Obituaries

Jun 28, 2018

Obituary for Joan Marie Pietro

Joan Marie Pietro, 75, died peacefully on June 28 after a short battle with esophageal cancer. She left behind a grieving family, her husband, sisters, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and many other. A private ceremony was held at Sunset Memorial Cemetery. She loved deeply without expecting anything in return. Everyone who met her soon...

Jun 27, 2018

Life Story for Shirley Ann Ring Green

Shirley R. Green, a long-time Missoula resident and educator, passed away on June 27, 2018, at her home with her children by her side. She was 93 and died of conditions due to her age and pancreatic cancer. Shirley was born on Sept. 20, 1924, in Los Angeles to Thomas Eugene Ring...

Jun 24, 2018

Life Story for Neyla L Boyd

Jun 20, 2018

Obituary for Claire Marie Burke

Claire Marie Burke was born on August 22, 1944, to Virginia and August Schreiber in San Diego, California. She passed away on Wednesday June 20, 2018. Claire spent much of her childhood in Aurora, Indiana, before moving to Dillon, and graduated from Beaverhead schools. Claire was married to Daniel “Dan” Joseph Burke on June...

Jun 19, 2018

Obituary for Margaret Eileen Lovell "Peggy" Layton

Our dear Mom, Grammie, Maggie, Peggy, 83, passed away peacefully at Grizzly Peak on June 19, 2018. Margaret Eileen Lovell Layton was born on July 22, 1934 to William and Ila (Blodgett) Lovell in Hamilton. When Peggy was 16, she met her life-long love, Paul Roy Layton, and it was love at...

May 31, 2018

Obituary for Marylee Albert Staedler

Marylee Staedler of Butte, Montana joined her husband, parents and siblings in Heaven on May 31, 2018, she valiantly waged a 3-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Born on July 18, 1926 in Vail, Iowa, on the Albert brother’s farm; Marylee was the daughter of Leland D. and Myrtle Albert. When she was very young, the...

May 28, 2018

Obituary for Rev Lawrence Dewayne Price

Dewayne Price, 80, of Missoula, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018, at his home. Dewayne was born on May 20, 1938, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Thurman and Velma Price. Shortly after his birth, his family relocated to Southern California. As a young man, Dewayne participated in many sports, and excelled in...

May 22, 2018

Life Story for David Lawrence Bakker,Sr.

May 18, 2018

Obituary for Dorothy L Wittig

Dorothy Lucile Schmidt Wittig, 83, passed away at home on May 18, 2018. She was born July 8, 1934 in Raleigh, ND to Walter and Allie Schmidt. The family moved to Bismarck in 1943. She graduated from Bismarck High School in 1953. Dorothy married Willis (Bill) Wittig in 1957. She worked at Woolworth's for...

May 10, 2018

Life Story for Sierra Xiao Fister

May 7, 2018

Obituary for Mikal Timothy Earl Woods Andersen

Mikal Timothy Earl Woods Andersen Our Beloved light, full of energy, encouragement, enthusiasm, love and laughter, became afflicted with a devastating illness that robbed him of his dreams. He put up a valiant fight. The pain and suffering endured became too much to bear. His suffering has ended so he can surround...

May 5, 2018

Obituary for Opal Ludecke Mobley

Opal Ludecke Mobley went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 5, 2018 at the ripe old age of 99. She was born on October 8, 1918 in Stamford Texas to George and Mary Ludecke. She grew up picking cotton on the family farm with her sister Annie and brothers...

May 4, 2018

Obituary for John Munch

John Anthony Munch, 65, passed away May 4, 2018, after losing his battle to cancer. John was born in Omaha, NE, on Oct. 5, 1952, to Tony and Alice Munch. Because Tony’s job required occasional transfers, the family moved from Omaha to Chamberlain, SD, and then to Pasco, WA, before settling in Libby. During his...

Apr 30, 2018

Obituary for John Joseph Strong Jr.

John Joseph Strong, Jr. was born on June 29, 1957, in Anaconda. He died on April 30, 2018, in Missoula. John passed away while asleep in his bed at home from complications with cancer. John lived a full life and collected many friends along the way. He was known for his great sense...

Apr 28, 2018

Obituary for Cynthia Schmidt Sanguins

Cynthia (Cindy) Sanguins born July 7, 1954, passed away at home on April 30 of natural causes. Cindy was born in Lewiston, Idaho, to Raymond and Vera Schmidt. They moved to Missoula when her father moved to help start up the paper mill, Waldorf Hoerner, at Frenchtown. Cindy married Vernon Muchmore in 1971. From...

Apr 28, 2018

Obituary for Kelly Guth Fontaine

Kelly Fontaine, 70, or Grandma grape as her great-grandkids called her was born Jan. 28, 1948. She was from Mainz, Germany where she met the love of her life Gary Fontaine and they had four beautiful children together. Sadly Gary passed away in 1992 where she later found her second love Kay Brown who...

Apr 24, 2018

Obituary for Lonnie Boushele

Alonzo David Boushele passed away at home Tuesday, April 24, 2018, following a lengthy battle with cancer; his family by his side. Lonnie was born February 24, 1959, in Missoula, to Tildon and Luella Boushele. He was raised on the Northside, where he resided most of his life. He married the love of his life,...

Apr 24, 2018

Obituary for Robert Brian Cass

Robert Brian Cass, 72, of Missoula, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 24th, 2018. Brian was born on June 6th, 1945, in Chicago, IL to Elinor Hessler and Leland Hooker Cass. He grew up in the Chicago suburb of Golf, where he would spend countless hours playing games of pickup baseball. He attended...

Apr 19, 2018

Life Story for Bruce Alan Hurlbert

Apr 12, 2018

Life Story for Rita E Heidemann