Obituaries

Jan 11, 2018

Christine Patricia Milroy, age 72, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018 at St. Luke Community Hospital.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory.

Dec 29, 2017

Dale Donald Thorp, age 47, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Polson Health and Rehab.

Memorial services for Dale will be announced at a later date.

Arrangements are under the direction of Shrider – Thompson Funeral Home.

Dec 27, 2017

Ronald "Shawn" McNutt, age 51, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at his home in Charlo, MT.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.

Dec 25, 2017

Tearsie Eugene "Gene" Chavis, age 90, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at Polson Health and Rehab.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory.

Dec 22, 2017

Bruce McKay, 63, of Polson, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the Lake View Care Center in Bigfork, MT.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home, Ronan.

Dec 19, 2017

Marjorie Rose Gilson, age 79, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at her home in Ronan, MT.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory.

Dec 14, 2017

Erika Janich, age 79, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at her home in Ronan, MT.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory.

Dec 1, 2017

Margaret Christina Mesick, age 92, passed away Friday, December 1, 2017 at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home and Crematory.

Nov 11, 2017

Leslie Ember “Les” Shepard, age 79, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at his residence. He was born on October 24, 1938 in Ronan to Archibald and Beatrice (Harrison) Shepard. He was the youngest of twelve children.

He was raised and educated in Ronan and the Tri-Cities of Washington. He was married to Della...

Oct 31, 2017

William Alfred Farrow Heppell, a self-described “mean, ornery, contrary, cantankerous, and very, very difficult to get along with man”, passed away peacefully October 31, 2017. Of course, Bill was very much the opposite of his self-description. He had spent the last 8 months under the exceptional care of the staff at The Pines of Mission Assisted Living Facility in...

Oct 21, 2017

Saturday, October 21 2017, Opening Day of Hunting Season, Steve C. Larson, passed away at Providence St. Patrick Hospital with his family by his side.

Steve was born October 11, 1950 to Orville and Lenoir Larson in Polson, Montana. He was raised in Ronan and played all the sports; basketball, football and baseball. In 1969,...

Oct 17, 2017

Janet Lee (Mink) Drake, 75, went home to our Lord and to those who have been patiently waiting to be reunited with her in everlasting life. She died peacefully after a short illness on Tuesday , October 17, 2017.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; parents, Carroll and Earl Wicker, Norman and...

Oct 10, 2017

Eileen Mary Montgomery of Charlo passed away on October 10 th 2017.

Eileen was born on the family farm near Hamlet, Nebraska to Webb and Ruth Colvin on March 2, 1937.  She attended various schools in Washington and Montana graduating from Charlo in 1955.  Shortly after high school she met and married (Alvin) Monty Montgomery. ...

Oct 9, 2017

Live until you die! Her whole being echoed this as she challenged Dr. Wagner to get her to Alex’s Wedding and then for her to be there for the birth of her great-grandchild – Nevada.

Our beloved wife, mother, step mother, sister, grandmother and friend, Mardene Skogen, passed away on October 9, 2017 holding the hand of...

Oct 7, 2017

Karin Louise Heggen, 64, went to be with the Lord on October 7, 2017. Karin was born in Polson, MT on August 26, 1953 to Bernard and Letitia Johnson. She grew up on the family farm in Round Butte (outside of Ronan). Their family moved to Missoula when she started school. After graduating, she went on to attend the...

Sep 20, 2017

Charles Wesley “Chuck” Stipe, age 80, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2017 at Community Hospital from complications of pneumonia with family at his bedside.  Chuck was born to Paul B. Stipe and Bonnie Coleman Stipe on February 24, 1937 in Missoula, MT.  He grew up on the sand hills of Moiese, MT the only brother to 8...

Sep 20, 2017

Wayne Herman Baer, a beloved husband, father and friend passed away of natural causes on September 20, 2017.  He was born on March 25, 1939 in Steamboat Springs, CO to Orville and Leona Fay Baer.  His parents divorced when he was very young and at 12 years of age his father died and he and his siblings went to...

Sep 19, 2017

Worth Anton Nelson, age 86, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Fort Harrison VA Medical Hospital.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 1:00 pm at Ronan Cemetery with full military honors.

Sep 4, 2017

Robert (Bob) William Davis left peacefully for his next destination on September 4, 2017

from St. Ignatius.

Bob was born and raised in Sandpoint, Idaho, graduating high school there in 1970. He

met and married Leslie. Together, they had a beautiful daughter, Mindi, who he adored. While

Aug 17, 2017

Lewis Alexander McLeod was born, July 28, 1945, in Grand Prairie, Texas to Alex and Viola McLeod. He was an enrolled Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribal member and elder.

Lewis joined the service and served his country honorably in both the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, serving a total of...