Obituaries

Gwen G. Norment

Gwen G. Norment

Nov 18, 2013

Obituary for Gwen G. Norment

Gwen G. Norment, 89, died on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at the Riverside Health Care Center. She was a retired Unity minister who devoted most of her adult life to caring for other people. Gwen was born in Portland, Ore., to parents of Scottish ancestry. For most of her youth she lived in Hollywood,...

Alma Isabelle Robertson

Alma Isabelle Robertson

Nov 18, 2013

Obituary for Alma Isabelle Robertson

Oscar couldn't bear another birthday without his beautiful bride Alma; she went to join her husband on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. She was born on June 10, 1923, in the Bitterroot Valley, to John and Nellie Newell. Alma met her sweetheart during her junior year and was married shortly after on Aug. 4, 1941....

Aubrey Dunkum

Aubrey Dunkum

Nov 18, 2013

Obituary for Aubrey Dunkum

Aubrey Koefod Dunkum, 91, of Missoula, passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Aubrey was born May 21, 1922, in Minneapolis to Marguerite (Koefod) and Aubrey Robinette Dunkum. He attended public schools while the family lived in South Minneapolis, just a few blocks from beautiful Lake of the Isles. The Depression years were grim, so further...

Michael Alfred "Mickey Swede" Hansen

Michael Alfred "Mickey Swede" Hansen

Nov 17, 2013

Obituary for Michael Alfred "Mickey Swede" Hansen

Michael Alfred "Mickey" "Swede" Hansen, 73, passed away of natural causes at Community Medical Center on Sun. Nov. 17th. Mickey was born on Jan. 16, 1940 in Missoula to Hubert and Frances Hansen. He was married to Deloris Ione Chole from 1961 – 1971 and is survived by his children: Kelly F....

Howard Carl Johnson

Howard Carl Johnson

Nov 16, 2013

Obituary for Howard Carl Johnson

Howard Carl Johnson, 83, of Bonner, passed away of natural causes Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at the At Home Assisted Living in East Missoula. He was born Nov. 26, 1929, in Missoula to Carl and Ruby Johnson. He lived in the Missoula area for the majority of his life. Growing up, he attended Bonner...

Joseph Robert "Bob" Hauck

Joseph Robert "Bob" Hauck

Nov 16, 2013

Obituary for Joseph Robert "Bob" Hauck

Joseph Robert "Bob" Hauck died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at home from natural causes at the age of 89. Bob was born at his home on Orange Street on March 16, 1942, to Joseph H. and Elizabeth (Eckert) Hauck. He attended St. Anthony Grade School and Missoula County High School, graduating in 1942....

Jean B. Schell

Jean B. Schell

Nov 15, 2013

Obituary for Jean B. Schell

Jean B. Schell, 91, of Missoula, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2013 at St Patrick Hospital. She was born June 18, 1922 in Ripley, New York to Walter and Florence Burgess. She attended Orlando Business School in Florida and began a lifelong career in the banking industry. She was a teller, general teller...

Brenda Marie Jackson

Brenda Marie Jackson

Nov 15, 2013

Obituary for Brenda Marie Jackson

– Brenda Marie Jackson, 57, passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at her Missoula home. She was born Jan. 10, 1956, in Upland, Calif., to Paul and Bernice Evans. Brenda's greatest joy in life was being a mother and grandmother. Brenda is survived by her children, Nicolas Andrews, Erin Andrews and Trent Jackson; her...

Cheryl Marie Maclay (O'Hern)

Cheryl Marie Maclay (O'Hern)

Nov 14, 2013

Obituary for Cheryl Marie Maclay (O'Hern)

Cheryl Marie (O'Hern) Maclay passed away in Missoula on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, of brain cancer. She was at home with her family. Cheryl went from her husband's loving arms into the arms of the Lord. Cheryl was born in Butte on Dec. 25, 1943, to Pat and Kitty O'Hern. She attended St....

Darlene K. Clark

Darlene K. Clark

Nov 14, 2013

Obituary for Darlene K. Clark

Darlene K. Clark, 76, passed away peacefully Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at St. Patrick Hospital after a long battle with heart disease. She was born Aug. 25, 1937, in Spokane to Neil and Christine Meyer. She met and married Forrest Clark in Livingston on April 7, 1954. Her main passion was gourmet cooking, ceramics,...

Donald W. Viktora

Donald W. Viktora

Nov 14, 2013

Obituary for Donald W. Viktora

Donald W. Viktora, 75, of Missoula, passed away of natural causes on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at St. Patrick Hospital. Don was born on April 21, 1938, to Charlie and Erna Viktora and raised in the Ovando-Helmville area. Don worked at the Anaconda Lumber Mill in Bonner and then owned and drove logging and...

Grace Frey Brooks

Grace Frey Brooks

Nov 13, 2013

Obituary for Grace Frey Brooks

Missoula-Grace Frey Brooks, 92, died peacefully on Wed., Nov. 13, 2013 at Riverside Health Care. Grace was predeceased by her husband and partner, Russell and her son Leonard. Those who knew Grace remember well her devotion to caring for her family, her solid work ethic, and her love for creating beautiful things from her...

John J. Breidenbach

John J. Breidenbach

Nov 12, 2013

Obituary for John J. Breidenbach

John Joseph Breidenbach Feb. 17, 1924–Nov. 12, 2013. John was the eighth child born to John Bernard and Barbara (Grossman) Breidenbach in Augusta, MT. He graduated high school in Helena, served in the Army from 1943-46, and married Joan Dufner Sep. 3, 1949. They had 11 children before divorcing in 1981. John married Inez...

June Ruth DeGolier

June Ruth DeGolier

Nov 12, 2013

Obituary for June Ruth DeGolier

June Ruth DeGolier passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Missoula. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Ruth Kinsley; brothers, Allen and Don Kinsley (Louise); sister, Dorothy McGlennon (Eddie); daughter, Barbara Holtz; son-in-law, Jon Smith; grandson, Rocky Holtz; and great-granddaughter, Sadie Holtz. She is survived by her daughters, Shirley Smith,...

Delmer Dean Zuehisdorf

Delmer Dean Zuehisdorf

Nov 11, 2013

Obituary for Delmer Dean Zuehisdorf

Delmer Dean Zuehlsdorf, 71, of Florence, passed away on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at his home in Florence of natural causes. He was born on April 24, 1942, in Sidney to Alfred A. and Elsie A. (Buechle) Zuehlsdorf. He graduated from Sentinel High School and also attend some postsecondary schooling. He enrolled in the...

Gail W. Allen

Gail W. Allen

Nov 11, 2013

Obituary for Gail W. Allen

Gail W. Allen, 87, passed away on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, on Veterans Day. He was born on April 6, 1926, in Stevensville to Glenn Allen and Margaret Croughan Allen. He attended school in Victor and Stevensville. In February of 1944, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He attended boot camp at Farragut, Idaho....

Audrey E. Morey

Audrey E. Morey

Nov 8, 2013

Obituary for Audrey E. Morey

Audrey E. Morey, 66, of Missoula, passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, at Community Medical Center of a stroke. She was born May 16, 1947, in Sidney. Audrey was raised and attended schools in Missoula. On Dec. 30, 1977, she married Bill Morey. She worked the past 34 years at Ruby's Café. She enjoyed...

Judith Hart Smith

Judith Hart Smith

Nov 6, 2013

Obituary for Judith Hart Smith

Judith Hart Smith, 69, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, in the presence of loving family and friends. Lifelong activist for women's rights, world peace and social justice, Judy began her service of others during her Peace Corps tour of duty in Nigeria in 1967. A graduate of Brandeis University in 1966, she completed...

Charles "Chuck" Douglas

Charles "Chuck" Douglas

Nov 6, 2013

Obituary for Charles "Chuck" Douglas

Charles "Chuck" Douglas, 77, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013. Chuck was born Oct. 16, 1936, in Livingston. He served in the Army. Chuck was a longtime car salesman in Missoula. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Patricia. Chuck is survived by his brother, Brad of Missoula; and...

John Ernest Lynn

John Ernest Lynn

Nov 6, 2013

Obituary for John Ernest Lynn

John Ernest Lynn loved fiercely and lived wholly. On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, he unexpectedly died of a pulmonary embolism. He had spent that day traveling to Libby and Kalispell, through the spitting snow of early November, where he met with managers from the Western Montana Mental Health Center and did one of the...

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