Obituaries
Ronald "Ron" Vander Veen
Feb 26, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Ronald D. Vander Veen, age 74, of Missoula, Montana, went to be with his Lord and Savior on the 26th of February, 2022 after a valiant battle with a long illness. He passed away in his home surrounded by his wife and children. He was born on April 2, 1947, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Marjorie and Don Vander...
Janet Lee Hiller
Feb 8, 2022
Janet Lee Hiller (Nee: Burton), 77, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Missoula Health and Rehab. Janet was born in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas to the late Roy and Kate Burton, one of four children. The family moved to Montana when the children were young and Janet made her home here. She met and married Delbert...
John Lewis Buelow
Feb 6, 2022
MISSOULA ~ John Lewis Buelow, 68, of Missoula, passed away on Sunday, February 6th, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital after a short battle with cancer. John was born on November 19, 1953 in Omak, WA to Leonard W. and Nora Jean Buelow. The Buelow family had a farm and orchard in Omak and John had many fond memories of his...
Laura Lee Wood (Wordsworth)
Feb 5, 2022
SEELEY LAKE ~ Laura Lee Wordsworth Wood, 59, of Seeley Lake, passed away February 5th, 2022 of heart failure. She was born on September 3, 1962 in California to Eileen & Charles Wordsworth. As a young person, she enjoyed every aspect of being a California girl... camping with Girl Scouts, swimming, and beach days with friends. She was the trailblazing...
Richard Anthony Zientek
Jan 30, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Richard A. Zientek, 71, of Missoula passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at his home in Missoula. He was born September 5, 1950 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania to Michael and Helen (Fritzinger) Zientek. After living in Hazleton, he moved to Center City, Pennsylvania. From there he moved to Montana he met and married his wife, Lucy. She survives....
Dorothy Marie Baber (Burger)
Jan 29, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Dorothy Marie Baber, of Missoula, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at her home. She was 98. She was born in Missoula to Nick and Kathryn Burger. She was married to Donald Baber who preceded her in death & is survived by her 3 daughters & their families. Per her wishes cremation has taken place. In lieu...
Edwin Arthur "Ed" Truax Sr.
Jan 18, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Edwin Arthur Truax Sr. passed away January 18, 2022 surrounded with the love and support of his adoring family. Ed loved Jesus with all his heart, his final testimony to Christ was when he looked up and said, "oh wow, I see Him. What a trip!" with joy plastered in his expression . Then he said home with...
Susanne Leppmann Bessac
Jan 17, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Susanne Leppmann Bessac died January 17, 2022, in her home of over fifty years in Missoula. She was born November 9, 1929, in Waldheim, Germany. Her father was Joachim Leppmann (a civil engineer), and her mother was Marianne Hempel Leppmann, M.D. (a physician). In 1933 Germany decreed that no Jews could be employed in civil services—with the result...
Eric Warren Hefty
Jan 15, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Eric Warren Hefty, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, left this world on Saturday, January 15. He was 77 years old. Born in Great Falls, Montana, in 1944, Eric spent most of his working life in Missoula, Montana, where he raised three children with his wife Cheryl, to whom he was married and devoted for 53 years....
Nancy Noel Matthews (Henneberger)
Jan 7, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Nancy Matthews, wife of a diplomat and ardent supporter of the arts in Missoula and internationally, passed away on Friday January 7th due to complications from a hip injury. Born Nancy Noel Henneberger December 24th, 1927, in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of Thomas and Francis Henneberger of Chambersburg. Nancy was raised in Caldwell, NJ where her...
Gerald Anthony "Gerry" Wustner
Jan 3, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Jerry Wustner, 71, of Missoula passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022 at his home in Missoula. He was born March 16, 1950 in England to Frances Josephine Devine. He moved with his mother to Montana in 1954. He attended St. Anthony’s Grade School and Loyola High School in Missoula. After High School he enlisted in the Navy...
David F Newbigging
Dec 29, 2021
MISSOULA ~ David Francis, the 2nd of 9 children, was born to James and Thelma (Waddell) Newbigging in his grandparents’ home, near Sheridan WY, on March 9, 1926. He grew up in the rural ranch country of Montana, learning a lifelong work ethic mixed with the youthful camaraderie of his brothers and sisters. By January 1943, he felt compelled to...
Janet Irene Earll (Bailey)
Dec 24, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Janet Bailey (Irene) Earll, of Missoula, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021, at the Springs Missoula of natural causes. She was born in Red Lodge, Montana on June 20, 1933, to Joe and Audrey Bailey. Janet flourished in her hometown, along with her younger sister Donna Kaye. After graduating from high school, Janet attended The University of...
Brandon Edward Knudson
Dec 20, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Brandon Edward Knudson, 54, of Missoula passed away unexpectedly Monday December 20, 2021. Brandon was born on June 6th, 1967 in Missoula MT to Carol and Edward Knudson. He attended Big Sky High School, where he went on to become the 1983 Class AA State Wrestling Champ at 98 lbs. Brandon loved the Missoula community; an avid Big...
Elaine Carol Geiser (Martin)
Dec 19, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Elaine C. Geiser, 70, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 at her home. Elaine is survived by her husband Vernon Geiser: her daughter, Stephanie Hackney; her grandchildren, Robert (Kayla) Geiser-Hackney, Jared Hackney, Zach (Hannah Lyn) Hackney; her two great-grandchildren, Carter and Jaxson Geiser-Hackney; two sisters, Dora Lynn Gustafson, Lilian Phillips and one brother, William Robert Martin...
Joseph Gene "Joe" Casini
Dec 15, 2021
Joseph Gene Casini, age 59, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at his home in Missoula, MT from heart failure. Joe was born on February 7, 1962 in Bakersfield, CA to Geno Casini and Betty Nelson. In his younger years, Joe loved spending time with family and visiting his parents at their homes in California and Nevada. Joe loved...
John G "Jack" Robinson
Dec 15, 2021
MISSOULA ~ John Gilbert “Jack” Robinson, 91, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Jack was Ralph and Orpha Robinson’s youngest child, coming into the world on November 20, 1930. His six older siblings included Charles Arthur Robinson, Geraldine Marguerite Robinson Brantz, Irene Mildred Robinson Ruff Bennett, Ella Lucille Robinson Packwood Edwards, Harley Ralph Robinson, and Edwin Lyle Robinson. Jack’s...
Michael Thomas Pahl
Dec 15, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Michael Thomas “Mike” Pahl was born March 5, 1954 in Great Falls, Mt. to Arthur and Patricia Pahl. Mike joined the growing family with older sister Cathy (Stebbins) and older brother Arthur, JR. (Artie). Younger brother Kelley came along a few years later. Mike spent his early years in Great Falls sampling some of the local grade schools....
Hugh Webster Smith
Dec 12, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Hugh Webster Sith, 92, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021 at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Missoula.
Cody J Morgan
Dec 12, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Cody James Morgan, from Missoula, passed away suddenly on December 12, 2021 after a brief illness. He was born in Port Charlotte, Florida on August 31, 1984 to Edward and Monica (Reser) Morgan, and moved with his family to Lakeland, FL and Sheridan, WY before settling in Ashland, MT in 1994. In 2007, Cody moved to Missoula, MT...
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