Obituaries
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.
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.
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.
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.
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