Obituaries

NELSON, NEBRASKA — Nelson, Nebraska, resident, James R. “Pete” Weber, 75, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, Nebraska. He passed away on May 20, 2019. There will be no services, no viewing or visitation. Pete was cremated. Pete was born on Dec. 4, 1943, in Saint Ignatius, to Jerl Charles and Ara (Green) Weber. He grew up in Charlo. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1963 to 1966. Pete married Arleen Teeter on Nov. 27, 1976, in Dillon. He worked on the railroad as a tie bundler. Pete was a member of the American Legion. He enjoyed working, traveling, and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Pete wa...

POLSON — Mike Burke passed away peacefully in his hometown of Polson on May 5, 2019. He was 71. Son to Paul and Eleanor “Tally Burke,” he was born March 6, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri. Mike, a helicopter pilot in the US Army, was honorably discharged December of 1970 as a Chief War...

POLSON — Jean Steilen passed away this winter at her daughter’s home in New Jersey. There will be a memorial service held on May 20 at 11 a.m. at the Masonic Temple and will be followed by lunch. All are welcome to remember Jean and to share your stores.  

BIGFORK — Daniel K. Phipps, 70, sailed into the night sky March 3, 2019, perhaps on the wings of the snow angel his daughter made outside his sunny window at the Lakeview Care Center, Bigfork. He was an airplane pilot, a live-aboard sailor, and a San Francisco gourmet. Night sailing with him between th...

MISSOULA — William Tremper, well known businessman and community leader in Polson and Missoula, died May 7, 2019, at age 94  of natural causes. Services for him are: vigil service at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, at St. Anthony’s Church in Missoula; funeral at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 17...

RONAN — Frank passed away on May 5, 2019, at the hospital in Ronan. Frank was born in Lindsay, Nebraska, on June 4, 1936, the son of Peter and Violet Zacek. The family moved and resided in Niobrara, Nebraska, where his father ran the family business, Sanitary Meat Market. Frank graduated from Niobra...

HELENA — Former Polson resident Richard C. “Dick” Lippincott passed away on April 29, 2019, in Helena, at the age of 87. Born Aug. 1, 1931, in Pennsylvania, Dick graduated from Radnor High School outside of Philadelphia in 1949. He then attended the University of Colorado, where he stu...

POLSON — Jane Ann Johnston of Polson passed away on March 30 at her home, surrounded by family and friends. Jane was born on May 18, 1941, in Toledo, Ohio. Preceding her in death was her mother, Sophie; her father, Carl; her sister, Joan; her brother, Don; her husbands, George Moon and Bud Johnst...

ST. IGNATIUS — Emma Lorraine Acciavatti, 85, of St. Ignatius passed away on Thursday, May 2, after an extended stay at The Pines of Mission. She was the sixth of seven children born to Mildred and Orie Ivie in Mackay, Idaho, on July 15, 1933. Her family lived in Utah before moving to Alaska. There s...

ST. IGNATIUS — Clark Andrew Vallee, six months, became our guardian angel on April 29. Clark, our little monster boy. Constant energy, he was our little monkey, jumping and talking all the time. The smell of joy filled anywhere he was. He loved to go outside and jump on our chests. He was a good bab...