Obituaries
Mary Lou Mikkelsen LaDue
May 7, 2024
Mary Lou Mikkelsen LaDue was called home on May 7, 2024, after a rough month-long battle with health complications. She passed away at Logan Hospital at 11:03pm in Kalispell, surrounded by her daughter Melisa and two of her granddaughters, Shelby, and Tanna.
Mary Lou was born in Ronan, MT on January 29, 1954, to Jens and Eleanor Mikkelsen. She attended school...
Rose Ellen Freeman
Apr 23, 2024
Rose E. Freeman passed away on April 23, 2024. She died of natural causes at the age of 90 yrs. Rose was born in Butte, MT. on September 2, 1933, to Herbert G. and Olive G. Peterson.
She grew up in Ronan, MT, but left shortly after graduating from high school to join the Women Army Corps where she served with...
James Lloyd Jackson
Apr 5, 2024
James Lloyd Jackson, Sr., 88, of Pablo, MT passed away peacefully at his home on April 5, 2024. Lloyd was born on September 21, 1935, to James Raymond Jackson and Catherine Neva (Clairmont) Jackson in St. Ignatius, MT.
He was a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
Lloyd went to school in St. Ignatius, Round Butte, and Ronan High...
Joel William Floyd West
Mar 18, 2024
Joel Floyd West, born December 21, 1984, left us too soon on March 18, 2024. A multifaceted musician and a beloved friend, Joel’s talent knew no bounds. With his gift for music, he enchanted audiences as a singer, guitarist, drummer, and producer.
Joel’s sense of humor was witty sometimes crass, but he never missed a beat. He loved life in the...
Willard Carroll Nelson
Mar 16, 2024
On March 16, 2024, our wonderful father, Willard Carroll Nelson age 79 and Carmen's loving husband, went into God's embrace. He was an extremely caring person. A great storyteller and a loyal friend. Many evenings were spent listening to him tell stories about his mischievous childhood. Who needed stories in books when we had Dad? He had a strong work ethic, that he lovingly passed...
Joy Patricia Weller
Mar 13, 2024
Joy P. Weller, age 82, passed away March 13, 2024, at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan.Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.
Dawn Ardieth VanDerwalker
Feb 26, 2024
Dawn Ardieth VanDerwalker, age 81, passed away February 26, 2024, at Riverside Health in Missoula, MT.
Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.
Duane Edwin Tryon
Feb 19, 2024
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Duane (Dewey) Tryon on February 19, 2024. Dewey was born Jan. 14, 1959, in St. Ignatius, MT to Patricia (Petticrew) and Ed Tryon. He was the second of eight children.
Dewey was a proud member of the Confederate Salish Kootenai Tribes.
He was a rancher and farmer to the core....
Richard Bruce Morgan
Feb 16, 2024
Richard Bruce Morgan, age 74, passed away February 16, 2024, at his residence.
Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.
Carl Jay Wall
Jan 30, 2024
Carl “Jay” Wall, age 85, passed away January 30, 2024. He was born March 25, 1938, right across from Flathead Lake in Polson, MT to Lyle and Dorothy (Calta) Wall. In fact, his mom had a hard time keeping him out of the lake. When he was a toddler, he was always sneaking off and was found wading in the...
Margaret Elizabeth Palermo
Jan 23, 2024
Margaret Elizabeth Palermo, age 95, passed away January 23, 2024, at St Luke Community Hospital.
Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.
Orville Jerome Baer, Jr.
Dec 23, 2023
Orville Jerome Baer, Jr. passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 23, 2023. He was born in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on June 11, 1937, to Orville Jerome Baer, Sr. and Leona Fay McQuire.
Orville earned a bachelor’s degree from Union College, Master of Divinity from Andrews University, and a Master of Public Health from Loma Linda University. He served as a...
Beverly Jean Dellwo
Dec 22, 2023
Beverly Jean Dellwo, 89, passed away on December 22, 2023, at St Luke Hospital. She was born October 21, 1934, in Kalispell to George and Dorothy (Lykins) Hardie. They resided in Ronan where she attended school. She learned at an early age that life is not always fair. In 1936 she lost her baby sister Ramona Rae in a house...
Roland Brooks McKinley
Dec 22, 2023
Roland Brooks McKinley, 81, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023, at his home in Ronan, Montana after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was born on November 23, 1942, in Dodson, Montana, the son of Lawrence and Thelma (Hart) McKinley. Brooks lived his early years in Harlem and Savoy, Montana with his parents and his three sisters and...
Joseph Arnold Kultgen
Dec 1, 2023
Joseph “Joe” Arnold Kultgen, 93, of Ronan, Montana passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side on December 1, 2023.
Joe was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada on March 1, 1930, to Nicolas Emil and Grace Kultgen. Joe married his first wife, Betty, and had a son and three daughters, then divorced. Then Joe married his second...
Theresa Louise Morigeau
Nov 30, 2023
Theresa Louise Morigeau, age 91, passed away November 30, 2023, at Polson Health and Rehab.
Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.
Dale Everett Morgan
Nov 28, 2023
Dale Everett Morgan, age 74, passed away November 28, 2023. He was born June 30, 1949, in Charlo, Montana to Robert and Esther Morgan. He was the oldest of six kids.
Just before graduation from Ronan in 1967, Dale decided to join the Army and quit school. While in the Army and home on leave, Mary Lou LaDue introduced Dale...
Timothy Harold Hall
Nov 9, 2023
Timothy (Tim) Harold Hall, age 80, passed away on November 9, 2023, at St. Luke Hospital, surrounded by family, due to heart failure. Tim was born in Provo, UT, on January 15, 1943, to Lucille Buckley and Harold Hall.
Tim graduated from Provo High School and then served a mission in Australia for two years. He became a Registered nurse...
Donald Wayne Burrell
Nov 6, 2023
Donald W. Burrell went to be with our heavenly Father November 6, 2023. Don was born to Wayne and Vi Burrell on December 4, 1942. He was raised in the Moiese Valley. He graduated from Charlo high school in 1962.
Don was in the Army from April 1964 to April 1966. He worked for many farmers around Charlo, and the...
Janet Evelyn Largent
Nov 2, 2023
Janet E. Largent, 89 years old, passed away in Ronan, Montana on November 2, 2023. She was born in Silvana, Washington on January 8, 1934, to Marvin and Ellen Jensen.
She is survived by her children Lee, David (Linda), Margret (Robert) Wootten, Marvin (Jeri), her siblings Mackie (Joe)Town, Norma (Tom) McSloy, Ray (Sue) Jensen, Laurel (Mehdi) Araghi, Dan (Beth) Jensen...



