Obituaries
Lester Donald Tabish
Apr 12, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Heaven peacefully welcomed Lester D. Tabish on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the age of 95. Born on January 16, 1927, in Missoula, Montana to Joseph and Sadie Tabish, Lester was one of eight children. He attended Missoula County High School and during World War II, worked on his family large truck farm. Lester married his high school...
Deborah Lorraine Kuntz (Birch)
Mar 31, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Deborah Lorraine Kuntz, 64, of Missoula, Montana passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Providence Saint Patrick Hospital, surrounded by family. She was born on June 18, 1957 in Glendive Montana to Jack and Beatrice Birch, where she grew up with her brother Mike. She attended Dawson County high school where she participated in jazz band. She...
Roy Carl Miller Jr.
Mar 26, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Roy C Miller Jr (Butch/RC), 76, of Missoula left this earth to be with our Lord Saturday, March 26, 2022. His passing was peaceful after a long courageous battle with Alzheimer’s and kidney disease just as he wished, at home, in his bed. He was born September 30, 1945 in Missoula to Roy and Pauline (Thomas) Miller, both...
Raymond L. Cannon
Mar 24, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Raymond L. Cannon, 56, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022 at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula.
Mark Stuart Taishoff
Mar 22, 2022
Mark S. Taishoff passed away at home alongside those who loved him, on March 22nd, 2022, while bravely battling glioblastoma. He was born on April 25th, 1954, in Boston, MA, the son of the late Pearl and Joseph Taishoff, and the devoted brother of the late Sue Taishoff. Mark was raised in Massachusetts and developed an enduring affinity for the...
Archie Leon Fisher
Mar 17, 2022
Archie Leon Fisher, 68, of Missoula passed away on Thursday, March 17th, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family and Pastor Jordan Hall. He was born on July 16th, 1953 in Billings, MT to Edgar and Doris Fisher and was the fourth of four children. Archie attended several grade schools as his family moved to many towns in MT...
Christian F "Chris" Kuntz
Mar 14, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Chris F. Kuntz, 89 of Missoula, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 at the Ivy in Deer Lodge of cancer. He was born July 31, 1932 in Moise, Montana to Chris A. and Anna (Gress) Kuntz. He grew up in Moise Valley with his three brothers. Chris proudly served in the United States Navy from 1951 until...
James Harold Whalen
Mar 11, 2022
SEELEY LAKE ~ James Harold Whalen was born November 2, 1939 in Minneapolis to Harold and Elizabeth Whalen and brought up with his siblings Carole, Bob, and Mary (Midge) in St. Louis Park in an Irish family where Himself was in charge (when Betty allowed him). In his youth, he stayed with his uncle near Billings when he could and...
Frances Marion "Fran" Gallagher (Ryan)
Mar 5, 2022
Mom was born Frances Marion Ryan on November 11, 1932 in Laurin, Montana, the second of four children born to James Patrick and Marion Kathryn Ryan. She grew up in Dillon, Montana, attending Beaverhead County High School. Mom was an avid student and an expert typist, typing close to 100 wpm in school. During high school Mom worked at the...
Jean Audray Sobolik (Smith)
Mar 5, 2022
Jean Audray Sobolik, daughter of Vernon and Genevieve (Bahl) Smith, was born October 13, 1939 in Arthur, North Dakota. She grew up on a small, self-sufficient farm near Arthur. Jean graduated high school and continued her education at Mayville State College. After one year, her marriage took her overseas to Germany followed by moves to Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana....
Marilyn Joyce "M.J." Wells
Mar 1, 2022
HELENA ~ Marilyn “Joyce” Wells, 87, of Long Beach California, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Joyce was residing at Bee Hive Homes of Helena. She was born July 13, 1934 in Grandville, ND. Joyce moved to California as a young woman and went to business school. She began her career with AT&T and worked her way up from...
Ronald "Ron" Vander Veen
Feb 26, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Ronald D. Vander Veen, age 74, of Missoula, Montana, went to be with his Lord and Savior on the 26th of February, 2022 after a valiant battle with a long illness. He passed away in his home surrounded by his wife and children. He was born on April 2, 1947, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Marjorie and Don Vander...
Janet Lee Hiller
Feb 8, 2022
Janet Lee Hiller (Nee: Burton), 77, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Missoula Health and Rehab. Janet was born in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas to the late Roy and Kate Burton, one of four children. The family moved to Montana when the children were young and Janet made her home here. She met and married Delbert...
John Lewis Buelow
Feb 6, 2022
MISSOULA ~ John Lewis Buelow, 68, of Missoula, passed away on Sunday, February 6th, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital after a short battle with cancer. John was born on November 19, 1953 in Omak, WA to Leonard W. and Nora Jean Buelow. The Buelow family had a farm and orchard in Omak and John had many fond memories of his...
Laura Lee Wood (Wordsworth)
Feb 5, 2022
SEELEY LAKE ~ Laura Lee Wordsworth Wood, 59, of Seeley Lake, passed away February 5th, 2022 of heart failure. She was born on September 3, 1962 in California to Eileen & Charles Wordsworth. As a young person, she enjoyed every aspect of being a California girl... camping with Girl Scouts, swimming, and beach days with friends. She was the trailblazing...
Richard Anthony Zientek
Jan 30, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Richard A. Zientek, 71, of Missoula passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at his home in Missoula. He was born September 5, 1950 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania to Michael and Helen (Fritzinger) Zientek. After living in Hazleton, he moved to Center City, Pennsylvania. From there he moved to Montana he met and married his wife, Lucy. She survives....
Dorothy Marie Baber (Burger)
Jan 29, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Dorothy Marie Baber, of Missoula, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at her home. She was 98. She was born in Missoula to Nick and Kathryn Burger. She was married to Donald Baber who preceded her in death & is survived by her 3 daughters & their families. Per her wishes cremation has taken place. In lieu...
Edwin Arthur "Ed" Truax Sr.
Jan 18, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Edwin Arthur Truax Sr. passed away January 18, 2022 surrounded with the love and support of his adoring family. Ed loved Jesus with all his heart, his final testimony to Christ was when he looked up and said, "oh wow, I see Him. What a trip!" with joy plastered in his expression . Then he said home with...
Susanne Leppmann Bessac
Jan 17, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Susanne Leppmann Bessac died January 17, 2022, in her home of over fifty years in Missoula. She was born November 9, 1929, in Waldheim, Germany. Her father was Joachim Leppmann (a civil engineer), and her mother was Marianne Hempel Leppmann, M.D. (a physician). In 1933 Germany decreed that no Jews could be employed in civil services—with the result...
Eric Warren Hefty
Jan 15, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Eric Warren Hefty, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, left this world on Saturday, January 15. He was 77 years old. Born in Great Falls, Montana, in 1944, Eric spent most of his working life in Missoula, Montana, where he raised three children with his wife Cheryl, to whom he was married and devoted for 53 years....
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