Obituaries

Mar 30, 2013

Obituary for Margaret Ann Stelling "Mugs" Pieters

Our beloved mother, grandmother & great grandmother, Margaret Ann "Mugs" Stelling Pieters, joined her parents, Anna & Herman "Rocky" Klingler and her brother Lloyd (Jane) Klingler in heaven on her 85th birthday, March 30, 2013. Born in Havre, MT, on March 30, 1928, she attended what was then MSU in Missoula and...

Mar 30, 2013

Obituary for Yvonne Powell

MISSOULAâ�,��**– Our beloved mother, Vonnie Powell, 84, went to sleep in death on Saturday, March 30, 2013, after a lengthy illness. Vonnie was born in Missoula on March 3, 1929, and was a lifelong Missoula resident. She married Al Powell in August 1946 and began a 52-year union with a ride down Higgins Avenue in...

Mar 30, 2013

Obituary for Robert Earl Sampson

MISSOULA – Robert Earl Sampson, 82, of Missoula, passed away at home Saturday, March 30, 2013, after struggling with heart disorders and Parkinson's disease. He was born July 7, 1930, in Saffordville, Kan., to Albert and Bertha Sampson. Robert was a lifelong Christian and an active member of First Christian Church in Missoula. Robert...

Mar 30, 2013

Obituary for Lorene M. Rothfusz

Lorene Rothfusz, born Lorene Mathilda Entzel, entered this world June 15, 1933, & departed this world, joining her dear Heavenly Father, March 30, 2013. Lorene was the first-born child of Henry & Mathilda Entzel, followed by seven treasured siblings. She is survived by three brothers & two sisters; Arnie Entzel (Jan-Coon Rapids, MN), Marjean...

Mar 30, 2013

Life Story for Frank L. Schwindt

Mar 28, 2013

Obituary for Jesse Ginn

MISSOULA – Jesse Ginn went to live with the Lord on March 28, 2013. He died of natural causes sitting in his favorite chair. Jesse was 80 years old. He was born in Hamilton on July 20, 1932. He lived most of his childhood in the Bitterroot and would walk from his cabin down to...

Mar 28, 2013

Obituary for Evelyn Louise Ochsner

T. REGIS – Evelyn Louise Ochsner, 65, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013, at her home in St. Regis. She departed this life peacefully in her sleep of a heart attack. She was born July 6, 1947, in Miles City to Frank and Elsie Zawada. Evelyn attended Missoula County High School and after graduation...

Mar 28, 2013

Obituary for Robert E. "Bob" Ruthford

SUPERIORâ�,��**– Lt. Col. Robert E. "Bob" Ruthford, 88, died of natural causes Thursday, March 28, 2013, in Superior. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, friends and wife of 63 years, Doris Ruthford (Mencel). Lt. Col. Ruthford was born March 28, 1925, to the late Scaffy and Arba Ruthford in Chicago,...

Mar 27, 2013

Obituary for Margie M. O'Toole

ALBERTONâ�,��**– Marge lived with her husband, James, on the Clark Fork River in Alberton since 1985. She was born May 9, 1925, in Iowa, where she lovingly raised a family of four and created a home and career. She was a benevolent being and cultivated great lifetime friendships with everyone who crossed her path....

Mar 24, 2013

Obituary for Jack Thomas "JT" Liesz

RINCON, Ga. – Jack Thomas "JT" Liesz, 30, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Bluffton, S.C. JT was born April 23, 1982 in Pullman, Wash. to Jan Hook Julin and Tom Liesz. Jan and Tom welcomed JT's little sister Nissa into their family on April 25, 1986. The family lived in...

Mar 24, 2013

Obituary for Joan B Barker

POTOMAC – Joan B. Barker, 79, of Potomac, went home to be with her Lord and loving husband Bill on Sunday, March 24, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was born on Feb. 27, 1934, in Chicago, Ill., to William and Vera Daley. She grew up in Chicago, facing a great deal of loss,...

Mar 22, 2013

Obituary for J.R. "Bits" Stephenson

J. R. "Bits" Stephenson died of natural causes on March 22. He was born in Missoula on May 4, 1923 to William and Marie Stephenson. Growing up in Missoula, he attended Missoula County High School (class of 1941), and the University of Montana. He served in the Army during WWII in the 3rd Army...

Mar 21, 2013

Obituary for Margaret E. Kirkpatrick Gerlach

MISSOULA – Margaret E. (Kirkpatrick) Gerlach, 81, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Edgewood Vista of natural causes. She was born on Dec. 9, 1931, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Harold (HB) and Eleanor (Marrs) Kirkpatrick. On Dec. 27, 1952, she married Frederick L. Gerlach in Vancouver, B.C., Canada....

Mar 18, 2013

Obituary for Donald F. "Doc" Bauer

Donald F "Doc" Bauer, 80, of Huson, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at his home in the arms of his loving wife and other family members after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born on Sept. 22, 1932 in Helena, to Frank Donald and Juliet DeBree Bauer. He graduated from...

Mar 17, 2013

Obituary for Lesla J. Olson

Missoula – Lesla Juyne Olson, 70, of Missoula, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Florence Haggen Home Care of natural causes. She was born on May 20, 1942 in Dallas, Texas to Jack and Lurlee Smith. As a young girl she and her parents moved from Texas to North Fork, Idaho. From...

Mar 17, 2013

Obituary for Betty Osorio

MISSOULA – Betty Osorio, 88, of Missoula and a longtime resident of Kalispell, passed away at her home in Missoula on Sunday, March 17, 2013, in true Irish spirit on St. Patrick's Day. She was born on July 27, 1924, in Crosby, N.D., a daughter of Bernard and Pearl Feeney. Betty helped to raise her...

Mar 15, 2013

Obituary for Pearl Theresa "Peggy" Coverdell

FLORENCE – Pearl Theresa "Peggy" Coverdell, 90, of Seeley Lake passed away of natural causes on Friday, March 15, 2013. She was born March 5, 1923, in Ladysmith, Wis., to Arthur and Theresa Shellhouse. She met her husband of 61 years in 1943 while he was serving in the Air Force. Peggy moved...

Mar 15, 2013

Obituary for Kenneth Gerald Richards

Kenneth Gerald Richards, 85, of Missoula, passed away on March 15, 2013 at Saint Patrick Hospital of natural causes. He was born on May 7, 1927 to Frank and Ada Richards on a farm at the edge of Granville, North Dakota. After his father's death, he moved in his early teens to Long Beach,...

Mar 15, 2013

Obituary for Patrick Robins

MISSOULA – Dr. Patrick Robins, beloved husband, father, grandfather and steadfast friend, died on Friday, March 15, 2013, at home, surrounded by the love of his wife and four children. He traveled his four-month journey living with brain cancer with his characteristic positive attitude and steady determination to live life with grace. Even in these...

Mar 15, 2013

Obituary for Cecelia "Ceil" Allen

MISSOULA – Cecelia I. Allen, of Missoula, passed away peacefully in her sleep Friday, March 15, 2013, at the Village Nursing Home. Born Sept. 8, 1921, to Carl and Amanda Turnquist. Her parents meet on the boat ride from Sweden to Ellis Island. After homesteading a stake of land in western North Dakota; they...