Harvey J. Hackman, 83, of Polson, MT. died peacefully from kidney failure at his home in Polson on Friday, August 21, 2009.             Harvey was proud to have been born on April Fool’s Day in 1926 in Missoula and the family always enjoyed the fact that his surviving wife of 59 years, Mary Lou [...]

Dungan Harland McCauley age 89 of Polson passed away on Monday, August 17, 2009 at Polson Health & Rehab Center from natural causes. He was born December 27, 1919 in Billings, Montana to Daniel H and Josephine Dungan McCauley. He grew up in Laurel and attended school in Laurel and graduated from Riverside Military Academy [...]

Lucille Fobare, 87, of Polson, MT, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2009 at Polson Health and Rehabilitation. Lucille was born on March 11, 1922 in Smith Fork Canyon, Hotchkiss, Colorado, daughter of the late Bert and Blanch Shawl Anderson. She was married to the late Wayne Fobare and they had one daughter, Nettie Wengeler [...]

   Ray Steele died on Thursday August 13th at his home with his family gathered around him after losing his battle with cancer.  He was 70 years old.  He is surivived by his daughter Shannyn Steele of Denver, his son and daughter-in-law Shahn and Pam Steele of Bozeman, his grandchildren Carrson, Lauren, and Christian.  His [...]

Carl B. Owens, 90, of Polson, MT, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2009 at the Whitefish Care and Rehabilitation Center in Whitefish, MT. Carl was born on October 12, 1918 in Choteau, MT, a son of the late Louis Owens and Marie Skimmeli. He was a US Army Veteran during WWII and a heavy [...]

Carrie Marshall Jensen, age 79, of Elmo, Montana, passed away on Sunday Aug. 9, 2009, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  She was born January 7, 1930, in Red Bluff, California, daughter of Elmer and Anna (Roach) Marshall.  Carrie married Donald Jensen on February 17, 1957.  Carrie was a member of Good Shepherd [...]

Ross F. Hedrick of Bothell, WA, passed away Aug. 3, 2009, at the age of 81 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.  He was born Nov. 6, 1927 in Polson, Montana.  In 1949, he started at The Boeing Company where he worked until his retirement in 1987.  He always loved airplanes and was quite proud [...]

Phyllis “Peggy” Blass, 87, died on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Community Medical Center in Missoula surrounded by her loving family.  She was born September 16, 1921 in Kalispell, a daughter of the late Finley and Wila MacDonald Null.  She and her twin sister, Patty & older sister Dorothy attended Flathead High School.  When World [...]

            James Madison “Hoot” Gibson, 71, of Polson, MT, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 20, 2009 at the Community Medical Center in Missoula, MT. Born on February 7, 1938 in Monahans, TX, he was the son of the late Elon and Lucille Lutes Gibson. He married Carolyn Ruth Northcutt on February 28, [...]

William H. Thomas, 74, of Alameda, CA, passed into eternal life on April 5, 2009 in Alameda, CA. Bill was born on November 23, 1935 to his proud parents, Dan and Mary Thomas of Dubois, Idaho. He grew up in California, Dubois, Idaho, and Montana. In 1953, Bill graduated from Ronan High School in Ronan, [...]

Marcella T. Geiszler was born March 30, 1926 in Chicago Illinois, from her parents Elliott and Florence Olsson, and died at her lake house surrounded by her children on July 17, 2009.  Raised near Portland Oregon, Marcella graduated from Milwaukee High School in 1944.  In high school, Marcella was active in clubs and sports and [...]

LaKishia Curley, 31, of Polson, MT passed away on July 1, 2009 at her home in Polson. She was born on February 10, 1978 in Spokane, WA to Brenda Curley. Kisha attended schools at Two Eagle River High School in Pablo and Salish & Kootenai College. She enjoyed music, movies, Pow Wows & loved meeting [...]

            Former Fort Howard resident and retired VA worker, Sheridan (Butch) Henderson died on Thursday, July 2, 2009 in Ronan, Montana at the age of 95. Sherd was born December 28, 1913 in Punxsutawney, PA to Wilbert Henderson and Elva Parkhill Henderson. He was raised by his maternal grandparents Hugh and Emma Parkhill. As a [...]

James Clayton Hart age 61 of Polson passed away on Friday, June 26, 2009 at St. Joseph Hospital from natural causes. He was born June 16, 1948 at Bakersfield, CA. to Raymond & Beatrice McFarland Hart. He attended school at Pismo Beach, CA, & Ely, NV, & attended a junior college in Kennewick, WA. He [...]

Shane Ellsworth Richwine age 51 of Polson passed away on Friday, June 26, 2009 at his home from natural causes. He was born October 1, 1957 in Polson, Montana to Enoch and Evelyn Lucille Long Richwine. Shane graduated from Polson High School in 1975; he also attended the school of hard knocks. He married Vicky [...]

            Violet J. Schultz Bottger, 85, passed away June 19, 2009, surrounded by family at her home in Polson, Montana. She was born March 24, 1924, to Joseph and Mary Ann Schultz in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.      Vi was a graduate of Johnstown High School Class of 1943.  She worked at Martin’s Ready-to-Wear for many [...]

  Mary Elizabeth Flatow Savage Hudson passed away June 19, 2009 in Missoula, while living at Hunters Glen Retirement Home. Betty, daughter of Henry and Marie Woare of Chester, born in Great Falls on February 22, 1921.  While living in Chester, she enjoyed life with her brother Allan and sister Dolly.  In 1934, the family [...]

On June 17th, after a long courageous battle with breast cancer, Deb passed away peacefully at home , surrounded by her family. Deb chose to reduce her successful banking career in 1999 to a part-time basis so that she could devote her energies to raising her children. She was also able to go back to [...]

           Laura Mueller Adsit, of Polson, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at the home of Dan and Linda Roberts, surrounded by her family in Polson.             Laura was born December 3, 1922 in Parker, Idaho, a daughter of Carry Clifford Main and Lilly Jones Main. She graduated from Harlem High School with the class of [...]

             J. Rodney Simmons, 36, of Swan Lake, affectionately known as “Ribcage Rod” by friends and family, tragically passed away on June 14, 2009 in Swan Lake. He was born December 8, 1972 in Auburn, CA, the son of Kenneth Simmons and the late Sondra Faye Peterson who passed away in 2007 in Lincoln, CA. [...]