Obituaries
Rubert Arden Bentley
Mar 24, 2023
Rubert Arden Bentley, age 85, passed away March 24, 2023, at his residence.
A graveside will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 2:00 pm at Ronan Cemetery.
David Stanley Stipe
Mar 18, 2023
Former Lake County Commissioner David Stanley Stipe of Charlo died March 18, 2023, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson. He was 66 when he finally succumbed to a very rare and incurable form of skin cancer.
Dave was born July 16, 1956, in Ronan to Agnes and Dick Stipe and grew up on the family ranch near Charlo. He...
Martena Frances Savage
Mar 13, 2023
Martena Savage, age 88, passed away on March 13, 2023. She was born on February 22, 1935, to Georgian Eckley Allard and Sidney Allard. Tena was the sister of Doug, Phyllis, and Mike who all preceded her in death.
Tena attended Ronan grade school until the St. Ignatius school bus came to their house and they did not have to...
Jackson Clark
Mar 7, 2023
Jackson Clark, 81, of Tacoma, WA., passed into the loving arms of his savior on March 7, 2023. His cause of death was Cardiac Arrest from injuries caused by an Aorta aneurysm.Jackson was born May 30th1941 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. At age 4 his family moved from Boston to California where he resided, went to school and when old...
Cheryl Gail Cheff
Mar 7, 2023
Cheryl Gail (Shourds) Cheff, born November 23, 1945, to Sidney and Rose Shourds, was called home to Heaven on March 7, 2023, after a nine-month battle with bone cancer. Throughout all her treatments and homecare, her loving husband, Buck provided day and night care.
Cheryl was born and raised in the Mission Valley. She had ten siblings: Chester, Lorraine, Theresa,...
Marilyn Joan Baltz
Mar 6, 2023
Marilyn Joan Baltz, 78, of Charlo passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, with her loving husband by her side.
Marilyn was born August 6, 1944, in Twin Falls, Idaho to Charlie and Dorothy Dennis. Her family history was very important to her. Ancestry lines link her to England, Wales, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Eastern Europe, and Russia.
She graduated...
Joan Lucille Hill-Graham
Feb 25, 2023
Joan Lucille Hill – Graham, age 65, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023, of ovarian cancer at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born to Lawrence Frederick and Lucille (Pierson) Hill in Spokane, WA.
She attended schools in Wilbur, WA and graduated from Wilbur High School in 1975. She attended college at Eastern Washington University and graduated...
Donna Jean Triana
Feb 15, 2023
Donna Jean Triana, age 76, passed away February 15, 2023, at her residence.
Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.
Robert Levon Halgren
Feb 15, 2023
Robert L. “Bob” Halgren, 86, passed away in Polson on February 15, 2023, surrounded by family. He was born on March 16, 1936, in Salt Lake City, UT. Bob grew up in Salt Lake and married his high school sweetheart Virginia Gundersen, on September 20, 1955.
Bob was a student-athlete at Westminster College where he was a two-way starter on...
Eva Gladys Bauer
Feb 9, 2023
At the “YOUNG” age of 95, our dear mother Eva Gladys Evans Bauer has joined our dad in the hereafter. Eva passed away on February 9, 2023. She was born on December 23,1927 in D’Aste, Montana. Joining the family of Jesse Rhodes Evans and Lila Belle Clem Evans, eventually having ten siblings: Bill, Lois, Jesse, Ray, Clarence, Inez, Ada, Emma,...
James Nicholas Corcoran
Jan 13, 2023
On Friday, January 13, 2023, at the age of 92, James Nicholas Corcoran went to be with the Lord. He was born to Leo and Elizabeth (Dellwo) Corcoran on December 14, 1930.
In 1950, James joined the Reserves, training at Fort Lewis in Seattle, WA. He was a part of Korea 453rd Engineer Battalion Company C, US Army. He was...
Harold Dewain Swan
Dec 13, 2022
Harold Dewain Swan, age 78, passed away December 13, 2022, in Ronan, MT.
Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.
Alan Wilbur Collinson
Dec 2, 2022
Alan W. Collinson, age 78, passed away December 2, 2022 at Polson Health and Rehab in Polson, MT.
Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.
Marilyn W. Bown
Nov 28, 2022
Marilyn Gladys Bown (nee Wells), 84, passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside of health-related complications on November 28th, 2022, during a short stay in the hospital. Marilyn was born August 17th, 1938, in Murray, Utah to Fred and Gladys Wells. Marilyn married David N. Bown in July of 1957, in the Salt Lake City Temple.
Marilyn...
Richard Lee Jessen
Nov 19, 2022
Richard “Dick” Jessen peacefully passed away at home surrounded by family on November 21, 2022. Dick was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming on April Fool's Day, 1941. He was the oldest of five brothers, (Jim, Bob, John, and Ken) born to Bernice and Lawrence Jessen.
Dick joined the Army after graduating in 1959, although he enjoyed his time servicing his...
Theresa Elizabeth Walter
Oct 21, 2022
Theresa (Betty) Walter, age 101, passed from this life at 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. Theresa was born on Sept. 29, 1921, in Fulton, South Dakota, to Julius and Nettie Giraud. She completed elementary and high school education in Fulton. After a year of college in Madison, South Dakota, she went to San Diego, California, and worked...
Lila Lea Normandeau
Oct 19, 2022
Lila Lea (Nelson) Normandeau, age 88, passed away October 19, 2022, at her residence. She was born Feb 18, 1934. She came to Montana with her family when she was six years old. She attended schools in Saint Ignatius and Ronan. She worked at Ronan State Bank.
In 1954, she married Louie Normandeau and subsequently had five children. Lila...
Marvin Fred Bauer
Oct 19, 2022
Marvin Fred Bauer went home to our Lord and Savior on Wednesday October 19, 2022 at the age of 93. He was born on the family farm in Grant County, North Dakota to Fred and Sophie Bellon-Bauer on January 22, 1929. Marvin’s parents joined two households together, making him the baby of eleven children. During the Great Depression, Marvin...
Stephen Francis Johnson
Oct 16, 2022
Stephen Francis Johnson, 75, of Missoula, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. He was born on December 1, 1946, in Missoula’s St. Patrick Medical Center to Robert and Frances Johnson. Steve lived at home, attended Missoula schools Prescott, Sentinel High, and the University of Montana. He played high school football and was...
Ronnie Dean Brooks
Oct 12, 2022
Ronnie Dean Brooks, age 68, passed away October 12, 2022 at St. Luke Community Hospital.
Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.
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