Obituaries

Feb 28, 2016

Life Story for Robert J. Dunbar

Feb 27, 2016

Obituary for Elizabeth Ann Johnston

Elizabeth Ann Johnston, (Ann), 79, of Missoula passed away on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at home with her loving husband Ron Johnston and relatives at her side. Ann was born on March 15, 1936, to the parents of Harvey and Elizabeth Robe in Santa Barbara, California. As a young girl, she lived the outdoor...

Feb 26, 2016

Obituary for Natalie Jane Loewen Barry

Our little angel, Natalie Jane, became an angel in heaven at 9:47 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. Perfect from head to tow. Like a shooting star, she shined bright and beautiful. Only here for a moment and gone too soon. Though she is gone, the love we share will remain. Survived by...

Feb 26, 2016

Obituary for Carolyn L. Demin

Carolyn L. Demin passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at her home after a valiant battle with leukemia. The Missoula, Nine Mile and surrounding area has lost a real gem. Carolyn was born to Art and Maxine Long on June 10, 1938, in Missoula and was an only child. She attended Paxson Elementary School...

Feb 25, 2016

Obituary for Madaleine Renee Roseboom

Madaleine Renee Roseboom, 21 months, passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, after a brief illness. Maddie was born May 13, 2014, at Community Medical Center, to her parents, Jessica Dukes and Brian Roseboom. Maddie was the perfect mix of her loving parents. She shared the quirkiness of her mommy and adventurous spirit of her...

Feb 25, 2016

Obituary for Gary Lane Henricks

– Gary L. Henricks, 63, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016, at his home. Gary was born in Tomah, Wisconsin, on November 15, 1952, to Edgar and Vivian Henricks. He was the second eldest of four sons. An avid outdoorsman, Gary moved from the farmlands of Wisconsin to the mountains of Montana...

Feb 25, 2016

Life Story for Kathy R. Deborde

Feb 25, 2016

Obituary for Mary Anne Rehbein

Mary Anne Rehbein, 76, of Arlee, Montana passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, February 25, 2016 after a yearlong battle with multiple myeloma. Mary Anne was born in St. Paul and grew up in Hugo, Minnesota, the oldest of five children. She attended White Bear Lake High School. She married Marvin Rehbein in...

Feb 25, 2016

Obituary for Emily Bevington

Emily Bevington of Missoula died suddenly Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. She was born Ablonczy Emöke Mária in Waldkirchen in the German state of Bavaria in June 1945 as the child of Endre and Mária Ablonczy, newly arrived refugees from Hungary. Her home language was Hungarian, but diglossic German (standard and Bavarian) was used in the...

Feb 25, 2016

Life Story for Kenneth Warren "Da Cook" Rich

Feb 24, 2016

Obituary for Carie Lee Dodson

Carie Lee Dodson, 54, Missoula, passed away from natural causes on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at her residence in Missoula. She is survived by her children, Shelby and Ryan Perlman and Tera Dodson of Buckeye, Arizona, Marshall and Siera Dodson of Fairmont, West Virginia; mother and father, Judith and Roy Kidder of Whitefish; grandchildren,...

Feb 24, 2016

Obituary for Joyce Jacobson

On Feb. 24, 2016, Joyce Jacobson, our beloved wife, mother and Gram, passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Joyce was a welcoming, caring and beautiful person inside and out. She showed love to everyone she met. Joyce was one of eight children born to Ernest and Grace Sykes in Cross Creek,...

Feb 24, 2016

Obituary for Donald N. Tripp Jr.

Donald N. Tripp Jr. (JR), 60, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2016 in Sun City, Arizona of a heart attack. He had his first heart attack ten years ago and lived out his "second chance" with success and gratitude JR was born on June 13, 1955 in Missoula Montana to Don and Vienna...

Feb 24, 2016

Obituary for Clayton D. Floyd Jr.

A larger than life individual, Clayton D. Floyd, Jr. was born in Durango, Colorado, on Dec. 30, 1947, to Clayton and Betty Floyd. He grew up in Missoula, graduating in the first class of 1966 from Hellgate High School. He attended the University of Montana following high school. Clayton then went on to...

Feb 24, 2016

Obituary for James Lewis "Max" Maxson

James L. Maxson, 69, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Jim, "Max" as he was known by friends, was born March 10, 1946, to parents Lewis and Elizabeth Maxson at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. After the untimely death of his mother he was raised by his...

Feb 23, 2016

Obituary for Katherine "Kathy" Kovatch

Katherine Kay ("Kathy" or "Katie") Kovatch was born on Sept. 18, 1955, to Harry Neil Kovatch and Lois Mae (Henneman) Kovatch in Conrad. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in the early morning hours, at her home, Kathy entered into eternity, wrapped in the arms of Jesus and greeted by her parents. Kathy fought a...

Feb 22, 2016

Obituary for Charles Ernest Valach

Our dad loved people and their stories. He enjoyed well-written, interesting obituaries about people and their lives. We hope he'll enjoy reading about his. A good man died this week, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. Charles Ernest Valach was born May 14, 1927, in Lewistown to John and Anna Hruska Valach. He was one of...

Feb 22, 2016

Obituary for Irma Lorraine Knutson

Irma Lorraine Knutson passed away Feb 22, 2016 in Missoula, MT a few days after her 96th birthday. She was born Feb 19, 1920 in St. Paul, MN to Olaf and Olga Knutson. After graduating from high school in 1938 and college in 1940, she pursued a 35 year teaching career in the primary...

Feb 22, 2016

Life Story for Jeanne M. Jalbert

Feb 22, 2016

Obituary for Charlene Terry Frey

Our beloved mother, wife, sister and grandmother Charlene Terry Frey, 62, passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at home with her family. She was born in Missoula to Charles and Bernice Wilson on March 7, 1953. Charlene married Gary Frey in 1972. They had two children, Brandon and Kimberly. Char loved unconditionally and she...