Obituaries
Patch Godown
Dec 18, 2018
Patch Godown, 40, of Stevensville Montana , passed away Tuesday December 18, 2018 at St Patrick's Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 16, 1978 in Flemington , NJ to Robert and Mildred Godown. As a young boy he grew up in Milford , NJ as the youngest in a family of outdoorsman. He graduated from...
Douglas E McClelland
Dec 18, 2018
Douglas McClelland (July 12, 1939 – December 18, 2018) Since I enjoy writing I thought I should write my obituary. I was born on July 12, 1939 in Yucaipa, California, to two wonderful parents who had recently migrated to Southern California after they got tired starving in North Dakota during the '30's. They never had much money but they always...
Mildred E. "Millie" Wollan
Dec 18, 2018
Mildred (Millie) Wollan (Trester), 89, of Missoula, formerly of Watford City, North Dakota, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at her place in The Springs Retirement Community in Missoula Montana. She was born on January 5, 1929, in Beach, North Dakota to Ida and Leonard Trester. Along with her brother and sisters, Millie was raised on a farm in...
Clark Mason
Dec 18, 2018
Clark T. Mason, 78, of Missoula, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018. He was born October 5, 1940 in Steubenville, Ohio, the son of Samuel and Dorothy Mason. He studied architecture at Lawrence Tech in Detroit, MI. He was honorably discharged from the US Navy with the Rank of E-4, having received the Good Conduct Medal. He retired from General...
Lester D Zimmerman
Dec 18, 2018
Surrounded by his family, Lester D. Zimmerman, 77, passed away on December 18, 2018 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Les was born to Ellen Cooper-Zimmerman on November 17, 1941 in Orofino, Idaho. Family was everything to Les; he was raised by a loving mother and grandmother until, in 1953, his mother met Kenneth Zimmerman who became Les’s adopted father....
Robert Gow
Dec 16, 2018
– Robert “Jerry” Gerald Gow, 76, was born to Robert and Betty Gow on April 5th, 1942, in Missoula. He passed away Sunday, December 16th, 2018. Jerry was the oldest of five children in the Gow family and grew up in Bonner. Jerry had an incredible work ethic and instilled the values of an honest day’s work in others. Early...
Lydia Imbrey Bouck
Dec 15, 2018
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Helen Kay Devlin
Dec 14, 2018
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Jeannette Whitney Williams
Dec 14, 2018
Jeannette Williams, 72, of Missoula passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, December 14, 2018. A Celebration of Life will be held at Garden City Funeral Home on Friday, December 28, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. with a dance party to follow in Jeannettes honor. For condolences please visit www.gardencityfh.com
Michael J Thomas
Dec 12, 2018
Michael Thomas, of Missoula, passed away peacefully on Dec. 12, 2018, at home with wife Patti by his side. Born in Butte, Jan. 6, 1958, to Frank and Jessie Thomas, Mike was the youngest of six children and although the family relocated to California when Mike was a young child he remained extremely proud of his Butte roots. He was...
Douglas Kent Baldwin
Dec 12, 2018
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M. Loretta Bertapelle
Dec 11, 2018
M. Loretta Bertapelle, 90, of Missoula, passed away on December 11, 2018 at her home from natural causes. Loretta was born in Missoula on September 29, 1928 and was adopted as an infant by Harry and Ethel Bresee. In 1946 she graduated from Missoula County High School and married Alvin M. Bertapelle later that year. They welcomed two children, William...
Jessie June Jacobson
Dec 11, 2018
— Jessie June Jacobson passed away peacefully Dec. 11, 2018, at her home in Missoula surrounded by her four children. Jessie was born in Forsyth, Feb. 19, 1925. There she spent much of her youth with her two brothers Dick and Roy, either bird-dogging for pheasants or swimming the Yellowstone River. In 1943, Jessie's senior year, the family moved to...
Jerry R Phillips
Dec 10, 2018
Jerry R Phillips 84 Alberton, MT. 11/16/34 – 12/10/18 Jerry R. Phillips, 84, of Alberton, MT, passed away peacefully at home. Wife and Son were at his side. Jerry was born in the small town of Buena, WA. to Manford Phillips and Ethel McClure. The Family moved to Lake Stevens, WA. where he and his siblings attended school. During the...
Mary Ellen Lynch
Dec 8, 2018
Mary Ellen Lynch 94, of Missoula passed away on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 at Community Medical Center of natural causes. She was born on Nov. 24, 1924 in Columbia Falls to M.C. and Veda May Livingston. As a young girl she lived with her family in the Helena Flats, and later in the Kalispell area until moving to Plains around...
Billy Hicks
Dec 2, 2018
Billy passed away in his room at The BeeHive in Missoula of complications after a broken hip. He was born in Brush Co. and grew up on the family farm in Savage Mt. A few years after graduating from the Savage High School, he wanted to see the world so he joined the army (1951-1953) serving most of his tour...
Donna Marie Zander
Dec 1, 2018
Donna Zander, of Missoula, passed away on Dec. 1, 2018, in the comfort of her home surrounded by family. Donna was born on Oct. 12, 1933, to Willard and Lyla Garrin. She was proceeded in death by her husband Robert Zander of 47 years, her father, mother, two brothers along with two sisters. Donna was a beautiful Mother to Walter...
Patrick J. "Moe" Moriarty
Nov 30, 2018
Patrick Joseph “Moe” Moriarty, age 76 of Missoula, passed away Friday, November 30th at his home. He will be greatly missed by all who were fortunate enough to know him, but especially by his family and his large group of friends. Patrick was born in Great Falls Montana on December 15th, 1942 the son of James and Ella MacKinnon Moriarty,...
Pat and Jim Hunter
Nov 30, 2018
Pat and Jim Hunter, native Californians, passed away in Missoula, Montana in January and May 2019 respectively. They moved to Montana to be close to their family. Pat was born to an old Whittier Quaker family on October 11, 1927. During the Depression the Haworth family moved to a small farm on the Santa Ana River, back when it was...
Sherry T Baker
Nov 29, 2018
Sherry Treichel Baker, 55, of Missoula passed away peacefully on Thursday November 29, 2018 surrounded by loved ones. Sherry was born April 29, 1963 to Janice and Harry Treichel, she was raised with her sister Janet in Missoula. Sherry and Janet attended Target Range elementary and Hellgate High school. Throughout childhood they enjoyed roller skating and attending dances together. During...