Obituaries
Virginia Carol Nygaard
May 6, 2026
Virginia Carol Nygaard was born on December 12, 1943, in Polson, MT to Alfred and Adella (Garbe) Butt from Pablo, MT. She was the 7th of 8 children. Virginia Married Jerry Nygaard on May 8, 1964. She lived a life defined by her deep love for the Lord, her husband and her three daughters, Lorri, Shari and Roxi. She enjoyed...
Beverly Mae Hauver
May 4, 2026
Beverly Mae Hauver, age 87, passed away May 4, 2026, at St. Joseph Medical, Polson.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Clinton Carter Duncan
Apr 27, 2026
Clinton Carter "Clint" Duncan, age 68, passed away April 27, 2026, at his residence.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Donald Earl Probert
Apr 26, 2026
Donald Earl "Don" Probert, age 85, passed away April 26, 2026, at St. Joseph Medical, Polson.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Patrick Charles Linderman
Apr 22, 2026
Patrick Charles Linderman was born on December 3, 1945, in Missoula, MT to Charles and Mildred Linderman. Pat passed away on April 22, 2026, at Logan Health in Kalispell, MT of natural causes.
Pat attended St. Ignatius schools and graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1964. Throughout his high school years, he worked on the Freshour Ranch up in Pistol...
Gary Neal Keener
Apr 21, 2026
Gary Neal Keener ascended into the arms of Our Lord on April 21, 2026, in Polson, Mt.
Gary passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. Gary was born October 11, 1954, in Billings, Mt. He was the youngest son of Bernard R. Keener and Leora J. (Easton) Keener.
Gary graduated from Melstone, Mt High School in 1973. Gary honorably served...
Lynn Michelle Carper
Apr 21, 2026
Lynn Michelle Carper, age 61, passed away April 21, 2026, at her residence.
Lynn is survived by Courtney Carper, Adrian Gonzalez, and Kristen Bruess.
A Celebration of Life will be held in 2027.
David Duane Drake
Apr 20, 2026
David Duane Drake, 61, of Pablo, passed away on April 20, 2026, at his home. He was born on October 31, 1964, in Vancouver, WA, to Arlene Drake and David Anderson. He moved to Montana in 1991 where he later met the love of his life Shirley Drake on August 14, 1992.
He worked as a mechanic most of his life....
Marilynn Rose Sparks-Paterno
Apr 18, 2026
Marilynn Rose Sparks-Paterno, age 72, passed away April 18, 2026, at her residence.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Dan Lee Giles
Apr 18, 2026
Dan Lee Giles, age 58, of Polson, Montana, passed away on April 18, 2026, in Polson, Montana.
Dan was born on March 14, 1968, in Seattle, Washington, to Larry D. Giles and Judith A. Giles, both of whom preceded him in death.
Dan proudly served his country in the United States Navy as an E-5 AS2 and was a Gulf War veteran....
James Edwin Brueckmann
Apr 15, 2026
James “Jim” Brueckmann, age 66, passed away on April 15, 2026, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana. Jim was born on April 10, 1960, to Charles and Elizabeth Brueckmann.
He grew up in Polson, Montana, where he built strong roots and formed lifelong connections within the community.
He attended Anaconda Job Corps, where he earned his G.E.D. and a state certification...
Anita Mae Russell
Apr 14, 2026
Anita Mae (Shaw) Russell, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Polson, Montana, of natural causes. She was born on May 11, 1939, to Vaughn and Lena Shaw. She was the youngest of five children and graduated from Presque Isle High School.
In 1960, she married Loyd Russell and embraced life as an Air Force wife. Throughout the years, they...
William Francis Schworak
Apr 14, 2026
William Francis Schworak, age 80, passed away April 14, 2026, at St. Joseph Medical, Polson.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
William Roger Thome
Apr 11, 2026
William Roger Thome, age 90, went to his heavenly home on April 11, 2026, surrounded by his family at their home in St. Ignatius, MT. He was born December 26, 1935, in Lancaster County, PA, to the late William and Eva (Miller) Thome.
Since William and his father shared the same first name, he became known as “Roger” to his family,...
Judith Kay Langdale
Apr 7, 2026
Judith Kay Langdale, age 83, passed away April 7, 2026, at Polson Health and Rehab.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Patrick Douglas Berry
Apr 1, 2026
Patrick Douglas Berry, age 74, passed away April 1, 2026, at St Luke Community Hospital, Ronan.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Wayne Erwin Worley
Mar 31, 2026
Wayne Erwin Worley, age 78, passed away March 31, 2026, at his home in Polson.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Janet Gail Gardner
Mar 29, 2026
Serving others; optimism; kindness; compassion; a loyal friend; and a loving daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother are qualities enveloped in the life of Janet Gail Gardner. On March 29, 2026, Janet passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loved ones.
Janet was born in Jackson, Teton, Wyoming, on November 22, 1947, to Alonzo William ‘Billy’...
Freddie Lee Mueller
Mar 25, 2026
Freddie Lee "Fred" Mueller, age 81, passed away March 25, 2026, at Pal Memory Care, Ronan.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Pete John Rorvik
Mar 23, 2026
Pete John Rorvik, age 84, passed away March 23, 2026, at his residence.
Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
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