Obituaries
RONAN — Alan Fay Dibble, age 76, of Ronan, passed away June 11, 2023, at Polson Health and Rehab in Polson, from complications due to his military service in the U.S. Army. Alan was born Feb. 14, 1947, in Payson Utah, to Iris Tippetts and Willis Fay Dibble. Alan attended grade school in Mapleton, Utah, and high school at Springville High School where he graduated. Alan was married to Diane Maughan, daughter of William Rex and Julia Smith, on Nov.8, 1969, in the Idaho Falls Temple in Idaho Falls Idaho. Alan served two years in the US Army, 25th infantry division, three-quarter Calvary. He served one year and one day in the Vietnam War. Alan spent most of his early lif...
PHARR, TEXAS — Gene Arthur Nett, 87, passed away of natural causes on May 17, 2023, in Pharr, Texas. Gene was born on Jan. 27, 1937, along with his twin sister Joann, to Arthur C. and Ruby (Connor) Nett. They joined big brother Russell, growing up on a cattle ranch beneath Haystack Butte in Augusta,...
POLSON — A Celebration of Life luncheon for Lorilie Holyk will be held on June 17, 2023 at noon at Immaculate Conception Church
PORTLAND, OREGON — Tatianna Nichole Kimler, 33, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2023, in Portland, Oregon, after a five-month valiant fight with a rare form of acute leukemia. Tatianna made her way home to heaven with her family by her side. Tatianna was born July 7, 1989, at St. Charles Hos...
MOIESE — Dick Erb’s life spanned an arc from a 20-acre vegetable farm in New York to a 240-acre hay farm in Montana, with a long and accomplished career in international economic and financial affairs in between. Born April 15, 1942, in Wantagh on Long Island, the son of David and Marga...
POLSON — Oscar Baertsch, age 107, 10 months, 20 days, passed away peacefully of a natural death on Friday, May 26, 2023, at St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan. He lived the life of a true Montanan, being born to homesteaders Oscar Author and Bertha (Rowe) Baertsch in Proctor on July 6, 1915. His parents l...
RONAN — Eugene (Gene) Furman Leafty, of Ronan, passed away on May 29, 2023, in Missoula. Gene was born to Lewis Leafty and Alta Steele, on Feb. 25, 1934, in Falls City, Nebraska. Gene joined the Navy while quite young in 1951. He served in Korea and served during the Vietnam war. He was on one...
A Celebration of Life POLSON — Colleen Rhea Kelley was killed in a traffic accident on Sunny Slope north of Polson on October 20, 2022. She was born in Portland, Oregon, on June 12, 1960. Colleen is profoundly mourned by her mother, Mary Kelley, formerly of Polson, and ...
POLSON — Boyd Clyde Foster, age 86, passed away of natural causes on May 27, 2023, at his summer home in Polson. He spent winters in Georgetown, Texas, near Austin, and made that home his permanent residence in his later years. Boyd was born April 2, 1937, in Teigan, Montana, to William and Beatrice (S...
POLSON — Boyd Clyde Foster, age 86, passed away of natural causes on May 27, 2023, at his summer home in Polson. He spent winters in Georgetown, Texas, near Austin, and made that home his permanent residence in his later years. Boyd was born April 2, 1937, in Teigan, Montana, to William and Beatrice (S...
