Obituaries
James Harland Ringer
Feb 18, 2026
James Harland Ringer, age 73, passed away February 18, 2026, at Polson Heath and Rehab.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Robert Joseph Bowlby
Feb 14, 2026
Robert Joseph Bowlby, age 60, passed away February 14, 2026, at his residence.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Billie Rajean Reed
Feb 14, 2026
Billie "Jean" Reed, age 87, passed away February 14, 2026, at her residence.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Betty Ann Nichols
Feb 14, 2026
Betty Ann Nichols (Tenas) was born on September 23, 1947, to Thomas Tenas and Anna Rita (Andrew) Tenas in St. Ignatius, MT. Betty passed away on February 14, 2026, surrounded by her family at her home in Elmo, MT.
At a young age, Betty was sent to the Flandreau Indian School and was the school she graduated from. Despite her teachings...
Dolan Keith Gallier
Feb 10, 2026
Dolan Keith Gallier, age 68, passed away February 10, 2026, at his residence.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Virginia Ann Sibley
Feb 8, 2026
Virginia Ann “Ginni” Sibley, 69, passed away on February 8, 2026, at Polson Health and Rehabilitation Center in Polson Montana, with family by her side. She is now finally at peace after a long struggle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. She was a caring and loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who will always be remembered for her beautiful...
Sidney Lee Powell
Feb 1, 2026
Sidney Schall Powell, age 88 of Arlee, passed away at her home on February 1, 2026. She was born on May 21, 1937, in Missoula to Ed and Anne Schall.
As a young girl on the family ranch in Arlee, Sidney’s love of rodeo and horse racing began. She liked to talk about barrel racing on her gray mare and going...
Elaine Mary Cohen
Feb 1, 2026
Laine M. Cohen, age 83, passed away February 1, 2026, at St. Luke Community Hospital, Ronan.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Barbara Louise Lyons
Jan 29, 2026
Barbara Louise (Kroll) Lyons passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 29, 2026, at the age of 84. Barbara was born on June 12, 1941, in Kellogg, Idaho, the youngest child of Egon H Kroll and Charlotte (Ahlquist) Kroll. She spent most of her youth in Twin Falls, Idaho and graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1959. She...
Todd Lee Burland Jr.
Jan 25, 2026
Todd Lee Burland Jr. “TJ” was born into this world on Monday, July 1, 2002, and left us far too soon on Sunday, January 25, 2026. Our beloved son, brother, uncle, and friend has gone on to a place of peace and rest, where he is reunited with his beloved four-legged son, Harley, four-legged sister, Daisy, and Rock, together again,...
Paul David Gochis Sr.
Jan 22, 2026
Paul David Gochis Sr., age 90 of Polson, Montana, passed on January 22, 2026, at St. Patrick Hospital. Paul was surrounded by family as he passed. Paul will be missed greatly by all who knew him. He was born on June 13, 1935, in Greely Colorado to John D Gochis and Mabel Gochis.
Paul was preceded in death by his brother...
Perry Haldor Roys
Jan 20, 2026
Hal Roys, age 66, passed away January 20, 2026, at his residence.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Jerome Gareth Hanson
Jan 18, 2026
Jerome G. Hanson of Polson, Montana, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2026, at Polson Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on December 12, 1937, to Edwin and Blanche (Hendrickson) Hanson in Alexandria, Minnesota. His family later moved to Williston, North Dakota in Jerome’s early grade school years. He graduated from Williston High School with the Class of 1956.
On...
Diane Marie Buckskin-Michel
Jan 18, 2026
Diane Marie Buckskin-Michel was born on June 24, 1948, in St Ignatius, MT to Mathias “Matt Buckskin” Michel and Lucy Moody Michel. She passed away at her home in Dayton on January 18, 2026, with her family at her side.
Diane is the 3rd oldest and 1st daughter out of 10 children born to Matt and Lucy. She grew up in...
Hattie Emma Johnson
Jan 14, 2026
Hattie Emma Kimble Johnson passed away peacefully at St. Joseph Hospital in Polson after a brief illness on January 14, 2026. She was born to George Albert and Nellie Jeannette Weltner Kimble on August 22, 1939, in Arlee Montana. She had one brother and four sisters
In 1957 she married Elliot Mallory Johnson. They loved, laughed, took care of each other...
Gordon Joseph Peterson
Jan 7, 2026
Gordon Joseph Peterson passed away January 7, 2026. He was born December 20, 1945, to Ira Nicholas Peterson Caroline Kraft Peterson in Kalispell, Montana. Gordon attended St. Matthew's school in Kalispell until 8th grade in 1960. The family moved to Polson that summer and Gordon graduated from Polson High School in 1964. He worked for couple years and then Gordon...
Billie Jean Hartung
Jan 4, 2026
Billie Jean Hartung, age 71, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Hospital in Polson, Montana, surrounded by family.
Billie was a respected elder of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation and the last remaining enrolled tribal member of her family. She carried this role with humility, strength, and deep devotion...
Grace Margaret Johnson
Jan 2, 2026
Grace "Margaret" Johnson, age 88, passed away January 2, 2026, at St. Joseph Medical, Polson.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Jacob Patrick Fleming
Jan 1, 2026
Jacob Fleming, age 49, of Polson, MT, passed away on January 1, 2026.
Jake was born on March 6, 1976, to Greg Fleming and Elaine Bailey in Polson, MT. A lifelong resident of the area.
Jake is survived by his sons, Isaac Fleming and Tyler Waychoff; his father, Greg Fleming; and his brother, Nathan Fleming and family. He is further survived by...
Patricia Dawn Kuschel
Jan 1, 2026
Patricia Dawn Wayrynen Kuschel was born on July 6, 1963, to Kenneth and Leona Wayrynen in San Gabriel, California. She passed away peacefully at her home in Ronan, Montana during the early morning hours on January 1, 2026.
Patty spent the first four years of her life in California, and then moved to Mitchell, South Dakota with her family. In 1974...
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