Obituaries

Mar 9, 2015

Obituary for Ella Thomas

Ella Thomas passed away on Monday, March 9, 2015 at the Springs at Missoula. Ella was born on the family farm in Tripp, South Dakota on August 2, 1924 to Walter and Martha (Schnabel) Schaefer. Her family moved to the town of Tripp when she was eleven and that is where she attended school. She...

Mar 7, 2015

Obituary for Rita Mary Winterberger

Rita Winterberger December 16, 1925 ~ March 7, 2015 Rita Mary Winterberger (née Ryan) passed away on March 7, 2015, at the age of 89. She was born December 16, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. She is remembered by her older son Ken Winterberger and daughter-in-law, granddaughters, Shea and Bryn; younger son and daughter-in-law, Pat...

Mar 7, 2015

Obituary for David William "Davey" Knoyle

David William "Davey" Knoyle, 75, of Missoula, passed away at the Village Health Care Center on Saturday, March 7, 2015, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on Sept. 14, 1939, in Butte, to David and Elizabeth Knoyle. He graduated from Missoula County High School, and attended the University of Montana,...

Mar 7, 2015

Obituary for Brian V. Risk

- Brian Vincent Risk, 33 of Missoula, passed away at home March 7, 2015. He was born February 4, 1982 in Reno, NV to Bill V. Risk, Jr., and the late Elaine Gladys (Hennig) Risk. He attended Sentinel High School and graduated from Santana High School in Santee, CA in 2000. Brian lived in...

Mar 6, 2015

Obituary for Otto Eric Benson

Otto Eric Benson, the son of Otto and Olivia Benson, was born Sept. 28, 1918, and passed away at home on Friday, March 6, 2015. He was raised in the Orchard Homes area of Missoula, graduated from Hawthorne Grade School, Missoula County High School and attended Montana State College. Otto held many offices in...

Mar 6, 2015

Obituary for Lavelle Teague Lewis

-Lavelle Teague Lewis, 92, passed away of natural causes on Sat. March, 6, 2015 at St. Patrick Hospital. Lavelle was born on June 25, 1922 in her grandfather's farmhouse near Wickes, AR. The family moved to Macomb, IL for her father's job when Lavelle was one year old. The depression forced them to move...

Mar 6, 2015

Life Story for Otto E. Benson

Mar 6, 2015

Life Story for Dorenda Fluter Dooley

Mar 5, 2015

Life Story for Carol "Betty" Sanders

Mar 5, 2015

Life Story for Daniel J. McMannis

Mar 5, 2015

Obituary for Bernice Glenda Baker

Bernice Glenda Baker, 85, of Missoula, passed away Friday, March 5, 2015, at the St. Luke Hospital in Ronan. Bernice was born Feb. 20, 1930, in Clyde Park to parents James S. and Nelly Mae (Jarrett) Adams. Bernice attended schools in Livingston and graduated from Livingston High School. She married Gerald G. Baker in...

Mar 3, 2015

Obituary for Betty Jean Hansen

Betty left this world from natural causes March 2, 2015 at Village Health Care Center. She was born to Clarence and Alice Overholtzer on May 12, 1933. Betty had two brothers Richard and Stanley. Alice and her children moved to the Bitterroot Valley near the Lee Metcalf area. She graduated from Stevensville high school....

Mar 3, 2015

Life Story for Alice K. Green

Mar 1, 2015

Obituary for Terrance D. "Terry" Martin

Terrance Dean "Terry" Martin passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015, at The Living Center in Stevensville of natural causes. He was born on March 17, 1933, in Lewistown to Roland T. Martin and Arlene (Fritzen) Martin. Terry grew up in Lewistown, where he attended Fergus County High School. He joined the U.S. Air...

Feb 27, 2015

Life Story for Douglas D. Reeves

Feb 27, 2015

Life Story for Mack Irvin Blakenship

Feb 25, 2015

Obituary for James "Jimmy" Eggers

James "Jimmy" Eggers passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. Jimmy was born Feb. 5, 1924, in Comstock, Nebraska, to Henry and Gussie Eggers. Shortly after, moving to Hamilton. Jimmy was drafted out of high school to the 29th Infantry Division, where he landed on the beaches of Normandy and climbed the cliffs of...

Feb 24, 2015

Life Story for Charles R. Stelling

Feb 23, 2015

Obituary for Jerry Willard Hanson

Jerry Willard Hanson 73, of Missoula, passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, from natural causes. He was born in Missoula on Aug. 8, 1941, to Edwin Miller Hanson and Julia Olena Bakke-Hanson. He was a second-generation Missoulian and graduated from Missoula County High School. In 1962 after he graduated from high school, he joined...

Feb 23, 2015

Obituary for Walter Philip "Walt" Lore

Walter Philip Lore, 70, of Clinton, passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at Riverside Health Center after a short bout with cancer. The world has lost a wonderful rodeo cowboy. Walt was born on March 3, 1944, in Woodbury, New Jersey, to Harry and Mary Lore. He started rodeo at the age of...