Obituaries
Joni Lynn Buckman
Aug 7, 2021
Our Joni was born at the Fort Belknap Agency, Harlem, Montana on May 4, 1983. At the young age of 38, our beloved Joni left our world on August 7, 2021, in Benefis Hospital, Great Falls, Montana. Born to parents, Glen Johnny Buckman and Jolene Shorte Shortman, Joni Lynn Buckman was the youngest of their five beautiful children. Along with...
Wayne Lee Atchison
Aug 7, 2021
Wayne Lee Atchison, age 70, passed away August 7, 2021 at St. Joseph Medical in Polson, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Robert Lee "Bob" Jones
Aug 6, 2021
Robert Lee "Bob" Jones, age 80 of Beaverton, OR, passed away on August 6, 2021 in Polson, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Tonya Lynn Warrick
Aug 4, 2021
Tonya Lynn Warrick, age 45, passed away August 4, 2021 at her residence in Polson, MT. A service will be held Friday, August 13, 2021 at 11:00 am at Fellowship Baptist Church in Polson. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Richard Cary "Dick" Benner
Jul 30, 2021
Richard Cary Benner, born January 30, 1947, in Eugene, OR went gently into his Heavenly Father’s arms in his sleep in Polson, MT on July 30, 2021. The only book that Dick ever read was the Bible, and he had it right on his table where he sat each morning. He had lots of extended family, cousins and friends that...
Lynda Merle Edwards
Jul 29, 2021
Grandmother, longtime nurse and lover of all animals, Lynda Edwards, 74, of Pablo, Montana, died on July 29, 2021, in the Ronan Hospital where she suffered a massive stroke after being admitted to the hospital with a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Born on Dec. 16, 1946, in Harve, Montana, to Bob and Esther (French) Cornett, Lynda graduated from Big Sandy...
William Bruce "Will" Elliott
Jul 28, 2021
William “Will” Bruce Elliott, aged 60 passed on July 28th, 2021. Will. Willie. William, when he was in trouble. He had as many names as he had roles in the lives of those around him. Like his siblings and parents before him, he grew up during harder and less tolerant times. Early life experiences, while filled with beautiful memories, such...
Clifford "Swede" Hanley Jr.
Jul 26, 2021
Dad, Clifford J (Swede) Hanley was born November 11, 1922 on the Hanley homestead in present day Northern Carter County north of Ekalaka, MT to Clifford and Cora Ethel Hanley. He joined three older brothers, George, Jack, Jean (Bucky) and was followed up by younger brother Francis (Pat). They rode horseback to the Lame Jones School through his eight years...
Luke Bryon Diemert
Jul 25, 2021
Luke Bryon Diemert, age 64, passed away July 25, 2021 at his residence in Polson, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Linda Susette Tafe
Jul 22, 2021
Linda Susette Tafe, age 77, passed away July, 22, 2021. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Tracy Lyn Hortin
Jul 21, 2021
Tracy Lyn Hortin, age 66, passed away July 21, 2021 at St. Joseph Medical in Polson, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Angela Renee Wallace
Jul 19, 2021
Angela Renee Wallace was born at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Sheridan, Wyoming on March 12, 1986. She was the daughter of Don and Kathy Wallace and the younger sister of David Wallace. She was the "1986 Girl Scout Baby of the Year." She moved from Sheridan in 1999 and graduated from McQueen High School in Reno, Nevada in 2004. Angela...
Lula Marcella "Marcy" Rice
Jul 14, 2021
Lula Marcella "Marcy" Rice, age 69, passed away July 14, 2021 at Polson Health and Rehab. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Norman Louis Ovitt
Jul 10, 2021
Norman Louis Ovitt, age 98, passed away July 10, 2021 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
William Dale "Bill" Crawford
Jul 10, 2021
William Dale Crawford, father, husband, grandfather, comrade, and friend of the Earth, passed on peacefully to his next adventure, Saturday morning, July 10, 2021. Bill squeezed every drop out of life for three quarters of a century, from learning to ski in Canada, to flying hang gliders above Flathead Lake, to tasting cheese and skiing through the Alps with his...
Carol Joann Tiernan
Jul 7, 2021
Carol Joann Nelson Tiernan was born on November 7, 1937, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and passed away on July 7, 2021, in Ronan, Montana, due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Carol’s father, Dr. Robert V. Nelson, was an officer in the U.S. Army Dental Corps. Carol’s family would move to wherever her father was stationed. Carol spent her first two...
Beverly B. Morris
Jul 5, 2021
Beverly B. Morris, age 89, passed away July 5, 2021 at her home in Polson, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Sarah Joan Shortman-Buckman
Jul 3, 2021
Sarah Joan Shortman – Buckman, age 41, left our lives peacefully on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson, Montana. She was born on December 23, 1979 at Fort Belknap Hospital in Harlem, Montana to Glen and Jolene (Shortman) Buckman. Our Sarah began her life in her family’s hometown of Hays, Montana. She was a beautiful...
Bernadine Alice "Bernie" Lake
Jul 2, 2021
Bernadine (Bernie) Pelletier Lake passed away Friday, July 2, 2021 at the age of 84 from a dementia-related disease. Bernie was born on August 10, 1936, in Missoula, Montana, the only child of Edna and Joseph (Pete) Romaul Pelletier. She attended Bonner Grade School and Sacred Heart High School Academy in Missoula, graduating in 1954. After high school she trained...
Maria Josephine Tribur
Jul 1, 2021
Maria Josephine Tribur, age 85, passed away July 1, 2021 at her home in St. Ignatius, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
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