Obituaries

Aug 14, 2016

Obituary for Joanne M. DeBruin

Missoula- JoAnne Merritt DeBruin age 84 of Missoula passed away on Sunday August 14, 2016 in Missoula at St. Patrick Hospital. She was born April 15, 1932 in Missoula, MT, a daughter of William George and Eleanor Palm Merritt. JoAnne attended school in Lake Chelan, WA and was raised by her favorite Aunt and...

Aug 13, 2016

Life Story for Doug M. "Doug" White

Aug 13, 2016

Obituary for Douglas M. "Doug" White

Douglas M. “Doug” White, left his sickly body on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. Doug was born on Feb. 1, 1948, in St. Ignatius, to his parents Inez and Robert White. After spending his early years in White Sulphur Springs, the family moved to Pablo to live with their grandparents. Seven days after high...

Aug 10, 2016

Obituary for James A. Koures

Chia. That was his nickname from his hometown of Dara in the Peloponnese region of Greece. His son remembers a trip to Dara and how he met three old widows who didn’t recognize his full name, Demetrious Antonio Koures. But when he told them Chia, they laughed and clapped and said, “Bravo. Bravo. Chia...

Aug 10, 2016

Obituary for Roxann Maedche

Roxann, 65, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, of natural causes at home. Roxann worked various jobs through the years – one of which was the Lolo Tavern where she met the love of her life, Dan Maedche. Dan and Roxann were married July 20, 1991, in East Missoula. They raised Roxann’s two kids. They...

Aug 8, 2016

Obituary for Allen Wayne "Al" Heare

Allen Wayne Heare, 81, passed away of natural causes at St. Patrick Hospital on Mon. Aug. 8th. Al was born in Seattle, Washington October 24, 1934 to Clifford and Ester Heare. The family moved to Grand Coulee, Washington early in his childhood where he attended school and graduated from Grand Coulee High in...

Aug 8, 2016

Obituary for Vance Pauley

Vance William Pauley died August 8, 2016. Vance was a loving husband and father, son, brother, and friend. A member of IBEW768, third-year apprentice Vance was employed by P.E.T.E.S. in Missoula. He was born December 13, 1989, in Dillon, Montana, the son of Sandy Okken and Ben Pauley. He attended grade school in Lolo and...

Aug 7, 2016

Obituary for Shirley Nane Sole

Shirley Nane Sole – May 29, 1929 – August 7, 2016 Shirley Nane Lorenzen was the first born daughter of Christian August Lorenzen and Mary Elizabeth Briggs. She was born in Altoona, PA on May 29, 1929. Her sister Marjorie came along nine years later. The family moved to Denver, CO in 1944 after...

Aug 7, 2016

Aug 6, 2016

Obituary for Donnal D. "Don" Roske

Donnal D. Roske was born in Ronan, MT to Joe and Mabel Roske on September 24, 1929 and passed away peacefully on August 6, 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula at the age of 86 years. Don attended grade school in Ronan, but didn’t graduate. He preferred to drive truck in the...

Aug 6, 2016

Obituary for Debra Jean (Lehman) Garrick

Our beloved Debbie passed on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at her home in Missoula. She was born on Dec. 21, 1959, to Robert and Marguerite Lehman in Missoula. Debbie was the youngest of four sisters growing up with them in Missoula and Clinton. Debbie graduated from Sentinel High School in 1978. Debbie married...

Aug 5, 2016

Life Story for Albert D "Abby" Flanagan

Aug 3, 2016

Obituary for Jason M. Johns

Jason Michael Johns, 35, passed away on August 3, 2016 at St. Patrick's Hospital after complications from an ATV accident. Jason was born in Landstuhl, Germany on April 5, 1981 to Jackie and Darrell Johns. Jason had the opportunity to live in several state from Germany he and his family moved to Texas, from...

Aug 3, 2016

Obituary for Weston Deane Wilson

Weston Deane Wilson, 19 of Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, August 3 at St. Patrick’s Hospital of an undiagnosed congenital Brain AVM (arteriovenous malfunction) which caused a massive brain bleed that took his life. Weston was born on March 11, 1997 in Austin, Texas to Jeff and Wendy Wilson. He was raised in Missoula....

Aug 1, 2016

Obituary for Addell Ann Hagen

Ann was born in Iwakuni, Japan, on September 2, 1960, to Wilbur and Gloria Sanders. A longtime Missoula resident, she graduated from Sentinel High School. She attended the University of Montana where she was a Drama major and model. While at UM, she met and married the true love of her life, Mike Hagen....

Jul 31, 2016

Jul 31, 2016

Life Story for Charles H. Samoiwa

Jul 29, 2016

Obituary for David Bateman

David M. Bateman 63 of East Missoula, passed away at his home on July 29, 2016 surrounded by his family. Dave was born on Feb. 24, 1953 to Willis and Alice Bateman of Turah, MT. Dave went to Job Corps and learned carpentry skills. He became a journeyman carpenter and form setter, working construction jobs...

Jul 29, 2016

Life Story for Bill Creech

Jul 29, 2016

Obituary for Robert L "Bob" Deschamps Jr.

– The current Deschamps family patriarch Robert L. “Bob” Deschamps Jr., 94, passed away in Missoula on July 29, 2016. He is survived by his three living children and their spouses, Robert L. “Dusty” Deschamps III (Becky), Anita Lea Hetrick (Tom), and Amedee Marie Tieman (Ken). He is now reunited with his...