Obituaries

Aug 14, 2015

Obituary for Wayne Cooper

Wayne was born on Nov 8, 1950 and went to meet the Lord suddenly on Friday August 14, 2015. He worked general labor and enjoyed camping & fishing and his hobbies of remote cars & planes. He was an avid recycler. Wayne was a kind and caring soul which he showed by the never ending...

Aug 14, 2015

Obituary for Sharon A. Kornish

Sharon Ann Kornish, RN, was born Jan. 16, 1936, in Bay City, Michigan. She passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. Sharon was a retired registered nurse and foster grandparent and a loving mother to sons Michael and Matthew and daughter Susan. She is survived by her son Michael and preceded in death by her...

Aug 13, 2015

Obituary for Nicholas Pickolick

Nicholas Robert Pickolick was born in Butte on Sept. 25, 1944, to Anna (Kriskovich) and Frank Pickolick, and he died Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, in Missoula. Growing up, he enjoyed camping, fishing, playing baseball, Boy Scouts, and activities with friends and family. He learned piano at an early age and later played clarinet in the...

Aug 13, 2015

Obituary for Gail Denise Lancaster

Gail Denise Lancaster, age 64, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at St. Patrick Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Gail was born July 3, 1951, to Walter (Wally) Jacob Beier and Nola Erroldine Beier in Missoula. She graduated from Sentinel High School in 1970, then attended classes at the University of Montana....

Aug 13, 2015

Obituary for George Kenneth "Ken" Root

George Kenneth "Ken" Root, 101, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, at Bee Hive Homes of natural causes. Dad was born Jan. 17, 1914, on a ranch in Nimrod to F.l. Root and Alice Knight. As a child he attended Missoula schools and graduated from Missoula County High School in 1933....

Aug 13, 2015

Obituary for Doris Ekstom

Doris Mae Elliott- Ekstrom of Rock Creek passed away peacefully in her home on August 13, 2015 of natural causes. She was 95 years old. On July 22, 1920, Doris was born on the Elliott homestead to Lee and Bessie Elliott. As a young girl, she lived with her family on the ranch and graduated...

Aug 13, 2015

Life Story for Charles H. Wiseman

Aug 12, 2015

Obituary for Kimberly D. Gallegos

Kimberly D. (Brown) Gallegos, 44, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. She is survived by Manuel, Jade, Jenn, Matt, Samantha and Adam Gallegos; John Sr. and John Jr. Brown; George, Jeanie, Bob and Brandy Morse. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Special thanks to the Missoula County...

Aug 12, 2015

Obituary for Sandra Kay Karlin

Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Sandra Kay (McNabb) Karlin, 69, of Missoula, passed away at her home on Aug. 12, 2015 surrounded by her loving family and friends. Sandy was born on Sept. 9, 1945 at St. Patrick Hospital, in Missoula, to Lewis B. McNabb and Martha (Brester) McNabb. She met and married the love...

Aug 12, 2015

Obituary for Wesley Nott

Wesley Nott (84) died peacefully at his home while listening to Hank Williams, Dean Martin and Patsy Cline early Wednesday August 12th surrounded by Mike, his son, a very close friend Sheryll Stewart and the great workers of Hospice Missoula, Montana. He lost his battle with cancer but was courageous in his fight in the...

Aug 12, 2015

Life Story for Glenna Berry

Aug 12, 2015

Life Story for Barbara A. Morris

Aug 11, 2015

Life Story for Kenneth A. Ebel

Aug 11, 2015

Obituary for Clifford Eugene Staiger

Clifford "Boots" Staiger, 70, of Frenchtown, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at his home in Frenchtown of natural causes. He was born on the farm by Hebron, North Dakota, to Reinhardt "Reiny" and Freida Staiger. As a youngster he worked on his Dad's farm and was educated in Hebron. On Nov. 23,...

Aug 11, 2015

Life Story for Delbert Leroy Markle

Aug 11, 2015

Obituary for Emma Ashcroft

Emma (Keene) Ashcroft passed away Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at the age of 92. Born Jan. 23, 1923, in Taylor, Texas, to Edward (Kiehn) and Helen (Brutke) Keene, the family moved to Amity, Oregon, when she was just a little girl. She was raised on the family farm and educated in a little country school....

Aug 11, 2015

Life Story for Sara Ann McMurray

Aug 10, 2015

Obituary for Christopher M. Ramsey

It sucks when a life ends at 21 years – unexpectedly, in a freak accident, in a freak storm. Damn that storm. It sucks when that life belongs to a beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin, friend, best friend, coach and fellow student. And yet this short life was full and rich and very well...

Aug 9, 2015

Obituary for Thomas Johnson (Tom)

Thomas Johnson (Tom) 86, passed away peacefully in his home on August 9th, 2015. Tom was born on July 30th, 1929 in Helena, MT. Shortly after his family moved to Orofino, Idaho where he spent a good part of his life. Growing up his family owned a little store that had groceries and various...

Aug 9, 2015

Obituary for John Martin Spritzer

John M. Spritzer was born in Butte, Montana on March 15, 1947 to Frank and Frances Spritzer. He was the fifth child in the typical Catholic family of 10. After graduating from St. Lawrence O'Toole Elementary School, he went on to Butte High School where he participated in the varsity wrestling program. At age...