Obituaries
John Ray Donaldson
May 29, 2024
MISSOULA ~ John Ray Donaldson, 65 of Missoula passed away on Wednesday May 29th, 2024, after complications from Cancer. In his final hours, he was surrounded by his loving family.
John was born March 19th, 1959, in Missoula, Montana to Allen and Janice Donaldson. As a young boy he lived with his family in Superior for a couple of years and...
Betty Lou VanDeventer
May 26, 2024
HAMILTON ~ Betty Lou VanDeventer passed away peacefully on Sunday May 26, 2024, at her home in Hamilton Montana with her loving husband by her side.
She was born March 14, 1946, in Bloomington Indian to Lyle and Hazel Whaley. On July 7, 1961, she married Mike Russell VanDeventer in Bloomington Indiana. The couple moved to Montana to answer the calling...
Deanna Jensen-Graham
May 20, 2024
MISSOULA ~ Deanna Jensen Graham was born on April 21, 1959 in Spokane, Washington to Geniece Louise Kepple Jensen and Gordon Melvin Jensen. Her family moved to Montana when she was 6 years old, as her father started his own business in Missoula.
While in Missoula, she went to Franklin Elementary and Sentinel High School. As a teenager she had a...
Janet Louise Smith
May 19, 2024
MISSOULA ~ Janet Louise (Gonsior) Smith went home to our Lord on Sunday, May 19, 2024, following a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. She was 86 years old. Janet’s loving family were at her side when she passed.
Janet was born in Hamilton, Montana on July 29, 1937. When she was a young girl, her parents moved their family to...
Dorothy Ann "Dottie" Durdon
May 17, 2024
Dottie Durdon – Obituary – Called to heaven on May 17, 2024
Name: Dorothy Ann (Dottie) Durdon
Survivors: 5 Children Debra Grapensteter (now Debbie Calvert)
Thomas E. Grapensteter (Tommy)
...
Leland Eugene Hyslop
May 15, 2024
POTOMAC ~ Leland Eugene Hyslop, beloved son, brother, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, born on January 6, 1939 in Hamilton, MT; died on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.
Lee lived a life full of adventure, dedication, and extensive service in the military.
He is preceded in death by his beloved wife Josie, his parents, Leland (Blacky)...
Allen Eugene Platt
May 14, 2024
HALL ~ Allen (Al) Eugene Platt, of Hall, Montana, passed away on May 14, 2024, of natural causes at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.
He was born July 13,1949 to the parents of Howard Eugene (Gene) and Florence Lorraine (Lorraine) Platt in Hamilton, Montana. Allen was the oldest of 5 siblings, Geraldine (Gerry) Porter-Mallory, Linda Fristo, Johnny Porter, Barry Platt,...
Sharon Louise Dolan
May 8, 2024
MISSOULA ~ Sharon Louise Dolan, 88, of Lolo, formerly of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at her home.
Born September 7, 1935 in Boise, Idaho to Fred and Lucille (Mott) Hayford, she married James M. Dolan in 1959 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He preceded her in death on October 26, 2017. She was also preceded in death by her...
Margaret Ruth "Margy" Kohl
Apr 30, 2024
Somewhere out there, Margaret (Margy) Ruth Kohl is pointing her teacher finger at a mischievous individual. Margy had retired after 37 years of teaching in Missouri and Montana.
Margy passed away April 30, 2024, after being treated for a second diagnosis of cancer. She was born in Berea, Ohio on May 21, 1945, to Carl and Florence Ross and was the...
Beverly J Sellers
Apr 7, 2024
Beverly J. Sellers ObituaryAge 87 of Wyoming, Minnesota. Loving Mom, Grandma, Great-Grandma & Sister, passed away peacefully after a long battle with Dementia.
Survived by son, Lance (Susan); grandchildren, Samantha, Alex; great-granddaughter, Freya; son, Michael (Linda); step-granddaughter, Kelly; step-great-grandchildren, Reily, Halie, Sydney; step-great-great-grandchildren, Sam, Caleb, Lyla; sister, Gwen Buresch; nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends.
Beverly was born in Great Falls, Montana...
Scott Gordon Hawkins
Apr 5, 2024
MISSOULA ~ Scott Gordon Hawkins, 34, of Missoula Montana passed away on Friday April 5, 2024 at St. Patrick’s Hospital, of a work-related injury.
He was born March 26th 1990 in Missoula Montana, to Edward S. Hawkins and Rayna E. Hawkins/Stanley. He was the first born out of three siblings. As a kid he loved sports, hunting, fishing, hiking, and all...
Chester LeRoy "Chet" Mowrey
Apr 3, 2024
MISSOULA ~ Chester “Chet” L. Mowrey, 82, of Missoula, passed away of natural casuses on Wednesday, April 3 2024 at St Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana.
Chet was born on October 7 1941, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Kassie and Cora Mowrey. As a young man he lived with his family on a farm where they grew alfalfa, beets and potatoes. He...
Rose Mary "Rosie" Rogers
Apr 2, 2024
Missoula — It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rose “Rosie” Rogers.
Rose was born in Butte, MT on December 9th, 1966 to Joe and Rita Navarro and entered into rest on April 02, 2024.
She attended Butte High School where she met the love of her life, Scott Rogers at the age of sixteen. They married on...
Dale Edmund Miller
Mar 30, 2024
MISSOULA ~ Dale “Butch” Miller left this world on a sunny day, March 30, 2024, from his home on Gopher Drive in Missoula MT, working and busy up to his last moments on this earth. That that’s who he was. Strong, Butte-tough, driving those 16’s with one lick of a hammer, drawing the plans and building beautiful homes from Montana...
Beatrice May "Bea" Helean
Mar 23, 2024
MISSOULA ~ In Loving Memory of Beatrice "Bea" May Helean Beatrice "Bea" May Helean, born on May 14, 1936, at St. Pat Hospital in Missoula, MT, passed away on March 23, 2024, in Missoula, Montana.
Bea was raised in Clinton, MT, as the only child of Mildred and Charles Swartz. As a child, she
embraced life fully as a cheerleader in grade...
Patrick Leland McKay
Mar 17, 2024
MISSOULA ~ Patrick Leland McKay passed away on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 2024. He was 56 years old. A loving son, brother, uncle, husband, caring father of two and doting grandfather of one, he lived a beautiful, fulfilling life.
Patrick, affectionately known as Pat, was born on Feb. 19, 1968, in Hereford, Texas, to parents Katie Mae and JC McKay....
Evan Harold Brown
Mar 16, 2024
GLENNS FERRY, ID ~ Evan Harold Brown, 89, peacefully passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Poplar Grove Assisted Living in Glenns Ferry, Idaho.
Evan was preceded in death by his wife, Francis Arlene Brown; his children Charlene Tripp and Enoch Brown; his son-in-law Ron Bleazard; and his parents Harold & Lila May Brown.
He is survived by his children: David and...
Doris Elaine Spang
Mar 11, 2024
Doris Elaine Spang, 87, passed away at Edgewood Memory Care in Missoula Montana on March 11, 2024. Doris was born the fourth of five children to Nina and James P Spang in Lame Deer, Montana on May 18, 1936. She was an enrolled member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe.
Doris began school in Forsyth, but moved with her family to Dixon...
Gary Alan Bergman
Mar 8, 2024
MISSOULA ~ Gary Alan Bergman, was born in the old Saint Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Montana on a cold, but snowless day on Tuesday April 29, 1947. He passed away peacefully at home in Conroe, Texas after two failed brain surgeries, on Friday March 8, 2024. He was the only child of Gordon and Ruth Bergman and loved, and was...
Ruth May Ford
Mar 4, 2024
MISSOULA ~ Ruth May Ford, 94, of Missoula, passed away Monday, March 4, 2024 at Community Medical Center in Missoula.Services are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula.
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