Obituaries

Jun 12, 2022

Maria Katharina Boldt went to be with her Lord and join her beloved husband Don on June 12, 2022 embraced by her only two children Randy and David. Maria was born on July 8,1939 to Friedrich and Katharina Scheer in Mackenbach, Germany.  It was here, at her hometown, where she met her one and only husband to be, Don....

Jun 12, 2022

Linda Sue Schoon,70, passed away June 12, 2022.  She was born April 19, 1952, in Seaside, Oregon to Hobert and Eldora Greene. She was raised in "Warshington" and moved to Ronan, Montana when she was 16.

Linda graduated from Ronan High School in 1970.  She attended the University of Montana for two years.

She married...

Jun 9, 2022

Lorene Pollock, age 85, passed away June 9, 2022 at St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan, MT.

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

Jun 5, 2022

Timothy Jay Piedalue, age 58, passed away June 5, 2022 at Community Medical Center in Missoula, MT. He was born September 11, 1963, in Polson, MT

Tim was an enrolled member of the CS&K Tribes and raised in Ronan along with his 10 siblings on the family ranch. Tim was passionate about his artwork, muscle cars, and...

Jun 3, 2022

In the evening of June 3, 2022, Rodney Erick Stedje of Ronan, Montana died at the age of 70 surrounded by loved ones. He had been diagnosed with colon cancer in September.  Rod was born to Ruth and Norman Stedje in Kalispell, Montana in 1952 at Kalispell General Hospital located only two blocks from their home. In 1963, the...

May 17, 2022

Doris Smith Bradshaw, 90, passed away on May 17, 2022 at The Pines of Mission assisted living facility in St. Ignatius Montana.  She was born on June 18, 1931 in Beaver, Utah to LeRoy Smith and Velva A. Wilson.  She grew up in Beaver, Utah where she later met and married Vernile (Vern) Bradshaw on Dec. 10, 1949.  They were later sealed...

May 16, 2022

Carl Eugene Sirucek, age 88, passed away May 16, 2022 at Bee Hive Homes in Kalispell, MT.

A graveside service will be held Friday, May 20, 2022 at 2:00 pm at Ronan Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.

May 8, 2022

On June 26, 1983 in Midland, Texas, one of the kindest, most compassionate little girls, Samantha Lynn Cooper began her life. Sam grew up in West Texas with her big sister, Amanda Kay Cooper and her baby brother Steven Ray Cooper, II.  They all three had a very special bond, but as sisters do, Sam and Amanda had a...

Apr 21, 2022

Lee Roy McCollum passed away on April 21, 2022, of natural causes with his wife by his side at the age of 90. Lee was born June 26, 1931, to Roy and Helen McCollum in St. Ignatius, Montana.  The oldest boy of his seven siblings, he was always a hard worker.

In 1949, at the age of...

Apr 18, 2022

Gregory Thomas Hindle, age 58, passed away April 18, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Mt.

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

Apr 17, 2022

Melva June (Nebeker) McClain, 86, of Bigfork, Montana passed away April 17, 2022 at St Joseph Hospital in Polson. June was born June 26, 1935 to Clyde and Uldene (Hawkins) Nebeker in Twin Falls, Idaho.

She met and married Keith McClain October 31, 1951. To this union 3 sons were born Hank, Randy, and Brett.

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Apr 13, 2022

Dorothy Salomon passed away on April 13th, 2022, in the assisted living facility at which she resided for the past 6 years.  She was 83 years old.  Dorothy entered the world on October 15th, 1938 being born in Annville, Pennsylvania, to her parents Leroy and Kathryn Kincel.  She was their first child.

The family relocated to the...

Apr 5, 2022

A life spanning from the year 1919 in a small town in Yugoslavia through Ellis Island, Chicago, Wyoming, and Montana to this year, 2022 has ceased and the contributions of another member of the Greatest Generation are complete.

Katherine Elizabeth Burghardt Feiter Schnase, reaching her way into a second century at the age of 102, passed away...

Mar 28, 2022

Kenneth L. Cornelius passed away on March 28, 2022, at Logan Health in Kalispell, Montana after sustaining serious injury from a bicycle accident. He was surrounded by the love of his wife and children.

Ken was born in Ronan, Montana on November 5, 1960, to Lawrence and Lorraine (Salomon) Cornelius as the fifth and youngest child in...

Mar 28, 2022

Helen Sagen Lutton, age 89, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022 at St. Luke Extended Care. Helen was born November 6, 1932 in Kalispell, Montana to Knute and Mary Johanna Sagen. She graduated from Ronan High School in 1950.

Helen married Richard on August 28, 1953 in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. She was a stay-at-home mom who was...

Mar 21, 2022

Julianne Kuntz, age 56, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.

Memorial services for Julianne will be held at a later date.

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

Mar 1, 2022

Crisco Christina Stahl, age 63, passed away March 1, 2022 at her home in Ronan, MT.

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

Feb 26, 2022

Robert J. Baker, age 91, passed away February 26, 2022 at Polson Health and Rehab.

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

Feb 17, 2022

Ardith Rae McDorman/Dursma was born December 14,1934 in Escondido California to Ida Mae and Hubert H Hatch. She lost her brave battle with cancer on February 17 2022 at 2:20 am and entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior in Fort Worth Texas surrounded by her family.

Ardith lived in Escondido California in her younger...

Feb 10, 2022

Lawrence Cornelius, 88, passed to eternal life on February 10, 2022 at St. Luke's Extended Care in Ronan, Montana. He was born at home west of Ronan, on April 1, 1933 to Peter and Myrtle Cornelius. He was the youngest of eight children by 12 years. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Ronan High School...