• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Bitterroot Star

Bitterroot Valley's best source for local news!

  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Classifieds
    • Buildings
    • Farm & Garden
    • For Rent
    • For Sale
    • Free
    • Help Wanted
    • Real Estate
    • Sales/Auctions
    • Services
  • Legal Notices
  • Obituaries
  • Calendar
  • Services
    • Letter to the Editor
    • Place Classified Ad
    • Submit a Press Release
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
  • Subscribe

William ‘Bill’ Varien

January 22, 2020 by Editor

Stevensville – William “Bill” Varien, passed away on January 12, 2020 at the The Living Centre in Stevensville, surrounded by family members.

He was  born March 21, 1933, in Monterey, CA  to Billand Miriam Varien. He graduated from Carmel, CA high school and graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in geology. He served in the U.S. Air Force in Sacramento, CA from 1953 to 1957.  

He leaves behind his wife of 47 years, Carol Varien; three children from a previous marriage, Richard (wife Suzanne) Varien of Reno, NV, daughter Lindsay Firth (husband Nick), and BrookeVarien both of Portland, OR; Cindy Glines (husband Mike) of Modesdo, CA; and Terry Johnson (husband Ken) of San Jose, CA and children Brandon and Krissy Johnson; two step-children, Jack Parton of Cocoa, FL and Cheryl Dahlquist of Stevensville, and grandchildren Nick Dahlqluist of Williston, ND and Danielle Dahlquist and daughter Kemper of Hamilton, MT. He is preceded in death by stepson Brett Parton.

Bill was a member and past president of the Hamilton Board of Realtors. His passions were his family, hunting, fishing, and motorcycle riding.

Bill will be inurned at a later date in California in the family plots. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at www.whitesittfuneralhome.com.

Share this:

Filed Under: Obituaries

Primary Sidebar

Search This Website

Search this website…

Local Info

  • Bitterroot Chamber of Commerce
  • Ravalli County
  • Ravalli County Economic Development Authority
  • City of Hamilton
  • Town of Stevensville
  • Town of Darby
  • Bitterroot Public Library
  • North Valley Public Library
  • Stevensville Community Foundation
  • Ravalli County Council on Aging
  • Bitterroot Producers Directory
  • Ravalli County Schools
  • Real Estate
  • Montana Works

Like us

Read our e-edition!

Montana Info

  • Montana Ski Report
  • Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks
  • National Parks in Montana
  • Montana Wildfires – INCIWEB
  • US Forest Service – Missoula
  • Firewise USA
  • Recreation.gov

Check Road Conditions

Road Conditions

Footer

Services

  • Place Classified Ad
  • Submit a Press Release
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Submit an Event
  • Subscribe
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

Our location:

PO Box 133

115 W. 3rd Street
Stevensville, MT  59870
Phone: (406) 777-3928
Fax: (406) 777-4265

Archives – May 2011 to Present

Archives Prior to May 2011

Click here for archives prior to May 2011.

The Bitterroot Star Newspaper Co: ISSN 1050-8724 (Print) ISSN 2994-0273 (Online)
Copyright © 2025 · Bitterroot Star · Maintenance · Site by Linda Lancaster at Bitterroot Web Designs