All Obituaries

Sheri Paasch passed away October 3rd at her home in Troy, MT surrounded by loved ones.  Just four days later on October 7th, her husband Larry Paasch joined her, as they proved that after 45 years of marriage they had no interest in being apart.    Larry, son of Harry and Theresa (Greenwald) Paasch, was born September 30, 1943 and grew up in a small town the size of Troy called Bristol, Wisconsin.  He graduated from Salem Central High School and was...

On Saturday, October 13th, 2018, Juanita Lyndeen Osborne, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, daughter, and sister passed away at the age of 74 years at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.  She was born March 28th, 1944, in Troy, MT to Jim and Elizabeth Lyle.  She married the love of her life, Ron, January 18th, 1964. Lyndeen was a member of the Church of God in Troy, MT before moving to Otis Orchards, WA where she attended Otis Orchards Community Church.  She...

Thomas J. Kersey, 77, died on Friday, October 12, 2018 at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby.  He was born November 30, 1040 at Laramie, WY to Russell and Florence (Gorball) Kersey.  Tom served in the US Navy from 1959 to 1963.  He worked at Hill Air Force Base where he met his future wife Marcia McGraw.  They eloped to Las Vegas and were married on November 22, 1967.  Thomas was hired by the US Forest Service in Libby in September of 1978.  He was their...

                Ellis D. Stewart, 81, passed away Monday, October 8, 2018 at his home in Troy, MT.  He was born October 6, 1937 in Butte, MT to Edgar and Martha (Williams) Stewart, the youngest of five children.  He was raised in Ennis, MT and worked on his Grandfather’s farm.  From there, he moved to Virginia City, where he helped rebuild and restore the buildings.  Ellis moved to Troy, MT...

Clifford Slaney, 79, of Eureka, died Monday (10-8) at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.  He was born September 21, 1939 to William Slaney and Hazel Robbe Slaney; the family had lived in Post Falls, ID until returning to Eureka in 2017.  Cliff served in the United States Air Force from 1958 through 1962.  His penchant for aircraft leads to employment as an aircraft mechanic for United Airlines until becoming involved in the commercial trucking business.   He...

Delbert F. Bodda,  Jr. passed away at his home on Monday, October 8,  2018 of natural causes.  He was born May 25th 1947 at Bend, Oregon to Delbert and Florence (Hall) Bodda.    Delbert loved to hunt, fish, tell stories and joke around with family and friends.  Delbert served in the US Marine Corps for a short time and was honorably discharged.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Delbert and Florence, 8 siblings and a grandchild. ...

John P. Thornton, 52, husband of Sheila Zurcher-Thornton and father of Hannah and Rachel, was born in Kansas City, Missouri on August 13, 1966.  Sadly, his beautiful countenance and rock solid presence among us came to an end Friday, October 5, 2018 at 10:30 PM.  He went to his rest surrounded by his wife, daughters, and family gently caressing his head and saying their goodbyes. It cannot be said that John had an easy life.  However, the challenges he faced produced a very...

Rose Marie (Rosie) Bock Roberts passed away at the age of 88 on September 28, 2018 at Edgewood Vista in Kalispell. She was born on May 11, 1930 in Chicago, IL to Garland and Elvera Bock. Rosie graduated from Lewiston, ID in 1947. Immediately after high school, she attended Sacred Heart School of Nursing graduating as an RN in 1950. Rosie met her future husband, Jim Roberts, on a blind date in Libby, MT. Married on August 16, 1952, the couple remained in Libby for the rest of their lives....

John Francis Sauer, 80 of Libby passed away Thursday September 27th, 2018 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center of natural causes.  He was born December 18, 1937 in Cass Lake Minnesota to Chris and Frances Sauer. The family moved to Libby in 1952, his father Chris worked for J. Neils Lumber Company and his mother Frances would work for St. John Lutheran Hospital. John attended and graduated from Libby High School in 1955. During his High School years John was a member of the charter 1953...

John P. Bushfield passed away peacefully at Mountain View Manor in Eureka, Montana on September 25, 2018. John will be missed and will always be in our thoughts. His family is comforted knowing that after a full and well-lived life, he is now at peace and with the love of his life. John was born March 19th, 1924 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, to Paul A. Bushfield and Gladys Lowmiller-Bushfield. As a young boy, the family moved to Boise, Idaho where John attended school and discovered his...