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SWAN VALLEY - 'Mike' Alden Holmes, 76, of Swan Valley, passed away Dec. 1 in his home at the Gordon Ranch surrounded by his loved ones. Mike was born in Missoula on Jan. 17, 1944 to Henry and Florence Holmes. Mike grew up in Polson. While in high school Mike was a standout athlete in basketball, football and track. He spent his summers in the Swan Valley. Mike married his high school sweetheart Susan Paul in 1964. Mike received his Associate Degree in Forestry from the University of Montana. He...
SEELEY LAKE - On Sept. 12, Wayne David Cahoon, beloved husband, father, Papa, brother, uncle, friend and Follower of Christ, closed his eyes on earth and opened them in heaven. He is rejoicing now with Jesus and so many others that have gone before. Wayne, born on Jan. 20, 1961 to Theresa and Levi Ralph Cahoon is the seventh (perfect number he would always say) of eight children. He was raised on his family ranch at Placid Lake, attended Seeley Lake Elementary, Seeley-Swan High School and Pillsb...
CONDON - Son of Arthur J. and Alice M. Scherer. Internist/Rheumatologist. Loved his patients and they him. USAF Flight Surgeon 1966-69. Devout catholic, served on school boards and parish councils. Chief of staff Missoula Community Hospital, President of N.W. Rheumatism Society and 10-year Medical Director Swan Valley Emergency Services in Condon. Liked to sing (Missoula Doctor's Jazz Band, OLF church choir, Seattle). Loved Lindbergh Lake cabin, hiking, high mountain lakes, fly fishing and...
SEELEY LAKE - Isaac Morse and his friend Damien Miner left this world way too young Nov. 8. Isaac was born March 28, 2003 to Ted and Christie Morse. He was six months old when they decided to make the move and call Seeley Lake their home. Montana is the only home he knew. Isaac had a wonderful life full of adventure and love for the mountains. Isaac has been fishing with his big brother Jacob since he could hold a pole. Growing up he was never too young or too small for anything. He loved...
CONDON - Renae Lyn Anderson, beloved and devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and loyal friend, left to continue her journey with her father, brother, friends and most certainly Elvis Presley on Oct. 19, 2020. Renae was born in Missoula, Montana on Jan. 6, 1952 to Robert K. "Tuffy" and Leita Anderson. She was the first of three children, followed by her brother Bob and sister Melody. She was raised in Condon, attended Salmon Prairie Grade School and graduated from Seeley-Swan High...
SEELEY LAKE - On Aug. 21, 2002, a baby boy was born to Specialist Christopher Miner and his then-wife Melinda Barraza Miner at Fort Hood, Texas. With chubby cheeks and deep brown eyes, Damien Nichols Miner was immediately beloved by everyone. Upon his father's honorable departure from the Army, Damien moved to the Pacific Northwest where they enjoyed living by the majority of their family in the Portland/Vancouver area and their extended family in Missoula, Montana. Damien's childhood was...
SEELEY LAKE – Jay Haveman was born in Billings, Montana on Aug. 10, 1939. The son of Louis and Martha Haveman, Jay was raised on the family ranch and went to grade school at the rancher school and high school at Hysham High School. At the age of 15, Jay went to work during the summer at the Long Horn "A" Ranch at Big Timer, Montana. Jay returned to Hysham to finished school. He rented a small house in Hysham and worked different jobs around town. Immediately after high school, Jay had a job i...
SEELEY LAKE - Justina I. Henkel, age 93, of Seeley Lake, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at her home. She was born on March 28, 1927, in Kitzingen, Germany, to Franz and Maria Magdalena Homer Hart. She was a teenager in Hitler's Youth Army. At the end of World War II, she married Daniel Henkel and she came to America in the early 1950's by boat from the North Sea through the English Channel to Ellis Island, New York. She learned English, gained her American citizenship and worked at Providence...
SEELEY LAKE - Justina I. Henkel, age 93, of Seeley Lake, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at her home. She was born on March 28, 1927, in Kitzingen, Germany, to Franz and Maria Magdalena Homer Hart. She was a teenager in Hitler's Youth Army. At the end of World War II, she married Daniel Henkel and she came to America in the early 1950's by boat from the North Sea through the English Channel to Ellis Island, New York. She learned English, gained her American citizenship and worked at Providence...
Robert William Kennedy, 69, of Charleston, South Carolina, peacefully passed from this life into eternal life with Jesus on Friday, Sept. 25. A celebration and memorial of his life will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4 at the Beresford Hall "Ruins" at 454 Royal Assembly Drive, Charleston, South Carolina. His inurnment and military honors will be held at a later date. Robert was born Sept. 8, 1951 in Munich, Germany, son of the late George Kennedy and Anneliese Ebelt Kennedy. Also known as Pack R...
SEELEY LAKE - Nadine was a special lady, loved by everyone in the community of Seeley Lake. She passed away peacefully, Friday afternoon at Riverside Home in Missoula. Nadine had a quick wit and was always ready to make her friends laugh. She was a wonderful companion to those who were blessed enough to be in her small circle of friends. Staying at home and reading books was one of her favorite pastimes, especially Louis L'amour books. In her younger years she loved camping, nature and animals,...
SEELEY LAKE - On the afternoon of Aug. 21st, 2020 Timothy John Davis tragically lost his life in a rollover accident on a quiet gravel road in central Montana. Tim was always happy to be in this world and his jovial spirit was infectious to all of those around him. He was able to find joy no matter the task and was always ready with a good story to tell, re-written song lyrics or funny made-up words. Co-workers, family and friends were all blessed by the perpetual cheer that emanated from the...
OVANDO - Woodrow W. Needles Jr. died Aug. 20 at Riverside Health Care in Missoula. He was the son of Woodrow Sr. and Lulabelle Sample Needles. He had siblings Barbara, Beverly, Wallace, and Janice and several nieces and nephews. Woodrow worked at mining in Phillipsburg, Montana and California. Logging in California and Montana, he was a mechanic around Helmville and Ovando, where he made his home with his wife Elizabeth of 65 years and family Arlene, Julie and twins Teddy and Terry. Terry died in 1980. Cremation has taken place and memorial...
Marvin Edward Jennings, Jr., husband of the late Mildred Lange Jennings, passed away on Sunday, July 26 at the age of 93. He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on Saturday, July 23, 1927 to the late Marvin Edward Jennings, Sr. and Alice Muir Jennings. Marvin worked as a Finance Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency, retiring after 30+ years of service. He enjoyed watching baseball, playing softball and was an avid golfer for his entire life. He also was an accomplished bowler and was...
MISSOULA - William Logue, age 93 of Missoula, Montana passed away early Saturday morning July 25, 2020 at his home. Bill lived in Condon for a large part of his life, about 44 years. Bill moved to Stevensville, Montana in 2006. As his health declined he moved to Missoula. Most who knew Bill will think of him as the junkyard guy. He loved old things - cars being first on the list. His love for old could make one wonder why he ended up married to one younger instead of one older than himself. I...
Kent A. Brown, 87, of Montana City, Montana passed away on July 8, 2020 in Missoula. Kent was born on July 16, 1932 in Leavenworth, Washington to Ronald and Afton Brown. Although his family moved a lot while he was growing up, he always considered Montana his home. After completing high school in Lincoln, Montana he joined the U.S. Air Force. He retired after 21 ½ years and returned to Montana. While stationed at Fairchild AFB, Spokane, Washington, he met his wife, Marie Fujimoto from...
CLINTON - Katherine J. Zuleger, 79, of Clinton, Montana died April 24, 2020 at Hospice of the Valley in Surprise, Arizona. Kathy was born March 14, 1941 in Ronan, Montana to parents William J. Morton and Elizabeth G. (Barclay) Morton. Kathy graduated from Anaconda High School, Class of 1958. She worked many years as the school clerk at Seeley Lake Elementary and then at Clinton Elementary, retiring in 2004. She split her retirement years between Montana and Wickenburg, Arizona. Kathy was an...
SWAN VALLEY - Turk Rowlands (C.P. Rowlands, Col., USMC (Ret)), summer resident in Condon for 25 years, passed away at his home in Riverside, Calif. May 31, 2020. He was born as Cledwyn Pearce Rowlands Oct. 7, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre, Penn., the only child of parents who emigrated from Wales. He is survived by his wife of 58 years Suzanne, his son Stewart, son David (wife Carol) and grandchildren Jenna and Matthew. He attended and graduated from Wilkes College and was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the...
On June 3rd, surrounded by family, Marilyn Shope Peterson passed away peacefully at her home in Anacortes, Wash. She was a kind, loving mother, pioneer in business and science, world traveler, accomplished author and mentor. Born Sept. 17, 1935 in Hamilton, Mont., first child of Edward and Ethel Shope, she was raised in Missoula where she graduated from Missoula County High School and spent happy summers at Seeley Lake. She earned a degree in Home Economics from the University of Montana, the...
SWAN VALLEY - Leonard was born in Pablo, Mont. May 29, 1926 to the parents of George and Fern Moore. He was the the oldest of three siblings. He had a long and adventurous life in the Big Sky country. He grew up in the Flathead, Blackfoot and the Swan Valleys. On Dec. 11, 1943 at the age of 17, he married Ethel Minster. In 1944, he took his new bride and a team of geologists, via horseback, into the Bob Marshall Wilderness where they spent their summer. He would transport rock samples out and...
SEELEY LAKE - Donald T. Dunagan passed away Monday, May 18 after a long and courageous battle with mesothelioma. He was born Oct. 22, 1948 in DeQueen, Ark. to Ray and Alien Dunagan. He served three years in the Army receiving awards for Meritorious Unit Citation and National Defense Service Medal. He was also an expert in rifle. After an honorable discharge in 1971, Don worked for Alcoa Aluminum factory for 38 years retiring and moving to Seeley Lake with his wife Joy. His survivors include his...
SEELEY LAKE - James "Jim" C. Banes, of Seeley Lake, left this world peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, May 12, 2020. He was 64. As strong a man as he was, those who knew him well, knew of the painful physical struggle he had endured. For more than two years there were medications, hospital stays and too many high hopes and failed procedures. Jim just got tired. Jim grew up in California. He joined the Navy and was stationed out on the submarine USS Dixon. After the Navy he mostly worked as a long...
SWAN VALLEY - Dan Maloughney, 70, of Condon passed away April 30 from a brain hemorrhage. Cremation has taken place and memorial services will be held at later dates. Born in Butte, Mont. Sept. 9, 1949 he was the youngest of five children of John and Ann Maloughney. From an early age he enjoyed working on anything mechanical and collecting "treasures". He graduated from Butte Central Catholic High School in 1967. After high school, Dan attended Northern Montana College and graduated with a bache...
MISSOULA - Gail passed away in her home surrounded by the love of her family. Gail was born in Butte, Mont. to Clarence and Lyle Gilbert. She was raised in Butte by her Aunt Bea until her late adolescence when her father and stepmother Sarah moved to Missoula. Gail married Howard (Chris) Christiansen in 1973. With that union, the blended family made a full house of eight sons and two daughters. Gail and Chris moved to Seeley Lake in 1985 after vacationing there for years. Gail worked at...
KALISPELL, MONT. - Jo Ann Baranko Vagg, 90, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, surrounded by family, in her Lakeside home. She was born to Joseph and Edna Baranko Feb. 22, 1930 in Albion, Neb. They moved to Great Falls in 1935 where she attended school and graduated in 1948. Jo Ann went on to work for a home decorating company L.M.H. until she married Douglas Vagg in July of 1951. They lived in Power, Mont. where Douglas was a schoolteacher. In the summer, they moved to Saco where they...
