Obituaries

Oct 21, 2017

Life Story for Keith R Hart

Oct 17, 2017

Obituary for Jusstin Kesterson

Justin Isaiah Kesterson, 31, of Missoula, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. He was born on June 27, 1986, in Missoula, to Manuel and Robin Kesterson. He grew up in the Swan Valley with his parents and two brothers, Joshua and Jared. He attended Salmon Prairie School, was home-schooled some of his grade school...

Oct 16, 2017

Obituary for Dorothy Lavoie Crosby

Dorothy Lavoie Crosby, 83, of Seeley Lake, passed away Monday, Oct. 16, at St. Patrick Hospital. She was born Dec. 31, 1933 in Missoula, the daughter of Mildred and George Lavoie. Dorothy was first and foremost an avid fisherwoman, and although she enjoying fishing on Seeley Lake, her true passion was the 21 summers...

Oct 14, 2017

Obituary for Sharon J Pendleton

Sharon J. Pendleton, 79, of Missoula, passed away Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 in Missoula. She was born Oct. 13, 1938 in Conrad, MT to Lawrence J. Smart and Loretta Moser. She attended grade school in Pablo, high school in Ronan and the Vo Tech in Missoula for 2 years. She was married to Galen...

Oct 11, 2017

Obituary for George J Shapanus

Having missed his first opportunity due to a prior commitment to the U.S. Air Force; George Joseph Shapanus Sr. was finally called up to “The Show” where he will catch the greatest big league pitchers of all time for eternity. He received the call at 1:55am at home on October 11th, and departed peacefully...

Oct 8, 2017

Obituary for Linda Leigh Brown

Linda Leigh Brown, 74, of Seeley Lake MT, passed away peacefully on October 8th, 2017 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula Montana. She was born November 14th, 1942 in The Dalles Oregon to Andrew Jackson Edmiston and Inez Helen Leigh. She Married Mathew H. Brown Jr. in 1963. They lived in Missoula then to...

Oct 8, 2017

Obituary for Lynn F Forbes

— On the day of his 58th birthday, Oct. 8, 2017, Lynn Forrest “4BZ” Forbes lay in a bed in the ICU ward of Community Medical Center in Missoula, surrounded by a great many of those who loved him and whose lives he’d touched. Two who were not in attendance were his mother, Ree,...

Oct 8, 2017

Obituary for Billie Irene Gardner

Billie Irene Gardner, 80, passed away on Sunday October, 8th 2017 at Village Heath Care Center of natural causes. She was born March 31, 1937 in Rock Springs, Wyoming to Bill and Peggy Muir. She graduated from Missoula County High School in 1954 and later the University of Montana, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in...

Oct 6, 2017

Life Story for Joan Marie Bullock

Oct 4, 2017

Obituary for Grace M "Peggy" Thurston

Grace Marie “Peggy” Thurston passed away Wednesday October 4th, 2017 at Hillside Healthcare Center, from complications from a stroke that occurred in July of 2016. Peggy” was born on July 15th, 1938 in Twin Falls, ID to Albert and Lucille Denney. She graduated from Murtaugh High School, Murtaugh, ID in 1956. Moved to...

Oct 2, 2017

Obituary for Fern E Gallagher

Fern (Toots) E. Gallagher, 94, of Missoula passed away Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. She was born Aug. 30, 1923, in Missoula, attending school there and marrying Alvin Gallagher on Oct. 11, 1946. She loved summers spent at Lake Mary Ronan and in later years going for rides and time spent with family and friends....

Oct 1, 2017

Life Story for Gordon B Jones

Oct 1, 2017

Obituary for Ann Marie Brambo

- Ann Marie Brambo, 77, died Sunday, October 1, 2017 doing what she loved, cooking dinner for her family. Ann was born and raised in Missoula County to “Mike” and Charlie Kolppa. She graduated from Missoula County High School. Ann and Harold “Red” married in 1959, in Missoula where they raised 3 wonderful children,...

Oct 1, 2017

Obituary for Robert A Tietz

Robert R. (Bob) Tietz Was born on Oct 9, 1953 at St Patrick's Hospital, in Missoula MT to Rueben and Helen Tietz. He died at home in Missoula on October 1, 2017, due to pancreatic cancer. He was educated in Missoula Schools, Lewis & Clark, Russell and Sentinel High School. After serving 4 years...

Sep 29, 2017

Obituary for William Erik "Bill" Martins

Bill Martins, 51, passed away on Friday, September 29 at The Village Health Care Center, in Missoula, MT after battling brain cancer for seven months. William Erik Martins "Bill" was born on August 27, 1966, in Fairfax, Virginia, to Patricia and David Martins. As a young man he lived with his parents and...

Sep 28, 2017

Life Story for Jennifer M Roberts

Sep 27, 2017

Obituary for Shirlee Lourise Champ

Shirlee Lourise Champ, 63, of Missoula, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. She was born on Dec. 1, 1953 in Missoula to Bud and Jackie Buss. Shirlee was the oldest of three daughters. She attended Sentinel High School and graduated in 1972. She attended college classes at the Vo...

Sep 26, 2017

Life Story for Cynthia L Kenney

Sep 26, 2017

Obituary for Bonnie Jane Franks

Bonnie Jane Franks, 76 of Missoula passed away on September 26, 2017 peacefully surrounded by her family at home. Bonnie was born on May 31, 1941 in Nevada City, Montana to James and Sarah Miller. She was raised in the mountains at the Andersen phosphate mine along with her five siblings. She attended Powell...

Sep 26, 2017

Life Story for John "Jack" Schumaker