Obituaries

Oct 15, 2014

Obituary for John Howard Owens MD

John Howard Owens, M.D., 78, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, with his family by his side. He was born Nov. 30, 1935, in Independence, Missouri, to Eula Smith and Norman Owens. He graduated from Ruskin High School and attended Kansas City Junior College, and transferred and graduated from the University of Missouri. He...

Oct 15, 2014

Obituary for Cheryl L. "Cherie" Collins (Fournier)

Cheryl L. (Cherie Fournier) Collins, 68, of Lolo, died Oct. 15, 2014, at Missoula Health and Rehabilitation. Survivors include her children, Kenneth Collins of Washington and Kim Geer of Oregon; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; her brother, James L. Fournier (Bonnie); sister, Patti L. Enockson (Gayland); and numerous nephews and nieces. She was preceded...

Oct 14, 2014

Obituary for Arnold Carl Fehr

– Arnold Carl Fehr, 81, of Missoula, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, of natural causes. Arnie was born in Missoula on Oct. 21, 1932, to Carl and Lydia Fehr. Arnie attended Franklin and Roosevelt grade schools and went on to graduate with the Missoula County High School class of 1952. Arnie was a...

Oct 14, 2014

Obituary for David M. Crabbe

David Meredith Crabbe, 70, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at home with family at his side. He was born July 20, 1944, in Springfield, Missouri, to Max and Betty Crabbe. He had a lifelong love of the Army and because of this he was a member of the Pershing Rifle Drill Team in...

Oct 14, 2014

Obituary for William Victor "Bill" Hilzendeger

William Victor "Bill" Hilzendeger, 73, of Missoula, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at the Village Health Care Center. Bill was born July 7, 1941, in Edgeley, North Dakota, to Michael and Magdalena Hilzendeger. He grew up on the family farm there with his five brothers and six sisters. After his first year...

Oct 14, 2014

Life Story for Roy D. Smith

Oct 14, 2014

Life Story for Joyce Kathleen "Joy" Cardenas

Oct 13, 2014

Obituary for Mary K. Samel

"Momma Mary," "G-Ma," "Gramma Sam" passed quietly away Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Mary was born Dec. 30, 1931, in Great Falls, the third of five children born to Clifford and Elizabeth McBratney. Her family moved to Augusta, where she graduated from high school and enjoyed playing basketball. She was the tallest on the team...

Oct 13, 2014

Obituary for Helen G. Ockert

– Helen, 96 of Missoula, passed away on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, of natural causes. She was born in Seattle, Washington, to Harry and Sofia Clifford and as a young girl lived in the Pacific Northwest, including Astoria, Oregon. Most of her adult life, she was married to Vern Ockert (longtime employee of Hoerner...

Oct 12, 2014

Life Story for Matthew J. Crabtree

Oct 12, 2014

Obituary for Jennie Mae Nye (Hammill)

Jennie Mae (Hammill) Nye, 88, passed away on Oct. 12, 2014 at Riverside Health Care Center. Jennie was born on October 31, 1925 in Omak, Washington to Elvina (Jones) and Carl Hammill. Jennie attended schools at St. Ignatius, Charlo, North Moiese, and Thompson Falls, Montana. She was a member of the cheerleaders and...

Oct 11, 2014

Obituary for Roberta Crawford (Bobbi)

On October 11, 2014, a sweet, wonderful, and feisty little Scottish angel did a final allemande left on her way home to rest. Roberta (Bobbi) Crawford was able to stay in her own home till the end due to Harold, her loving, devoted husband of sixty-nine years. He received great help and support from...

Oct 10, 2014

Obituary for Lucien Norman Croonenberghs

Lucien Norman Croonenberghs, 66, of Missoula, passed away on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 at Community hospital of a long standing illness. He was born on Sept. 6, 1948. As a young boy he lived with his family; father, Lucien J. and mother, Mary C. Croonenberghs, sister, Luci Ann, and brother Jeff R., in the...

Oct 10, 2014

Obituary for Daniel Frank Hoskinson

; Daniel Frank Hoskinson, 59, of Missoula, passed away after a short battle with cancer Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. He was born March 5, 1955, in Hayward, California, to William and Eva Hoskinson. He worked the majority of his life in the construction industry in California and Montana. On Sept. 15, 1995, he married...

Oct 10, 2014

Obituary for Sharon Kay Bewley

Sharon Kay Ringer Bewley passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, after a long and courageous battle against cancer. Sharon was born to Dale and Norma Ringer on May 28, 1942, in Las Animas, Colorado. Sharon graduated from Bent County High School with the class of 1960. She married Wilmer "Bill" Bewley Aug. 28, 1959....

Oct 9, 2014

Life Story for Gerald H. Mueller

Oct 9, 2014

Obituary for Edmund P. Davalos

As I sit here amongst my dad's various things he collected, I've come to realize that he is a "kid at heart", from his singing and dancing critters to his little wooden toys. I never looked at it quite that way until now. Taking him grocery shopping was interesting, he was the "old man...

Oct 8, 2014

Obituary for Elizabeth "Liz" Doores

Elizabeth "Liz" Doores, 89, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, at The Springs. She was born June 8, 1925, in Topeka, Kansas, to Clarence E. and Gayle Bowersox Niven. Liz graduated from Topeka High School in 1943 and the University of Kansas in 1947 with a degree in occupational therapy. While at...

Oct 8, 2014

Obituary for Robert J. Wheeler

Bob, 81, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, in the presence of his loving family. He was born July 12, 1933, in Pablo to Joseph Wheeler and Elaine Leighton Wheeler. Bob spent his early years with his grandparents and extended family in Moiese. The family later moved to Grant Creek, which was then the...

Oct 8, 2014

Obituary for Tillie "Pinky" Shandorf

- Tillie J. "Pinky" Shandorf passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. She was born Sept. 1, 1931 to Bertha and Reier Olgard. She was preceded in death by her husband Jerry and daughter Lori. Survivors include her son Jon Shandorf and his wife Roberta, two daughters; Jeri Tschida and her husband Mark, Sheri...