Obituaries
Catherine A. Schoon
Jan 5, 2023
Catherine “Cathy” Ann Schoon, 72, was peacefully released from cancer January 5th, 2023 at her home in Alberton, Montana with her daughter by her side.
Cathy was born in Hibbing, MN and attended Hibbing High School. She was always drawn to water and loved Lake Vermilion; her dad built a home in Wakemup Narrows. She married fellow lake-lover Jerry Schoon...
Ellen Anne Strommen
Jan 4, 2023
Our cherished and beloved sister, aunt and dear friend, Ellen Anne Strommen, departed onto the next leg of her Sacred Journey on January 4, 2023, at The Springs Living in Missoula, Montana. Family members were with her on the way.
Ellen was born July 22, 1936, the first child of Ed and Phyllis Strommen, in Anaconda, Montana. She was...
Charlene Louise Rutcosky
Jan 2, 2023
Charlene Louise Rutcosky (Cartwright), 70, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Jan. 2. She was born on April 13, 1952 in Butte, Montana and was the second child of Charles and Mary Cartwright (Strakal). She loved her three sisters Shirley, Mary and Christine.
Charlene graduated in 1984 from Spokane Community College’s Nursing School. Becoming a nurse was one...
Bishop "Bill" Everingham
Jan 2, 2023
Bishop “Bill” Everingham, 102, of Missoula passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at the Auberge in Missoula. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 6, 2023 at the First Presbyterian Church in Missoula. Burial with military honors will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Western Montana State Veterans Cemetery. Online condolences may be left...
Joseph William Thompson
Dec 31, 2022
Dr. Joseph William Thompson, a Missoula, Montana veterinarian for forty years, died at home of a heart attack on the morning of Saturday, December 31.
He was 70 years old (October 6, 1952 to December 31, 2022). Joe’s love for all creatures great and small suited him for veterinary medicine and the outdoor life of Montana.
Joe was the son...
Charles Wayne Willey
Dec 31, 2022
CHARLES WAYNE WILLEY (1932 – 2022). Chuck passed away on December 21, 2022 in Missoula, Montana. He was born October 7, 1932 in Dillon to Elizabeth (Leonard) and Asa Willey. He spent his early years on the family ranch in the Big Hole, where he was the doted-upon little brother of sisters Corinne, Elaine, and June. When his father...
Garhardt Freeman Rohlman
Dec 30, 2022
Garhardt “Gary” Freeman Rohlman 78, of Stevensville, MT, formally of Huntingburg, IN, passed away December 30th at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, MT.
Gary was born in Eaton, OH, March 20, 1944 to Gerhart Rohlman and Minnie Eckert. He married Dorothy Fay Eckert on October 21st, 1961 at a Pentecostal Church in Huntingburg, IN. He worked several years at...
Robert "Dean" Phillips
Dec 29, 2022
Robert “Dean” Phillips
Dean, 60, of Missoula, went to walk with the Lord on Thursday, December 29th, 2022.
Dean was born in Missoula, on August 1st 1962 to the proud parents Robert and Luellva “Peach” Phillips and brother Steven.
Dean began his education in Libby Montana at Plumber grade School. The family then returned to Missoula where Dean...
Helen Mae Brown
Dec 29, 2022
Helen May Brown, 87, passed away on Thursday Dec 29th 2022 at Community Hospital, surrounded by her family.
She was born April 3rd, 1935 in Juniata County PA, to Anna and Marshall Kauffman. She grew up on the family farm with two older sisters and an older brother. She was the youngest until age 15 when her little sister,...
Beverly Jean Riley
Dec 27, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Beverly Jean (Conwell) Riley, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed away surrounded by family at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, MT on December 27, 2022.
Born July 2, 1939, in Lewistown, MT, Bev was the second-born of Laurence Vincent Conwell and Mercedes Kathleen (Smith) Conwell. She attended Grant school and graduated from Butte High...
James C. Poling
Dec 27, 2022
James “Jim” C. Poling, 84 of Missoula, MT, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at his home under the care of Partner’s in Home Care with his family by his side.
Jim was born October 1938 in Parsons, West Virginia to Grace and Howard Poling. When he was an infant, the family moved across the country to...
Margaret Anne Johnson
Dec 26, 2022
On Monday December 26th, 2022 Margaret Anne Johnson passed away at St. Pats hospital where she worked as a Respiratory Therapist for over 17 years.
“Peggy” as she was called by family, was born on August 17th, 1947 in Hydeville, Vermont to James Andrew Dunn and Mary Kathleen Leamy. She grew up in Rutland, Vermont where she attended and graduated...
Cole L. MacPherson
Dec 26, 2022
Dr. Cole MacPherson passed peacefully at his beloved Lolo Creek property on December 26th at 87 years. Cole was best known for caring for patients as a dentist in Missoula from 1966 until 2012. He loved helping his patients by finding a treatment that served them well. Always willing to help a friend in pain or need, he often treated...
Victor C Schroeder
Dec 26, 2022
Victor Carl Schroeder, 78, of Yellow Bay, MT, passed away on Monday, December 26th, 2022, at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, with his wife by his side.
Vic was born October 13, 1944, in Kalispell Montana, the second child of Bill and Ida Schroeder. In 1967 he married the former Christine Hebert. They made their home in Kalispell for...
Tonya Lynn Brown
Dec 26, 2022
TONYA LYNN BROWN
Tonya Lynn Brown, 56, of Missoula passed away on Monday December 26, 2022, at home following a long and valiant struggle with pancreatic cancer.
She was born on July 25, 1966, in Kellogg, Idaho to Ken and Betty Jo Brown. Her brother Jerry Creager welcomed her as his beloved (sometimes annoying) little sister. A born...
Donald Hiram Cook
Dec 25, 2022
Donald Hiram Cook, 75, passed away on December 25, 2022 in Missoula, MT. He was born on March 19, 1947 in Agana, Guam. Funeral arrangements are still pending at this time. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula.
Rosalie Mae Jeppesen
Dec 24, 2022
Rosalie Mae Jeppesen passed away peacefully on December 24, 2022 surrounded by her family at Providence St. Patrick Hospital.
Rose was born on September 6, 1937 to William and Hazel (Hagen) Smith in Hillsboro, North Dakota. She was the oldest of five children. She graduated from Casselton High School. That summer she moved to Missoula, Montana to live with her...
Harry C. Wood
Dec 22, 2022
On Thursday, December 22, 2022, Harry Conner Wood stepped into heaven with his famous smile. He was 92. He was born in Royalton, Minnesota to Daniel and Mildred Wood. Harry finished the 8th grade, then started working on the family farm. He was and always will be a Marine. He loved his country and served from 1952 to 1954. After...
Doreen Shafizadeh
Dec 19, 2022
Doreen Margaret Shafizadeh, 91, of Missoula, Montana, passed away peacefully from natural causes on Monday, December 19, 2022, at The BeeHive in Missoula.
Doreen was born to Charles and Rosina Wigley on June 19, 1931, in Birmingham, England. She and her two sisters grew up in the industrial center of England during World War II. Despite, or perhaps in...
Helen Jarvie
Dec 19, 2022
Helen E. Jarvie, 87 of Florence, MT passed away from natural causes surrounded by her loving family on Monday December 19th. She was born on August 2nd 1935 to Otto and Laura Wallila in Red Lodge, MT.
She attended Roberts High School and graduated in 1953. While attending Roberts High, she met the man of her dreams in a...
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