All Obituaries

Eugene (Gene) Lawrence Yahvah, a longtime Libby resident, passed away peacefully on his 97th birthday at his home on the Kootenai River with his family by his side. He was born May 23rd, 1926, to Lawrence Turner Yahvah and Hazel Ocea Scott Yahvah, the second of their three children. He grew up in Denver and attended East Denver High School, where he played basketball and football but especially excelled in track. At age 17, Gene persuaded his mother to sign the papers to allow him to join...

Ned Eugene Decker (Gene), 77, lost his battle with cancer and passed away May 22, 2023,  surrounded by his beloved family and friends at Logan Healthcare in Kalispell, MT. Gene was born January 24, 1946, to parents Ned L. Decker and Maybelle I. Hall in Libby, MT, where the family lived until moving to Rexford. He graduated from Lincoln County High School in 1964. Gene married the love of his life, Lorraine A. Bernhard, on September 20, 1969, and they built a home in Rexford, where they...

Shawna Jo Green, 32, of Libby, Montana, was tragically taken from us on Friday, May 19th, 2023.  She was born June 19th, 1990, in Missoula, MT. Shawna was a loving wife, mother, and daughter. It was Shawna’s dream to provide for her boys and help others. She found herself in auto & home insurance where she fell in love with the people and helping others in time of need, but that was not enough.  She then ventured into medical insurance where she had her true calling with...

Warren “Dean” Ferch, of Libby, passed away while surrounded by his family on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center.  He was 73 years old.  Dean was born on March 26, 1950, in Circle, MT, and his family moved to Libby when he was a child. After high school and college, Dean worked building Libby Dam, conducting research at WR Grace, maintenance at St. John’s Lutheran Hospital, and various other mechanical and maintenance jobs until his...

Kelly Carr was born to Capt. Wm. Kelly Carr Sr. and Patricia A. Carr on May 6, 1956, in Albany New York.  William “Kelly” Carr Jr. died in Libby, Montana, on May 7, 2023, after a lengthy battle with a variety of medical problems.  Kelly was the first of four children, and as a “Military Brat”, the family lived in many places including Virginia, Florida, California, and Morocco to name a few. After High School, Kelly attended the Naval Academy Prep School in...

Vicki Ann Tisdell, 72, passed peacefully into the arms of our Lord Jesus on Friday, May 5, 2023 from her home in Eureka, MT.  She was born on December 1, 1950 to Larry and Maxine “Mick” (Elliott) Purdy in Whitefish, MT.  She was married to her high school sweetheart and soul mate, Gary Tisdell. They shared 34 years together. Vicki grew up and attended school in Eureka. She graduated from Lincoln County High School in 1969 and attended Parks School of Business. She...

Julia Ann Mee, fondly known as “Julie”, was born April 15th, 1938, in Somers, MT, to John and Clarice Lucile Rose. She was one of eleven children. Julie attended Lincoln County High School of Eureka and married Howard Ivan Mee on July 3rd, 1954. Together they had four wonderful, loving children: Albert (Doreen) of Trego, John (Sylvia) of Trego, Ivanna (Mark) of Valentine, Nebraska, and Kelly (Gail) of Trego. Julie was widowed January 3rd, 1971. Shortly thereafter the family...

Emma L. Andreessen was born December 7, 1924, in Waterloo, Iowa; the daughter of Louis and Edith (Harris) Burk.  On July 3, 1944, Emma Lou was united in marriage to Roy A. Andreessen, at First Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Iowa. They moved to Washburn, Iowa, in 1956, where they raised their 3 children.  Together, they managed the Washburn Water Company from 1961 until 1984. Emma Lou enjoyed crafting and gardening.  She loved playing games and putting jigsaw puzzles together and...

Alice Anne (Balch) Shoemaker passed on to paradise Monday May 1, 2023 just 2 weeks shy of her 91st birthday. Born May 16, 1932 in Battle Mountain, NV she spent her childhood growing up in Copper Canyon and attending Battle Mountain elementary and high schools.  She was adventurous and loved exploring the old mines, chasing lizards and even raised a guard rooster to protect herself from the mean kids.  As a student, she was at the top of her class with many friends. It was there...

Janice M. (Jan) Rieben, 81, died May 1, 2023, at her home in Eureka, MT.  She was born in Savage, Montana, February 7, 1942, to Jess Waters and Pearl (Benningfield) Waters.  The family had resided in eastern Montana as well as Browning, and Essex before coming to north Lincoln County in 1952.  Jan attended Lincoln County High School in Eureka, graduating in the Class of...