Obituaries

Jun 27, 2015

Obituary for Elsie Steingas

Elsie M. Poster was born to Mike and Anna Baron Poster on July 6, 1927 in International Falls, Minnesota. She graduated from the Falls High School in 1946 and promptly married her childhood sweetheart Wilfred Steingas on June 15, 1946 in Virginia, Minnesota. "Willie" and Elsie arrived in Missoula in August 1948 by train with...

Jun 26, 2015

Obituary for Frances De Leonardo Terriault

Frances L. De Leonardo Therriault, 90, of Missoula, passed away June 26, 2015, at St. Patrick Hospital of heart complications. Frances was born March 28, 1925, in St. Louis to Frank De Leonardo and Lucille Montrose. On Aug. 30, 1951, she married Frank Gerald Therriault in San Francisco. They adopted daughter Gaitane in...

Jun 26, 2015

Obituary for Judith Hofferber

Missoula- Judith Hofferber, 79 of Missoula, passed away at home on Sunday, June 26th with her family by her side.

Jun 26, 2015

Obituary for Andy Aaron Hammer (Anders)

Andy (Anders) Aaron Hammer passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter, Jane, and his son-in-law, Phillip Hall, in Potomac on June 26, 2015. Andy was born on a farm near Valier on Sept. 22, 1918, to Anders "A.O." Hammer and Anna Hammer (nee Hofland). He was active in the Boy Scouts,...

Jun 26, 2015

Obituary for John "Bud" Galiher

John "Bud" Galiher, 92, of Missoula, left this world for a better place on Friday, June 26, 2015, at home in Missoula. Bud was born on April 27, 1923, in Neola, Iowa, to Clair and Orpha Galiher, their third of six children. He spent most of his childhood in Portsmouth, Iowa. On July 3,...

Jun 25, 2015

Life Story for James "Lakota" Wickham

Jun 24, 2015

Life Story for Frederick J. "Fred" Rydeen

Jun 24, 2015

Life Story for Frances T. "Franie" Kuhl

Jun 24, 2015

Life Story for Nancy Creighton

Jun 24, 2015

Obituary for Robert R. Ferris

Robert R. Ferris (Bob), of Missoula, MT died at St. Patrick's Hospital surrounded by family on June 24, 2015. He was 70 years old. Bob is survived by his children, Melissa Ferris of Las Vegas, NV and Bret Ferris of Missoula, MT; his twin brother William (Bill) and Christy Ferris of Duvall, WA, his...

Jun 22, 2015

Obituary for Marion Mae Ochsner

Marion M. Ochsner, 85, of Missoula, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015, from natural causes. She was born March 22, 1930, in Tuttle, North Dakota, to Jacob and Martha Fetzer. On Sept. 8, 1947, she married Lawrence R. Ochsner and together they had four children. She lived in Tuttle until 1954 when the family...

Jun 22, 2015

Obituary for Marianne Stearns Lane

– Marianne Stearns Lane of Missoula passed away Monday, June 22, 2015, of natural causes. The Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, at the family home in Clinton. Marianne was born in Denver in 1926. She graduated from Santa Monica (California) High School. Marianne was married to Preston Lane...

Jun 22, 2015

Obituary for Wanda Payne (Cyr)

Wanda (Cyr) Payne, 82, died in Vancouver, Washington, on June 22, 2015. A memorial service and luncheon will be held at the Alberton Senior Center at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25. Cremation has taken place and burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens of Missoula at a later date. Read Wanda Payne's Obituary and...

Jun 21, 2015

Obituary for Doralee 'Doll Riel Blodgett

On Sunday, June 21, 2015, Doralee "Doll" Riel Blodgett entered into eternal sleep at her home in East Missoula and has joined God in heaven. She was a loving mother, grandmother and friend to anyone she met and will truly be missed. Doll was born in Missoula on June 9, 1928, to Elmer...

Jun 21, 2015

Obituary for Glenn E. Rangitsch

Died of natural causes, June 20, 2015. He was 88 years old. He lived a long and good life. BORN 4/22/1927 to Jake and Mary Rangitsch, one of 7 children. The family moved from dryland farming in Fromberg, MT to Missoula when Glenn was a young boy. He grew up in Missoula, attended Catholic...

Jun 21, 2015

Life Story for Jeffrey B. McKinstry

Jun 21, 2015

Obituary for Ethel M Bradley

Ethel Mary Bradley, 92, of Missoula, passed away of natural causes Sunday, June 21, 2015, at her home. She was born June 14, 1923, in Dillon to Roy and Irene Forrester. Her happy childhood on the family ranch allowed her to become accomplished in horsemanship. She attended Dillon public schools, was inducted into the...

Jun 21, 2015

Life Story for Don Michael Murphy

Jun 20, 2015

Obituary for Dorothy Marie Mitchell

Dorothy Marie Mitchell, 91, of Missoula passed away June 20, 2015. The Rosary will be prayed Thursday, June 25, at 7 p.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, June 26, 2015 at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church. A reception will follow services at the church....

Jun 20, 2015

Obituary for Everett Howard Hufstetler

Howard Hufstetler, 85, died Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Missoula. He was born Everett Howard Hufstetler in Ogden, Utah, on Jan. 15, 1930, the son of Everett Walter Hufstetler and May Hemmings. Howard graduated from Ogden High School in 1948, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah in 1962....