Obituaries
Sheila Johnson
Dec 17, 2008
Obituary for Sheila Johnson
BLANCHARD, Idaho - Sheila Ray Johnson, my angel for 30 years as my wife, has left this Earth to be with the Lord on Wednesday December. 17, 2008, surrounded by her family. She died at her home in Blanchard, Idaho. Sheila was a young 47 as she left a legacy here for all of us...
David Templeman Jr.
Dec 17, 2008
Obituary for David Templeman Jr.
MISSOULA - Longtime Polson resident David Robbins “Bob” Templeman Jr., 92, passed away Wednesday, December. 17, 2008, in Missoula. He was born in Bristol, Conn., on March 10, 1916, to David Robbins and Blanche Sergent Templeman. Bob attended high school in New Britain, Conn., graduating in 1936. He was a member of the local...
Jerry Parrick
Dec 17, 2008
Obituary for Jerry Parrick
HAUGAN - Jerry James Parrick, 59, of Haugan, died Wednesday, December. 17, 2008, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident near Haugan. He was born August. 2, 1949, in Sacramento, Calif., to Everett Parrick and Loraine Silva. He was a United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper who served in Vietnam. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and...
Joy Stocks
Dec 17, 2008
Obituary for Joy Stocks
MISSOULA - Joy Colleen McIntyre Stocks has finally gone to be with the true healer. She was the daughter of Cora and Andy McIntyre, both deceased. She is survived by her wonderful daughter, Hannah Stocks of Missoula and two sisters, Anna Pitman of Maple Valley, Wash., and Phyllis Joseph of Stanwood, Wash. She was grateful...
George Wood
Dec 17, 2008
Obituary for George Wood
MISSOULA - George Wood passed away of natural causes Wednesday, December. 17, 2008, at age 82. George was born November. 29, 1926, in Bisbee, N.D. George served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and after his discharge in 1945 he attended and graduated with honors from the University of Montana in 1950. He...
Jerald Culbert
Dec 15, 2008
Obituary for Jerald Culbert
MISSOULA - Jerald L. "Jerry" Culbert, 75, of Missoula, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on Monday, December. 15, 2008. He was born August. 4, 1933, in Minnesota, the son of Bessie and Francis Culbert. At an early age, he moved with his family to the Woods Bay area, where he was reared and educated....
Sherman Holgate
Dec 14, 2008
Obituary for Sherman Holgate
MISSOULA - Sherman Hale Holgate passed away at 3:20 a.m. Sunday, December. 14, 2008, after suffering for the past several years from Alzheimer’s and Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a bone marrow malfunction. He was born in Arcadia, Utah, on November. 18, 1921, on his grandmother’s dining room table during a snowstorm. He was named Sharon at birth,...
Sona Greer
Dec 13, 2008
Obituary for Sona Greer
MISSOULA - Sona Patel Greer, baby daughter of Amita Patel and Jonathan Greer, was born Saturday, December 13, 2008, at Community Medical Center. She came into this world surrounded by her family and friends. Our baby girl arrived too early and although she was too small and far too perfect to stay with us for...
Clarence Van Fossen
Dec 13, 2008
Obituary for Clarence Van Fossen
MISSOULA - Clarence J. “Van” Van Fossen, 86, of Missoula, passed away peacefully Saturday, December. 13, 2008, at his home at the Village Senior Residence after an extended illness. Van epitomized the greatest generation. He lived through the failure of his family’s farm during the Great Depression, volunteered to serve his country in World...
Ruth Alt
Dec 13, 2008
Obituary for Ruth Alt
MISSOULA - Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated from St. Philips Parish at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December. 20. Rite of committal service will to follow in Valley Cemetery. Reception will be held for family and friends at the VFW Hall in Maxville. Ruth passed away peacefully Saturday, December. 13, 2008, in Missoula. Ruth was...
Walter Sedoff
Dec 13, 2008
Obituary for Walter Sedoff
ALBERTON - Walter Sedoff, was born June 24, 1920, in Detroit, to Russian Immigrants Wasily and Marina Sedoff. Growing up in the Depression years, he later attended the University of Michigan. With the onset of World War II, he enlisted and was stationed in Wisconsin, where, on a fortuitous blind date, he met his most...
Dennis Tripp
Dec 13, 2008
Obituary for Dennis Tripp
LOLO - Dennis M. Tripp, 57, of Lolo, died December. 13, 2008. Memorial services are planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at Garden City Funeral Home, with a reception following at the funeral home. Read Dennis Tripp's Obituary and Guestbook.
Charles Parker
Dec 10, 2008
Obituary for Charles Parker
MISSOULA - Charles D. Parker, husband, father, teacher, river runner, smokejumper, wilderness lover and boat builder passed away peacefully Wednesday, December. 10, 2008. Charles, a fourth generation Montanan, was born in Missoula on August. 22, 1924, at the Thornton Hospital, present site of Missoula Public Library. He was raised by his father, John Ray Parker,...
Elizabeth Larson
Dec 10, 2008
Obituary for Elizabeth Larson
MISSOULA - Our loving daughter and angel, Elizabeth Marie Larson, went to meet our Lord on December. 10, 2008, after a 4 1/2-year battle with neuroblastoma cancer. She was diagnosed in September 2004. Throughout her journey, Elizabeth had endured four surgeries, a bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy and radiation treatments, followed by monoclonal test drugs to...
Robert Holden
Dec 8, 2008
Obituary for Robert Holden
MISSOULA - Robert P. “Bob” Holden, 56, of Missoula, passed away suddenly Monday, December. 8, 2008, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was born January. 25, 1952, in Missoula, a son of Charles and Nora Holden. He was raised and educated in Missoula, graduating from Loyola Sacred Heart High School in 1970. He attended...
Lisa Jones
Dec 6, 2008
Obituary for Lisa Jones
MISSOULA - Beloved wife and mother Lisa Renee Jones, 42, of Missoula, passed away suddenly from injuries suffered in a hiking accident Saturday December. 6, 2008. She was born October. 7, 1966, in Syracuse, Kan. As a young girl, she lived with her family in various Air Force base locations, including Ohio, California and New...
William Johnson
Dec 3, 2008
Obituary for William Johnson
MISSOULA - William Scott Johnson died at The Paxson Home on Wednesday, December. 3, 2008. Bill was born in Missoula on January. 18, 1945, to Valarah Ellen and Roy O. Johnson. A disability resulted from a lack of oxygen at birth. It hindered his ability to communicate but it was apparent to anyone who knew...
Michael Garrison
Dec 2, 2008
Obituary for Michael Garrison
MISSOULA - William Scott Johnson died at The Paxson Home on Wednesday, December. 3, 2008. Bill was born in Missoula on January. 18, 1945, to Valarah Ellen and Roy O. Johnson. A disability resulted from a lack of oxygen at birth. It hindered his ability to communicate but it was apparent to anyone who knew...
Vincent Keiley
Nov 30, 2008
Obituary for Vincent Keiley
MISSOULA - Vincent R. Keiley, age 86, of Missoula, died of natural causes Sunday, November. 30, 2008, at St. Patrick Hospital. Vincent R. Keiley was born October. 17, 1922, in Deer Lodge, to Remy and May Boyle Keiley. He was the youngest of five children; Jack, Anne, Rita, and Joe. He was raised on a...
Byron Dodd
Nov 30, 2008
Obituary for Byron Dodd
MISSOULA - Byron Dodd passed away Sunday, November. 30, 2008, at his home in Hunter’s Glen. He was born on October. 30, 1923, the survivor of twin boys born to Albert and Myrtle (Chilcote) Dodd, then of Granite, Idaho. The family moved to Butler Creek in 1930, and members of the family have lived here...



