Obituaries

Jane Kraft

May 1, 2018

Jane JoAnn Kraft passed away from Alzheimer’s on May 1, 2018 with family by her side at St. Luke Extended Care Facility in Ronan. She finally gets to go to heaven and hand out mail to the angels!

JoAnn was born June 27, 1931 to George and Ruth Furhan in Tracy,...

Christopher "Ray" Huntsman

May 1, 2018

Christopher C. “Ray” Huntsman, 36, born on August 17, 1981 to Katherine Umphrey (Gingras) and father, Albert J. Bays, passed away on May 1, 2018 in Billings, MT.

Christopher was preceded in death by grandfathers, Edward Bays and Kenneth F. Gingras; grandmother, Phylis Gonzales; and a younger sister, Tonya Bell.

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Paul Cullen

Apr 28, 2018

Paul W. Cullen passed peacefully away April, 28, 2018 at the Cullen ranch surrounded by family and friends. He was born to L.E. “Tut” & Edna Cullen July 13, 1934 in Belt, Montana.

He moved with his parents to what was to become the “Cullen Ranch” at the age of three and discovered paradise. He...

Clara Miller

Apr 28, 2018

Clara Elizabeth (Bick) Miller Our Mom often reminded us that life isn't fair. But sometimes it isn't fair in your favor. We were the most blessed of children to have Clara as our mother because this was what she wanted most. To be a mother.

Clara Elizabeth Bick was born September 4, 1924 to Clarence and Evelyn...

Mary Bales

Apr 26, 2018

Mary Ellen Bales, age 54, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at her home in St. Ignatius, MT.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory.

Eva Kuntz

Apr 2, 2018

Eva Kuntz, age 88, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 at Polson Health and Rehab.

Arrangments are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory.

Calvin Lindburg

Apr 1, 2018

On Resurrection Sunday, 2018, Calvin “Cal” Lindburg entered heaven’s gates in his home, surrounded by his adoring family.

One could use many words to describe Cal.  When he received the prestigious Bowl of Hygeia Award for Pharmacist of the Year, the announcer called him “Ronan’s Favorite Son”.  His grandchildren call him “a legend”.  Customers in the drug...

Emma Blumer

Mar 29, 2018

Emma Jean Blumer, age 87, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory.

Kimberly Jordan

Mar 29, 2018

Kimberly Joy Isaac Jordan was born on February 6, 1985, to Garry and Joanne Isaac in Ste Anne, Manitoba. She peacefully slipped away on March 29, 2018, at home, with her family by her side, at the age of 33.

Kimberly moved with her parents from Rosenort, Manitoba, to the Annapolis Valley Congregation in Nova Scotia in...

Priscilla Turpin

Mar 25, 2018

Dolores Turpin, age 89, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 at her home in Ronan.

A memorial service will be held Monday, April 9, 2018 at 12:00 pm at Lucky Strike Lanes in Ronan.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory.

Niva Resner

Mar 24, 2018

Niva Tubbs Resner lived 93 eventful years and passed on peacefully in Missoula on March 24, 2018.  Born on August 24, 1924, to Guy and Niva Hay in Jens, Montana, she grew up an only child living in Butte, Montana where her father worked in the mines.  When Niva was ten years old, her family moved to Ronan, Montana...

Richard "Dick" Orr

Mar 20, 2018

Richard Victor (Dick) Orr passed away at his home in St. Ignatius,  March 20, 2018, at the age of 83.

Dick was the youngest of 14 children born to William and Caroline (Felsman) Orr in St. Ignatius, where he attended school and has resided most of his life.  After High School Dick joined the  military’s 101 st...

Gordon Warrington

Mar 17, 2018

Dr. Gordon Edgar Warrington, age 79, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Raised on a dairy farm in eastern Ohio, Gordon was educated in natural systems, earning a PHD and spending a career as “Dr. Dirt”, a soil scientist with the U.S. Forest Service.  Gordon was...

Stanley Harris

Mar 11, 2018

Stanley Wayne Harris passed away at home with his wife at his side on Sunday, March 11, 2018. He was born in Yakima, Washington on October 25, 1934 to Kenneth and Isabelle Harris.

Stan enjoyed sports, especially baseball at which he excelled in during his high school days.

He raised his family...

Robert "Bob" Engels

Mar 9, 2018

Robert V. (Bob) Engels, 95, passed away peacefully Friday morning March 9, 2018 at his home in Ronan with his family by his side.

Bob was born August 16, 1922, to Henry and Rose Engels in Chicago, Illinois, where he was raised and received his primary education.  Like so many young people he left high school during...

Neal Coulter

Mar 3, 2018

Neal Kurtz Coulter passed away from natural causes March 3, 2018. He was the 8 th child born August 27, 1921 to Archie Aaron and Ollie Fay Kurtz Coulter in Maybutt, Alberta, Canada. He was the last surviving sibling from a family of eleven. He’s preceded in death by his parents, Archie and Fay, siblings Keith & Kenneth (twins,...

Marlin Noble Jr

Mar 1, 2018

Bob left us to be with his son, Bobby. He passed away on March 1, 2018 at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan. He was born on May 8, 1937 in Polson. He attended school in Polson and enlisted in the Army from 1955 to 1957. He married his friend and love of his life, Bea...

Ed Bratton

Feb 28, 2018

For one whose achievements reflect his compassion and regard for community, Ed has had a good long ride. "I came into this valley in the fall of 1923," is the way George Edward Bratton described his birth. His father Neil homesteaded in the Irvine Flats area, then married Helen Findley, whose family settled here from Iowa....

Donald Emerson

Feb 24, 2018

It’s hard to know whether his life’s titles or his many loving names describe Don Emerson better.  A flip of a coin landed miraculously on the edge, so we’ll combine the two to tell this beautiful story:

Born Donald Warren Emerson in St. Ignatius, MT on April 8, 1950 to doting parents Glen L. &...

Karen LaRance

Feb 24, 2018

Karen Kaye LaRance, age 71, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018 at her home in Charlo, MT.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory.