Obituaries
Beverly Jean Riley
Dec 27, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Beverly Jean (Conwell) Riley, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed away surrounded by family at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, MT on December 27, 2022.
Born July 2, 1939, in Lewistown, MT, Bev was the second-born of Laurence Vincent Conwell and Mercedes Kathleen (Smith) Conwell. She attended Grant school and graduated from Butte High...
James C. Poling
Dec 27, 2022
James “Jim” C. Poling, 84 of Missoula, MT, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at his home under the care of Partner’s in Home Care with his family by his side.
Jim was born October 1938 in Parsons, West Virginia to Grace and Howard Poling. When he was an infant, the family moved across the country to...
Margaret Anne Johnson
Dec 26, 2022
On Monday December 26th, 2022 Margaret Anne Johnson passed away at St. Pats hospital where she worked as a Respiratory Therapist for over 17 years.
“Peggy” as she was called by family, was born on August 17th, 1947 in Hydeville, Vermont to James Andrew Dunn and Mary Kathleen Leamy. She grew up in Rutland, Vermont where she attended and graduated...
Cole L. MacPherson
Dec 26, 2022
Dr. Cole MacPherson passed peacefully at his beloved Lolo Creek property on December 26th at 87 years. Cole was best known for caring for patients as a dentist in Missoula from 1966 until 2012. He loved helping his patients by finding a treatment that served them well. Always willing to help a friend in pain or need, he often treated...
Victor C Schroeder
Dec 26, 2022
Victor Carl Schroeder, 78, of Yellow Bay, MT, passed away on Monday, December 26th, 2022, at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, with his wife by his side.
Vic was born October 13, 1944, in Kalispell Montana, the second child of Bill and Ida Schroeder. In 1967 he married the former Christine Hebert. They made their home in Kalispell for...
Tonya Lynn Brown
Dec 26, 2022
TONYA LYNN BROWN
Tonya Lynn Brown, 56, of Missoula passed away on Monday December 26, 2022, at home following a long and valiant struggle with pancreatic cancer.
She was born on July 25, 1966, in Kellogg, Idaho to Ken and Betty Jo Brown. Her brother Jerry Creager welcomed her as his beloved (sometimes annoying) little sister. A born...
Donald Hiram Cook
Dec 25, 2022
Donald Hiram Cook, 75, passed away on December 25, 2022 in Missoula, MT. He was born on March 19, 1947 in Agana, Guam. Funeral arrangements are still pending at this time. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula.
Rosalie Mae Jeppesen
Dec 24, 2022
Rosalie Mae Jeppesen passed away peacefully on December 24, 2022 surrounded by her family at Providence St. Patrick Hospital.
Rose was born on September 6, 1937 to William and Hazel (Hagen) Smith in Hillsboro, North Dakota. She was the oldest of five children. She graduated from Casselton High School. That summer she moved to Missoula, Montana to live with her...
Harry C. Wood
Dec 22, 2022
On Thursday, December 22, 2022, Harry Conner Wood stepped into heaven with his famous smile. He was 92. He was born in Royalton, Minnesota to Daniel and Mildred Wood. Harry finished the 8th grade, then started working on the family farm. He was and always will be a Marine. He loved his country and served from 1952 to 1954. After...
Doreen Shafizadeh
Dec 19, 2022
Doreen Margaret Shafizadeh, 91, of Missoula, Montana, passed away peacefully from natural causes on Monday, December 19, 2022, at The BeeHive in Missoula.
Doreen was born to Charles and Rosina Wigley on June 19, 1931, in Birmingham, England. She and her two sisters grew up in the industrial center of England during World War II. Despite, or perhaps in...
Helen Jarvie
Dec 19, 2022
Helen E. Jarvie, 87 of Florence, MT passed away from natural causes surrounded by her loving family on Monday December 19th. She was born on August 2nd 1935 to Otto and Laura Wallila in Red Lodge, MT.
She attended Roberts High School and graduated in 1953. While attending Roberts High, she met the man of her dreams in a...
Dr. James E. McIntosh
Dec 18, 2022
Dr. James Eugene “Mac” McIntosh, 95, of Missoula, passed away of natural causes on Sunday, December 18th, 2022 at Village Health Care.
Mac was born February 20, 1927 in Canton, Kansas, to Joseph L. and Vesta E. McIntosh, the second of three children. His childhood was spent in Wichita and Canton, and he graduated from Canton High School in 1944.
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Jan Jasperson
Dec 14, 2022
Jan Jasperson passed peacefully in his home surrounded by his boys. Born in 1950 to Dale and Joanna Jasperson, Jan was the 8th of 11 children. Jan met Holly and they were married in 1968. Their first son, Robert, was born later that year, to be followed by James in 1972 and Jon in 1975. They lived on Missoula’s...
Waylon Scheffer
Dec 14, 2022
Waylon Scheffer passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022. There will be a memorial service on Wednesday December 28, 2022 3pm at Frenchtown High School. More details will follow.
Darrell J. Haag
Dec 13, 2022
Darrell J. Haag, 74, of Missoula, MT, passed away on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 at Community Medical Center following a period of declining health.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, December 30th, 2022 at Immanuel Lutheran Church 830 South Avenue West, Missoula, MT 59801.
Bernard Kuhns
Dec 12, 2022
Bernard"Bernie"A. Kuhns, Sr., 76, of Missoula passed away peacefully Monday, December 12, 2022 at his home surrounded by loved ones.
Bernard Kuhns, son of Francis and Gladys (VanTassel) Kuhns, was born January 11, 1946 in Erie, Pennsylvania. He attended school in the Waterloo, Pennsylvania area, along with his sister Betty. In his younger years, Bernie met and married Judith Main...
Kenton Lewis
Dec 9, 2022
Kenton Randolph Lewis was born in Missoula, Montana on Oct. 21, 1939 to Harold Lewis and Maryellen (Goshen) Lewis, the first of their four children. When he was very young the family lived in various Montana towns, and, except for the years during WWII when the family was in Bremerton, WA, Kenton lived most of his young life in Montana....
LaWana Helm Whaley
Dec 6, 2022
LaWana Helm Whaley passed away Dec. 6 at The Village's Pearl Garden after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's Disease.
She entered this world on October 1, 1939 in Boise, ID born to Clarence and Arlene Allison Helm. After being educated in Boise, she entered nurse's training in Spokane WA and graduated from Sacred Heart School of Nursing in 1960.
Soon...
Mona Sandberg
Dec 4, 2022
Mona Marie Sandberg (Vance), age 85, passed into heaven's arms on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at her home in Missoula, Montana. She was born in Telluride, Colorado on November 20, 1937. Preceded in death by parents, Ralph and Hope Vance (Smith) and her brother Dean Vance.
She loved growing up on the OXO Ranch in Stevensville, Montana, and floating the...
Richard Jeffrey Field
Dec 4, 2022
Richard Jeffrey (Dick) Field was born early Sunday morning October 26, 1941 in Attleboro Massachusetts to Jeffrey and Edna (nee’ Hawkins) Field. His early education was at St. Mary School and North Attleboro High School, graduating in 1959. With mother Edna’s unwavering support, he went on to the University of Massachusetts-Amherst where he completed...
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