Obituaries
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John Delaurenti, 79
John Delaurenti, lifetime resident of Lake County, passed away at his home in Ronan on June 23, 2023. He was 79.
Jack Allen, 81
Jack Duane Allen, age 81, died on Dec. 24, 2022, of natural causes at his home in Polson. A celebration of his life is at Boettcher Park in Polson on July 1 at…
Neal Bridgewater
Neal Eugene Bridgewater was born March 26,1951, to Lester and Juanita Bridgewater in Anaconda, and passed away at home on June 9 in Dillon.
Colleen Elmora Tafoya, 89
Colleen Elmora Tafoya, 89, passed away on Jan. 12 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. Colleen was born in Ronan on Sept. 23, 1933, the daughter …
Judy Collins, 75
Judy D. Lockwood Jackson Collins, age 75 of Ronan, beloved wife, mother, grandma, sister, aunt, died surrounded by loved ones, on June 12, 2023, in Seattle, Wa…
Jack W. Svendsen
Jack W. Svendsen, of Polson, was born June 28, 1946 and died Jan. 25, 2022.
Martha (Olsen) Bingham, 81
Martha Annette (Olsen) Bingham, born to the late Knute and Emma Olsen on Oct. 17, 1941, passed away on June 7 after experiencing a stroke.
Jennifer Hogan, 51
Jennifer Ione Hogan, 51, passed away unexpectedly on June 6, 2023, at her family home, “Bony Fingers Ranch” in Polson.
Margaret Ann Marie Lowe, 67
Margaret Ann Marie Lowe, 67, passed away on April 4 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Richard David Erb, 82
Richard (Dick) Erb’s life spanned an arc from a 20-acre vegetable farm in New York to a 240-acre hay farm in Montana, with a long and accomplished career in in…
Eugene Leafty, 89
Eugene F. Leafty, age 89 of Ronan, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023 at Village Health Care and Rehab in Missoula.
Boyd Clyde Foster, 86
Boyd Clyde Foster, age 86, passed away of natural causes on May 27, 2023, at his summer home in Polson. He spent winters in Georgetown, Texas, near Austin and …
Tatianna Nichole Kimler, 33
Tatianna Nichole Kimler, 33, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2023 in Portland, Ore., after a five-month valiant fight with a rare form of acute leukemia. Tat…
Oscar Baertsch, 107
Oscar Baertsch, age 107, 10 months, 20 days, passed away peacefully of a natural death on Friday, May 26, 2023, at St. Luke Extended Care on Ronan.
Dennis Benjamin Wolfe
Dennis Benjamin Wolfe took off on his final flight Feb. 2, 2023. His wishes to stay home on the shores of Flathead Lake to the end were realized.