Obituaries

Doris Bradshaw

May 17, 2022

Doris Smith Bradshaw, 90, passed away on May 17, 2022 at The Pines of Mission assisted living facility in St. Ignatius Montana.  She was born on June 18, 1931 in Beaver, Utah to LeRoy Smith and Velva A. Wilson.  She grew up in Beaver, Utah where she later met and married Vernile (Vern) Bradshaw on Dec. 10, 1949.  They were later sealed...

Carl Sirucek

May 16, 2022

Carl Eugene Sirucek, age 88, passed away May 16, 2022 at Bee Hive Homes in Kalispell, MT.

A graveside service will be held Friday, May 20, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Ronan Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.

Samantha Cooper

May 8, 2022

On June 26, 1983 in Midland, Texas, one of the kindest, most compassionate little girls, Samantha Lynn Cooper began her life. Sam grew up in West Texas with her big sister, Amanda Kay Cooper and her baby brother Steven Ray Cooper, II.  They all three had a very special bond, but as sisters do, Sam and Amanda had a...

Lee McCollum

Apr 21, 2022

Lee Roy McCollum passed away on April 21, 2022, of natural causes with his wife by his side at the age of 90. Lee was born June 26, 1931, to Roy and Helen McCollum in St. Ignatius, Montana.  The oldest boy of his seven siblings, he was always a hard worker.

In 1949, at the age of...

Gregory Hindle

Apr 18, 2022

Gregory Thomas Hindle, age 58, passed away April 18, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Mt.

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

Melva McClain

Apr 17, 2022

Melva June (Nebeker) McClain, 86, of Bigfork, Montana passed away April 17, 2022 at St Joseph Hospital in Polson. June was born June 26, 1935 to Clyde and Uldene (Hawkins) Nebeker in Twin Falls, Idaho.

She met and married Keith McClain October 31, 1951. To this union 3 sons were born Hank, Randy, and Brett.

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Dorothy Salomon

Apr 13, 2022

Dorothy Salomon passed away on April 13th, 2022, in the assisted living facility at which she resided for the past 6 years.  She was 83 years old.  Dorothy entered the world on October 15th, 1938 being born in Annville, Pennsylvania, to her parents Leroy and Kathryn Kincel.  She was their first child.

The family relocated to the...

Katherine Schnase

Apr 5, 2022

A life spanning from the year 1919 in a small town in Yugoslavia through Ellis Island, Chicago, Wyoming, and Montana to this year, 2022 has ceased and the contributions of another member of the Greatest Generation are complete.

Katherine Elizabeth Burghardt Feiter Schnase, reaching her way into a second century at the age of 102, passed away...

Kenneth "Ken" Cornelius

Mar 28, 2022

Kenneth L. Cornelius passed away on March 28, 2022, at Logan Health in Kalispell, Montana after sustaining serious injury from a bicycle accident. He was surrounded by the love of his wife and children.

Ken was born in Ronan, Montana on November 5, 1960, to Lawrence and Lorraine (Salomon) Cornelius as the fifth and youngest child in...

Helen Lutton

Mar 28, 2022

Helen Sagen Lutton, age 89, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022 at St. Luke Extended Care. Helen was born November 6, 1932 in Kalispell, Montana to Knute and Mary Johanna Sagen. She graduated from Ronan High School in 1950.

Helen married Richard on August 28, 1953 in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. She was a stay-at-home mom who was...

Julianne Kuntz

Mar 21, 2022

Julianne Kuntz, age 56, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.

Memorial services for Julianne will be held at a later date.

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

Crisco Stahl

Mar 1, 2022

Crisco Christina Stahl, age 63, passed away March 1, 2022 at her home in Ronan, MT.

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

Robert Baker

Feb 26, 2022

Robert J. Baker, age 91, passed away February 26, 2022 at Polson Health and Rehab.

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

Ardith Dursma

Feb 17, 2022

Ardith Rae McDorman/Dursma was born December 14,1934 in Escondido California to Ida Mae and Hubert H Hatch. She lost her brave battle with cancer on February 17 2022 at 2:20 am and entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior in Fort Worth Texas surrounded by her family.

Ardith lived in Escondido California in her younger...

Lawrence Cornelius

Feb 10, 2022

Lawrence Cornelius, 88, passed to eternal life on February 10, 2022 at St. Luke's Extended Care in Ronan, Montana. He was born at home west of Ronan, on April 1, 1933 to Peter and Myrtle Cornelius. He was the youngest of eight children by 12 years. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Ronan High School...

Henry "Hank" Dolezal

Feb 9, 2022

Henry Albert Dolezal, 90, passed away peacefully from Multiple Systems Atrophy on February 9th, 2022, at his home in Ronan, MT, surrounded by his adoring family.

Henry Albert was born April 25th, 1931, in Havre, Montana to Henry and Regina Dolezal. The family moved to Ronan in 1935. “Hank” graduated from Ronan High School in 1949. He...

Phyllis Baker

Feb 1, 2022

Phyllis Rena Baker passed away on February 1, 2022.  She was 94 years old.  Phyllis was blessed with good health for most of her life and had a sharp mind her entire life.  But following a short bout of infirmity, due to heart problems and advancing age, she died peacefully while staying at her daughter, Corinne’s, home in Ronan,...

Kelly Gilson

Jan 25, 2022

Kelly N. Gilson passed away January 25, 2022, at home in Pablo, Montana.

Kelly was born July 13, 1961, in Missoula, Montana to Charles and Marjorie Gilson. He graduated from Two Eagle River High School in 1979.

Kelly worked for Bill Jones at the full-service gas station in Polson, and later for Don Smith when...

Crystal Maddalena

Jan 18, 2022

We sadly announce the passing of our beautiful smiling daughter Crystal Violet Maddalena on January 18, 2022. Born too early on a summer’s night in Redmond, Washington in 1990, she left us too early on a winter’s night in Ronan, Montana. She died of breathing complications; she was 31.

Crystal loved her children to the depths of...

George Stonehocker

Jan 17, 2022

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...