Obituaries

Mar 12, 2016

Obituary for Tamie Kay Furrer

We lost our beloved mother, daughter, sister and friend. Tamie Kay Furrer, 56, of Missoula, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016. She was born in Spokane and moved as a young child to Missoula. She attended Whittier Grade School and Sentinel High School. Tamie had a contagious smile and always was laughing. She...

Mar 11, 2016

Obituary for Catherine Margaret Burns "Cathy" Meister

Catherine Margaret "Cathy" Burns Meister, 75, crossed over Friday, March 11, 2016, at home after a heroically fought battle with cancer. Cathy was born in Fargo, North Dakota, on Oct. 8, 1940, to Robert E. and Marie E. Sherwood Burns. Cathy and her family moved to Missoula when Cathy was 2 years...

Mar 10, 2016

Obituary for Virginia Dona Johnston (Mead)

Virginia Dona (Mead) Johnston, 84, of Missoula, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, March 10, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 11, 1931 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, to Walter and Alice Mead. She met the love of her life, Donald Johnston, while playing cello in the...

Mar 10, 2016

Life Story for Stanley Solminski

Mar 10, 2016

Obituary for Stanley Rockne Slominski

Stan, 85, of Clinton, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, at St. Patrick Hospital of heart failure. He was born Oct. 18, 1930, in Seattle to Harry and Agnes (Wetsch) Slominski. Throughout his childhood his family operated meat markets within Montana and Washington settling in Missoula in the 1940s. Stan always had a job...

Mar 9, 2016

Obituary for Floyd "Jim" Ashcroft

-Floyd "Jim" Ashcroft, 84, passed away of natural causes at St. Patrick Hospital on Wed. March 9, 2016. Jim was born May 10, 1931 in Dixon, Montana (Revais Creek) to Floyd and Mabel (Telling) Ashcroft. He went to school in Dixon. In 1947, he left school and went to work for the Northern Pacific...

Mar 9, 2016

Life Story for Dail L. Schafer

Mar 9, 2016

Obituary for Jerome Orland Steyee

Jerome Orland Steyee, age 57, a loving husband, father, grandfather, friend and longtime diesel mechanic from Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital. Jerome was born on July 24, 1958 in Shelby Montana, where he grew up and completed his early education. He then attended Helena Vo-Tech where he...

Mar 9, 2016

Life Story for Ronald R. Johnston

Mar 9, 2016

Obituary for Dorothy Mae Berwald Babcock

Dorothy Mae Berwald Babcock, 93, of Missoula, passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. She was born in Superior, Wisconsin, on May 28, 1922, the third child of Bill and Marie Berwald. Early on, she was preceded in death by her oldest brother Bill who was adopted and passed away...

Mar 8, 2016

Life Story for David Lloyd Busker

Mar 8, 2016

Obituary for Daniel Eugene Cook

Daniel E. Cook 61, of Missoula, passed away quietly and peacefully at his home on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, surrounded by family and friends after a very short battle with a very aggressive form of cancer. Dan was born to Wilfred (Bill) and Bernice Cook in Missoula County. He graduated from Hellgate High School...

Mar 7, 2016

Obituary for Velma Jean Johns

Velma Jean Johns passed away at St. Patrick Hospital of Missoula from natural causes on Monday March 7, 2016. She was born in Missoula Aug. 12, 1930, to Walter and Ella Sanders, just one year after her older brother Jim. She had a younger sister Betty, who died of illness as a toddler. Velma...

Mar 6, 2016

Obituary for Elaine K. Rasmussen

– Elaine K Rasmussen, 67, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Community Medical Center in the arms of her husband Robert Rasmussen and surrounded by friends. She was born on April 11, 1948, in Hamilton to Francis and Clayton "Dude" Thomas. When Elaine was 3, the family moved from the Bitterroot Valley...

Mar 6, 2016

Obituary for Roy Albert Michaud

-Roy Albert Michaud, 89, passed away of natural causes at Edgewood Vista in Missoula on Sun. March 6, 2016. A Memorial Mass will be held on Sat. March 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church located at 411 S. 5th St. Hamilton. A reception will follow at the church. Cremation is...

Mar 4, 2016

Obituary for Trisha ann Hagan

Trisha Ann Hagan, 40, passed away suddenly, surrounded by her closest family and friends, Friday, March 4, 2016, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula from cancer of unknown origin. She was born March 15, 1975, at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio, to Bill and Connie Morrison. Her early years were spent in Point...

Mar 3, 2016

Obituary for Wilma "Darlene" Gilreath

Wilma "Darlene" Gilreath, 80, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. She was born on September 26, 1935 in Crow Agency, MT to Louise Pearl and William Cosgrove. She was raised in the Pryor and Billings area. She married Walter Gilreath on Sept. 4, 1952. They ranched...

Mar 2, 2016

Obituary for Nicholas Triplett

Hey! It's me, Nicko the key man. Please don't worry about me. I received my angel wings March 2, 2016, and soared to heaven to be with my Lord and Savior. I want you all to know how much each of you touched my life and made my years on Earth special. Let me leave...

Mar 2, 2016

Obituary for Patricia Joyce 'Patti Gendrow

Patricia Joyce "Patti" (Smith) Gendrow was taken from us on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at age 53 due to medical issues. After passing, Patti did what she did best and that was giving. She gave the gift of life so others could live a healthy life. Patti was born the middle child among...

Mar 1, 2016

Obituary for Althea Benedict Uhlig

Althea Benedict Uhlig passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the Riverside Healthcare Center in Missoula. She was 87. Althea was born March 29, 1928, to Harry Albert Benedict and Gladys Althea Bright. She is survived by her son Karl Uhlig (Sharon); daughter Christine Wilkinson (Ed); granddaughter Theresa Robarge (Jon) and sister Sharon (Tony)...