Obituaries

Merry Colleen Burke

Merry Colleen Burke

Apr 10, 2015

Obituary for Merry Colleen Burke

Merry Colleen Burke passed away on April 10th, 2015 after an illness of over two years. Merry was filled with love, hope, and desire to continue watching her wonderful children and especially her beautiful grandchildren grow, develop, and be happy. Merry's relationships with her children and grandchildren were the most special and important part...

Frank Emmett Ross

Frank Emmett Ross

Apr 9, 2015

Obituary for Frank Emmett Ross

Frank Emmett Ross, 81, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015, of natural causes. Frank was born Jan. 4, 1934, in Dillon to Jack and Marie Ross. In 1941, the family moved to Ronan, where he worked on a small farm while going to school. After graduating from Ronan High School, he joined...

Charles T. McGrath

Charles T. McGrath

Apr 8, 2015

Obituary for Charles T. McGrath

Charles Thomas "Charlie" McGrath, beloved father, husband and friend, left this world on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at the age of 74. Charlie was born March 5, 1941, in Butte to Carolyne (Propp) and Michael McGrath. He came into the world just minutes after his "womb-mate" and twin sister, Carol. The twins, known to...

Winston Keith Baer

Winston Keith Baer

Apr 6, 2015

Life Story for Winston Keith Baer

M. Beverly Gaurin

M. Beverly Gaurin

Apr 6, 2015

Obituary for M. Beverly Gaurin

– Beverly Gaurin, born Myrtle Beverly Day (married names McDaniel, DePalma, Gaurin, McBride) to Edward H. Day and Nelia McFarland of Bonita, left this life at the age of 86. The youngest child of a large family, including six siblings who were soon grown and independent, Mom's childhood was spent in Montana, Idaho and...

Walter M. Wheeler

Walter M. Wheeler

Apr 5, 2015

Life Story for Walter M. Wheeler

Julie A. Rodda

Julie A. Rodda

Apr 5, 2015

Life Story for Julie A. Rodda

Mark D. Brewer

Mark D. Brewer

Apr 5, 2015

Obituary for Mark D. Brewer

Mark D. Brewer was called home Sunday, April 5, 2015, after a long fight with illness. He left behind his beloved wife of 23 years, Cheryl Mace-Brewer; his daughter, Kayla Brewer; a grandson, Mark Oliver; along with other family members out of state, as well as extended family throughout Missoula. He was born May...

Thellis Zee Foust

Thellis Zee Foust

Apr 5, 2015

Obituary for Thellis Zee Foust

Zee passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015, of natural causes in her home. She was born June 22, 1939, to Theodore E. and Eula J. Foust. She was the eldest of six children. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister Dawnie. She is survived by brothers, Ted, Terry and Bill and...

Christopher Mac Hower

Christopher Mac Hower

Apr 4, 2015

Obituary for Christopher Mac Hower

The four letter word that always caught his attention was: "Jeep." Nothing gave him freedom from life's cares and worries quite like taking the top off his Jeep and allowing the sunshine and wind to caress his skin while going off road. On March 25, 2015, Christopher Mac Hower, 30, began his final, ten...

Carol A. Finley

Carol A. Finley

Apr 3, 2015

Life Story for Carol A. Finley

James Goldade

James Goldade

Apr 2, 2015

Obituary for James Goldade

James 'Bones' Goldade, 64, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, April 2nd at his home in Seeley Lake from a heart attack. He was born January 29, 1951 in Linton, ND the sixth of eight children born to Joseph and Magdalena (Zacher) Goldade. In 1973 he married Lavonne Landsberger and their first son...

Tina Louise Cook

Tina Louise Cook

Apr 1, 2015

Obituary for Tina Louise Cook

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 1, 2015, the most beautiful woman in the world, Tina Louise Cook, went to be with Jesus. The oldest of four children, Tina was born March 7, 1958, in San Diego. In her early teens, she moved with her family to Hardin, where she attended high...

Theda Jewell Coombes (Snowden)

Theda Jewell Coombes (Snowden)

Apr 1, 2015

Obituary for Theda Jewell Coombes (Snowden)

Theda Jewell (Snowden) Coombes, 75 of Missoula, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at her home in Puyallup, WA from COPD complications. She was born on January 24, 1940, in St. Charles, Virginia to Carl Bascom Snowden and Edith Elizabeth (Harless) Snowden. Theda enjoyed gardening, cooking,...

Matthew Menke

Matthew Menke

Mar 30, 2015

Obituary for Matthew Menke

Matthew Charles Parsons "Matt" Menke went to be with our Lord Jesus on Monday, March 30, 2015, in Missoula. We lost our dear beloved son, brother, husband, father and friend at the young age of 29 due to a tragic motor vehicle accident. Matt was born on Feb. 22, 1986, in Billings to Mark A....

Sandra Ann Moen Miller

Sandra Ann Moen Miller

Mar 30, 2015

Obituary for Sandra Ann Moen Miller

Sandra Ann Moen Miller, 78, of Missoula, passed away March 30, 2015, at the Village Health Care Center. She was born Feb. 14, 1937, in Wheeler, Montana, to Charles J. Day and Gladys G. Burke. In 1940 Sandra and her mother moved to Glasgow, where Gladys met and married Roy O. Moen Sr....

Albin C. Hammond

Albin C. Hammond

Mar 29, 2015

Obituary for Albin C. Hammond

Our dad died at home on Sunday, March 29, 2015, from complications of Parkinson's and old age. He was doing pretty well, all things considered, until one month prior, when aspirate pneumonia put him in the hospital, and afterward, in hospice care. Albin C. Hammond was born in 1920 in Miles City to Thomas...

Albin C. Nammomd

Albin C. Nammomd

Mar 29, 2015

Life Story for Albin C. Nammomd

Susan Owen

Susan Owen

Mar 28, 2015

Obituary for Susan Owen

Susan Owen passed peacefully Saturday, March 28, 2015, surrounded by family and friends, after battling cancer for more than two years. Susan was born in 1966 in Naperville, Illinois, and graduated from Hellgate High School. She married Scott Owen, whom she had loved since age 13, and survived an early bout of cancer at age...

Sharon Anderson Nelson

Sharon Anderson Nelson

Mar 27, 2015

Life Story for Sharon Anderson Nelson