Obituaries

May 25, 2014

Obituary for Arlene Aune Harris

Our beautiful mom, grandmother and great-grandmother, Arlene Aune Harris, 94, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2014, at the Village Senior Residence. She was born Dec. 1, 1919, in Red Lodge to Finnish immigrants Otto Puutio and Aino Hamalainen Puutio. She had one sister Tahka Elizabeth (Betty) Miller. When she and her sister started...

May 25, 2014

Obituary for Frances Mae Evans

Frances Mae Evans, 97, of Missoula, formerly of Kalispell, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2014, at her home, The Springs at Missoula surrounded by her family and friends. She was born Aug. 7, 1916, in East Glacier to Frank Busch and Mabel Brierley Busch and was delivered at their ranch by mid-wife, Mary...

May 24, 2014

Obituary for Dorothyann "Ginger" Schwartz

Dorothyann "Ginger" Littleton Schwarz, 89, of Missoula, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Missoula. She passed away in her sleep at Village Healthcare. Ginger was born July 26, 1924, in Missoula, and was the only child of Milford Littleton and Estella Bryan Westaby. She was raised in Missoula...

May 24, 2014

Obituary for Walter F. Warden

Walter Frank Warden died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at his home. He was 90. He was born on Nov. 15, 1923, to Jeff and Lula Hill Warden in Corvallis. He attended elementary and high school in Corvallis. He worked on the family farm in the Bitterroot Valley, growing sugar beets. Besides farming, Walter also...

May 24, 2014

Life Story for Wilma Jean Williams

May 23, 2014

Obituary for Lois Baker

Lois Baker, 97, of Missoula, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014, (which would have been her husband's 99th birthday) at Community Medical Center, of natural causes. Lois was born on March 20, 1917, in Deer Lodge to Clarence and Sophia Pierce. She and her brother, Marvin, grew up in Deer Lodge and she graduated...

May 23, 2014

Obituary for Craig Allen Shepard

Craig Allen Shepard, 48, of Frenchtown, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014. He was born on Mother's Day - May 8, 1966 to Warren "Chuck" Shepard and Joyce Shepard. Craig attended Washington grade school in Missoula and later transferred to Frenchtown in the spring of 1978. He played football and was on the...

May 21, 2014

Obituary for Duane Arthur Erickson

– On Wednesday, May 21, 2014, Heaven received another angel when the good Lord welcomed Duane Arthur Erickson home. Memorial Services are planned for Wednesday, May 28, at 11 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with full military honors. A reception will follow in the funeral home's community room. A complete obituary will follow...

May 21, 2014

Obituary for Carol Elaine Momot

Carol Elaine Momot, 82, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 at St. Patricks Hospital of natural causes. She was surrounded by family. She was born on April 17th, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York, to John and Evelyn Martin. She was raised in New Jersey and met and married Frank J....

May 21, 2014

Obituary for Eugene Michael Corcoran (Gene)

Eugene (Gene) Michael Corcoran, loving husband father, grandfather, uncle and friend passed away Wednesday May 21, 2014 at his home in Missoula, Montana with his family at his side. Gene was born March 1, 1928 to parents Thomas Corcoran and Frances Riley Corcoran in Anaconda, Montana. On June 25, 1951 Gene married Mary...

May 20, 2014

Obituary for Robert Lee Seiler

Robert Lee Seiler, 85, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in Missoula from complications of Parkinson's disease. Bob was born on Firestone Boulevard in Akron, Ohio, on May 30, 1928, to Emma Margaret and John Nicholas Seiler. The third of three sons, Bob grew up working in his father's grocery store, West Point...

May 20, 2014

Obituary for Jenni Lee Coleman

Jenni Lee Coleman, 48, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in Missoula, Montana. She was born May 26, 1965, in Libby, Montana. Jenni graduated from Sandpoint High School, class of 1983, in Sandpoint, Idaho. She had a love for horses and country music. She also enjoyed playing pool and Bingo. She worked as a...

May 19, 2014

Life Story for Gerald L. "Jerry" Golins

May 19, 2014

Obituary for Sheila Kathleen Scully

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Sheila Kathleen Scully on Monday, May 19, 2014, a beautiful spring day in Missoula. Sheila was born on June 14, 1950, in Great Falls to Tom and Mary Scully. For most of her elementary years she lived in Great Falls and attended Saint...

May 19, 2014

Obituary for Cecelia C. Poole

Cecelia C. Poole, age 91, of Missoula passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014, at the Springs at Missoula. She was born Oct. 2, 1922, in Missoula one of seven children, two girls and five boys, to Rumald and Hazel Bourdeau. CeCe attended schools in Missoula, growing up kitty-corner from the man who would...

May 17, 2014

Obituary for Florence A. Showell

Florence Armitage "Tage" Adams Showell died Saturday, May 17, 2014, in Missoula. Born June 1, 1925, in Billings, she was a fifth generation Montanan, the daughter of public school teacher Florence Armitage Adams and legendary UM athlete and track coach Harry F. Adams. Tage began playing piano at a young age, was a champion...

May 17, 2014

Life Story for Frances F. May

May 17, 2014

Obituary for Ryan David Dibble

LITTLEâ�,��**ELM, Texas – Ryan David Dibble, 34, of Little Elm, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula after a long battle with cancer and leukemia. Ryan was born to David Dibble and Bonnie Dibble (now Stewart) on Nov. 7, 1979, in Racine, Wisconsin....

May 17, 2014

Obituary for Norman Gilbert Grovdale

– A life spanning 90 1/2 years. Norman passed quietly into the arms of his higher power on Saturday, May 17, 2014. Norman Gilbert Grovdale arrived on Aug. 20, 1923, in Missoula to Elmer and Ella Brown Grovdale. He was the third child of the couple, joining sisters, Georgia (1918) and Camilla (1920). He...

May 17, 2014

Obituary for Linda Phythian Bice

Linda moved on to her next adventure Saturday, May 17, 2014. She died of complications of multiple sclerosis and COPD. She passed away peacefully at home with her husband Rick by her side, under the care of Partners Hospice and Dr. Carla Davis. Linda was born Nov. 1, 1945, in Billings to Robert and...