Obituaries

EDMONDS, WASHINGTON — Betty Jo Bridenstine, 92 years old, passed away from natural causes on Feb. 21, 2020, in Edmonds, Washington. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter Edward Staves and Rose Gladys Curran-Staves, and her late husband, K. M. Bridenstine.   Betty Jo was born and raised in Missoula. As a child she grew up in the Orchard Homes portion of Missoula. After high school, she attended college at Montana State University (so named at the time) in Missoula. During college she was a Sigma Kappa sorority sister and lettered in swimming and in 1948, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business. She married K. M. Bridenstine in December 1950. They lived throu...

RONAN — Randy Keeble passed away on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at his home in Ronan, after a long fight with cancer. In his passing we have lost a loving father, grandfather, husband, and a pillar of the Mission Valley community. Randy was born Frank Randolph Keeble on Feb. 7, 1947, to Frank and Virgi...

ST. IGNATIUS — Dorathy Maxine Salomon Roseleip, 89, passed away in Billings on Feb. 20, 2020. Services are planned in St. Ignatius and will be announced. Foster Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements.  

ST. IGNATIUS — Wilma J. Manore, 91, was born on Sept. 7, 1928, and died on Feb. 16, 2020. Wilma was born in Plum City, Wisconsin, to Eric Hedin and June (Campbell) Hedin (Tomlinson) and was one of six children (Orval, Wilma, Leslie, Bernard “Bud”, Virginia, and Roger). She graduated from...

POLSON — Our beautiful Mother and Grandmother, Jacqueline Jean DePoe Schwarz Griffith passed away on Feb. 17, 2020. Jean was born in Port Angeles, Washington, to Geraldine Dupuis and Reginald DePoe on Oct. 1, 1929. She was a member of the Salish Kootenai Tribes. She graduated from Polson High School...

POLSON — Eleanor S. Ekland, long time resident of Polson, passed away on Feb. 15 at the age of 94. Eleanor was born in Glendive, Montana to Pete and Edna Pederson on April 22, 1925. She graduated from Dawson County High School and obtained an Associate of Arts degree from Dawson County Junior Colleg...

RONAN — Keith R. Baker, 69, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, at his home. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, in August of 1950 to Jack S. Forrester and Marie M. Zimmerman Forrester.   At the age of 17, he was appointed to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, but decided it was not for h...

POLSON — Joseph Francis “Pinhead” Squeque, age 82, passed away on Jan. 17, 2020, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. He was born on Feb. 3, 1937, in St. Ignatius, the son of Louison Squeque (Finley) and Josephine (Caye) Lefthand and Alex Lefthand. He attended school through the eighth ...

POLSON — Helen Sue Bailey was born on May 27, 1967, and passed away on Jan. 31, 2020, at the age of 52. She is survived by her husband Todd, of 29 years, and their sons, David (Jonta) and Josh (Shania). Helen also had three beloved grandchildren, Dean, Truden and Paisley.   Although a less than...

POLSON — Greggory Andrew Bancroft, age 25, of Polson and the Flathead Valley, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. Greggory was born April 9, 1994 to Leah Hancock and Andrew Bancroft in Kalispell, Montana. He graduated from Flathead High School in 2013. Gregg loved fishing, hunting,...