Obituaries

Nov 3, 2015

Obituary for Valerie Sue Waters

After a valiant two-year battle with breast cancer, Valerie Sue Waters (Middlemas) died surrounded by her family on November 3, 2015 in Missoula, Montana. Valerie was born on 12 January, 1961 in Dillon, Montana to loving parents David and Nancy Middlemas. She grew up in a large, loving family, and was devoted to her...

Nov 3, 2015

Obituary for Gary W Hein

– Gary W. Hein beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at his home in Missoula. He was born Oct. 23, 1947, in Billings. His family moved to Missoula in 1950. He is survived by his wife, Dell Hein; his son, Kristopher Hein (and wife Lindsay); his daughter, Jaclyn...

Nov 2, 2015

Obituary for Bryan H. Warne

Bryan Henning Warne, 46, of Alberton, passed away Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, of natural causes. Bryan was born Sept. 9, 1969, in Missoula to Wayne Warne and Jeanette Mangleson. Bryan graduated from Frenchtown High School in 1987, where he learned to play the drums. This is when he started a long, everlasting relationship with...

Nov 2, 2015

Obituary for William George Bethke

William George Bethke, 89, of Clinton, Mont. passed away on October 27, 2015 at the Genesis Nursing Home in Deer Lodge. He was born on September 18, 1926 in Musselshell County, Montana. He is survived by many who loved him. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved to travel and be with...

Nov 1, 2015

Obituary for Anna Marie Hagen Plaster

– Anna Marie Hagen Plaster, 81, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. She was born Sept. 25, 1934, in Minnesota to John Hagen and Clara Johnson Hagen. She grew up in Ferndale, Washington. She graduated from Ferndale High School and went to Business College. She married Vincent Plaster in 1961 but he passed...

Nov 1, 2015

Obituary for June Munther Lynch

June Munther Lynch, 94, beloved mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed peacefully at the Village Senior Residence on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. She was just two weeks shy of celebrating her 95th birthday, and always joked "Don't make me any older than I already am." On Nov. 13, 1920, June was born in St....

Nov 1, 2015

Obituary for Lewis D. "Bud" Anderson

Bud, 89, passed away at the home he helped to build in Missoula of natural causes surrounded by family on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. He was born July 18, 1926, to Lewis Eli and Hannah Ethelyn Andersen in Bothwell, Utah. He grew up with brothers Glade, Blaine and Larry (deceased December 2014) farming,...

Oct 31, 2015

Obituary for Amanda Schwinn Bailey

Amanda Schwinn Bailey Corette, 45, of Missoula, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. She was born on July 28, 1970, in Mobile, Alabama, to mother, Deborah Schwinn Bailey, and father, Edward B. Bailey. She spent her childhood with her parents and brother, Bradley Jr., in Mobile. Amanda loved spending her summers in DuBois,...

Oct 31, 2015

Obituary for Amanda Schwinn Bailey Corette

Amanda Schwinn Bailey Corette, 45, of Missoula, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. She was born on July 28, 1970, in Mobile, Alabama, to mother, Deborah Schwinn Bailey, and father, Edward B. Bailey. She spent her childhood with her parents and brother, Bradley Jr., in Mobile. Amanda loved spending her summers in...

Oct 31, 2015

Obituary for Phyllis Mae Senechal

Phyllis Mae Senechal, of Lolo, MT, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 31, 2015 of natural causes at the age of 92. She was born Phyllis Mae Spoklie on April 29th, 1923 in Minot, North Dakota to Alfred and Serene Spoklie. She married Robert (Bob) Reinke just before Pearl Harbor and moved to Chicago...

Oct 31, 2015

Obituary for Danny Lee Allen

Danny Lee Allen passed away on Halloween morning, October 31, 2015. He was a proud father to sons Mathew and Paul, and always had a big smile for his granddaughter, Meredith. Danny was born February 19, 1951, in Missoula, and rarely found reason to leave the Montana he loved so much. His favorite times...

Oct 31, 2015

Obituary for Gladyce L. Klette

– Gladyce Lillian (Johnson) Klette, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at Missoula Health and Rehabilitation Services Assisted Living. She was lovingly cared for in her final days by the wonderful staff (especially Noelle, Rose and Autumn), along with Partnership In Home Care Hospice. It was fitting that her last...

Oct 29, 2015

Obituary for Alice O Steen

Alice, 86, peacefully passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, holding loving hands. She was born Jan. 31, 1929, into a deeply rooted New Orleans family, the third daughter of Alice Guerin and Joseph Olike. Alice was a 1945 graduate of John McDonough High School, and then went onto become a distinguished customer service rep...

Oct 29, 2015

Obituary for Timothy Wayne Nolan

Timothy Wayne Nolan, 67, of Missoula, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. He was born Dec. 22, 1947, in Abilene, Texas, to Robert and Gretta Shaffer Nolan. The family moved to Englewood, Colorado, when Tim was 4 months old. He graduated from Englewood High School and attended Metro College in Denver. Tim enlisted...

Oct 29, 2015

Obituary for Jeffrey Craig Stekly

Jeff Stekly, 62, died peacefully at home in Missoula on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. He was born July 1, 1953, the third son of Joseph T. and Wilma D. "Billie" Stekly in Great Falls. Jeff said many times that his oldest brother Joey's advice was instrumental in his future when he thoughtfully advised him...

Oct 28, 2015

Life Story for Brice McGuire

Oct 27, 2015

Obituary for Florian Patrick Marcinkowski

Pat passed peacefully at home in his sleep on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at the age of 85. He was born July 19, 1930, in Culbertson, to Bill and Ann Marcinkowski. Pat and his family moved to Poplar in 1939 where his father opened and operated a family bakery. Pat graduated from Poplar High...

Oct 27, 2015

Life Story for Joseph B. Grunenfelder

Oct 26, 2015

Life Story for Faye L. Scott

Oct 25, 2015

Obituary for Evelyn Irene Pocan

Our beloved mother, wife, grandmother and great-grandmother Evelyn Irene Pocan, 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at Village Health Care Center. Evelyn was born Aug. 18, 1930, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Everett and Minnie Raymond. Evelyn married John D. Pocan on Jan. 27, 1951. They were married...