Obituaries

CHARLO — Sheri Rae (Lee) Evans was born on April 26, 1954, in Missoula to John “Jack” and Berniece (Reynolds) Lee, the sixth of eight children. Sheri passed away Dec. 5, 2021. As a child, she rescued every stray cat, dog, or other living creature she found, and would carefully nurse them back to health. This compassion for all living things would become the foundation of her personality, and she both adopted and healed everyone and everything she ever met who needed her.   Sheri started school in Seeley Lake and graduated from high school in Stevensville in 1971. Nursing was more than her occupation, it was her vocation, and she earned her nursing degree from St. P...

SAINT IGNATIUS — Russell Owen Wagner (Russ), 70, of Saint Ignatius, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in the Benefis Health System Hospital in Great Falls, of COVID. He was born on July 5, 1951, in Browning, the son of Keith (Bob) and Mary (Billie) Wagner. He attended high school in Hood River...

BUTTE — Marshall “Papa” Hart Thompson, age 80, of Butte, passed away at St. James Hospital after a short battle with COVID on Dec. 8, 2021.  Marshall was born in Dillon, on May 18, 1941, to Rayburn Edmund and Barbara Alicia (Gray) Thompson. Rayburn and Barbara were both teachers and...

POLSON — Linda Diane Dupuis Pulse was born on Oct. 4, 1942, and raised in Montana and was an enrolled member of the Pend d’Oreille Tribe. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones in Polson on Nov. 22, 2021. Linda was a proud mother, wife, sister, auntie, and cookie grandma.  ...

RONAN — On Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, Gina Teresa Johnson, loving mother, sister, grandmother, auntie, cousin, and friend, passed away at age 63. Gina was born on Jan. 29, 1958, in Ronan, to Adam Grant Kirsch and Bonnie Jean (Hoyt) Kirsch.  Gina grew up in Ronan on the family ranch and graduated f...

CHARLO — Evelyn Howe Allen is with Jesus today, as she was yesterday. She’s walked with Him her whole life and is home now, in that peaceful place. (Quoted from Jack Weber, her grandson.) She passed away on Nov. 28, 2021. Evelyn was born on May 18, 1932, in Dupuyer, to Tom and Lillian (Jones) ...

RONAN — Kristine S. Meili, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson. There are no services planned at this time for Kristine. Arrangements are under the care of Shrider–Thompson Funeral Home.

RONAN — Edward “Mick” Cheff Sr. was born on July 28, 1945, and passed away on July 3, 2021. A memorial service will be held on Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. at the Ronan Community Center, 300 Third Ave. NW in Ronan.  Please join Mick’s family for an old-fashioned pie social to celebrate a ...

POLSON — Tonya Doreen Charles was born on Jan. 8, 1958, to Albert and Edith Miller of Snohomish, Washington. Tonya was a very devoted wife, mother, grandmother, special aunt and best friend.  On Oct. 31, 2021, she was welcomed to her new forever home by her parents, Albert and Edith; sister in-...

POLSON — Herschel R. Mays passed away at St. Patrick Hospital, surrounded by his sons, on Nov. 2, 2021, at age 78. He was born to Lavina (Smith) and Raymond Mays on Nov. 26, 1942. In Missoula, Herschel met his one and only, Clara Mays; they were married on Oct. 26, 1963. They then had three beloved ...