Obituaries
Marian A. Nelson
Jan 1, 2020
Marian A. Nelson, 91, of Missoula, passed from this life the morning of January 1, 2020, with her family by her side. She was born August 14th, 1928 to Alvin and Martha Tancre in Ray, North Dakota. She thoroughly enjoyed the farming life, her extended family and community of friends. Her first love was the accordion. At the age of...
Dorothy Gallwas
Dec 30, 2019
Missoula – Dorothy Gallwas, 90, of Missoula died Mon. December 30, 2019 at her daughter’s residence in Billings. Funeral Services are planned for Mon. Jan. 6, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. with Interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens at Noon, followed by a Reception in the Community Room.
Mary Ann White
Dec 27, 2019
Mary Ann White ,76, passed away of natural causes, surrounded by her family at home on Friday, December 27th, 2019. Mary Ann was born June 14th, 1943 to Camille and Jacqueline Adams. Mary Ann was the oldest of seven children. Mary Ann and her younger brother grew up with her grandparents, Maurice and Anna Adams. Once out of school, she...
Robert Thomas "Thom Ray" Ray
Dec 26, 2019
Missoula – Robert Thomas “Thom Ray” Ray, 73, of Missoula died Thurs. Dec. 26, 2019 at his residence. Cremation and Burial Society of the Rockies is in care of arrangements.
Clyde N. Bakker
Dec 7, 2019
Missoula native and lifelong resident, Clyde Bakker, passed away at home on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Clyde and his wife Esther have lived in the Orchard Homes area since 1959. Being a World War II Veteran, Clyde chose to leave us on Pearl Harbor Day- how amazing is that? Clyde was born on April 15, 1922 in Missoula to Mary...
John W. Appelt
Dec 7, 2019
John William Appelt was born on July 12, 1941 to John and Mae Appelt in Oak Park, Illinois. He was very proud of his upbringing in the Catholic School system and graduated from Epiphany Grammar School and Saint Phillips High School in Chicago. John was thirteen when he began working at Kucera's grocery store delivering groceries. Immediately upon graduation he...
Larry G. Plaster
Nov 29, 2019
Larry Gene Plaster Larry Gene Plaster, 62, of Missoula, passed away Friday November 29, 2019 at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains, MT after battling a long time illness. He was born on April 23, 1957 in Missoula to Bobby Plaster and Rosa Lee DeSart. He attended elementary school in Missoula and graduated from Hellgate High School. In 1983 Larry...
Linda Roberta Comstock
Nov 26, 2019
Linda Roberta Comstock, 69, passed away on Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 at the Living Centre in Stevensville of natural causes. She was born May 5th, 1950 in Missoula to Robert and Elizabeth Comstock. She spent most of her life in Missoula where she attended Hellgate High School and was one of the first classes to attend the school as a...
Kathleen Marie "Kathy" Gashwiler
Nov 25, 2019
MISSOULA — Kathleen Marie "Kathy" Gashwiler, 73, of Missoula died Monday, Nov. 25 at The Springs. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of arrangements.
Eldon W. Long
Nov 22, 2019
Eldon W. Long filed his final flight plan, with his suitcase full of 94 years’ worth of love, laughter, and adventure, on November 22, 2019. After 30 plus years working high in the sky, and almost 30 years of a well-deserved and enjoyed retirement, Eldon’s luggage was full of all that we could hope for in the end of our...
Steven Joseph DeMers
Nov 21, 2019
Steven Joseph DeMers, 63, of Missoula, Montana, passed away at home surrounded by his family on November 21st, 2019. He is loved and will be missed. Steve fought a brave battle against cancer. Steve, known as “Dumper” or “The Dump” to his close friends, was born in Missoula, Montana on March 12, 1956 to Raymond Joseph and Ethna “Jo” DeMers....
Bob Gillies
Nov 10, 2019
Bob Gillies – Born August 7, 1934 Our husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather passed away November 10, 2019 in Missoula, MT. Robert, known as Bob, Dad, grandpa or papa, was born to Joe and Martha Gillies August 8, 1934 in Philipsburg, MT. He was raised on the beautiful ranch in Rock Creek with his older brother Jim. Bob graduated from high...
Ronda Lynn Porter Geiger
Nov 5, 2019
MISSOULA — Ronda Lynn Porter Geiger went home to be with her Lord and savior Jesus on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. A celebration of her life will be held at Set Free Church, 101 Anns Lane, Lolo, MT on Saturday, November 30, at 2 p.m.
Weldon John Sparks
Nov 5, 2019
Weldon John Sparks Jr. (Chub) passed away at St Pat’s Hospital on November 5, 2019 of natural causes. He was born March 18, 1942 in Hays, MT. He grew up in Malta before he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged. He returned home to Montana to work and raise his family. He spent the majority of his...
Phillip Don Benjamin
Nov 3, 2019
MISSOULA — Phillip Don Benjamin, 42, of Missoula died Sunday, Nov. 3 at his residence. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of arrangements.
Veleen Joy "“Val”" (Johnson) Hanson
Oct 23, 2019
Veleen “Val” Joy (Johnson) Hanson, age 80, passed away peacefully with family at her side on October 23, 2019 in Dayton, Ohio, where she had lived for the past year. Daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, and grandmother, Val was always, at heart, a teacher. Born on October 4, 1939, Val grew up in Alberton where she met her future husband,...
Lowaine Norgard Lee
Oct 23, 2019
On the 4th of July 1941 Marthea Lowaine Norgard was born in Watford City ND. The first child of Andrew and Mabel Norgard, soon to follow were sister Lucille and brother James, they lived on the family farm just south of Arnegard, ND. Lowaine and her siblings attended school in Arnegard and after graduating, Lowaine went on to graduate with...
Elsie Reinoehl
Oct 22, 2019
Elsie Reinoehl passed away October 22, 2019 in Douglas Wyoming. She was born to early day pioneers, Hans and Margaret Bohrnsen Luthje in Butte, Montana on March 17,1917. At two weeks of age she traveled by train from Butte to Philipsburg, MT. and then by horse drawn sled to the ranch, where her seven siblings were anxiously awaiting the return...
Nancy Meyers
Oct 16, 2019
Nancy C. Meyers, 88, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 in Missoula, MT. She was born on July 19, 1931 to E. Witter Clawson and Dorothy Reynolds Clawson in Plainfield, NJ where she grew up with her brother, Peter Clawson. She spent two months each summer for 10 years at Camp Kokosing in Maine as a camper and a...
Lawrence D. "Larry" Bruesch
Oct 15, 2019
LAWRENCE DEAN BRUESCH Lawrence Dean Bruesch, 94, of Missoula, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at St. Patrick Hospital, of natural causes. Larry, known as Bud to all his family and childhood friends, was born on March 6, 1925 in Almo, Idaho, to Jake and Ida Bruesch as the youngest of six children. He was educated at the Almo...
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