Obituaries
Bernice Callantine
Jan 22, 2009
Obituary for Bernice Callantine
MISSOULA - Bernice L. Callantine of Missoula passed away January. 22, 2009, at St. Patrick Hospital. Bernice was born in Boise, Idaho, on September. 21, 1920, to Leva and Clinton Hardtla. Her early years were lived on the family ranch located between Silver and Georgetown lakes, west of Anaconda. There were no schools close by...
Nicholas Ferguson
Jan 22, 2009
Obituary for Nicholas Ferguson
CORVALLIS - Nicholas Allen Ferguson, 18, of Corvallis, passed away Thursday, January. 22, 2009, at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born July 26, 1990, in Riverside, Calif., the son of Debbie Thacker Wise and Timothy Ferguson Sr. He came to Montana in 1999, and graduated from Corvallis High School. His family includes his mother, Debbie...
Johan Larsen
Jan 22, 2009
Obituary for Johan Larsen
MISSOULA - Johan Eunice Brown Larsen passed away Thursday, January. 22, 2009. She was 85 years old. Eunice was born in Williston, N.D., November. 10, 1923, to Park and Stella Messler Brown, the third of seven children. She married Milford Larsen Feb. 22, 1953. They welcomed their children, Jim, Leah and Linda. Eunice moved with...
Betty Deschamps
Jan 22, 2009
Obituary for Betty Deschamps
MISSOULA - Betty Amelia Hanscome Deschamps, one of four daughters of Charles Melville and Olga Hanscome moved on to her next adventure on January. 22, 2009, from St. Patrick Hospital. Betty was born in Nicolet, Minn. on March 24, 1918. Upon graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1940, she entered the military service as...
Alice Hegge
Jan 22, 2009
Obituary for Alice Hegge
MISSOULA - Alice Jeanette Hegge, 96, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, January. 22, 2009, at Community Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born in Hamilton, on March 28, 1912, to Louis and Gertrude Stout. She worked various jobs as a youth to assist her large family as was customary in the early...
Mavis Pearce
Jan 22, 2009
Obituary for Mavis Pearce
MISSOULA - Mavis Eileen Pearce, 82, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, January. 22, 2009, at St. Patrick Hospital of cancer. Mavis was born July 7, 1926, in Birmingham, England, to Joseph and Laura Whitehouse. During World War II, Mavis was an operator with the Birmingham Telephone Exchange. She also had an exciting career as a...
Timothy Haggerty
Jan 21, 2009
Obituary for Timothy Haggerty
MISSOULA - Timothy Sean Haggerty, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, January. 21, 2009. He was born in Long Beach, Calif., on December. 23, 1975. He later moved to Missoula and worked at Big Sky Lawn and Tree. He and the owner, Dan Feild, developed a special father-son bond. His survivors include his wife Deshanna McClure...
Joshua Gardanier
Jan 21, 2009
Obituary for Joshua Gardanier
MISSOULA - Joshua Albert Gardanier, infant son of Jeff and Tiffany Gardanier, went to his heavenly home Wednesday, January. 21, 2009. A private burial service was held Friday, January. 23, at Sunset Memorial Cemetery. In addition to his parents, Joshua is survived by his two brothers, Andrew and Jake, and his sister, Ashley. Sunset Memorial...
Albert Amaya
Jan 21, 2009
Obituary for Albert Amaya
MISSOULA - Our brother, Albert Roger Amaya of Anaconda, passed away January. 21, 2009, at the Village Health Center in Missoula. Albert was born March 31, 1933, to Nora May Lande Amaya Vargas and Frank Amaya of Anaconda. Albert never had a formal education like most people because he was developmentally challenged, but you would...
Robert Schipf
Jan 21, 2009
Obituary for Robert Schipf
Robert George Schipf, 85, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, January. 21, 2009. He was born April 12, 1923, in MountVernon, N.Y., the son of Henry Schipf, a New York City fireman, and Anna Staker Schipf. He was raised and educated in and around New York City and graduated from Cathedral Boys High School in 1941....
Elsie Lemm
Jan 20, 2009
Obituary for Elsie Lemm
MISSOULA - Elsie Margaret Lemm, 95, passed away Tuesday, January. 20, 2009, at her home in Missoula. She was born August. 13, 1913, to Otto and Bessie Kenast in Torrington, Wyo. Elsie was raised and educated in Wyoming. She moved to Montana in 1945. Elsie had three children, Juanita Ann, Everett William and Lucille. She...
Lola Borgstede
Jan 20, 2009
Obituary for Lola Borgstede
MISSOULA - Lola Borgstede died Tuesday, January. 20, 2009. She was with her loving daughter, Shelley. She was born in Helena on October. 5, 1918. Her father worked for the railroad as a wire operator and thus they moved frequently around Montana during her childhood. By the time Lola began high school the family had...
Albert Paul
Jan 20, 2009
Obituary for Albert Paul
MISSOULA - Dad went peacefully to be with mom and other relatives and friends in heaven, Tuesday, January. 20, 2009. He was 86. Dad was born November. 28, 1922, to Anna Boyer and Dorila “Doc” Paul in the Frenchtown Valley. When he was 12, they moved by horse and wagon to a farm in Arlee....
Leroy Schmidt
Jan 19, 2009
Obituary for Leroy Schmidt
MISSOULA - Missoula lost another unsung hero from World War II’s “Greatest Generation” when Leroy John Schmidt died after a brief illness, Monday, January. 19, 2009, at his home at the Springs Assisted Living Facility. Lee enlisted with the Army August. 30, 1940, at the age of 21, serving as a Heavy Artillery Gun Crewman...
Charles Miller
Jan 18, 2009
Obituary for Charles Miller
MISSOULA - On Sunday, January. 18, 2009, Charles “Chawky” Miller said goodbye to his beloved wife of 65 years, Helen. He died of natural causes. His many friends and loving family will miss his quick wit and spirit for all things “Grizzly.” Chawky was born October. 2, 1914, in Anaconda. He attended Anaconda High School,...
Jean Lien
Jan 18, 2009
Obituary for Jean Lien
MISSOULA - Jean Loretta Lien, 79, passed away peacefully at her home in Missoula of natural causes Sunday, January. 18, 2009. She was born in Somers on December. 31, 1929, to Gladys Wiseman and William Grant, the youngest of nine children. She grew up throughout western Montana. On June 26, 1948, she married the love...
Jewell Ellis
Jan 17, 2009
Obituary for Jewell Ellis
SUPERIOR - Jewell Ellis, 81, of Superior, passed away Saturday, January. 17, 2009, at St. Patrick Hospital. Visitation will be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, January. 24, at Garden City Funeral Home and 10 a.m.-noon Monday, January. 26, at the Methodist Church in Superior. A graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. Monday, in the...
E. Gardner Brownlee
Jan 17, 2009
Obituary for E. Gardner Brownlee
MISSOULA - E. Gardner Brownlee, retired judge of the 4th Judicial District, died Saturday, January. 17, 2009, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes at the age of 92. Born in Mondovi, Wis., while his mother was visiting family, raised in Wolf Point with brother Jim and sisters Mae and Margaret, Gardner realized early...
Russell Hochhalter
Jan 16, 2009
Obituary for Russell Hochhalter
BOZEMAN - Russell Todd Hochhalter, 32, of Bozeman, passed away Friday, January. 16, 2009, of heart failure, while snowboarding at Bridger Bowl. He was born June 5, 1976 in Missoula to Dorothy and Clyde Hochhalter, along with his twin brother Bradley. He joined 3-year-old brother Scott. He graduated from Sentinel High School in Missoula in...
Ray Pointdexter
Jan 15, 2009
Obituary for Ray Pointdexter
MISSOULA - Ray Poindexter, 73, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, January. 15, 2009, at the Community Medical Center. He was born in Polk City, Iowa, on May 29, 1935, the son of Robert and Gladys Poindexter. Ray served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 until his honorable discharge in 1958. He married Evelyn (Steele)...
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