Obituaries

Jul 30, 2013

Obituary for Van Neilson

- Van Neilson, 58, of Missoula, passed away on Tuesday July 30th in his home of natural causes. He was born May 13, 1955 in Libby Montana to L and Stella Neilson. As a young man he grew up with his family in a small home in Libby and was educated in Libby public schools....

Jul 30, 2013

Obituary for Mary Sherman Bremer

Mary Sherman "Shermy" Bremer, 70, of Missoula, passed away July 30, 2013, at Hunters Glen from cancer. She was born Jan. 1, 1943, in Toledo, Ohio. As the daughter of an Army officer, Shermy moved around a lot as a child, benefiting from the opportunity to learn about different regions of the country. She...

Jul 29, 2013

Obituary for Karen M. Koefelda

Karen went into her final sleep on Monday morning, July 29, 2013, and woke up to meet God, her creator, and Jesus her Savior: "For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son, that whosoever would believe on Him would not perish, but have everlasting life." Karen invited Jesus into...

Jul 29, 2013

Obituary for Marjorie Emery Donovan

MISSOULA – Marge Donovan died of natural causes at her apartment at The Springs of Missoula on Monday, July 29, 2013. She is survived by her four sons, Shaun, Pat, Brian and Kevin Donovan; their wives, Trish, Sher and Indrani; and grandchildren, Michael, Colin, Maura, Emery, Peter and Ben – to whom she was...

Jul 29, 2013

Obituary for Chris Field

Chris Field, 82, of Polson died July 29 following a brief illness. Born in 1931 in Mexico to Ross and Nancy Dorn Field, Chris grew up in Argentina where his father managed a mine in the Andes. After the war, his family moved back to their California pear orchards while Chris was a teen. He...

Jul 28, 2013

Obituary for Louie Raymond McNair

Louie Raymond McNair 86, passed away Sunday, July 28 2013 in Missoula. Louie was born in Floydada Texas on February 1, 1927 to Walter and Lou McNair. He spent his early years in Texas, Oklahoma and California before joining the Army. After being honorably discharged he lived in Oregon briefly, but eventually settled in...

Jul 28, 2013

Obituary for Shirley Mae Hanson

Shirley Mae Hanson passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013. She was 83 years old. Shirley was born to Frederic B. and Gertrude Chapman on April 17, 1930 in Nampa, Calif. Her father worked for the Dole Pineapple Co. until she was age 9. Her family moved to Honolulu so her father could maintain his...

Jul 27, 2013

Obituary for Paul E. Willig

MISSOULAâ�,��**– Mr. Paul Willig, 95, was called home Saturday, July 27, 2013, in his sleep. He was preceded in death by his parents Fredric and Edith Willig; brothers Carl, Frank and Franz; sister Dalene (Simmelink); nephew Robert Willig; and great-great-nephew Larry A. Pyette. Paul will be deeply missed by his nephews and nieces, Sandra...

Jul 27, 2013

Obituary for Svea Ann Sage

Svea Ann Sage, 93, died peacefully at her home from natural causes on Saturday, July 27, 2013. Svea was born and raised with five brothers and five sisters to Melvin and Julia Ann Daniels. Surviving family members include one son, Thomas Sage; stepchildren, Dale, Bob and Lisa Sage; grandchildren, Stacy (Nagle) Gow, David Maughan,...

Jul 27, 2013

Obituary for Marie M. Handley

On Saturday, July 27, 2013, Marie joined her Lord after saying goodbye to her family after two years living with cancer, during which she showed us the true meaning of courage and grace. Marie was born in Missoula on Sept. 20, 1938, to Peter and Ethel DeWit. Her father being the sawmill foreman at...

Jul 26, 2013

Obituary for Neal Mandelko

Neal Louis Mandelko, 89, was called to his heavenly home Friday, July 26, 2013, at home in Lolo. He was born Jan. 9, 1924, at the family home in Thornton, Ill., the third child of Louis J. and Lydia Schuldt Mandelkow. His three sisters, Betty, Hazel and Alva, preceded him in death. Enlisting in the...

Jul 24, 2013

Life Story for Robert Tabish

Jul 24, 2013

Obituary for Charles Edward Nuanez

July 26, 2013 12:00 am(4) SignaturesMISSOULAâ�,��**– Born a century too late and gone much too early, our cowboy left behind a legend that will echo in eternity. Charles Edward Nuanez left this world in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Born in Cottonwood, Ariz., on Oct. 6, 1957, and raised rurally...

Jul 23, 2013

Obituary for Edward E. Junkert

Longtime Missoula homebuilder Edward E. Junkert – who was an integral member of the local post-war housing boom of the 1950s and 1960s – died July 23, 2013, of natural causes at Community Medical Center. He was 93. Born to German immigrants, Philip and Pauline Junkert, in Hebron, N.D., he moved with his parents...

Jul 23, 2013

Obituary for Sabina P. Miller

Sabina P. Miller, 90, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013. She was born May 26, 1923, in Sheridan, Wyo. She resided in Sheridan for a good portion of her life, ranching and teaching school in a one-room schoolhouse. She married Adam Miller and they moved to Oregon for a short time and on to...

Jul 21, 2013

Obituary for Margaret Ann Leto (Greene)

July 23, 2013 12:00 am(1) SignaturesMISSOULAâ�,��**– Margaret Ann (Greene) Leto of Missoula died peacefully during the early morning hours of Sunday, July 21, 2013, at her son's home in Missoula. She was born May 26, 1919, the youngest child of Thomas F. Greene and Mary (McGaughey) Greene, in Brookline, Mass. She moved to...

Jul 20, 2013

Obituary for Laurise Lockwood

Laurise Lockwood, 84, of Missoula, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013, at St. Patrick Hospital. She was born March 29, 1929, in Missoula to Harry and Leoda Johnson. As a young girl, she lived in Darby, Stevensville and Missoula. She graduated from Missoula County High School in 1947 as valedictorian of her class. She was...

Jul 20, 2013

Obituary for Rebecca Linn Bayliss-Oliver

13 hours ago(1) SignaturesFRENCHTOWN – Rebecca Linn Bayliss-Oliver, 34, born Sept. 28, 1978, was taken on Saturday, July 20, 2013, in an automobile fatality. Rebecca left behind her husband Ken Oliver, her friend and companion since high school and two daughters, Kira Oliver and Marley Oliver. She loved spending time with them on Flathead...

Jul 17, 2013

Obituary for Esther L. Mysliwy

MISSOULAâ�,��**– Esther L. Mysliwy (nee Brown) passed away peacefully in Missoula with her daughters at her side Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at age 86. Loving wife of the late Theodore M.; loving mother of Linda (Peter) Bierbach, Cindy (Jerry) Musial and Joe (Renee) Mysliwy; and proud grandmother of Hunter and Simon Bierbach, Melanie Musial...

Jul 17, 2013

Obituary for Barbara Joan Rase Hibbitts

Barbara was the first of two children born to Irving and Helen Rase in Wheelersburg, Ohio, on Oct. 2, 1933. After a lively childhood of acting more tomboy than girl, a boy by the name of Robert Hibbitts was invited to Barbara's 15th birthday party. Within a few years of "courting and sparking,"...