Obituaries
Mary Jane Geraghty
Sep 28, 2013
Obituary for Mary Jane Geraghty
Her Irish eyes are smiling at Jesus and the angels are eating red licorice and Rollos. Mary Jane Geraghty entered heaven Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. She was born on a homestead near Glendive on Aug. 2, 1919, to Regina and William Burns. She was raised on the prairie, the only daughter of an undertaker...
Vernon VanNatta
Sep 28, 2013
Obituary for Vernon VanNatta
Vernon VanNatta was born April 7, 1941 and died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013. Vern was a very true and loyal veteran as he served in the U.S. Army. Always respected and enjoyed talking with other vets. Vern's life touched many! From a True Hobo to a True Saint: He had stories about "Dirty Face" as...
Arnold Fairclough
Sep 27, 2013
Obituary for Arnold Fairclough
Arnold Fairclough, 95, passed away peacefully in his home in Missoula on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013. Arnold was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sept. 23, 1918, to Bert and Sarah Fairclough. He attended grammar and high school in Salt Lake. Upon graduating from high school he was employed as an elevator mechanic prior...
Elizabeth "Bette" Tinkle
Sep 26, 2013
Obituary for Elizabeth "Bette" Tinkle
.Bette was born to George and Elizabeth (Peschke) Golbeck on Aug. 17, 1926, in Chicago. Bette's father was a Chicago police officer. Bette was one of 10 children in the Golbeck family. After high school, she went to work at Illinois Bell as an operator and later at Sears & Roebuck. It was then...
Mary Lou Lesar
Sep 25, 2013
Obituary for Mary Lou Lesar
Mary Lou Lesar, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, bridge aficionado and avid sports fan passed away in her home on Wednesday, September 25th after a dignified stand against pancreatic cancer. She was 83. Mary, one of nine siblings, was born on July 26th, 1930 to Ruth and Lawrence Kramer in Litchfield, Minn. She graduated from Litchfield...
Irene Ethel Bloomquist
Sep 25, 2013
Obituary for Irene Ethel Bloomquist
Irene Ethel Bloomquist, 89, of Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013 at St. Patrick's Hospital, of natural causes. She was born on May 22, 1924, in Sinclair, Manitoba, Canada, to Julius and Holdena Mayert. She left the farm, moving to Vancouver Island, in the '40s, where she worked at her brother-in-law's drug...
Marjorie Steele Hightower Kraabel
Sep 24, 2013
Obituary for Marjorie Steele Hightower Kraabel
Marjorie Steele Hightower Kraabel, 92, of Missoula, died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family of natural causes at her home on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. She would have been 93 next month. She was born Oct. 13, 1920, in Spokane, to John F. and Pearl Steele and lived in Missoula as...
Arthur O. Hightower Sr.
Sep 23, 2013
Obituary for Arthur O. Hightower Sr.
MISSOULA – Arthur O. Hightower Sr., 89, of Missoula passed away on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at his home in Missoula. Trisagion Service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Annunciation...
Marilyn Ann Scott
Sep 23, 2013
Obituary for Marilyn Ann Scott
Marilyn Scott, 78, a retired nurse, passed away Monday, September 23, 2013 at Village Health Care Center. Marilyn was born October 21, 1934 in Billings and attended schools in Idaho and Montana graduating from Billings Central Catholic High School in 1951. She continued her education at Carroll College, Helena, graduating in 1954 & 1958...
Arnold I. Finklin
Sep 23, 2013
Obituary for Arnold I. Finklin
Arnold I. Finklin, age 87, passed away on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at his residence in Missoula. Memorial services for Arnold will be held at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 102 McLeod in Missoula. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 7405...
Francis C. "Frank" Cyr
Sep 23, 2013
Obituary for Francis C. "Frank" Cyr
Missoula - Francis C. "Frank" Cyr, age 95, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2013 at Community Medical Center in Missoula. He was born on May 28, 1918 at the family homestead in the Frenchtown valley near Huson, Montana. Frank was one of 15 children born to Huson pioneers John R. and Clara...
Robert O. "Bob" Lehman
Sep 22, 2013
Obituary for Robert O. "Bob" Lehman
Robert O. "Bob" Lehman, 84, passed away at his home on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013. Bob was born Aug. 17, 1929, to John and Grace (Terry) Lehman in Raymond, Neb. Bob spent most of his lifetime in western Montana, moving to the Bitterroot when he was a child. He married Marguerite Masterson on...
Duane Garfield
Sep 22, 2013
Obituary for Duane Garfield
Duane Garfield, 61, of Missoula went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, shortly after discovering that his cancer had spread. He was born on Oct. 20, 1951, in Glendive to Grace Purvis and Richard Garfield. He lived in Montana his whole life with the exception of the time he served...
Gary L. Habedank
Sep 22, 2013
Obituary for Gary L. Habedank
Gary L. Habedank, 69, passed away with his wife by his side on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Gary was born on Feb. 17, 1944, in Glendive to Otto and Arleen Habedank and attended high school in Sidney. In his early years he was active in the Pella Lutheran...
Virginia M. Roat
Sep 21, 2013
Obituary for Virginia M. Roat
Virginia Roat, 83, of Alberton, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, after a long and courageous battle with cancer surrounded by her family. She was born in Butte on Oct. 18, 1929, to Rachel and Les Lawrence. On Nov. 19, 1947, she married Hank Roat in Cut Bank, beginning a marriage that lasted...
John H. Szpylman
Sep 21, 2013
Obituary for John H. Szpylman
John Szpylman passed away Sept. 21, 2013, due to an accidental fall at his home in Missoula. John was born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1964. He completed his schooling in New York, joined the Marine Corps and later moved to Florida. He lived a colorful life full of adventure and travel. John came to...
Janie Blakely
Sep 19, 2013
Obituary for Janie Blakely
Janie Blakely, 65, passed away peacefully at St. Patrick Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Janie was born Nov. 6, 1947, in Townsend to Robert and Ruth Blakely. The Blakely family moved to Missoula in 1956 when Janie was 9; she would later graduate from Sentinel High School. She earned her teaching degree from the...
William Glen "Bill" Burton
Sep 15, 2013
Obituary for William Glen "Bill" Burton
William Glen "Bill" Burton, 66, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, from complications from pneumonia. He was born Dec. 15, 1946, in Strong City, Kan., to Roy and Katherine Burton. He attended Missoula County High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1968. Bill was married to Rayda Burton. Bill drove...
Donna Lee Jurgens
Sep 15, 2013
Obituary for Donna Lee Jurgens
Donna Lee Jurgens, of Missoula, was born in Wolf Point on May 29, 1928, to Leslie and Edna Tull. She passed away peacefully at Riverside Health Care Center in Missoula on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013. She is preceded in death by her mother, Edna Boyer; her father, Leslie Tull; and her stepfather, Joseph Boyer....
Sylva Christ
Sep 15, 2013
Obituary for Sylva Christ
ALBERTON – Sylva Christ quietly slipped from this world on September 15, 2013 from diabetes complications at 93 years of age. Sylva was born in Alberton, Montana on August 20th, 1920 as the middle daughter of Harry Winfield and Bertha Elleanor (Reeves) Brasch. She grew up there and in Avery, Idaho along with her sisters...
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