Obituaries
ST. IGNATIUS — Patricia S. Krantz, 68, passed away in Missoula at the Village. A funeral will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 10:30 a.m. in the Mission Valley Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Krantz Cemetery.
RAVALLI — Michael Scott Weaver, 65, passed away Oct. 1 in Missoula. Arrangements are pending with Foster Funeral Home & Crematory of St. Ignatius.
RONAN — Josephine Therriault, 97, passed away Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, at St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan. Josephine was born May 2, 1924, in Burmis, Alberta, Canada. She was the eighth of nine children born to Polish immigrants, Michael and Anna Michalsky. After recovering from polio at age 5, she att...
HOT SPRINGS — Former Missoula and Polson resident, 99-year-old Gladys Marie McDonald Disney “Glady,” passed away on Sunday, Oct. 3, at the Hot Springs Health and Rehab Center. Gladys was the oldest living member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Glady had to give up indepen...
ST. IGNATIUS — Deborah Ann Johnson (Debbie), 60, of Missoula, passed away on Aug. 24, 2021, in the comfort of her home. Debbie was born in Ronan on June 30, 1961. She was a beautiful addition to the family of Bobbie and Joe Johnson (parents) and Curtis (brother). Her family moved to Missoula in 1...
RONAN — Evelyn Louise McConn (Conrad) passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 6, 2021, five weeks short of her 101st birthday. Evelyn was born in West Farmington, Ohio, on Oct. 13, 1920, to Orval Conrad and Katie Pierce. She was the youngest of five siblings, Lyle, Delta, Alton and Alta. She was preced...
CHARLO — Georgia “Beanie” was a heavenly-gifted, worldly, talented angel. Beanie was born May 11, 1957, in Hanford, California, to John and Maxine Machado. She passed peacefully on Oct. 3, 2021, at St. Luke’s Community Hospital in Ronan. Her family relocated several times...
POLSON — Herbert H. Sorensen’s spirit left his mortal body behind on Sept. 26, 2021, surrounded by family at home. Herb was born on May 24, 1930. Herb’s life journey started in a lumber camp in Bremerton, Washington. He was the second child of Harry and Bertha Bocksnick Sorensen. H...
RONAN — Violet Elaine Harris, 68, of Round Butte, went on to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sept. 22, 2021, at St. Luke Hospital in Ronan. Violet was born to Sonny and Janie Chisholm July 14, 1953, in Kalispell. She is preceded in death by Janie Chisholm, her mom; and her grandpare...
ST. IGNATIUS — Delbert J. (Bud) Steele passed peacefully on Sept. 28, 2021, at his home in St. Ignatius with family at his side. Bud was born Aug. 22, 1930 on the Jim Johnson Ranch in Milk River to John W. and Doris Carter Steele. Bud attended elementary school on the Blackfeet reservation. Th...
