Obituaries
Barbara Evelyn Auld
Jul 13, 2022
Barbara Evelyn Auld, 88, of Lolo, Montana, passed away on July 13, 2022, after a valiant Battle with dementia. Barbara was born November 21, 1933, to James Carl Powell Sr. and Clara Faye Powell in Exeter, Missouri. After moving west with her family she finished school in Exeter, California. She received her Nursing degree at Mount San Antonio College and...
Ashley Nichole Luthje (Bartels)
Jul 13, 2022
Our beautiful Ashley Nichole Luthje peacefully went to be with her Heavenly Father on July 13, 2022. Ashley was born on June 10, 1991 to Steve and Cheri Bartels in Missoula, MT. She grew up in Hamilton, MT with three siblings. Growing up, Ashley loved to swim and spend time with her family and friends. Following high school, she moved...
George Friesell Kesel
Jul 11, 2022
George Friesell Kesel passed away peacefully on July 11, 2022; he was 90 years old. The only child of George Logan Kesel and Ivy Burchfield Friesell, he was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA where he was graduated from Shady Side Academy before attending Williams College, then finishing his education with an MBA from Wharton Business School. While in high...
Ina M. Swanson
Jul 11, 2022
Ina Maria Swanson was born January 6, 1931, in Missoula, MT to Eric and Clara Ranstrom. Ina passed peacefully July 11, 2022, surrounded by her family. Her parents were both from Varmland, Sweden and immigrated to Missoula. Her Swedish heritage and traditions were a thread throughout her life, and she was an active member in Vasa Order of America, a...
Lonnie Carroll Rogers
Jul 6, 2022
Lonnie Carroll Rogers “Think big, and we’ll become big.” The amazing, spontaneous, and charismatic life of Lonnie Carroll Rogers ended on Tuesday, July 5 at his home in Missoula, Montana. Lonnie was born in 1938 in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Texas A&M and graduated from Howard Payne University with a degree in Theology and English. For a time, he...
Charles M. "Charlie" Drescher
Jul 5, 2022
Charles Michael Drescher died peacefully at his home in Lolo, Montana on July 5, 2022 and a grand presence was swept away from our world. Charlie was born on May 14, 1947 in Anaconda, Montana. He grew up in Anaconda and graduated from Anaconda High School in 1965. After spending a semester at the University of Montana, he enlisted in...
Keith DeEtt Adams
Jul 4, 2022
Keith DeEtt Adams, son of Lavern and Linda (Hall) Adams, was born August 27, 1963 in Craig, Colorado. He graduated from Dix High School in Nebraska. Keith worked laying concrete for most of his working career. He worked hard and played harder. He was known for his reliability and consistency. Keith enjoyed fishing and panning for gold in his free...
Jack Baumgardner
Jul 3, 2022
To know Jack was to love Jack. To quote the Zach Brown Band… “He was a giant And I was just a kid I was always trying To do everything he did I can still remember every lesson he taught me Growing up learning how to be Like my old man He was a lion We were our father's pride...
Mark Elliott Blair
Jul 2, 2022
Mark Elliott Blair was born August 6, 1956 to Glenn and Mary (Soiland) Blair in Longmont, CO. Glenn ran a drilling rig for an oil exploration company, meaning the family constantly moved around the country. This meant often being the new kid in school and the trailer park, but Mark and his older brother Ross knew they could always rely...
Mark Peter Steinberg
Jul 1, 2022
Marc was born in New York City February 6th, 1952, the eldest of four children to Alexander Steinberg and Jane Nickerson Steinberg, both progressive, hard working individuals. His father patented the first yogurt processing device in the US in 1946 and his mother was the first food editor for the New York Times. In 1956, the family relocated to Lakeland,...
Nikolai Nikolaevich Yarmolich
Jun 29, 2022
Romans 8:38-39 “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” On June 29, 2022, Nikolai Nikolaevich Yarmolich went...
Eugene Francis Donaldson
Jun 28, 2022
Eugene Francis Donaldson, 90, of Missoula passed away on June 28th, 2022 of natural causes. He was born April 2, 1932 to Hilda and Charles Donaldson in Hall, MT. As a young child he was raised in the “Poison Patch” out of Hall. Eugene attended Hall Grade School and finished his sophomore year at Drummond High School. On February 9,...
Charles E. Ellis
Jun 27, 2022
Charles Edward Ellis of Missoula, Montana died unexpectedly on Monday June 27, 2022. He is survived by his wife Heather Handeland, his parents Patricia and Lewis, his sister Adrienne (Ellis) Edwards, his nephew Alexander Edwards, his niece Grace Avery Edwards as well as his many friends from Memphis and Montana. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee on December 4, 1973,...
Mike Mading
Jun 26, 2022
Mike Mading passed away from complications of a stroke in Missoula, MT on June 26, 2022. He was born April 3rd, 1954 in the same Missoula hospital where he would pass 68 years later. Mike came from a long line of athletes on both sides of his family. One of his highlights as a young athlete came at the age...
Matthew Collins "Matt" Robinson
Jun 25, 2022
Matthew Collins Robinson, 46, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at his residence in Missoula, Montana. Matt was born January 09, 1976, in Butte, Montana, the second son of Donald and Michele Robinson. Growing up his family enjoyed going on fishing trips and exploring the outdoors. After graduating high school Matt went on to college at the University...
Cleopha "Cle" Mary Gabster
Jun 25, 2022
Cleopha Mary Gabster, “Cle,” 102, of Missoula, Montana, passed away of natural causes, with family at bedside, early on Saturday, June 25, 2022. She was born August 25, 1919 in Millvale, Pennsylvania, to Frank and Margret Koeberlein. As a young girl she lived with two sisters, one brother and a dog named Bouncer. As an academically talented student, Cle was...
Richard Nickelson
Jun 24, 2022
Richard John Nickelson, 73, passed away on June 24th at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center in Gilbert AZ from complications of esophageal cancer. He was born August 5th, 1948 in Bozeman, MT to Huston R. “Nick” Nickelson and Eleonore B. (McLees) Nickelson. As a young boy he lived on a ranch in Lemmon SD. The family also lived in other places...
Dan Merle Schmidt
Jun 24, 2022
Dan M Schmidt On Friday, June 24th, 2022, Dan passed away unexpectedly in his home. Dan will always be remembered for his contagious laugh & playful childish humor. Dan was born July 8, 1969 in Miles City, MT, to Ervin and MaryLu Schmidt. He was a triplet and the youngest of 5 children. Dan was raised in Missoula, where he...
John "Jack" David Thompson
Jun 24, 2022
There is a reason Montanans call our home Big Sky Country. The beauty and grandeur leave few words worthy of adequate description. And so it is with John D. (Jack) Thompson, a third generation Montanan (born to Art and Gertrude Thompson), a great and beloved man from the tiny hamlet of Gold Creek, Montana. John D. (Jack) Thompson was born...
Earl James LaRoque
Jun 23, 2022
Earl James LaRoque, 85, of Lincoln, Montana passed away on Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was born January 7th, 1937 in Poplar, MT to Albert J. and Victoria (Foster) LaRoque. At the young age of 13, he started working and never quit. He worked many different jobs, including the oil rigs in North Dakota...
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