Obituaries
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Zachary A. Leary
Zachary A. Leary, 15, of Libby passed away April 30, 2021. Services will be 1 p.m., May 6 at the Fred Brown Pavilion, 334 City Service Road, Libby. Arrangement…
Donald Lee Knauss, 80
Donald Lee Knauss, 80, passed away April 30, 2021, at his home in Libby. Don was born July 2, 1940, in Whitefish to Earl Lee and Clara Jane (Bigger) Knauss.
Julie Ann Pickett
Julie Ann Pickett of Libby passed away Feb. 27, 2021, in Kalispell. She was born July 10, 1956, in Libby. She was the youngest of three children born to Robert…
Duane Hagadone, founder of Hagadone Corp., dies at 88
Duane B. Hagadone, a private but devoted family man and an icon of publishing, real estate and hospitality, died Saturday at his winter home in Palm Desert at …
Norman M. Coon
There will be a graveside service for Norman M. Coon at 1 p.m., May 1 at the City of Libby Cemetery. Lunch to follow at the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Ruth C. Fore, 78
Ruth C. Fore, 78, of Troy passed away April 15, 2021, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. She was born April 11, 1943, in Muskegon, Mich., to Glen and Agnus (Eggert) Snel…
William McAfee
After a fierce battle with cancer, William "Bill" McAfee, a longtime resident of the Yaak, passed away April 14, 2021.
Gary Raymond Allen
Gary Raymond Allen, a long time resident of Montana, passed away April 9, 2021, in Colville, Wash.
Eugenia Vache' Cline, 87
Eugenia "Jane" Vache' Cline, 87, passed away April 8, 2021, at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Albert G. Chapel, 83
Albert G. Chapel, 83, passed away April 9, 2021, at his home in Troy. He was born July 24, 1937, in Troy to Charles and Ruth (Hudlow) Chapel.
LeMar E. Lindsay, 90
LaMar E. Lindsay, 90, of Libby died April 11, 2021 at Hidden Meadow Memory Care in Columbia Falls.
Craig Steven Rode, 55
Craig Steven Rode, 55 passed away March 13, 2021, in West Chester, Ohio. He was born to Wilbur Rode and Susan (Lee) Pierce in Benson, Minn., on Sept. 20, 1965.
Beverly Jean Hamann, 88
Beverly Jean Hamann, 88, was born Feb. 7, 1932, in Froid and passed away Oct. 29, 2020, after a long illness with Alzheimer’s disease.
John Clivious Chewning III, 75
John “Bud” Clivious Chewning, III, 75, passed away Sept. 18, 2020, at home with his family by his side.
Ann King Wilson, 84
Ann King Wilson passed away April 7, 2021, in Libby, following an extended period of declining health. She was 84 years old.