Obituaries

Aug 6, 2014

Obituary for Lee Gordon

The son of George Gordon and Rita Shyer, Lee was born Jan. 4, 1940, and grew up in the Los Angeles area with his older sister Laurel. At the age of 19, Lee was drafted into the Army, where he served for more than two years, before being honorably discharged. After leaving the Army, Lee...

Aug 5, 2014

Obituary for Juanita E. Mickelson

Juanita E. Mickelson of Missoula passed away Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, of natural causes. Juanita was born Oct. 19, 1928, to Mildred and Grover Blevins and was raised on a family farm near Chinook. After high school, she attended nursing school at Montana State University-Bozeman. While working as an LPN, she met and married...

Aug 5, 2014

Life Story for Hugh J. Green

Aug 4, 2014

Obituary for Tammela Marie Spencer Marty

Tammi Marty, 43, of Missoula, went to be with her Lord on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at Community Medical Center due to a pulmonary embolism. She was born May 26, 1971, in Missoula, the daughter of Raymond Lee Spencer and Diane Marie Gilbertson. She lived in western Washington most of her life, where...

Aug 4, 2014

Obituary for Mary Crandall

Mary Crandall, 92, died peacefully Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at Beehive Homes, surrounded by her family. Mary was born Aug. 26, 1921, in Richardton, North Dakota, to John and Veronica Pfaff. She was one of 10 children, including five brothers and four sisters. At the age of 5, Mary lost her mother. She was raised...

Aug 4, 2014

Life Story for George Benjamin Harbison Sr.

Aug 3, 2014

Life Story for Nick Tomaskie III

Aug 3, 2014

Obituary for Raymond Paul Bessette Jr.

Raymond Paul Bessette Jr., 64, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital from complications of frontal temporal lobe dementia. Ray was born Oct. 20, 1949, in Anaconda to Virginia (Morse) and Raymond Paul Bessette Sr. As a young boy, his relatives nicknamed him "Buddy," which he proved to...

Aug 3, 2014

Obituary for Willie Jones

On Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at 4:20 a.m. the Lord called Willie Jones for one last fishing trip. Willie was born in Greensville, South Carolina, in 1940 and has lived in many places through the years, but settled down with his true love Susan Hobbs in Superior in 1998. Willie fell in love with the...

Aug 2, 2014

Obituary for Ben E. Poat

Ben E. Poat passed away Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, at his home in Superior. He was 84-years-old. Cause of death was cancer. Ben was born in Paducah, Kentucky, on Christmas Day 1929. He graduated from San Diego State with a bachelor's degree. He served four years in the Navy during the Korean War. Ben...

Aug 2, 2014

Obituary for Deborah J. Tollefson

Deborah Jane Tollefson, 59, of Missoula, passed away Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, at Community Medical Center due to sudden illness. She was born April 10, 1955, in Puyallup, Washington, to Wally and Eleanor Hagestad. She moved to Missoula as a small child. Debbie graduated from Sentinel High School in 1973. That same year she...

Aug 2, 2014

Obituary for Lorraine V. Wamsley

Lorraine V. Wamsley, 90, of Missoula, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the Village Senior Residence. Her daughter, Sandy, was by her side. Lorraine was born January 31, 1924, in Missoula, to Walter and Stella (Jones) Stahl. She was educated in Missoula Schools and upon graduation attended St. Luke's...

Aug 1, 2014

Obituary for Dale William Pederson

Dale William Pederson, 80, of Clinton, passed away Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. He was born March 17, 1934, in Froid to parents Joseph and Gertrude Pederson. Dale was preceded in death byhis parents and sister Joyce Knight. He is survivored by his wife Janice Pederson; four daughters and their families, Melody (Gene) Pepi, Jocene...

Aug 1, 2014

Obituary for Doug Shepherd

Doug Shepherd, 94, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, passed away Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, in Missoula. Doug was born and raised in Idaho; he was the son of Alfred and Emma Shepherd. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Lucile; and his wife 34 years, Ann. He is survived by his sons, Bill and Geoff;...

Aug 1, 2014

Life Story for Loy Robert "Blu" Williams

Aug 1, 2014

Obituary for Richard Dean Cline

Richard Dean Cline, 56, of St. Regis, passed away on Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. He was born on May 14, 1958, in Missoula, to Orville and Grace Cline. He grew up in Frenchtown and graduated from Frenchtown High School in 1976. He was active in high school sports and enjoyed cars and Harley-Davidson motorcycles....

Jul 31, 2014

Obituary for Harley R. Schwarz

Harley R. Schwarz, 80, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital. Harley was born in Fessenden, North Dakota on November 12, 1933 to Ross and Lydia (Neumiller) Schwarz. Harley grew up and attended school in Bozeman, Montana. Harley met the love of his life (Mary Elizabeth Cox)...

Jul 30, 2014

Obituary for Velma Marie Henry

Velma M. Henry, 85, of Frenchtown, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014, in Missoula at St. Patrick Hospital. She was born Aug. 14, 1928, in Missoula, the daughter of Ruth (Warthen) and Michael Bolog. Her family includes her children, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Fike of Anchorage, Alaska; Mr. Daryl Fike of Seattle; Mrs. Kathie...

Jul 28, 2014

Obituary for Maxine Verna Houle Doney

Arlee-Maxine Verna Houle Doney, 85, of Arlee passed away at The Pines Assisted Living Center in St. Ignatius on Mon. July 28, 2014 of bone cancer which she courageously fought for two years. Maxine was born April 24, 1929 in Missoula to Louis and Lela (Davis) Houle, the older of two children. She...

Jul 28, 2014

Life Story for Ronald J. Brewer