Obituaries

Apr 26, 2016

Obituary for Mamie F. Vasser

Mamie F. Vasser passed away April 26, 2016 at The Village in Missoula, MT. She was born in Hedgesville, Montana to Sydney Victor and Alma Irwin Hall March 26, 1922. The sixth of ten children, Mamie was surrounded by lots of family who lived all over the country. When she married Lloyd "Randy" Ness...

Apr 26, 2016

Obituary for Shelley Marie Hansen

Shelley Marie Hansen, 61 of Missoula, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at St. Patrick Hospital. She was born on Nov. 29, 1954, to Herb and Pauline Mangels. Shelley attended grade school in Dodson. After the death of her mother in 1969 she moved to Malta to live with her aunt, Alice Watts...

Apr 25, 2016

Life Story for Margaret A. Carson

Apr 25, 2016

Obituary for IIiene E. Shreve

Iliene E Shreve, 91, of Missoula, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital, of natural causes. Iliene was born Aug. 28, 1924, in Chinook, to Frank and Sarah LaValley. The first 35 years of her life were dedicated to her husband and children, then to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Gardening...

Apr 25, 2016

Life Story for Harold Ort

Apr 24, 2016

Obituary for Elizabeth J. "Betty Jo" Johnson (Fleming)

Elizabeth Johanna (Fleming) Johnson of Missoula, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016, at St. Patrick Hospital. Betty Jo was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. She was born Sept. 16, 1938, to Thomas and Lena Fleming in Missoula. Betty Jo graduated from Missoula County High School in...

Apr 23, 2016

Life Story for Richard McKinney

Apr 23, 2016

Obituary for Edna J. Rostad

On Saturday the 23rd of April only 6 days after turning 96 years we lost our beloved mother. All of our lives were enriched and guided by her. Edna was able to stay in her home with the care of her children, especially Melvin, her son who moved in and lived with her for...

Apr 23, 2016

Obituary for Glenn Richard Schmidt

Glenn Richard Schmidt, 66, of Missoula and born in Laurel, MT passed away on May 23rd after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born April 15, 1950 to parents Madge and Jacob Schmidt. Glenn was the oldest of three, brother of Marilyn and John Schmidt. Attending school in Laurel, Glenn was in...

Apr 23, 2016

Life Story for Glenn Richard Schmidt

Apr 22, 2016

Life Story for Duane G. Jones

Apr 21, 2016

Obituary for Ernest Lynn Neal

On Thursday, April 21, 2016, Ernest Lynn Neal grew his angel wings and traveled to heaven. "Ernie" was born in Preston, Idaho, on Aug. 28, 1951, to Paul and Elizabeth (Baker) Neal. Ernie grew up in Preston and joined the U.S. Army in 1971 and served until 1974. He then joined the U.S. Navy...

Apr 20, 2016

Obituary for Warren Sims

Warren Sims, 88, of Missoula, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. He was born on Oct. 25, 1927, to Ed and Ica Mae Sims in Stevensville. He attended school at Upper Burnt Fork and graduated from Stevensville High School, where he met Rosemary Rife. They were married on Aug. 6, 1946....

Apr 19, 2016

Life Story for Dorothy Newby

Apr 19, 2016

Obituary for Harvey Millhouse

Harvey was born Oct. 5, 1925, at home in Hinckley, Minnesota. He was one of seven children born to Ora and Mary (Forncrook) Millhouse. Harvey attended a one room schoolhouse and upon entering high school was the only junior so was given his senior courses and graduated at 17. After turning legal age he entered...

Apr 18, 2016

Obituary for Ruth Vontz Sister

Our dear aunt Sister Ruth wrote this obituary herself. Her devotion to our Lord, faith, determination, independence, justice and above all love has always been and will be a testimony to us of how to live our lives. Sister Ruth Vontz was born April 9, 1919, on a farm in Frontier County, Nebraska. When...

Apr 17, 2016

Obituary for Geraldine Mable "Gerry" Ashton

Geraldine "Gerry" Mable Ashton, 98, of Missoula, a former Great Falls resident passed away on Sunday, April 17th, 2016 at Edgewood Vista Memory Care of natural causes. Surviving family includes her son, Kenneth of Albuquerque, NM; grandson Hunter and wife Sara, great-grandson, London Thomas Ashton and great-granddaughter Avery Corine Ashton of Portland, OR....

Apr 17, 2016

Obituary for Alfred A. Geesey

Al Geesey was born August 25, 1923 in Fairview, Montana and died April 17, 2016. He was 92 years young. Al grew up on a beet farm. He left home when he was 16 with a couple of neighbor boys. They stopped in Townsend, Montana where Al was able to get work harvesting grain....

Apr 17, 2016

Obituary for Charles Van Pelt

Charles Van Pelt crossed over into the Abha Paradise early morning on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Chuck--as he liked to be known--was an outstanding figure in the history of the Baha'i faith. He was the first person in the Kingdom who had the background of his family of origin in the Christianity of the...

Apr 17, 2016

Obituary for James Otis Walling

On Sunday, April 17, 2016, James Otis Walling safely slid across the home plate into the arms of Jesus. Jim was born in New Florence, Missouri, on Nov. 24, 1931, to parents James Cleo and Dorothy Francis (Knouse) Walling. They eventually moved to and settled in Montana where his father owned and operated a...