Obituaries

Velma Johns

Velma Johns

Mar 7, 2016

Obituary for Velma Johns

Velma Jean Johns passed away at St. Patrick Hospital of Missoula from natural causes on Monday, March 7, 2016. She was born in Missoula Aug. 12, 1930, to Walter and Ella Sanders, just one year after her older brother Jim. She had a younger sister Betty, who died of illness as a toddler. Velma attended...

Gary Lane Hendricks

Gary Lane Hendricks

Feb 25, 2016

Obituary for Gary Lane Hendricks

Gary L. Henricks, 63, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at his home. Gary was born in Tomah, Wisconsin, on Nov. 15, 1952, to Edgar and Vivian Henricks. He was the second eldest of four sons. An avid outdoorsman, Gary moved from the farmlands of Wisconsin to the mountains of Montana in...

Charlene Frey

Charlene Frey

Feb 22, 2016

Obituary for Charlene Frey

Our beloved mother, wife, sister and grandmother Charlene Terry Frey, 62, passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at home with her family. She was born in Missoula to Charles and Bernice Wilson on March 7, 1953. Charlene married Gary Frey in 1972. They had two children, Brandon and Kimberly. Char loved unconditionally and she offered...

Wesley Cross

Wesley Cross

Feb 22, 2016

Obituary for Wesley Cross

Wesley Dakota Cross, 20, of Missoula, earned his angel wings Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born March 19, 1995 in Libby, the youngest son of Daniele Huff and Christian Cross. Wesley was a beautiful young soul, kind, generous, brave and courageous, a hero to many. Wesley spent his life in...

Judy Kern

Judy Kern

Feb 20, 2016

Obituary for Judy Kern

Judy Marie (Lowry) Kern, 75, died surrounded by her family on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. She was born on Nov. 14, 1940, in Cardston, Alberta. She moved to Missoula with her family when she was a teenager. As a young woman, she found purpose in the numerous jobs she worked—most notably as a nurse’s assistant...

Ruby Langel

Ruby Langel

Feb 6, 2016

Obituary for Ruby Langel

Aug. 7, 1925 – Feb. 6, 2016 MISSOULA – Born in Rudyard to George A. and Anna N. (Lambott) Peebler, she was the eldest of five children. Her early years were on the Peebler family farm near Rudyard, where she graduated from high school. She then lived in Kalispell with her parents and siblings. She...

Ralph Cleon Jordan

Ralph Cleon Jordan

Dec 16, 2015

Obituary for Ralph Cleon Jordan

Ralph C. Jordan, 84, of Missoula; passed away Wednesday, December 16th 2015. He was born March 1, 1931 in Missoula to Carl G. and Stella Cook Jordan. After he graduated from Missoula County High School in 1949, Ralph worked at Meadowland Dairy and The Wilma Theatre where he met his future wife Marilyn Gordon....