Obituaries

Allen Dalberg

Allen Dalberg

Jan 27, 2009

Obituary for Allen Dalberg

MISSOULA - Allen Hjalmer Dalberg, 75, passed away Tuesday, January. 27, 2009, at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born September. 22, 1933 in Deary, Idaho. At five, he moved with his family to Moscow, Idaho. During his school years in Moscow, he became an outstanding athlete, and twice he was selected for boys’ state. During...

Sharon Ailport

Sharon Ailport

Jan 27, 2009

Obituary for Sharon Ailport

CLINTON - Sharon Louise Ailport, 60, of Clinton, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on Tuesday, January. 27, 2009. Sharon was born April 25, 1948, in Missoula to Tilden and Edna Kesterson. She graduated from Seeley Lake High School in 1966. On November. 24, 1971, she married Tim Ailport and they lived in Clinton. She...

Sharon Larson

Sharon Larson

Jan 27, 2009

Obituary for Sharon Larson

MISSOULA - Sharon “Sunny” K. Larson, 65, of Missoula, passed away at home Tuesday, January. 27, 2009, of natural causes. She was born October. 29, 1943, in Angola, Ind. She worked for Skaggs, Osco and CVS. They were like family to her, for which she was always very thankful. In 1996, Sharon carried the Olympic...

Richard Cardwell

Richard Cardwell

Jan 23, 2009

Obituary for Richard Cardwell

MISSOULA - Richard Allen Cardwell, 69, of Missoula, passed away Friday, January. 23, 2009, at his residence of natural causes. He was born July 6, 1939, in Kokomo, Ind., to Virgil and Hilda Cardwell. Richard grew up on a farm in Indiana with his younger brother, Thomas, and graduated from Windfall High School in Windfall,...

Alice Hegge

Alice Hegge

Jan 22, 2009

Obituary for Alice Hegge

MISSOULA - Alice Jeanette Hegge, 96, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, January. 22, 2009, at Community Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Hamilton, on March 28, 1912, to Louis and Gertrude Stout. She worked various jobs as a youth to assist her large family as was customary in the early...

Bernice Callantine

Bernice Callantine

Jan 22, 2009

Obituary for Bernice Callantine

MISSOULA - Bernice L. Callantine of Missoula passed away January. 22, 2009, at St. Patrick Hospital. Bernice was born in Boise, Idaho, on September. 21, 1920, to Leva and Clinton Hardtla. Her early years were lived on the family ranch located between Silver and Georgetown lakes, west of Anaconda. There were no schools close by...

Betty Deschamps

Betty Deschamps

Jan 22, 2009

Obituary for Betty Deschamps

MISSOULA - Betty Amelia Hanscome Deschamps, one of four daughters of Charles Melville and Olga Hanscome moved on to her next adventure on January. 22, 2009, from St. Patrick Hospital. Betty was born in Nicolet, Minn. on March 24, 1918. Upon graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1940, she entered the military service as...

Mavis Pearce

Mavis Pearce

Jan 22, 2009

Obituary for Mavis Pearce

MISSOULA - Mavis Eileen Pearce, 82, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, January. 22, 2009, at St. Patrick Hospital of cancer. Mavis was born July 7, 1926, in Birmingham, England, to Joseph and Laura Whitehouse. During World War II, Mavis was an operator with the Birmingham Telephone Exchange. She also had an exciting career as a...

Nicholas Ferguson

Nicholas Ferguson

Jan 22, 2009

Obituary for Nicholas Ferguson

CORVALLIS - Nicholas Allen Ferguson, 18, of Corvallis, passed away Thursday, January. 22, 2009, at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born July 26, 1990, in Riverside, Calif., the son of Debbie Thacker Wise and Timothy Ferguson Sr. He came to Montana in 1999, and graduated from Corvallis High School. His family includes his mother, Debbie...

Johan Larsen

Johan Larsen

Jan 22, 2009

Obituary for Johan Larsen

MISSOULA - Johan Eunice Brown Larsen passed away Thursday, January. 22, 2009. She was 85 years old. Eunice was born in Williston, N.D., November. 10, 1923, to Park and Stella Messler Brown, the third of seven children. She married Milford Larsen Feb. 22, 1953. They welcomed their children, Jim, Leah and Linda. Eunice moved with...

Joshua Gardanier

Joshua Gardanier

Jan 21, 2009

Obituary for Joshua Gardanier

MISSOULA - Joshua Albert Gardanier, infant son of Jeff and Tiffany Gardanier, went to his heavenly home Wednesday, January. 21, 2009. A private burial service was held Friday, January. 23, at Sunset Memorial Cemetery. In addition to his parents, Joshua is survived by his two brothers, Andrew and Jake, and his sister, Ashley. Sunset Memorial...

Robert Schipf

Robert Schipf

Jan 21, 2009

Obituary for Robert Schipf

Robert George Schipf, 85, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, January. 21, 2009. He was born April 12, 1923, in MountVernon, N.Y., the son of Henry Schipf, a New York City fireman, and Anna Staker Schipf. He was raised and educated in and around New York City and graduated from Cathedral Boys High School in 1941....

Timothy Haggerty

Timothy Haggerty

Jan 21, 2009

Obituary for Timothy Haggerty

MISSOULA - Timothy Sean Haggerty, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, January. 21, 2009. He was born in Long Beach, Calif., on December. 23, 1975. He later moved to Missoula and worked at Big Sky Lawn and Tree. He and the owner, Dan Feild, developed a special father-son bond. His survivors include his wife Deshanna McClure...

Albert Amaya

Albert Amaya

Jan 21, 2009

Obituary for Albert Amaya

MISSOULA - Our brother, Albert Roger Amaya of Anaconda, passed away January. 21, 2009, at the Village Health Center in Missoula. Albert was born March 31, 1933, to Nora May Lande Amaya Vargas and Frank Amaya of Anaconda. Albert never had a formal education like most people because he was developmentally challenged, but you would...

Albert Paul

Albert Paul

Jan 20, 2009

Obituary for Albert Paul

MISSOULA - Dad went peacefully to be with mom and other relatives and friends in heaven, Tuesday, January. 20, 2009. He was 86. Dad was born November. 28, 1922, to Anna Boyer and Dorila “Doc” Paul in the Frenchtown Valley. When he was 12, they moved by horse and wagon to a farm in Arlee....

Elsie Lemm

Elsie Lemm

Jan 20, 2009

Obituary for Elsie Lemm

MISSOULA - Elsie Margaret Lemm, 95, passed away Tuesday, January. 20, 2009, at her home in Missoula. She was born August. 13, 1913, to Otto and Bessie Kenast in Torrington, Wyo. Elsie was raised and educated in Wyoming. She moved to Montana in 1945. Elsie had three children, Juanita Ann, Everett William and Lucille. She...

Lola Borgstede

Lola Borgstede

Jan 20, 2009

Obituary for Lola Borgstede

MISSOULA - Lola Borgstede died Tuesday, January. 20, 2009. She was with her loving daughter, Shelley. She was born in Helena on October. 5, 1918. Her father worked for the railroad as a wire operator and thus they moved frequently around Montana during her childhood. By the time Lola began high school the family had...

Leroy Schmidt

Leroy Schmidt

Jan 19, 2009

Obituary for Leroy Schmidt

MISSOULA - Missoula lost another unsung hero from World War II’s “Greatest Generation” when Leroy John Schmidt died after a brief illness, Monday, January. 19, 2009, at his home at the Springs Assisted Living Facility. Lee enlisted with the Army August. 30, 1940, at the age of 21, serving as a Heavy Artillery Gun Crewman...

Jean Lien

Jean Lien

Jan 18, 2009

Obituary for Jean Lien

MISSOULA - Jean Loretta Lien, 79, passed away peacefully at her home in Missoula of natural causes Sunday, January. 18, 2009. She was born in Somers on December. 31, 1929, to Gladys Wiseman and William Grant, the youngest of nine children. She grew up throughout western Montana. On June 26, 1948, she married the love...

Charles Miller

Charles Miller

Jan 18, 2009

Obituary for Charles Miller

MISSOULA - On Sunday, January. 18, 2009, Charles “Chawky” Miller said goodbye to his beloved wife of 65 years, Helen. He died of natural causes. His many friends and loving family will miss his quick wit and spirit for all things “Grizzly.” Chawky was born October. 2, 1914, in Anaconda. He attended Anaconda High School,...

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