All Obituaries

Joyce Adeline (Johansen) Crabb, 91 of Superior, Montana has joined the throngs of angels and her sweetheart Gene Paul Crabb. Joyce left this life peacefully on March 8th, 2023 in the Mineral Community Hospital of Superior, Montana. Those who knew Joyce know the gift she had for writing, photography and storytelling. Joyce was born May 5th, 1931 to Olaf and Magnhild Johansen in Stady, North Dakota. Their family moved to Idaho in 1935. She spent the majority of her childhood and young...

Shirley R. Hicks, 79, of Plains, MT passed away Friday, March 3, 2023 at her sister’s home in Weiser, ID. Shirley was born July 4, 1943 in Ashton, Idaho to Cecil Erwin Whitmore and Constance Aloha Walker. She was the oldest daughter of eight children.  After high school, she moved to Pocatello, ID to provide for herself. She married Robert Hicks, the love of her life. Although she never had children of her own, she cherished Bob’s children as if they were hers. She had a...

Francis A. "Frank" Braun passed away February 19, 2023, at 1:55 p.m. Born in Lewiston, Idaho, October 25, 1942, he served with distinction as an Air Force medic before spending many years in the logging industry. He owned a repair shop in California before returning to Thompson Falls, Montana, where he always called home. He was a man of passionate faith and was deeply devoted to his God and his family. He is preceded in death by his son Thaddeus "Di" Braun. Surviving is...

John “Johnny” Cochran, 92 of Saint Regis, Montana passed away peacefully on February 8th, 2023 with his family and friends by his side.   John was born at Aunt Cora’s house on Main Street in Sandpoint, Idaho on March 3rd, 1930 to Bart and Caroline (Lafore) Cochran.  At that time his parents and three older siblings lived in a CC camp in a wall tent as the Great Depression swept through North Idaho.  In 1932 his dad built a log house with a dirt floor for...

Our beloved Haylee Elizabeth, 17, passed away February 6th, 2023. She is survived by her mother, Jessica, sister, Annabelle, brother, Donny, and sister, Palin, along with an overwhelming number of aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and friends. She leaves behind a hell of a lot of stuff, one super fluffy dog, and one angry cat.  Haylee was an extremely bright young woman who graduated from high school early so that she could focus on flight training as it was her dream to become a...

Toby Block Larsson, age 85, passed peacefully, February 06, 2023, in the company of family, and the caring staff at the Long-Term Care in Plains, Montana. Toby was born December 15, 1937, to Maurice and Jean Drake Block in Bay Shore, New York. They were Ashkenazi Jew. After her completion of High School, her family moved to south Florida in the Ft. Lauderdale area. In Ft. Lauderdale she met and married Frederick Franklin Lisenby, in December 1959. With this union she and "Fred"...

Larry J. Spiekermeier, age 75, lost his hard-fought battle with cancer on Thursday, Feb 2nd at the home he loved in Plains with his family by his side. He was born July 18, 1947 in Fargo, ND to John and Dolores Spiekermeier. In 1975, he moved to Montana where he married Mary Ann Lanier on July 5, 1975 in Hot Springs. In 1977, they made their home in Plains where they raised their family. In 1968, Larry started his 50-year trucking career in Fargo, ND where he worked for Westgo Inc. In 1975,...

Andrew Thomas Bunch, 42, passed away on February 2, 2023 as the result of a fall at his home. Andrew was born on January 21, 1981 at Missoula, the son of Bob and Heather (Phoenix) Bunch. The family moved to Plains that year and Andrew attended Plains schools from kindergarten through high school, graduating in 1999. He was active in drama and JMG and was always happy and well loved by his fellow students. Andrew was employed at Coffelt-Bunch Funeral Service until 2002 when he was...

Skip (Orville W) Keith passed away on January 30, 2023, after a short battle with cancer.  Skip was born on July 5, 1955, in Hot Spings to Orville and Marjorie Keith. He was a very active child and kept everyone on their toes. He tortured his older siblings and they tortured him back. Skip was his own person with his own ways. He did what he wanted when he wanted regardless of the consequences. Skip worked for himself and numerous logging companies throughout the Northwest...