Obituaries

Mar 26, 2015

Obituary for Kathryn "Kaye" Helms

Kathyrn "Kaye" Helms, passed away on March 26, 2015 at the age of 93, from common aging problems. She was born to Ukrainian immigrant parents who homesteaded on a dry land farm near Gorham, ND. She was a first generation American and one of 16 children. Kaye attended high school in Columbus and Big...

Mar 26, 2015

Obituary for Kevin G. Edwards

Kevin Grant Edwards, 59, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at St Patrick Hospital of natural causes. He was born on July 23, 1955 in Missoula to Robert and Nancy Edwards. After graduating from Hellgate High School, Kevin enlisted in the Air Force where he served as a military policeman. Kevin...

Mar 25, 2015

Obituary for Laura M. Johnson

– Laura Marie Johnson passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, after a short battle with cancer. She was born Oct. 29, 1940, in Billings and grew up in Harlowton until high school graduation. She married Rich Birgenheier in 1958 and moved to Missoula. From that marriage, she had two sons and two daughters. She...

Mar 25, 2015

Obituary for Jimmy Dale Inman Jr.

Jimmy Dale Inman Jr., 45 of Charlo, MT passed away at his home on March 25, 2015. He was born in Hot Springs, MT on October 2, 1969 to Jim and Barbara Inman. Jim enjoyed camping, hiking, fishing, driving the backroads, and hunting. Jim was preceded in death by his Grandparents. He is...

Mar 25, 2015

Life Story for Chandra L. Beavers

Mar 24, 2015

Obituary for Arlie A. Fachner

Arlin August "Arlie" Fachner was born to Matthias and Bertha Fachner on June 19, 1925, 20 miles north of Wolf Point. He was the youngest of eight children, and was the last survivor. He was promoted to heaven on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, while being ably cared for at Community Medical Center. He left...

Mar 23, 2015

Obituary for Julie Weinand Leister

On March 23, 2015 a bright light was extinguished from this earth. Julie Weinand Leister lost her courageous battle with cancer. Julie was born July 13, 1962 to Darlene and Gerome Weinand. She attended Woodman Grade School, Sentinel and Big Sky High Schools and graduated in 1980. She married her high school sweetheart, the...

Mar 23, 2015

Obituary for Leota S Tripp

Leota S. Tripp passed away on March 23, 2015, of natural causes, just a few weeks shy of her 99th birthday. Leota was born April 18, 1916, in Des Moines, Iowa. She married Charley Tripp on February 6, 1937. They had four sons—Willis, Lyle, Darvel, and Dan. The family lived in Deer River, Minnesota,...

Mar 22, 2015

Obituary for Raymond Cook

Raymond Gene Cook, 30, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015, due to injuries from an accident in Missoula. Ray was born March 8, 1985, in Akron, Colorado. He was a quiet, sports-minded little boy, who dearly loved talking about and playing baseball. Ray was in the Babe Ruth Hall of Fame in 2001 for playing...

Mar 21, 2015

Obituary for Bobbi Anne Prichard -Nuckolls

Bobbi Ann Pritchard-Nuckolls passed away in her home Saturday, March 21, 2015, at the age of 57 after fighting cancer for nearly two years. She was born June 25, 1957, in Missoula to Darlene DeCulty and Robert Pritchard. Bobbi married Oscar Nuckolls on March 10, 1989. They were married for 26 years and...

Mar 19, 2015

Obituary for Richard Allen Harris

Richard Allen 'Rick' Harris, 66, of Missoula, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Thursday, March 19, 2015, at his home in Missoula. Rick was born on Sept. 5, 1948, the second of seven children, to Theodore A. Harris and Anna Mae Storm Harris. He grew up on a series of farming operations in south...

Mar 19, 2015

Obituary for Lora L. Spence

Lora L. Spence, 71, of Missoula, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on Thursday evening, March 19, 2015. She was born July 14, 1943, in Joliet, the daughter of Eva and Ernest Oglesbee. She is survived by three children, Shayne Spence and his spouse Tina and their children Kaylene, Hailey and Ryan; Lyssa Norton...

Mar 18, 2015

Obituary for Kole Robert Swartz

Kole Robert Swartz was tragically killed in an accident in his home town of Clinton, Montana, on March 15, 2015. He left this world after only 19 short years, but – like everything Kole ever did in his life – he lived it large and loved hard. Kole is survived by his parents, Sean...

Mar 18, 2015

Obituary for Maurice Eugene Guay

Maurice Eugene Guay died in his home on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at age 91, in Missoula. Our father, was a practical man. For an obituary expressing what we, his four surviving children, truly feel, please refer to the beautiful poem "Funeral Blues" by W.H. Auden, which will be read at a memorial for...

Mar 18, 2015

Life Story for Gregory P. Jasperson

Mar 18, 2015

Life Story for James P. Adams

Mar 17, 2015

Obituary for William Howard "Howie" Kendall

William Howard "Howie" Kendall, 47, of Missoula, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Howie was born at St. Joseph Hospital in Denver, the son of Bill and Beth Kendall. Howie grew up in Missoula and graduated from Hellgate High School in 1987. He attended the University of Montana, where he...

Mar 17, 2015

Obituary for Nellie Blanche Bignall

– Nellie Blanche Bignall was born May 7, 1924, in Frazee, Minnesota, to Herman and Hazel Bignall, the fourth of nine children. She passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the Village Health Care Center. Nellie left Hill City, Minnesota, at a young age to move to Rapid City, South Dakota, with her Uncle...

Mar 17, 2015

Obituary for Nellie B. Taylor

Nellie Blanche Bignall was born May 7, 1924, in Frazee, Minnesota, to Herman and Hazel Bignall, the fourth of nine children. She passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the Village Health Care Center. Nellie left Hill City, Minnesota, at a young age to move to Rapid City, South Dakota, with her Uncle Orlando...

Mar 16, 2015

Obituary for Evelyn "Evie" Harper

-Evelyn "Evie" Harper, 86, passed away of natural causes on Mon. March 16, 2015 at her home. Evie was born in Missoula to Frances and Alice Wight on August 6, 1928 as her dad did not want her to be born at home on the ranch in Hall, MT. She and her sister Wanda...