Obituaries
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Joan Anderson, 86
Joan Anderson, formerly Joan Haaland Phillips, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls. Joan was born on Sept. 18, 1929, i…
Joan Anderson
Otis S. Hard, 71
Otis S. Hard, 71, was born July 17, 1945, to Otis and Nellie Hard. He died at his home surrounded by family on Sept. 5, 2016.
Ronald Kent Dickinson, 57
Ronald Kent Dickinson, 57, passed away at his home on Sept. 7, 2016. Ron was born in Billings. He attended schools in Billings and Kalispell and graduated from…
Jeffery Neil Badeker, 44
Jeffery Neil Badeker, 44, departed from this world on Aug. 30, 2016, after a courageous battle with colon cancer.
Janice Marie Day Block, 80
Janice Marie Day Block, 80, of Polson passed away on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at St. Patrick Hospital. She blessed us and so many with her gifts of time, teachin…
Doris Gilmer Leach, 96
Doris Gilmer Leach, 96, “went to be with the Lord” in the early morning hours of Sept. 4, 2016, attended by her oldest son.
Thelma Marie Kassner, 92
Thelma passed away at Visions Senior Living Center in Apache Junction, Arizona, on Aug. 24, 2016. Her only child, Jay E. Kassner, of Anchorage, Alaska, was by …
Ardine M. 'Dean' Mace, 78
Ardine M. “Dean” Mace, 78, passed away at his home, of natural causes, in Whitefish on Aug. 10, 2016.
Hazel Motichka, 102
Hazel Motichka, 102, passed away on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. “The earth lost an angel and heaven gained one. Hazel Motichka went to be with her Lo…
Susan Gay Lawson, 51
Susan Gay Lawson, 51, “returned to her heavenly home” on Sept. 2, 2016, after a valiant battle with a long illness. Born Jan. 2, 1965, her unwavering devotion …
Robert E. LeProwse, 90
During the early hours of Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, Robert “Bob” LeProwse “took his final golf swing” at the Montana Veteran’s Home in Columbia Falls, his resid…
Mary Eva (Largent) Bray, 80
Mary Eva (Largent) Bray, 80, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, on Aug. 25, 2016, from a cerebral hemorrhage.
William James Sandson, 23
William James Sandson’s life ended unexpectedly on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, at the young age of 23.
Rita Kay Stroisch Taylor, 67
Rita Kay Stroisch Taylor, 67, passed away on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016.