Obituaries

Feb 2, 2017

Obituary for Roger Lee Vander Zand

Roger Lee VanderZand, 76, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. He was born on April 28, 1940, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to John and Marion VanderZand. He grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with his three brothers. He served as a pressman in...

Feb 2, 2017

Obituary for George "Bob" Boyce

George Robert “Bob” Boyce, 81, of Florence, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017 at The Village Senior Residence of heart failure. He was born on April 6, 1935 in Del Norte, Colorado, to Kelly and Hazel Boyce. He grew up on a potato farm in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. It was...

Feb 1, 2017

Obituary for Dorothy L Schmertz

Dorothy Louise Schmertz, 80, passed away at her Florence home on February 1, 2017. Dorothy was born on December 3, 1936 in El Monte, CA to Leo and Olga Klein. Services will be held on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 1:00 pm at Garden City Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Carlton Cemetery in...

Feb 1, 2017

Jan 30, 2017

Obituary for Patricia Bryson-Gates

Patti Bryson-Gates, 58, of Missoula passed away on Monday, January 30th at home, from complications of stomach cancer. She was born on February 12th, 1958 in Longview, Washington to Harry and Bertha Bryson. Patti traveled with her family around the northwestern states before settling in Stevensville, Montana. She stayed in the Bitterroot valley, completing her...

Jan 30, 2017

Obituary for James "Jim" Patten

– James Bruce Patten, 1929-2017 Jim was born on Nov. 14, 1929 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Lyal and Winifred Patten and spent his childhood there. After graduation from high school, he attended college at the University of Iowa where he met his first wife Janne Tyler. A summer job out west during college made...

Jan 29, 2017

Life Story for Mervin R. Connour

Jan 29, 2017

Obituary for Dale Bond

Dale Bond, of Missoula (formerly of Brockway), passed into eternal life on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at the age of 82. Dale was born on March 28, 1934, in Circle, Montana, to Verl and Agnes Bond. Dale was the fourth child of five, and due to the severe economic times of the Great Depression, Dale’s...

Jan 29, 2017

Obituary for Jack L Cather

– Jack Lloyd Cather, 86, of Lolo returned to our Heavenly Father on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was born in San Pedro, California, in December 1930 to Paul Cather and Reinetta Edgley. His family moved to the Nampa, Idaho, area where he was raised. He joined the Air National...

Jan 29, 2017

Obituary for Denise F Lutes

Denise Lutes, 87, passed away on Jan. 29, 2017 at her daughter’s home in Frenchtown MT. She was born to Amos and Katherine Felt on Feb 15, 1929 in Anaconda, Montana. She was educated at the local schools and went to college at the University of Montana. She married Claude Roney (dec’d) and had...

Jan 29, 2017

Obituary for Barbara A Storrs

Barbara Storrs of Lolo passed away on Sunday Jan 29th at Village Heath Care, due to complications from a stroke. She was born Dec. 27, 1937 in Edgerton, Wyoming to Wren and Leona Lollar. She was preceeded in death by her parents and brother Fred Lollar. Survivors are son James (Kay) of Tucson, AZ;...

Jan 27, 2017

Obituary for Hazel L Johnson

– Hazel Lucille Johnson, 88, of Missoula and Helena, passed away on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, following a brief illness. She was born on June 25, 1928, to Herman and Leona Johnson in Fairfield. She was raised on the family homestead, and attended schools in Fairfield, graduating from Fairfield High School. She went on...

Jan 25, 2017

Obituary for Michael K Porter

– Michael Keith Porter, 73, of Lolo passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, at home surrounded by loved ones. He was born on Dec. 17, 1943, in Great Falls to Garnard and Lorena (Jeffery) Porter. He grew up in Lewistown and upon graduation from Fergus County High School served in the Army. He...

Jan 25, 2017

Obituary for Barbara Jean Maus

– Barbara Jean Maus of Frenchtown passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. She born May 24, 1953, in Valier, to George and Frances Gillette; the only girl in a house full of boys. She was raised and attended schools in Missoula and Plains, and graduated from the University of Montana. She worked for more...

Jan 25, 2017

Life Story for Michael K Porter

Jan 25, 2017

Obituary for Julie Ann Haugland Beckel

Julie Beckel, 66, of Missoula, took her last breath on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 with her husband Michael by her side. She was born on Feb. 9, 1950 to Adolph and Vernis Haugland in Sparta, Wisconsin. She loved Wisconsin, specifically the Green Bay Packers, and UW. She had nursing in her soul, and...

Jan 25, 2017

Obituary for Mary Ann Anderson

Mary Ann (Melvin) Anderson, 61, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, of natural causes. She was born October 31, 1955 in Butte to Edward and Virginia Melvin. Mary was fifth in a large family of eight children, and attended Whitehall Elementary and Hellgate High School. She worked briefly as a telephone operator...

Jan 24, 2017

Obituary for Gary Sanders

Gary “Hod” Sanders, 63 of Missoula, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, January 24 at home of natural causes. He was born on June 17, 1953 in Helena, MT to Dick and Dorothy Sanders. Soon after, they moved to Billings where Gary spent half of his childhood before moving to Great Falls. He then returned to...

Jan 23, 2017

Obituary for Stanley Marvin Vinion

Stanley Marvin Vinion August 7, 1926 - January 23, 2017 Stan 90, passed away peacefully at his home January 23rd. He was born in Libby Montana to Ira and Mira (Carter) Vinion, the 2nd of 7 children. As a child his family moved to Fort Benton. Stan joined the Navy at 17 after graduating...

Jan 21, 2017

Obituary for Joseph William Gasvoda

MISSOULA-Joseph “Joe” “Bill” William Gasvoda , 88, of Missoula passed away peacefully on Saturday Jan. 21, 2017 after a three-year struggle with dementia. Joe was born on April 30, 1928 in Stockett, MT to John and Emma Gasvoda and moved to Missoula as a child. He received a Bachelor of Science in Forestry in...