Obituaries

Dec 25, 2017

Obituary for Bonnie Long Powell

Bonnie Elaine Long Powell was born Nov. 15, 1947, to Eldon and Dorothy Dellwo Long in Polson. She was the oldest of four children and was raised in Ronan as child which gave her a deep love of the Mission Valley. She graduated from Billings Central High Catholic school in 1966 and Eastern Montana...

Dec 22, 2017

Obituary for Rose Marie (Gransberry) Nickelson Massett

Rose (Gransberry) Nickelson Massett Rose Marie Massett 75 of Missoula joined her Heavenly Father on Friday Dec. 22, while surrounded by her children. She was born in Anaconda to Robert Gransberry and Helen Massett-Gransberry. As a child she spent many happy hours with aunts, uncles and cousins in Anaconda, Seattle, Kalispell and...

Dec 22, 2017

Life Story for Ronald Lee Porter

Dec 20, 2017

Obituary for Helen May Watson Shurr

Helen Watson Shurr passed away Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at home with her family. She was born to Donald Watson and Ermine Jane Weter in Redfield, South Dakota, on May 29, 1926. When she was 11 her family moved to Browning. Helen graduated from Browning High School where she was valedictorian, cheerleader and...

Dec 19, 2017

Obituary for Lois L Sandefur

“You mustn’t tie yourself to me with tears, be happy that we had so many years.” Lois L. Sandefur passed away in her sleep on Dec. 19, 2017 in Plains, MT. She was 96. She was born on a farm near Fountain, MN to George and Hattie Bacon on March 2, 1921. She married...

Dec 18, 2017

Life Story for Berneice F Patterson

Dec 11, 2017

Obituary for Carol Faye Forshey

Carol Faye Forshey, 68, of Missoula, passed away in the early morning of Dec. 11, 2017 at St. Patrick’s Hospital surrounded by the love of her children. She was born to the late Nelson Gentry and Mary Gentry on Nov. 3 of 1949 in Fort Worth, Texas. She was proceeded in death by her...

Dec 8, 2017

Obituary for John Samuel "Dutch" Baughman

Dutch was born Oct. 11, 1935, in Missoula, to Samuel and Lucille Baughman. He attended Missoula County High School until he joined the United States Army. On Friday, June 13, 1958, he married Joyce C. Pickens. After working various construction jobs, Dutch and Joyce opened West Wind Antiques, where they worked until their...

Dec 3, 2017

Obituary for Sandra Jane Jassek "Sandy" Spencer

Our beloved mom, sister, aunt and friend passed away Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, unexpectedly in her sleep, at the age of 62. Sandy was born in Bismark, North Dakota, on Oct. 2, 1955, to John and Jane Jassek. Sandy worked at Fort Courage daycare and enjoyed working with the kids she cared...

Dec 2, 2017

Obituary for Rosamond L "Mickey" France

— Rosamond L. France, 88, of Missoula, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her loved ones, of natural causes. She was born June 26, 1929, in Alexander, North Dakota, to Clyde and Gertrude Lindsley. On May 10, 1947, she married Leo E. Sharbono in Missoula. The...

Dec 1, 2017

Obituary for Sylvia M Dolezal

Sylvia Job Dolezal passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at 12:15 a.m. in the loving arms of her caregivers; daughter Cindy and grandson Andy Cuevas. Sylvia was born Sept. 19, 1938, to Dominic and Theresa Kryzsko Job in Wibaux. Sylvia was preceded in death by her parents Dominic and Theresa Job and her husband...

Nov 30, 2017

Obituary for Jerry Matt Lamb

Jerry Matt Lamb, 50, of Missoula died Thurs. Nov. 30, 2017 at Coeur D’ Alene, Idaho. A Rosary will be held Sunday, Dec. 3, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, with a Funeral Mass Monday at 11:00 a.m. followed by Interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens. A reception will follow back at the...

Nov 25, 2017

Obituary for Lorraine M Cunningham

Lorraine M. Cunningham, 95, died Saturday Nov. 25, 2017 at the Village Sr. Residence. Lorraine was born at home in August 1922. It was a breech birth. Her doctor claimed she wouldn't live, and if she did, she would never walk. Luckily, Lorraine's grandmother was a midwife; with her expert guidance, Lorraine did indeed...

Nov 22, 2017

Life Story for Elvira Berg

Nov 22, 2017

Life Story for Kathryn H Thomas

Nov 19, 2017

Obituary for Rose Marie Leisle

Rose Marie Leisle, 62, of Missoula, MT, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017 in her home after a 15 month battle with cancer. She was born on March 12, 1955 in Fresno, CA to Cecil and Edith Atkins. Growing up, she attended Madison Elementary School and Central Union High School where she lettered...

Nov 19, 2017

Obituary for Neil V Bruun

Neil V. Bruun, 78, passed away at his home on November 19, 2017. Neil was born on September 5, 1939 to George and Wilma Bruun in Potlatch, ID. He attended grade school in Potlatch and later moved to Lewiston, MT where he graduated high school. After high school he enlisted in the US Army...

Nov 10, 2017

Obituary for Eugene Russell Starlin

Eugene Russell Starlin was born on September 6, 1942 in Akron, Colorado to Russell and Lola Mae Starlin. He passed away on November 10, 2017. He was 75 years old. Gene lost his mother at the age of 3 in a house fire. Following his mother's death, the family moved to Charlo, Montana where...

Nov 4, 2017

Life Story for Paula Ferrel

Nov 3, 2017

Life Story for Mary E Riley