Obituaries

Louis Alan Tecca

Louis Alan Tecca

Oct 19, 2014

Obituary for Louis Alan Tecca

Louis Alan Tecca passed away October 19th at the St. Patrick hospital in Missoula, MT of natural causes. Born October 22, 1928 in Livingston, MT to Angelo and Lula (Bouche) Tecca, Louis was the youngest son of 14 children. He and his family remained in Livingston where he later graduated from Park County High...

Margaret S. Eckrich

Margaret S. Eckrich

Oct 18, 2014

Life Story for Margaret S. Eckrich

Vincent Westley "Vinny" Ryan

Vincent Westley "Vinny" Ryan

Oct 15, 2014

Life Story for Vincent Westley "Vinny" Ryan

Betty E. Jones

Betty E. Jones

Oct 15, 2014

Life Story for Betty E. Jones

John Howard Owens MD

John Howard Owens MD

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...

Cheryl L. "Cherie" Collins (Fournier)

Cheryl L. "Cherie" Collins (Fournier)

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...

Arnold Carl Fehr

Arnold Carl Fehr

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...

David M. Crabbe

David M. Crabbe

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...

William Victor "Bill" Hilzendeger

William Victor "Bill" Hilzendeger

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...

Roy D. Smith

Roy D. Smith

Oct 14, 2014

Life Story for Roy D. Smith

Joyce Kathleen "Joy" Cardenas

Joyce Kathleen "Joy" Cardenas

Oct 14, 2014

Life Story for Joyce Kathleen "Joy" Cardenas

Mary K. Samel

Mary K. Samel

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...

Helen G. Ockert

Helen G. Ockert

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...

Matthew J. Crabtree

Matthew J. Crabtree

Oct 12, 2014

Life Story for Matthew J. Crabtree

Jennie Mae Nye (Hammill)

Jennie Mae Nye (Hammill)

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...

Roberta Crawford (Bobbi)

Roberta Crawford (Bobbi)

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...

Lucien Norman Croonenberghs

Lucien Norman Croonenberghs

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...

Daniel Frank Hoskinson

Daniel Frank Hoskinson

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...

Sharon Kay Bewley

Sharon Kay Bewley

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....

Gerald H. Mueller

Gerald H. Mueller

Oct 9, 2014

Life Story for Gerald H. Mueller