Mary Alice DeVries, 102, formerly of Polson, MT, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2010 at The Springs at Whitefish Assisted Living Community where she had currently been residing. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 1, 2010, 3:00 PM at Polson Community Church. Grogan Funeral Home and Crematory, Polson is assisting Mrs. [...]

        Walter William Zook, 89, of Polson, MT, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at his home. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Grogan Funeral Home and Crematory, Polson, is assisting Mr. Zook’s family. www.groganfuneralhome.com.

                    Hilma Hansine Wik Strom, 92, of Polson, MT, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at home with her daughter.             Hilma was born on September 23, 1917 to Norwegian parents, Ole and Johanna Wik in Minot, ND. Joining her sister Olga, brother Melvin, followed by another brother, Odin.             The family moved [...]

        Doreen (McKenzie) Alexander of Polson passed away on July 22 after a recent illness. Born in Canada on January 5, 1929 in Elbow, Saskatchewan to immigrant parents, just in time for the Great Depression where her early years were spent with her family working various farms in the province. She often travelled to the [...]

   Betty A. “Betsy” Plant age 84 of Arlee passed away on Thursday July 22, 2010 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.  Betsy was born in Nespelem, WA. at the family home on March 26, 1926, the sixth child of Michel Plant and Cecille LaMoose Plant.  She attended schools in Washington, Idaho, the Ursulines at [...]

Erich Gottfried Schlaile, 83, of Polson, MT passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson.             He was born May 22, 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland, the only child of Gottfried Gottlieb Schaile & Johanna Schiller Schaile.             He grew up and attended schools in Randallstown, Maryland. He attended the [...]

Berniece Louise Freschet, 82, of Polson, MT, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at St. Luke’s Extended Care Facility in Ronan, MT. Born on August 4, 1927 in Miles City, MT, Berniece was a daughter of Paul and Rose Zigele Speck and in1952, married Ferruccio Freschet in Virginia City, NV. The Freschet family traveled [...]

            Virginia Marie Wegner, 88, went home to be with the Lord on July 20, 2010 at St. Luke’s Extended Care Center in Ronan.             Virginia was born on May 5, 1922 in Rupert, ID, the daughter of William and Bertha Johns. Her family moved on a ranch at the foothills of the Mission Mountains. [...]

Laura Marie Raisl, 91, of Polson, MT, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2010 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson. Laura was born on March 17, 1919 in Wilbaux, MT, the daughter of Joe and Betty Novak. As she was growing up, Laura attended schools in the Bloomfield and Polson areas. She graduated from [...]

       Erma Ruth Dickson, 88, of Shoreline, WA and formerly of Polson, MT, passed away on July 11, 2010.  She was born in Grace, Idaho on April 3, 1922.  She moved to Montana with her family in 1930 and resided in Valley View.  She and Clair Dickson were married on November 20, 1938.  They moved [...]

         Jack B. Cochran, 85, of Polson, MT died on July 9, 2010 at his home in Polson.             He was born on July 2, 1925 at Salt Creek, Wyoming to Alex & Carrie (Nelson) Cochran.             He attended schools in Cut Bank, MT and graduated from high school in Cut Bank. He married Geraldine [...]