Obituaries

Jun 27, 2017

Life Story for Dr. David H Farnham

Jun 25, 2017

Obituary for Pompeo Mario Gerardis

On Sunday, June 25, 2017, the physical world said goodbye to a charming, comedic and beloved Neapolitan character: Pompeo Mario Gerardis. In Vietri sul Mare, Italy, Pompeo was born on Nov. 23, 1931, to Ettore and Gina Gerardis. A creative, passionate, and whimsical soul, Pompeo’s insatiable hunger for adventure led to many travels —...

Jun 25, 2017

Obituary for Dale Duane Schweitz

Dale Duane Schweitz, 69, died Sunday, June 25, 2017, after suffering from injuries resulting from a fall. He was born Feb. 2, 1948. As a lifelong Missoula native, Dale attended Cold Springs Elementary and graduated from Sentinel in 1966 before marrying Lynda Smith in 1967. He began working at Meadowgold Dairy after high school...

Jun 25, 2017

Obituary for Dirk Chilcote

Dirk Chilcote, 93, of Missoula, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2017, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. He was born June 20, 1924, in Portland, Oregon, to Preston and Adriana Chilcote. Dirk graduated from Missoula County High School, and then earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Montana State University in...

Jun 25, 2017

Obituary for Mary C Steele

Heaven gained another sassy angel on Sunday, June 25. Her soul forever comforted by the family that surrounded her earthly vessel. Mary C. Steele was born to George and Ann Ulmer December 25, 1945 in Winner, SD. She was the middle child of 13 brothers and sisters. She grew up in a house of...

Jun 25, 2017

Obituary for Linda Sue "Tweet" Berthoud

Linda Sue Berthoud “Tweet” of Potomac passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017, at home. She is survived by her husband Gordon Berthoud, four children, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held at Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 5.

Jun 24, 2017

Obituary for David Andrew Bennett

David Andrew Bennett 29 of Missoula passed away unexpectedly June 24, 2017 in Missoula. David was born December 15, 1987 in New Mexico to Mona Bennett and Mark Bennett. After graduating from high school David attended MSU Bozeman. David was truly at home in the mountains of Montana, camping, hunting and fishing every time...

Jun 23, 2017

Obituary for Donald Wayne "Donnie" Tatum

Donald “Donnie” Tatum On June 23rd, 2017, the Dallas Cowboys lost their biggest fan. Donnie Tatum, 58, of Missoula passed away at St. Patrick Hospital, of complications from a past spinal cord injury. He was born on April 9th, 1959 in San Antonio, TX to George and Marjorie Tatum. They resided in Blanco,...

Jun 22, 2017

Life Story for James Aiken

Jun 21, 2017

Obituary for Richard M Davis

Richard M. Davis, 82 of Clinton passed away on Wednesday June 21, 2017 at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born in Salt Lake City, raised in Oakland, Ca. and lived in Missoula for the last 37 years. He was a great union carpenter. He loved his family, the outdoors and the San Francisco 49er’s....

Jun 21, 2017

Life Story for Jennie M Brey

Jun 19, 2017

Obituary for Brad M Wonnacott

Brad M. Wonnacott, 63, of Missoula passed away on Monday June 19th, 2017 at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. He was born on September 12th, 1953 to Gilbert and Geneva Wonnacott. He was born and raised in Missoula, and graduated from Sentinel High School. As a young man he practiced Tae Kwon Do,...

Jun 17, 2017

Obituary for Gerald Martin "Jerry" Tucker

Gerald “Jerry” Martin Tucker, born January 26, 1931 in Missoula, MT; the son of Reginald “Red” Tucker and Eva Olsen Tucker. He was raised and educated in Missoula, an alumni of the MCHS class of 1949. He graduated from the University of Montana in 1953 with a BS Degree in Business. He then...

Jun 17, 2017

Obituary for Vera Sue Moore

On Saturday, June 17, 2017, Vera Sue Moore went to be with the Lord. She was born in Holtville, California, on Sept. 20, 1941, and passed away peacefully in Missoula with her children by her side. She spent most of her life working in the medical field in multiple roles, most recently at Sparks...

Jun 16, 2017

Life Story for Payson H Goodwin

Jun 16, 2017

Obituary for Geniece Jensen

Geniece Jensen died of natural causes, after a short illness on June 16th. I was born to David and Naomi Keppel on July 3, 1931 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. My mother passed away with lung tuberculosis when I was three months old. My father took me and my maternal grandmother, Margaret Richards, to Portland, Oregon. We...

Jun 14, 2017

Obituary for Janice M Lopach

Janice Marie Wagner Lopach Janice Marie Wagner Lopach died peacefully on June 14, 2017 at St. Patrick Hospital after a brief illness. She was born July 12, 1944, in Helena, Montana, to Bill and Peg Wagner. Janice was the third of Bill and Peg’s six children. The Wagner family moved to Livingston for a...

Jun 13, 2017

Obituary for Deborah Jane Alteneder

Deborah Jane Alteneder was born on Aug. 24, 1994, to Forrest and Laurie Alteneder in Kalispell. She entered heaven with the love of her life, her fiancé, Joshua Creel, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, due to an automobile accident. See Deborah Alteneder’s Facebook page for the complete listing of her life and family.

Jun 12, 2017

Obituary for Becky S Eamon

Alice Rebecca (Becky) (Smartt) Eamon After a short battle with cancer, Becky joined her family in Heaven on June 12, 2017, at the age of 61. Becky was the fifth of eight children born to George Madison and Alice Marion (Haggarty) Smartt. Becky was born on October 22, 1955, in Great Falls, Montana. Becky...

Jun 9, 2017

Obituary for Carol H Coats

Carol Coats passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, June 9, 2017. Carol was born in Kalispell to Harry and Hazel Hoiland on June 16, 1927. After graduating from high school in 1944, she lived in Seattle where she attended the University of Washington for one year. In 1946, Carol moved to Missoula...