Obituaries
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.
Beverly Marie Becker
Jun 30, 2021
Beverly Marie Becker (nee Smelser), age 93, passed away in her sleep of natural causes in the early hours of Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Beverly was born April 29, 1928, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Rex and Apolonia Smelser and grew up mostly in the Midwest. During WWII, the family moved to Washington state so her father could help...
James Franklin "Jim" Culligan
Jun 27, 2021
James Franklin Culligan of San Diego CA and Thompson Falls MT, passed away peacefully on Sunday June 27, 2021 in Thompson Falls, MT. Jim was born in Missoula MT on Nov. 4, 1936 to Clifford and Tillie (Muster) Culligan. He was raised on the family ranch in Camas Prairie with his twin brother John (Jack) Delano Culligan. Jim graduated from...
Lonnie Michael Smith
Jun 18, 2021
Lonnie Michael Smith, age 61, passed away June 18, 2021 at his home in Polson, Mt. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Charles Bernard "Chuck" Campbell
Jun 17, 2021
Charles Bernard "Chuck" Campbell, age 53, passed away June 17, 2021 at his home in Polson, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Mary Lou Watkins
Jun 15, 2021
Mary Lou Watkins, age 58, formerly of Polson and Ronan, passed away June 15, 2021 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, MT. A visitation will be held on Saturday, June 19, 2021 from 1:00-3:00 pm at The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.
Robert Edward Niclai
Jun 13, 2021
Robert Edward Niclai, age 60, passed away June 13, 2021 at his residence in Charlo, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home.
Alexander Raymond Courville
Jun 11, 2021
Alexander Raymond Courville, age 71, passed away June 11, 2021 at his residence in Ronan, MT. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home.
Charlotte Mary Green
Jun 11, 2021
Charlotte Mary Green, age 72, passed away June 11, 2021 at her home in Polson, MT, A memorial service will be held on Monday, June 21, 2021 at 10:30 am at Polson Alliance Church. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home.
Shirley Ann Moody
Jun 10, 2021
Shirley Ann Moody, age 85 of Polson, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021 at the hospital in Ronan, MT. Shirley was born April 27, 1936 in Leanna, Kansas to Bill and Hazel Crawford. She moved with her parents and some of her siblings to Ronan in 1947. Shirley met her husband Leonard while attending Ronan Middle School and married him...
James Byron Willis Jr.
Jun 9, 2021
Jim Willis was born Jan. 11, 1944 in Fremont, Ohio, and died June 9, 2021 in Polson. He was respected by many as “Doc Willis.” For over 40 years he served as a town dentist for thousands of grateful patients. Along with his beloved staff, he made dentistry an unfrightening appointment. Constantly learning new techniques and tools, he delighted in...
Tammy Renee Appelt-Dittmer
Jun 8, 2021
Tammy Renee Appelt – Dittmer, age 48, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 as a result of a brain bleed at Logan Health in Kalispell. She was proud to be an organ donor, and her foresight was beneficial to numerous recipients. She was born on September 21, 1972 in Polson the daughter of Ernest Dan and Renee (LaRocque) Appelt....
Jerry Allen Peterson
Jun 5, 2021
Jerry Allen Peterson, age 82, of Montana, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Polson, Montana. Jerry was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Erv and Mary (Flynn) Peterson on June 1, 1939. He was a graduate of Bradley High School, South Dakota and received his B.S. from Southernaire, South Dakota in 1962. He worked his way through college...
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