Obituaries

Mar 30, 2017

Mar 29, 2017

Obituary for Richard Perry Withycombe

Richard Perry Withycombe, 81, of Missoula, died Wednesday, March 29th at Community Medical Center. He was born to Richard and Alice Withycombe on September 25, 1935 in Portland, Oregon. He was the youngest of three, following sisters Marilyn and Beverly. He grew up in Bend and McMinnville, Oregon. He graduated from Oregon State University...

Mar 28, 2017

Obituary for Grant Marion Winn

Grant Marion Winn, 77, passed away after a long illness, in his home Tuesday, March 28, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Grant was born July 8, 1939 the fourth child of five and only son born to William Marion Winn and Marcella Andrew Winn of Idaho Falls, ID. He spent summers in Idaho...

Mar 28, 2017

Obituary for Doris H Iverson

Doris Helma Iverson, 91, of Potomac passed away March 28, 2017 at Riverside Health Care Center. She was born on November 30, 1925 along with her twin brother Davis, to Edwin and Helma Ness in rural Dodge County, Minnesota. On June 20, 1945 she was united in marriage to Leonard Iverson at S. Zumbro...

Mar 27, 2017

Obituary for Sheila Mae Guse

Sheila Mae (Erb) Guse passed away of cancer on Monday, March 27, 2017, at home in Missoula with her family by her side. Sheila was born May 29, 1936 in Missoula to Willis and Anna Erb. She was from a military family. Sheila graduated high school in Anchorage, Alaska in 1954. In 1958 she...

Mar 27, 2017

Obituary for Michael J Deme

– Michael "Mike" John Deme, of Missoula, formerly of Branford, Connecticut, passed away suddenly Monday, March 27, 2017, at the age of 51 from natural causes. He was the beloved son of Rosalinda Deme Drago. Michael is predeceased by father Salvatore Deme, stepfather Manny Drago, and sister Trisha Deme Nolt. Michael leaves behind his...

Mar 25, 2017

Obituary for Susan H Pfau

Susan Charlene Harris Pfau, 82, was born Dec. 13, 1934, and passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017, joining her father who died in a car accident when Susan was only 2 years old, and her beloved mother, Noma Asay Adams. Her given name was Charlene, as evidence of her independence, in the fifth...

Mar 25, 2017

Life Story for Jane Y Chamberlain

Mar 24, 2017

Obituary for Amanda Denise Foote

Amanda Denise Foote was born April 21, 1988, in Missoula to Georgia Worden and Roy Foote. She crossed over into the loving arms of her savior, Jesus Christ, Friday, March 24, 2017. Amanda attended Big Sky High School graduating in 2005. She then continued her education at the University of Montana and eventually graduated...

Mar 24, 2017

Obituary for Randy J Holdsambeck

Randy Jay Holdsambeck, 53, of Missoula, passed away on Friday, March 24 at St. Patrick Hospital of liver failure. He was born April 15, 1963 in Missoula to Edwin “Lee” Holdsambeck and Jean S. Holdsambeck where he joined his older brother Rex Lee Holdsambeck. As a young boy he grew up in Missoula attending...

Mar 23, 2017

Obituary for Michael Manthey

The world lost a dear family member and friend when Michael Francis John Manthey was taken to Heaven on the morning of March 23, 2017. Mike passed away of natural causes at his beautiful home in Ninemile, MT with his beloved nurse, Sharon Talbot, by his side. Mike (because only his grandma could call him...

Mar 22, 2017

Obituary for Gerald L "Jerry" Klaudt

– Jerry Klaudt, 78, passed away at his home in Missoula on March 22, 2017. Born in Linton, North Dakota (Oct. 19, 1938), he spent most of his life in or near Missoula. A graduate of Arlee High School, after college Jerry and his wife Ella Mae embraced pastoral ministry there in Arlee,...

Mar 22, 2017

Obituary for William L Carfora

William L. Carfora, “Billy” of Florence was born in Glendale, California in 1969. He passed away in Missoula on March 22, 2017. His parents were William J. Carfora (deceased 2001) and Gail. He lived a full and happy life until he became ill. Everyone complemented him on his nice smile. Billy was always busy,...

Mar 22, 2017

Life Story for Sheilla K Yoshinaga

Mar 22, 2017

Mar 22, 2017

Obituary for June Gilchrist

– June Violet Harding Smith Gilchrist passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017, of natural causes at Village Health Care, where she had been a resident for four years. June was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, the oldest of four. Her home life was filled with laughter, music and dancing, and her love of dancing...

Mar 20, 2017

Obituary for Sharon Hiner

Sharon Kay Hiner, 76, of Missoula, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 20, 2017, at home with her family at her side. She was born September 15, 1940, in Eureka, California, to Melvin and June Christopher. A third generation Eurekan, she graduated high school there and attended California State University, Humboldt in Arcata, California, where...

Mar 18, 2017

Mar 16, 2017

Obituary for Francis Patrick McNamara

Francis (Frank) Patrick McNamara, 91, of Missoula, formerly of Anamosa, Iowa, died Thursday, March 16, 2017. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 24, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Anamosa, Iowa. Internment will be at the Holy Cross Cemetery with military honors provided by the Anamosa post of the American Legion. Frank was born...

Mar 15, 2017

Obituary for Evelyn Dorothy Kraszewski

Evelyn Dorothy Kraszewski 90, formerly of Edison, NJ passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Mineral Community Hospital Nursing Home, in Superior Montana, where she was a resident for the last year. She was the daughter of the late George and Stephanie Collier of Highland Park, NJ. She resided in Edison, NJ most of...