Obituaries

Jun 24, 2016

Obituary for Linda Carol Miller

Linda Carol Miller passed away early Friday morning, June 24, 2016, while recovering from lung surgery. Linda was born in Helena, Montana on August 1, 1941, the daughter of George Herbert "Herb" and Barbara Gamwell Atkins. She spent her childhood in Helena and graduated from Helena High School in 1959. She had many fond...

Jun 18, 2016

Obituary for Gabriella Dorothy Mitchell

Gabriella “Bella” Dorthy Mitchell The exciting moments of pregnancy has turned to sorrow and heartfelt loss with the death of our beautiful baby girl Gabriella Dorthy Mitchell on June 18, 2016 at 12:19am weighting 7lbs 5oz and 21.75 inches long. She is preceded in death by her Great Grandparents Bud and Dorthy Roy, Alex...

Jun 18, 2016

Obituary for Norma P. Mohland

Norma P. Mohland, 89, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Missoula. She was born June 22, 1926. in Hardin to John and Mary (Benner) Mohland. The family moved to Missoula when Norma was young. She attended grade school at Lowell School and then went on to Missoula County High School. She worked on...

Jun 16, 2016

Obituary for Robert Gordon Clubb

Robert G. Clubb, 89, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, June 16 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital, of natural causes. Robert was born on August 11, 1926 in Wallace, ID to Stalker and Mae Clubb. He is the youngest of three sons. Bob graduated with the class of ’44 from High School in Mullan,...

Jun 15, 2016

Obituary for Jody Ann Connell

Jody Ann Connell passed away on June 15, 2016 at the age of 73 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was born in Washington, D.C on August 28, 1942. She lived most of her life in Missoula, Montana before moving to Las Vegas. She attended Sentinel High School. Jody was passionate about animals, especially horses....

Jun 11, 2016

Obituary for Betty Jane Eide

Betty Jane Eide, 89, of Missoula passed away of natural causes on June 11, 2016. Betty was born on Aug. 1, 1926 in Blaisdale, North Dakota. She married Thurman Palmer Eide on Nov. 20, 1948. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, homemaker, teacher, mentor and friend. Betty was known for ceramics...

Jun 10, 2016

Obituary for Alma Louise Nemeth

Alma Louise Jewett Nemeth, 94, passed away on Friday June 10, 2016 at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Montana. Alma was born May 28, 1922 in Rochester Township, Lorain County, Ohio. She was the second of eight children born to John Arthur Jewett and Abby Grace Parker Jewett. Alma grew up on the family...

Jun 2, 2016

Life Story for Karin Scheuch

Karin Scheuch, 82, of Missoula, passed away at her home Thursday, June 2, 2016, of natural causes. Karin was the youngest child of Andrew and Wauneta Lind. She was born Aug. 31, 1933, in Grand Island, Nebraska, and grew up in Seattle. She graduated from Roosevelt High School and received a B.A. in education...

May 31, 2016

Obituary for Cecilia Catherine Morgenstern

Cecilia Catherine Morgenstern, 88 of Hemet, California, passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. She was born July 7, 1927, in Great Falls. Cecilia was a loving caring mother, grandmother and friend. She was passionate about dancing, cooking, traveling and camping adventures. She was president of the Red Hat Society. When...

May 26, 2016

Obituary for Beverly Anne Phillips

Beverly Anne Stiner Phillips was born in Hamilton MT July 1, 1935 and passed away on May 26 2016 in Missoula MT. Bev was raised in Corvallis MT where she lived until she graduated high school. Bev then moved to Missoula to attend Cosmetology School, where she met Allen Phillips and they were married...

May 25, 2016

Obituary for Melba Slenes

Mom died peacefully on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Missoula where she resided for the past 10 months. Mom was born in Seattle on Oct. 7, 1920, to Curtis and Katherine Hillis. After her father's death the family moved to Deer Lodge. Mom graduated from Powell County High School in 1938....

May 24, 2016

Obituary for Mary Kearney (Pannebecker) Means

– Mary Means passed away in Missoula on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Mary was a very kind, caring and loving wife, mother, grandmother, friend and colleague. She always had a sparkle in her eye and anyone close to her knew that she had a great sense of humor and an easy smile. She...

May 20, 2016

Obituary for Robert Eugene Pipinich

Robert, Bob, Pipinich, 80, joined his wife in Heaven on Friday May 20, 2016. He had recently been hospitalized at St. Pats and was under great care of the staff at Riverside Healthcare Center to regain strength and mobility in order to move into assisted living but his heart failed suddenly while sleeping. Bob...

May 9, 2016

Obituary for Alice Bateman

Alice Marie Bateman, 82, of Turah, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016, in the comfort of her home with family by her side. She was born May 24, 1933, to Margaret and Miles Hiatt in Kimball, Nebraska. Mom was 6 months old when the family moved to St. Ignatius, and various other places in...

Apr 30, 2016

Obituary for Chester Shellenberger

– Chester R. Shellenberger, of Milltown, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the age of 89. He had wished to live to 104-years-old but sadly did not make it. Chet, as he liked to be called, was born in Donnally Mills, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 24, 1927, to Chester Raymond...

Apr 27, 2016

Obituary for Virginia Ragsdale

Virginia L. Ragsdale left this earth on April 27, 2016, to be reunited in heaven with her beloved husband, Norman, wearing her red two-piece swimsuit she wore in 1953 that turned Norman’s head. Virginia was born July 4, 1920, in Lawrence, Kansas, to Ura Ethylin Bowers and Byron Norton Roberts. When she was 17, they...

Apr 27, 2016

Obituary for Ronald Buchman

Ronald William Buchman, 74, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016, peacefully at his home in Missoula. Ronald, called Ron by his friends and family, was a caring husband, father and grandfather throughout his lifetime. Ron was born June 21, 1941, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to parents Lloyd and Burnett Buchman. Ron spent his childhood and received...

Apr 22, 2016

Life Story for Duane Jones

Apr 17, 2016

Obituary for Alfred Geesey

Al Geesey was born Aug. 25, 1923, in Fairview and died Sunday, April 17, 2016. He was 92 years young. Al grew up on a beet farm. He left home when he was 16 with a couple of neighbor boys. They stopped in Townsend where Al was able to get work harvesting grain. At 18...

Apr 13, 2016

Obituary for Daniel Barth

– Dan was born to Michael and Mary Barth on a farm just south of Minot, North Dakota, on Sept. 12, 1923. He passed at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 13th, 2016. He is survived by his two daughters, Sonja Manley of Polson and Dawn Rossai of Morgan Hill, California; a brother, Anthony "Tony" of Fairbanks,...