Obituaries
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Elton Ross Hoyt, 84
Big Arm resident Elton Ross Hoyt, age 84, passed away on Jan. 23, 2023, at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan.
Geraldine Anne "Gerry" Crusch, 94
Geraldine Anne Crusch, age 94, passed away Jan. 24, 2023, at Mountain View Care Center in Ronan.
Lorilie Holyk, 68
After two and a half years of fighting pancreatic cancer, Lorilie Holyk, 68, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 15 at her home in Yuma, Ariz.
Merne Marie Hardy, 99
Merne Marie Hardy passed away on Jan. 7, 2023, just 37 days shy of her 100th birthday.
Geraldine "Jerry" Cordier Powell, 84
Geraldine "Jerry" Cordier Powell died Jan.29, 2023, in Ronan. Services are pending.
Arlene Tompkins, 92
Arlene Beverly Tompkins, age 92, passed away Jan. 4, 2023.
Thomas Ralph Wiggin, 75
Thomas Ralph Wiggin was born in Polson March 22, 1947, to Ralph and Korrine Wiggin. He died Jan. 12, with his wife Diane by his side, at his home in Lakeside.
Howard Nuernberger, 87
Howard Nuernberger, 87 years old, passed away on Dec. 17, 2022, at Hot Springs Rehabilitation center after suffering a stroke.
Warren "Babe" Hirst, 84
Warren “Babe” Hirst, age 84, passed away Jan. 20, 2023, in Polson. He was born in Polson on July 18, 1938, the middle son of Emmett and Belva Hirst.
Dale Curtis Piedalue, 54
Dale Curtis Piedalue passed away Jan. 16, 2023, at the age of 54 at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, Wash.
Marshall L. Bjork, 85
Marshall Loren Bjork passed peacefully in his home in Polson on Jan. 8, 2023 at the age of 85.
Violet Viola Lewis, 92
Violet Viola (Pinkerman) Lewis, age 92, passed away quietly on Dec. 27, 2022.
Charles “Chuck” Rorvik, 89
Charles "Chuck" Rorvik, died peacefully in his sleep on Jan. 3, 2023, at 89 years old.
James Nicholas Corcoran, 92
On Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at the age of 92, James Nicholas Corcoran of Ronan went to be with the Lord.
Blanche Aagot Rohrenbach, 83
Blanche Aagot Rohrenbach, 83, was born Feb. 23, 1939, in Culbertson to Leonard W. and Harriet Moen. She went peacefully to heaven on Dec. 31, 2022, in Polson.