All Obituaries

Victor – Ray Nelson, 86, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023 at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula. He was born May 29, 1936 in Kimball, Nebraska to George Washington Nelson and Margaret (Droemus) Nelson. He later graduated from Kimball High School. Ray married Mary Alice (McNall) Nelson on August 20, 1997. In life Ray worked as a mechanic and heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling and being apart of the Stevensville American Legion Post #94. Ray is survived by his...

Victor - Mary Kerr, 80 years of age, passed at her home in Victor, Montana on March 13th , 2023. She departed peacefully with her family by her side, surrounded by love. Mary was born to Helen and Charles Hayne on August 28th , 1942 in Bozeman, Montana. When Mary was young, the Hayne family moved around a lot because her father was a rough neck type. A bowlegged cowboy, and miner who sought work wherever he could. The family settled in Victor in 1955. Mary graduated from Victor High School...

Missoula - Darlene Evon Jackson went to be with the Lord on March 9, 2023. She was born to Andrew and Emily Blades on February 10, 1941 in Columbia Falls, Montana. She attended most of her schooling in Polson, Montana followed by Kinman Business College in Spokane, Washington to become a paraleagle. She worked at that career until moving back to Polson, MT to become a telephone operator. Darlene married Daniel L. Sauerbier moving to Big Fork and had two children, Lona Mae and Michael Todd....

Missoula - Dorothy B. Yvonne (Brechbill) Maples went home to be with the Lord and Savior on March 5, 2023. She was born January 23, 1927 in Stevensville, MT to Elton V. and Octavo L. (Brown) Brechbill. Dorothy “Dot” graduated as a registered nurse from ST. Patrick School of Nursing along with her sister Grace in 1949. Following that she worked for three years at Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in Portland, OR. In 1952 she married Harvey “Bud” Maples and a year later...

Victor - Thomas Charles Cratty, 69, of Victor, MT, passed away Friday March 3rd, 2023 at St Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was born June 27th, 1953 to Henry C. Cratty and Mary Coldiron in Hillsboro OR. Tom graduated from Yamhill Carlton Union High School in 1971. He married his high school sweetheart, Susan Marie DeLay, in Gaston Or, in 1973. Tom and Sue had 2 children. Tom started working for Hank’s Thriftway in 1968 and continued there until 1993. In 1993, Tom and Sue moved to...

Victor - Helen Jean Habets Stoltz went to Heaven to be with the Lord and Robert on March 2, 2023, at 82 years old. Cremation has taken place at Whitesitt Funeral Home and Creamation. Helen’s celebration of life will be on March 25, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at the Victor Community Church.    Helen was born on January 23, 1941, in Conrad, Montana to August and Evona (Christiaen) Habets.  Married Robert Stoltz on August 3, 1960   Helen was a devoted wife and mother....

Stevensville - Patricia J. Dunham, 100 years and 6 months exactly, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Living Center in Stevensville. She was born September 1, 1922 in Hanford, CA to Joseph S. and Etta Matilda (Hamilton) Costa. She graduated from high school. Patricia was married to Lloyd B. Dunham on November 6, 1952. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Shawn Tipps, her husband, Lloyd Dunham, a son David Dunham and a brother, Jay Costa. Survivors include her two daughters,...

Stevensville - Carol Agnes Spang, 80 of Stevensville, MT passed away in her sleep on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 at home, as was her wish. She was born July 19, 1942 in Waterbury, Ct. to Cora Bell Ashe and later adopted by Elmer Rosenthal after he married Cora. She is survived by 4 brothers Bill Lauer and Bob Rosenthal of Hamilton, Ken Rosenthal of Langley, Washington, Skip Rosenthal of Stevensville, and 2 sisters Beverly Rosenthal of Bend, Oregon and Dee Dee Ashe of Lake Havasu, Arizona. She is...

Victor - Barbara McLaughlin, 92, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023 at the home in Victor. Barbara was born on July 31, 1930 in Denver, CO to Gilbert and Katherine Gordanier. She was a high school graduate. Barbara was married to Richard McLaughlin on May 12, 1950 in Denver. She was the Head Administrator at the Denver Federal Center for 35 years, retiring in 1986. After a few years of leisure, she went to work for Public Service of Colorado handling special delinquent accounts due to...

Victor - In loving memory of Nancy Jean Davis, who passed away on February 25, 2023. She was the devoted wife of Robert, loving mother of Daniel and Katie and a kind and loving grandmother. Nancy met Robert in 1975 at The Gastronome Restaurant in Idyllwild, California. The two fell in love and were a match made in heaven. The two were married on June 23, 1979. They went on to have 2 children: Daniel and Katie. Being a mother was one of the most important parts of Nancy’s life, a role...