Obituaries
Patty Lou Lovaas (Platt)
Dec 18, 2012
Obituary for Patty Lou Lovaas (Platt)
MISSOULAâ�,��**– Patty Lou (Platt) Lovaas died suddenly from cancer Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, at the age of 60. She was born in Minneapolis on March 28, 1952, and lived an exciting life. She was a certified public accountant in Missoula and owned and operated Elkhorn Hot Springs Lodge in Dillon along with her...
Teresa Kay Diemer
Dec 15, 2012
Obituary for Teresa Kay Diemer
MISSOULA – Teresa Kay Diemer, 53, of Missoula, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at her home of natural causes. She was born on April 4, 1959, in Miles City to Thomas and Mary Lou Swann. On Jan. 12, 1980, she married her loving husband, David Diemer in Missoula. They had a...
Betty June Carman Dahlstrom
Dec 10, 2012
Obituary for Betty June Carman Dahlstrom
MISSOULAâ�,��**– Betty June Carman Dahlstrom, 86, of Missoula, passed away peacefully and without pain in her sleep Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. Betty was born June 19, 1926, in Wallace, Idaho. She married Chuck Dahlstrom in Farragut, Idaho, and moved to Missoula in 1945. She is survived by her daughter, Memry Hage and husband...
Joan Welsch
Dec 4, 2012
Obituary for Joan Welsch
June 25, 1950-Dec. 4, 2012 MISSOULA – After a long and tiresome struggle with ulcerative colitis, Joan passed away the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at the age of 62. She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister and a very special grandmother. She is survived by her loving husband of nearly 44 years, Bernd,...
Joyce T Turner
Dec 3, 2012
Obituary for Joyce T Turner
Joyce T. Turner, 84, of Superior, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at the Mineral Community Hospital. She was born April 15, 1925 in Minot, North Dakota to Edith and Charles Tenney. Joyce married Pel Turner in Missoula on August 21, 1948. She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents and a...
Michael McEachers
Nov 25, 2012
Obituary for Michael McEachers
Missoula-Michael G. McEachern, 68, passed away of natural causes on Sunday, November 25th at St. Patrick Hospital. Mike was born April 5, 1944 in Minneapolis, MN. Mike earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Cloud State; he also served proudly in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Barney during the Vietnam War. He married...
Lorraine McGrath Polich
Nov 24, 2012
Obituary for Lorraine McGrath Polich
April 21, 1918-Nov. 24, 2012 MISSOULA – Bill couldn't catch a break as Lorraine joined him in heaven shortly after midnight on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. Born April 21, 1918, in Butte to Walter Francis and Edna Keenan McGrath, Lorraine Dorothy lived with her two brothers, Walter and "Tim" in various places on the...
Ralph Christ
Nov 23, 2012
Obituary for Ralph Christ
ALBERTON – Ralph Christ was released from this world on November 23, 2012 after more than 4 years in care at the Village Health Care after having suffered several strokes. Ralph was born to Charles and Zelma Christ in Great Falls Montana on September 23, 1927. He grew up in Great Falls and graduated there...
Betty Reynolds
Nov 21, 2012
Obituary for Betty Reynolds
MISSOULA – Our "Little Lady," Betty Reynolds, passed away on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at St. Patrick Hospital after a brief illness. Betty was born on the family ranch near Townsend on Oct. 1, 1921. She was the second of eight children born to George and Mildred Kieckbusch. Betty married her high-school sweetheart, Jimmie Reynolds,...
Jessie Hawkins
Nov 13, 2012
Obituary for Jessie Hawkins
Jessie Hawkins, 40, of Hamilton, passed away Tues., Nov. 13 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Jessie was born in Midland, TX, Aug. 13, 1972. She grew up living overseas, collecting many life experiences. She's survived by her parents, John and Joan Hawkins of Harwich, MA, her brother John and his family of Orleans, MA,...
Lois Johnson
Nov 12, 2012
Obituary for Lois Johnson
Lois Johnson, 98, passed away peacefully on Nov. 12, 2012, she was a resident of Hunter's Glen in Missoula. Lois was born Sept. 14, 1914 in Rivera, CA to Frank Alfred Coffman and Elizabeth Agnes (Standefer) Coffman. Lois was a twin, her twin was Louise Richards. Louise preceded Lois in death in 1967. They were...
Ralph M. "Rudy" Shotliff
Nov 11, 2012
Obituary for Ralph M. "Rudy" Shotliff
MISSOULA – Ralph M. "Rudy" Shotliff, 94, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 1, 201 2, at the Riverside Health Care Center. Ralph was born on Dec. 26, 1917 in Bristow, Iowa, to L.L. Shotliff and Grade Barnstable-Shotliff. The family came west in the fall of 1920 to Hamilton and moved to...
Charles R. Franck
Nov 7, 2012
Obituary for Charles R. Franck
MISSOULAâ�,��**–â�,��**Charles R. Franck, 77, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at St. Patrick Hospital of sepsis-pneumonia. He was born Aug. 15, 1935, in Troy to Claud and Rose Anna Franck. He lived with his family up Vermillion and attended school in Trout Creek. Chuck loved the outdoors and worked in the woods...
Leo Benjamin Lott
Nov 3, 2012
Obituary for Leo Benjamin Lott
MISSOULA – Leo Benjamin Lott, 93, of Missoula, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at the Village Senior Residence of natural causes. Leo was born March 5, 1919, in Lehi, Utah, to Bernard Darrow and Della Jacobs Lott. He grew up in Chinook, in a loving family as one of nine children....
Robert A. Schatz
Nov 2, 2012
Obituary for Robert A. Schatz
MISSOULA – Robert A. "Bob" Schatz, 77, of Missoula, passed away Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. He was born Aug. 5, 1935, to August and Margaret (Bauer) Schatz. Bob graduated from Missoula County High School in 1953. He married Patsy L. McGee on June 18, 1955. They had...
William Mackie "Bill" Myers
Nov 1, 2012
Obituary for William Mackie "Bill" Myers
MISSOULA – William Mackie "Bill" Myers passed away of natural causes at his home in Missoula on Nov. 1, 2012, at the age of 87. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, to William and Marguerite Myers. Bill went to college at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. He obtained his doctorate in mathematics from...
Jack Lloyd Fleming
Nov 1, 2012
Obituary for Jack Lloyd Fleming
MISSOULAâ�,��**– Jack Lloyd "Buddy" Fleming was born Nov. 24, 1923, in Missoula to John Rourick Fleming and Lilly Constance Ahlin Fleming. He died unexpectedly Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. He was a resident of Missoula from 1994 until his death. At the untimely death of his parents, Jack, age 4, and two of his five...
Daniel Andrew Farago
Oct 31, 2012
Obituary for Daniel Andrew Farago
MISSOULAâ�,��**– Daniel Andrew Farago, 57, died of heart failure Oct. 31, 2012, at Hunters Glen Assisted Living. He was a teacher for six years and a physical therapist for three years. Survivors include his daughter, Cory Lee Farago of Liberty, Mo.; son, Kyle Thomas Farago of Great Falls; sister, Kristy Farago of Helena; and...
June Rose MacDonald
Oct 20, 2012
Obituary for June Rose MacDonald
MISSOULA – June Rose MacDonald, 88, of Missoula passed away on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, following a brief illness at St. Patrick Hospital. She was born June 11, 1924, in Detroit, Mich., to William and Bertha Brazell. June was a tomboy who loved fishing and outdoor activities with her father and older brothers. The...
Bari Lynn Cardiff
Oct 12, 2012
Obituary for Bari Lynn Cardiff
MISSOULA – Bari Lynn Cardiff, 62, of Misssoula, passed away at her home on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, after a courageous 13-year battle with breast cancer. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Missoula Cemetery. An open house celebration will be held at her home starting at 11 a.m....