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SEELEY LAKE - Stephen Armer Johnson, 68, passed away on March 25 at Fort Harrison VA Medical Center in Helena, Mont. surrounded by his loving family. Stephen was born Sept. 13, 1950 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. to Charles Lebert and Voilet Lucille (Shockley) Johnson. He was the second of four children. He was raised in southern Missouri and moved to Central Oregon for his grade school years. He returned to Missouri and graduated high school in Deepwater. He was accepted into West Point, but chose not...
HELMVILLE - Katherine Louise Doney Daniels, 71, of Helmville, Mont., passed away March 28. She was born to parents William James Doney and Geraldine Geary Doney, December 9, 1947, in Deer Lodge, Mont. Kathy graduated from Helmville Elementary School in 1962 and Powell County High School in 1966. She was married to Paul Daniels in 1972. Kathy is survived by: her husband Paul "Buck" Daniels of Helmville; her two children and their spouses Jodi and Scott Barger of Cascade, Mont. and Ty and Alyssa...
SEELEY LAKE - Stephen A. Johnson, age 68 of Seeley Lake, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019. Viewing will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 29th at Faith Chapel, 3260 Highway 83 North, Seeley Lake. A funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. at Faith Chapel with a reception to follow in the social hall of the church. A Graveside Service with Military Honors will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, March 29th at Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Fort Harrison. Please visit www.aswfuneralhome.com to offer the family a condolence or to share a memory of...
SEELEY LAKE - Glenn Frederick Bliss, 72, beloved father, grandfather and friend, passed away Sunday, March 17 at his home in Seeley Lake with his family by his side. Glenn was born to Glenn E. and Elizabeth Bliss Sept. 3, 1946 in Great Falls, Mont. He attended Great Falls High School graduating in 1964. He went on to attend Kemper Military school in Boonville, Missouri for two years and then finished his education at the University of Oregon graduating with degrees in finance and business admini...
SWAN VALLEY - John L. Mahoney passed away peacefully in his home on March 19. His was born April 17, 1929 in Harlem, Mont. He graduated from Big Fork High School in 1947. He started his adult life working on his uncle's ranch on the Hi-Line. After he married Dorothy, he changed jobs to road construction. That field took him to Salt Lake City and the changing of careers. He began driving truck pulling mobile homes from Salt Lake City to Minnesota. He liked driving truck so well he stayed with tha...
SEELEY LAKE - Our beloved and precious Matthew, 39, was suddenly and unexpectedly taken away from us on March 11. Matthew was born on December 19, 1979 to Gary and Royann in Missoula and was raised in Seeley Lake. Matthew, even as a young child, had such stubbornness head strength that he had to do things, all things, with the idea or notion that it was his idea only. He was never a follower, more like a loner always. He attended Seeley-Swan High School and actively participated in weight...
MISSOULA - Gregory Leon Barsi, 62, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 7 of natural causes at St. Patrick's Hospital. He was born on March 16, 1956 in Santa Rosa, Calif. to Mario and Jeane Barsi. Gregory was educated in Santa Rosa public schools and went to Santa Rosa Jr. College. He was a member of the Glee Club, as well as many groups of the arts. He enjoyed music of all kinds, as well as musical plays, art, crafting and was very artistic. He wrote poetry as a hobby and had a...
SEELEY LAKE - On Feb. 23, 2019 with the backdrop of a beautiful snowy Montana morning, Carl Antone Bergset (aka Callie) age 60, passed away peacefully at his home in Seeley Lake surrounded by his family. He was born Jan. 11, 1959 in Superior, Mont. to Carl and Annabelle Bergset. He worked for the Pyramid Mountain Lumber Company for 32 years as a certified lumber grader. He took great pride in his work and attained the recognition of his peers and was considered an expert in his field. He was...
HELENA - William Donald Martin Jr. passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Feb. 5. He was preceded in death by: his parents W.D. Martin, Sr. and Ann Marie Martin; sons William D, Martin III and Shawn Lester Martin; brothers Frank Martin and Jackie Bob Martin; and sisters Patsy Martin and Joanne Martin. Don is survived by: his wife Bonnie (Sherman) Martin; sister Barbara Stevens and her husband Jim; son Steve Martin and daughter-in-law Staci Martin; daughter Angie Ratayczak and son-in-law...
BIGFORK, MONT. - Bonnie Dot Penner, 81 of Bigfork, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 19. Bonnie, affectionately known to others as “Tiny,” was born Sept. 7, 1937 to Austin and Nellda Oillree in Rexburg, Idaho, joining older sister Lois and brothers Gary and Larry. The family relocated to Ovando. She attended Missoula County High School in Missoula and graduated in 1955. Bonnie’s greatest treasure was her family. She loved celebrations that brought the entire extended family together. Any chance to gather, play cards, tell stories and enjoy a famil...
GREENOUGH - Zella P. Erickson, aka Granny, passed away Feb. 4 right after family had said goodnight and went home. Born June 28, 1931 in Buffalo, N.Y. to John and Zella Petersen, Zella moved as a young girl with her parents to Glendale, Calif. She graduated from UC Berkley, subsequently taking seasonal jobs at both Death Valley and Yellowstone Park. She met Gordon Erickson while he was visiting Death Valley. They married in 1955, and made their home at the E Bar L Ranch in Greenough, Mont....
GREAT FALLS, MONT - Joelene Sharon O'Neill Goodover was born in Livingston, Mont. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 1951 to Joseph (Sonny) and Donalene O'Neill. She grew up in Livingston and graduated from Park Senior High School in 1970. She obtained her Psychology degree from Montana State University and her Master's Degree in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Montana. While in Bozeman she lived with her grandparents James and Edith Wheeler who's loving and nurturing nature would model how she...
SEELEY LAKE – There will be a Celebration of Life for Cameron Gamache Saturday, Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. at the Seeley Lake Elementary School. Everyone is invited to gather and pay their respects to Cameron and share all the amazing adventures that they shared with him. Please bring a dish to share for the potluck-style gathering. There will be time for anyone who wants to speak and tell a story at the Celebration. Please let organizers know on the “Cameron Gamache’s Montana Celebration of Life” event page on Facebook so they can make time for every o...
SEELEY LAKE - Sandra Lee Dellwo, 81, of Seeley Lake passed away Saturday, Jan. 19 at her home in Seeley Lake. Sandy was born on June 4, 1937 in Ronan to Leonard and Helen Swanson. She commuted to Missoula by bus to attend Hellgate High School. On July 7th, 1956 she married Thomas H. Dellwo in Superior. The couple lived in Seeley Lake. Sandy enjoyed camping, riding horses, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, gardening, quilting and cooking. She loved the outdoors and spending time with her family,...
SEELEY LAKE - Earl was born May 23, 1936 to Tom and Dora Stuart in American Falls, Idaho. He went to heaven Jan. 10 in Bigfork, Mont. at the Lakeview Care Center, with his wife and family at his side. Earl died after a long battle with COPD. He resided in Seeley Lake for 28 years. He also resided in West Fargo, N.D.; Bigfork, Mont.; Moorhead, Minn.; Rupert, Idaho; Burley, Idaho; Heyburn, Idaho and American Falls, Idaho. Earl's choice of profession for 23 years was a long haul truck driver. He...
POTOMAC - Robert "Bob" G. Hall, a true pioneer of the Blackfoot Valley, served his family, community, county, state and nation. He was born Nov. 19, 1919 to Clarence Albert and Nina Gough Hall at Thornton Hospital in Missoula, Mont. and passed away Nov. 28 in Missoula. Bob attended Potomac Grade School and graduated from Missoula County High School in 1938. After high school he took a year off before attending Montana State University (Missoula) and joining Sigma Chi Fraternity. In May of 1941...
LINCOLN CITY, ORE. - Helen Verna Andrews, 87, died peacefully on Nov. 27 surrounded by family in Lincoln City, Ore. at the end of the family's five-day Thanksgiving celebration. Helen was born on April 8, 1931 in Chicago, Ill. to Verna and Cecil Cole. Cecil's career moved Verna, sister Frances and Helen to several states throughout her childhood. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Seattle and attended the University of Washington. Eugene A. Andrews and Helen married on July 14, 1951 in...
SEELEY LAKE - James P. "Jim" Reilly, 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 8, surrounded by family. He was born October 30, 1928, in Northwood, North Dakota to William A. Reilly Sr. and Ellen Reilly. He married Florence E. Hauge on Oct. 11, 1947, and they were happily married for 68 years. They were blessed with three children, Mary, Teresa, and Timothy. Jim worked 33 years in the wholesale bread business in Grafton, Grand Forks, and Bismark, North Dakota, Ogden, Utah, Harve, Billings,...
SEELEY LAKE – On Nov. 13 Joan Haueter passed away in her Seeley Lake home. She was born in Tennessee on July 7, 1932. Joan is survived by husband Jim, daughter Libby, son-in-law Perry and grandsons Nate and Sam. Jim and Joan were married in Minnesota and lived there 35 years before moving to Seeley Lake in 1997. Joan devoted her life to her family and helping others through child care, leadership in youth groups and political organizing. She enjoyed cooking, sewing and playing word games. Her lively, fun-loving spirit and keen sense of humor w...
SEELEY LAKE - Donald K. Ditty of Seeley Lake, formerly of Missoula, passed away Nov. 15, 2018 at home with his family. Graveside services will be held in June at Sunset Memorial. For more information please call Donald's son Daniel J. Ditty at 808-895-2072....
SEELEY LAKE - "Sober, steadfast, quiet and true. This can be said of very few." Neil Gordon Ruttenbur of Seeley Lake, age 77, died of complications from cancer on Nov. 6 under the care of Hospice in Missoula. Neil was born on May 16, 1941 in Deer Lodge, Mont. to parents Gordon and June Ruttenbur. After his graduation from Powell County High School in 1959, he accepted a position as a driver for Meadow Gold Dairies where he worked for more than 36 years. Neil married the sparky Sherry Ann...
SWAN VALLEY - Our loving husband, father and grandfather, Richard Thomas Ferguson, at the age of 74, entered into eternal rest and joined our Lord Wednesday, Oct. 10. He was born at Drain Airfield in Lakeland, Fla. to Richard Thomas Ferguson, Jr. and Mary Sue Horton, both deceased. His father was in the Air Force serving as a pilot during the war flying out of England. He later flew in Korea and died in an airplane accident after the war. Rick was the oldest of three boys. His brothers Steve...
TOWNSEND - Ryan Andrew Renner was born July 21, 1978, in Richland, Wash. He graduated in June of 1996 and began his career in linework May 26, 1998. He earned his Journeyman Lineman ticket March 5, 2002 at the age of 23. Ryan was proud to be the third generation Lineman following his Grandpa and Dad in the IBEW Local 77. He spent most of his apprenticeship in Montana and decided to make it his forever home. Ryan loved spending time with his family and friends and enjoyed sharing the Big Sky...
LACEY, WASH. – Surrounded by his loving family, Keith Duane Peterson, D. O., F. A. C. S. M., born Feb. 28, 1933, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30. Born in Kelly, Iowa to Evelyn Berhow and Glen Peterson, the Berhow family moved to Seattle in 1944 when Keith was 11. Evelyn met and married Karl Movall, who was a pivotal influence in Keith's life, a source of strength, character and many talents. Keith attended Lincoln High School, where he was Boy of the Month, Centralia Junior College, where he is a...
SEELEY LAKE - Ian Sayer White, 59, of Seeley Lake, died Tuesday, Aug. 21 in his home. Ian was born in Princeton, N.J. to Julia and John White Nov. 10, 1958. After high school in New Jersey, Ian headed west to Eugene, Ore. where he graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in sociology. He went on to work as a social worker in Portland, Ore. and later in Missoula, Mont. Throughout his career Ian supported mentally ill adults and children in various capacities, assisted adults living...
