All Obituaries

Hazel Alene McAlear, age 84, passed away January 24, 2022 at St. Joseph Medical Center. Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.

Crystal Violet Maddalena, age 31, passed away January 18, 2022 at her residence in Ronan, MT. Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.

George Oscar Stonehocker, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 17, 2022 just two days after his 96th birthday, at Beehive Homes in Kalispell. He was born on January 15, 1926 in Philipsburg, Montana to Harry and Rosilla (Smith) Stonehocker. He was an only child. He and his family moved to Ronan when he was five years old. He was a World War II veteran. He met the love of his life, Jewell Needham and they were married on August 17th 1947. They were married for 64 years before she...

Helen Louisa (Colgrove) Symington of Ronan passed away Friday January 14, 2022, at Mountain View Care Center from years of a broken heart and natural causes. She was born December 17, 1938, to Roy and Helen Colgrove in Columbus, MT. Helen attended school in Columbus, Polson, and then graduated from Charlo High School in 1957. Soon after, she attended Nebraska Christian College. After college, she moved back home and worked at the consolidated dairy in the Creamery Mall. Helen soon met the...

Maureena Teelah Twoteeth, 31, of Pablo, MT, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022, in St. Ignatius, MT. Maureena (nickname was Mena) was born on June 16, 1990, in Ronan, MT, to Bonnie Asencio and Ronald “Bam” Twoteeth. She was a tribal member of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes and was Cree. Maureena was an upfront, compassionate, caring, loving person who cared for everyone around her. She would empathize and would help anyone in need of food, a place to stay, or...

Martin Alfred Gebhardt, age 93, passed away January 8, 2022 at his residence in Plains, MT. Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.

Phyllis Lucille Sharbono (Van Ness) was born on April 8th, 1940, in Ronan, Montana. She passed away on January 5th, 2022, at the age of 81. She was the third oldest and the first daughter born in a family of eleven children. She was raised on a cattle/dairy farm where she helped with cooking and cleaning with extra chores during the branding season. She attended 1st through 8th grade in the Round Butte School, 9th through 12th grade in Ronan. She graduated in 1958. While in school she was...

Timothy Allen Driscoll, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 31, 2021. Tim was the sixth child born to Stanley and Anne Driscoll. After graduating from high school, Tim served his county for six years in the Navy. After his service he returned to Charlo to help run the family farm with his brother, Leo. In the mid 1980s Tim went to work for the Fish and Wildlife Service, working at the National Bison Range in Moiese, the Ouray Refuge near Vernal, Utah, and at a bird refuge in Pingree, N.D....

Charles O. “Chuck” Whitson (88) peacefully passed away at his home in St. Ignatius, on December 29, 2021, surrounded by family.  Chuck was born on April 9, 1933, to his parents Lewis and Willien Whitson.  Chuck was the oldest of five children, spending his childhood in Seminole, Oklahoma with his beloved grandparents Tom and Mimi King. Chuck attended high school in Seminole, Oklahoma, an athletic standout in football, track and field and basketball. His yearbook motto...

Richard Wayne Bick, 63, died of heart failure Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in Spokane, Washington.  He was born March 31, 1958 in Ronan, MT to Charles and Delores Bick.  The fourth of six children, Rich was taught the value of love and hard work on a dairy farm while attending school in Charlo. He never had to worry about what to do with his spare time as he was kept busy raising calves, putting up hay, and milking cows. While attending school in Charlo, he met LuJuana Mae...