All Obituaries

Karen Teresa Miller Langton December 8, 1945 – April 1, 2026 Karen Teresa Miller Langton was welcomed into heaven by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 1, 2026, following a courageous four-year battle with Alzheimer’s. She possessed a lifelong faith that radiated to everyone she met. Karen was born in Venice, California, to Phillip and Jane Miller, just as Phil was completing his service in the U.S. Air Force, following World War II. She grew up on a malting barley farm ...

Florence - Dana was born to Denton DeLong and Dolores (Fryberger) DeLong on July 24, 1944 in Bremerton, WA. She died on March 13, 2026 at the home in Florence, MT. Dana grew up in Bremerton, WA. She first met her husband, Mike, at the age of 5, he was 6, while living in the same neighborhood for four years. Mike then moved to Port Orchard, WA where he lived on a small ranch. Dana and Mike stayed in touch until age 18 when they went on their separate ways. Dana and Mike were reunited in ...

Nancy Anne Oglesby Scoles June 19, 1936 – March 6, 2026 Nancy Scoles, age 89, of Florence, Montana passed away peacefully at home on March 6, 2026. Nancy was born in Denver, Colorado to parents Everett and Beulah June Oglesby who raised her and her sister Connie Oglesby Wehling, who all preceded her in death.  It was here she married Arthur Stapp and lovingly raised their four children, Wendy, David, Michael, and Lynne. In 2002 she moved to Montana where she met Gene ...

Missoula - Kenneth Wayne Lanier (Ken, Kenny) passed away on March 6th, 2026 at St Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana. He was born in Missoula on December 11, 1944. He graduated school from Frenchtown in 1962. He met his wife, Patricia in 1978, bought a house in 1979, and settled down to start a family. He is survived by his son Stephen, and his daughter Jennifer. Ken was a huge collector of model cars and trains and his massive collection spanned over 55 years. He loved being part of his ...

Missoula  -  Richard D. Wilder peacefully passed away on February 26, 2026 at age 91 and now is in the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dick was born on September 8, 1934 in Austin, MN to Donald E. and Gertrude K. Wilder. He graduated from Austin High School in 1952 and attended Austin Junior College for two years where he enjoyed playing basketball for the Junior College Team and many years of City League Basketball in Alaska, Wyoming and Missoula, Montana. In March ...

Stevensville - Albert L. Sutherlin, 92, of Stevensville, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026, in Hamilton. Born January 7, 1934, in Missoula, Albert was the first child of Glen and Mable Sutherlin. He and his sister Anna Marie were raised on the family dairy farm two miles south of Stevensville on Eastside Highway. Albert grew up in a time when paved roads and high-paying jobs were few and far between in the Bitterroot Valley, a time when farming and fishing and hunting were as much a ...

Stevensville - It is with a heavy heart that the family of Phyllis Marie Williamson Clevidence announce her passing at the age of 92. Phyllis was born on Willoughby Lane in Stevensville, Montana, August 15th 1933, and passed peacefully at her home on Willoughby Lane, February 15th, 2026, with family by her side. She was preceded in death by her parents Harley and Irene Zeiler Williamson, her brothers Harley Williamson Jr and Marvin Williamson and husband of 62 years, Maynard Harold ...

“Emogene(Jean) Elizabeth Fassio-Lewis August 7, 1941 – February 12, 2026 Hamilton - Born to Melvin and Elizabeth Fassio in Price, UT and raised in Missoula, MT. Jean lived every day like the gardens she raised: hardworking, generous, always giving all she could. Together with Phillip and her boys she helped build the dairy farm in Victor MT that became the backbone of this family. Raising four boys and their friends on home-grown vegetables, old dairy cows and sheer grit, while ...

Missoula - Dennis Brad Williamson, who always preferred to be called Brad, passed peacefully in the afternoon of February 9, 2026, after a long life well lived. Dad was born on November 1, 1937, to Norval Williamson and Leoan Loftus Williamson on the family homestead in Malta Montana. The family relocated to Great Falls for work and Dad grew up there, telling many tales of his favorite pranks and escapades with his parents, uncles, and cousins. Dad joined the Navy in January of 1955, at ...

Stevensville - Marlene Christenson, 84, of Stevensville, passed away peacefully at her home on the morning of February 5, 2026. Marlene was born September 29, 1941, to Jack and Anna Mielke in Hartley, Iowa. At age five she and her family moved to Loveland, Colorado. It was here that she met her future husband, Richard Christenson. Marlene graduated high school in 1956, and she and Dick were married June 29, 1958. They were married for 58 years at the time of Dick’s death in 2017. ...