Obituaries

Apr 26, 2017

Luke E. Savage, age 83, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at St. Luke Extended Care.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider Thompson Funeral Home.

Apr 22, 2017

Dorothy Francis Edelman, age 79, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at her home in Ronan, MT.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider Thompson Funeral Home.

Apr 21, 2017

Margalo “Marg” Christensen passed away in her home last Friday after a short battle with cancer. She was 81 years old and lived in Ronan.

Marg was born in Sheridan, Wyoming, on December 12, 1935. She grew up in Round Butte and graduated from Ronan High School. After graduating, Marg moved to New York City to attend...

Apr 15, 2017

Anton Pichler passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017.

A graveside service for Anton will be at Ronan Cemetery. Date and time to be announced.

Apr 9, 2017

Adrian Ronald Trammell (Ron) born in Seattle on April 9, 1933 passed away peace-fully at his home in Charlo Montana in the early hours of his 84th birthday. He is preceded in death by his Father James Adrian, Mother Marguerite Starnita (Bair), Brothers Wally and Terry. Ron graduated from Ballard High School and attended the University of Washington. Ron...

Apr 6, 2017

Nancy Ann Grisamer passed away peacefully in her home in Ronan, Montana, on April 6, 2017, at the age of 88. She was a beloved wife, our mother, grandmother, grandma great, friend, cook, seamstress, and quilter.

Nancy Ann Grisamer was born on January 17, 1929, to Wallace Fife and Lulu Gladys Blanchard on their family...

Mar 26, 2017

Joel Bruce Hefty, age 74, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at his home in Frenchtown. Joel was born in Fargo, North Dakota on June 15, 1942. His family moved to Ronan, Montana in 1948, where Joel entered the public school system as a first grader. After high school graduation, he served in the military for two years and...

Mar 22, 2017

Elaine McCoy, age 74, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Polson Health and Rehab.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider Thompson Funeral Home.

Mar 16, 2017

Sherwood Carl Vigen, age 80, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Polson Health and Rehab.

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

Mar 13, 2017

Kenneth Elling “Ken” Esterby, took his last ride on March 13, 2017.

Ken was born on June 28, 1934 in Straubville, ND. to WW and Adeline Esterby. He was the second of five children joining the family after his sister Francis, and before his sister Arlene, brother Walt and sister Grace. At the age of...

Mar 9, 2017

Kevin Matthew Loughlin, age 59, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene, ID.

A graveside service will be held Monday, March 13, 2017 at 3:00 pm at Ronan Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Shrider Thompson Funeral Home.

Mar 8, 2017

Rosalia Marie Torgrimson, 88, of St. Ignatius, MT, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 8, 2017.

She was born on July 8, 1928 to Myrtle and Patrick McLinden at their Swamp Creek home near Trout Creek, MT. She graduated from Noxon High School in 1946 and it was there she met the love of her...

Mar 4, 2017

Douglas Neil Milroy, age 75, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider Thompson Funeral Home.

Mar 2, 2017

Grace Ingraham passed away the morning of March 2, 2017 at the age of 101.

Grace was preceded in death by Alton, her husband of 75 years, her sons Gale, Denny, Bill, daughter Phyllis, grandson Denny Bill and great grandson Ethan. She is survived by her grandchildren Bob, Dave, Tracy, Lorden, Tammy and Toni and...

Mar 2, 2017

Ruth Talley, daughter of William and Carolyn Anderson was born in Valier Mt. on June 15, 1926. She passed away on March 2, 2017

She moved with her family at a young age to Harlem, Mt.  After graduation, she moved to Spokane and attended nursing school. From there she moved on to Kalispell.

In Kalispell...

Feb 25, 2017

On February 25, 2017 Billie Mae Jackson passed away after a long courageous battle with breast cancer.

Billie Mae was born on May 3, 1933 at the family home in St. Ignatius to Henry and Molly David. Growing up during the depression and with a family of 17 siblings, life was at times, full of...

Feb 21, 2017

David Martin Gingras was born on November 2, 1948 at St. Ignatius, MT to Agnes Nomee Gingras. His father, Eli Gingras died several weeks before David’s birth. David was the youngest of nine children born to Eli and Agnes.

David attended St. Ignatius Ursuline Academy until 6 th grade....

Feb 11, 2017

Rita Lily-Anne Gallagher, 82, of Polson, MT, passed away of natural causes, February 11, 2017.  Her Catholic faith was important to her and she gained a lot of strength from it.  Never giving up and doing her best with what she knew and had was a guiding principle for her.  She enjoyed sewing, gardening, and reading.  Photography, history of...

Feb 7, 2017

Alan L. “Al” Bohn was born on September 10, 1946 in Milbank South Dakota and left us on February 7, 2017 at home in Ronan, Montana. The melanoma cancer got him much faster than expected.

Al was the exact person that Paul Harvey talked about in his farmer dialog. He was tough and worked hard...

Jan 30, 2017

David L. Vega, age 75, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017 at Lake View Care Center in Bigfork.

Memorial services will be held at a later date in California.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider Thompson Funeral Home.