Obituaries

Aug 19, 2014

Life Story for Jack Logan Brissonneaud

Aug 18, 2014

Obituary for Norman Eugene Taylor

Norman E. Taylor, 94, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at his home in the Target Range area, surrounded by family and friends. He lived independently until a recent fall and subsequent stroke. Norman was born March 10, 1920, in Oakland, California. After graduating from the University of California-Berkeley, with an A.B. degree in economics...

Aug 18, 2014

Obituary for Blaine Cole Lovell

Sunrise: March 14, 1984 Sunset: August 18, 2014 Heaven gained another beautiful angel on August 18th. Blaine received his wings and joined his twin brother, Brandon, and other loving family members in Heaven. Blaine suffered a severe blood vessel rupture in his lung while waiting in Denver, CO for his second double lung transplant....

Aug 17, 2014

Obituary for Kenneth V. Nyquist

Ken was born on the Nyquist farm 7 1/2 miles east of Froid, MT on March 27, 1925, the son of Victor and Alice (Lundeen) Nyquist with assistance from Mrs. Florence (Rudolph) Hanson, who was the midwife. He was raised and educated in rural Froid, later graduating from Froid High School. As a young...

Aug 17, 2014

Obituary for John Curtis Porter

John C. Porter, 55, passed away Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, after a courageous fight with cancer, his loving and supportive family at his side. He was born May 25, 1959, to Gerald and Lorraine in Hamilton, later moving to Missoula with his mother and siblings. John loved to take things apart and repair them....

Aug 17, 2014

Obituary for David L. Mallino

David Lloyd Mallino Sr. died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at his home in Missoula. He was 71. Mr. Mallino grew up in Monessen, Pennsylvania, but spent most of his working life in Washington, D.C., where he was a well-known lobbyist on labor issues. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland with a...

Aug 16, 2014

Life Story for Patricia Schlesinger

Aug 16, 2014

Obituary for Bennie Dale Bartlett

Bennie Dale Bartlett, 86, of Missoula, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at his home of natural causes. He was born on October 3, 1927 in Siebert, Colo., to Ben and Nellie Bartlett. As a young boy he grew up on an agricultural farm where they farmed corn, wheat, oats and more. On...

Aug 13, 2014

Obituary for Christopher Bruce "Kit" Mayer

On Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, a wonderful 20-year-old young man died in a motorcycle accident just north of Salmon, Idaho. Christopher "Kit" Bruce Mayer was born on November 29, 1993, in Missoula to Dorothy "Dale" M. Mayer and the late Douglas W. Mayer. He joined his sister Abby and brother Andrew, thus completing...

Aug 13, 2014

Obituary for James Charles "Casey" Holden

– James Charles "Casey" Holden passed away Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, of heart problems after a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Casey was born in Missoula on April 13, 1973. He attended Target Range Elementary and Loyola Sacred Heart High School. During those years he was very active, excelling in academics and athletics. He...

Aug 12, 2014

Life Story for Julia T. White

Aug 12, 2014

Obituary for Virginia Lee Meltzer

Virginia Lee Rinke Meltzer, 90, passed away on August 12, 2014 at St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula, Montana. She was born on November 13, 1923 in Charlo, Montana to Burley Clarence Rinke and Anna Eliza Kelim Rinke. Virginia moved to Missoula in 1929 to Grove Street in Orchard Homes where at age six she saw...

Aug 10, 2014

Life Story for Nancy W. Gordon

Aug 10, 2014

Obituary for Helen Heath

Helen Marie Heath, 83, of Missoula, passed away of natural causes on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in her home. She was born July 18, 1931, in Great Falls to Rudolph and Levone Karlovich. She went to school until the age of 16 to work at her parent's restaurant and to take care of Grandma On...

Aug 10, 2014

Obituary for Ron Kallis

Ron Kallis, 66, of Missoula, passed away at his home Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, after a longtime illness. He was born May 12, 1948, in Missoula, a son of Otto and Frieda Kallis. Ron enjoyed fishing, hunting, road trips and playing cards with his friends. Ron worked at various jobs, including landscaping, construction and was...

Aug 9, 2014

Obituary for Edward Dennis Kern

Edward Dennis Kern was preceded in death by his father, Edward F. Kern; and his mother, Rose M. Kern. Edward passed on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. He died of a long-term illness. Ed was born Aug. 30, 1947, in Pueblo, Colorado, to Edward F. Kern and Rose M. Kern. As a...

Aug 8, 2014

Life Story for Dale D. Drader

Aug 8, 2014

Obituary for Mary E. Clover

Mary E. Clover passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, at the Village Health Care Center following a decline in her health that resulted from a recent fall at her home. She was born Mary Ellen McRae on Nov. 23, 1927, in Jordan to Mary and Jack McRae. She was a twin to her brother...

Aug 8, 2014

Life Story for Alton S. Windsor Jr.

Aug 8, 2014

Obituary for Earl Albert Troutwine

Earl Albert Troutwine was born March 24, 1933, and was a lifelong resident and rancher in the Blackfoot Valley. He passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014, of natural causes. Earl was preceded in death by his parents, Albert Earl and Frances May (Lane) Troutwine, as well as his wife of 48 years, Idabell (Mee)...