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SWAN VALLEY - James G Johnson, motorcycle racer, sailor, stunt man, truck driver, merchant seamen and nature lover, took his last lap around the track May 14 at his home in Swan Valley. He was surrounded by his nephew and a couple of his good friends as he said "aloha" to his life here on this planet. Jim was a spiritual person, loved life and lived most of his 90 plus years to the fullest. Jim's life was full of adventure and excitement until he decided to settle down in the beautiful Swan Vall...
SEELEY LAKE - Floyd Arthur Routh, 84 of Seeley Lake, passed away on Monday Aug. 12 at Hillside Health and Rehabilitation Center due to complications of COPD. He was born Feb. 9, 1935 in Enid, Okla. to Roy and Virginia Routh. As a boy Floyd was raised at the Baptist orphanage ranch and graduated from John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City, Okla. On Sept. 1, 1956 he joined the Air Force and was stationed at Kinross Air Force Base for his entire duty as a Control Tower Operator. Floyd was honor...
MISSOULA - Martha Kay McManus of Missoula, passed away Tuesday, July 30. She was born Nov. 18, 1947 and was the daughter of Norman F. McManus and Alta Harden McManus of Greensboro, N.C. Martha was a longtime resident of Seeley Lake and is survived by longtime companion Gary Ikerd and her two children. She will be remembered for her compassion towards her loving dogs and her willingness to always help someone in need....
MISSOULA - Gary Paul Styler, 48, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, July 17. He was born Feb. 27, 1971 in Caldwell, Idaho to Gary and Linda Styler. He graduated from Seeley-Swan High School in 1989. After graduating from school, he worked for Neil Meyer and A & S Logging as a skidder operator in the Swan Valley. Later, he was employed by Blue Ribbon Auto of Missoula where he loved working and was still employed at the time of his death. Gary enjoyed fishing, golfing, camping, being with his...
SEELEY LAKE - Frederick Lee Hartman, 76 of Seeley Lake passed away on Sunday July 7 at Missoula Health & Rehab on the 24th year to the day of his father's passing. He was born on May 30, 1943 in Lafayette, Ind. to Carl C. & Alvamae (Saltwell) Hartman. He graduated from Klondike H.S. in Tippecanoe, Colo. in 1961. He started his first job riding his bike for several miles to caddy at the Elk's Club golf course while in high school. When he got his driver's license he stocked shelves for a grocery...
SEELEY LAKE - F. Neal Hayden passed away July 9 in Missoula, Mont. after a brief battle with cancer. The son of Floyd and Loretta Hayden was born in Ottawa, Kansas on April 2, 1946. After relocating to various states, the family eventually settled in Spokane, Wash. where Neal graduated from East Valley High School in 1964. Shortly after graduation Neal served in the United States Air Force and then returned to Spokane to make his home and start his career with the Burlington Railroad. He...
MISSOULA - Helen Mitchell Swain at the age of 97, passed away June 27 in Missoula, Mont. Helen was born Sept. 8, 1921, in Madisonville, Ky. to Frank and Bessie Simmons Mitchell. The family moved to Pierce, Fla. when she was six years old. She graduated from Mulberry High School. Helen was married to William E. Swain, Jr. and they had two children Linda and Billy. They lived a long and happy life together in Wellswood neighborhood in Tampa, Fla. She retired from the GTE Yellowpages Co. and enjoye...
SEELEY LAKE - Gary O. Overman, 61, of Seeley Lake, passed away on May 23 while surrounded by loved ones in Kalispell, Mont. Gary was born in Missoula, Mont. July 24, 1957 to Oliver Orville and Shirley Overman. He graduated from Stevensville High School in 1976. He moved to Seeley Lake, Montana to work for Pyramid Mountain Lumber as a Millwright for 43 years. He was the third of five brothers and sisters. He loved attending Montana Grizzlies Football games, hanging with his dogs Bobcat and Griz,...
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - Nancy Jo Norville, age 56, passed away surrounded by her family Monday, June 10 at The Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. Nancy was born Feb. 9, 1963, to Leland and Betty Ann Morris in Lander, Wyo. She is the sister of Robert Morris, Tom Morris and Dora Tiel. Following her graduation from Seeley-Swan High School in 1981, she attended Prairie Bible College in Alberta, Canada. Nancy married Wes Norville on Oct. 5, 1985 in Cardwell, Mont. Nancy was a...
POLSON – Terrence Boyd Williams, 75, of Polson, Mont., passed on at the Polson Health and Rehabilitation Center on June 12, 2019. Terry was born on March 7, 1944 in Anaconda, Mont. to Graydon George Williams and Momo Lind Williams. He spent the majority of his youth in Dayton, Mont. where his parents owned and operated the Dayton Store and his father was the postmaster. He graduated from Polson High School and the University of Montana with a teaching degree in mathematics. He married Sally J...
Richard "Dick" Edward Reeve passed away on Jan. 26, 2019 at the age of 89. Dick was born on June 24, 1929, to Whitney and Marie Woodruff Reeve. His career in sales and management began during his early elementary years when he raised chickens for profit during the Depression. Throughout his life, Dick invested this attitude of self-motivated, entrepreneurial-energy to the good of his family and community. Dick and Margo met on a blind date while he was visiting Cal Berkeley. His letters tell of...
SWAN VALLEY - Robert Allerton Cushman, born Oct. 26, 1929 died June 23, 2019 following a slow decline at his home in the Swan Valley surrounded by his wife and 20 of his kids, their spouses and his grandkids. A giant of family, faith, science and nature, Cush, as he was known, led a full and pioneering life. He died the way he had lived: without fear, wrapped in the Holy Spirit, showcasing his strength, and with Sue, his wife of 67 years by his side. Born in Cambridge, Mass. in 1929 as the...
SEELEY LAKE - On Sunday, June 16, Dorothy, loving wife, mother and grandmother went to be with our Heavenly Father. She was 78 years old. Dorothy was born the seventh of 12 children, on Nov. 4, 1940 in Belgrade, Mont. to Ira and Juanita Kidney/Croston. She grew up and went to school in Manhattan, Mont. During that time she met her first husband Robert Edward Heath. They were married on May 30, 1957. They spent the first years of their marriage in the Manhattan area raising four daughters. From...
SEELEY LAKE - IN LOVING MEMORY...This Memorial may be late in coming – but that is because it has been very difficult for me to believe this has really happened...on Saturday morning, May 25th, I suddenly lost my husband of 38 years. Dennis and I met on the beach in California and found out we grew up seven miles from each other back in Michigan! It was truly love at first sight – we're still on our first date, as I never went home!! Dennis was born Feb. 7, 1947 in Farmington, Mich., a suburb ou...
Surrounded by loving family & friends, Julie Ann Peterson Arispe, passed away on Tuesday, June 4. She was born in Seattle, Wash. on Nov. 5, 1968. She grew up a member of a loving, lively and caring family. She attended Lawton Elementary, St. Josephs Middle School, Bishop Blanchet High School and the University of Montana. At the University of Montana, she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority and worked during school with "Society Expeditions" which took her to such parts of the world...
HELENA - Mark Allen Jones, 62, passed away in his sleep in Helena, Montana early on Tuesday, May 7. Mark was born into a large family in Ventura, Calif. on Nov. 29, 1956. He thoroughly enjoyed telling the stories of his life to any that might listen. From growing up with eleven siblings in small town California, his athletic achievements in high school track and football, and the excitement of racing stock and sprint cars, he always had a story to tell. A California transplant that became a true...
SEELEY LAKE – Yvonne Lassise Mackie passed away suddenly and peacefully on Feb. 7. Born Sept 30, 1949, Yvonne was the second child of nine siblings born to Joyce and Richard Lassise. A lifelong resident of northwest Montana, Yvonne met and married Jack Mackie and they lived in Seeley Lake with their daughter Sharon, son-in-law Shawn Wendel and two grandchildren Lane and Trista. Yvonne embraced the role of big sister, mother and devoted the latter years of her life to her grandchildren. She w...
BILLINGS, MONT. – Tara Lea Ogden, 42, died from injuries sustained from being struck by a vehicle while walking home to her apartment on May 4th. She was pronounced dead at the hospital early May 5th. Tara was born to Ronald G. Ogden and Nicki L. McPhee Hals July 25, 1976. She was raised in Seeley Lake and attended grade and high school there. She finished her senior year and graduated in Unalaska, AK. While in Seeley Lake she helped raise, train and cared for 30+ sled dogs at her father's k...
BILLINGS, MONT. - Pastor Herbert A.W. Schiefelbein died in the Christian faith on April 29 in Billings, Mont. at the age of 91, after a brief illness. Pastor Schiefelbein was born Oct. 19, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisc., the youngest son of Arthur and Olga (nee Klatt) Schiefelbein. He was baptized into Christ Oct. 29, 1927, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, where he was also confirmed in the faith on Palm Sunday, 1940. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and School, where he received his...
SEELEY LAKE - Michael Edward Haley was born on June 6,1970 in Gallipolis, Ohio to John Haley and Nancy Craighead. He was the youngest of their three children. Mike grew up in the beautiful town of Boulder, Colorado where his adventurous spirit attracted him to climbing mountains, snowboarding, cliff jumping and living free with his friends and family. He graduated from Meadowdale High School in Dayton, Ohio in 1989. Mike met the love of his life while on an adventure to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to...
Mirl George Gratton was born on Feb. 5, 1936 to George and Gertie Gratton in Great Falls, Mont. In 1939, the family moved to the Greenfield Bench where Mirl attended elementary school and was active in band and basketball. Mirl continued his education in Fairfield, excelling in football, track and basketball. Mirl played on the Fairfield State Championship team of 1954 where the Eagles beat the Nashua Porcupines 56-53. While a junior in high school Mirl made his theatrical debut (and finale)...
Alfred "Paul" Bergeson was born Sept. 3, 1935 in Pierre, S.D. to John and Johanna Gunhilda "Hilda" (Opsal) Bergeson. He attended Stanley County Schools through eighth grade, then attended Pierre High School in Pierre. Paul then went to work for local ranchers as a ranch hand before joining the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Parks Air Force Base in California before being medically discharged and returning home to South Dakota. Paul married Shirley Hillmer on October 27, 1956 in...
WHITEFISH, MONT. - On Friday, April 19, 2019, Michaela Mae Hulett, loving wife and mother of two, passed away at the age of 32. Michaela was born March 14, 1987, in Powell, Wyo. to Patti Bartlett and Mike Dunlap. She grew up in Seeley Lake, Mont. where she graduated in 2005. During those high school years, she met the love of her life, Tyrel Hulett. They went to college together at Northern Idaho College. Michaela finished her nursing degree in both Missoula and Flathead Valley Community College...
SEELEY LAKE - Nicholas Beery, 73, passed away Wednesday, April 10 at St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula, Mont. He was born Jan. 31, 1946 to Margaret and Newell Beery. As a boy he lived on the family ranch and was educated in the Richey and Circle Public Schools. In 1965 he was drafted into the Army, serving his country for two years. On Aug. 24, 1973, he married Barbara (Piersak) Plouffe in Circle, Mont. becoming a stepfather to Danette and Monique. They lived in Vida and Wolf Point before moving...
MOSCOW, IDAHO – Evelyn Faye Mock of Moscow, Idaho died Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Gritman Medical Center. She was 84. Evelyn was born Dec. 4, 1934 at Belgrade, Mont. to William C. and Florence Kent Powell. She grew up and attended school in Montana, graduating from Bozeman High School. She and Robert C. Mock were married April 29, 1953 in Bozeman. They made their home in Missoula. After her children were older, she attended nurses training at St. Patrick's Hospital, graduating with her LPN. S...
