Obituaries
Gary Ronald Smith
Jun 17, 2020
Frenchtown – Gary Ronald Smith, Sr., 76, of Frenchtown, died Weds. June 17, 2020 at his residence. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of arrangements.
Janice L. Boxleitner
Jun 12, 2020
Janice Lea (Marquardt) Boxleitner, 84, passed away peacefully at her home in Missoula, Montana, surrounded by family on June 12th, 2020. Janice was born April 14, 1936 in Sioux Falls, SD to Ernest & Esther Marquardt. She grew up on a farm, sparking her lifelong love of horses. In high school, to continue her education, Janice boarded at the Wessington...
Raymond Earl Bailey
Jun 9, 2020
Missoula – Raymond Earl Bailey, 57, of Missoula died Tuesday June 9, 2020 at his residence. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of arrangements.
Robert Steven Smith
Jun 9, 2020
Missoula – Robert Steven Smith, 53, of Missoula died Tuesday June 9, 2020 at his residence. Entombment will be Weds. June 17, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Jacobson
Jun 3, 2020
Elizabeth (Betty) Jacobson passed away June 3, 2020 at Edgewood Vistas. She was born on June 29, 1934 in Las Vegas, NV to Forrest and Anita Weathers. She graduated from Emmett High School in Emmett, Idaho and then married Donald Thrall. After traveling for Don’s Navy career, they made their home in Missoula with their four children. They later divorced....
Jimmie Arnold "Jim" Morgan
May 28, 2020
Jimmie (Jim) Arnold Morgan, 74, died of natural causes in his motorhome in Clarkston, Washington on May 28, 2020. Jim was born to Hermon and Martha Morgan on May 3, 1946 in Joplin, Missouri. He was the tenth of twelve children, with two older brothers (Herman Jr. and Bill) and one younger brother (Rodney) as well as seven older sisters...
Hannah Kay Hensen
May 24, 2020
Hannah Kay Hensen, 33, of Missoula passed away at home on May 24, 2020. Services will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Benefit for Matthias and Mikah Grundy and Makaiah Hensen at the Clear Water Credit Union. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Bradley Douglas "Brad" Riley
May 24, 2020
Missoula – Bradley Douglas “Brad” Riley, 59, of Missoula died peacefully at his home of natural causes Saturday May 24, 2020. He went to be with his dad Doyle Riley and his wife Erica’s grandmother Mary Mercurio. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of arrangements.
John Patteson "Jack" Wehrenberg
May 23, 2020
Missoula – John Patteson “Jack” Wehrenberg, 92, of Missoula died Sat. May 23, 2020 at The Springs at Missoula. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of arrangements.
Margie E. Brown
May 20, 2020
Margie Brown, 80, of Missoula passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Village Health and Rehabilitation Center, of natural causes. She was born on July 21, 1939 in Havre, to Walter and Edna Stotts. At a young age she met her husband Jim Brown and they have been married 63 years. She is survived by her son, daughter, 5...
Mellaney Lu Robinson
May 2, 2020
MISSOULA — Mellaney Lu (Brooks) Robinson, 72, of Missoula died Saturday, May 2 at her residence. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of arrangements.
Joseph A. "Joe" Odell
May 1, 2020
Missoula – Joseph A. “Joe” Odell, 52, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on May 1, 2020. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.
Thomas William "Tom" Mensing
Apr 18, 2020
Thomas W. Mensing died peacefully at home with family on April 18, 2020 at the age of 83 leaving his well-used and totally worn out body shouting Woo Hoo what a ride! Tom was born in Ashley ND to Claude and Amanda Mensing on August 5, 1936. They soon moved to Hettinger ND where Tom graduated from Hettinger High School...
Sharon A. Hemphill
Apr 7, 2020
FRENCHTOWN — Sharon A. Hemphill, 76, of Frenchtown died Tuesday April 7 at her residence. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of arrangements.
Dorothy A. Long
Mar 17, 2020
Dorothy Agnes Dellwo, known as Mama Dot to those who mattered most, passed away in her home on Wednesday, March 17, 2020. Her bags were packed, and she took that final flight to be reunited with her best friend and husband Eldon, and their fur companion Cookie, to continue their love story. Born December 4, 1926, in the quiet town...
Ernest "Ernie" Deschamps
Mar 6, 2020
Ernest (Ernie) Deschamps, of Missoula, passed away March 6, 2020, at St. Patrick Hospital. Born in 1929 in Mullan, Idaho, Ernie spent his youth on the ranch in Alberton. Ernie was an avid hunter and Fisherman. He enjoyed woodworking and made numerous pieces for the Catholic Church in Lolo. He and his wife Pat traveled extensively and were devoted Griz...
Carma Perry Wight
Mar 1, 2020
Carma Perry Wight, of Hall, passed away on March 1, 2020 at the age of 86 at the Village Nursing Home in Missoula, Montana, after a prolonged struggle with Parkinson’s disease. Carma was born the 5th of 6 children in Independence, Idaho on November 20, 1933, to Vern and Pauline Perry. Carma remembered growing up spending long days hoeing beets...
Charlotte Jean Stockard Whitehead
Feb 29, 2020
MISSOULA — Charlotte Jean Stockard Whitehead passed away on Feb. 29 due to natural causes. She was born in Roswell, New Mexico, on May 22, 1949. She is the daughter of Charles and Jean Stockard who were wonderfully supportive parents. Unfortunately, Michael, her only sibling, tragically passed away at the age of 5. This was a devastating loss. During Charlotte’s...
Esther Bakker
Feb 21, 2020
MISSOULA — Esther Lorna Wangerin Bakker was born in Outlook on Jan. 18, 1921 to Henry Wangerin and Bertha Hollatz. She left us on Feb. 21, 2020 at the age of 99. Esther grew up on the farm in Outlook with three sisters and one brother - Elsie, Lorna, Melvin and Betty. At the age of 19, Esther took a...
Thelma Smith
Feb 11, 2020
Thelma Smith, 86, of Superior passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. Arrangement are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home.



