Obituaries

Ann Miller Curran

Ann Miller Curran

Oct 17, 2013

Obituary for Ann Miller Curran

Ann Miller Curran, 82, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, following a battle with Lewy Body Dementia, at St. Patrick�,Hospital. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., with here fraternal twin Judith, on April 22, 1931, to Betti Schellenberg Miller and Walter A. Miller. A younger sister, Elizabeth was born in 1933. At...

Gene F. Schiedermayer

Gene F. Schiedermayer

Oct 17, 2013

Obituary for Gene F. Schiedermayer

Gene Frank Schiedermayer died at home of pulmonary fibrosis Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at age 82. He was born Dec. 2, 1930, in Appleton, Wis., to August and Luella Krause Schiedermayer. Gene attended grade and high school in Kaukauna, Wis. After attending the University of Wisconsin for two years, Gene joined the Air Force...

Irene Heikkila Newman

Irene Heikkila Newman

Oct 17, 2013

Obituary for Irene Heikkila Newman

Irene Heikkila Newman, 72, of Missoula, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2013 at The Living Centre of Stevensville, from cancer. Rene, as known to her friends, was born on December 30, 1940, in Spokane, Wa, to Neil and Hazel (Aktepy) Heikkila. As a young girl, she lived with her family in the lower...

Edna Mae "Hurricane" Hanks

Edna Mae "Hurricane" Hanks

Oct 16, 2013

Obituary for Edna Mae "Hurricane" Hanks

Edna Mae "Hurricane" Hanks lost her battle with lung cancer in Missoula on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. She was 78. Edna was born in Troy on Aug. 20, 1935, to Nina and Edward Miller. Edna was a dedicated bowler and collector of cigarette lighters. Butterflies were her signature, and she collected them after...

George S. Lange

George S. Lange

Oct 13, 2013

Obituary for George S. Lange

We are devastated by the unexpected loss of our son, brother, uncle and friend, who departed this world on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013. His amazing spirit will be with us always until we join him in our Father's house for eternity. George Lange was born to Guenther and Eugenia Lange on April 12, 1962,...

Rachel M. Hayes

Rachel M. Hayes

Oct 13, 2013

Obituary for Rachel M. Hayes

Rachel M. Hayes, 78, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, at The Springs of Missoula. She was born on Oct. 15, 1934, in Missoula one of 15 children to John and Mary (Benner) Mohland. She attended grade school at Lowell School and graduated from Missoula County High School in 1952. She attended the...

Carmen A. Draine (Knie)

Carmen A. Draine (Knie)

Oct 12, 2013

Obituary for Carmen A. Draine (Knie)

Carmen A. (Knie) Draine passed away at her home in the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, from lung and liver cancer just weeks after her diagnosis. The second child of eight, she was a Christmas Eve baby born Dec. 24, 1930, to Forrest and Beulah Cole of Broadus. Carmen had...

Lee Meltzer

Lee Meltzer

Oct 11, 2013

Obituary for Lee Meltzer

Lee Meltzer, 64, of Missoula, Montana passed away on Friday, October 11, 2013 near the old Milltown Dam site on the Clark Fork River of natural causes during a float fishing trip with his son, Max A. Meltzer. Max performed CPR on his father and contacted emergency personnel who responded quickly to assist. Lee's last...

Eileen Wedl Marcure

Eileen Wedl Marcure

Oct 11, 2013

Obituary for Eileen Wedl Marcure

Eileen Wedl Marcure, born June 27, 1934, in Cold Spring, Minn., went peacefully to heaven on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. Her parents were John and Marie Wedl. Eileen attended St. Boniface Catholic Grade and High School. She graduated with honors in 1951. She then attended the St. Cloud Hospital School of X-Ray Technology and...

John Michael Story

John Michael Story

Oct 11, 2013

Obituary for John Michael Story

suddenly the stage goes quiet the final note drifts away while the strings on your cello vibrate then rest." – (David E. Thomas, Sept. 12, 2013, "Ode to Mike Story") John Michail Story died peacefully about noon on Sept. 11, 2013, at Hillside Nursing Home in the presence of a Hospice nurse. Earlier that...

Allen Ray "Al" Phillips

Allen Ray "Al" Phillips

Oct 11, 2013

Obituary for Allen Ray "Al" Phillips

Allen Ray Phillips, 82, went home to be with His Lord and Savior on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013. He passed away in his home of natural causes and was surrounded by his family. Allen was born Dec. 4, 1930, in Havre. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Nell Phillips,...

Arthur LeRoy "Nubs" Crawford

Arthur LeRoy "Nubs" Crawford

Oct 10, 2013

Obituary for Arthur LeRoy "Nubs" Crawford

Arthur LeRoy Crawford, 67, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, at home, surrounded by his loved ones. Art was born in Ephrata, Wash., on Aug. 15, 1947, but made his way to Montana as soon as he was able. His family established home in Superior, and Crawford Logging was created shortly...

Dwayne C. Williams

Dwayne C. Williams

Oct 8, 2013

Obituary for Dwayne C. Williams

Dwayne C. Williams, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at his residence in Missoula. He was born on March 23, 1932 in Sargent, Nebraska the son of Charles R. and Lola May (Patch) Williams. Dwayne served in the United States Army from November 21, 1952 to November 5th 1954. Dwayne worked...

Christine Marie Domitrovich

Christine Marie Domitrovich

Oct 8, 2013

Obituary for Christine Marie Domitrovich

Christine Marie (Ford) Domitrovich savored every moment, even as she battled both MS and cancer. Her favorite Joni Mitchell song appropriately captures how our mom immersed herself in the world around her: Tears and fears and feeling proud To say "I love you" right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds I've looked...

John W. Maricelli

John W. Maricelli

Oct 8, 2013

Obituary for John W. Maricelli

John William Maricelli, 81, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. He was born on Sept. 5, 1932 to Jules and Cecile Maricelli and raised in Campti, La. John graduated from Northwestern University in Natchitoches, La., with a bachelor's degree and was commissioned a 2nd Lt., and served two years active duty in the...

James J. O'Toole

James J. O'Toole

Oct 7, 2013

Obituary for James J. O'Toole

James O'Toole, sportsman, naturalist, teacher and environmental advocate, passed away Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at the age of 94. Raised in Woodbridge, N.J., he hitchhiked to Logan and attended Utah State University. He graduated in forestry in 1943 then worked in Yellowstone National Park before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force where he served...

Marilyn Rae Cyrus (Klepper)

Marilyn Rae Cyrus (Klepper)

Oct 7, 2013

Obituary for Marilyn Rae Cyrus (Klepper)

Marilyn Rae (Klepper) Cyrus passed away Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at her home surrounded by those who loved her after a long courageous battle with cancer. Marilyn was born to Donald and Vivian Klepper in Miles City on May 6, 1934, the oldest of six children. In 1946, the Klepper family moved to...

Virginia Zielke

Virginia Zielke

Oct 6, 2013

Obituary for Virginia Zielke

Virginia Zielke, 82, of Missoula, passed away in peace at her home at Grizzly Peak Retirement Community on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Her family members had gathered to be at her side days before, to help her enter into hospice care in her home after a brief hospitalization for a chronic illness. Her pet Schnauzer...

Georgana L. "Geo" Egeland

Georgana L. "Geo" Egeland

Oct 6, 2013

Obituary for Georgana L. "Geo" Egeland

Georgana L. "Geo" Egeland, 82, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at her home of natural causes. She was born Jan. 10, 1931, in Grand Rapids, Minn., to George and Beryl Allison. She grew up there, attending grade school through high school. In the fall of 1948, Georgana won a beauty...

Laura Mae Pauline Bogar (Daub)

Laura Mae Pauline Bogar (Daub)

Oct 6, 2013

Obituary for Laura Mae Pauline Bogar (Daub)

On October 6, as the night passed into day, the bells rang, the trumpets sounded, and the wings of an angel were anointed on another of the Lord's children. Laura Mae Pauline (Daub) Bogar entered the Kingdom of Heaven as 24 of her family members gathered at her side and the angels...