Obituaries

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.

Joseph Forte

Feb 14, 2018

Joseph (Jody) Edward Forte of Ronan Montana peacefully passed away on Wednesday February 14, 2018 at his home.

Born in Polson on February 18, 1934 to Joseph Benedict and Margaret Dempsey Forte, Joe (or Jody, as his friends and family called him) grew up in Ronan. He graduated from Ronan High...

Linda McDermott

Feb 3, 2018

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7

Linda Lee McDermott, 67, of Ronan, MT, entered the gates of heaven to join the party she was anxiously awaiting on Feb. 3 rd 2018.

The daughter of a Navy man, Linda was born on September...

Fordyce Erickson Sr.

Jan 22, 2018

Fordyce Dale Erickson, Sr., 84, of Ronan, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018 at his residence after a brief illness.

Dale was born on November 13, 1933 in Kalispell to Hessie and Fred Erickson, Sr. Throughout his childhood, Dale lived in many locations. He worked an assortment of jobs but finally ended up retiring from Western Bee Supplies,...

John Alden

Jan 22, 2018

John Michael Alden, age 54, passed away January 22, 2018 at his home in Pablo, MT.

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

Richard Tougas

Jan 12, 2018

Richard Noel Tougas, age 82, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018. Dick was born at home on the farm in Oriska, North Dakota on October 3, 1935. He was the second child of Noel & Agnes (Fairfield) Tougas. Dick attended first through sixth grade in Oriska until the family moved to a farm west of Pablo, Montana in October,...

Christine Milroy

Jan 11, 2018

Christine Patricia Milroy, age 72, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018 at St. Luke Community Hospital.

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

Dale Thorp

Dec 29, 2017

Dale Donald Thorp, age 47, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Polson Health and Rehab.

Memorial services for Dale will be announced at a later date.

Arrangements are under the direction of Shrider – Thompson Funeral Home.

Ronald McNutt

Dec 27, 2017

Ronald "Shawn" McNutt, age 51, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at his home in Charlo, MT.

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

Tearsie "Gene" Chavis

Dec 25, 2017

Tearsie Eugene "Gene" Chavis, age 90, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at Polson Health and Rehab.

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

Bruce McKay

Dec 22, 2017

Bruce McKay, 63, of Polson, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the Lake View Care Center in Bigfork, MT.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home, Ronan.

Marjorie Gilson

Dec 19, 2017

Marjorie Rose Gilson, age 79, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at her home in Ronan, MT.

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

Erika Janich

Dec 14, 2017

Erika Janich, age 79, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at her home in Ronan, MT.

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

Margaret Mesick

Dec 1, 2017

Margaret Christina Mesick, age 92, passed away Friday, December 1, 2017 at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan.

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

Leslie Shepard

Nov 11, 2017

Leslie Ember “Les” Shepard, age 79, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at his residence. He was born on October 24, 1938 in Ronan to Archibald and Beatrice (Harrison) Shepard. He was the youngest of twelve children.

He was raised and educated in Ronan and the Tri-Cities of Washington. He was married to Della...

William Heppell

Oct 31, 2017

William Alfred Farrow Heppell, a self-described “mean, ornery, contrary, cantankerous, and very, very difficult to get along with man”, passed away peacefully October 31, 2017. Of course, Bill was very much the opposite of his self-description. He had spent the last 8 months under the exceptional care of the staff at The Pines of Mission Assisted Living Facility in...