All Obituaries

    Fred Nelson, 91, longtime Montana music educator and Missoula resident, died Thursday (Dec. 5) at Libby, Montana. Fred was born November 28, 1928 at Kalispell, Montana to Raymond Nelson and Martha O’Brien Nelson; he and his sister Evelyn attended grade school at Kalispell.  At the time of their mother’s death in 1940, the family moved to Polson and then to Anaconda where he attended junior high and high school, graduating from Anaconda High in...

Clarence J. Lippert, 100, died on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in Troy.  He was born on February 6, 1919, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Oscar and Anna Wolf. Clarence was 6 years old when his father died. His mother then moved with her three children to Miles City, Montana to live with her parents. Anna married Fred Lippert one and a half years later and moved out onto the Lippert Ranch on the Tongue River. There were only 7 students in the little country grade school Clarence attended....

Judith Caroline Green Graham passed away on the morning of November 23, 2019 of complications from a heart attack. Judy was born on September 30th, 1964 at March AFB in Riverside, California to Carl Green and Wanda Bergstrom. In 1966, the family moved to Omaha, Nebraska to Offutt AFB. When Judy was 5, the family moved to Opheim, Montana.  Her parents later divorced and her mom married Graydon “Bub” Edwards in 1971.  The family now included Judy and her brother, Brad,...

Larry Dwayne Larson, 69, passed away November 20, 2019 at North Idaho Hospice in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.  He was born August 26, 1950 in Libby, Montana to Chester and Verna Larson.   Larry joined the US Navy in 1970 after graduating from high school in Libby and served on USS Coral Sea during the Vietnam conflict and received an honorable discharge in 1972. He received the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal.   He went to...

Jean Doney, 75, left this earth for heaven on Friday, November 15, 2019 at her home in Libby of natural causes.  She was born on December 12, 1943 in Hayes, Montana to Roy and Lilly Doney.  She met and married the love of her life, Sam Wilson, in Harlem, Montana.  They had 3 children Jackie, Dean and Paulina.  Jean worked at Henry’s Café in Libby for over 30 years for many faithful patrons.  She loved being in nature especially during the warmer seasons...

Josephine L. (Bushnell) Chapel, 84, of Troy, better known as “Gramma Jo” went to be home with the Lord on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby.  She was born to Ray and Leona (Boomhauer) Bushnell on February 20, 1935 in Minot, North Dakota.  She was the 5th of 8 children.  She graduated from Minot High School in 1953 and moved to Troy, where she met and married the love of her life, Lonny Chapel on July 2, 1954.  Together they...

Ernest Floyd Tarbert passed away Nov.10, 2019 at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby. Ernie as he is called by family was born in Libby, Oct. 28, 1938 to Luceile and Roy Tarbert at his grandparents’ home on Spencer Rd. As a young boy the family moved to a ranch called Rogers Bar in Washington. After a short time there the family moved back to Libby where he attended grade school and high school. While just shy of 16, he was hired on as a signalman in 1953 with Great Northern...

James H. White (Jim), 81, Libby, Mt passed November 8, 2019, at Libby Care Center of natural causes, or a possible car accident! He was born on July 17, 1938 in Newport, WA, the oldest son of Jim and Bunnie White. He lived and full and colorful fife, and for all who knew him, would attest to that.    After a short stay in the United States Coast Guard, he was honorably discharged- "could not take orders too well"-was how he explained it...returned to his home town of...

Mary Etta Miller, age 58, left this earth for heaven on Thursday, November 7th 2019. She was surrounded by her husband and all of her children. She was born January 3, 1961 in Middlebury, Indiana to Elmer and Edna Lehman. From age 18 to 25 she was a schoolteacher to children grades one through eight, in private Amish schools in northern Indiana. She married the love of her life, Lloyd Miller, from Rexford, Montana on April 9, 1987 when she uprooted her life in the Midwest and moved to...

Hazel D. Drake, 84, died on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at her home in Libby of natural causes. In the fall of 1935, on October 05, Violet and Hallie Helmer were blessed with the birth of their daughter Hazel Del. Hazel never cared for her middle name so she only went by Hazel. She grew up in many different parts of NW Montana with her family.   Hazel always enjoyed the outdoors. She was fond of going for long walks. She loved to sew for herself and for others. Her thirst for knowledge...