Obituaries

Jan 4, 2015

Obituary for Delores B. Nichols

Delores B. Nichols, 85, of Missoula, was called home into the loving arms of her savior while surrounded by her loving family Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015. She was born Oct. 6, 1929, in Kalispell. She married Thomas A. Nichols Nov. 3, 1946, and he preceded her in death. Visitation will be Sunday, Jan. 11,...

Jan 4, 2015

Obituary for Elmer Leon Graham

Elmer Leon Graham, 86, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at his home in Missoula of natural causes. He was born Feb. 12, 1928, in Darlington, Pennsylvania, to Frank Leslie Graham and Minnie Mae Graham (Hughes). Growing up, Elmer lived and worked on the family dairy. He left the family dairy to...

Jan 4, 2015

Life Story for Arthur Degenhart

Jan 3, 2015

Life Story for Bill R. Staggs

Jan 3, 2015

Life Story for Carol Ann Jesse

Jan 2, 2015

Obituary for Lynda Deann Johnson Woirhaye

Lynda was born on Dec. 5, 1957, in Livingston, the second child of Armand and Agnes (Sandsness) Johnson. She started first grade at Hellgate Grade School in Missoula, where she learned first and foremost how to make a friend and to be a friend. Lynda and her friends and classmates were the challenge...

Jan 2, 2015

Obituary for Virginia L. Anderson

Virginia Leah Bulen Anderson, 85, of Missoula, passed away from natural causes. She was born Sept., 20, 1929, in St. Patrick Hospital and died there Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. She was born to Leon L. Bulen and Edna Virginia Bulen in Missoula. She grew up attending Paxson School and graduated from Missoula County High...

Jan 2, 2015

Obituary for Roybelle Phillips

– Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother peacefully went into the arms of her savior Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, in her own home after suffering a a catastrophic stroke Nov. 15, 2014. She was surrounded by her three daughters and grandson along with her beloved companion dog, Bruiser. She was born Jan. 24, 1932, to...

Jan 1, 2015

Life Story for Steven Scott Asper

Jan 1, 2015

Life Story for Carole LaPointe

Dec 31, 2014

Obituary for Leland J. Walker

Leland Jasper Walker, loving husband, father and grandfather, true friend to the world, died peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at the age of 91 in Missoula. He and his wife of 67 years, Margaret Noble Walker, moved to Missoula in 2013 after 56 happy years in Great Falls. Lee was born April 18, 1923,...

Dec 30, 2014

Obituary for Mary L. Decker

Mary Decker, 77, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, from a cerebral hemorrhage. She was preceded in death by her parents, Geraldine and William DeSmith; and her sister, Kathy DeSmith. Mary was born in Sodus, New York, to Geraldine and William DeSmith and moved to Colorado as a child....

Dec 30, 2014

Obituary for Elver A. Hehn

Elver Andreas Hehn passed away peacefully at the home of his son Quinton and wife Johnny in Missoula on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Born to Richard and Magdalena (Nusz) Hehn on the family farm on Feb. 9, 1922, Elver grew up in a German-speaking family and community. Elver attended a one-room country school and...

Dec 29, 2014

Obituary for Betty Powell Taylor

Betty Powell Taylor, 90, of Missoula passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, of natural causes. She was born in Provo, Utah, on Jan. 19, 1924, to Alma Joseph and Libby Powell. They lived in Utah, moving to Salt Lake City when she was 5. When she was 14 she...

Dec 28, 2014

Obituary for James F. "Jim" Doyle Jr.

James Francis Doyle Jr., 69, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, at home after a courageous battle with ALS. Jim, known as "Babe" by many close family and friends, was born July 12, 1945, in Helena to Ann and James Doyle Sr. He was the youngest of three boys. His...

Dec 27, 2014

Obituary for Wilber Andrew Megaard

Wilbur Andrew Megaard, 81, passed away at his home in Missoula after a four-year battle with cancer. Wilbur was born April 22, 1933, and was raised in the Belgrade/Bozeman area and attended school in Belgrade. At age 17, his parents signed his release to join the Navy. He served aboard the USS St. Paul...

Dec 27, 2014

Life Story for Rosina S. "Rose" Croonenberghs

Dec 27, 2014

Obituary for Ruth Josephine Brinkerhoff (Hellman)

Ruth Josephine (Hellman) Brinkerhoff passed away Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, peacefully in sleep and in her Missoula home of close to 50 years. She was 85 years old. Ruth spent the last week of her life at home with family around her, reminiscing and celebrating her life during the Christmas season. Her last...

Dec 27, 2014

Obituary for Lila L. Hoerner

– On Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother went into the arms of our Lord and savior. She was born in Beulah, North Dakota, on June 5, 1926, to Olga Schrenk and Gustav Binder. She married our dad Raymond Hoerner on Sept. 16, 1946, after he was discharged from the service....

Dec 26, 2014

Obituary for Melvin "Mel" Hendrickson

Mel started his adventure of life Dec. 17, 1923, born in the farmhouse on his family's homestead in the Moiese Valley. After 91 years, he ended this leg of his adventure at Community Medical Center in Missoula on Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. Mel spent his early years whooping it...