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Karen was born on January 9, 1940, in Sheridan, Wyoming, to Gordon and Lillian Johnson. She was the second of three children, an older brother Richard, and a younger sister Sandy. In 1941, the family moved to the Rattlesnake area of Missoula, Montana, on Missoula Avenue. After Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941, the family moved to the Seattle area where their dad got a job in the Bremerton Shipyard, repairing ships damaged in the war. The war dominated their lives, as it did everyone else's....
Arthur G. Argo, 89 of Hot Springs, died April 12, 2023 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. Arthur was born April 28, 1933 in Wolfpoint, MT. His family later moved to Camas Prairie where he lived for the rest of his life. Arthur graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1951 and served in the US Army from 1954 To 1956. Arthur married Bessie Voorhies on October 18, 1958 and together they raised 4 children. Arthur was well known for Argo Line Post Drivers and steel fabrication. He built many specialized and custom pieces of machinery, including...
Jacquie Dufresne Gebhardt, 76, of Spokane, Washington, sadly left us on April 7, 2023. She was born on December 17, 1946, in Missoula, Montana. In 1956, her family moved to Thompson Falls, where she graduated from high school in 1965. She loved growing up in that Montana town. She was a cheerleader in high school in 1963 when she met her husband, Frank, who went to high school in Plains. Jacquie and Frank married in 1968 and lived in South Bend, Indiana for three years while Frank attended law...
David was born on November 29, 1941, in Syracuse, New York, to Margaret (Holmes) Tupper and Emerson E. Tupper. He graduated from Baldwinsville Central School class of 1959 and was a National Honor Society student. He attended Syracuse University College of Forestry, and performed the silviculture survey at Beaver Lake Nature for the county when it was donated by a prominent family, as a class project. After moving to Sacramento, California, he worked for the U.S. Forest Service. He was an Army...
William E. Marsh, 88, of Plains passed away April 11, 2023, at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. Bill was born June 6, 1934 in Scobey, Montana, to Fred and Nellie Marsh. His family moved to the Flathead Valley when he was 2 years old and made their home on 'the farm' at Echo Lake. Bill married Patsy Porter on December 22, 1956 in Paradise and together they raised their own large family of six children. He had a whole lifetime of being a very gentle and kind man and we were so fortunate to be...
Laila Solvår Overberg (Toftner), age 75, passed away peacefully at her home in Plains with her loving husband and daughter at her side on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Laila (pronounced, Lila) was born and raised in Norway. She and her twin brother (Helge) were born in eastern Norway in Elverum. Her parents, Gunnar (Father) and Gønner (Mother), sister (Anne-Marie) and brother lived in a small cottage by the lake, Vermundsjoen before moving to their home in the woods, referred to by the family as H...
John Montgomery went home to be with his Lord and to meet up again with his loving wife Maxine on April 12, 2023. Born on December 6, 1932, he saw and lived more than most people would or have ever experienced. Lovingly known as grandpa by all his children and grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a great believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and enjoyed bringing the Gospel to anyone who would listen. His strength and passion for his children and family will be missed. John worked for Southern California Edison for 30 years as a heavy...
On March 29 2023, the world lost a great man. Lonnie Jennings was a loving husband, father, brother, brother-in-law, son-in-law, uncle, and friend. He was 60 years old. Lonnie had been diagnosed with leukemia in November and although his battle was brief, he fought hard every day with a smile and a great attitude. He spent his last days at the home he loved and shared with his wife, Sandy, and their beloved dog, Girl. Lonnie impacted the lives of many. Whether you saw him at the store or...
Amber Alana Taylor (Drizigacker), age 52, passed away in Kalispell, Montana, on March 10, 2023. Celebration of life will be at The Rimrock bowling alley in Thompson Falls, Montana, on Saturday, April 22, 2023, from noon to 4 p.m. Amber was a beloved mother, grandmother, daughter and friend to many. She made friends wherever she went and always knew how to make someone smile. Her life's work was protecting others and assuring they felt loved and cherished. She will be greatly missed by her...
Laila Solvår Overberg (Toftner), age 75, passed away peacefully at her home in Plains with her loving husband and daughter at her side on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Laila (pronounced, Lila) was born and raised in Norway. She and her twin brother (Helge) were born in eastern Norway in Elverum. Her parents, Gunnar (Father) and Gønner (Mother), sister (Anne-Marie) and brother lived in a small cottage by the lake, Vermundsjoen before moving to their home in the woods, referred to by the family as H...
Thelma Dixon Niemeyer, age 97, passed away on March 30, 2023, at St Joseph Medical Center, Polson. Thelma was born October 2, 1925, in St. Ignatius to Fon and Agnes Dixon and raised on a farm there. She graduated from Mission High School and went on to be employed at Northern Pacific Hospital in Missoula where she met William Niemeyer. They married in 1946 and they moved to St. Ignatius where Bill was employed by the Flathead Irrigation and Power Project, and she worked part time in the office....
Millie Joy traveled quietly to Heaven from her home in Hot Springs on March 21, 2023 with family at her side. Mildred Ree Hale was born April 13, 1934 to Elvin and Evelyn Hale in Townsend, Montana. Mildred married Larry Preston of Sheridan while they both attended Montana State College in Bozeman. They had six children and lived in a variety of places around southwestern Montana, with a short stint in Colorado. Later in life, Millie was married to Lowell "Skip" Joy and lived in Idaho and...
Kenneth Owings Miller, 76, of Bozeman, Montana, died on March 15, 2023, of a sudden cardiac event while at home recovering from recent heart surgery. Ken was born January 24,1947, outside of Harlowton, Montana, to Emerald Lily May (Owings) Miller and Lewis Henry Herman Miller. Ken was the fourth of eight kids and had a childhood full of adventure living in the country. He attended elementary school in Ryegate, Montana, before the family moved to a ranch outside Livingston, Montana. Ken...
Richard (Dick) Allen Colver passed in peace at the age of 89, December 16, 2022. Richard was born April 24, 1933, in Bozeman, Montana, on the Bozeman Pass. He met Coral Joan Brown while they were both working for dude ranches in Gallatin Canyon. They married in 1954 and had four children: William David (Darleen), Kenneth Alvin (deceased), Donna Marie, and Marcia Ann. After Coral's death in 1984, he married Rosemary Hampton, and together they lived in Billings, Red Lodge, Boyd and Plains,...
RoseMary Morkert Borgmann was born in Missoula, Montana, on March 1, 1928, and went to live with Jesus on March 24, 2023. RoseMary came into the world six weeks early and joined one sister and four brothers. Her folks rode the train into Missoula and her nurse was the same nurse RoseMary had when she delivered her first born. When RoseMary was four months old, her family moved to Polson where she lived for 17 years. They moved to Plains for one year where her dad and three of her brothers owned...
After 75 years of a wonderful, full and adventurous life, Michael Douglas Cottet passed away peacefully at home on March 6, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born February 20, 1948, in Whitefish, Montana, he spent his early years in Kila, Montana, with his parents, Harriet and Percy Cottet. Michael loved visiting his grandparents down the road and wandering the forest with his dog. At a young age, the family moved to Lonepine where Michael went to school before graduating from Hot...
Shirley Hicks passed away March 3, 2023, in Weiser, Idaho. Services will be held Saturday, March 18, 2023 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints located at 169 Helterline Road in Plains, Montana. Sunset Hills Funeral Home is handling all arrangements....
Larry R. Seibel, 83, of Trout Creek, Montana, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022, after a brief battle with cancer. He requested no services be held. Larry was born February 16, 1939, in Peabody, Kansas, to Walt and Fern Seibel. The family moved to Deer Park, Washington, in 1943 where they initially lived in a two-room house built by Walt with no indoor plumbing or electricity. During the years in Washington, Larry and his older brother Jim performed most of the chores around their small...
Constance (Connie) Edith Benson Robbins, 93, passed away February 11, 2023, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho. Constance was born on September 22, 1929, in Vancouver, Washington, to Gladys (Conklin) and Olof Benson. She joined a sister, Evelyn, on the family vegetable farm in the small community of Burton. She also had an older half-sister, Charlotte Jean Greenblum, who visited the family occasionally. Sadly, life’s trials began early in Connie’s life. When she was only nine months old her mother became ill and was hospitalized, nev...
Sharon Ann Wilson passed peacefully at Clark Fork Valley Hospital on Thursday, February 23, 2023. A full obituary will follow....
Our beloved Haylee Elizabeth, 17, passed away February 6, 2023. She is survived by her mother, Jessica, sister, Annabelle, brother, Donny, and sister, Palin, along with an overwhelming number of aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and friends. She leaves behind a hell of a lot of stuff, one super fluffy dog, and one angry cat. Haylee was an extremely bright young woman who graduated from high school early so that she could focus on flight training as it was her dream to become a commercial...
March 14, 1943 - January 26, 2023 Our Lord and ruler in life took Alva Arthur "Alvie" Anderson as he was lovingly called on January 26, 2023, at 9:30 p.m. in his foster care provider's home in Hillsboro, Oregon. After a very intense battle with stage four cancer that was diagnosed in October/November 2022. Alvie endured several months of radiation therapy and different medications. He was going to be scheduled for chemotherapy treatment when he became very sensitive to pain and was too weak to...
February 21, 1940 – February10, 2023 Our beloved husband, father, brother and friend, Dick Cooperman, peacefully passed away on February 10, 2023, after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease and Leukemia. Dick was raised in Snohomish, Washington, and from his earliest days was always surrounded by his animals – from the pet ducks and chickens he brought into the house to his FFA cows and sheep. He graduated from Snohomish High School in 1958. He spent his career with Kenmore Premix Company, r...
Francis A. "Frank" Braun passed away February 19, 2023, at 1:55 p.m. Born in Lewiston, Idaho, October 25, 1942, he served with distinction as an Air Force medic before spending many years in the logging industry. He owned a repair shop in California before returning to Thompson Falls, Montana, where he always called home. He was a man of passionate faith and was deeply devoted to his God and his family. He is preceded in death by his son Thadius "Di" Braun. Surviving is his wife: Joan L. Braun;...
20-2023 Toby Block Larsson, age 85, passed peacefully, February 06, 2023, in the company of family, and the caring staff at the Long-Term Care in Plains, Montana. Toby was born December 15, 1937, to Maurice and Jean Drake Block in Bay Shore, New York. They were Ashkenazi Jew. After her completion of High School, her family moved to south Florida in the Ft. Lauderdale area. In Ft. Lauderdale she met and married Frederick Franklin Lisenby, in December 1959. With this union she and "Fred" had...
