Obituaries
Joshua Charles Sherry
Sep 29, 2013
Obituary for Joshua Charles Sherry
Our dear Joshua Charles Sherry was lost to us in a car accident at the age of 23 in the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. Josh grew up in Ojai, Calif., before moving to Missoula, where he lived for the past three years. Josh loved snowboarding, skateboarding, mountain biking, hiking and...
Denise Kathleen Hamersley (Harkins)
Sep 29, 2013
Obituary for Denise Kathleen Hamersley (Harkins)
"Life is strange." I spoke a phrase we often shared. She responded, "Life is strange, yet death is not; It just is." She approached her inevitable passing with the same calm and clarity as she had lived her life. Her cousin and lifetime friend wrote: "You are the gentlest of souls, loving and...
Vernon VanNatta
Sep 28, 2013
Obituary for Vernon VanNatta
Vernon VanNatta was born April 7, 1941 and died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. Vern was a very true and loyal veteran as he served in the U.S. Army. Always respected and enjoyed talking with other vets. Vern's life touched many! From a True Hobo to a True Saint: He had stories about "Dirty Face" as...
Joseph Aloysius "Joe" Guthrie Jr.
Sep 28, 2013
Obituary for Joseph Aloysius "Joe" Guthrie Jr.
– Joseph Aloysius "Joe" Guthrie Jr., colonel, U.S. Air Force (retired), aka "Big Daddy" by his troops and fellow pilots. Joe made his last flight Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. He died peacefully in his home in the Ninemile Valley near Missoula. He was known by friend and foe as a man of...
Peter Donovan
Sep 28, 2013
Obituary for Peter Donovan
Peter Donovan, 52, died peacefully after a stroke, surrounded by his family at St. Patrick Hospital on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. Peter was born June 7, 1961, in Walnut Creek, Calif., the son of James and Pearl Donovan. He attended Lewis and Clark Elementary and Sentinel High School as he grew up in Missoula. Peter...
Mary Jane Geraghty
Sep 28, 2013
Obituary for Mary Jane Geraghty
Her Irish eyes are smiling at Jesus and the angels are eating red licorice and Rollos. Mary Jane Geraghty entered heaven Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. She was born on a homestead near Glendive on Aug. 2, 1919, to Regina and William Burns. She was raised on the prairie, the only daughter of an undertaker...
Arnold Fairclough
Sep 27, 2013
Obituary for Arnold Fairclough
Arnold Fairclough, 95, passed away peacefully in his home in Missoula on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. Arnold was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sept. 23, 1918, to Bert and Sarah Fairclough. He attended grammar and high school in Salt Lake. Upon graduating from high school he was employed as an elevator mechanic prior...
Elizabeth "Bette" Tinkle
Sep 26, 2013
Obituary for Elizabeth "Bette" Tinkle
.Bette was born to George and Elizabeth (Peschke) Golbeck on Aug. 17, 1926, in Chicago. Bette's father was a Chicago police officer. Bette was one of 10 children in the Golbeck family. After high school, she went to work at Illinois Bell as an operator and later at Sears & Roebuck. It was then...
Mary Lou Lesar
Sep 25, 2013
Obituary for Mary Lou Lesar
Mary Lou Lesar, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, bridge aficionado and avid sports fan passed away in her home on Wednesday, September 25th after a dignified stand against pancreatic cancer. She was 83. Mary, one of nine siblings, was born on July 26th, 1930 to Ruth and Lawrence Kramer in Litchfield, Minn. She graduated from Litchfield...
Irene Ethel Bloomquist
Sep 25, 2013
Obituary for Irene Ethel Bloomquist
Irene Ethel Bloomquist, 89, of Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 at St. Patrick's Hospital, of natural causes. She was born on May 22, 1924, in Sinclair, Manitoba, Canada, to Julius and Holdena Mayert. She left the farm, moving to Vancouver Island, in the '40s, where she worked at her brother-in-law's drug...
Marjorie Steele Hightower Kraabel
Sep 24, 2013
Obituary for Marjorie Steele Hightower Kraabel
Marjorie Steele Hightower Kraabel, 92, of Missoula, died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family of natural causes at her home on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. She would have been 93 next month. She was born Oct. 13, 1920, in Spokane, to John F. and Pearl Steele and lived in Missoula as...
Marilyn Ann Scott
Sep 23, 2013
Obituary for Marilyn Ann Scott
Marilyn Scott, 78, a retired nurse, passed away Monday, September 23, 2013 at Village Health Care Center. Marilyn was born October 21, 1934 in Billings and attended schools in Idaho and Montana graduating from Billings Central Catholic High School in 1951. She continued her education at Carroll College, Helena, graduating in 1954 & 1958...
Arnold I. Finklin
Sep 23, 2013
Obituary for Arnold I. Finklin
Arnold I. Finklin, age 87, passed away on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at his residence in Missoula. Memorial services for Arnold will be held at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 102 McLeod in Missoula. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 7405...
Arthur O. Hightower Sr.
Sep 23, 2013
Obituary for Arthur O. Hightower Sr.
MISSOULA – Arthur O. Hightower Sr., 89, of Missoula passed away on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at his home in Missoula. Trisagion Service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Annunciation...
Francis C. "Frank" Cyr
Sep 23, 2013
Obituary for Francis C. "Frank" Cyr
Missoula - Francis C. "Frank" Cyr, age 95, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2013 at Community Medical Center in Missoula. He was born on May 28, 1918 at the family homestead in the Frenchtown valley near Huson, Montana. Frank was one of 15 children born to Huson pioneers John R. and Clara...
Gary L. Habedank
Sep 22, 2013
Obituary for Gary L. Habedank
Gary L. Habedank, 69, passed away with his wife by his side on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Gary was born on Feb. 17, 1944, in Glendive to Otto and Arleen Habedank and attended high school in Sidney. In his early years he was active in the Pella Lutheran...
Duane Garfield
Sep 22, 2013
Obituary for Duane Garfield
Duane Garfield, 61, of Missoula went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, shortly after discovering that his cancer had spread. He was born on Oct. 20, 1951, in Glendive to Grace Purvis and Richard Garfield. He lived in Montana his whole life with the exception of the time he served...
Robert O. "Bob" Lehman
Sep 22, 2013
Obituary for Robert O. "Bob" Lehman
Robert O. "Bob" Lehman, 84, passed away at his home on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Bob was born Aug. 17, 1929, to John and Grace (Terry) Lehman in Raymond, Neb. Bob spent most of his lifetime in western Montana, moving to the Bitterroot when he was a child. He married Marguerite Masterson on...
Virginia M. Roat
Sep 21, 2013
Obituary for Virginia M. Roat
Virginia Roat, 83, of Alberton, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, after a long and courageous battle with cancer surrounded by her family. She was born in Butte on Oct. 18, 1929, to Rachel and Les Lawrence. On Nov. 19, 1947, she married Hank Roat in Cut Bank, beginning a marriage that lasted...
John H. Szpylman
Sep 21, 2013
Obituary for John H. Szpylman
John Szpylman passed away Sept. 21, 2013, due to an accidental fall at his home in Missoula. John was born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1964. He completed his schooling in New York, joined the Marine Corps and later moved to Florida. He lived a colorful life full of adventure and travel. John came to...
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