Obituaries

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...

Helen Symington

Jan 14, 2022

Helen Louisa (Colgrove) Symington of Ronan passed away Friday January 14, 2022, at Mountain View Care Center from years of a broken heart and natural causes. She was born December 17, 1938, to Roy and Helen Colgrove in Columbus, MT.

Helen attended school in Columbus, Polson, and then graduated from Charlo High School in 1957. Soon after,...

Maureena Twoteeth

Jan 14, 2022

Maureena Teelah Twoteeth, 31, of Pablo, MT, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022, in St. Ignatius, MT. Maureena (nickname was Mena) was born on June 16, 1990, in Ronan, MT, to Bonnie Asencio and Ronald “Bam” Twoteeth. She was a tribal member of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes and was Cree.

Maureena was an upfront,...

Martin Gebhardt

Jan 8, 2022

Martin Alfred Gebhardt, age 93, passed away January 8, 2022 at his residence in Plains, MT.

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

Phyllis Sharbono

Jan 6, 2022

Phyllis Lucille Sharbono (Van Ness) was born on April 8th, 1940, in Ronan, Montana. She passed away on January 5th, 2022, at the age of 81. She was the third oldest and the first daughter born in a family of eleven children. She was raised on a cattle/dairy farm where she helped with cooking and cleaning with extra chores...

Timothy Driscoll

Dec 31, 2021

Timothy Allen Driscoll, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 31, 2021. Tim was the sixth child born to Stanley and Anne Driscoll. After graduating from high school, Tim served his county for six years in the Navy. After his service he returned to Charlo to help run the family farm with his brother, Leo.

In the mid...

Charles "Chuck" Whitson

Dec 29, 2021

Charles O. “Chuck” Whitson (88) peacefully passed away at his home in St. Ignatius, on December 29, 2021, surrounded by family.  Chuck was born on April 9, 1933, to his parents Lewis and Willien Whitson.  Chuck was the oldest of five children, spending his childhood in Seminole, Oklahoma with his beloved grandparents Tom and Mimi King.

Chuck...

Richard Bick

Dec 22, 2021

Richard Wayne Bick, 63, died of heart failure Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in Spokane, Washington.

He was born March 31, 1958 in Ronan, MT to Charles and Delores Bick.  The fourth of six children, Rich was taught the value of love and hard work on a dairy farm while attending school in Charlo. He never had to worry...

James "Jim" Cook

Dec 18, 2021

James “Jim” Cook passed away at his home on December 18, 2021.  He was born June 15, 1945, in Borger, Texas.

After graduating Crooked Oak High School in Oklahoma City, he broke and trained horses, and then entered the Army for a tour in the Vietnam War 65 - 67.   He returned to Oklahoma and took a...