Obituaries

May 25, 2017

Life Story for LaVon Nuse

May 24, 2017

Life Story for Mary J Harrington

May 23, 2017

Life Story for Wayne Cooper

May 22, 2017

Obituary for Jacob Paul Nicklawsky

Jake was born on November 10, 1987 in Missoula to Jerri and Paul Nicklawsky. He passed away on May 22, 2017. He grew up in Lolo with his parents and older sister, Kristen, who was one of the most positive role models in Jake’s life. Jake spent countless hours on the nearby Bitterroot River....

May 21, 2017

Life Story for James "Jim" Castor

May 20, 2017

Obituary for Don Brown

Don Brown, 79, of Nampa, Idaho and of late of Hall, Montana, passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017, at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Montana. Don was born August 28, 1937 in Lyman, Nebraska. He was the first born of Glen H. Brown and Ora Isabella Everhart. The family moved to Kuna, Idaho when Don...

May 20, 2017

Life Story for Leona Dunsmore

May 20, 2017

Obituary for Merl S Sage

Merl Stephen Sage passed away May 20, 2017 at his home at Rock Creek, Montana. His family and friends surrounded him as he left this earth and went home to the Lord after his courageous battle with cancer. Merl was born January 3, 1946 in Henderson, Nevada and was a graduate of Bishop Gorman...

May 18, 2017

Obituary for Lucille Sansom

Missoula – Lucille Murray Sansom passed away May 18, 2017 in Missoula just eight days before her 90th birthday. Lucille was born May 26, 1927 in Superior. She was the only daughter of Bert and Dorothy Murray of Rivulet. She attended the one-room school house in Rivulet and then went to Superior for 8th grade...

May 17, 2017

Obituary for Donald George Howard

Donald George Howard, 67, of Alberton passed away Wed. May 17th at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born on Feb. 21, 1950 to Audrey and Leon Howard in Marietta, GA. In 1961 Don’s family moved to San Mateo, CA where he graduated from Aragon High School in 1968. Shortly after graduating Don moved to...

May 15, 2017

Obituary for Roger Henry Verworn

Roger Verworn passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017 at St. Patrick's hospital after a short battle with cancer. He was born on September 28, 1946 in Garrison, Montana to Henry and Clara Verworn. He proudly served in the US Army where he earned many awards and Purple Hearts. He married his wife Gail...

May 14, 2017

Obituary for Jean P Skelton

Jean P. Elliott Skelton, 98, of Missoula, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Hillside Health Care Center of natural causes. Jean was born on Nov. 25, 1918, near Bonita to Lee Elliott and Bessie Thomson Elliott. Jean was born in the same house, on the same bed, and under the same quilt...

May 14, 2017

Obituary for Michael "Smick" Curran

Michael “Smick” Curran, 66, of Missoula passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017 on the USS Little Rock, of natural causes. He was born on March 13, 1951 in Bedford, Ohio, to Ray and Kathleen Curran. He lived on the “Curran Hill,” until age 3, when the family moved to Glendora, California. In 1970...

May 13, 2017

Obituary for Cecelia Cox

Cecelia Cox died on May 13, 2017 at the age of 88 after a long, brutal battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was the wife of Jim Cox Sr. and mother of Mary (Gerry), Jim Jr. (Vicki), and Damon (Sara). Born Cecelia Rose Fitzgibbon in Bayonne, New Jersey on November 9, 1928 to Irish immigrants Mary...

May 13, 2017

Life Story for Lloyd Marshall

May 11, 2017

Obituary for David William Towe

Dave William Towe passed away at home unexpectedly on May 11, 2017. He was born to William and Medora Towe on June 9, 1958 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He grew up in the Missoula area and went to Willard Grade School and attended Hellgate High School. Dave never married. He worked as...

May 10, 2017

May 9, 2017

Obituary for Ralph Fred Thisted

Just as peacefully and quiet as he lived, Ralph Fred Thisted, 91, of the Ninemile Valley, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017, of natural causes, at home, with his wife and family members by his side. Ralph was born Nov. 12, 1925, to Fred and Claudia Thisted in a small cabin on Birch Creek,...

May 8, 2017

Obituary for Jane Slichter Ragsdale

— Jane Slichter Ragsdale died on Monday, May 8, 2017, at the age of 88 of natural causes. She was at the home of her daughter Amy Ragsdale, in Missoula. Born in Tampa, Florida on April 6, 1929, she moved with her family to Dubuque, Iowa, during the Great Depression. There her father, Harry...

May 7, 2017

Obituary for Antonne Lee Daniels

Antonne Lee Daniels went home to join family Sunday, May 7, 2017. Tony was born to Monte Orland and Dayle Renee Burton Daniels in Hamilton, MT on November 11, 1963. He grew up believing people staged parades and waved flags for his birthday. Tony was soon joined by his beloved brother Patrick Wayne whom...