Obituaries
Margaret Elizabeth Palermo
Jan 23, 2024
Margaret Elizabeth Palermo, age 95, passed away January 23, 2024, at St Luke Community Hospital.
Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.
Orville Jerome Baer, Jr.
Dec 23, 2023
Orville Jerome Baer, Jr. passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 23, 2023. He was born in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on June 11, 1937, to Orville Jerome Baer, Sr. and Leona Fay McQuire.
Orville earned a bachelor’s degree from Union College, Master of Divinity from Andrews University, and a Master of Public Health from Loma Linda University. He served as a...
Beverly Jean Dellwo
Dec 22, 2023
Beverly Jean Dellwo, 89, passed away on December 22, 2023, at St Luke Hospital. She was born October 21, 1934, in Kalispell to George and Dorothy (Lykins) Hardie. They resided in Ronan where she attended school. She learned at an early age that life is not always fair. In 1936 she lost her baby sister Ramona Rae in a house...
Roland Brooks McKinley
Dec 22, 2023
Roland Brooks McKinley, 81, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023, at his home in Ronan, Montana after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was born on November 23, 1942, in Dodson, Montana, the son of Lawrence and Thelma (Hart) McKinley. Brooks lived his early years in Harlem and Savoy, Montana with his parents and his three sisters and...
Joseph Arnold Kultgen
Dec 1, 2023
Joseph “Joe” Arnold Kultgen, 93, of Ronan, Montana passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side on December 1, 2023.
Joe was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada on March 1, 1930, to Nicolas Emil and Grace Kultgen. Joe married his first wife, Betty, and had a son and three daughters, then divorced. Then Joe married his second...
Theresa Louise Morigeau
Nov 30, 2023
Theresa Louise Morigeau, age 91, passed away November 30, 2023, at Polson Health and Rehab.
Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.
Dale Everett Morgan
Nov 28, 2023
Dale Everett Morgan, age 74, passed away November 28, 2023. He was born June 30, 1949, in Charlo, Montana to Robert and Esther Morgan. He was the oldest of six kids.
Just before graduation from Ronan in 1967, Dale decided to join the Army and quit school. While in the Army and home on leave, Mary Lou LaDue introduced Dale...
Timothy Harold Hall
Nov 9, 2023
Timothy (Tim) Harold Hall, age 80, passed away on November 9, 2023, at St. Luke Hospital, surrounded by family, due to heart failure. Tim was born in Provo, UT, on January 15, 1943, to Lucille Buckley and Harold Hall.
Tim graduated from Provo High School and then served a mission in Australia for two years. He became a Registered nurse...
Donald Wayne Burrell
Nov 6, 2023
Donald W. Burrell went to be with our heavenly Father November 6, 2023. Don was born to Wayne and Vi Burrell on December 4, 1942. He was raised in the Moiese Valley. He graduated from Charlo high school in 1962.
Don was in the Army from April 1964 to April 1966. He worked for many farmers around Charlo, and the...
Janet Evelyn Largent
Nov 2, 2023
Janet E. Largent, 89 years old, passed away in Ronan, Montana on November 2, 2023. She was born in Silvana, Washington on January 8, 1934, to Marvin and Ellen Jensen.
She is survived by her children Lee, David (Linda), Margret (Robert) Wootten, Marvin (Jeri), her siblings Mackie (Joe)Town, Norma (Tom) McSloy, Ray (Sue) Jensen, Laurel (Mehdi) Araghi, Dan (Beth) Jensen...
Mercedes Jo Kelly
Nov 1, 2023
Mercedes Joy Kelly, a remarkable soul who faced immense pain with unwavering bravery, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2023. Mercy was born November 17, 1958. Her indomitable spirit and comforting words of “oh, it will be ok,” were a source of strength to all who knew her. Mercy will be dearly missed for her courage, unapologetic sass, and quick...
Gerald Leroy Brown
Oct 29, 2023
Gerald Leroy “Jerry” Brown – born January 7, 1940, to the late Dorothy Morigeau and Thomas W. Brown, Sr. in St. Ignatius, Montana. He was the fifth (thumb) child in a family of 7 boys (Donald, Thomas, Jr., Phillip, Robert, Edward, Lyle “Chey”) and one girl (Nancy). He was a proud member of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes and...
Ronald Jo Merwin
Oct 23, 2023
Ronald Jo Merwin, age 81, passed away October 23, 2023, at his residence.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, October 30, 2023, at 11:00 am at Terrace Lake Community Church with full military honors to follow the service at the church. In lieu of flowers please donate to Ronan Honor Guard.
Arrangements are under the care of...
Robert John Kain
Oct 13, 2023
Robert John Kain, age 77, of Dixon, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson due to end stage COPD. He was born on September 16, 1946, in Hamilton to Fred and Mabel (Smith) Kain.
Bob graduated from Dixon High School in 1965. Bob enjoyed basketball, playing for the Dixon Demons all four years...
Richard LeeRoy Johnson
Oct 10, 2023
Richard LeeRoy Johnson of Ronan, MT passed away, unexpectedly, on October 10, 2023.
Richard was born in Laramie, WY on October 6, 1970. He attended his early elementary school years in Long Beach, CA and then returned to Walden, CO where he attended until high school. As a teen, he developed a love for sports and cars. At age 16, Richard...
Charlene Rose Crofoot
Oct 9, 2023
Charlene Rose Crofoot, age 70, passed away October 9, 2023, at her residence.
Arrangements are under the care of Shrider Thompson Funeral Home.
Deloris Marjorie Hoflen
Sep 24, 2023
Deloris Hoflen, age 85, went home to be with Jesus after a battle with cancer on September 24, 2023. Deloris was born October 26, 1937, to Oscar and Alma Hoflen in Britton, South Dakota, and joined her sisters Mavis and Gladys at the family home in Rutland, North Dakota.
Deloris spent many hours as a child with her father doing...
Ione Lois Fitzpatrick
Sep 20, 2023
Ione Lois Fitzpatrick passed away on September 20, 2023, in Polson, Montana. Ione was born on August 10, 1934, in Sidney, Montana to Louis E. and Mabel L. Pollard. She was the second of three children. She attended Newlor School, 5 miles from Sidney, Montana, through the 7th grade. The family moved to Columbia Falls, Montana in 1947. Ione graduated...
Linda L. Johnson
Sep 13, 2023
Linda L. Johnson, 74 years of age, passed away on September 13, 2023, at the Polson Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 28, 1949, in Anaconda, MT to Margaret Browning (d.1987) and Hiram T. Harrison (d.1953). Linda was the youngest of 10 children.
Linda graduated from Anaconda High School in 1967 and went on to the Butte School...
Claude Coberly Smith
Sep 9, 2023
We are sad to announce the passing of Claude C. Smith, “Old Man”. He passed away on September 9, 2023, at the age of 60, after a courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his family. He was born on November 4, 1962, in Ronan, Montana to Gerald and Lorelie (Pollard) Smith.
Claude loved his entire family with all his heart....
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