Obituaries
RONAN — Donna Jean Pleasant, age 96, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan. There are no services planned at this time for Donna. Arrangements are under the care of Shrider -Thompson Funeral Home.
ST. IGNATIUS — Doyle William Dormaier went home to his Lord peacefully on July 20 surrounded by his three sisters, brother-in-law and niece. Doyle was diagnosed with brain cancer in April 2022. From then, his time with us was far too short. And yet, in that time, he was so well loved. Doyle was born...
RONAN — Maria Katharina Boldt, age 82, passed away June 12, 2022, at St. Luke Extended Care. Friends and family are invited to the memorial service on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ronan. Messages of condolences may be shared with the family online at: www.shr...
RONAN — Violet Mae Brueckmann passed away suddenly and tragically on Friday, July 15, 2022, at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan at 15 months and 23 days old. She was born to parents, Daniel and Shaelynn Brueckmann, and a twin sister, Vivian Brueckmann, on Monday, March 22, 2021, at St. Joseph Ho...
POLSON — Friends and family will celebrate the life of Patrick Dale Devlin, 66, on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 2 p.m. at Boettcher Park in Polson. Pat, a beautiful and fun-loving soul with an infectious laugh that could be slow to build but lasted long, passed away at his home of natural causes on Jan. 16...
POLSON — James (Jim) Glenn Violette, age 84, died peacefully at home on Friday, July 8, 2022, after a short illness. He was born Jan. 17, 1938, in Missoula, to Sherman and Josephine (Arpan) Violette. The family moved to Polson after Sherman’s passing, where Jim loved playing basketball with...
PABLO — William J. Peterson, age 86, passed away on July 2, 2022, at his home in Pablo surrounded by family. He was born on April 20, 1936, in Butte. He served his country for 20 years in the Marine Corps and after his military service, he moved to Pablo and worked as head custodian for the Polson s...
POLSON — Noma Loraine Scruggs Giffin, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the age of 92. She was born in Mason, Illinois, on March 26, 1930, to Glenn and Grace Peyton Scruggs. She was the youngest of five children. Her family moved to M...
POLSON — George Leonard Reksten of Polson died peacefully on June 29, 2022 of natural causes. He was 98 years old. George was born on March 14, 1924, in Polson to Gjert and Hilda Reksten who immigrated from Norway to homestead in Montana. He married Joann Cline Reksten in 1950 and raised...
RESTON, VIRGINIA — Don Edward Cornelius passed away on June 28, 2022. Don was born to John and Adeleen Cornelius on Dec. 20, 1936, in Ronan. He was the first of seven children. John raised cattle on a dairy farm and Don learned from a very young age the value of being industrious. After graduating high...
