bravely battling glioblastoma. He was born on April 25th, 1954, in Boston, MA, the son of the late Pearl and Joseph Taishoff, and the devoted brother of the late Sue Taishoff. Mark was raised in Massachusetts and developed an enduring affinity for the...
Archie Leon Fisher
Mar 17, 2022
Archie Leon Fisher, 68, of Missoula passed away on Thursday, March 17th, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family and Pastor Jordan Hall. He was born on July 16th, 1953 in Billings, MT to Edgar and Doris Fisher and was the fourth of four children. Archie attended several grade schools as his family moved to many towns in MT...
Christian F "Chris" Kuntz
Mar 14, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Chris F. Kuntz, 89 of Missoula, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 at the Ivy in Deer Lodge of cancer. He was born July 31, 1932 in Moise, Montana to Chris A. and Anna (Gress) Kuntz. He grew up in Moise Valley with his three brothers. Chris proudly served in the United States Navy from 1951 until...
James Harold Whalen
Mar 11, 2022
SEELEY LAKE ~ James Harold Whalen was born November 2, 1939 in Minneapolis to Harold and Elizabeth Whalen and brought up with his siblings Carole, Bob, and Mary (Midge) in St. Louis Park in an Irish family where Himself was in charge (when Betty allowed him). In his youth, he stayed with his uncle near Billings when he could and...
Jean Audray Sobolik (Smith)
Mar 5, 2022
Jean Audray Sobolik, daughter of Vernon and Genevieve (Bahl) Smith, was born October 13, 1939 in Arthur, North Dakota. She grew up on a small, self-sufficient farm near Arthur. Jean graduated high school and continued her education at Mayville State College. After one year, her marriage took her overseas to Germany followed by moves to Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana....
Frances Marion "Fran" Gallagher (Ryan)
Mar 5, 2022
Mom was born Frances Marion Ryan on November 11, 1932 in Laurin, Montana, the second of four children born to James Patrick and Marion Kathryn Ryan. She grew up in Dillon, Montana, attending Beaverhead County High School. Mom was an avid student and an expert typist, typing close to 100 wpm in school. During high school Mom worked at the...
Marilyn Joyce "M.J." Wells
Mar 1, 2022
HELENA ~ Marilyn “Joyce” Wells, 87, of Long Beach California, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Joyce was residing at Bee Hive Homes of Helena. She was born July 13, 1934 in Grandville, ND. Joyce moved to California as a young woman and went to business school. She began her career with AT&T and worked her way up from...
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