Obituaries
Gerald Good
Jan 7, 2022
Gerald Good, 82, of Ravalli, passed away Friday January 7, 2022 at Saint Patrick's Hospital in Missoula. A private family service will be later in the spring to summer 2022.
Bill Mytty
Jan 7, 2022
Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Son and Friend, Bill Mytty, passed away from cancer, surrounded by his family, Friday, January 7, 2022, hours shy of his 83rd birthday. He will be remembered by his family and friends as a strong but sensitive man. Bill grew up in Missoula and attended Franklin and Willard Grade Schools and graduated from Missoula County...
Lorenzo "Larry" Gangi Jr.
Jan 6, 2022
Lorenzo “Larry” Gangi Jr., 73, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital. Larry was born April 6, 1948, in Newark, NJ to Lorenzo and Dorothy Gangi (nee Cicchino). He grew up in Kearny, NJ where he began his lifelong love of fishing and the outdoors as a Boy Scout. As a fitness enthusiast, he...
Donna Mentzer
Jan 5, 2022
Donna Catherine Mentzer, 80, passed away on January 5, 2022 at her home of natural causes. Donna was born on June 22, 1941 in Butte, MT to Donald and Marian(Meme) Morrison. She grew up in Philipsburg, MT and graduated from Philipsburg High School in 1960. After high school, she ventured out to Helena, MT to go to business school. One...
Cody Weaver
Jan 1, 2022
Our kind and loving, Cody Paul Mitchell Weaver, left this world to find peace on January 1, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital. Born on October 1, 1999 in Missoula, Montana to his parents Brian Weaver and Caron Lavoie. From the moment Cody was brought home from the hospital his father had a ball in his hand. From that first ball...
Eldora Marion Landman (Haug)
Jan 1, 2022
After a beautiful life filled with light and love, on New Year’s Day, 2022, Eldora Landman left this life to join with her beloved Leland and all the heavenly hosts in the great and eternal river of love. After a brief illness, she passed away peacefully in her home of more than fifty years in Missoula at 102 years of...
Mikel Horne
Dec 29, 2021
Late December of 2021, Mikel Bruce Horne passed away at his residence in Missoula, MT. Mikel was born to James Jay and Marion Horne on April 5, 1965 in Townsend, Montana. He was the fourth of six children. In his early years Mikel had two children, Kasey Horne and Shannon Horne-Wilkens. As his life progressed, Mikel was blessed with three...
Beverly Loomis
Dec 29, 2021
Beverly Loomis, 74, of Missoula, quietly passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at home, after a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease. She was a loving wife, mother of five, grandmother of three, and friend to many. Beverly Joyce Blake was born on March 2, 1947, to Julius and Harriet (Snider) Blake, in Newark, New Jersey....
Elizabeth Anne Hoell
Dec 28, 2021
Elizabeth Anne Hoell died peacefully at home on December 28, 2021, at the age of 87 from Alzheimer’s disease. This date coincided with the 25th wedding anniversary to her beloved husband Noel. Anne was born February 7, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama to James Huey and Lillian Guthrie Deason, their only child. She grew up in Jasper, Alabama and earned her...
Thomas Llewellyn
Dec 27, 2021
Thomas (Tommy) Leslie Llewellyn, 70, of Missoula passed away Dec. 27, 2021. He was born in Missoula Feb. 15, 1951, to Mary Rose and Robert (Bob) Llewellyn. He was the first of six children. He attended Missoula schools and graduated from Hellgate High School in 1969. He worked at Salt Creek Freight Lines, Bishop Food Service, SACS Trucking, and Christofferson...
Robert "Bob" Bilyeu
Dec 26, 2021
Montana lost one of its greatest admirers when Robert “Bob” Bilyeu passed on December 26, 2021, from an accidental brain injury. His wife Suzy of 38 years and his family surrounded Bob as he passed. Bob was a loving and protective husband, brother, father, and grandfather. Bob was born in Grand Rapids, MN on July 19, 1953, to Francis and...
William Allen Surber
Dec 26, 2021
William Allen Surber, 81, of Missoula, Montana died peacefully on Sunday December 26, 2021. He was born on October 19,1940 in Squire, West Virginia, son of the late George Malcom Surber and Pansy Louise (Nipper) Surber. Born the second of five children to a coal mining family, Allen’s childhood home was modest, and life in rural West Virginia was challenging....
Laura Mae Patterson
Dec 24, 2021
Laura Mae Patterson, who was born on February 8, 1928, died in her home on December 24, 2021 of heart failure. She was 93 years old. She is survived by her daughter Caroline Patterson (Fred Haefele) and her granddaughter Phoebe and grandson Tobin; her son, John F. Patterson III; and her daughter Cathleen Morrison (Michael Morrison) of Portland, Oregon; granddaughter...
Bonnie J. Henri (Matteucci)
Dec 22, 2021
Bonnie Jean Henri, age 91, passed away at home on December 22, 2021. Bonnie was born August 20, 1930, in Missoula to Herman and Blanche Matteucci. Following her graduation from Missoula County High School in 1948, she began working at the courthouse in the Clerk and Recorder’s office. On August 5, 1950, she married George A. Henri at St. Francis...
Bruce A. Sorensen
Dec 21, 2021
Bruce A. Sorensen passed away on Tuesday December 21, 2021 after a year-long struggle with Stage 4 cancer. Bruce was born in Everett, WA on October 18, 1963 to Franklin and Martha Sorensen. He graduated from CMR High School in Great Falls, 1982. He then attended Montana State University in Bozeman, where he graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering,...
Steve Kokot
Dec 20, 2021
In loving memory of Steve G. Kokot, Born February 5, 1976, passed away December 20, 2021. Steve left behind to Brothers, Mike and Keith Kokot, three sisters, Kendra Coon, Miss Jake McAdams, and Tanya Kokot, and 14 nieces and nephews.
Bonnie Kay Jeske
Dec 19, 2021
Bonnie Kay Jeske, 68, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula following a period of declining health. Bonnie was born February 18, 1953 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Pete and Ruth Larsen. Bonnie was raised in the Glasgow, Montana along with her four siblings. Bonnie was a dedicated worker...
Norman Fred Balko
Dec 19, 2021
Norman “Norm” Balko passed away December 19, 2021, surrounded by his loving family at the age of 95 years. He was born on a dairy farm family home in North Central Wisconsin near the village of Almena on September 20, 1926, the ninth child of fourteen children, eight boys and six girls. His parents were of German descent. His father...
Brenda Joan Moderie (Croucher)
Dec 18, 2021
Brenda Joan Croucher Moderie took her trip to be with the Lord in the afternoon of December 18th, 2021. Brenda had courageously fought for each breath of her life over a period of several years due to pulmonary hypertension. Born June 18th, 1964 in Libby MT to Frank and Joan Croucher along with her twin brother Bret. Brenda’s family would...
Timothy Owen Rumph
Dec 17, 2021
Timothy Owen Rumph of Missoula, Montana was called home on December 17, 2021. Tim was born to Joy Colleen (Bird) Rumph and Daniel Eugene Rumph in Aurora, Colorado on June 19, 1960. Tim’s father was career military so they relocated often, finally retiring in Broadus, Montana. Tim graduated from Powder River County High School in Broadus. Tim was working in...