Obituaries

Beverly Reusch

Beverly Reusch

Jan 5, 2009

Obituary for Beverly Reusch

MISSOULA - Beverly E. Reusch, 80, of Missoula, passed away Monday, January. 5, 2009, at Community Medical Center with her devoted and loving daughter, Debra, at her side. Beverly was born September. 9, 1928, in Chicago to Earl and Myrtle Johnson. On Feb. 28, 1948, she married Raymond H. Reusch in Chicago. They moved to...

Marilyn Ross

Marilyn Ross

Jan 5, 2009

Obituary for Marilyn Ross

MISSOULA - Marilyn R. Ross, of Missoula, passed away peacefully Monday, January. 5, 2009, in her apartment at Hunter’s Glen. She was born in Duluth, Minn., on June 27, 1928, to Sam and Eka Ida Kay Barron. Marilyn married Grady Gene Ross in Billings in 1949. He preceded her in death. They lived in Montana...

Clarence "Pin" Larson

Clarence "Pin" Larson

Jan 4, 2009

Obituary for Clarence "Pin" Larson

MISSOULA - On January. 4, 2009, our loving husband, father, papa and friend passed away at the age of 78. He was “one of a kind” and will be sorely missed by all. Pin was born in Butte on May 30, 1930, to John and Elna Larson. His mother passed away when he was...

Karen Davis

Karen Davis

Jan 4, 2009

Obituary for Karen Davis

MISSOULA - Karen Kemp Davis, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, January. 4, 2009, at The Springs of Missoula, Footsteps Memory Care facility. Karen was born June 9, 1929, in Lake Forest, Ill., to Charles Earle Kemp and Alma Barrow Kemp. As a young girl, she resided in Lake Bluff, Ill., and Birmingham, Mich., before her...

Emma Lowe

Emma Lowe

Jan 3, 2009

Obituary for Emma Lowe

CLINTON - Emma E. Lowe, 94, born September. 6, 1914, in Winnifred, and passed away Saturday, January. 3, 2009. Emma lived in Lewistown, prior to moving to Missoula in 1948. She was preceded in death by her husband Noel W. Lowe in 1986. Emma is the sole survivor of four brothers, Arthur, Charles, Anton and...

Donald Carlson

Donald Carlson

Jan 3, 2009

Obituary for Donald Carlson

MISSOULA - Donald David Carlson, 92, of Missoula, passed away Saturday, January. 3, 2008, of natural causes. He was born October. 5, 1916, in Coleharbor, N.D., to Carl and Christine Carlson. He grew up on a farm in North Dakota with his brother Carl and his twin sisters Bev and Betty. He graduated from Minot...

Margaret Squire

Margaret Squire

Jan 1, 2009

Obituary for Margaret Squire

MISSOULA - Margaret Edith Squire was born April 10, 1909, in Butte to Mame and Rupert Brundage. Margaret passed away Thursday, January. 1, 2009, at Village Health Care of natural causes. She attended Butte schools and graduated as an RN from the St. Peter’s School of Nursing, a Catholic teaching hospital in Helena. She married...

Edith Enger

Edith Enger

Jan 1, 2009

Obituary for Edith Enger

GOLDEN, Colo. - Edith Warren Enger, 91, went to join her Lord and her late husband on January. 1, 2009, at Collier Hospice in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Edith was born Feb. 12, 1917, to Elmer and Rose Scrivner Warren in Stanley, N.D. Their family moved to White Sulphur Springs following the mid-’30s Dust Bowl years....

Myrtle Gideon

Myrtle Gideon

Jan 1, 2009

Obituary for Myrtle Gideon

MISSOULA - Myrtle Margaret Gideon (Patterson), 91, passed away of natural causes, Thursday January. 1, 2009, at Hillside Place, an assisted living facility. She was born October. 12, 1917, in Kerrobert, Saskatchewan to Frederick William Patterson and Thelma Feldman. As a small girl she traveled back and forth between Canada and western Washington state. She...

Christine Armstrong

Christine Armstrong

Dec 30, 2008

Obituary for Christine Armstrong

MISSOULA - Christine Armstrong died peacefully at home on Tuesday, December. 30, 2008. Born Christine Margaret Kleffner on a ranch outside of Belt in December 1920, her life was defined by her great love of family and friends, humor that persisted long after her body was ravaged by Parkinson’s disease, and a deep and sustaining...

Virginia Adams

Virginia Adams

Dec 30, 2008

Obituary for Virginia Adams

MISSOULA - Virginia Adams passed away at home on Tuesday, December. 30, 2008. She went to a far better place, where she joins her soulmate Jimmy. She was born June 24, 1930, in Louisiana and lived in several areas. Virginia enjoyed crocheting, playing in her garden, going out to eat and playing keno. She enjoyed...

Christopher Swartz

Christopher Swartz

Dec 29, 2008

Obituary for Christopher Swartz

MISSOULA - Christopher Mark Swartz passed away of natural causes Monday, December. 29, 2008, at his home in Missoula. He was 29 years old. Chris was born November. 8, 1979, in Missoula to Douglas and Mary Swartz. He attended Hawthorne Elementary, Target Range School and Big Sky High School. He enjoyed folfing, fishing, hiking and...

Eleanor McCuen Turunen

Eleanor McCuen Turunen

Dec 29, 2008

Obituary for Eleanor McCuen Turunen

MISSOULA - Eleanor “Ellie” McCuen Turunen, 87, of Missoula, died peacefully at the Village Health Care Center, Monday, December. 29, 2008. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 50 years, William “Bill” A. Turunen; dear grandson, Matt Leslie; parents, Charles L. and Adele McCuen; and brothers, Charles, Marshall and Newell. She...

Margaret Chaffin

Margaret Chaffin

Dec 29, 2008

Obituary for Margaret Chaffin

MISSOULA - Margaret Louise Ogg Chaffin passed away peacefully at St. Patrick Hospital after courageously battling various forms of cancer for nearly 40 years. You never heard Margaret complain or talk about her lengthy battle with cancer. Margaret was born in Hamilton and attended grade school and high school there. She later attended beauty school...

Bevra Beckler

Bevra Beckler

Dec 29, 2008

Obituary for Bevra Beckler

HELENA - Bevra “Blue Eyes ” J. Beckler, passed away unexpectedly Monday, December. 29, 2008, due to lung emboli, felt to have originated from a chronic foot infection. Bevra was born November. 7, 1963, to Warren and Barbara Beckler in Glendive. She was a “miracle” as her parents were told not to expect a live...

Charles Jewell

Charles Jewell

Dec 29, 2008

Obituary for Charles Jewell

MISSOULA - Charles Jewell, 46, known to friends as Hoss and his family as Charlie, passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Monday, December. 29, 2008. Born October. 29, 1962, in San Jose, Calif., to John and Betty Jewell, the family later moved to Hamilton, then to Missoula, where he attended Russell...

Rodney Wageman

Rodney Wageman

Dec 29, 2008

Obituary for Rodney Wageman

MISSOULA - Rodney S. Wageman, 60, passed Monday, December. 29, 2008. Rodney was born November. 7, 1948, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Rudy Wageman and Jacqueline Aldrich. Rod grew up in Spokane, and attended schools in Washington. Upon graduation from high school, Rod joined the U.S. Army in 1965, and served in the Vietnam War...

Kermit Woodard

Kermit Woodard

Dec 28, 2008

Obituary for Kermit Woodard

SUPERIOR - Kermit “Woody” Woodard, 74, of Superior, passed away Sunday, December. 28, 2008, at Mineral Community Hospital of a heart attack. He was born December. 10, 1934, in Two Harbors, Minn., to Lyle and Esther Woodard. As a child, he lived with his family in Conrad. Woody graduated in the class of 1953 from...

Sabina Ewan

Sabina Ewan

Dec 27, 2008

Obituary for Sabina Ewan

MISSOULA - Sabina Ewan, who was always there for her family through 92 years of an incredible life, died surrounded by loved ones Saturday, December. 27, 2008, in Missoula. Sabina is survived by daughter, Linda Baldwin; sister, Rosie Anaya; grandchildren, Deborah and Jennifer McClung, and Vanessa Dyer; great-grandchildren, Lance Quillin, Gavin McClung, and Rhiana and...

Mary Foshag

Mary Foshag

Dec 26, 2008

Obituary for Mary Foshag

MISSOULA - Mary E. Foshag, 82, of Missoula, passed away of natural causes at her home Friday, December. 26, 2008, after celebrating Christmas with her family. She was born December. 3, 1926, in Butte to Al and Minnie Carey. She was the third of four children and the only girl. She was educated in the...