Obituaries

Nov 30, 2015

Obituary for Fred F. Roehl

Fred F. Roehl went home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on Nov. 30, 2015 at The Living Center in Stevensville, Mt. God chose to take him home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ as Fred was a dedicated man of God. We miss him very much but we rejoice that he...

Nov 30, 2015

Obituary for Walter E. Bush Jr.

Walter E. Bush, Jr. "Dipper", 63, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at his home, with his family beside him, due to complications of multiple myeloma. He was born March 31, 1952, at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane to Walter E. Bush Sr. and Judith Peterson Bush. Dipper and his...

Nov 26, 2015

Obituary for Elijah "Eli" Kindred

Elijah "Eli" Curry Kindred, beloved son of Mark and Dale (Curry) Kindred, passed away in a tragic accident in Missoula on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. He was 24 years old. Eli was born Dec. 8, 1990, in Missoula. He is the second oldest of his parents' seven children. He was a quiet, shy little...

Nov 26, 2015

Obituary for Patrick Linz

Patrick passed away at age 75 after a long hard struggle with cardiovascular disease. He was a proud Marine veteran. He loved the outdoors and building his own cabin up Fish Creek was a dream come true. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Ida Linz; sister, Virginia; and brother, Vern. Survived...

Nov 26, 2015

Obituary for Alyce Bev Cooper

Alyce Beverly Cooper, 85, passed away Thursday November 26, 2015 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Alyce was born July 1, 1930 in Deer Lodge, Mt to Charles Anthony & Maude Hansen Anthony. Alyce grew up around Deer Lodge and attended Deer Lodge High School. She was a hard but loving mother & wife...

Nov 26, 2015

Obituary for Benjamin Madigan Snavely

Benjamin Madigan Snavely was born on Feb. 1, 1982, and passed to eternal life on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Missoula. Ben was born an old, kind soul, with a conflicted schizophrenic brain. He was intellectually, artistically and spiritually advanced beyond the realities of the modem world. He struggled constantly with the traditions of...

Nov 26, 2015

Life Story for Dean Ralph McMaster

Nov 25, 2015

Life Story for Madonna Fredrickson

Nov 25, 2015

Life Story for Nola Beier

Nov 22, 2015

Obituary for Sara "Sally" Mullen

Sally Mullen retired from Planet Earth on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. Comforting her toward her final breath were her longtime partner and soulmate Terry Kendrick; sister Rozzy and loyal cat Jackson. Sally often joked and was teased about her penchant for repeatedly retiring. Although retirement was a long-held career goal, for decades she offered...

Nov 21, 2015

Obituary for Mary Ellen Depee

On Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, Mary Ellen Depee, 86, lost her battle with cancer. Mary Ellen was a tiny person, but what she lacked in stature she made up for with honesty, integrity, character and grit. She possessed an inner strength that few can match, a strength that carried her and her family through...

Nov 20, 2015

Obituary for Sharon J. Bruce

Sharon Jean Bruce passed away from Idiopathic Pulmonarry Hypertenson on Friday, Nov. 20, 1949. She fought hard to beat the battle. She was a wonderful wife, mother and friend. She will be missed dearly. She was born on Nov. 29, 1949, to Bessie and George Gass in Havre. She grew up in Joplin and...

Nov 20, 2015

Obituary for Bianca C. Bernathal

– Bianca "Be" Bernthal passed away peacefully Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at Riverside Healthcare Center in Missoula at the age of 88. Bianca was born Sept. 5, 1927, in Neshkoro, Wisconsin, to Rudolph Tornow and Magdalena (nee Zuberbier) Tornow. She was baptized with the full Christian name of Bianca Clara Josephine Tornow. The daughter...

Nov 19, 2015

Obituary for Edith Louise Kolppa

Edith Louise Kolppa, 76, of Missoula, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Louise was born in Missoula on Feb. 4, 1939. She was the first of two children born to Hubert and Frances Hansen. She was raised in Missoula and graduated from Missoula County High School, and later went on...

Nov 17, 2015

Obituary for Leland Arthur Wight

Leland Arthur Wight died peacefully on Nov. 17th in Missoula at the age of 53. He was preceded in death by his mother Shirley R. Lyon Wight and his father Glen Whitaker Wight. Lee graduated from Sentinel High School and was later employed by the woodshop of Opportunity Resources. A funeral is scheduled for...

Nov 16, 2015

Obituary for Elmer H. Dickhaut

Elmer H. Dickhaut, 86, of Missoula, passed away on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at his daughter's home in Missoula of natural causes. Elmer was born in Mott, North Dakota, on Oct. 13, 1929, to Henry and Amelia Dickhaut. As a young boy he only attended school until age 13 so he could help work...

Nov 14, 2015

Obituary for Clifford "Norman" Ruble

On Saturday, November 14, 2015 the world lost an amazing man, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. Clifford "Norman" Ruble, born March 31, 1931, age 84, passed away of natural causes while staying with his wife of 60 years at Riverside Health Care Center. Cliff was born to Clifford and Dagmar Ruble in Albert...

Nov 14, 2015

Obituary for Dianna Riley

Dianna Jean Marie Reber Riley, 72, passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in her Missoula home. She was the daughter of Joe and Terry Reber, born May 27, 1943, in Palo Alto, California. Dianna attended St. Helena's Grade School, Cathedral High School and Helena High School, graduating in 1961 with her beloved class of exceptional...

Nov 14, 2015

Obituary for Zachary Spannagel

Zachary Spannagel, founder of Montana's first snowboard shop, Board of Missoula, passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, on his 47th birthday. Cause of death was pancreatitis. Zack was born in Billings and raised in Portland, Oregon. He attended Portland public schools, including Harriet Tubman Middle School and Wilson High School, class of 1986. He began...

Nov 14, 2015

Life Story for Zeta Johnson