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MISSOULA — Ed “Fuzzy” Fine, 87, of Missoula, passed away on Aug. 16, 2019, at Hillside Health and Rehabilitation from kidney disease.
MISSOULA — Angelo Sal Leone, 90, of Missoula, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019.
MISSOULA — Graveside Services with military honors will be held for Walter I. Mace at the Western Montana State Veteran Cemetery on Friday, Sept. 20, at noon. Walter, 77, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, at his home. Condolences for the family may be sent to cremationbur…
NINEMILE — Carol W. Guthrie left us to join her beloved pilot, (Joe) on Aug. 11, 2019. Carol passed away peacefully at her home in the Ninemile Valley near Missoula.
ST. IGNATIUS — Walter “Red” Delaney, age 93, passed away in Missoula on Wednesday, Sept. 11. He was born in St. Ignatius on May 2, 1926, and was raised with his three brothers and his sister in the Mission Valley near Post Creek. He took over the family ranch from his father in 1952.
RONAN — Victoria Ann “Little V” (Lobdell) Normandeau was born Dec. 9, 1988, in Polson. Vickie passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan, from complications due to Huntington’s Chorea with her loving family and friends by her side.
CORVALLIS — LaVonne Margaret Friend, 56, of Corvallis, passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, at her home.
MISSOULA — Frank Austin Chaffee Jr., "Bugs," 92, passed away Sept. 1, 2019. Frank was born to Frank Sr. and Alma Chaffee on Dec. 19, 1926, in Spokane, Washington. Once receiving his diploma from Spokane’s West Valley High School, Frank joined the U.S. Navy Air Corps in 1944. He graduated in …
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MISSOULA — Mary Dubiak Wasylko. Mom was born on May 20, 1922, to Samuel and Eva Dubiak in Lublin, Wisconsin, and passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, age 97, in Polson, where she had recently moved. She was raised on a dairy farm, and graduated from Gilman High School in 1941. She worked in a …
MISSOULA — Walter I. Mace, 77, of Missoula, died at home on Thursday, Sept. 12. Arrangements are pending and will be announced. Condolences for the family may be left at cremationburialsocietyoftherockies.com.
MISSOULA - A Celebration of Life for Chuck Martin will be held Sunday, September 15 at Pineview Park in Missoula (near Rattlesnake School), beginning at 12:30 pm. Picnic table seating will be limited, so please bring a chair. Call Perry at 274.0208 if you have questions.
VICTOR — William Johnson Clark (Bill) went to be with Jesus on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, as the result of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident while parked along the side of the highway he helped build just outside of Wisdom. He was born on Jan. 11, 1937, to John William Clark I and Virgini…
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MISSOULA — Diane Gay (Savage) Bonefeole was surrounded by her family and welcomed into the arms of her Savior on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019.
MISSOULA — Nicholas Charles Obresley, 76, of Missoula, passed away Sunday morning, Sept. 8, 2019, at St. Patrick Hospital with his family by his side.
MISSOULA — Terrance Phillip Dalton, 90, passed away in peace on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in Missoula. He was born on April 2, 1929, in Watertown, South Dakota, to Margaret Doyle Dalton and Charles Dalton.
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MISSOULA — Christopher John Goldade was born in Missoula on a sweltering day on July 12, 1977, and died on a late summer evening on Sept. 6, 2019, in Missoula. The birth and death of this great soul is not nearly as relevant as all the days and nights that he lived to the fullest during this…
POLSON — Arnold Joseph Schliep Jr., age 77, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at his residence. He was born on May 25, 1942, in St. Ignatius, the son of Arnold Joseph and Laura (Soucie) Schliep.
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MISSOULA — A Celebration of Craig Pratt's Life, Love and Legacy will be held at the Garden City Harvest Farmstead in memory of Craig William Pratt, 60. It will be held from 3:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13. Please bring instruments, stories, photos, potluck and memories. Address: 1657 Rive…
MISSOULA — A Celebration of Life for Chuck Martin will be held Sunday, Sept. 15, at Pineview Park in Missoula (near Rattlesnake School), beginning at 12:30 p.m. Picnic table seating will be limited, so please bring a chair. Call Perry at 274-0208 if you have questions.
HAMILTON — Evelyn DeLee Bates-Keogh, of Hamilton, passed away on Sept. 8, 2019, at Marcus Daly Hospice, of a brain tumor diagnosed in late June. She was born July 1, 1953, to the late Dexter and Nellie Bates.
VICTOR — William "Bill" Clark, 82, of Victor, passed away Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, near Wisdom as the result of an auto accident.
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MISSOULA — Christopher J. Goldade, 42, passed away on Sept. 6, 2019. Services will be held at Garden City Funeral Home on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 at 10 a.m. A full obituary will follow.
MILLBROOK — IN MEMORIAM, Candace died a year ago, on Sept. 9, 2018, of lung cancer. Born in Washington State to Theodore and Lillian Raymond, she was the seventh child, following siblings Wally, Richard, Marielle (Missy), Romelle, Gail, and Sharon. She spent her childhood in Whitefish and Mi…
MISSOULA — Our much loved grandma, mother and friend Karin went to be with Jesus unexpectedly in her home Aug. 31, 2019. Karin was born and raised on a farm as the second youngest child in Williams, Minnesota by her parents David & Pheobe Bjork and alongside her 4 siblings Vivian, Doroth…
MISSOULA — Matthew Charles Spore, 51, of Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 in his home of natural causes.
POWAY — On Aug. 23, 2019, Gladys Peterson passed away in Poway, California, where she had recently moved from her home in Missoula to be near family during her brave fight against metastatic breast cancer.
MISSOULA — James F. Curlin, 62, passed away on Aug. 31, 2019 at home due to health complications. Jim is survived by his brother Michael Curlin and sister Iris Moe, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and his beloved cat Maggie. Jim loved doing things with his life long friends and was an avid ou…
KALISPELL — Donna left this world quickly and peacefully on Aug. 29, 2019 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center following a massive stroke. She will be remembered for her “salty,” straightforward personality, her fierce independence, her love of The Prairie, and her many kitties!
MISSOULA — Thomas was born in Davenport, Iowa, on June 19, 1936, to Samual L. and Florence L. Butler. His family farmed as he grew up and he also learned the farm work. In later years he worked in the timber industry, buying, selling and cutting and also did some factory and diesel mechanic work.
MISSOULA — William J. Wheeler, Jr., son of Blanche (Lanoue) and William J. Wheeler, Sr., passed away peacefully at sunset on Sept. 1, 2019.
MISSOULA — A Celebration of Life for Chuck Martin will be held Sunday, Sept. 15 at Pineview Park in Missoula (near Rattlesnake School), beginning at 12:30 p.m. Picnic table seating will be limited, so please bring a chair. Call Perry at 406-274-0208 if you have questions.
MISSOULA — Nancy Jeanne Marler (Mom, Grandma and Gramma Great), peacefully left this world surrounded by her family at age 85 after a brief illness. She told us she was tired and that it was time to go see Dallas (her husband) and Lori (her oldest daughter) in Heaven. While it was hard for h…