Obituaries
Virginia Zielke
Oct 6, 2013
Obituary for Virginia Zielke
Virginia Zielke, 82, of Missoula, passed away in peace at her home at Grizzly Peak Retirement Community on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013. Her family members had gathered to be at her side days before, to help her enter into hospice care in her home after a brief hospitalization for a chronic illness. Her pet Schnauzer...
Georgana L. "Geo" Egeland
Oct 6, 2013
Obituary for Georgana L. "Geo" Egeland
Georgana L. "Geo" Egeland, 82, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, at her home of natural causes. She was born Jan. 10, 1931, in Grand Rapids, Minn., to George and Beryl Allison. She grew up there, attending grade school through high school. In the fall of 1948, Georgana won a beauty...
Laura Mae Pauline Bogar (Daub)
Oct 6, 2013
Obituary for Laura Mae Pauline Bogar (Daub)
On October 6, as the night passed into day, the bells rang, the trumpets sounded, and the wings of an angel were anointed on another of the Lord's children. Laura Mae Pauline (Daub) Bogar entered the Kingdom of Heaven as 24 of her family members gathered at her side and the angels...
Mary Margret "Marge" Cramm
Oct 6, 2013
Obituary for Mary Margret "Marge" Cramm
Mary Margret Cramm, 79, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 12, 1934, in Kalispell to Joseph and Margret Bell Dzivi. Marge attended Flathead Valley grade schools and graduated from Flathead High School in 1952. On March 6, 1954,...
Sandra Zito
Oct 5, 2013
Obituary for Sandra Zito
Sandra Jean Zito, 72, of Missoula passed away October 5, 2013 at her home. She was born in Harlem, Montana to Alvina and Walter Friede on July 29, 1941. She was the youngest of 8 children, all who are deceased, except for her brother Ernie Friede of Box Elder and Sister Beverly Cowan of Havre....
Constance Maureen "Connie" Shultz
Oct 5, 2013
Obituary for Constance Maureen "Connie" Shultz
Constance Maureen Shultz "Connie" passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, due to an excruciating battle with cancer. Connie was born Feb. 25, 1943, in Great Falls to Ralph Nebel and Eunice Freie Arrigoni. As a young girl she was raised on a farm in Dillon and was educated in the Dillon public schools....
Candice Ann "Burnzie" Burns
Oct 4, 2013
Obituary for Candice Ann "Burnzie" Burns
Candice Ann Burns "Burnzie", 58, lost her battle with cancer after a courageous and valiant fight on Fri. Oct. 4, 2013. She passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family and good friends. She was born on Oct. 7, 1954 in Butte, MT to Ray and Renee Burns. She grew up...
Glenn Davenport
Oct 2, 2013
Obituary for Glenn Davenport
Glenn Davenport, of Lolo Creek, MT, passed away, in his home, on Wednesday morning October 2nd. Glenn was born in Sweeney TX to Marvin and Gladys Davenport October 23, 1944. He was a man of many talents and led an adventurous life. His charismatic personality enabled him to make many friends and connections which brought...
Donald Lee Hovland
Oct 2, 2013
Obituary for Donald Lee Hovland
Donald Lee Hovland, 60, of Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, at Community Medical Center in Missoula. Donald was born on Nov. 24, 1952, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Cecil and Ardythe (Juhl) Hovland. He graduated from Oak Park Academy (Nevada, Iowa) in 1971. Donald lived in Maxwell and Ames, Iowa, previous...
`John Stone
Oct 2, 2013
Obituary for `John Stone
GREENOUGHâ�,��**– Born July 7, 1925, in Chicago to George and Mildred Stone, John passed away Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, in Missoula. John came west with his family as a young man to eventually settle in the Blackfoot Valley on the E Bar L Ranch. It was there that he met Jane Bidwell and they were...
Glenn W. Davenport
Oct 2, 2013
Obituary for Glenn W. Davenport
Glenn Davenport passed away in his home on Wednesday morning, Oct. 2, 2013. Glenn was born in Sweeney, Texas, to Marvin and Gladys Davenport on Oct. 23, 1944. He was a man of many talents and led an adventurous life. His charismatic personality enabled him to make many friends and connections, which brought him...
Patricia Wagner
Oct 2, 2013
Obituary for Patricia Wagner
Patricia Wagner, 80, of Missoula, passed away from natural causes on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. As she hoped, she passed peacefully in her sleep at home. Patricia was born on Jan. 11, 1933, in Glasgow, Scotland, to parents Harry and Mary Ann Hood. Growing up in Scotland during World World II, Patricia had plenty of...
Jean L. Sheppard
Oct 1, 2013
Obituary for Jean L. Sheppard
Jean Sheppard, 81, died at home Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. She was born July 28, 1932, in Walla Walla, Wash., the daughter of Edgar and Nellie (Mullenax) Jones. She grew up and attended schools in the Walla Walla area. She married Wilbert Hintz, and lived in Oregon, Montana, Washington and Colorado as they followed...
Jean L. Sheppard
Oct 1, 2013
Obituary for Jean L. Sheppard
Jean Sheppard, 81, died at home on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. She was born July 28, 1932, in Walla Walla, Wash., the daughter of Edgar and Nellie (Mullenax) Jones. She grew up and attended schools in the Walla Walla area. She married Wilbert Hintz, and lived in Oregon, Montana, Washington and Colorado as they...
Marie Battle
Sep 29, 2013
Obituary for Marie Battle
Sunnyvale, California - Marie was born on New Year's Eve, 1917, on her family's ranch near Dillon, Montana, the eldest daughter of John Hansen Anderson and Egidia Jepsen, both immigrants from the island of Aero, in Denmark. Her father was a much respected rancher in the state, being one of its largest wool producers during...
Denise Kathleen Hamersley (Harkins)
Sep 29, 2013
Obituary for Denise Kathleen Hamersley (Harkins)
"Life is strange." I spoke a phrase we often shared. She responded, "Life is strange, yet death is not; It just is." She approached her inevitable passing with the same calm and clarity as she had lived her life. Her cousin and lifetime friend wrote: "You are the gentlest of souls, loving and...
Joshua Charles Sherry
Sep 29, 2013
Obituary for Joshua Charles Sherry
Our dear Joshua Charles Sherry was lost to us in a car accident at the age of 23 in the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. Josh grew up in Ojai, Calif., before moving to Missoula, where he lived for the past three years. Josh loved snowboarding, skateboarding, mountain biking, hiking and...
Marion Sicosky Drake
Sep 29, 2013
Obituary for Marion Sicosky Drake
Marion Sicosky Drake, 93, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, at Community Medical Center. She was born on Jan. 28, 1920, in Livingston, Ill., to Michael and Florence (Greenhalgh) Sicosky and was the youngest of six siblings. While Marion was still quite young, the family moved to Ontario, Calif., where she grew...
Peter Donovan
Sep 28, 2013
Obituary for Peter Donovan
Peter Donovan, 52, died peacefully after a stroke, surrounded by his family at St. Patrick Hospital on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. Peter was born June 7, 1961, in Walnut Creek, Calif., the son of James and Pearl Donovan. He attended Lewis and Clark Elementary and Sentinel High School as he grew up in Missoula. Peter...
Joseph Aloysius "Joe" Guthrie Jr.
Sep 28, 2013
Obituary for Joseph Aloysius "Joe" Guthrie Jr.
– Joseph Aloysius "Joe" Guthrie Jr., colonel, U.S. Air Force (retired), aka "Big Daddy" by his troops and fellow pilots. Joe made his last flight Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. He died peacefully in his home in the Ninemile Valley near Missoula. He was known by friend and foe as a man of...



