Obituaries

Feb 6, 2014

Obituary for Fayetta Arilla Raymond

Fayetta Arilla Raymond, 91, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, from natural causes in Missoula. Faye was born Oct. 3, 1922, in Radersburg to George and Ethel Hough. She graduated from Broadwater County High School in 1940 and married Ural Daniel Raymond on Nov. 19, 1941. Faye enjoyed to sew, read and...

Feb 6, 2014

Obituary for Thelma S. Saunders

Thelma Ruth Scheffelmaer Saunders passed away in her home surrounded by loved ones, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Thelma was born on Sept. 5, 1929, to Gotfried and Wilhemina (Velma) Albrecht Scheffelmaer in Valleytown. Her parents were immigrants, homesteaders from southern Russia. She graduated from high school in Saco and moved to Missoula to...

Feb 5, 2014

Obituary for Rhoda M. Ehlert

Rhoda Mary Ehlert 83 passed away at Village Health Care of natural causes on February 5, 2014 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born August 15, 1930 in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada. She met the love of her life who she married on April 9, 1949. In 1955 they settled in Cutbank, MT where...

Feb 5, 2014

Obituary for Linda R Kincel

Linda Raye (Hahn) Kincel, 65, of Huson, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. She was born March 27, 1948, in St. Ignatius to Jack and Alnora Hahn. She grew up in Post Creek at Rainbow Hall with her sisters, and helped run the roller rink and dance hall. While...

Feb 5, 2014

Life Story for Shirley R Tolley

Feb 4, 2014

Obituary for Albert Lewis "Pat" Wilhelm

Albert Lewis "Pat" Wilhelm, 75, of Seeley Lake, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at home after a valiant battle with cancer. Pat was born on March 17, 1938, in Portland, Oregon, to Ellis and Mary Katherine Wilhelm. He was raised mostly in the Swan Valley where his parents helped manage the...

Feb 2, 2014

Obituary for Eleanor Alice DeWit Fialka

Eleanor Fialka died on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at the Village Health Care Center in Missoula. She was 86 years of age. Eleanor was born on July 16, 1927, to Ethel and Peter C. DeWit Sr. in Missoula. She attended the University of Montana from 1945 to 1948. She married Ardean W. Fialka...

Feb 2, 2014

Obituary for Barbara J. Chamberlain

Barbara Jean Chamberlain, 85, of Clinton, passed away at home peacefully in her sleep Sunday, February 2, 2014. Born October 1, 1928 to Luella and Emery Beedle. Barbara was raised in Michigan where she met and married Donald Chamberlain. Barbara and Donald enjoyed 65 wonderful years of marriage and raised five children before her...

Feb 2, 2014

Obituary for Victoria Ann Gurney

Victoria "Vicki" A. Gurney, 51, passed away of natural causes at St. Patrick Hospital on Sun. Feb. 2nd. She was born in Wilkes Barre, PA to Peter Finarelli, Sr. and Sally (Williams) Finarelli. Vicki was a loving mother, wife and a friend to all. She truly lived for her family, she will be deeply...

Feb 2, 2014

Obituary for John D. "Johnny" Weaver

John D. Weaver was born Feb. 20, 1930, to Maurice and Rose Weaver in Philipsburg. He passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, in Missoula from pancreatic cancer. Johnny was raised on the family ranch at Nimrod with his six brothers and one sister. He started elementary school at the Harvey Creek School until...

Feb 2, 2014

Life Story for Shirley B Kent

Feb 1, 2014

Obituary for Colleen Jean Jones

Colleen Jean Jones went to be with our heavenly father and her beloved husband Wayne on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. She was born in Elyria, Ohio, on Sept. 1, 1942, and was a survivor of polio at age 6. She was laid to rest at the early age of 71 from lung cancer at...

Jan 31, 2014

Life Story for Jeffery A Traver

Jan 31, 2014

Obituary for Dana Lynn Baxter

Dana Lynn Baxter, 58, of Arlee, was called home Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. She was born June 19, 1955, in Hot Springs to John and Isabelle Welch. Dana grew up on her family's ranch, where she developed a lifetime love of riding horses. She graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1973. On Dec....

Jan 30, 2014

Obituary for C.E. "Charlie" Crookshanks

Charlie Crookshanks left this world on Thursday, 30 January to be with the love of his life, Marje, who went ahead of him two months ago. He was surrounded by his family. Charles Edward Crookshanks was born in Washington D.C. on 1 August 1929 to Velma Frogge Crookshanks and Edward Crookshanks. His parents were...

Jan 30, 2014

Obituary for Evelyn Boyer

– Evelyn Hughes Boyer, 92, of Frenchtown, passed away Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital with family at her side. She was born May 20, 1921, in Butte to Elma Miller and William J. Hughes. Evelyn attended grade and high school in Butte. While in high school, she moved to a ranch...

Jan 30, 2014

Obituary for Joyce Yvonne Clarke

Joyce Yvonne Blackman Clarke, 80, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital. She was born Aug. 17, 1933, in Lewistown to Robert and Marie Blackman. The family later moved to St. Ignatius, where Joyce enjoyed being the eldest of six children. She graduated from Mission High School in 1951....

Jan 30, 2014

Life Story for Harold G Knapp

Jan 29, 2014

Obituary for Orlena M. Childs

Missoula-Orlena "Lee" Childs, 80, passed away of natural causes at St. Patrick Hospital on Jan. 29th. She was born in Damar, KS to Armond and Viola Brault. She married Jack F. Childs on Dec. 23, 1951 One of her joys in life was when she was a private pilot instructor along with the 27...

Jan 29, 2014

Life Story for Lelah B Walker