Obituaries
Sherman Holgate
Dec 14, 2008
Obituary for Sherman Holgate
MISSOULA - Sherman Hale Holgate passed away at 3:20 a.m. Sunday, December. 14, 2008, after suffering for the past several years from Alzheimer’s and Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a bone marrow malfunction. He was born in Arcadia, Utah, on November. 18, 1921, on his grandmother’s dining room table during a snowstorm. He was named Sharon at birth,...
Ruth Alt
Dec 13, 2008
Obituary for Ruth Alt
MISSOULA - Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated from St. Philips Parish at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December. 20. Rite of committal service will to follow in Valley Cemetery. Reception will be held for family and friends at the VFW Hall in Maxville. Ruth passed away peacefully Saturday, December. 13, 2008, in Missoula. Ruth was...
Sona Greer
Dec 13, 2008
Obituary for Sona Greer
MISSOULA - Sona Patel Greer, baby daughter of Amita Patel and Jonathan Greer, was born Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Community Medical Center. She came into this world surrounded by her family and friends. Our baby girl arrived too early and although she was too small and far too perfect to stay with us for...
Walter Sedoff
Dec 13, 2008
Obituary for Walter Sedoff
ALBERTON - Walter Sedoff, was born June 24, 1920, in Detroit, to Russian Immigrants Wasily and Marina Sedoff. Growing up in the Depression years, he later attended the University of Michigan. With the onset of World War II, he enlisted and was stationed in Wisconsin, where, on a fortuitous blind date, he met his most...
Dennis Tripp
Dec 13, 2008
Obituary for Dennis Tripp
LOLO - Dennis M. Tripp, 57, of Lolo, died December. 13, 2008. Memorial services are planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at Garden City Funeral Home, with a reception following at the funeral home. Read Dennis Tripp's Obituary and Guestbook.
Clarence Van Fossen
Dec 13, 2008
Obituary for Clarence Van Fossen
MISSOULA - Clarence J. “Van” Van Fossen, 86, of Missoula, passed away peacefully Saturday, December. 13, 2008, at his home at the Village Senior Residence after an extended illness. Van epitomized the greatest generation. He lived through the failure of his family’s farm during the Great Depression, volunteered to serve his country in World...
Charles Parker
Dec 10, 2008
Obituary for Charles Parker
MISSOULA - Charles D. Parker, husband, father, teacher, river runner, smokejumper, wilderness lover and boat builder passed away peacefully Wednesday, December. 10, 2008. Charles, a fourth generation Montanan, was born in Missoula on August. 22, 1924, at the Thornton Hospital, present site of Missoula Public Library. He was raised by his father, John Ray Parker,...
Elizabeth Larson
Dec 10, 2008
Obituary for Elizabeth Larson
MISSOULA - Our loving daughter and angel, Elizabeth Marie Larson, went to meet our Lord on December. 10, 2008, after a 4 1/2-year battle with neuroblastoma cancer. She was diagnosed in September 2004. Throughout her journey, Elizabeth had endured four surgeries, a bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy and radiation treatments, followed by monoclonal test drugs to...
Robert Holden
Dec 8, 2008
Obituary for Robert Holden
MISSOULA - Robert P. “Bob” Holden, 56, of Missoula, passed away suddenly Monday, December. 8, 2008, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was born January. 25, 1952, in Missoula, a son of Charles and Nora Holden. He was raised and educated in Missoula, graduating from Loyola Sacred Heart High School in 1970. He attended...
Lisa Jones
Dec 6, 2008
Obituary for Lisa Jones
MISSOULA - Beloved wife and mother Lisa Renee Jones, 42, of Missoula, passed away suddenly from injuries suffered in a hiking accident Saturday December. 6, 2008. She was born October. 7, 1966, in Syracuse, Kan. As a young girl, she lived with her family in various Air Force base locations, including Ohio, California and New...
William Johnson
Dec 3, 2008
Obituary for William Johnson
MISSOULA - William Scott Johnson died at The Paxson Home on Wednesday, December. 3, 2008. Bill was born in Missoula on January. 18, 1945, to Valarah Ellen and Roy O. Johnson. A disability resulted from a lack of oxygen at birth. It hindered his ability to communicate but it was apparent to anyone who knew...
Michael Garrison
Dec 2, 2008
Obituary for Michael Garrison
MISSOULA - William Scott Johnson died at The Paxson Home on Wednesday, December. 3, 2008. Bill was born in Missoula on January. 18, 1945, to Valarah Ellen and Roy O. Johnson. A disability resulted from a lack of oxygen at birth. It hindered his ability to communicate but it was apparent to anyone who knew...
Vincent Keiley
Nov 30, 2008
Obituary for Vincent Keiley
MISSOULA - Vincent R. Keiley, age 86, of Missoula, died of natural causes Sunday, November. 30, 2008, at St. Patrick Hospital. Vincent R. Keiley was born October. 17, 1922, in Deer Lodge, to Remy and May Boyle Keiley. He was the youngest of five children; Jack, Anne, Rita, and Joe. He was raised on a...
Everett Burt
Nov 30, 2008
Obituary for Everett Burt
DEER LODGE - Everett Gaines Burt, 84, of Deer Lodge, died Sunday, November. 30, 2008, of natural causes at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Everett was born in Spokane January. 22, 1924, to Earl and Alta Burt. Everett was raised in the Deer Lodge area with his parents and three brothers. Upon graduation from Powell...
Byron Dodd
Nov 30, 2008
Obituary for Byron Dodd
MISSOULA - Byron Dodd passed away Sunday, November. 30, 2008, at his home in Hunter’s Glen. He was born on October. 30, 1923, the survivor of twin boys born to Albert and Myrtle (Chilcote) Dodd, then of Granite, Idaho. The family moved to Butler Creek in 1930, and members of the family have lived here...
Julie McVay
Nov 29, 2008
Obituary for Julie McVay
Julie McVay died Saturday, November. 29, 2008, at St. Patrick Hospital. Julie was born in Williams, Ariz., in 1938 and spent her early years in the Southwest. She moved to Montana in 1952 and made her home in Missoula for more than 50 years. While in high school, she began working as an elevator operator...
Gregory Smith
Nov 28, 2008
Obituary for Gregory Smith
Gregory Dean Smith MISSOULA - Gregory Dean Smith was taken by angels to rest with his Lord and Savior on Friday, November. 28, 2008. Greg was born in Missoula on April 12, 1968. After a courageous fight at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, he passed away from injuries sustained in an accident. Greg is survived...
Paul Friedrich
Nov 18, 2008
Obituary for Paul Friedrich
FLORENCE - Paul Robert Friedrich, 27, of Florence, passed away Tuesday, November. 18, 2008, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula as a result of an automobile accident. He was born November. 6, 1981, in Glendive. Paul graduated from high school in the Class of 2000 at Dawson County High School in Glendive, then attended the...
David Butler
Oct 23, 2008
Obituary for David Butler
HUSON - David “Dave” Butler passed away Sunday, October. 19, 2008. He was born January. 9, 1930, in Tracy, Minn., to Emil and Rafael Maguire Butler. While growing up during World War II his family moved to many states, including California, Florida and Tennessee, while his father was part of the Manhattan Project, performing construction...
James Berger
Jun 27, 2008
Obituary for James Berger
MISSOULA - James William Berger, 54, of Missoula passed away Friday, June 27, 2008, at Community Medical Center of natural causes. He was born November. 23, 1953, in Butte to Chris and Margaret Berger. He moved to Missoula with his parents and sister in 1959. He was in the Army for two years, then later...
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