Obituaries

Nov 26, 2015

Obituary for Alyce Bev Cooper

Alyce Beverly Cooper, 85, passed away Thursday November 26, 2015 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Alyce was born July 1, 1930 in Deer Lodge, Mt to Charles Anthony & Maude Hansen Anthony. Alyce grew up around Deer Lodge and attended Deer Lodge High School. She was a hard but loving mother & wife...

Nov 26, 2015

Obituary for Patrick Linz

Patrick passed away at age 75 after a long hard struggle with cardiovascular disease. He was a proud Marine veteran. He loved the outdoors and building his own cabin up Fish Creek was a dream come true. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Ida Linz; sister, Virginia; and brother, Vern. Survived...

Nov 25, 2015

Life Story for Nola Beier

Nov 25, 2015

Life Story for Madonna Fredrickson

Nov 22, 2015

Obituary for Sara "Sally" Mullen

Sally Mullen retired from Planet Earth on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. Comforting her toward her final breath were her longtime partner and soulmate Terry Kendrick; sister Rozzy and loyal cat Jackson. Sally often joked and was teased about her penchant for repeatedly retiring. Although retirement was a long-held career goal, for decades she offered...

Nov 21, 2015

Obituary for Mary Ellen Depee

On Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, Mary Ellen Depee, 86, lost her battle with cancer. Mary Ellen was a tiny person, but what she lacked in stature she made up for with honesty, integrity, character and grit. She possessed an inner strength that few can match, a strength that carried her and her family through...

Nov 20, 2015

Obituary for Sharon J. BruceSharon Jean Bruce passed away from Idiopathic Pulmonarry Hypertenson on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. She fought hard to beat the battle. She was a wonderful wife, mother and friend. She will be missed dearly.She was born on Nov. 29, 1949, to Bessie and George Gass in Havre. She grew up in Joplin and went to school...

Nov 20, 2015

Obituary for Bianca C. Bernathal

– Bianca "Be" Bernthal passed away peacefully Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at Riverside Healthcare Center in Missoula at the age of 88. Bianca was born Sept. 5, 1927, in Neshkoro, Wisconsin, to Rudolph Tornow and Magdalena (nee Zuberbier) Tornow. She was baptized with the full Christian name of Bianca Clara Josephine Tornow. The daughter...

Nov 19, 2015

Obituary for Edith Louise Kolppa

Edith Louise Kolppa, 76, of Missoula, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Louise was born in Missoula on Feb. 4, 1939. She was the first of two children born to Hubert and Frances Hansen. She was raised in Missoula and graduated from Missoula County High School, and later went on...

Nov 17, 2015

Obituary for Leland Arthur Wight

Leland Arthur Wight died peacefully on Nov. 17th in Missoula at the age of 53. He was preceded in death by his mother Shirley R. Lyon Wight and his father Glen Whitaker Wight. Lee graduated from Sentinel High School and was later employed by the woodshop of Opportunity Resources. A funeral is scheduled for...

Nov 16, 2015

Obituary for Elmer H. Dickhaut

Elmer H. Dickhaut, 86, of Missoula, passed away on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at his daughter's home in Missoula of natural causes. Elmer was born in Mott, North Dakota, on Oct. 13, 1929, to Henry and Amelia Dickhaut. As a young boy he only attended school until age 13 so he could help work...

Nov 14, 2015

Obituary for Dianna Riley

Dianna Jean Marie Reber Riley, 72, passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in her Missoula home. She was the daughter of Joe and Terry Reber, born May 27, 1943, in Palo Alto, California. Dianna attended St. Helena's Grade School, Cathedral High School and Helena High School, graduating in 1961 with her beloved class of exceptional...

Nov 14, 2015

Obituary for Thomas Tattory

On Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, Thomas Richard Tattory passed away, but not without first deeply impacting the lives of those around him. He was a man of big ideas, big opinions, and an even bigger heart. After growing up in New Jersey he ventured with his family to Montana, trading the ocean for the mountains....

Nov 14, 2015

Obituary for Zachary Spannagel

Zachary Spannagel, founder of Montana's first snowboard shop, Board of Missoula, passed away Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, on his 47th birthday. Cause of death was pancreatitis. Zack was born in Billings and raised in Portland, Oregon. He attended Portland public schools, including Harriet Tubman Middle School and Wilson High School, class of 1986. He began...

Nov 14, 2015

Obituary for Marcia L. Anderson

Marcia Lynne Anderson, 73, was welcomed into her heavenly home Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. Marcia was born in Colfax, Washington, on Jan. 12, 1942, to Oren and Flora Martin. Marcia grew up in Lewiston, Idaho, and later moved to Missoula as a young bride. Marcia's greatest joy was her children and grandchildren. Time with...

Nov 14, 2015

Life Story for Zeta Johnson

Nov 14, 2015

Obituary for Clifford "Norman" Ruble

On Saturday, November 14, 2015 the world lost an amazing man, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. Clifford "Norman" Ruble, born March 31, 1931, age 84, passed away of natural causes while staying with his wife of 60 years at Riverside Health Care Center. Cliff was born to Clifford and Dagmar Ruble in Albert...

Nov 13, 2015

Life Story for Bruce E. McCormick

Nov 11, 2015

Obituary for June L. Allen

June L. Allen passed away November 11, 2015 after a brief illness. She was born at St. Martens, Wisconsin June 16, 1926 to Alvin and Isabelle Fisher. She grew up and went to school in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. In May 1943, she married Donald W. Allen at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. In July of that year, Donald...

Nov 10, 2015

Obituary for Ralph Richard Hughes

Ralph Richard Hughes, longtime resident of Missoula, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at St. Patrick Hospital from natural causes. He was 44 years old. Ralph was born April 13, 1971, in Redding, California, to Lois and Dyrck Hughes. When Ralph was still very young, his parents divorced, and his mother then married...