Obituaries
Timothy Martin Ailport
Jul 10, 2021
Timothy Ailport, 73, of Clinton passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, July 23, 2021, at Garden City Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com Timothy Martin Ailport, son of Glenn and Elsie (Swanson) Ailport, was born September 9, 1947, in Missoula. He...
Evelyn Belle Poindexter
Jul 8, 2021
Evelyn was born to Arlie Leroy Steele and Mable Irene Kent Steele on August 9th, 1937. Evelyn went to Hawthorne Grade School and Hellgate and Sentinel High Schools. Evelyn was a member of the first graduating class at Sentinel in 1957. She was born and raised in Missoula, Montana and made it her home throughout her many happy years. Evelyn...
Robert Todd Bewley
Jul 8, 2021
Robert Todd Bewley, 56, passed way far too soon at his home in Deer Lodge, Montana on Thursday, July 8, 2021. He was born to Wilmer and Sharon Bewley in La Junta, Colorado on September 24, 1964 and grew up in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. Rob graduated from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale. Arizona in 1983. He was a good...
Jimmy Ostrom
Jul 7, 2021
James “Jimmy” Allen Ostrom was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and son. He will be greatly missed by everyone that had the pleasure of knowing him. Jimmy was born on February 8, 1972, in Missoula to Ole and Nova Ostrom. He attended Hawthorne Elementary, CS Porter and graduated from Big Sky High School in 1991. He married Kim McMahon in...
James McDonald
Jul 6, 2021
James “Jim” McDonald passed away at his home on July 6, 2021 at the age of 70. While medical professionals will say his passing resulted from a valiant nine-year battle with Stage IV Thymoma, those closest to Jim believe it’s more likely that he passed away on purpose, to avoid having to yell at another “lying creature from the swamp”...
Elaine Faye Wallace
Jul 6, 2021
Elaine Faye Seeley Wallace, 86, of Missoula passed away on Tuesday, July 6 at St. Patrick Hospital of cardiac complications. Born on March 21, 1935 to Charles and Pirl Seeley in Matheson, CO, she spent her younger years in Brush, CO. In 1954 she married Robert Eugene Wallce of Akron, CO where they began their young family. Later they moved...
Mary Freshour Voss
Jul 5, 2021
Mary Freshour Voss was born on July 5, 1929 and passed away on July 5, 2021. She was 92 years old. Mary was the only child of Daniel Earl and Rachel Freshour. She attended school in Arlee MT and graduated from Arlee High School in 1947. She attended Missoula Business College and worked at the Super Cream Café. After completion...
Willie Beamon
Jul 2, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Willie "Chilly" Beamon age 64, passed away on Friday July 2nd in the early hours of the morning. He passed away at St. Patricks hospital. In the end he fell asleep peacefully with his wife Launa by his side, and decided to lace up his pads and play his next game of football with Jesus. Willie was born...
George Anthony Koures
Jun 30, 2021
George A. Koures, 87, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on June 30, 2021 after a valiant and lengthy battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was born on April 30, 1934 to Theodora and Antonios Koures in the small mountain village of Dara, in the Peloponnese Region of Greece. He met his wife, Evanthia when he was 17 and she was...
Makenzie Raye Nickole Bacon
Jun 29, 2021
Makenzie Raye Nickole Bacon, 26, of Spokane, passed away at Saint Patricks Providence Hospital, Due to injuries fronm a vehicle accident. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home. A service will be planed for a later date.
Charles Kaparich
Jun 28, 2021
The Kaparich family announces the death of Charles "Chuck" Kaparich on Monday, June 28. Though many will remember him as the creator of A Carousel for Missoula, he was a man of many talents and adventures— too many to describe in just a few, small paragraphs. Needless to say, he is both loved and missed. It was Chuck's hope that...
Barbara Elaine Finn
Jun 27, 2021
Barbara Elaine Howard Finn passed away peacefully in her Missoula home on Sunday, June 27, 2021 with her family at her side. Barbara was born in Missoula to Sidney Francis Howard and Nellie Bridget Haley Howard on March 26, 1923. She was the second of four children and grew up with Missoula, exploring the town and its surroundings on foot,...
Edward "Ted" Wenzel
Jun 23, 2021
Edward Orrin (Ted) Wenzel On a beautiful summer morning, Edward Orrin (Ted) Wenzel, age 73, of Florence, departed from this life on June 23, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family, friends, birds, and dogs; just as he wanted it to be. He was born on June 9, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Orrin and Mary Thompson Wenzel....
Shannon Leah Pinkston
Jun 21, 2021
Shannon Leah Pinkston, 54, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on June 21, 2021, at home in Missoula. Daughter of Ray and Donna (Beule) Pinkston, Shannon was born December 6, 1966, in Akron, Ohio. She graduated from Tallmadge High School, continued her education at the College of Wooster, and ultimately obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (in Psychology) from the University...
Delbert D. Schmelebeck
Jun 21, 2021
Delbert Dale Schmelebeck, age 83, of Missoula, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021, peacefully at home. He was born on November 3, 1937, in Missoula to Pete and Hilda Schmelebeck. He was a United States Navy Veteran and served on the USS Canberra Missile Cruiser. Del was owner of Schmelebeck Builders for over 40 years. He constructed hundreds of...
Lindsay Ray Ashton
Jun 14, 2021
Lindsay Ray Ashton, 25, of Missoula, passed away at the Kalispell Regional Medical center on Monday, June 14 2021 from a whitewater kayaking accident on the “Wild Mile” stretch of Swan River in Bigfork, Montana on May 29th. She was born on March 9, 1996 in American Fork, Utah. Three weeks later, she moved to Helena, Montana where she grew...
Margaret Harbison
Jun 14, 2021
Margaret Inez Belveal Harbison Margaret B Harbison,90, of Missoula Montana, passed away on Monday June 14, 2021 at the home of her son and daughter In-law in Florence Montana, Born August 6, 1930 in Waterloo, Montana, Margaret attended several schools before graduating high school in Whitehall Montana. On September 17, 1949 she married George B Harbison in Butte, Montana. They...
Kathryn "Kay" Duffield
Jun 9, 2021
Many hearts are heavy with the passing of Kay Duffield, loving mother, wife, aunt, sister, teacher, and cherished friend on June 9, 2021 from complications of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. She was held in the arms of her husband Mike and sons, Scot and Jack, when the chariot came with a whirlwind to deliver Kay to Heaven. We are very sad,...
Barbara Vaughan
Jun 8, 2021
Barbara Vaughan, 88, of Clinton passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at home. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Garden City Funeral Home with a dessert reception to follow. A private family burial will be held in the Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com. Barbara Vaughan, daughter...
Keith L. Moore
Jun 6, 2021
Keith L. Moore, 84, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on June 6th, 2021, at St. Patrick’s Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Anthony Catholic Church on Friday, June 11th, at 12:00pm. Burial will follow at New St. Mary's Cemetery.
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