Obituaries

Aug 1, 2013

Obituary for D. Jean "Jeanie" Hemphill

MISSOULAâ�,��**– D. Jean "Jeanie" Hemphill, 71, was called home Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. She was born as Dolores Jean James on Aug. 17, 1941, in Missoula to Donald and Lucille James. Immediately upon her birth, her paternal grandfather from Wales decided rather than Dolores, she would more appropriately be called "Little Jeanie." The...

Jul 31, 2013

Obituary for Connie Sue Bergman

Connie Sue Bergman, 56, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. She was born March 27, 1957 in Missoula, the daughter of Gordon and Celia (Meadows) Bergman. In 1975, she graduated from high school. She married Alan Fryslie on June 19, 1983. They had three boys: Corey, Devin and...

Jul 31, 2013

Obituary for Orville E. Verlanic Sr

Orville Earl Verlanic, Sr., passed away on Wed., July 31, 2013, of a heart attack at his home. He was 84. Orville was born Feb. 24, 1929 to Nick and Ina Forsman Verlanic in Anaconda, MT. He attended schools in Anaconda and graduated from Anaconda High in 1948. Orville married Elizabeth "Betty" Anderson...

Jul 30, 2013

Obituary for Mary Sherman Bremer

Mary Sherman "Shermy" Bremer, 70, of Missoula, passed away July 30, 2013, at Hunters Glen from cancer. She was born Jan. 1, 1943, in Toledo, Ohio. As the daughter of an Army officer, Shermy moved around a lot as a child, benefiting from the opportunity to learn about different regions of the country. She...

Jul 30, 2013

Obituary for Gary Vaughn Wilson Jr.

Gary Vaughn Wilson Jr., 51, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at his home in Missoula of natural causes. He was born July 28, 1962, in Fairfax, Va., to Gary V. Wilson Sr. and Claudianna Rice Wilson. The family lived in Oakton, Va., until the spring of 1974 when they moved to Montana....

Jul 30, 2013

Obituary for Van Neilson

- Van Neilson, 58, of Missoula, passed away on Tuesday July 30th in his home of natural causes. He was born May 13, 1955 in Libby Montana to L and Stella Neilson. As a young man he grew up with his family in a small home in Libby and was educated in Libby public schools....

Jul 29, 2013

Obituary for Chris Field

Chris Field, 82, of Polson died July 29 following a brief illness. Born in 1931 in Mexico to Ross and Nancy Dorn Field, Chris grew up in Argentina where his father managed a mine in the Andes. After the war, his family moved back to their California pear orchards while Chris was a teen. He...

Jul 29, 2013

Obituary for Marjorie Emery Donovan

MISSOULA – Marge Donovan died of natural causes at her apartment at The Springs of Missoula on Monday, July 29, 2013. She is survived by her four sons, Shaun, Pat, Brian and Kevin Donovan; their wives, Trish, Sher and Indrani; and grandchildren, Michael, Colin, Maura, Emery, Peter and Ben – to whom she was...

Jul 29, 2013

Obituary for Karen M. Koefelda

Karen went into her final sleep on Monday morning, July 29, 2013, and woke up to meet God, her creator, and Jesus her Savior: "For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son, that whosoever would believe on Him would not perish, but have everlasting life." Karen invited Jesus into...

Jul 28, 2013

Obituary for Shirley Mae Hanson

Shirley Mae Hanson passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013. She was 83 years old. Shirley was born to Frederic B. and Gertrude Chapman on April 17, 1930 in Nampa, Calif. Her father worked for the Dole Pineapple Co. until she was age 9. Her family moved to Honolulu so her father could maintain his...

Jul 28, 2013

Obituary for Louie Raymond McNair

Louie Raymond McNair 86, passed away Sunday, July 28 2013 in Missoula. Louie was born in Floydada Texas on February 1, 1927 to Walter and Lou McNair. He spent his early years in Texas, Oklahoma and California before joining the Army. After being honorably discharged he lived in Oregon briefly, but eventually settled in...

Jul 27, 2013

Obituary for Marie M. Handley

On Saturday, July 27, 2013, Marie joined her Lord after saying goodbye to her family after two years living with cancer, during which she showed us the true meaning of courage and grace. Marie was born in Missoula on Sept. 20, 1938, to Peter and Ethel DeWit. Her father being the sawmill foreman at...

Jul 27, 2013

Obituary for Svea Ann Sage

Svea Ann Sage, 93, died peacefully at her home from natural causes on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Svea was born and raised with five brothers and five sisters to Melvin and Julia Ann Daniels. Surviving family members include one son, Thomas Sage; stepchildren, Dale, Bob and Lisa Sage; grandchildren, Stacy (Nagle) Gow, David Maughan,...

Jul 27, 2013

Obituary for Paul E. Willig

MISSOULAâ�,��**– Mr. Paul Willig, 95, was called home Saturday, July 27, 2013, in his sleep. He was preceded in death by his parents Fredric and Edith Willig; brothers Carl, Frank and Franz; sister Dalene (Simmelink); nephew Robert Willig; and great-great-nephew Larry A. Pyette. Paul will be deeply missed by his nephews and nieces, Sandra...

Jul 26, 2013

Obituary for Neal Mandelko

Neal Louis Mandelko, 89, was called to his heavenly home Friday, July 26, 2013, at home in Lolo. He was born Jan. 9, 1924, at the family home in Thornton, Ill., the third child of Louis J. and Lydia Schuldt Mandelkow. His three sisters, Betty, Hazel and Alva, preceded him in death. Enlisting in the...

Jul 24, 2013

Life Story for Robert Tabish

Jul 24, 2013

Obituary for Charles Edward Nuanez

July 26, 2013 12:00 am(4) SignaturesMISSOULAâ�,��**– Born a century too late and gone much too early, our cowboy left behind a legend that will echo in eternity. Charles Edward Nuanez left this world in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Born in Cottonwood, Ariz., on Oct. 6, 1957, and raised rurally...

Jul 23, 2013

Obituary for Sabina P. Miller

Sabina P. Miller, 90, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013. She was born May 26, 1923, in Sheridan, Wyo. She resided in Sheridan for a good portion of her life, ranching and teaching school in a one-room schoolhouse. She married Adam Miller and they moved to Oregon for a short time and on to...

Jul 23, 2013

Obituary for Edward E. Junkert

Longtime Missoula homebuilder Edward E. Junkert – who was an integral member of the local post-war housing boom of the 1950s and 1960s – died July 23, 2013, of natural causes at Community Medical Center. He was 93. Born to German immigrants, Philip and Pauline Junkert, in Hebron, N.D., he moved with his parents...

Jul 21, 2013

Obituary for Margaret Ann Leto (Greene)

July 23, 2013 12:00 am(1) SignaturesMISSOULAâ�,��**– Margaret Ann (Greene) Leto of Missoula died peacefully during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 21, 2013, at her son's home in Missoula. She was born May 26, 1919, the youngest child of Thomas F. Greene and Mary (McGaughey) Greene, in Brookline, Mass. She moved to...