Obituaries

RONAN — Josephine Therriault, 97, passed away Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, at St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan. Josephine was born May 2, 1924, in Burmis, Alberta, Canada. She was the eighth of nine children born to Polish immigrants, Michael and Anna Michalsky. After recovering from polio at age 5, she attended schools in Burmis and Blairmore. She attended teachers’ college in Edmonton, Alberta, and then taught at a country school near Pincher Creek, Alberta.  While teaching, she boarded with Albert and Dora Therriault and met Eli Therriault when he came to visit his brother. She and Eli were married July 29, 1949, in Pincher Creek. After they were married, they lived in Big...

HOT SPRINGS — Former Missoula and Polson resident, 99-year-old Gladys Marie McDonald Disney “Glady,” passed away on Sunday, Oct. 3, at the Hot Springs Health and Rehab Center. Gladys was the oldest living member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Glady had to give up indepen...

ST. IGNATIUS — Deborah Ann Johnson (Debbie), 60, of Missoula, passed away on Aug. 24, 2021, in the comfort of her home. Debbie was born in Ronan on June 30, 1961. She was a beautiful addition to the family of Bobbie and Joe Johnson (parents) and Curtis (brother). Her family moved to Missoula in 1...

RONAN — Evelyn Louise McConn (Conrad) passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 6, 2021, five weeks short of her 101st birthday. Evelyn was born in West Farmington, Ohio, on Oct. 13, 1920, to Orval Conrad and Katie Pierce. She was the youngest of five siblings, Lyle, Delta, Alton and Alta. She was preced...

CHARLO — Georgia “Beanie” was a heavenly-gifted, worldly, talented angel. Beanie was born May 11, 1957, in Hanford, California, to John and Maxine Machado. She passed peacefully on Oct. 3, 2021, at St. Luke’s Community Hospital in Ronan.   Her family relocated several times...

POLSON — Herbert H. Sorensen’s spirit left his mortal body behind on Sept. 26, 2021, surrounded by family at home. Herb was born on May 24, 1930.  Herb’s life journey started in a lumber camp in Bremerton, Washington. He was the second child of Harry and Bertha Bocksnick Sorensen. H...

RONAN — Violet Elaine Harris, 68, of Round Butte, went on to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sept. 22, 2021, at St. Luke Hospital in Ronan. Violet was born to Sonny and Janie Chisholm July 14, 1953, in Kalispell.  She is preceded in death by Janie Chisholm, her mom; and her grandpare...

ST. IGNATIUS  — Delbert J. (Bud) Steele passed peacefully on Sept. 28, 2021, at his home in St. Ignatius with family at his side. Bud was born Aug. 22, 1930 on the Jim Johnson Ranch in Milk River to John W. and Doris Carter Steele. Bud attended elementary school on the Blackfeet reservation. Th...

FLORENCE — Jordan Lynn Teeple (30) joined her brother in heaven on Tuesday, Sept. 7, in a truck wreck on Eastside Highway and El Capitan in Florence. She was born on April 15, 1991, in Missoula to parents, Jeff and Karen Teeple. Jordan started school in Frenchtown, then moved to Eagle, Idaho, until ...

ROUND BUTTE — Violet Elaine Harris, 68, of Round Butte, went to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sept. 22, 2021. Services will be held on Friday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Ronan. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be sent to Shriner’s Hospital for Childr...