Obituaries

Apr 15, 2014

Obituary for Joseph Herbert Hagle

Joseph Herbert Hagle, 80, of Alberton, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014, in Missoula. Joe was born July 10, 1933, in Midland, Mich., to the late Seth and Elsie (Smith) Hagle. Joe met the love of his life, Dottie, in 1950, and they were married Oct. 10, 1953. Joe served his country honorably during...

Apr 15, 2014

Obituary for Grace M. Birky

Grace Norton Birky passed away of natural causes on April 15, 2014. She was born in Harlem, MT July 1, 1938 to Henry H. & Guenna Norton. The family moved to the farm in Turner, MT in 1948. Grace attended elementary school at Turner School. Grace's adult life was spent in Missoula, MT. She...

Apr 15, 2014

Life Story for James K. "Magoo" Vessey III

Apr 14, 2014

Obituary for Helen I. Rasmussen

Missoula-Helen I. Rasmussen, 88, passed away April 14, 2014 at Village Health Care Center of acute pancreatitis. Helen was born July 7, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Marvel E. and John M. Gibbs. Mr. Gibbs was killed in a mining accident shortly thereafter. Her mother later married Joseph Gasser and he was...

Apr 14, 2014

Obituary for Mitsuru "Mits" Saimo

Mitsuru Saimo, 89, of Missoula, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital Monday, April 14, 2014. He was born in Livingston on Oct. 6, 1924, one of six children of Katsuzo Saimo and Kin Kishiyama. He attended school in Livingston and after graduation, joined the U.S. Army and served in WWII. After his honorable discharge,...

Apr 14, 2014

Obituary for Ruth J. DeGraw

Ruth passed away at age 81 from natural causes at Hillside Manor on April 14, 2014. She was born January 27, 1933 in Fleetville, Pennsylvania to parents Matthew and Anna Klees. She completed high school there and received an AA degree for becoming a medical secretary from Keystone College in Waverly, Pennsylvania. She worked...

Apr 13, 2014

Obituary for Ward D. Hansen (Pard)

Ward (Pard) D. Hansen, 91, of Missoula passed away of natural causes April 13, 2014 at his home. Ward was born May 11, 1922 in Lowell Nebraska to Walter and Matilda (Golle) Hansen. He was a Navy veteran and served in World War II. Ward married Annabel Pyle; April 19 would have been...

Apr 12, 2014

Obituary for Donna Marie Smith

Donna Marie Smith, 80, of Missoula, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Donna was born March 1, 1934, in Townsend to Wallace H. Richtmyer and Gertrude Edna Rose Richtmyer. Donna and her family spent some time in Huntington Beach, Calif., during World War II. After a short time there,...

Apr 11, 2014

Obituary for Robert R. Surer

Robert Ryan Saurer, 67, of Missoula, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014, at the home of friends, of natural causes. He was born on May 15, 1946, in Missoula to Theodore "Ted" and Mildred Saurer. He graduated from Granite High School in 1964. He served in the 1st Air Calvary in Vietnam, was...

Apr 11, 2014

Obituary for Lois E. Shier

Lois E. Shier, 95, of Missoula, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014, at Bee Hive Homes. Survivors include niece Gerry Steele (Gary Taylor), nephew Clint Hultberg, and niece Rae-Ann Beaulieu (Todd) and their children Bella and Piper. Burial will take place at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wenatchee, Wash., under the direction of Garden City...

Apr 11, 2014

Obituary for William Ralph "Bill" Ballard

Feb. 1, 1926 – April 11, 2014: MISSOULA – Bill Ballard will be in his garden as usual this coming summer, though this time he will not be working. He did not leave specific instructions regarding his ashes, but his family members agree that his garden is where he would have liked to...

Apr 10, 2014

Obituary for A. Dale Jacobson

Missoula: A. Dale Jacobson May 18, 1926 - April 10, 2014 A. Dale Jacobson was born to Bea and Alfred Jacobson in Hettinger, North Dakota. After completing high school, Dale joined the Navy. He was on a ship awaiting the invasion of Japan when Japan signed the Peace Treaty. After his honorable discharge, he...

Apr 10, 2014

Obituary for Kypp Russell Hansen

Kypp Russell Hansen was born on Feb. 18, 1972, in Butte to Russ and Kathy Hansen. Kypp left this world on April 10, 2014. Kypp graduated from Sentinel High School. Kypp married Mandy Guthrie on June 9, 2001. Together Kypp and Mandy created a beautiful family which included Hunter Joseph Guthrie and Mckayla Oakley...

Apr 10, 2014

Obituary for Martha Lou Yale

Martha Lou Yale passed away at home with her husband by her side on April 10, 2014. She had suffered from Parkinson's disease for a number of years. She was born in Walla Walla, Washington on November 12, 1936, and was the daughter of Mae and Floyd Ward. Her parents and sister Margaret preceded...

Apr 10, 2014

Obituary for George G. Fifield Jr.

"I am going to live until I die". True to his words, George made his exit from this world on Thursday, April 10, 2014, leaving us all bewildered and with saddened hearts. George was born in Hamilton on May 14, 1962, a day after his dad's birthday. Proud parents George and Dolly Fifield...

Apr 9, 2014

Obituary for Richard Moody Johnson

Richard Moody Johnson, Lt.Col., USAF (Ret) passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Missoula, Montana after a long courageous battle with cancer. Richard, also known as Moody, was born April 12, 1938, in Marianna, Arkansas to Harriet Moody Johnson and W.S. Johnson. He graduated from T.A. Futrall High School and attended Arkansas A&M College...

Apr 9, 2014

Life Story for Charles A. "Charlie" Jokerst

Apr 9, 2014

Life Story for Donald Mike Barth

Apr 8, 2014

Obituary for Rudolf G. Katzl

Rudolph Georg "Rudi" Katzl, 80, of Missoula, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. He was born Jan. 30, 1934, in Dachau, Germany. In his early 20s, he moved to Missoula, where two of his sisters lived. After a short time in Missoula, he moved to California and...

Apr 8, 2014

Obituary for Hazel Lillian Conrad

Hazel Lillian Conrad, 83, of Missoula, passed away at home Tuesday, April 8, 2014. She was born Aug. 11, 1930, in Ogden, Utah, to Thomas and Maye Pledger. She often said that her years in Missoula were the happiest years of her life. The friendship and fellowship she enjoyed here fed her heart and...