Obituaries

Dec 19, 2015

Obituary for Dorothy Leona Stickling

MISSOULA – Dorothy Leona Stickling, 94, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at The Springs of Missoula. She was born in Davenport, Iowa, to Mildred and Edward Suhr. Raised by her beloved mother and stepfather Ralph Coleman, she lived almost all her life in Rockford, Illinois. She married Donald Stickling in 1942,...

Dec 18, 2015

Obituary for Joseph "John" Eichenlaub

John Eichenlaub, born Aug. 21, 1948, passed away Dec. 18, 2015, surrounded by family and friends from complications due to cancer. John worked and retired from Champion Lumber Mill in Bonner. John grew up camping, hunting and fishing with his parents and five brothers and one sister. John will be missed by his large...

Dec 18, 2015

Life Story for John Eichenlaub

Dec 16, 2015

Life Story for Ralph Jordan

Dec 16, 2015

Obituary for Ralph Jordan

Ralph C. Jordan, 84, of Missoula; passed away Wednesday, December 16th 2015. He was born March 1, 1931 in Missoula to Carl G. and Stella Cook Jordan. After he graduated from Missoula County High School in 1949, Ralph worked at Meadowland Dairy and The Wilma Theatre where he met his future wife Marilyn Gordon. They...

Dec 16, 2015

Obituary for Darin Joseph Ellis

Darin Joseph Ellis was born June 1, 1970 in Spokane WA to Fred and Cheryl Ellis of Polson, MT. He passed away December 16, 2015 in Missoula MT. His grandparents Virgil and Florence Earling, father Fred Ellis, and sister Lisa M Ellis preceded him in death. He is survived by his mother Cheryl Ellis,...

Dec 16, 2015

Obituary for Ralph C. Jordan

Ralph C. Jordan, 84, of Missoula; passed away Wednesday, December 16th 2015. He was born March 1, 1931 in Missoula to Carl G. and Stella Cook Jordan. After he graduated from Missoula County High School in 1949, Ralph worked at Meadowland Dairy and The Wilma Theatre where he met his future wife Marilyn Gordon....

Dec 15, 2015

Obituary for Edward James Beers

Edward James Beers, 67, of Missoula, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on Tuesday evening, Dec. 15, 2015, of polycystic kidney disease. Ed was born in Missoula to Edward and Opal Beers. He graduated Hellgate High School in 1967, attended the Missoula Vocational Technical Center and worked for Intermountain Lumber. On Feb. 5, 1971,...

Dec 14, 2015

Obituary for Frank August Bodlovic

– Frank August Bodlovic, 91, of Bonner passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at St. Patrick Hospital. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the St. Ann Catholic Church in Bonner. Interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery Cemetery on Monday, Dec. 21. Garden City Funeral Home is...

Dec 14, 2015

Life Story for Frank A. Zavarelli

Dec 13, 2015

Life Story for Charles W. Armerding

Dec 12, 2015

Obituary for Cooper L. Burchenal

On Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, Cooper Livingston Burchenal, 51, left behind a loving family and a great many dear friends after an extended illness. Those for whom he fought so hard to remain with were by his side all the way. Cooper was born Sept. 1, 1964, in Glendale, Ohio. He was a man...

Dec 12, 2015

Obituary for Anton "A.P." Hollinger

Anton Peter Hollinger "Holly" "AP," 88, of Missoula passed away Saturday evening Dec. 12, 2015, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born in Gladstone, North Dakota, on Aug. 12, 1927, to Ignatz and Teresa Hollinger. He grew up with nine siblings on the family farm in North...

Dec 11, 2015

Obituary for Margaret Rose "Marge" LoParco

Margaret Rose "Marge" LoParco, 91, of Missoula, passed away peacefully of natural causes Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. Marge was born April 29, 1924, in Cortland, New York, to Vincenzo Leopardi and Assunta (Tremacco) Leopardi, both deceased. She is survived by her eight children: David P. LoParco, Cherelyn J. (LoParco) Applegate, Phillip D. LoParco,...

Dec 11, 2015

Obituary for Donna J. Jones

On Thursday, December 10, 2015, we lost an amazing lady – mother, grandmother, and friend to many. Donna Pearson Jones was born August 20, 1928 in Missoula to Eric and Amelia Pearson. She grew up and attended school in Arlee and moved to Missoula to start her junior year. She graduated from Missoula County...

Dec 10, 2015

Obituary for Alice Olsen Eversole Gager

On Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, Alice Olsen Eversole Gager passed away at the Village Health Care. On Nov. 10 she celebrated her 98th birthday. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, on Nov. 10, 1917, to Olaf Olsen and Bertha Mae Homer Olsen. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great- grandmother. She...

Dec 10, 2015

Obituary for Georgene Ruth "Gene" Stratton

Georgene Ruth Stratton, 86, passed away Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at the Village Health Care Center. She was born Feb. 8, 1929, in Maplewood, New Jersey, and lived in New Jersey, where her husband passed away many years ago. Georgene lived the rest of her life in Missoula. She leaves a sister, Barbara...

Dec 9, 2015

Obituary for Laurel "Lolly" Schneiter

On December 9, 2015 we lost a great lady – mother, grandmother, great grandmother, relative and friend to many. Laurel "Lolly" Charlton was born November 13, 1924 to Earl and Wavie Charlton in Paradise, Montana. She married Lavern Schneiter in 1942 and they settled in Missoula prior to starting their family, which eventually included...

Dec 8, 2015

Obituary for Joyce A. Ruble

On Tuesday, December 8, 2015, Joyce Ann (Brand) Ruble, an amazing woman, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend passed away. Joyce was 83 years old and living at Riverside Health Care Center when she died of natural causes. Joyce was born to Theodore and Margaret Brand in Albert Lea, MN on February 24, 1932....

Dec 8, 2015

Obituary for Harold Tanner

Harold Edwin Tanner, 92, of Arlee, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at St. Luke Nursing Home in Ronan. Harold was born on April 4, 1923, in Pinele to Edi and Julia Tanner. As a young man he lived with his family on their homestead. At a very young age Harold and a friend hopped...