Obituaries

Apr 28, 2015

Obituary for Dwight W. Rittenhouse

– Dwight (Dykes) Rittenhouse passed away on April 28, 2015, at the age of 94. He was born July 3, 1920, in Deer Lodge to Dwight and Sara Rittenhouse. He graduated from Powell County High School where one of his favorite memories was being a starter on the 1937 State Champion basketball team. It...

Apr 28, 2015

Obituary for Eileen Ort

– Eileen Kearney Ort passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Rosetta Assisted Living in Missoula, of complications from frontotemporal dementia. She was 84. Eileen's fiery, feisty personality sparkled through her blue eyes, behind which she held the strength and resilience to survive and thrive through the challenges life threw at her. She was...

Apr 28, 2015

Obituary for Erik Glenn Knudson

Erik Glenn Knudson entered this Big Sky Country on January 27, 1965 in Superior, MT at Mineral Co. Hospital, a son was born to Vicki Gates Knudson and Edward C. Knudson. He was two months early and came out screaming to get on with his short life, which ended on April 28th at his...

Apr 27, 2015

Life Story for Michael C. Mason

Apr 27, 2015

Obituary for Steven F. Tincher

Steven F. Tincher, 67, of Missoula, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015, at home. He was born Jan. 25, 1949, in Hutchinson, Kansas, to Forrest and Carol Tincher. Steve grew up with his sister Kay, and brothers David and Mike in Pueblo, Colorado. In 1968, he graduated from Pueblo South High School, where he...

Apr 27, 2015

Obituary for Lewis "Bud" Clark

Lewis Reginald "Bud" Clark, Sr., 91, of Turah, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015, at his home. Bud was born December 9, 1923, in Orleans, Iowa, to Clyde and Zola Clark of Harris/Lake Park, Iowa. As a young boy, he lived on a farm with his two sisters, Wanda and Bonnie and his...

Apr 27, 2015

Obituary for Lena Wolff

Lena Mae Wolff, 91, of Missoula passed away April 27, 2015 at Village Health Care of natural causes. She was born April 11, 1924 in Ucross, Wyoming to Floyd and Addie Chesmore. On May 22, 1943 she married Ernest (Bud) Wolff of Woodworth Montana. They lived in Florence for two years then they moved to...

Apr 27, 2015

Life Story for Buddy E. Campbell

Apr 27, 2015

Obituary for Geraldine Emliy Mills. Mihalic

Geraldine Emily Mills Mihalic, 95, of Missoula, passed away at home on Monday, April 27, 2015, of natural causes, with family near and holding her daughter's hand. Gerry was born in Gordon, Nebraska, to Naomi Russell Mills and David Henry Mills, both of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. She grew...

Apr 26, 2015

Obituary for Henry Jacob Pfaff

Henry Jacob Pfaff, 76, of Missoula, passed away of natural causes on April 26, 2015 at his home. Henry was born July 12, 1938 in Mott, ND, son of Paul and Lena Pfaff. He spent time working and doing various fun activities with his grandpa Zentner while growing up. He grew up to join...

Apr 26, 2015

Obituary for Robert "Bunny" Albert

Robert "Bunny" L. Albert, 91, of Missoula, died of natural causes Sunday, April 26, 2015, in Nampa, Idaho. Robert was born Feb. 26, 1924, to Leland D. and Myrtle M. Albert in Missoula. He was raised and educated in the Missoula area. Robert enlisted in the U.S. Navy on May 1943. He was a...

Apr 26, 2015

Obituary for David D. Alt

Dr. David Alt, Professor Emeritus, University of Montana. Sept, 17, 1933-April 26, 2015 "Glacial Lake Missoula surely became a splendid and brilliant greenish blue as the last of the summer rock flour settled and the larch trees blazed yellow in the deepening chill of the coming winter." Such lyrical prose, almost Thoreau-like in its...

Apr 26, 2015

Obituary for Charles N. Aktepy

Charles N. Aktepy passed away at his home Sunday, April 26, 2015, of natural causes. He was 86 years old. He was born March 15, 1929, in Alberton to Charles A. and Helen Aktepy. He grew up in Clinton and later resided in Missoula. Charles married Myrtle Boe and they had a wonderful life...

Apr 25, 2015

Obituary for Ione L. Briedlander

Ione L. Briedlander, 94, of Missoula, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Village Healthcare Center on Saturday, April 25, 2015. Ione and her identical twin sister, Irene, were born Aug. 30, 1920, on a farm in McIntosh County, North Dakota, to Christian and Mary (Marie Schwind) Vossler, whose agrarian German parents had...

Apr 25, 2015

Obituary for Reuben J. Diller

Reuben John Diller, 41, of Missoula passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, 2015 at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. He was born on July 24, 1973, in Missoula to John and Vicki Diller. He had a wonderful childhood growing up with a loving family and a love for the outdoors, including countless hours...

Apr 25, 2015

Obituary for Josiah Caden Smith-Martin

– Josiah Caden Smith-Martin, 5 months, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015. A visitation will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Five Valleys Church of Christ. A funeral will follow at 2 p.m. with a graveside to follow at Missoula City Cemetery. A reception will follow the graveside service at the...

Apr 24, 2015

Obituary for Violet R. Melton

Violet R. Melton (Vi) earned her angels wings and took flight, passing away peacefully, at her home, surrounded by her loving family on April 24, 2015. She was born on August 26, 1941 to Thomas J. and MaeBelle (Patterson) Ferrel in Omaha, NE. She married the love of her life, Douglas J. Melton on...

Apr 24, 2015

Obituary for Raymond Kenneth Hanlan

Raymond Kenneth Hanlan, "Ray", of Missoula, passed away on April 24, 2015 at Village Health Care Center, of natural causes. Ray was born in Moose Jaw, Canada on January 2, 1925 to Edward A and Edith (Haldeman) Hanlan. At the age of 5 Ray, with his family, moved to Gillette, Wyoming. He attended a...

Apr 24, 2015

Obituary for Alphonse Dante "Al" Pontrelli

Alphonse (Al) Dante Pontrelli, 91, joined his beloved wife and our mom, Mary Claire in Heaven on April 24, 2015. He was born in St. Paul, MN on January 24, 1924 to Italian immigrant parents, Michael and Duilia Rossini Pontrelli. At the age of six, the family moved to Glendive, MT where Al...

Apr 23, 2015

Life Story for Valarie V. Nooney