Obituaries

May 4, 2018

Obituary for John Munch

John Anthony Munch, 65, passed away May 4, 2018, after losing his battle to cancer. John was born in Omaha, NE, on Oct. 5, 1952, to Tony and Alice Munch. Because Tony’s job required occasional transfers, the family moved from Omaha to Chamberlain, SD, and then to Pasco, WA, before settling in Libby. During his...

Apr 30, 2018

Obituary for John Joseph Strong Jr.

John Joseph Strong, Jr. was born on June 29, 1957, in Anaconda. He died on April 30, 2018, in Missoula. John passed away while asleep in his bed at home from complications with cancer. John lived a full life and collected many friends along the way. He was known for his great sense...

Apr 28, 2018

Obituary for Kelly Guth Fontaine

Kelly Fontaine, 70, or Grandma grape as her great-grandkids called her was born Jan. 28, 1948. She was from Mainz, Germany where she met the love of her life Gary Fontaine and they had four beautiful children together. Sadly Gary passed away in 1992 where she later found her second love Kay Brown who...

Apr 28, 2018

Obituary for Cynthia Schmidt Sanguins

Cynthia (Cindy) Sanguins born July 7, 1954, passed away at home on April 30 of natural causes. Cindy was born in Lewiston, Idaho, to Raymond and Vera Schmidt. They moved to Missoula when her father moved to help start up the paper mill, Waldorf Hoerner, at Frenchtown. Cindy married Vernon Muchmore in 1971. From...

Apr 24, 2018

Obituary for Lonnie Boushele

Alonzo David Boushele passed away at home Tuesday, April 24, 2018, following a lengthy battle with cancer; his family by his side. Lonnie was born February 24, 1959, in Missoula, to Tildon and Luella Boushele. He was raised on the Northside, where he resided most of his life. He married the love of his life,...

Apr 24, 2018

Obituary for Robert Brian Cass

Robert Brian Cass, 72, of Missoula, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 24th, 2018. Brian was born on June 6th, 1945, in Chicago, IL to Elinor Hessler and Leland Hooker Cass. He grew up in the Chicago suburb of Golf, where he would spend countless hours playing games of pickup baseball. He attended...

Apr 19, 2018

Life Story for Bruce Alan Hurlbert

Apr 12, 2018

Life Story for Rita E Heidemann

Apr 8, 2018

Obituary for Daniel Joseph Conway

Daniel Joseph Conway was born on Feb. 6. 1939, in Livingston to Phillip Earl Conway and Lucie M. (Theo) Crevier. He died April 8, 2018, at the Community Medical Center Hilda Room surrounded by his family. As a young man, he helped on the family ranch on the Ninth Street Island and the five...

Apr 7, 2018

Obituary for Warren W "Bud" Danforth

Warren (Bud) was born in Fishtail, MT on March 2, 1922 to Myron and Mabel Danforth. He attended schools in Fishtail and Absarokee, MT. Bud was sworn into the the U.S. Marine Corps on August 24, 1940 and was discharged on February 9, 1947. He served in WWII in the South Pacific. He...

Apr 3, 2018

Obituary for Nettie Lee Brown

Nettie Lee Brown, 77, former Deer Park, Washington resident, passed away on April 3, 2018, with her family by her side. She was a resident of Hillside Rest Home in Missoula at the time of her passing. Her parents, Floyd and Effie Akins, her sister Alta Lynch, her brothers Otto Akins, W.O. Akins, Arlis...

Apr 3, 2018

Life Story for Mao K Yang

Apr 3, 2018

Life Story for Larry Kraemer

Mar 29, 2018

Life Story for Catherine L Henry "Cat" McKay

Mar 19, 2018

Life Story for Patricia K Shiplette

Mar 17, 2018

Obituary for David William Hangas

David William Hangas, 74, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 17, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. How fitting for a man with such charm and charisma that his heavenly Father called him home on St. Patrick’s Day. One of Dave’s core values was family and friends. The Irish Proverb describes him best:...

Mar 17, 2018

Obituary for Donna Schlappert Dillman

Donna L. Dillman (Schlappert), 84, of Missoula, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 17, 2018. She was born in Miles City on Jan. 11, 1934, to William and Anna Marie Schlappert. The Schlappert family moved to Missoula, where she grew up and attended school. Donna married Kenneth Dillman on Sept. 17, 1961...

Mar 17, 2018

Obituary for Terese Seymour

Terese Annette Seymour (Teri Cooper), age 58, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 17, 2018. Born in Billings on Feb. 7, 1960 to Martin (Sonny) and Shirley Cooper. Teri's favorite employment was as a CNA taking care of elderly people. She enjoyed arts crafts and snuggling with her cats. She was a gentle,...

Mar 13, 2018

Obituary for Clifford A Frey

Clifford A. Frey passed away one day after his 95th birthday. He was born March 30, 1923 at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula to Fritz and Bertina Frey. During his early years, they lived in a number of places in western Montana including Tarkio, Valley Creek and in Missoula. Farming and ranching being their...

Mar 9, 2018

Obituary for Shirley Lou Jones-Ogden Keiper

On Friday March 9, 2018 at 1:13 pm in Missoula, MT Shirley Lou Jones-Ogden-Keiper, daughter, wife, mother, Oma, Great Oma, and friend reunited with her loved ones that have passed on before. At this moment we envision her big huge Oma arms wrapped around Monica, Katie and Sara, our beloved Great Grans who...