Obituaries

Helen E. Beasley

Helen E. Beasley

Aug 12, 2010

Obituary for Helen E. Beasley Helen Gould Beasley passed away August 12, 2010 of natural causes in Polson, MT. Helen Emily Gould Beasley was born November 7, 1920 in Valley, Nebraska. She was one of four children born to Clarence and Martha Gould, the only girl among three brothers, Don, Dan and Philip. In September 1943 Helen enlisted in the...

Edwin R. Robison

Edwin R. Robison

Aug 9, 2010

Obituary for Edwin R. Robison Edwin Robison, 73, of Missoula, died Monday, August 9, 2010. Services will be private. Grogan Funeral Home and Crematory, Polson, is assisting the family. www.groganfuneralhome.com. Read Edwin Robison's Obituary and Guestbook.

Howard Edwin Hill

Howard Edwin Hill

Aug 2, 2010

Obituary for Howard Edwin Hill Howard Edwin Hill, 84, of Polson, MT, passed away on Monday, August 2, 2010 at home. Howard was born on June 30, 1926 in Princeton, W.Va. and graduated from Bluefield High School in Bluefield, W.Va. He then entered the US Navy in 1944 and served until 1947. On August 22, 1949, he married Joyce A....

Henry Baertsch

Henry Baertsch

Aug 1, 2010

Obituary for Henry Baertsch Henry Harold Baertsch, 90, of Polson, MT, passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2010 at the Polson Health and Rehabilitation Center of natural causes. Henry was born on March 21, 1920 in Somers, MT to Andrew and Laura Hume Baertsch. His parents separated when Henry was a baby and he lived with his mother in Kalispell...

Ronald Ricardo Matus

Ronald Ricardo Matus

Aug 1, 2010

Obituary for Ronald Ricardo Matus Ronald Matus, 49, of Pablo, MT. died at his home on August 1, 2010. Ron was born on May 22, 1961 in Twin Falls, ID, a son of Walter and Cecille Finley Matus. Ron grew up in the Yakima, WA area and graduated from Pasco High School in Pasco, WA. He attended Yakima Valley Community...

Mary Alice DeVries

Mary Alice DeVries

Jul 30, 2010

Obituary for Mary Alice DeVries Mary Alice DeVries, 102, formerly of Polson, MT, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2010 at The Springs at Whitefish Assisted Living Community where she had currently been residing. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 1, 2010, 3:00 PM at Polson Community Church. Grogan Funeral Home and Crematory, Polson is assisting Mrs....

Walter William Zook

Walter William Zook

Jul 28, 2010

Obituary for Walter William Zook Walter William Zook, 89, of Polson, MT, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at his home. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Grogan Funeral Home and Crematory, Polson, is assisting Mr. Zook's family. www.groganfuneralhome.com. Read Walter Zook's Obituary and Guestbook.

Hilma Wik Strom

Hilma Wik Strom

Jul 25, 2010

Obituary for Hilma Wik Strom Hilma Hansine Wik Strom, 92, of Polson, MT, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at home with her daughter. Hilma was born on September 23, 1917 to Norwegian parents, Ole and Johanna Wik in Minot, ND. Joining her sister Olga, brother Melvin, followed by another brother, Odin. The family moved to Kalispell in 1927...

Doreen Alexander

Doreen Alexander

Jul 22, 2010

Obituary for Doreen Alexander Doreen (McKenzie) Alexander of Polson passed away on July 22 after a recent illness. Born in Canada on January 5, 1929 in Elbow, Saskatchewan to immigrant parents, just in time for the Great Depression where her early years were spent with her family working various farms in the province. She often travelled to the one room...

Betty "Betsy" Plant

Betty "Betsy" Plant

Jul 22, 2010

Obituary for Betty "Betsy" Plant Betty A. 'Betsy' Plant age 84 of Arlee passed away on Thursday July 22, 2010 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Betsy was born in Nespelem, WA. at the family home on March 26, 1926, the sixth child of Michel Plant and Cecille LaMoose Plant. She attended schools in Washington, Idaho, the Ursulines at St....

Erich Gottfried Schlaile

Erich Gottfried Schlaile

Jul 21, 2010

Obituary for Erich Gottfried Schlaile Erich Gottfried Schlaile, 83, of Polson, MT passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson. He was born May 22, 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland, the only child of Gottfried Gottlieb Schaile & Johanna Schiller Schaile. He grew up and attended schools in Randallstown, Maryland. He attended the University of...

Berniece Louise Freschet

Berniece Louise Freschet

Jul 20, 2010

Obituary for Berniece Louise Freschet Berniece Louise Freschet, 82, of Polson, MT, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at St. Luke's Extended Care Facility in Ronan, MT. Born on August 4, 1927 in Miles City, MT, Berniece was a daughter of Paul and Rose Zigele Speck and in1952, married Ferruccio Freschet in Virginia City, NV. The Freschet family traveled...

Virginia Marie Wegner

Virginia Marie Wegner

Jul 20, 2010

Obituary for Virginia Marie Wegner Virginia Marie Wegner, 88, went home to be with the Lord on July 20, 2010 at St. Luke's Extended Care Center in Ronan. Virginia was born on May 5, 1922 in Rupert, ID, the daughter of William and Bertha Johns. Her family moved on a ranch at the foothills of the Mission Mountains. She graduated...

Laura Marie Raisl

Laura Marie Raisl

Jul 19, 2010

Obituary for Laura Marie Raisl Laura Marie Raisl, 91, of Polson, MT, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2010 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson. Laura was born on March 17, 1919 in Wilbaux, MT, the daughter of Joe and Betty Novak. As she was growing up, Laura attended schools in the Bloomfield and Polson areas. She graduated from...

Erma Ruth Dickson

Erma Ruth Dickson

Jul 11, 2010

Obituary for Erma Ruth Dickson Erma Ruth Dickson, 88, of Shoreline, WA and formerly of Polson, MT, passed away on July 11, 2010. She was born in Grace, Idaho on April 3, 1922. She moved to Montana with her family in 1930 and resided in Valley View. She and Clair Dickson were married on November 20, 1938. They moved to...

Jack Byron Cochran

Jack Byron Cochran

Jul 9, 2010

Obituary for Jack Byron Cochran Jack B. Cochran, 85, of Polson, MT died on July 9, 2010 at his home in Polson. He was born on July 2, 1925 at Salt Creek, Wyoming to Alex & Carrie (Nelson) Cochran. He attended schools in Cut Bank, MT and graduated from high school in Cut Bank. He married Geraldine Dahl in 1947...

L. Fern Merritt

L. Fern Merritt

Jun 26, 2010

Obituary for L. Fern Merritt L. Fern (Swope) Merritt, 72, of Polson, MT, peacefully went home to be with our Lord on Friday, June 25, 2010. Born on July 20, 1937 in Miles City, MT, Fern was the third of nine children to Fredric and Ellen Green Swope. In 1952, the family moved to Lonepine, MT where they continued ranching...

Ann C. Dobrenz

Ann C. Dobrenz

Jun 26, 2010

Obituary for Ann C. Dobrenz Ann C. Dobrenz, 70, of Ronan, MT, passed away on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at her home. Born on October 10, 1939 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Lillian Daley Metcalf. Ann graduated from high school in 1958 in Medical Lake, WA...

Viola Emily Burton

Viola Emily Burton

Jun 24, 2010

Obituary for Viola Emily Burton Viola Emily (Moss) Burton, age 95, a resident of St. Luke's extended living in Ronan for several years, has gone to rest under the shadow of her Mission Mountains she loved so well. Born in Everett, Washington in 1915, she came as an infant to her Polson home at Fulkerson Corner. She went to school...

Walter Lyle Jones

Walter Lyle Jones

Jun 23, 2010

Obituary for Walter Lyle Jones Walter Lyle Jones, 84, of Polson, MT, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at his home. He was born September 30, 1925 in LaPorte, Indiana, a son of Harry and Jeanette Mills Jones. He attended and graduated from Kalispell High School and served in the Army with a Field Artillery Battalion from January 3,...

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