Obituaries

May 17, 2015

Obituary for Marvin D. "Dufe" Wilson

Marvin "Dufe" Wilson passed away suddenly Sunday evening, May 17, 2015, at his home in his favorite chair. He was 86. Born Marvin DeWane Syverson to Edward and Belinda Syverson in Wolf Point on April 11, 1929, he was later adopted by Bruce and Nona Wilson. He enjoyed an adventurous and rough-and-tumble childhood...

May 17, 2015

Obituary for Judith A. Bailey

Judy Ann Bailey, 66, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015, at St. Patrick Hospital. She was born Jan. 19, 1949, in Missoula to Leo and Georgia Bailey. Judy married Mylo Sandau on Aug. 20, 1966. From this marriage there are two children: David Francis Sandau and Tanja Rae Sandau. Later Judy married...

May 17, 2015

Life Story for Harriet Blake

May 17, 2015

Obituary for Daniel G. Sleeping Bear

Daniel George Sleeping Bear, 74, of Missoula, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015, at 12:45 a.m. at his home of natural causes. He was born on April 8, 1941, in Hays to Joseph and Josephine Sleeping Bear. While Daniel was never married, he did have a special relationship with Lilly Lodge and...

May 16, 2015

Obituary for Allen M. Trimp

– After a year and a half of battling mesothelioma, Allen M. Trimp, 76, of Missoula passed away May 16th (Armed Forces Day) at St. Patricks Hospital. Al was born May 3, 1939 in Missoula to Frank and Lucy Trimp. Al spent his childhood in the Northwest, and graduated in 1957 from Rathdrum High...

May 16, 2015

Life Story for Betty A. Gilman

May 15, 2015

Obituary for Michael Allen Illi

Our beloved son, father, brother and husband, Michael Allen Illi, after a brief illness, went to heaven from Missoula, on May 15, 2015. Michael was born on November 2, 1970, in Park Rapids, Minnesota to proud parents, JoAnn and Warren Illi. Michael's very early years were spent in the family home overlooking one of...

May 14, 2015

Life Story for Michael A. Lawrence

May 13, 2015

Obituary for Allen Maki

Allen Maki Passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at the age of 78. Allen was born July 8, 1936, in Victor to Jacob and Violet Maki. As a young boy his family moved to Hamilton. Allen spent much of his life driving truck. He also served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1960 with...

May 12, 2015

Obituary for Thelma D. Siegford

Thelma Doris Siegford, 91, of Missoula, passed away May 12, 2015, at St. Patrick Hospital after a short illness. She was born Dec. 16, 1923, in Cass Lake, Minnesota, to William and Mabel Conner. In her youth, she lived and worked on a dairy farm. She later worked in a bakery. On Jan. 4,...

May 12, 2015

Obituary for Arthur C. Gottfried

-Arthur Chester Gottfried, 96, was called to heaven on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Because of the saving grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, Arthur is now beginning his eternal life in glory. Art was born February 19, 1919 in Milwaukee, WI to Cornelius Conrad and Katherine (Sperling) Gottfried. When Art was 5 his family...

May 11, 2015

Obituary for Joan Stubblefield Dashnea

Joan Stubblefield Dashnea was born on July 10, 1943, in Townsend. In the weeks preceding her death, her thoughts returned to her youth and treasured memories of her family's life in rural Montana. Joan died on Monday, May 11, 2015, from sinus cancer while hospitalized in Missoula. Joan spent her early childhood on her...

May 10, 2015

Obituary for Jill Louise . Perelman (Stott)

– She was born on Valentine's Day 1931 and she died on Mother's Day 2015. Bookending her life of eighty-four years with holidays seems ironically fitting for a woman frequently heard referencing many of them as "just another day." Born Jill Louise Stott in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Jill was the daughter of...

May 10, 2015

Obituary for Mardelle A. Lambert

- Mardelle A. Lambert (Mitzi) passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Missoula, MT. She was born in Ortonville, MN, on October 26, 1927 to Joseph and Mazel Petrick.As the daughter of a military man, her early education was in Georgia and California.She was Valdictorian of her graduating class in Pacific Grove, CA....

May 10, 2015

Obituary for Carolyn Lavonne "Bajita" Hanson

Carolyn Lavonne "Bajita" Hanson passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the Village Health Care Center of complications from her recent back surgery at the age of 80. Carolyn was one of four children to Donald and Myra Hartzell and was born on Jan. 19, 1935. Her sisters Judy (Bill) and Donna (deceased)...

May 8, 2015

Life Story for Patricia Ann Beebe

May 6, 2015

Obituary for Lila Rae Gullette

Lila Rae Gullette, 72, of Superior MT passed away May 6, 2015 in Missoula. Lila was born in Hamilton, MT to Lewis and Inez Leavens September 23, 1942; the seventh of 12 children. She graduated from Darby High School in 1960 and then moved to Helena, MT to work for the telephone company. Lila...

May 6, 2015

Life Story for Donald M. Sprague

May 6, 2015

Obituary for Brendan J. Grimestad

– Brendan Jon Grimestad, 46, of Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in the Lolo National Forest. He was born in Minot, North Dakota, on Jan. 2, 1969, to Virginia and Garry Grimestad. At age two he moved with his family to Missoula. He attended grade school in Missoula and graduated from...

May 6, 2015

Obituary for Kalee Nicoline Jacobson Scolatti

I love you to the moon and back and forth." On Wednesday, May 6, 2015, our beloved mother, daughter and sister Kalee left us far too soon. We take comfort in knowing that she was protected by her "big brother" TJ Dupras. Kalee was born in Missoula on Jan. 25, 1981, to her...