All Tributes

Dwight David Millsap, 68, of Whitefish died on April 13, 2021. He is survived by his children, Rachael Millsap and Megan Davis. No services are scheduled. Austin Funeral & Cremation Services in Whitefish is caring for the family.

Charles Chennette, 70 of Libby died at the Whitefish Care on April 13, 2021. He is survived by his daughter Dallas Chennette. No services are scheduled at this time. Austin Funeral & Cremation Services in Whitefish is caring for the family.

Shaun Garth Jacobi, 48 passed away on April 3, 2021 in Whitefish, MT. He is survived by his son Tyler Jacobi and mother Karen Fulghum. No services are planned at this time. Austin Funeral & Cremation Services in Whitefish is caring for the family.

Luanne Paulson, 89, passed away on April 2, 2021 at Whitefish Care. She is survived by her children, Kerry Paulson, Michael Paulson, and Roger Paulson. Grave side services were held on April 9, 2021 at Glacier Memorial Gardens in Kalispell. Austin Funeral & Cremation Services in Whitefish is caring for the family.

Joan “JoMama” Lu Newton, 79 Joan Lu Newton, affectionately known as “JoMama” by all who loved her, passed away surrounded by her four children. Jo was born and grew up in the Longmont/Mead area in Colorado. She graduated from Mead High School where she met the love of her life and husband of 57 years, Roland. Jo and Roland were wed on June 30, 1962. They settled in Boulder, Colorado where their four children were born. They moved to Whitefish, Montana in September of 1970 where she...

After a long journey with dementia, Vera Jean (Connie) Heckathorn, 93, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2021 at The Springs Footsteps Memory Care in Whitefish, MT. Her much loved daughter, Marti was by her side. Connie was born January 6, 1928 in North Dakota to Leonard and Ellen (Sauer) Hensrud. At 16, she graduated from Nashua High School in eastern Montana and spent the summer working in Seattle on the rivet machine for Boeing during WWII after which she attended the University Of...

Robert (Bob) Kolve Westrich, Sept. 27 1944 – Mar. 11 2021 Born in Dallas TX to Julius Noel Westrich and Ingrid Margrethe Kolve Westrich. The family lived there until they moved to Pleasant Hill CA and then settled in Danville, CA in 1954, where Bob spent most of his childhood and young adulthood.    He graduated from San Ramon Valley High. After high school, Bob worked for International Harvester before enlisting in the Navy. He served honorably during the Vietnam war on the USS...

Kristine E. Lierboe 75, passed away February 26, 2021 at her home in Whitefish. She is survived by her husband Hal Trost.  No services are planned at this time. Austin Funeral & Cremation Services is caring for the family.

Richard Elwood Ward  January 19, 1942 - February 23, 2021 Dr. Richard Elwood Ward passed away on February 23, 2021. Dick touched all who knew him with his wit, generosity, good humor, kindness and gentle spirit. He was born in Easton, Pennsylvania to Arlene and Harlow Ward on January 19, 1942. He was the eldest son of a staunchly Pennsylvania Dutch family that cared deeply about each other and about traditions, from canning home-grown tomatoes to the regular consumption of shoo fly...