Obituaries

Arlin D Sharbono

Arlin D Sharbono

May 11, 2021

Missoula – Arlin D. Sharbono, 68, of Missoula died Tuesday May 11, 2021 at his residence. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of arrangements.

Nancy Jo Piche

Nancy Jo Piche

May 7, 2021

I was born on October 2nd, 1939 in Missoula MT. I spent my first six years on a farm across the River at Beavertail in Bonita and attended 1st grade at Clinton School. We than moved to the Bitterroot where I went to Etna School from 2nd thru 8th grades. Then to Stevensville High School for 3 years till we...

Sandra B Cross

Sandra B Cross

May 7, 2021

Remembering Sandra B. Cross – A Life Well Lived There is a saying that beautiful things do not demand attention. Now in her absence, a little attention is required for this beautiful person. She wouldn’t want or ask for it, but it’s deserved. For almost nine decades Sandra quietly went about doing her business. And boy did she ever deliver...

William G "Bill" Lewis

William G "Bill" Lewis

May 6, 2021

William G. Lewis (Bill) was born May 8, 1938, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to William J. and Lenore Roethel Lewis. Bill’s mother passed away when he was very young, and his paternal grandmother raised him for five years while his dad was serving in the Army in Europe during WWII. After the war, Bill’s dad married Susan Avery and...

Douglas A Stauduhar

Douglas A Stauduhar

May 5, 2021

Doug Stauduhar was born October 9th, 1971 and passed away May 5th, 2021 after a lengthy battle with colon cancer with his loving wife Jasey and daughter Karli by his side. Doug grew up on the west side of Missoula, attending Target Range and Big Sky High School. He graduated from the University of Montana School of Business in 2000...

Stephanie M Randall

Stephanie M Randall

May 4, 2021

Missoula – Stephanie M. Randall, 37, of Missoula died Tuesday May 4, 2021 at her residence. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of arrangements.

Russell E Simmons

Russell E Simmons

May 1, 2021

Russell E Simmons Jr., age 71, of Alberton, passed away on Saturday, May 1st, 2021, at his home. Russell was born on July 3, 1949, in Kingston, PA, to Russell and Betty Partington Simmons. He spent his childhood in Kingston, and the family moved to Lake Carey when he was a teenager. He graduated from Tunkhannock High School, and then...

Irvin A. Renz

Irvin A. Renz

Apr 29, 2021

MISSOULA ~ Irvin A. Renz passed away on Thursday April 29, 2021 at his home. Irvin was born July 21, 1923 to Fred Renz and Emma Mauser Renz in Beulah, North Dekota. He graduated from Beulah High School in 1941. In May of 1943 he reported to Fort Snelling Minnesota and was inducted into the Army Air Corp. In July...

Betty Nell Raney (Gregory)

Betty Nell Raney (Gregory)

Apr 22, 2021

MISSOULA ~ Betty N. Raney, 88, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 at Providence St. Patrick Hospital. Born December 18, 1932 in San Bernardino, California to Verland and Chloe (Swain) Gregory. In her younger years, Betty sang and acted in operettas. She later played the organ and sang with the First Christian Church choirs. She loved to travel and was...

Shirley Ruth Marie Hawkins (Hill)

Shirley Ruth Marie Hawkins (Hill)

Apr 17, 2021

Shirley Ruth Marie (Hill) Hawkins Shirley Ruth Marie Hawkins, 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Village Healthcare Nursing Home on Saturday Morning. She was born on August 22, 1934 in Great Falls, Montana to Willis and Eva Hill. After a few years, the family moved to the Bitterroot Valley where she graduated from Victor High School before...

Mathilda "Tillie" Dauenhauer

Mathilda "Tillie" Dauenhauer

Apr 15, 2021

Missoula – Mathilda “Tillie” Dauenhauer, 94, of Missoula died Thursday April 15, 2021 at her residence. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of arrangements.

Douglas Wayne Mock

Douglas Wayne Mock

Apr 6, 2021

Missoula – Douglas Wayne Mock, 64, of Missoula died Tues. April 6, 2021 at his residence. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of arrangements.

Opal Yvonne Mehus

Opal Yvonne Mehus

Apr 1, 2021

Opal Yvonne Mehus, 92, of Missoula passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at home of natural causes. Her home for the past 19 years was Grizzly Peak Retirement Home. Opal was born on July 5, 1928, in Williston, North Dakota to Silas and Otelia Hillstead. As a young girl she lived on a farm outside of Williston. She was...

Richard Allen Koepplin

Richard Allen Koepplin

Mar 30, 2021

Richard "Dick" Allen Koepplin, 73, passed away from natural causes on March 30, 2021 at his home at Seeley Lake. Dick was born in Missoula on July 23, 1947 to Wilhelm and June Koepplin. From an early age he loved working in the fields with his dad. His mom loved to tell how Dick ran away from home thirteen times...

Laura Evelyn Howell

Laura Evelyn Howell

Mar 25, 2021

Laura Evelyn Howell, 93, of Frenchtown, died Thursday March 25, 2021 at her residence. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home Crematory is in care of arrangements.

Shirley G. Fehr Jones

Shirley G. Fehr Jones

Mar 20, 2021

Shirley G. Jones was born on August 29, 1927 in Missoula, Montana the fifth of six children to Carl and Lidia (Goessele) Fehr and passed away on March 21, 2021. Shirley married Hubert Risley in San Diego in 1944 and they had one daughter Jennifer. In 1948 she married Elmer Jones in Missoula and shortly after, when he was called...

Eileen Childers

Eileen Childers

Mar 20, 2021

Eileen Marie Childers, age 70, of Missoula, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at Providence St. Patrick's Hospital. Eileen was born on August 27, 1950, in Lewistown, MT to Arthur and Kathleen Wichman. She was the eldest of 11 kids and attended the Wild Rose one-room schoolhouse in Moore, MT. She graduated from Moore High School in 1968 then...

Philip A. Englert

Philip A. Englert

Mar 19, 2021

Philip A. Englert, 87, of Missoula, passed away at home Friday, March 19, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was born on February 12, 1934, in Fort Benton, Montana, to Philip M. Englert and Irene R. Savoie Englert. The family moved to Geraldine, Montana, and then settled in Harlowton, Montana. Phil graduated from Harlowton High School and then entered and...

Charles "Chuck" Drinville

Charles "Chuck" Drinville

Mar 17, 2021

Our Lord tapped our beloved Charles on the shoulder on Wednesday, March 17th, the evening of Saint Patrick’s Day, and called him Home to His Heart, after long illnesses. Charles Roger Drinville was born in Missoula on May 27, 1939 to Alice Alberta (Simmert) of Missoula and George Thomas Drinville of Kendall, MT (near Lewistown). He and his older brother...

Ethel Ernestine Petty

Ethel Ernestine Petty

Mar 17, 2021

Missoula – Ethel Ernestine Petty, 96, of Missoula died Wednesday March 17, 2021 at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation. Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery is in care of arrangements.

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