Obituaries

Jun 22, 2015

Obituary for Floyd Edwin Lonnevik Floyd E. Lonnevik, age 84, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at St. Joseph Medical in Polson. The Lake Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. Read Floyd Lonnevik's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.

Jun 21, 2015

Obituary for Leo Luke Schroeder Leo Luke Schroeder, 94, passed away Sunday June 21, 2015 at his home in Polson, Montana. Leo was born June 24, 1920 in Dodge, North Dakota to Fred and Dorothy (Marquardt) Schroeder. Leo attended school and graduated from Dodge High School in 1938. Leo then attended Dickerson State College and received a North Dakota State...

Jun 21, 2015

Obituary for Melisa Olivia Normandeau Melisa Olivia (Lobdell) Normandeau was born Feb. 2, 1983. She passed away June 21, 2015 at St. Luke Hospital surrounded by family and friends from complications due to Bronchial Pneumonia. Through the years, Melisa has battled Huntington*s Disease with the strength and courage of a warrior. Melisa always loved being out with the horses, riding...

Jun 20, 2015

Obituary for Patricia Ann Hewankorn Patricia Hewankorn, age 75, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at her home in Dayton Creek. She was born on October 1, 1939 at Lonepine, MT to Alexander and Josephine (Caye) Lefthand. Like other traditional Kootenai homes, a large extended family lived together. This often included parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and nieces and...

Jun 20, 2015

Obituary for Betty Ann Gerrity Betty Ann Gerrity, 87 went to her peaceful home Saturday, June 20, 2015 surrounded by her family. Betty was born to Harold and Ranghild Wooster June 1928, Bristol, CT. Ranghild passed away due to complications at childbirth. Hilda Larson, Ranghild's older sister stepped in to care for little Betty. Hilda and Harold fell in love...

Jun 19, 2015

Obituary for Dorothy June Rose Dorothy June Rose passed away from natural causes shortly after celebrating her 90th birthday. She was born in Grenora, North Dakota on June 7, 1925 joining sister Lenora and parents John B and Rose Anderson. Homer and Howard joined the family in Plentywood, MT. June attended grade school in Plentywood, Mt. Over the years, Lenora,...

Jun 19, 2015

Obituary for Elsie Lydia Nygaard Elsie Nygaard, 100, slipped away into the arms of Jesus on Friday, June 19, 2015, at her son's home in Trout Creek. Elsie was born April 26, 1915, on a farm near Lignite, North Dakota, to Henry and Emelia Schuman. She was the 4th of 9 children. Her family migrated to Seqium, WA. in 1937...

Jun 14, 2015

Obituary for Agnes Caye Our beloved Agnes Mae Caye has begun her journey back to the Creator on Sunday June 14th 2015. Agnes was the first born to Madeline Phillips Couture and Alexander Couture in a tee-pee just after midnight in Big Arm Montana. Agnes was a proud member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes which is where Agnes...

Jun 14, 2015

Obituary for Mary Jane "MJ" Snyder Mary Jane "MJ" Snyder, age 72 of Proctor, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015. The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory is handling the arrangements. Read Mary "MJ" Snyder's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.

Jun 11, 2015

Jun 2, 2015

Obituary for Margaret Helen Fudge Margaret Helen Fudge passed away on June 2, 2015 following a stroke. Her husband, Charles W. Fudge of Polson, daughter Julia Short of Layton, UT, and daughter Amy Tate of Woodbridge, VA were by her side. Their first child, Joseph W. Fudge, was born in 1961 with severe birth defects and died eleven years later....

Jun 1, 2015

Obituary for Zaneta Rae Keplin On June 1, 2015, Zaneta Rae "Sissy" Kenmille Keplin joined her ancestors after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 23, 1968 in Hawthorn, CA to Laurence and Marie Kenmille. She was baptized in the Catholic Church. Her godparents are Norman and Alberta Peratrovich. She was raised in Minneapolis, MN and later...

May 28, 2015

Obituary for Roger Neil Targerson Roger N. Targerson was born July 24, 1943 in Vancouver, British Columbia to Harold and Yvonne Targerson. At the age of 2 the family moved to Washington and lived in Everett-Seattle area. He graduated from Everett High School, Everett Jr. College and the University of Washington. Roger later earned his Master's degree in Military Science...

May 26, 2015

Obituary for Daniel Steven "Dan" Morrison Dan "Pizza man" Morrison, age 51, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015. He was born April 14, 1964 in Helena, MT. Shortly after he was born he was adopted by the greatest people he could ask for as parents, Betty and Donald Morrison. He lived his childhood in Great Falls and Glasgow, MT. In...

May 21, 2015

Obituary for Russell Lee Sherman Russell passed away on May 21, 2015 at his home, of natural causes. He was born July 8, 1951 in Havre, to Gordon and Agatha Sherman. Russ was raised in the Hi-Line area until 1964 when the family moved to the Mission Valley. He graduated from Ronan High School in 1969, where he was an...

May 17, 2015

Obituary for Synneve Randi "Sunny" Reeves Synneve "Sunny" Randi Reeves (Larsen)(age 92 years), our dear mother, passed on away to heaven on May 17, 2015 at the Village Health Care Center in Missoula, MT. Synneve was born on March 8, 1923 in Oslo, Norway to Richard & Emma Larsen. Mom was the eldest of four children. At the age of...

May 14, 2015

Obituary for Thomas Matthew Brown Thomas Brown of Polson, MT passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. He was 72. Tom was born in Polson on May 29, 1942, and attended college at Montana State University where he received his degree in Civil Engineering. Tom was a Professional Engineer who built many of the...

May 10, 2015

Obituary for Robert Grant Nicholson Robert Grant (Rob) Nicholson died on Sunday, May 10th. He had fallen asleep, as he often did, in his favorite chair while watching late night TV at his home on Flathead Lake. He died peacefully and naturally from heart arrhythmia. He was born the second of five children, four boys and a girl. A good...

May 9, 2015

Obituary for Betty Lou Gray Fritz Betty Lou Parshall Gray Fritz, 87, passed away at the Village Senior Residence on May 9th, 2015 after a long and hard fought battle with C.O.P.D. Betty was born February 11, 1928 to Roland and Alma Parshall, in Billings, MT. She was soon joined by brothers Robert Parshall and Jack Parshall. In 1946 Betty...

May 7, 2015

Obituary for Lyle Richard Roberts Lyle Richard Roberts, age 62, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Health Center NW in Kalispell, MT. The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory are handling the arrangements. Read Lyle Roberts's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.