Obituaries

PIERRE, SD — Paul Francis Soukup was born in Wagner, SD, on Dec. 8, 1960, the son of Frank and Marla (Payer) Soukup. He died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Pierre, SD. Paul graduated from O’Gorman High School in Sioux Falls, SD, in 1979 and earned his BA in Accounting from Briar Cliff in Sioux City, Iowa. Paul married Mary Kelly in 1988. Four children were born to their union.  Paul worked as the CFO at the hospitals in Armour and Platte, SD, and has worked as the CFO at St. Luke’s Hospital in Ronan since August of 2005. He also served on the Finance Committee for the Montana Hospital Association. Paul will be remember...

APPLETON, WISCONSIN — Thomas P. Kuhn, age 78, of Hilbert, Wisconsin, died on May 16, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, Wisconsin, as a result of complications from exposure to agent orange. He was born on Sept. 25, 1943, in Oak Park, Illinois, son of the late Clifford and Marian Kuhn. On ...

POLSON — John H. Miller, 65, of Polson, and recently Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away on March 14, 2022.  Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 27, at the LDS church in Polson. Graveside Military Honors at Lakeview Cemetery will be held at noon following service. There will also be a so...

ST. IGNATIUS — Doris Smith Bradshaw, 90, passed away on May 17, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 27 at the Pleasant View Cemetery outside St. Ignatius. Messages of condolences may be shared with the family online at: www.shriderthompson.com. A full obituary will follow in...

RONAN — Delora “Jane” Jackson Fillner, age 91, of Ronan, passed away peacefully on May 9, 2022. She was born May 12, 1930, in Rocky Ford, Colorado, to the late Eddie E. Jackson and Myrna Jackson (Davidson).  She grew up in Hardin Montana where she was active in high school music, playi...

GREAT FALLS — Bailey Anne Kelly, 26, passed away on April 25, 2022. A private family service will be held. Bailey was born on July 23, 1995, to Jeff Kelly and Laurie McPartlin Olsen in Great Falls. She spent her early life growing up in Great Falls and in Polson, eventually graduating from Polson High ...

POLSON — John H. Miller, 65, of Polson, and recently Las Vegas, Nevada,, passed away on March 14, 2022. He was born in April of 1956 in Dayton, Ohio, to Charles Miller and Betty Thorpe (to later marry Cleao Thomas).  At the young age of 18, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. During ...

MISSOULA — Charles William Moody passed away at home on Tuesday, May 10. He was born on April 10, 1958, in Missoula to Leonard and Shirley Moody. He was the eldest of four children. His parents moved to Ronan in 1966 to open Moody’s Market and started a legacy that is still carried on today. He g...

ST. IGNATIUS — Charles O. “Chuck” Whitson, 88, peacefully passed away at his home in St. Ignatius on Dec. 29, 2021, surrounded by family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 2 p.m. at the Elks Lodge in Polson. Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson ...

(Please note: A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 28 at 4 p.m. at the Leon Club on Leon Road in Charlo. Refreshments will be served. This is a correction to the obituary that ran in the May 11, 2022 edition of the Valley Journal. We regret the error.) CHARLO — Cherished husband, brot...