Obituaries

Constance Maureen "Connie" Shultz

Constance Maureen "Connie" Shultz

Oct 5, 2013

Obituary for Constance Maureen "Connie" Shultz

Constance Maureen Shultz "Connie" passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, due to an excruciating battle with cancer. Connie was born Feb. 25, 1943, in Great Falls to Ralph Nebel and Eunice Freie Arrigoni. As a young girl she was raised on a farm in Dillon and was educated in the Dillon public schools....

Candice Ann "Burnzie" Burns

Candice Ann "Burnzie" Burns

Oct 4, 2013

Obituary for Candice Ann "Burnzie" Burns

Candice Ann Burns "Burnzie", 58, lost her battle with cancer after a courageous and valiant fight on Fri. Oct. 4, 2013. She passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family and good friends. She was born on Oct. 7, 1954 in Butte, MT to Ray and Renee Burns. She grew up...

Glenn Davenport

Glenn Davenport

Oct 2, 2013

Obituary for Glenn Davenport

Glenn Davenport, of Lolo Creek, MT, passed away, in his home, on Wednesday morning October 2nd. Glenn was born in Sweeney TX to Marvin and Gladys Davenport October 23, 1944. He was a man of many talents and led an adventurous life. His charismatic personality enabled him to make many friends and connections which brought...

Donald Lee Hovland

Donald Lee Hovland

Oct 2, 2013

Obituary for Donald Lee Hovland

Donald Lee Hovland, 60, of Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at Community Medical Center in Missoula. Donald was born on Nov. 24, 1952, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Cecil and Ardythe (Juhl) Hovland. He graduated from Oak Park Academy (Nevada, Iowa) in 1971. Donald lived in Maxwell and Ames, Iowa, previous...

`John Stone

`John Stone

Oct 2, 2013

Obituary for `John Stone

GREENOUGHâ�,��**– Born July 7, 1925, in Chicago to George and Mildred Stone, John passed away Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, in Missoula. John came west with his family as a young man to eventually settle in the Blackfoot Valley on the E Bar L Ranch. It was there that he met Jane Bidwell and they were...

Glenn W. Davenport

Glenn W. Davenport

Oct 2, 2013

Obituary for Glenn W. Davenport

Glenn Davenport passed away in his home on Wednesday morning, Oct. 2, 2013. Glenn was born in Sweeney, Texas, to Marvin and Gladys Davenport on Oct. 23, 1944. He was a man of many talents and led an adventurous life. His charismatic personality enabled him to make many friends and connections, which brought him...

Patricia Wagner

Patricia Wagner

Oct 2, 2013

Obituary for Patricia Wagner

Patricia Wagner, 80, of Missoula, passed away from natural causes on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. As she hoped, she passed peacefully in her sleep at home. Patricia was born on Jan. 11, 1933, in Glasgow, Scotland, to parents Harry and Mary Ann Hood. Growing up in Scotland during World World II, Patricia had plenty of...

Jean L. Sheppard

Jean L. Sheppard

Oct 1, 2013

Obituary for Jean L. Sheppard

Jean Sheppard, 81, died at home Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. She was born July 28, 1932, in Walla Walla, Wash., the daughter of Edgar and Nellie (Mullenax) Jones. She grew up and attended schools in the Walla Walla area. She married Wilbert Hintz, and lived in Oregon, Montana, Washington and Colorado as they followed...

Jean L. Sheppard

Jean L. Sheppard

Oct 1, 2013

Obituary for Jean L. Sheppard

Jean Sheppard, 81, died at home on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. She was born July 28, 1932, in Walla Walla, Wash., the daughter of Edgar and Nellie (Mullenax) Jones. She grew up and attended schools in the Walla Walla area. She married Wilbert Hintz, and lived in Oregon, Montana, Washington and Colorado as they...

Marie Battle

Marie Battle

Sep 29, 2013

Obituary for Marie Battle

Sunnyvale, California - Marie was born on New Year's Eve, 1917, on her family's ranch near Dillon, Montana, the eldest daughter of John Hansen Anderson and Egidia Jepsen, both immigrants from the island of Aero, in Denmark. Her father was a much respected rancher in the state, being one of its largest wool producers during...

Denise Kathleen Hamersley (Harkins)

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...

Joshua Charles Sherry

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...

Marion Sicosky Drake

Marion Sicosky Drake

Sep 29, 2013

Obituary for Marion Sicosky Drake

Marion Sicosky Drake, 93, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, at Community Medical Center. She was born on Jan. 28, 1920, in Livingston, Ill., to Michael and Florence (Greenhalgh) Sicosky and was the youngest of six siblings. While Marion was still quite young, the family moved to Ontario, Calif., where she grew...

Peter Donovan

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...

Joseph Aloysius "Joe" Guthrie Jr.

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...

Mary Jane Geraghty

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...

Vernon VanNatta

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...

Arnold Fairclough

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

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

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...

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