Obituaries
James Joseph "Jim" Walrath
Feb 2, 2022
James “Jim” Walrath, 70, of Deer Lodge passed away Wednesday, February, 2, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
John F. Gunterman
Feb 2, 2022
John F. Gunterman was born January 21, 1948 in Calexico, California to Margaret Appleton Gunterman and Frederick James Gunterman. He grew up a cowboy on his father’s ranches. After college at the University of California, Davis, and completing ROTC, John was commissioned into the U.S. Army. Then he and his college sweetheart, Denise S. Brenner, were married. They were blessed...
Glenn D. Cook
Jan 31, 2022
Glenn Dean Cook, 93, passed away Monday, January 31, at St. Pat’s Hospital. Glenn died of a broken heart and other medical complications after losing Dede, his wife of 70 years, who passed 10 days earlier. Glenn was born in Yakima, Washington, June 14, 1928, to Charles Deo and Ruth (Wickwire) Cook. He was second of three children. Glenn spent...
Bradley Meinhold
Jan 30, 2022
Bradley Meinhold was born September 11th,1949 in Oakland, California at Oaknol Military Hospital to Donnalynn and Alfred Meinhold. His early years were spent moving around the United States, as his father was in the Marines. Their family eventually settled in Washington State in 1957. The Meinhold kids (Dad’s siblings) fondly remember being raised playing cribbage, whist, and bridge with their...
Muriel Annette Parmeter
Jan 29, 2022
Muriel (Tottie) Parmeter, 86, of Missoula passed away at BeeHive Homes on January 29, 2022, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Tottie was born September 9, 1935, in Gillingham, County of Kent. Her childhood town was Cardiff, South Wales, although she remembered moving around Britain to escape World War II bombings, attending ten different schools before she was 11 years...
Robert Mathew Clegg
Jan 28, 2022
On January 5, 1930, the world forever changed for the better. Robert Mathew Clegg was born to Mathew Simpson Clegg and Lillian Marie Clegg. Robert, or Bob as he became known, grew up with his older sister, Doris, on Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. His father, Mathew, who himself had left home at 15 years old, provided a comfortable...
David Robert Lester
Jan 26, 2022
David Robert Lester, 81, passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on January 26, 2022. David was born on December 29, 1940 to Osburne and Jane (Piatt) Lester in Butte, MT where David also spent much of his childhood. David graduated high school in Great Falls, MT and attended the University of Montana and Montana State University. David met his wife...
Jeremy John Brown
Jan 26, 2022
Jeremy John Brown died unexpectedly in Kansas on January 26 at age 42. He was born July 20, 1979, to Charlie Brown and Renee (Brown) Ernst in Helena. He grew up in Missoula and immediately joined the Army upon graduation from high school. His final duty station was at Fort Riley in Manhattan, Kansas. Jeremy and his wife, Britni, were...
Angela Kohl
Jan 23, 2022
Angela Mary Kohl had her life abruptly taken from her on January 24, 2022. Angela was born on February 5, 1982, at Hill Air Force Base, UT, to Brian and Susan Kohl. Being a member of a military family, Angela also lived in Madrid, Spain, Homestead, FL, Spokane, WA, and Okinawa, Japan. When it came time to settle down, Angela...
Austin Moore
Jan 23, 2022
Decorated with the Purple Heart, SPC Austin Jaye (Moore) Mundaniohl, 2 8 years old, of Missoula, Montana passed peacefully in his sleep January 2 3, 2 0 2 2. Austin was a veteran of Delta Company 2 -7 Infantry Battalion, 1 st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3 rd Infantry Division Fort Stewart, GA where he deployed to Afghanistan and received...
Joan Florence Jette
Jan 22, 2022
Joan Jette, 90, was called home by the Lord on Saturday, January 22, 2022. Joan was born on June 27, 1931, to Walter and Mildred Kidder in Pueblo, CO. The family moved to Montana where Joan attended schools in Missoula, Hamilton, and Victor. Joan graduated from Victor High School in 1949. She married Milton Ziebarth and they had two sons,...
Norman LeRoy Treichel
Jan 22, 2022
Norman LeRoy Treichel, 76, of Missoula, passed away on January 22, 2022 at Providence St. Patrick Hospital following a brief illness. He was born June 7, 1946 in Missoula to Daniel and Mildred Treichel, he was raised with two older siblings Harry Treichel and Betty (Treichel) Lyon. Norman attended Franklin Elementary and Hellgate High School until age 16 when he...
John David Sterling
Jan 22, 2022
John David Sterling born March 29, 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland, died of natural causes January 22, 2022. The Chesapeake Bay, Patapsco River and the Maryland swamps were Dave’s childhood haunts. In 1959 Dave was honorably discharged from the United States Navy after 4 years of service. Shortly thereafter he packed his bags and headed for the big skies of the...
Dorothy Woolhiser
Jan 21, 2022
Dorothy Eleanor Morgan Woolhiser, 93, was taken from harm’s way on Friday, January 21, 2022. She said she had lost her edge at the card table and the wii bowling lanes with her pals at the Springs and so was comfortable with letting go. “Dot” was born and grew up on the family ranch outside Cohagen, MT, a place she...
DeDe Cook
Jan 21, 2022
Life-long Powell County resident Margaret Delia “Dede” Cook, 90, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at St. Patrick Hospital, of natural causes. Dede was a “Wales Girl.” She was born November 11, 1931 to Eugene Earl and Ruperta “Ruby” (Coughlin) Wales of Helmville. She was raised on the Wales Brother’s Ranch and attended Helmville schools. First year of school she...
Gill Dermott
Jan 19, 2022
On January 19, 2022, Gilbert Mitchell Dermott entered the presence of Jesus. Gil loved God, his family, and his country. He was an amazing husband, father, and grandfather and was loved by many. Gil was born on August 4, 1950, in Sea Isle City, NJ. After turning 18, Gil began serving his country in the US Air Force. Following his...
Sandra McDonald Smith
Jan 19, 2022
Sandra L. McDonald Smith, 68, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Community Medical Center surrounded by her sons and sister. Sandy was born August 10, 1953 in Puyallup, Washington to the late Jack H. and Eleanor J. McDonald. Sandy was raised in Montana, attending school in Butte, Montana and graduating from Sentinel High School in...
Brandon Micheal Ricker
Jan 16, 2022
Brandon M. Ricker, 43, of Missoula, Montana, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at his residence in Missoula. He was born November 03, 1978 in Massachusetts and graduated high school before joining the Marine Corps. The family relocated to Missoula to open a plumbing business and Brandon worked alongside his father in the business. Brandon was a diehard...
Elmer Lawrence Ford
Jan 15, 2022
Elmer Ford, 60, of Florence passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital. A graveside service with Military Honors will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, January 21, 2022 at the Western Montana State Veterans Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com. Elmer Lawrence Ford, son of Elmer and Nadine (Boswell) Ford, was born November 17, 1961...