Obituaries

Sep 18, 2014

Obituary for Vera Mayona Scott Dersam

– On a sunny September day, our Mom, Vera Mayona Scott Dersam, told us she was "leaving for heaven." God reunited our elegant mother with our father, Jack Dersam, and her first husband, Al Weller, and all her loved ones in heaven on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. Vera was a lovely woman of...

Sep 17, 2014

Obituary for Jean Audrey Schriver

Jean Audrey Schriver, 82, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, while in the wonderful care of Riverside Health Care Center. Jean Hazen was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she attended St. Joseph's Academy, an all-girls Catholic school. The caption for the picture in her "1949 Hour Glass" yearbook captured her well: "Her charming ways,...

Sep 17, 2014

Obituary for Derek Joseph Brown

Derek Joseph Brown, 19, was killed in a head-on collision Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Derek lived, loved, worked and played with passion – our hearts find it hard to fathom never seeing him again. Derek sought to live his life with integrity. He kept Christ his focus in all things, and Derek's love for...

Sep 16, 2014

Obituary for Barry M. Williams

Barry Marshall Williams, 67, of Missoula, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born March 1, 1947, in Salt Lake City to Marshall and Della Williams. Shortly thereafter the family moved to Helena, where Barry's three brothers and a sister joined them. Barry was proud to be an Eagle...

Sep 16, 2014

Obituary for Clara LaRoque (Beaudry)

– Clara (Beaudry) LaRoque, 94, of Missoula, died at home Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Survivors include daughters Lena (Sissy) LaRoque, Carol (Jean) LaRoque of Missoula and Joy and Lloyd Scott of Libby; sons John LaRoque of Missoula, Jack and Barb of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; 10 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Viewing will be 5-7 p.m....

Sep 12, 2014

Life Story for Linda J. Cronk

Sep 12, 2014

Obituary for Charles "Chuck" Johnson

Fight on you Knights and go onward to victory." Charles "Chuck" Johnson, the composer of Hellgate High School's school songs and a 40-year music educator in Montana and Washington, died Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at the age of 85. He died in hospice care, surrounded by his family who filled his last minutes with...

Sep 11, 2014

Life Story for Carolyn Lois Smith-Stebbins

Sep 10, 2014

Obituary for Douglas Charles Gibbs

Doug Gibbs, 60, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, of natural causes at his home in Frenchtown. He was born Jan. 6, 1954, in Missoula to Charles Roy Gibbs and Ruth (Christensen) Gibbs. Doug attended Lowell Grade School in Missoula then went on to Hellgate High School for a time. He decided to get...

Sep 9, 2014

Obituary for John Cornelius "Moose" Smith

John C. "Moose" Smith, 62, died suddenly Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at his home in Missoula. He was born Aug. 23, 1952, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, to William Charles and Florence Jordan Smith. When John was a teenager, he joined his father at the hunting camp in Pennsylvania. When he walked in and due...

Sep 9, 2014

Obituary for Mary Ann Gray (Scharosch)

Mary Ann (Scharosch) Gray, (74) of Missoula passed away September 9, 2014. She was born in Missoula in 1940, to her beloved parents Frank and Hertha Scharosch. Mary Ann was a passionate person. She loved her family, watching her children and grandchildren play sports, perform in a school plays, band concerts, etc. She...

Sep 8, 2014

Obituary for Norma J. Waddington

The lord has called home Norma Jeanne Jones Waddington, 67, of Missoula, on the early morning of Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. She passed away peacefully with the love of her life by her side. She was born Jan. 23, 1947, in Deer Lodge to Norman "Bud" and Jeanne Jones. She attended grade school in...

Sep 7, 2014

Obituary for Joyce Bethke (Molenda)

Joyce (Molenda) Bethke, 83, passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2014 of natural causes at her home up the Rock Creek. Joyce was born on December 28, 1930, in Glendive to Leo and Jessica Ruth (Kent) Molenda. Joyce was the first child of 16. She graduated from high school in 1948. Joyce had her...

Sep 6, 2014

Obituary for Lorien "Styx" Bourne

Lorien 'Styx' Bourne aka Julia L. Miller Lorien 'Styx' Bourne, 42, of Portland, Oregon, passed away September 6th, in Missoula, Montana while touring with her band. She was born Julia Lynn Miller, May 2, 1972, in Seville, Spain to Terrence & Susan (Vendemo) Miller. Lorien was a gifted drummer and developed an insatiable quest...

Sep 5, 2014

Life Story for Larry E. Warren

Sep 5, 2014

Obituary for Raymond W. Karr

Dr. Raymond W. Karr, 89, passed away on September 5, 2014 at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois on November 4, 1924 to Peter and Eda Karr. Ray attended St. Paul's Lutheran Elementary School. He graduated from Proviso Township High School in Maywood, Illinois in 1942. World War II broke...

Sep 5, 2014

Life Story for Julie F. Nash

Sep 4, 2014

Obituary for Kathryn B. Bestwick

Kathryn B. "Kay" Bestwick, 95, of Missoula passed away at her home on September 4, 2014. Kay was born to William and Beatrice Bestwick on June 12, 1919 in Missoula. She spent her childhood in Alberton, MT and attended Alberton schools graduating high school there and then attending business college in Missoula. The majority...

Sep 4, 2014

Obituary for Jeanne W. Soucie

Jeanne Wightman Soucie was born in Missoula on Sept. 29, 1925, to Clyde W. and Helen G. Wightman and died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital, where she worked as a registered nurse for 30 years. She had an idyllic childhood with her older sister Betty and her big brother Jack. She...

Sep 4, 2014

Life Story for Kristopher K. Aune