Obituaries
Vicki Robinson
Jan 8, 2009
Obituary for Vicki Robinson
MISSOULA - Vicki lost her courageous battle with cancer Thursday, January. 8, 2009. She was born in Birmingham, Ala. Vicki was energetic. She loved life and her family was her priority. She loved attending her kids’ and grandkids’ sporting events. She was a great cook, did many crafts and enjoyed yard work. Vicki work at...
Donna Posio
Jan 8, 2009
Obituary for Donna Posio
DIXON - Donna J. Posio, 63, of Dixon, died of natural causes at her home on Thursday, January. 8, 2009. She was born June 18, 1945, in Negaunee, Mich., to parents, Francis W. and Violet Davis. She was raised in Ishpeming, Mich., and graduated from high school there. Donna also attended Idaho State University as...
William Moderie
Jan 7, 2009
Obituary for William Moderie
MISSOULA - William Julius Moderie, of Missoula, died Wednesday, January. 7, 2009, at Community Hospital of natural causes at the age of 56. He was born September. 10, 1952, in Missoula to Joseph F. Moderie and Elizabeth R. Beccari Moderie. His large family allowed for many adventures as he grew up. Countless hours were spent...
Blanche Stringer
Jan 7, 2009
Obituary for Blanche Stringer
MISSOULA - Blanche S. Stringer, 76, passed away Wednesday, January. 7, 2009, at Evergreen Assisted Living Facility of natural causes. Blanche was born November. 9, 1932, in Ellijay, Ga., to Thomas and Martha Ann (Dotson) Sanford. She worked in carpet mills in Georgia. One daughter, Ann, was born to her in 1953, and she was...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...