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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...
Larry J. Spiekermeier, age 75, lost his hard-fought battle with cancer on Thursday, February 2, at the home he loved in Plains with his family by his side. He was born July 19, 1947 in Fargo, North Dakota, to John and Dolores Spiekermeier. In 1975, he moved to Montana where he married Mary Ann Lanier in Hot Springs. He began his 50-year trucking career hauling logs, but the “crown jewel” of his career was hauling the U.S. Capital Christmas Tree to Washington DC in 2017. He is leaving behind his wife Mary, daughter Many (Jake) Antony, two son...
Skip (Orville W) Keith passed away on January 30, 2023, after a short battle with cancer. Skip was born on July 5, 1955, in Hot Spings to Orville and Marjorie Keith. He was a very active child and kept everyone on their toes. He tortured his older siblings and they tortured him back. Skip was his own person with his own ways. He did what he wanted when he wanted regardless of the consequences. Skip worked for himself and numerous logging companies throughout the Northwest as well as Alaska. Skip...
Diana Marlee Taylor was born August 23, 1966, in Oregon City, Oregon. She lived in the surrounding area most of her life. She met and married her high school sweetheart Troy Taylor on September 24, 1988, then had two wonderful children. Then in 2018 she and the love of her life moved to Montana to make their dreams come true. Diana passed on December 23, 2022, surrounded by her family. She is survived by the love of her life Troy Taylor of Montana; her wonderful son Zachary Taylor of Montana;...
James "Jim" Louis Farlan, 80, formerly of Thompson Falls, Montana, died peacefully on January 20, 2023, in Belgrade, Montana, with his sister Tess at his side. Jim was born in Helena, Montana, on July 28, 1942, to Paul John and Emma Elizabeth (Schwarzhans) Farlan, joining older brother Paul and eventually welcoming sisters Judith, Mary, and Tess over the years and the places the family made their home. Jim and Paul frequently joined their Uncle Louie at his Rimini Ranch for numerous adventures...
Mary Ula Schaller, age 87, passed peacefully the morning of January 13, 2023, in the company of family. Mary was born November 20, 1935, to Roland and Mary Dinning in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She moved to the Bonners Ferry/Porthill area with her family when she was very young. Mary had six brothers: Grifford, Leighton, Ray, Irvine, LaVerne, Kenny and a sister Beulah (Lyle). Her life at the farm instilled her sense of family, being true to yourself to help others. She enjoyed and had so many...
