Obituaries
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John Arthur Cotton, 80
John Arthur Cotton, 80, of Polson, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at his home with family by his side. He was born in February 1943 in Illino…
Dora Ratzburg, 99
Dora Grace Ratzburg died Feb. 27, 2023, in Ronan.
Jack B. Mercer, 77
Longtime resident of Polson and Missoula, Jack Blaine Mercer, 77, died in Apollo, Pa., on Feb. 8, 2023, due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease.
John Chrysostom Nelson, 89
John Chrysostom Nelson of Polson passed away on Feb. 7, 2023, at the age of 89. John was born on Dec. 2, 1933. He was one of 15 children born to Hiram and Bar…
Mark Kevin Daniels, 64
Mark Kevin Daniels was born in Dearborn, Mich., on Oct. 14, 1958. He passed away at his home on Jan. 30, 2023, in Polson.
David Joseph Reid, 95
David Joseph Reid, age 95, formerly of Polson, went home to his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.
Robert "Bob" L. Halgren, 86
Robert L. “Bob” Halgren, 86, of Lake Mary Ronan passed away in Polson on Feb. 15, 2023, surrounded by family.
Elton Hoyt, 84
Elton Ross Hoyt, 84, passed away on Jan. 23, 2023, at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan.
"Jerry" Geraldine Cordier Powell, 84
“Jerry” Geraldine Cordier Powell, 84, of Ronan passed away peacefully in her home with her daughter holding her hand on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, ending her battl…
Roger Wagner, 80
Roger Wagner of Nashua passed on Jan. 31 from congestive heart failure.
Ken Newgard, 82
Kenneth Morris Newgard (Kenny/Snuse), son of Leonard and Solvay (Karlsgodt) Newgard, passed away in his home in Polson at the age of 82 on Feb. 9 from pancreat…
Michael Corrigan, 72
Michael Lee Corrigan of Polson passed away unexpectedly and too soon, surrounded by family, on Sunday, Feb. 5, at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula.
John R. Dibble, 80
John R. Dibble, age 80, a resident of Jette Lake near Polson, passed away on Jan. 30, 2023, at Logan Health in Kalispell.
Patricia Prestegaard, 89
Patricia Ruth Prestegaard, 89, of Kalispell, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Jan. 27, 2023, at her home in Boise, Idaho.
Wayne Cooper, 64
Wayne William Cooper, age 64, passed away Jan. 27, 2023, at his residence in Polson. He was born on Jan. 15, 1959, to Alice (Combs) and Donald Cooper in Missou…