Obituaries
Rhonda Lea Lewis (Cookingham)
Oct 4, 2021
Rhonda Lea Lewis, age 66, passed away October 4, 2021 at her residence in Polson, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
David Wayne Crofts Sr.
Oct 1, 2021
David Wayne Crofts, Sr passed into eternal life on Friday, October 1, 2021 at Providence St. Joseph Medical in Polson. He was born April 11, 1939 in Evansville, Indiana to Val and Georgia Crofts, and the youngest of four children. After graduating high school in 1957, Dave married the love of his life, Lynn on July 2, 1966. Dave was...
Warren G. "Greg" Harding
Sep 30, 2021
Warren Greg Harding (Greg) 69 of Polson, Montana passed away on Thursday September 30, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 7, 1951, in Billings, Montana the son of Warren G. and Ethel Marie (Israel) Harding. He moved to Polson with his parents at a young age and attended Polson schools graduating in 1970....
Elizabeth L. Smith
Sep 30, 2021
Elizabeth L "Beth" Smith, age 69, passed away September 30, 2021, at her residence. She was born January 16, 1952, in Missoula, Montana to Rose Marie "Rosie" and Richard Lee "Dick" Lyman. Raised in Plains, Montana, Beth was a wild child from day one by all accounts. She was joined by her brother Kenneth in 1953. Live music, organizing dances,...
John Walter "JW" Marrinan
Sep 30, 2021
John Walter “JW” Marrinan was born May 9, 2009, in Polson, Montana to Elena Susanne and John Michael Marrinan. He passed away on September 30, 2021, in Kalispell, Montana. Despite many people telling him he had an “old soul” JW was taken much too early in his life from his mom, dad, and older brother Michael Clancy and all who...
Lavern Lester Herman
Sep 27, 2021
Lavern Lester Herman, age 93, passed away September 27, 2021 at Polson Health and Rehab. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Herbert Harold Sorensen
Sep 26, 2021
Herbert H. Sorensen’s spirit left his mortal body behind September 26, 2021, surrounded by family at home. Herb was born May 24, 1930. Herb's life journey started in a lumber camp in Bremerton WA. He was the second child of Harry and Bertha Bocksnick Sorensen. He came to Polson with his family as a young child. He graduated in 1950...
Vernon Ray Fowler
Sep 25, 2021
Vernon Ray Fowler, age 72, passed away September 25, 2021 at his residence in Dayton, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
John Michael Hughes
Sep 23, 2021
On September 23, 2021, John Michael Hughes passed peacefully in Polson, Montana. John was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 11, 1938. Until the age of 2, John lived with his mother, Ruby, father, Ivan, and sister, Margaret Ellen Hughes (Peggy Wilson) in a lumber camp near Jemez Pueblo. In 1940, the family moved to California. Initially, the family...
Gary Leslie Groves
Sep 20, 2021
Gary Leslie Groves, age 82, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021 at his residence. A Man of Vision and Action. Gary was born the last of six children to Louis and Mary Groves in the family farmhouse on the west shore of Polson Bay on August 17, 1939. He graduated from Polson High School in 1958, where he was...
Joseph Alexander Martinez
Sep 17, 2021
Joseph Alexander Martinez, age 87, passed away Friday, September 17, 2021 at his residence. There are no services planned at this time. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Shawn William Ellis
Sep 13, 2021
Shawn William Ellis, age 46, passed away September 13, 2021 at his residence in Polson, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Roger Preston "Rog" McClure
Sep 12, 2021
Roger P. McClure, age 75, passed away at home from complications of Covid 19 with family at his side on September 12, 2021. He was born November 28, 1945. Roger was the oldest of six children and assumed greater responsibilities at the age of 11 when a house fire took his father and one of his siblings. He was dedicated...
Evelyn Louise McConn
Sep 6, 2021
Evelyn Louise McConn, age 100, passed away September 6, 2021 at her residence in Ronan, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Amanda Lynn Farley
Sep 5, 2021
Amanda Lynn Farley passed away Sept. 5, 2021, in Aurora, Colorado. She was born Feb. 6, 2001 in Missoula to parents who adored her. Amanda was loved by many and touched many lives on her journey no matter how short it was. She graduated from Polson High School in 2019. She had a love of golf, friends and family. Amanda...
Genevieve Luella Clement
Aug 28, 2021
Genevieve Luella Clement, 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 28th at Hospice House of Spokane following complications from traumatic brain injury. A long time Polson resident, she was an avid horsewoman, gardener and musician. She sang in the choir and rang handbells at First Presbyterian Church in Polson for many years. Genevieve was the youngest and only girl in...
Brenda Lee Santos
Aug 22, 2021
Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and aunt, Brenda Santos went with our creator on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021. Brenda was born in Saint Ignatius, Montana on April 3rd, 1956. She attended schooling in Saint Ignatius, but graduated from Ronan High School in 1972 after the family moved. Brenda also attended Salish Kootenai College as well as the University...
Margaret Elaine Hanson
Aug 19, 2021
Margaret Elaine Hanson of Polson, Montana, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 19, 2021, at Polson Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on October 15, 1940, to Walter and Delma (Brott) Zimmerman in Beatrice, Nebraska, grew up on a farm near Jansen, Nebraska, and graduated from Fairbury High School in Fairbury, Nebraska. On March 24, 1965, Marge...
Mary "Toni" Antoinette Erkkila
Aug 18, 2021
Mary Antoinette “Toni” Cella Erkkila died suddenly in Polson, Montana on August 18, 2021. Toni was born on July 11, 1936, the second of three children of Col. Joseph A and Mary Cella (neé Beck) in Corvallis, Oregon. Col. Cella’s US Army career took his family to postings around the American West before settling in Albuquerque, NM in 1943. There,...
Dianna Rosette Auld
Aug 18, 2021
Dianna Rosette Auld, age 73, passed away August 18, 2021 at Logan Health in Kalispell, MT. A service will be held Friday, August 20, 2021 at 10:30 am at The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial at Dayton Cemetery.
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