Obituaries

Sep 18, 2015

Obituary for Valerie Jean Yule Walther

"A little light just left the world ..." MISSOULA – Valerie Yule Walther, beloved sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and true daughter of Montana, passed away at the age of 87 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. Born Valerie Jean Yule to James B. Yule and Margaret (Sullivan) Yule...

Sep 18, 2015

Obituary for Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Hotchkiss

Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Hotchkiss, 93, of Missoula, died of natural causes, Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at Village Senior Residence. Betty was born July 12, 1922, at the family farm near Joliet, to Clyde and Florence Sells. Having been born premature, she spent the first month of her life in an apple box next...

Sep 18, 2015

Obituary for Lisa Geryl Morger-Miller

Lisa Geryl Morger-Miller, beloved wife, mother, sister aunt and friend, passed on to heaven, peacefully surrounded by the loving arms of her family, Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 in Missoula. Although she lost the battle to ampullary cancer, she won the war of life and is now in the presence of Our Lord and Savior....

Sep 17, 2015

Obituary for Doris Mae Paulsen

Doris Mae Paulsen, 80, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, at her home after a three-year struggle with cancer. She was born and raised in Piltzville. She married the love of her life, Robert "Bob" Paulsen in 1954, and they spent their next 54 years together raising three children and actively participating...

Sep 16, 2015

Obituary for Doris E. Janes

Doris E. Janes, 81, of Missoula passed away of natural causes September 16th, 2015 at St. Patrick Hospital. Doris was born February 24, 1934 in Enders, Nebraska to Eunice and Albert Lee Trowbridge. She attended Franklin Grade School and Missoula County High School in Missoula. She completed Dental Assistant training in Seattle, Washington. Doris...

Sep 15, 2015

Life Story for Kathleen L. Bergstedt

Sep 14, 2015

Obituary for Frank Shelby Bernatz

Frank Shelby Bernatz, 90, passed away Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at Bitterroot Valley Living Center due to natural causes. He was born in Butte on Dec. 16, 1924, to Carl and Anne Irish Bernatz. After his father died, Frank was raised as an only child by a single mother during the Great Depression. He...

Sep 14, 2015

Life Story for Lloyd K. Fowler

Sep 13, 2015

Obituary for Richard D. Brown

Richard "Dick" Brown passed away Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at St. Patrick Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Dick was 83. Dick was born Aug. 25, 1932, in Grafton, North Dakota, to John and Carrie Brown. Dick graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1951. Attended the University of North...

Sep 12, 2015

Obituary for Lyle H. Fost

Lyle Herbert Fost, 62, of Missoula, passed away surrounded by his loving family, after a brief illness on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. He was born to Ralph and Ellen Fost on March 29, 1953. He attended and graduated from Sentinel High School in 1972, then graduated from the culinary institute at the Vo-tech. He...

Sep 12, 2015

Obituary for Lynn Powell

– Lynn Powell, 69, of Monrovia, Maryland, passed Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at St. Patrick Hospital. She is the mother of Robert Powell Jr. of Missoula. Her services will be held at a later date in Monrovia. Local arrangements are under the care of Cremation & Burial Society of the Rockies. Read Lynn Powell's Obituary...

Sep 12, 2015

Obituary for Terry "Michael" Bowers

Terry "Michael" Bowers, 78, of Bozeman and formally Missoula, left this world on September 12, 2015, due to natural causes. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Joanne; his daughter, Ryan, her husband, Alanka; his two grandchildren, Piper and Bridger, and his son, Jonathan. He is also survived by his sister, Ellen...

Sep 11, 2015

Life Story for Susannah E. Huggins

Sep 10, 2015

Obituary for Susannah E. Huggins

Susie was born March 20, 1925, in Clagstone, Idaho, and passed peacefully Sept. 10, 2015, in her home of 51 years. Susie was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Edward Huggins; her mother and father, George and Florence Grigg; and her five siblings. Susie attended Columbia Falls public schools and graduated...

Sep 10, 2015

Life Story for Susanne H. Campbell

Sep 10, 2015

Obituary for Marilyn Jo Coffee

Marilyn Jo Coffee, 81, of Missoula, passed away Sept. 10, 2015, at The Springs care facility in Missoula following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. The celebration of her life will be held in July 2016, date to be determined, at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 301 Fourth Ave. E. in Polson. Marilyn...

Sep 10, 2015

Life Story for Marilyn Coffee

Sep 10, 2015

Life Story for Gary B. Galeazzi

Sep 9, 2015

Life Story for Raymond F. Bukovatz

Sep 9, 2015

Obituary for Donna Belle Burrell

Funeral services will be held at 1pm October 17, 2015 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN, with luncheon to follow. Family burial of cremated remains at Zion Cemetery, Oklee, MN. Donna Belle O'Neill was born July 25, 1926 to Owen Edward and Peggy (Tharldson) O'Neill on the farm in rural Oklee,...