Obituaries

POLSON — Jack Lovenger Mitchell, 93, of Polson, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at St Joseph Providence Assisted Care Center of natural causes. Jack was born on April 9, 1929, in Polson to Ray and Ruth (Lovenger) Mitchell.   Jack was raised in Polson and attended Polson public schools. After graduating from high school, Jack joined the United States Marine Corps and served in WW II and the Korean War. Jack was discharged in 1958 as a staff sergeant. On Dec. 30, 1950, Jack married Anna Lucille Roening in her parent’s home in Seattle, Washington. They were married for 72 years. After being discharged, the couple moved to Seattle where Jack attended the Univer...

ST. IGNATIUS — Martena Savage, age 88, passed away on March 13, 2023. She was born on Feb. 22, 1935, to Georgian Eckley Allard and Sidney Allard. Tena was the sister of Doug, Phyllis, and Mike who all preceded her in death. Tena attended Ronan grade school until the St. Ignatius school bus came to t...

CHARLO — Marilyn Joan Baltz, 78, of Charlo passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, with her loving husband by her side. Marilyn was born on Aug. 6, 1944, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to Charlie and Dorothy Dennis. Her family history was very important to her. Ancestry lines link her to England, Wales, Germany, ...

RONAN – Joan Lucille Hill-Graham, age 65, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, of ovarian cancer, at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born to Lawrence Frederick and Lucille (Pierson) Hill in Spokane, Washington. She attended schools in Wilbur, Washington, and graduated from Wilbur...

RONAN – Joan Lucille Hill-Graham, age 65, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, of ovarian cancer, at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born to Lawrence Frederick and Lucille (Pierson) Hill in Spokane, Washington. She attended schools in Wilbur, Washington, and graduated from Wilbur...

DIXON — Leo Harteis was born on Jan. 5, 1946, and died on Feb. 24, 2023, from illness. Born in Pennsylvania, he lived in Western Montana for years. He was a silver smith, stone mason, and an art instructor at Salish Kootenai College. He went to art school in Pennsylvania. Survived by siblings and famil...

ST. REGIS — Rose “Rosie”  Mary Wright was born in Lubbock, Texas, on Aug. 20, 1941, to Solomon C. Hayhurst and Alma Hayhurst and passed away on Feb. 23, 2023.  She grew up in Belen, New Mexico, and married Charlie O. Wright on June 1, 1958. Charlie and Rosie moved to Ronan in 1966...

POLSON — Lola Mae Stewart Emerson Vulles, age 91, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at The Villas in Kalispell. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.  

POLSON — John Arthur Cotton, 80, of Polson, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at his home with family by his side. He was born in February of 1943 in Illinois, to George and Maxine Cotton. He loved anything that had a motor … from snowmobiling with his buddies, touring roads on hi...

ST. IGNATIUS — William “Wild Bill” Whalen, 83, a long-time resident of St. Ignatius, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital in Ronan on Feb. 26, 2023.  Bill was the second of seven children born to Charles E. Whalen and Helen E. (Duffy) Whalen on May 23, 1939, in Big Timber, Monta...