Obituaries

Margaret C. "Peg" Ottman

Margaret C. "Peg" Ottman

May 9, 2016

Obituary for Margaret C. "Peg" Ottman

Margaret C. "Peg" Ottman died Monday, May 9, 2016, in Missoula, after celebrating Mother's Day with all six of her children. Peg was born in Livingston on Oct. 9, 1926, to Henry and Elizabeth Crossen. When she was 5 years old she moved with her family to Missoula. She attended St. Anthony Grade...

James H. Kuhl

James H. Kuhl

May 8, 2016

Obituary for James H. Kuhl

– James H. "Jim' Kuhl, 82, of Lolo, passed away Mother's Day, May 8, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born Sept. 2, 1933, in Baker. His family later moved to Helena, where they resided on Eighth Avenue. Jim was an avid baseball and fast pitch softball player. At age 17 he...

Sandra Robinson

Sandra Robinson

May 8, 2016

Life Story for Sandra Robinson

Willard "Bill" Bruns

Willard "Bill" Bruns

May 8, 2016

Life Story for Willard "Bill" Bruns

Craig Eddy

Craig Eddy

May 7, 2016

Life Story for Craig Eddy

Harley James Axe

Harley James Axe

May 5, 2016

Obituary for Harley James Axe

Harley James Axe, 85, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016, at his home. Harley was born Jan. 29, 1929, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Madge Douthitt and Edmond Axe. He graduated from Natrona County High School in 1948. Harley attended Casper College before earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Denver. He...

Albert Byron Price

Albert Byron Price

May 5, 2016

Obituary for Albert Byron Price

– Albert Byron Price was born July 11, 1936, in Butte and died at his home in Missoula on Thursday, May 5, 2016, of natural causes. Al graduated from high school in Wallace, Idaho, in 1954, and joined the Marine Corps later that summer. After his enlistment, he rejoined his family in Missoula and...

Henry Cooper

Henry Cooper

May 4, 2016

Obituary for Henry Cooper

Henry Cooper 69 of Deer Lodge passed away May 4, 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital. Cremation is planned and services are pending. Garden City Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Read Henry Cooper's Obituary and Guestbook on www.missoulafuneralhomes.com.

Roland F. Anderson

Roland F. Anderson

May 3, 2016

Obituary for Roland F. Anderson

– Roland Frank Anderson, who died May 3, 2016, was born in London, England, in 1928 to Frank William Anderson and Doris G. Anderson. After grammar school he joined the Royal Navy at age 17. Luckily the war had recently ended, but the Navy left him with a rich vocabulary and a lifetime of...

David Spencer Floyd

David Spencer Floyd

May 3, 2016

Obituary for David Spencer Floyd

David Spencer Floyd, 62, of Missoula, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at his home surrounded by his wife and children, after a three year battle with melanoma. He was born Sept. 7, 1953, in Glasgow, to Gilbert Ross Floyd and Velma Goldfinch. Until the age of four David grew up on the...

Richard P. Metcalf

Richard P. Metcalf

May 2, 2016

Life Story for Richard P. Metcalf

Richard Patrick Metcalf

Richard Patrick Metcalf

May 2, 2016

Obituary for Richard Patrick Metcalf

Richard Patrick Metcalf, 65, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016, in Three Forks. He was a man who loved a cold BEER, a good fishing trip, hunting and being in the mountains. A Montana boy all his life. Richard proudly served in the U.S. Army as a crew chief on the H1 Helicopter,...

Timothy Hubbard

Timothy Hubbard

May 1, 2016

Obituary for Timothy Hubbard Tim was born in Glendive, MT on January 22, 1945 to Donald F. and Minnie (Winchel) Hubbard.

When Tim was young he enjoyed serving mass every morning and reading his bible to his Grandma Winchel at breakfast. He loved to play baseball and was one heck of a catcher. He said his team never won...

Ruth Wolf

Ruth Wolf

May 1, 2016

Obituary for Ruth Wolf

- Ruth Wolf, age 89, passed away on May 1 at her beloved home in Huson of natural causes. Ruth arrived in Montana from Poughkeepsie, New York, as a bride in 1945. She was married to Paul G. Wolf for 63 years, until his death in 2008. The couple raised Angus cattle and a family...

M. Ruth Wolf

M. Ruth Wolf

May 1, 2016

Life Story for M. Ruth Wolf

Chester R. Shellenberger

Chester R. Shellenberger

Apr 30, 2016

Obituary for Chester R. Shellenberger

– Chester R. Shellenberger, of Milltown, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the age of 89. He had wished to live to 104-years-old but sadly did not make it. Chet, as he liked to be called, was born in Donnally Mills, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 24, 1927, to Chester...

Esther L. Morgan

Esther L. Morgan

Apr 30, 2016

Life Story for Esther L. Morgan

Glen Williams

Glen Williams

Apr 30, 2016

Obituary for Glen Williams

Glen I. Williams passed away peacefully Saturday, April 30, 2016, in Missoula surrounded by his family. He was born April 12, 1934, in Bottineau, North Dakota, and spent his formative years in Dunseith, North Dakota. Glen is survived by his wife of 56 years, Shirley; and his three children, Lynn (Manuel) Barragan, Lisa (Gene) Stephens...

Lesley Stone "Lee" Welshans

Lesley Stone "Lee" Welshans

Apr 30, 2016

Obituary for Lesley Stone "Lee" Welshans

Lee passed away at home, surrounded by loving family, Saturday, April 30, 2016, at 67 years of age. She fought valiantly a nine-year battle with primary progressive aphasia, a form of dementia. To the end Lee was a proud, loving, stubborn, strong, beautiful woman who most of all was a loving wife, mom,...

Charles E. Casselman

Charles E. Casselman

Apr 29, 2016

Obituary for Charles E. Casselman

Charles Edward Casselman, Jr., 89, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2016 at his home in Missoula, Montana, of natural causes. He was born on June 6, 1926, in Chadron, Nebraska, to Charles E. Casselman and Agnes (Caldwell) Casselman. Charles contracted polio as a child, and his grandmother introduced him to spinning to strengthen...