Obituaries

May 1, 2017

Obituary for Marjorie Bailey Tye

Marjorie Bailey Lochausen Tye, 93, passed away at her home at the Springs at Missoula on May 1, 2017. Marjorie was born on August 18, 1923 in Atascosa County, Texas to Robert E. Lee and Hazel Ethel Edwards Bailey. She graduated from Somerset High School where she was the drum major for the high...

Apr 29, 2017

Obituary for Brian Fornall

Brian Dean Fornall passed away at 7:35 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 52 years of age. Brian was surrounded by his loved ones prior to his passing at St. Patrick Hospital. Brian was born on Nov. 27, 1964 to Charles Gilbert Fornall and Rita Mae Rettinger in Missoula. Brian graduated from Sentinel High...

Apr 29, 2017

Obituary for Larry J Klika

- Larry John Klika, 68, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Linda, sons, Brett (Lisa), Bart (Erika) and three amazing little granddaughters: Lucy (5), Maddie (3) and Piper (2); sister Karen, and brothers Mike, Jerry and Joe. Larry was born on Aug. 10, 1948, in Appleton, Wisconsin,...

Apr 29, 2017

Obituary for Patsy "Pat" Morrison

— Pat (Patsy Lee Crain) Morrison passed on peacefully from this world Saturday, April 29, 2017, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula of natural causes. She was born in Glasgow in 1931 to Rockwell and Virginia (Amlin) Crain. Her parents divorced when she was very young and Pat and her older sister were raised...

Apr 28, 2017

Obituary for Russell Eugene Moulton

Russell Eugene Moulton, beloved husband and father, passed away on April 28th 2017 at 60 years of age. Russell was born to Eugene and Lillian Moulton in Redlands California on February 5th, 1957, the third of four children. He spent his early years growing up in California, Virginia, and later Montana. On August 5th...

Apr 28, 2017

Obituary for Charlotte (Bridgewater) West

Charlotte Ann (Bridgewater) West, 76, of Seeley Lake, Montana passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017 at St. Patrick Hospital, of heart failure. Charlotte was born August 22, 1940 in Livingston, Montana to Gerald Bridgewater and Delores Miller Bridgewater. She graduated from Park County High School in Livingston and married Jon Guy West on...

Apr 25, 2017

Obituary for Andrew John "Andy" Stenberg,Sr.

Andrew John Stenberg Sr. (Andy), 67, passed away Tuesday morning at home in Missoula after a prolonged illness. Andy was born July 1, 1949 in International Falls, Minnesota. He was a “Proud Viking” who moved to Missoula at the age of 3 along with his parents Arnold and Alice, big sister Arlene, who...

Apr 25, 2017

Obituary for Arnold "Keith" Schlappy

Arnold Keith Schlappy passed away quietly on April 25, 2017. Keith was born in St. George, Utah on November 7, 1929. He was the second child of Henry Arnold and Dula LaRee Schlappy. His family moved to Missoula, Montana in 1935, where he graduated from Missoula County High School. Keith married Mavis Ann Steele...

Apr 24, 2017

Obituary for Beatrice Thompson

Beatrice Jewell Thompson, 85, of Arlee, passed away April 24, 2017 at her home of natural causes. She was born August 31, 1931, in Harrison, Arkansas to Benjamin Monday and Adalah Stacy. On June 10, 1980, she married Harold Thompson in Rio Linda, California. The couple lived there until moving to Arlee, MT in 1993...

Apr 23, 2017

Life Story for Ethel J Lyman

Apr 23, 2017

Obituary for Joyce M Keniston

Joyce Willard Keniston, 82, passed away peacefully on April 23rd to be with her husband Richard. Joyce was surrounded by her family and her loyal companion “Sheeba” at Hillside Manor in Missoula, MT after a long battle with cancer. Joyce is survived by her three children, Donna Caras and husband James Caras of Missoula,...

Apr 22, 2017

Obituary for Mary Lu Schmidt

Missoula - MaryLu Schmidt, 80, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at St. Patrick’s Hospital. MaryLu was born on April 21, 1937 in Plevna, MT to her parents William and Mabel Leischner. MaryLu grew up in Miles City and graduated from Custer County high school in 1955. On...

Apr 22, 2017

Obituary for Hulda Mae (Fuhrmann) Tade

Hulda Mae (Fuhrmann) Tade, 89, passed away in the presence of her loving family on April 22, 2017 in Missoula, MT. The youngest of the large farming family of Elizabeth (Fauth) Fuhrmann and Peter Heinrich Fuhrmann, she was born on April 23,1927 on her family's homestead in northeastern Montana. Her early life was...

Apr 21, 2017

Life Story for Delores Marlene "Punk" Ellifritz

Apr 20, 2017

Life Story for William W Wilmerton

Apr 19, 2017

Obituary for Len Arthur Masterson

Pete Masterson, 61, of Missoula, passed away peacefully at home on April 19, 2017. He was born June 1, 1955 to Len Robert Masterson and Shirley Ann Murray. Pete was the only boy of five siblings. He was raised and educated in the Bitterroot Valley. He loved to spend time at the home of...

Apr 17, 2017

Obituary for James Peter Waters

-James Peter Waters, Jr. passed away on Monday April 17, 2017 at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born 88 years ago in Great Falls to James P. and Louise Waters. The family moved back to Manhattan, MT where they lived until he was three years old. They moved to Glendale, California and joined Holy...

Apr 17, 2017

Obituary for Gladys Iola McKiernan Milek

- Gladys was born on April 22, 1917 in Carpenter Creek, a mining town near Roundup. She died in Missoula on Monday, April 17, 2017; five days shy of her 100th birthday. She spent her childhood years in Timberline and the Wyoming towns of Gebo and Thermopolis. Carpenter Creek, Timberline, and Gebo no...

Apr 16, 2017

Obituary for Jeanne M Auen

Jeanne M. Auen, 60, of Missoula passed away from multiple myeloma on Sunday, April 16, 2017. Jeanne lived a wonderful, and love filled life. She touched hundreds of lives through her child care center, teaching and volunteer work at the Missoula Food Bank. Jeanne was born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa to Edna...

Apr 13, 2017

Life Story for Daniel Lee "Dano" Harkins