Obituaries

Mar 17, 2025

Angela Elizabeth DiNenna, 83 of Missoula, MT (formally of Charleston, SC) passed away peacefully March 17th, 2025, at Providence St Patrick's Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 27, 2025 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

She was born February 11,1942 in Boston, Massachusetts to Carmine and...

Mar 1, 2025

Andrew (Andy) Philip Link, age 74, embarked peacefully on his final adventure in this life on March 1. 2025 at his home on Flathead Lake in Polson, Montana.

Andy was born on April 22, 1950 in Chicago, IL to parents Allen and Florence (Oskvarek) Link. He was the third of eleven children. He graduated from Carl Sandburg High School in Orland...

Mar 17, 2025

Augustine Minjares wore out his body on March 17, 2025. Like most of us he would have liked to have lasted a little longer.

Gus lived a full life and because he tried to life it fully he made many mistakes. He would have like to apologize for those he has hurt through those mistakes and to thank all of those...

Mar 11, 2025

Ryan Braulik, 45, of Seeley Lake passed away on Tuesday March 11, 2025.

He was born July 23, 1979 in SeaTac, Washington to parents Gary and JoAnn Braulik. On July 31, 2010 he married his soulmate, Karmen. The couple moved from Washington to Montana in 2011. In 2012, they were blessed with twins.

Ryan was a remarkable man - passionate, family was...

Dec 5, 2024

Richard Dale Smith went to be with his heavenly father on December 5th. Richard “Dick” Smith was born on July 6, 1943, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to Richard E. and Alice Smith. Dick later relocated to Montana where he met his first wife and had four children. Dick got remarried in 1981 to Daphne, he earned a bonus daughter, and...

Mar 13, 2025

Edna Foster Fowler came into the world six weeks early after her mother fell down the stairs to the backyard. She was born in Louisville, KY a year to the day after her brother Jeff on December 14, 1942. Family lore states that in the chaos her tiny lung collapsed. She was not expected to live through the night, but...

Mar 11, 2025

Dolores Betty Wiegert, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and faithful servant of Christ, was called to her heavenly home on March 11, 2025, at the age of 90. She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 21, 1934, the third daughter of Frank and Clara Heuer.

From an early age, Dolores was nurtured in the Christian faith. She was baptized on...

Mar 14, 2025

Full obituary to come...

Dec 18, 0004

Bob Mutch

Robert "Bob" Mutch passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 18, 2024, at the Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan, Wyoming. He had moved to Sheridan from Missoula, Montana in November 2023 to be with his sons, Dale and Brian, as his health declined due to congestive heart failure.Bob was born on March 5, 1934, in...

Mar 8, 2025

Leo (Butch) Wesland passed away on March 8th, 2025, leaving a big hole in the hearts of all who knew and loved him. Butch was born in Great Falls, Montana to Lewis Wesland and Jean Hamilton on June 26th, 1959. He was very much a family man. He loved spending as much time with family as possible, whenever he could....

Oct 22, 2024

Gary passed away at his home in Missoula on October 22, 2024 at the age of 82.

Gary was born August 12, 1942 in Helena, Montana and graduated from Helena High School in 1960. He attended the University of Montana from 1960 to 1966 and served in the Montana Army National Guard for 36 years. In 1967 he joined the First...

Mar 21, 2025

Candice “Candy” Diane (Weiler) Crawford, 77, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025.

Candy was born in Missoula on November 27, 1947, to Adam and Edith (Mullenax) Weiler. She was a proud, lifelong resident, receiving her education in the Missoula Public School System. She would later build a beautiful life here with her husband of over 30 years,...

Mar 16, 2025

Mar 16, 2025

Katherine “Renie” Pappas, 87, of Missoula passed away on March 16, 2025 due to complications of pancreatic cancer.

She was born in Missoula, on February 27, 1938 weighing a whopping 4 pounds 6 ounces to Greek immigrant parents Athena and Peter Pappas. Renie talked often of the many opportunities her parents provided her during childhood, made possible by their long journey...

Mar 12, 2025

Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, Merlyn Wayne Vincent Lofgren, passed away March 11, 2025. He was 98.

Born October 22, 1926, and raised on a dry farm in North Dakota during the Great Depression, Merlyn and his two siblings were raised by humble, God-fearing parents. Attending church or going on a trip into town with his family always meant...

Mar 8, 2025

Sharon Sue Orsak, aged 76, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2025, after a very long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Born on October 29, 1948 in Bay City, TX to the late J.T. “Bubba” Byrd and Katynel Byrd (Bond), Sharon spent most of her life in Bay City and led it quietly and very simply. She loved her...

Mar 3, 2025

Kathleen Anne Roberts was called home by our lord. She passed away on Monday March 3, 2025, of natural causes at the Missoula Springs Living Senior Home.

Kathleen was born on December 18,1943, in Junction City, Kansas to Ralph and Rozelle Mary Dunmire. As a young girl she attended Fort Peck Grade School in Montana. Later after moving with her family...

Feb 28, 2025

Charlotte Louise Guiles Triplett passed peacefully February 28, 2025. Her beloved sister, Julie Wolff, was with her. She was always called Louise during her too short lifetime and she served in many roles —wife, mother, sister, mentor, haven, friend, confidante, comfort. She was a seeker of peace and of healthcare knowledge and bargains at secondhand stores.

She had so many talents...

Feb 27, 2025

Garry Lee Baier, 82, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at St. Patrick Hospital of cancer and was surrounded by his family.

Garry was born on July 28, 1942 in Seattle, Washington to Harry and Helen Baier. Harry and Helen divorced a short time later. Harry then married Ruth Rummell. Garry spent many of his younger years helping...

Feb 24, 2025

It is with heartfelt sadness that we share that our beloved mother, Teresa Bridget McCormack Mangan, passed peacefully on February 24, 2025, surrounded by her family and at the impressive age of 96. We are comforted to know that she is now in heaven with our father, Patrick Mangan and sister Kathleen Mangan Hammond.

Teresa was born on January 15, 1929,...