Obituaries
Herbert Ritchey
Apr 13, 2016
Obituary for Herbert Ritchey
Herbert D. “Jim” Ritchey, 86, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016, of natural causes. Jim was born Jan. 3, 1930, in Perry County, Pennsylvania, to Eldie and Bessie Ritchey. As a young boy he worked with his father on the family dairy farm. Jim married Jean Kauffman on April 14, 1951, in Hagerstown,...
Joseph Eugene "Sonny" Stetka
Apr 5, 2016
Obituary for Joseph Eugene "Sonny" Stetka
“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” (Shakespeare) MISSOULA – Tuesday, April 5, 2016, marks the passing of a “great” man, our father, Joseph Eugene “Sonny” Stetka. Joe passed away peacefully during the night, at his home in Missoula of natural...
Corrin Alma Magruder
Apr 2, 2016
Obituary for Corrin Alma Magruder
Corrin Alma (McCann) Magruder, 90, of Missoula, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. She was born to Joseph L. and Alma C. (Opsal) McCann on June 16, 1925, in Plentywood. The family moved to Circle and then Fort Peck, where her father was in charge of housing...
Kermit Loraine "Kirt" Wheeler
Mar 17, 2016
Obituary for Kermit Loraine "Kirt" Wheeler
Kermit Loraine "Kert" Wheeler, 74, has gone home to join his heavenly father Thursday, March 17, 2016. Kermit was born in Gravel Point, Illinois, on Nov. 8, 1941, to Lloyd L. and Mary Ruth (Banning) Wheeler. Kermit moved to Missoula in 1959 with his parents and three siblings; that summer year he did...
Jerome Steyee
Mar 9, 2016
Obituary for Jerome Steyee
Jerome Orland Steyee, age 57, a loving husband, father, grandfather, friend and longtime diesel mechanic from Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at St. Patrick Hospital. Jerome was born on July 24, 1958, in Shelby, where he grew up and completed his early education. He then attended Helena Vo-Tech where he attained a...
Velma Johns
Mar 7, 2016
Obituary for Velma Johns
Velma Jean Johns passed away at St. Patrick Hospital of Missoula from natural causes on Monday, March 7, 2016. She was born in Missoula Aug. 12, 1930, to Walter and Ella Sanders, just one year after her older brother Jim. She had a younger sister Betty, who died of illness as a toddler. Velma attended...
Gary Lane Hendricks
Feb 25, 2016
Obituary for Gary Lane Hendricks
Gary L. Henricks, 63, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at his home. Gary was born in Tomah, Wisconsin, on Nov. 15, 1952, to Edgar and Vivian Henricks. He was the second eldest of four sons. An avid outdoorsman, Gary moved from the farmlands of Wisconsin to the mountains of Montana in...
Charlene Frey
Feb 22, 2016
Obituary for Charlene Frey
Our beloved mother, wife, sister and grandmother Charlene Terry Frey, 62, passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at home with her family. She was born in Missoula to Charles and Bernice Wilson on March 7, 1953. Charlene married Gary Frey in 1972. They had two children, Brandon and Kimberly. Char loved unconditionally and she offered...
Wesley Cross
Feb 22, 2016
Obituary for Wesley Cross
Wesley Dakota Cross, 20, of Missoula, earned his angel wings Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born March 19, 1995 in Libby, the youngest son of Daniele Huff and Christian Cross. Wesley was a beautiful young soul, kind, generous, brave and courageous, a hero to many. Wesley spent his life in...
Judy Kern
Feb 20, 2016
Obituary for Judy Kern
Judy Marie (Lowry) Kern, 75, died surrounded by her family on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. She was born on Nov. 14, 1940, in Cardston, Alberta. She moved to Missoula with her family when she was a teenager. As a young woman, she found purpose in the numerous jobs she worked—most notably as a nurse’s assistant...
Ruby Langel
Feb 6, 2016
Obituary for Ruby Langel
Aug. 7, 1925 – Feb. 6, 2016 MISSOULA – Born in Rudyard to George A. and Anna N. (Lambott) Peebler, she was the eldest of five children. Her early years were on the Peebler family farm near Rudyard, where she graduated from high school. She then lived in Kalispell with her parents and siblings. She...
Ralph Cleon Jordan
Dec 16, 2015
Obituary for Ralph Cleon Jordan
Ralph C. Jordan, 84, of Missoula; passed away Wednesday, December 16th 2015. He was born March 1, 1931 in Missoula to Carl G. and Stella Cook Jordan. After he graduated from Missoula County High School in 1949, Ralph worked at Meadowland Dairy and The Wilma Theatre where he met his future wife Marilyn Gordon....
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