Obituaries

Oct 22, 2017

Obituary for James Ernest "Papa" Van Nice

James "Papa" Ernest Van Nice, 73, of Missoula, passed away on Sunday October 22, 2017 at his home. He was born on November 15, 1943 in Laurel Montana. He attended Laurel Senior High from 1957-61, where he showcased his extraordinary singing talent in the exclusive performing group, the Laurelaires. He then attended...

Oct 22, 2017

Obituary for Patricia Louise Bewick

Patricia Louise Bewick,88, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She joined her husband, John Bewick, on Oct. 22, 2017. They were married for 63 years at the time of his passing in 2011. Patricia and John travelled the world while in the military and in leisure after retirement. They settled in Seeley Lake, MT. and...

Oct 21, 2017

Life Story for Bonawee Ford

Oct 21, 2017

Life Story for John F Bain II

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 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 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 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

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...

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

Life Story for Gordon B Jones

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