Obituaries
Monte Lee Williams
Nov 6, 2021
Monte Lee Williams, 70, of Missoula passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021 at St. Patrick Hospital. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com. Monte Lee Williams, son of Robert and Faye (Duvall) Williams, was born July 16, 1951 in Lubbock, Texas. He graduated from Lubbock High School in...
Ronald Earl Hood
Nov 4, 2021
Ronald Earl Hood, 66, of Superior Montana, passed away on Thursday, November 4th, 2021. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Shane Schipporeit
Nov 4, 2021
Richard “Shane” Schippporeit R. Shane Schipporeit, 52, of Florence passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Community Medical Center following a short illness. He was born May 26,1969 in Missoula to Richard H. “Dick” Schipporeit and Alice Fay Schipporeit. While growing up, Shane attended Missoula County Public Schools. He played football for the Sentinel Spartans, graduated in 1987 and went...
Marshall Odell
Nov 3, 2021
John “Marshall” Odell, 78, of Missoula, passed away on November 3rd, 2021, at St. Patrick Hospital. Marshall was born on October 29, 1943, AD, in Lemmon, South Dakota, to John & Evelyn Odell. He grew up Lemmon and graduated from Thunderhawk High School in 1960. Marshall moved to Montana in 1967 and was in the National Guard from 1960 to...
Robert Anthony Derlatka Jr.
Nov 3, 2021
“Nine Mile Bob” Robert Anthony Derlatka Jr., 69 of the Nine Mile Valley, passed on to be with his Lord in Heaven on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born on April 4, 1952, in Toledo to Robert and Martha Derlatka Sr. As a young man, he loved roller skating, playing hockey and swimming. At 15,...
Helen Mae Evans
Nov 1, 2021
Helen Mae Evans, 85, of Missoula Montana, passed away on Monday, November 1st, 2021. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
John Kay "Jack" McDermott
Nov 1, 2021
John Kay McDermott (Jack) passed away November 1, 2021 at St Patrick’s Hospital, Missoula, Montana of cancer. John was born on a cold January day in 1936 in Rock Lake North Dakota to Elechia and Charles McDermott. Through his life he expressed appreciation for his childhood in a small town where children could find adventures riding ponies, swimming in the...
Marilyn Jacobson Easter
Oct 31, 2021
Marilyn Ione Jacobson (White) Easter Passed on peacefully at home with her children on October 31st 2021. Marilyn was born to Jake and Rose Jacobson in Billings Montana July 11th 1934, creating excitement from the very beginning. She was the youngest of 4 kids and the only girl in the family. Growing up in Hamilton Montana in a home filled...
Stuart William Swenson
Oct 31, 2021
Stuart William Swenson, Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather, passed away quietly Sunday, October 31, 2021. He was just shy of his 85th Birthday. Stu was born on December 23, 1936, to Everett and Ruth Swenson in Kalispell, MT. He graduated from Flathead High School and attended and graduated from the University of Montana. He moved to Libby, MT shortly...
Vickie Jean Murphy
Oct 30, 2021
Vickie, age 70, went home to be with our Lord and Savior Saturday, October 30, 2021, peacefully in her home surrounded by family after a long battle of illnesses. She was born May 26, 1951, in Parkersburg, West Virginia to her late beloved mother Dorothy “Winans” Boso and James Boso. Vickie moved to Missoula, Montana with her family to begin...
Richard Steven Peeso
Oct 30, 2021
Richard Peeso, 74, of Superior passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021 at home. There will be no services per Richard’s request. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com. Richard Steven Peeso, son of Fred and Clara Peeso, was born February 22, 1947 in Lincoln, Montana. He graduated from Whitefish High School. He worked for US Forestry Service for couple years...
Linda Marie Klein
Oct 30, 2021
Linda Marie Klein, 60, of Frenchtown Montana passed away on October 30, 2021, in her sleep while at home. Linda was born in Seward, Alaska to Read Kent and Carolyn Vollintine on December 9, 1960. She married Mike Klein on June 7, 1992, in Anchor Point, Alaska. Linda started working in hospitality as a teenager and continued in the same...
Steven Peterson
Oct 26, 2021
Steven G. Peterson,64, of Seeley Lake, Montana, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula following a brief illness. Steve was born August 23, 1957 in Gold Beach, Curry County, Oregon to Arlie and Florence Peterson. The family moved to Missoula in the early sixties and Steve graduated from Sentinel High School in 1976. He went...
Richard A. Motta
Oct 26, 2021
Philipsburg - Richard A. Motta, 81, passed away on October 26th, 2021 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 at 1:00pm at the Western Montana State Veteran Cemetery, 1911 Tower Street, Missoula. Military Honors will be rendered. The service will be livestreamed below.
Edward J. "Ed" Schlauch
Oct 26, 2021
Edward Joseph Schlauch, 82, passed away peacefully on October 26, 2021, with his wife Carol by his side and in the presence of his family in the days prior. Ed, or “Big Ed” as known to many, was born February 28, 1939, in Glendive, MT, the only son of Louis and Elizabeth Schlauch. Ed was raised in a hardworking blue-collar...
Charlene Irene Meinzen
Oct 25, 2021
Charlene Meinzen, 62, of Missoula passed away Monday, October 25, 2021 at home. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Garden City Funeral Home with viewing at 12:00 p.m.. Burial will follow at the New St. Mary’s Cemetery. The family invites attendees to a reception following the committal service in the community room...
Barbara Marie Francetich
Oct 25, 2021
On October 25, 2021 heaven gained an angel. Barbara Marie Francetich (Lee), 68, of Missoula, passed away at her home with her loving husband, Russell, by her side. Born on August 15, 1953 in Brewster, Washington, to Robert “Bob” and Elizabeth “Betty” Rogers, Barbara was the oldest of three brothers (James, Frank, and Bruce). As a young girl she lived...
Linda Lucille Golden
Oct 24, 2021
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Harry Lee Siebert
Oct 24, 2021
Harry Lee Siebert, 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Missoula, Montana on October 24, 2021, after a long illness. Harry was born in Alamota, Kansas on September 19, 1932. In 1949, he graduated in a class of 16 from high school in Sand Fork, West Virginia. From 1952 to 1955 he worked seasonally in the Monongahela National Forest...
Carolyn J. Tompkins
Oct 24, 2021
Carolyn Jean Tompkins, 79, of Missoula passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 at St. Patrick Hospital. A memorial service will be held by the family at Waypoint Church, 1100 S. Higgins Ave, Missoula MT, Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 3:00pm. Memorials may be directed to Waypoint Church and online condolences can be left at gardencityfh.com. Carolyn Jean Tompkins, daughter of...