Obituaries

Aug 25, 2015

Life Story for Natalie Jean Germann

Aug 24, 2015

Obituary for Gary S. Salvador

– Gary S. Salvador, 78, passed away Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at St. Patrick Hospital from complications of cancer. Gary was born April 8, 1937, in Detroit, Michigan, to Silvio and Linda Salvador. He was raised in Dearborn, Michigan. He was married to Susan for 34 years. Gary was a master carpenter and furniture...

Aug 24, 2015

Life Story for Clinton Morgan Hoagien

Aug 24, 2015

Obituary for Phyllis C. Stockner

– I was born in a log cabin in the beautiful Blackfoot valley in 1918 into the family of Andrew Winfrey Taggart and Elsie Curran Taggart. I was one of five girls and one boy. My early schooling was in Potomac, later Bonner and Missoula. I was a long-distance telephone operator when I attended...

Aug 23, 2015

Obituary for Peter "Marty" Rigg

Peter Martin "Marty" Rigg, 63, passed away peacefully Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, from complications of an anoxic brain injury. Marty is survived by his wife, Shari Rigg, and their sons, Paulo Rigg of Chicago and Donato Rigg of Seattle; and seven grandchildren. Marty was preceded in death by his son, Rodrigo. Marty was the...

Aug 23, 2015

Obituary for LeRoy albert Hotchkiss

– LeRoy Albert Hotchkiss passed away Aug. 23, 2015, in Missoula close to family. "Roy" was born Aug. 9, 1931, in Colville, Washington, to Velma and Albert Hotchkiss. He was the oldest of four: Roy, Bonnie, Don and Ken. He graduated from Colville High School in 1949. Roy worked many years with his dad...

Aug 23, 2015

Obituary for Benjamin A. Ulmer

Benjamin A. Ulmer, 96, passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born May 8, 1919, in Rural Fullerton, North Dakota, the son of Martha and Alfred Ulmer. Benjamin received a B.S. degree in industrial arts and an M.A. degree in education. He served in the U.S. Army during World War...

Aug 21, 2015

Obituary for Jeffery "Jeff" Langan

Longtime Missoula and Bozeman resident Jeffrey "Jeff" Mana Langan, age 60, departed this earth on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. He was born in Fresno, California, on Sept. 14, 1954, where he began his extraordinary walk of life with unconditional love, faith and compassion. He was the third child born of Mary Chappelle Langan-Hansen, who...

Aug 20, 2015

Obituary for Helen Ruth Willis Urquhart

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Helen Ruth Wills Urquhart passed away in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family Thursday, August 20, 2015. Born July 31, 1918 to Charles Archibald Wills and Margaret Mae Shoemaker Wills in Butte, MT, Helen was the 3rd of 5 children. Helen and her family...

Aug 19, 2015

Obituary for Joan Frances Mildenberger Lefler

Joan Frances Mildenberger Lefler, 85, of Missoula, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 19. She died, at Port Angeles Hospital of natural causes. Joan was born June 19, 1930 to George and Thelma Mildenberger in Mitchell, SD. As a young girl Joan lived in Mitchell, SD with her parents and at...

Aug 19, 2015

Life Story for Michael W. Norton

Aug 18, 2015

Life Story for John D. Holden

Aug 17, 2015

Life Story for John Jeffrey "Jeff" Hansen

Aug 17, 2015

Obituary for Shirley P. Anderson

Shirley P. Anderson slipped away between one breath to another Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, while under the tender care of her daughter and son-in-law. She took her first pain-free breath an instant later in the welcoming arms of her family in heaven. Shirley was blessed with an independent and sturdy spirit that enabled her...

Aug 16, 2015

Obituary for Suzanne G. Bourdeau

It is with great sadness I write of the death of our beautiful sister Suzie Johns-Bourdeau, her passing has left us with a void which can never be filled. Suzie, or Hamster as she was affectionately called, was a wonderful wife and mother. Her kindness was overflowing and her generosity proved a testament to...

Aug 16, 2015

Life Story for Cynthia D. Dunn

Aug 16, 2015

Obituary for Dean Bennett

Dean Bennett, 82, of Ovando, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Born on September 25, 1932, in Hettinger, North Dakota, to Palmer and Alys Ode, Dean was brought to Montana at the age of five where his family was forced to move about frequently due to the nature...

Aug 15, 2015

Obituary for Annette Notti

Our beautiful, treasured mother Annette Notti passed away Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at the Deer Lodge Medical Center. Born in 1944 in Montgomery, Alabama, as a child her family moved to Superior. After high school, she lived in various towns throughout the state before settling in Missoula. There she attained her higher education in administrative...

Aug 15, 2015

Obituary for Cathy Ann Shell

Cathy Ann Shell, 49, of Missoula, passed away Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at her home of natural causes. She was born July 19, 1966, in Anaconda to Larry and Rolene Huff. It was here that she spent the entirety of her childhood with her family. She later moved to Seattle, where she met and...

Aug 15, 2015

Life Story for Julia A. Mabry