Obituaries

POLSON — Ormand Bruce Eastman, age 94, passed away on Nov. 7, 2020. Ormand was born in Whittier, California, the first child of Barney and Katheryn (Doty) Eastman. He went through his school years in California. In 1944, when he turned 18, he enlisted in the Navy and spent the balance of WWII on the destroyer minesweeper, USS Fitch, in the South Pacific. In 1949, he met Patsy Rettig, and the two were married in December. They had four children. They lived in Southern California until 1963 when they moved to Sunnyvale, California. In 1971, they moved to Montana and in May of the following year, purchased the Proctor Store in Proctor. The Eastmans enjoyed storekeeping until their retire...

MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA — Charles William (Bill) Putnam, 85, Minot, formerly of the Grand Forks and Alsen area, North Dakota, died on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in a Minot nursing home. Bill was born on Oct. 26, 1935, at Grand Forks, North Dakota, the son of Charles and Louise (Rund) Putnam. He was raise...

MISSOULA — Floyd V. Piedalue, 86, passed away on Nov. 18, 2020, at the Springs at Missoula. Floyd was born on Sept. 30, 1934, to Edward Arthur and Marcella Augusta (Hepp) Piedalue in Ronan. After graduation from high school in Ronan, Floyd served honorably in the US Army.  In 1965, Floyd mar...

RONAN — Thomas Fredrick Paro, 75, passed away on Nov. 7 at Polson Health Care Center. Tom was born on May 24, 1945, to Mildreth and Lester Merle Paro Sr. He attended school in Hot Springs. After graduating from high school he joined the Air Force for four years. He worked many years for the Salish Koot...

POLSON — Len, son of Ernest and Frances Dubuque, was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He, along with his parents and four siblings, lived in various locations across the country. During his high school years Len lived in Billings where he experienced Montana for the first time. As a young man he s...

SPOKANE VALLEY, WASHINGTON — Gerald Allen Zeller passed away on Nov. 11, 2020, at Golden Community Care Home in Spokane Valley, Washington. Jerry was born on June 6, 1954  in Missoula to George and Clara Zeller. Jerry was the brother of two older sisters, Gayann Jackson and Georgia Larson. &nbs...

GOLDEN, COLORADO — David was the third of five children born to Daniel and Isabelle (Pinsoneault) Seery on Jan. 4, 1955, in Missoula. He grew up in St. Ignatius, where he attended Ursuline Catholic School, St. Ignatius High School and graduated as a proud Mission Bulldog. He helped his dad run the m...

BLANCHARD, OKLAHOMA — Patsy Ruth Fee Redeker, age 94, passed away on Nov. 11, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. of congestive heart failure. She was born on Feb. 20, 1926, in Great Falls to Maurice Daniel and Ruth (Wilke) Fee. Patsy married Raymond C. Redeker Jr. on June 29, 1949, and he preceded her in death on S...

POLSON — The Peek family mourns the loss of Rodger “Lindy” Peek, who passed away Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at home in Polson, with his family by his side. Lindy was born on May 14, 1944, at home in Polson. He was one of seven children born to the late Dewell S. Peek and Virginia Jane Oie. &nb...

RONAN — Earl William Johnston, age 76, passed away at his residence, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, a few days short of his birthday. He was born on Nov. 16, 1943, in Kalispell, the son of Glen Joseph and Evelyn Regina (Mohn) Johnston. Like a diamond, Earl had many facets. He was a railroad worker, a ba...