Obituaries

Mar 8, 2014

Obituary for Jade Lynae Davis

Jade Lynae Davis, 33, of Missoula, passed peacefully of natural causes Saturday, March 8, 2014, at her home after struggling many years with significant health problems. Jade was born March 6, 1981, in Eugene, Ore., to Robyn and William "Bill" Davis. Her younger years were spent in Oregon. She enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, camping...

Mar 7, 2014

Obituary for Ronald D. "Pete" Kelly

When the doctor told Pete Kelly's family that he would die during the night, Pete emphatically responded, "The hell I will." And so he gave his family and dear friends from First Presbyterian Church the chance to share their love for him, to pray and to sing for him, with Pete providing the...

Mar 6, 2014

Life Story for Lucy M. Boylan

Mar 5, 2014

Life Story for Selma R. Glassman

Mar 5, 2014

Obituary for Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Cohen

Betsy Cohen, a hard-driving journalist, gifted equestrian and friend-maker extraordinaire, embodied the candle that burns twice as brightly but burns half as long. Just 49, she died of metastatic breast cancer Monday, March 3, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. No one has embraced life as fully and joyfully as Betsy or...

Mar 5, 2014

Obituary for Garth W. Mathews

Garth G. Mathews, 54, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, of natural causes. He was born in Lima, Ohio, on Aug. 30, 1959, to James and Margaret Mathews. Garth graduated from Perry High School and began a plumbing career in Ohio. He worked for many years at the Honda engine plant in...

Mar 5, 2014

Obituary for Gene P. Crabb

The angels came for Gene Paul Crabb, 84, on March 5, 2014. He passed away peacefully at the End of Life in Mineral Community Hospital in Superior, MT. He was born Feb. 6, 1930 in Morton, ID to Clarence Delano and Ruth Mae Wilson; the eighth of ten children. He married Joyce Adeline Johansen...

Mar 5, 2014

Obituary for Richard Lawrence Bertlin

Richard Lawrence Bertlin, 61, of Missoula, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born on March 17, 1952 in Portland, Oregon. As a young boy, he played baseball and spent many a summer in Tillamook, OR and at the Oregon coast with his mother, Barbara Bertlin, aunt, Emma...

Mar 4, 2014

Obituary for David P. Lowery Sr.

David Perry Lowery Sr., 92, of Missoula, died at home Tuesday, March 4, 2014 of cancer. He is survived by Martha, his wife of 55 years; two sons, David Jr. and Matthew; daughter Ann; daughters-in-law Susan, Katie and Allison; grandchildren Abigail, Bridger and Henry; and step-grandchildren Stephanie, Anthony and Angela. He is also...

Mar 3, 2014

Obituary for Mary Lou Christensen

On Monday, March 3, 2014, with her family by her side, Mary Lou Christensen passed away at Riverside Health Care from advanced Alzheimer's. Mary Lou was born May 1, 1924, in Valier to George and Nell Minty, joining her brother Ed and sister Margaret. She attended grade school in Missoula. In her teens, she...

Mar 2, 2014

Obituary for Michel Jo Colville

Michel Jo Colville, 68, of Missoula, died Sunday, March 2, 2014, after being caught in an avalanche on Feb. 28 that destroyed her home of 23 years. Michel was born in Bloomington, Ill., in 1945 and grew up in Indianapolis, where her parents owned the state's first Harley-Davidson dealership. In 1969, she became the...

Mar 2, 2014

Life Story for Doris Elaine Sullivan

Mar 2, 2014

Obituary for Judy R. McDonald

Judy R. McDonald, the true matriarch of the McDonald family, passed away to begin the next phase of her journey in the early evening of Sunday, March 2, 2014. Lying beside her was her loving husband Pat and her two devoted dachshunds, Otis and EmmyLou. Her three daughters and numerous grandchildren were also by...

Mar 1, 2014

Obituary for Bob Ballou

Bob Ballou (May 21, 1924 – March 1, 2014). The son of missionary parents (Thelma Havens Ballou and Earle H. Ballou), Bob was born in Vermont and raised in China until he was 16. He attended Hotchkiss Preparatory School before entering the Army Air Corps where he served as a navigator on a B-17 bomber....

Feb 26, 2014

Obituary for Elsie Jean Parker Warmoth

Elsie Jean Parker Warmoth was born in Missoula Montana to Roe and Ernest Parker and passed away peacefully at Community Medical Center on February 26, 2014 at 4:51 pm. She had the sun shining on her face and was at peace. Elsie grew up in Rosalia, Washington and graduated from Rosalia High School...

Feb 26, 2014

Obituary for Delmer Jacobson

Delmer Jacobson, 91, passed away Feb. 26, 2014 of natural causes surrounded by his loving family and his four furry friends. Delmer was born May 16, 1922 to Austin and Flossie (Chapman) Jacobson in White Sulphur Springs, Mt. Growing up in the mountains around White Sulphur Springs he attended local schools and graduated from White...

Feb 26, 2014

Life Story for Delmer A. Jacobson

Feb 25, 2014

Obituary for David L. Golden

David L. Golden lived a long, happy and exciting life for 73 years. He traveled the world and found friendship with everyone he met. On Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, he left us to continue his trail. David was born and raised in Missoula, finishing high school and then on to college. He participated in...

Feb 25, 2014

Life Story for Jean L. Dorshorst

Feb 24, 2014

Obituary for William Arthur Roehl

William Arthur Roehl, 92, passed away on Feb. 24, 2014. His full obituary was posted in the Missoulian on March 2, 2014. His ashes (along with those of his wife, Marjorie Marie Morford Roehl, who passed on May 10, 2009) will be interred at the Western Montana Veterans Cemetery, 1911 Tower St., at 11...