Obituaries
Len Arthur Masterson
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...
Gladys Iola McKiernan Milek
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...
James Peter Waters
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...
Jeanne M Auen
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...
Kenneth Rex "Kenny" Nield
Apr 12, 2017
Obituary for Kenneth Rex "Kenny" Nield
Our beloved Husband, Father, Bumpa, Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Rex Nield returned to his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Kenny was born June 1, 1957 in Anaheim, California to Leonard Rex and Margaret Beverly Toone Nield, whom he looked up to and loved dearly. Soon after, his family moved to the Bitterroot for...
Bruce Hill
Apr 10, 2017
Obituary for Bruce Hill
– Bruce Hill, born on April 24, 1962, in Missoula, died on Monday, April 10, 2017, of cancer. Bruce lived the past 12 years as he chose, on the streets of Missoula. He is preceded in death by his mother and brothers and sisters of the streets. He leaves behind many beloved brothers and sisters...
George D. Caras
Apr 7, 2017
Obituary for George D. Caras
George David Caras passed away peacefully on Friday, April 7, 2017, at 93 years old. He was a true Missoulian, having been born here in 1924 and raised in the Orchard Homes surrounded by the family business, Garden City Floral, which he ended up owning for over sixty years. He was the youngest of...
Raymone Allen "Ray" Meyer
Apr 5, 2017
Obituary for Raymone Allen "Ray" Meyer
– Raymond (Ray) Allen Meyer, 62, of Clinton, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, of natural causes. Ray was born on Nov. 1, 1954, to Louis and Margretha Meyer in Missoula. During his life Ray lived in many locations including Missoula, Frenchtown, and Clinton. Ray's greatest joy in life was visiting with...
Grace "Amazing Grace" Collins (Doyle)
Apr 2, 2017
Obituary for Grace "Amazing Grace" Collins (Doyle)
Mom Our "Amazing Grace" went to join her big Irish family in heaven peacefully on April 2, 2017. Grace Clifton Doyle was born October 29, 1930 in Freeport, NY to Matthew and Anna Doyle. She joined an already large family of 4 brothers and 4 sisters as Number 9 and later was...
Bonnie J Faust
Apr 1, 2017
Obituary for Bonnie J Faust
Bonnie Jean Hopewell Faust, 95, of Missoula, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Riverside Health Care Center. She was born Sept. 12, 1921, in Terre Haute, Indiana, the only child of Ernest and Vonda Hopewell. Her family moved to St. Bernice, Indiana when Bonnie was a baby and returned...
Jesse Lael Pierce
Mar 31, 2017
Obituary for Jesse Lael Pierce
Jesse L. Pierce, 98, passed away on Friday, March 31st at The Springs surrounded by his family. Jesse was born May 7, 1918, in Miles City, MT to Elsie and Dwight Pierce. He and his siblings, Waldo, Frank and Elsie were raised in Boyes, MT and attended the country grade school. He became a...
John Lilbern Hamp
Mar 31, 2017
Obituary for John Lilbern Hamp
John Lilbern Hamp died peacefully at St. Patrick Hospital while under hospice care on Friday, March 31, 2017. John was born 90 years ago on Sept. 6, 1926, a child of a very large family in McPhee, Colorado. At the time it was one of the largest lumber camps in the state. He came...