Obituaries

Clark Martin Marquart

Clark Martin Marquart

Oct 19, 2012

Clark made his journey home to heaven Friday, October 19, 2012 at St. Luke Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born July 8, 1927 in Waterloo, Iowa to Samuel and Elsie Marquart; Clark was one of five boys. Clark enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943 and proudly served in the South Pacific Theater during World War II....

Frances Elizabeth Dehne

Frances Elizabeth Dehne

Oct 19, 2012

Obituary for Frances Elizabeth Dehne Frances E. "Fritz" Dehne died peacefully on Oct. 19, 2012 at St. Luke's Nursing Home. Fritz was born in Butte, on May 1, 1930 (minutes before her twin brother, Frank.) She is survived by her devoted sister-in-law, Frances "Frankie" Dehne, and many beloved nieces and nephews. Her mother, Mary Graf, father, Edgar H. Dehne, and...

John Shima Jr.

John Shima Jr.

Oct 18, 2012

Obituary for John Shima Jr. JOHN SHIMA JR. was born on March 5, 1918 and went on to be with the Lord on October 18, 2012…he was 94 years old. Dad was one of 6 children born to John & Mary Shima of Mason City, Iowa. He was married to Betty June Pearson on August 1, 1943 in Seattle, WA....

Mevis Elizabeth Phillips

Mevis Elizabeth Phillips

Oct 14, 2012

Obituary for Mevis Elizabeth Phillips Mevis Elizabeth Phillips, age 86, passed away October 14, 2012 at the St. Luke Extended Care of Ronan, MT. Mevis was born June 10, 1926 in Memphis, TN., to Lynnette Erma Johnson Bradley Rodgers Lund and Levi Alley Rodgers. She lived and was educated in Memphis. She later moved to Montana to be near her...

Beverly Jean Ledford

Beverly Jean Ledford

Oct 12, 2012

Obituary for Beverly Jean Ledford Beverly Jean Ledford passed away October 12, 2012 of complications from breast cancer. Bev was born to Clarence and Nadine Herreid on July 10, 1931 in Polson, MT. Bev attended school in Polson and after graduating in 1949, was employed by Hess Bottling and Askevold Construction in the accounting departments. She later moved to Great...

Vivian Faye Shaw

Vivian Faye Shaw

Oct 8, 2012

Obituary for Vivian Faye Shaw Vivian Faye Shaw, age 77, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2012 in Ronan, MT. Vivian was born on December 9, 1934 in Kalispell, MT, to Robert Randle Hill and Luzzell Faye Thompson. Vivian was one of 14 children raised in the Kalispell area. Vivian married her sweetheart on February 14, 1953. Vivian was a...

Melva M. Hansen

Melva M. Hansen

Oct 5, 2012

Obituary for Melva M. Hansen Melva M. (Crawford, Krantz) Hansen was born in Ronan, MT on May 29, 1913 to Ennis and Millie Mullis. She passed away October 5, 2012 at Heritage Place Nursing Home in Kalispell at the age of 99 where she had been a resident for the last several years. Melva married Bill Crawford on December 14,...

Jamie L. Seegers

Jamie L. Seegers

Oct 5, 2012

Obituary for Jamie L. Seegers Jamie L. Seegers, age 49, passed away Friday, October 5, 2012 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Polson. Grogan Funeral Home has been entrusted to care for the family. Read Jamie Seegers's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.

Larry James Young

Larry James Young

Sep 29, 2012

Obituary for Larry James Young Larry J. Young, age 82, passed away in Lewistown, MT on Saturday, September 29, 2012. No services are planned and burial will take place in Ohio. Grogan Funeral Home of Polson has been entrusted by the family to make arrangements. Read Larry Young's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.

Theodore M. Rollins

Theodore M. Rollins

Sep 28, 2012

Obituary for Theodore M. Rollins Ted Rollins passed away in his sleep at the Prestige Assisted Living facility on September 28, 2012 in Kalispell, MT. Ted was born January 20, 1925. Ted was a proud Army Veteran of the Second World War. He served as a sergeant in a weapons platoon and was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge,...

Esther F. Sampson

Esther F. Sampson

Sep 27, 2012

Obituary for Esther F. Sampson Esther Frances Sampson (nee Watkins) was born on September 5, 1907 in Menoken, N.D. She was the seventh of eight children born to John and Lenora (nee Blue) Watkins. Esther passed away on September 27, 2012 in Polson, MT. She traveled by covered wagon from North Dakota to Billings, MT as a child with her...

Victor Davis

Victor Davis

Sep 26, 2012

Obituary for Victor Davis Victor Davis, age 58, of Dayton, MT., passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at his home. Grogan Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Read Victor Davis's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.

Rose Mary Riebe

Rose Mary Riebe

Sep 23, 2012

Obituary for Rose Mary Riebe Surrounded by her family, mom died peacefully on Sunday, September 23, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. She was 77. She was not only a pretty woman but also a beautiful person. She was born (in the car on the way to the hospital) to Henry and Olthenia Mitchell on May 22, 1935 in...

Margery Durham

Margery Durham

Sep 23, 2012

Obituary for Margery Durham Margery was born in Nashville, TN., where her father was employed as an engineer with the Tennessee Valley Authority. Within a few months of her birth, the family moved to the Chicago area where they resided for several years before moving to New Rochelle, a suburb of New York City, and then to nearby Pelham, where...

Linda Diane Payson

Linda Diane Payson

Sep 19, 2012

Obituary for Linda Diane Payson Linda Diane Payson, age 54, of Kenner, LA, passed away after a long battle with cancer on September 19, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Polson, MT. Linda was born on February 24, 1958 in Missoula, MT to James and Virginia Payson. Linda received her B.A. in education at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA,...

Candace E. White

Candace E. White

Sep 18, 2012

Obituary for Candace E. White Candace Elizabeth White left us on September 18, 2012. Candace was born in Glentana, MT on November 28, 1934, the fifteenth of sixteen children of Peter and Helena Stein. After spending her childhood "back on the farm" she married Clifford Simshaw, eventually settled in Sunburst where she took on the role of mother of her...

Antoinette V. Barba

Antoinette V. Barba

Sep 17, 2012

Obituary for Antoinette V. Barba Antoinette V. Barba, age 92, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012 at St. Joseph Medical Center. Antoinette was born July 25, 1920 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Antoinette attended and graduated from Easton High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. She married Peter J. Barba, Sr. in 1944 in N.Y. Antoinette moved to Polson, MT in 2007 to live...

Teri Babich Boettcher

Teri Babich Boettcher

Sep 12, 2012

Obituary for Teri Babich Boettcher After a valiant battle filled with grace, Teri Babich Boettcher, aka "Scout", died of cancer on September 12, 2012, at her home in Polson, MT surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband, Bill Boettcher; daughter, Micah Lange (Helena, MT); son, Jeremi Kirkland (Azle, TX), sisters, Karen Babich (Wash., DC) and Debra Sears...

Shirley Luella Cobban

Shirley Luella Cobban

Sep 10, 2012

Obituary for Shirley Luella Cobban Shirley Luella Cobban, age 71, passed away at her home in Polson, MT.on Monday, September 10, 2012. Shirley was born January 7, 1941 in Williston, N.D. to Gerald and Blanche Cobban. Shirley graduated from Charlo High School in 1959. Shirley met and married Orville Baltz in Ronan, MT. Shirley worked as a cook at Missoula's...

David Louis Ruiz

David Louis Ruiz

Sep 8, 2012

Obituary for David Louis Ruiz MAJOR DAVID LOUIS RUIZ, 50 Our beautiful David, devoted husband, father, son, brother and protector of our country, died suddenly at his home in Spotsylvania, VA., on September 8, 2012. David was born on July 13, 1962 in Polson, MT. to Louis and Carol Ruiz of Polson, MT. Shortly after David's birth, the family moved...

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