All Obituaries

On Monday January 18th, 2021, Kathleen Peters, loving mother and grandmother passed away at the age of 86.  She was born on August 16th, 1934 in Cleveland, OH. She graduated High School in 1952. She married Warren Fittro and they moved to Libby, MT in 1957. Together they had 5 children, Bob, Russel, Ramona, Georgia, & Colleen. They settled in Troy, MT in 1973 and bought Jack’s Cafe which Kathy ran for the next 44 years. She had many loyal customers, shake-a-day coffee...

            Ronald J. Massey passed away in his home in Troy, Montana, January 14, 2021. He was born on November 28, 1953 in Maywood, California to James and Mary Massey.                           A graduate of Georgetown School of Dentistry, Ron established a practice in Southern California that included ownership of...

With her son by her side, Heavenly Father gently took Helen Mar Bledsoe by the hand and led her home to be with the Lord on January 12, 2021, at the age of 90.  Helen Mar was born July 27, 1930 in Berkeley, California to Martin Clarence Buell and Helen Henrietta McCulloch Buell. While still in high school, Helen Mar was active in the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls; a Masonic youth service organization which teaches leadership training through community service. She...

                Herman Albert Doleźal, 93, passed away on January 10, 2021, after almost three years of compassionate care at Libby Care Center.  He was born April 8, 1927, in Cedar Rapids, NE; the oldest son of Adolph and Sophia Doleźal.                 When Herman was 15, the family moved to Libby for work in the lumber...

Irene Beller, 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 4, 2021 at her home in Libby, MT where she had been with all of her loving children the previous week.  She was born April 4, 1929 in Durant, OK to Travis and Lucy (Chandler) Wilkerson. Irene was a high school graduate and was a highly skilled basketball player in high school.  She was awarded a full-ride basketball scholarship but did not attend.  Irene married Ernest Eugene Beller on October 2, 1946 in Grayson...

  Matthew Edwin Valentine, 37, died peacefully in his sleep at home in Troy, MT, on January 4, 2021. He was born on September 20, 1983, in Snohomish, WA, but spent most of his life in northwest Montana.  As he grew up, he came to be generally known as “Matt” except for those – ahem – rare moments when someone in authority felt the need to rein in Matt’s high-spirited and unbounded enthusiasm for life by using his full name in a tone of extreme...

It is with great sadness that the family of Garry Owen Downey, 68, shares the news of his passing on January 1, 2021 at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby, Montana.  Garry was born in Libby, Montana on April 29, 1952. He served three years in the US Air Force and retired from the Army Corps of Engineers in 2017.   Every chance he had, Garry shared his love of hunting, fishing, camping, huckleberry and mushroom picking with his family. He enjoyed leather work and a...

Celeste Allison Gregory passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020.  Celeste was born to Cameron and Danette Gregory September 13, 1984.   Celeste attended Libby schools and graduated in 2003.  She was baptized by her grandfather, Dan Brossman, at Libby Creek.  She participated in softball and helped coach in leagues, and also worked at many eateries throughout the Libby area.    Her daughter, Cora Jayne, was the light of her life and brought her much joy and...

Jesse David Waters was born Jan. 10, 1937 in Sidney, MT, to Jesse and Pearl Waters on a cold winter day. They lived in several places ad he gained three brothers, John Thomas, Joel Robert, and Walter Michael; and three sisters, Janice, Leona, and Eva Jean. As a family they moved to Trego in 1952. Jesse was then a freshman at Lincoln County High School. Jesse married Joann Farley on Aug. 30, 1957, and they completed 63 years of married life and raised four great and successful sons: Daniel,...