All Obituaries

Thomas Mark Durkin, 61, passed away November 20, 2023, at his home in Libby of natural causes.  He was born June 27, 1962, in Anaconda, MT to Thomas and Monica (Lynch) Durkin.  He was married twice and is reunited with his daughter, Serena Crow. Tom served two tours in the US Army.  He moved to Libby from his hometown, Anaconda, MT, to be closer to his granddaughter Skyla. Tom enjoyed hunting, fishing, and tinkering on vehicles with his son-in-law, Danny.  He also enjoyed...

Raymond Glenn Munts, 77, passed away Friday, November 10, 2023, at his home in Troy.  He was born November 23, 1945, in Lebanon, OR to Glenn Fowler Munts and Lydia Lena Edmondson.  He attended the Libby Public Schools and graduated from Libby High School in 1965.  Ray worked for J. Neils Lumber Co., St. Regis, and Champion International/Stimson until they closed their doors.  He then worked for Ward Crushing and the Troy mine.  He also did some blacksmithing. ...

Stephen (Steve) Henry Bowers, 55, of Libby, unexpectedly passed away at his home on November 9, 2023.  Steve was born December 23, 1967, to Sally Rahn and Leonard Bowers in Whitefish, MT.  Following his parents’ separation Steve was raised by Beverly Price, his second mom, and his father, Leonard, along with his five sisters: Sheila, Kerry, Laura, Tonya, and Tracy.  They spent most of their lives enjoying the Flathead Valley and some of it in Alaska.  Steve...

Francis Donald Landis, 81, of Libby, MT died Thursday, November 9, 2023, of heart failure at Cabinet Peaks Hospital in Libby. He was born October 27, 1942, at Dickenson, ND to Charles and Florence Landis. He was raised in Wolf Point, MT and served in the United States Marine Corps and then spent a few years working at Yellowtail Dam at Hardin, MT and Boundary Dam in Washington state.  Francis (Don) moved to Libby in 1966 and married Rebecca Nedens on May 20, 1967.  He worked at...

Gene Louis Auge passed away on November 8th, 2023, at his home in Libby, Montana surrounded by loved ones, without a hair out of place. Gene was born on September 4, 1942, in Spokane, Washington to Louis and Nora May Auge. He was raised in Libby with his brother and three younger sisters and later graduated from Libby High School in 1960. Though he had known her since the 1st grade, Gene later married his high school sweetheart Darlene Nolan on June 2nd, 1961. Together, Gene and Darlene...

Delbert Owen Headings, 63, of Eureka, MT passed away on November 8, 2023, after a valiant battle with Melanoma. Delbert was born January 28, 1960, to Kenneth and Elva Headings in Eugene Oregon. Delbert grew up on dairy farms and ranches. His happiest times may have been in the saddle driving cattle in the mountains of Colorado and in later years Montana. Besides his love for horses, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping and the world of nature around him. When health issues hindered him...

Grover Wesley Lockwood, 79, of Troy, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at the Libby Care Center of Cascadia due to many complications following his stroke in July of 2021.  He was born February 10, 1944, in Goshen, IN to Harold and Helen Lockwood.  He spent most of his childhood years in Millersburg, IN.  He graduated high school in June of 1962. Grover married Carol Mast on June 12, 1964.  They had 2 daughters, Tammy (Jerry Brewer) of WI and Teresa (Damon...

Bertyl B. O’Connor, 106, a Great Falls native and former resident of Neihart and Whitefish, passed away at Mountain View Manor in Eureka, MT on November 7, 2023.  She is survived by son Michael (Donelle), grandson Scott O’Connor (Karla), great granddaughters Chelsie and Shelby, great great grandson Asher, former daughter-in-law June O’Conner (Scott’s mother), and several nieces and nephews. Bertyl was born December 14, 1916, in Great Falls, the seventh child of...

Sylvia Joanne Bronson, 87, of Eureka, MT passed away Sunday, November 5, 2023, at Mountain View Manor of natural causes.  She was born November 24, 1935, in Great Falls, MT to John E. and Mollie J. (Flaget) Gibson.  Sylvia grew up in Cut Bank and Eureka and attended school in Eureka.  She graduated from Lincoln County High School in 1953. She married Charles Bronson in 1953 and together they had 2 sons.  After being separated for a time, they remarried in 1976 and enjoyed...

Lifelong Libby resident, Mabel Louise Beebe, was born September 5, 1930, the second child of seven born to Harry and Hazel (Cline) Goyen.  She passed away Saturday, November 4, 2023.  She grew up along the banks of Libby Creek where her folks bought a place near what was known as Trainer Hill.  Her father passed when she was twelve and the youngest was only a couple months old.  In her teens, Mabel had multiple jobs working for neighboring families and even did some...