Obituaries
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Richard Cy McPherson, 64
Richard Cy McPherson, 64, of Libby passed away suddenly Nov. 20, 2021, from natural causes with his wife by his side. He was born July 17, 1957, in Prosser, Wa…
Marie Claire Purdy, 90
Marie Claire (Kuchenski) Purdy, our beloved Mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, cousin, friend, parishioner, classmate, card partner, bus driver and community c…
Charles Fredrick McFarland, 63
Charles Fredrick McFarland, 63, of Libby passed away at his home of natural causes Nov. 16, 2021. He was born April 20, 1958, in Hartford, Conn., to Charles An…
Marla R. Hanson, 67
Marla R. Hanson, 67, of Libby passed away Nov. 28, 2021, at Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell. She was born Oct. 29, 1954, in Glascow to Roy and Mary (R…
Alice Thompson Collier
Alice “Shirley” Thompson Collier (nee) Bowen joined her family and loved ones in heaven Nov. 21, 2021 at Logan Health in Kalispell. Shirley was born Dec. 30, 1…
Arthur E. Eaton, 68
Arthur E. Eaton, 68, of Libby died Nov. 29, 2021, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Services will be at 1 p.m., Dec. 9 at the Assembly of God Church i…
Jo A. Lundin, 73
Jo A. Lundin, 73, of Troy died Nov. 30, 2021, at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby. Arrangements are by Schnackenberg Funeral Home in Libby. Online condole…
Heidi Joy Holcomb, 40
Heidi Joy Holcomb, 40, passed away Nov. 14 at the Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska.
Louise E. Raper, 79
Louise E. Raper, 79, died Nov. 17, 2021, at her home in Troy of natural causes. She was born Feb. 23, 1942, in Kerrville, Texas, to Bill and LaNell Orcutt.
William Albert Dawson
William “Bill” Albert Dawson, born June 2, 1940, in Billings to Jack and Jeannette Dawson, passed away Nov. 20, 2021, due to complications from RSV.
Ray Snyder, 82
Ray Snyder, 82, a lifetime resident of the Kootenai Valley, died Nov. 11 in Libby. He was born Nov. 5, 1939, on the Bowman Place north of Libby, the youngest o…
Chandler Steele Dutton
Chandler “Chan” Steele Dutton passed away unexpectedly in Olympia, Wash., on Nov. 10, 2021, just shy of his 41st birthday.
Stuart William Swenson
Stuart William Swenson — husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather — passed away quietly Oct. 31, 2021. He was just shy of his 85th birthday.
Dane Lyman McNabb, 72
Dane Lyman McNabb passed away Oct. 22 at Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell. He was 72.
Becky Gibson
We lost our “Granny” on Nov. 2, 2021. She was born Rebecca Lynn Snow on Sept. 24, 1961, to Patricia Patton and Ray Snow in Fruita, Colo. She was the second of …