Obituaries
Beverly Jean Larson
Dec 8, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Beverly Larson received her angel wings on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. She was born on August 27, 1942 to Robert and Madge Larson of Missoula, MT. Beverly was the oldest of ten children and loved giving her siblings a hard time, but oh how she loved them. Beverly will be remembered for her big smile, love of strawberry...
Glen J. Bowen
Dec 1, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Glen J. Bowen, 95, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Missoula.
Dan Michael Sloan
Nov 27, 2021
LOLO ~ Dan Michael Sloan, (Bumpa) 72, of Lolo passed away on Saturday, November the 27th, 2021, peacefully at home. Born in Great Falls on April 17, 1949 to Tom and Genevieve Sloan. Dan graduated high school in Superior Wisconsin and joined the Marines in 1968. He served for six years before he moved to Havre, Montana, where he became...
Michaele Renae Janacaro (Lucier)
Nov 25, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Michaele Lucier Janacaro passed away on Thursday, November 25th, 2021, after a long, hard-fought bout with cancer. She is survived by her husband Bill; her children Phoenix, Levi, Elijah, Colter, and Gianna; and her brothers Danny, Bryan, and Shane; and a bazillion friends. Her parents, Bill and Vivian Lucier, preceded her to heaven. Michaele was a God-fearing woman,...
Evelyn Lea Sandberg
Nov 19, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Evelyn Lea Sandberg, 3, of Missoula, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021 at her home. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Missoula.
Namaus Kevin Sandberg
Nov 19, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Namaus Kevin Sandberg, 5, of Missoula, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021 at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Missoula.
Reid Curtis Connell
Nov 16, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Reid Curtis Connell was born on April 29, 1944 to Jack and Mildred (Gunkel) Connell. Reid was greeted by older brother Fay Gene. The Connell family was completed with birth of sister Sandra a few years later. The family moved to the ranch in the ND Badlands when Reid was 2. Grade school was a country school where...
Kurt Royce King
Nov 11, 2021
HUSON ~ Kurt R. King, 68, of Huson, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2021 at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Missoula.
Jeanette Fay Healy (Gray)
Nov 9, 2021
VICTOR ~ Jeanette Fay Gray Healy, age 80, of Victor, Montana passed away November 9, 2021 at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, MT. She was born September 12, 1941 in Choteau, Montana to Irl Joseph Gray and Rebecca Eloise Johnson. She was married to Michael James Healy. Jan was a registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science in nursing...
Lois Hazel Harris (Johnson)
Nov 7, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Lois Hazel Harris was born to Leroy and Nellie Johnson on September 3rd, 1926. She passed on November 7th, 2021. Lois is preceded in death by her parents, her Husband Bill, daughter Barbara and son Donald; brothers Lester, Kenneth, Robert and Ralph Johnson; sisters May Fowler and Dorothy Stanford. Lois is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She...
Robert Lee "Bob" Johnston
Nov 6, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Robert Lee “Bob” Johnston, 80, of Missoula, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. His graveside funeral will be held at 2PM Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Missoula. Chaplain Dan Dixson will officiate. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Missoula.
Jack Ray Stelling
Nov 3, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Jack Ray Stelling, 81, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at The Springs of Missoula Memory Care in Missoula. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Missoula.
Henry Alger "Al" Richards Sr.
Nov 2, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Al Richards passed away in Missoula, MT at the age of 63 of natural causes. He was born on March 31, 1958 to Edwin V. and Diane (Curtis) Richards in Butte, MT. Upon graduation from Anaconda Sr. High School, Al got his associates degree in electrical engineering from the vocational technical center at Montana Tech in Butte. Al...
Ryan Derek Hawk
Oct 28, 2021
It is with deepest sorrows for our family to share the passing of our beloved Ryan on Thursday October 28, 2021. Ryan was born May 4, 1976 in Butte, MT to Brenda Alley. Ryan drew his last breath at St. Patrick’s Hospital ICU in Missoula, MT due to COVID-19, complications from COVID-19, and pneumonia that he courageously battled for almost...
William Robert Ayres
Oct 23, 2021
William R. Ayres (AKA Dad, Bill, Pop, “Papa” Bill, Grandpa & Uncle Bill), 92, passed away on October 23, 2021, with his loving daughter, Donna at his side, while residing at Hillside Health & Rehabilitation Pearl Garden; his home for the past 10 months. He was born January 12, 1929 in Savery, Wyoming, 5th of 8 children, to parents John...
Joy Alice Gross
Oct 20, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Joy Alice Gross of Missoula, passed away Wednesday October 20, 2021 at The Village Health and Rehabilitation in Missoula. Born May 19, 1944, to Adam and Alice Gross, Joy attended school in Missoula. Survivors include nephew, Brian (Christina) Gross and children Camryn and Evan of Tucson Arizona. Nieces, Tracy Sanders and children Mattison (Dyllan) Barnes, Riley and Kallin...
James Allen "Jim" Klier
Oct 17, 2021
MISSOULA ~ James “Jim” Allen Klier, 72, of Missoula, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at home of pneumonia. He was born on July 4, 1949, in Sioux City, Iowa. He was raised by his parents, Maynard and Ruth, on a farm near Bisbee, ND. After graduating high school in 1967, he attended college in Bottineau. Before starting his...
Cornelia Luella "Connie" Bruun (Mendehall)
Oct 14, 2021
Connie L. Bruun born August 18, 1940, and died October 14, 2021 in Globe, Arizona. Connie was one of 18 children. She married Neil Bruun who preceded her in death. They had 7 children: Eldest Neil V Bruun, Joy Geiger, Anna Augustin, Bonnie Hartley, Trudy Wade, Judy Isackson and George Bruun. Connie loved her children with a passion. She was...
DeLores V. Engen
Oct 13, 2021
DeLores Vivian Engen, 92, died the afternoon of Oct. 13, 2021, in her bed at home. She survived much in her life, but dementia and colon cancer claimed her. She was comfortable until the end. She was born in Valley City, N.D., in 1929 to her Norwegian-immigrant mother, Ragna Mathilda Aune, and father, Lloyd Nelson. No one got divorced in...
Richard (Dick) Thurman
Oct 12, 2021
Richard C. (Dick) Thurman, age 86, of Missoula, passed away at Providence St Patrick Hospital on October 12,2021. Dick was born on May 22,1935, the only child of Lyman and May Thurman in Shelby, MT. His father Lyman worked for the railroad and was transferred various places including the High line Dick graduated from Missoula County High School in 1954....