Obituaries

Doreen Elizabeth Campbell

Doreen Elizabeth Campbell

Sep 2, 2024

MISSOULA ~ Our beautiful and loving mom, Doreen Elizabeth Campbell, passed away September 2, 2024 at St. Patrick Hospital. She was 95 years old.

Mom was born April 23, 1929 in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Walter and Nancy Elliott. She loved the ocean and the big city.

In 1956, she met a handsome man named Dewey Campbell. They were married June 5...

Mary Ann Andersen

Mary Ann Andersen

Aug 27, 2024

Mary Ann Andersen

 Mary Ann Andersen, age 95, passed away August 27, 2024, in Billings, Montana of natural causes. She spent most of her married life in Missoula Montana.

She was born in Northfield, Minnesota on August 10, 1929, to Gladys Keever Lewis and William Lewis. Softball, singing, majorette activities and ice-skating kept her busy. To earn money for school she worked...

Lunde Jay Baston

Lunde Jay Baston

Aug 15, 2024

Missoula, Montana mourns the loss of a beloved member of their community, Lunde Jay Baston, who passed away on August 14, 2024, at the age of 53.

 Lunde came into the world just before Thanksgiving on November 23, 1970, earning the endearing nickname "their little turkey" from his parents. This nickname was fitting not just for his birth date, but also...

Glenda LaRita Ransom

Glenda LaRita Ransom

Aug 8, 2024

COLUMBIA FALLS ~ Glenda L. Ransom, 80, of Columbia Falls, formerly of Missoula, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2024 at Hidden Meadows Memory Care in Columbia Falls.

 Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula.

 

Caryl Leone Klaudt

Caryl Leone Klaudt

Aug 8, 2024

MISSOULA ~ Caryl Leone Klaudt, 93, of Missoula, Passed away Thursday, August 8, 2024.

Arrangements are under the care of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula.

Mildred Schwartz

Mildred Schwartz

Jul 28, 2024

 MISSOULA ~ It is with great sadness that we announce that Mildred Schwartz or Millie as she was better known, left this world peacefully and comfortably within the home that she built with her husband, Otto, and surrounded by her memories on Sunday July 28, 2024.

 Born May 4, 1931 as Mildred Makowski, she spent much of her childhood and adolescent...

Alan Lee Williams

Alan Lee Williams

Jul 27, 2024

In Loving Memory of Alan L. Williams 

 It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Alan Lee Williams passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, July 27th, 2024. Alan was born March 17, 1950 in Minot, North Dakota to Waldo and Doris Williams. The family later moved to Montana and settled in Missoula. 

 Alan attended the University of Montana on...

Lorraine Stella Stevens

Lorraine Stella Stevens

Jul 27, 2024

MISSOULA ~ Lorraine Stella (Harlow) Stevens, 94, of Missoula, died of natural causes Saturday, July 27, 2024 surrounded by family.

She was born in Dickinson, North Dakota to Rapheal and Anne (Roseau) Kuntz on November 23, 1929.

Survivors include three sons, Bruce (Norma) Harlow, Jeff (Susie) Harlow and Doug Harlow; three daughters, Cindy Small, Barbara Bitar and Sheila Harlow; fourteen grandchildren and...

Gary Stuart Ackerson

Gary Stuart Ackerson

Jul 25, 2024

ARLEE ~ Gary Stuart Ackerson went home to be with the Lord in the early hours of July 25,2024 with his wife and best friend, Cheryl, by his side.

 Gary was born January 17,1960 in Houghton, SD to William and Margaret Ackerson. When he was still in school the family packed up and moved to Kent, WA. Gary graduated from Kentridge...

Kristen Nicole Garner

Kristen Nicole Garner

Jul 11, 2024

CHARLO ~ Our beloved Kristen Nicole Garner departed this earth on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Born February 18, 1994 in Missoula, MT, she is survived by her partner, Devin Brien Bauer, and her two sons, Joshua Bjorn and Devin Saxon Bauer, as well as her mother, Wendy Garner.

 She attended Hellgate Elementary and Middle School, Big Sky High School and the...

Hugh Joseph "Joe" McNamer

Hugh Joseph "Joe" McNamer

Jul 11, 2024

MISSOULA ~ Hugh Joseph “Joe” McNamer died in Missoula, MT, on July 11 of an apparent heart attack at his home. He was 67.

 Joe was born on Aug. 7, 1956, in Conrad, MT, the youngest of the five children of Hugh and Patricia McNamer. The family moved to Cut Bank at the end of 1960, and Joe attended public schools...

MaryLou Bohenek

MaryLou Bohenek

Jul 5, 2024

HELENA ~ MaryLou Bohenek passed away in Helena Mt. of natural causes on Friday July 5th, 2024. Born on January 3, 1953 in Long Island New York to John and Mary Bohenek. MaryLou was the youngest of four siblings, She was raised in New Hyde Park and Floral Park. 

In 1979, MaryLou and her daughter Caryn packed up with her parents...

John Peterson II

John Peterson II

Jul 4, 2024

John Fredrick Peterson, II

January 25, 1927 – July 4, 2024

 John Fredrick Peterson II, 97, of Missoula, passed peacefully the evening of July 4, 2024, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes.

Born January 25, 1927, in Duluth, MN to John F. Peterson Sr. and Laura Rosamund LaPine, he was the first of 4 children this couple raised. John Peterson Sr. (born...

Willis Monroe "Willie" Bateman

Willis Monroe "Willie" Bateman

Jul 1, 2024

CLINTON ~ Willis Monroe “Willie” Bateman, 95, of Clinton, passed away of natural causes at 11:23 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2024 at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.

 Born January 25, 1929 in Missoula to Samuel Monroe and Flora Esther (Cummings) Bateman. He married Alice Marie Hiatt on March 28, 1950 in Missoula. She passed away May 9, 2016. Also preceding...

Donald Rex "Don" Porter

Donald Rex "Don" Porter

Jun 23, 2024

MISSOULA ~ Donald “Don” Rex Porter, age 84 passed away from cancer at home surrounded by his family, Sunday June 23, 2024.

 Don was born August 15, 1939 in Kokomo Ind. to Rex Jack Porter and Ruth Ellen Glass Marvin Porter. He attended school in Kokomo and Tucson AZ where the family moved in the 1940’s.

 Don married Marcia Reynolds in 1957...

Carl E Prinzing

Carl E Prinzing

Jun 18, 2024

On June 18th at approximately 9:30 pm in Anchorage, Alaska, Carl E. Prinzing was called home to the Lord after having a brain bleed stroke. He has spent the last few days surrounded and cared for by family. His passing was peaceful and pain free. 

 Carl was born in Great Falls, MT on December 19, 1946, to Walter and Gladys Prinzing...

John Ray Donaldson

John Ray Donaldson

May 29, 2024

MISSOULA ~ John Ray Donaldson, 65 of Missoula passed away on Wednesday May 29th, 2024, after complications from Cancer. In his final hours, he was surrounded by his loving family. 

John was born March 19th, 1959, in Missoula, Montana to Allen and Janice Donaldson. As a young boy he lived with his family in Superior for a couple of years and...

Betty Lou VanDeventer

Betty Lou VanDeventer

May 26, 2024

HAMILTON ~ Betty Lou VanDeventer passed away peacefully on Sunday May 26, 2024, at her home in Hamilton Montana with her loving husband by her side. 

She was born March 14, 1946, in Bloomington Indian to Lyle and Hazel Whaley.  On July 7, 1961, she married Mike Russell VanDeventer in Bloomington Indiana.  The couple moved to Montana to answer the calling...

Deanna Jensen-Graham

Deanna Jensen-Graham

May 20, 2024

MISSOULA ~ Deanna Jensen Graham was born on April 21, 1959 in Spokane, Washington to Geniece Louise Kepple Jensen and Gordon Melvin Jensen. Her family moved to Montana when she was 6 years old, as her father started his own business in Missoula.

While in Missoula, she went to Franklin Elementary and Sentinel High School. As a teenager she had a...

Janet Louise Smith

Janet Louise Smith

May 19, 2024

MISSOULA ~ Janet Louise (Gonsior) Smith went home to our Lord on Sunday, May 19, 2024, following a courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia. She was 86 years old. Janet’s loving family were at her side when she passed.

Janet was born in Hamilton, Montana on July 29, 1937. When she was a young girl, her parents moved their family to...

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