JOHN E. MALLETTA of Polson, MT died July 20, 2015 at the age of 74. After completing his apprenticeship in Butte, he moved to Missoula where he worked at Marsh and Powell later to become Livingston and Malletta Funeral Home. He later acquired the first of several funeral homes and cemeteries located in Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. He graduated from the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science.