Obituaries

Nov 19, 2014

Obituary for Margaret A. Gerbig

Margaret A. Gerbig, 72, of Condon, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on Monday, Nov. 18, 2014. Margaret was born July 26, 1942, in Great Falls to William B. Mitchell and Mae Crawford. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lucky Gerbig. She is survived by her two sons, Bruce of England and...

Nov 19, 2014

Obituary for Betty Jane Bennett

She loved life Betty Jane Bennett, a resident of Riverside Healthcare Center in Missoula, Montana, died Wednesday, November 19, after a brief illness. She lived in Missoula for 20 years. Born June 7, 1924, in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, she was reared in Lynwood, CA, by her parents Joseph Mathias Baier and Mildred Rufener Baier,...

Nov 19, 2014

Obituary for Dorothy Aleene Novotny Ericksen (Pennington)

Dorothy Ericksen, 91, of Missoula, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, at home of natural causes. Dorothy was born on March 10, 1923, in Twisp, Washington, to John and Minnie Pennington. As a young girl she lived with her family on their dairy farm in Winthrop, Washington, where she attended...

Nov 18, 2014

Life Story for Marian L. Wong

Nov 18, 2014

Life Story for Timothy I. Felde

Nov 17, 2014

Obituary for Betty Kane

Betty Kane died Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Born in Norfolk, England, on Feb. 28, 1929, she was the eldest of five children. Her sisters, Joan, Daisy and Shirley, and brother, Sidney, lived with their parents, Pearl and Philip, on the family farm. Betty also had a brother from her mother's previous marriage, Robert, who lived...

Nov 16, 2014

Obituary for Will Cooney

Will Cooney, 39, of Turah, a friend to so many, passed away on the morning of November 16, 2014, with his loving wife by his side. Will will always be remembered for his quick and sincere smile, contagious laugh and caring spirit. Countless people lost a person that could only be called a dear friend,...

Nov 16, 2014

Obituary for Rose Ellen Richlie (Mudd)

Rose Ellen (Mudd) Richlie died unexpectedly but peacefully of a heart incident in her home on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. Rose was born on Aug. 2, 1930, in Missoula, the sixth child of J. Otis and Nell Mudd and was a lifelong resident of Missoula. She attended St. Francis Xavier Parish Grade School...

Nov 16, 2014

Obituary for Larry Dean Peters

Larry D. Peters, 64, of Missoula, passed away peacefully with family and friends by his side on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital due to a long battle suffered from complications from surgery. He was born in Missoula on May 19, 1950. He was the son of June Van Pelt and Harold...

Nov 16, 2014

Obituary for Jean Fullerton

Jean Fullerton died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. She was born Nov. 4, 1924, to Irene and Herman Hauck in Philipsburg. A person with deep Montana roots, her German immigrant great-grandparents established the Philipsburg brewery (Silver Spray Beer) in the mid-1870s. Her grandparents on her father's side met as teenagers at the Northern Pacific last spike...

Nov 15, 2014

Obituary for Mary E. Collins

Mary Elizabeth Gruenewald Collins, 87, passed away Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital. She was born Aug. 20, 1927, in Leavenworth, Washington, to Iva and Fred Gruenewald. She held a variety of jobs in her life. Her earliest job was building apple crates in the Wenatchee Valley apple orchards. She earned her...

Nov 15, 2014

Obituary for Dante James Martin

Dante James Martin, 17, of Missoula, Montana passed away on Saturday November 15, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Dante's gentle spirit left this world too soon but not without leaving a tremendous impact on all those who knew and loved him. He was a gift from God and will be greatly...

Nov 15, 2014

Life Story for Jerry Miles Woodworth

Nov 15, 2014

Obituary for Mathilda "Tillie" Gaub

Mathilda "Tillie" Gaub, a longtime resident of Eastern Montana and Billings who had lived in Missoula for the past 17 years, died on Saturday, November 15, at Missoula Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was 86. Mrs. Gaub was born on June 8, 1928, in rural Dawson County, to Eva (Schock) Neiffer and John Neiffer....

Nov 15, 2014

Obituary for Evelyn McDonald Scalise Benedetti

– Evelyn passed away Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, just two months shy of her 86th birthday. Born Jan. 18, 1929, she was the youngest of five children born to Clarence Cullen McDonald and Caroline Agnes Leschinsky McDonald. She was a third generation Montanan, her grandparents having settled in Hellgate and Garnet in the...

Nov 15, 2014

Life Story for Joel D. Fleischer

Nov 15, 2014

Obituary for Randolph H. Jeppesen

Randolph H. Jeppesen passed away peacefully on Nov. 15, 2014 surrounded by his family and under the compassionate care of the nurses and staff of the 5th floor of Providence St. Patrick's Hospital. Randy was born on October 7, 1932 to Ingolf and Magnhild (Forseth) Jeppesen in Shelby, Montana. He was raised on the...

Nov 14, 2014

Obituary for Robert James "Bob" Congdon

Robert "Bob" James Congdon, passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 from injuries sustained from a car accident, he was surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born October 31, 1950 in Billings, MT. Bob married Jeanne Kunkel in 1967 and to that union two children were born, Aimee and Rob. They later divorced...

Nov 14, 2014

Life Story for Theresa M. Chambers

Nov 14, 2014

Obituary for Theresa Marie "Reesy" Chambers

Theresa Marie "Reesy" Chambers On Friday, November 14, 2014, Reesy Chambers was 61 years old when she fell asleep in death. She finished her battle with Neurosarcoidosis, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease. Born on March 8, 1953, in Portage, Wisconsin, to Gerald and Marion Pedersen, the second of their two daughters, from an early...