Obituaries
Elwood Stanley "Woody" Olson
Jan 29, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Elwood Stanley Olson, 92, of Missoula, passed away Friday, January 29, 2021 at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.
Barbara Ann Hayes (Bunker)
Jan 28, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Barbara Ann Hayes, 67, of Missoula, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021 at her home. Her funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, February 8, 2021 at Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula. Pastor Shane Sander will officiate. Private burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Kalispell. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home...
Aubrey MacDaniel Lee
Jan 25, 2021
Aubrey Lee, 85, of Missoula passed away Sunday, January 25, 2021 at St. Patrick Hospital. A graveside service with Military Honors will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Western Montana State Veterans Cemetery in Missoula. Aubrey MacDaniel Lee, son of Aubrey and Margaret (Guffey) Lee, was born April 20, 1935 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Aubrey joined...
John Trent Browne MD
Jan 24, 2021
John Trent Browne MD, 87, quietly slipped into the presence of God on Sunday, January 24, 2021 in Bozeman, MT due to complications of COVID-19. John and his loving wife, Virginia Goodheart Browne (Ginny), married December 19, 1952, had just celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. Born in Riverside, CA on May 31, 1933 to Lewis E.J. Browne and Jean H....
Charles Birtwistle
Jan 23, 2021
Charles Arthur Birtwistle, 32, of Missoula, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at St. Patrick Hospital. Charles was born on September 3, 1988, in Blackburn, England, to Lisa and William Birtwistle. Charles’s formative years were spent in The Trough of Bowland, officially designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England, which is where Charles developed his love...
Russ McKinnon
Jan 22, 2021
In a heartbeat we said goodbye to Our Rock, Our Russ. Russ was born November 24,1967, in Missoula and other than a brief time in California, spent his entire life making Missoula a better place for all of us to live. His early life was spent living through many trials and tribulations with his brothers Ron and Mike by his...
Richmond Horton Grant
Jan 21, 2021
Richmond Horton Grant finished his final assignment and turned in his life’s thesis on Jan. 21, 2021. He was 92. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1928, he was the third child of John and Hannabelle Grant. His older sister, the late Judge Isabella Grant of San Francisco, was always looking out for her “baby” brother. The loss of his...
Bonnie Kay Montgomery
Jan 21, 2021
Missoula - Bonnie K. Montgomery age 73 of Missoula passed away on Thursday January 21, 2021 at her home in Missoula. She was born June 6, 1947 in Bend, Oregon a daughter of Roger and Violet Powell. She moved with her parents to Missoula and graduated from Hellgate High School. She attended and graduated from Modern Beauty School of Cosmetology...
Walter Jay "Walt" Clark
Jan 20, 2021
Walt Clark, aged 79, passed away peacefully, at his home, on January 20, 2021. He was born in Missoula, Montana in 1941 to Robert (Bob) and Ann Clark. He attended both parochial and public school, graduating from Missoula County High School in 1959. Walt enlisted in the Marine Corps, serving for four years, where he made lifelong friendships. Upon his...
Wesley Pyeatt
Jan 19, 2021
On January 9, 2021, Wesley Pyeatt’s body began to fail and on January 19th he passed away, he was 90 years old. During his final days on earth, many of Wes’s friends and family took the opportunity to visit and say goodbye. One of Wes’s close friends stated, life moves very quickly and in the mere snap of our fingers...
Barbara Jean Berglund (Hayden)
Jan 15, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Barbara Jean Berglund, 88, of Missoula, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 15, 2021 at The Springs At Missoula. Jean was born on April 7, 1932 in Missoula, MT to Phelan and Erma Hayden. She attended Paxson Elementary School, Missoula County High School, and then studied Bacteriology at The University of Montana. While at the University she was...
Shelly Jean Clark (Townsend)
Jan 15, 2021
SUPERIOR ~ Shelly Jean Clark, 65, of Superior, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at her home. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.
Robert Charles Wilkinson
Jan 11, 2021
Robert “Bob” Charles Wilkinson, avid fisherman, lover of country music and classic cars embarked on his eternal fishing trip the morning of January 11, 2021 while surrounded by the love of his family. Robert was born June 21, 1950, in Alameda, CA to parents Charles Wilkinson and Lyla (Furrer) Wilkinson. In 1968, Robert graduated from Del Valle High School in...
Walter Osborne
Jan 10, 2021
The world lost an irreplaceable Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, and dear Friend on January 10th, 2021 when Walter Duane Osborne of Florence, MT passed peacefully at age 64 after a brief but valiant fight with COVID-19. Just as he was throughout his life, Walt was surrounded by his loving family. Walt was born to Erslel (Zeke) and MaryAnne Osborne...
Lygeri ""Loula"" Giannakakos
Jan 9, 2021
Lygeri Giannakakos, passed away on January 9, 2021 in Vancouver, B.C. It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of our loving mother Lygeri Loula Giannakakos. Kind, compassionate and a beloved member of The Vancouver Greek Community she will be missed by all who knew her. Loula is survived by her children Panagiotis and Athena, her daughter in law...
James Ubben
Jan 7, 2021
James (Jim) Aubrey Ubben 58 of Turah, Montana passed away Thursday 1/7/2021 at his home. He was born on 12/25/1962 in UCLA LA County California. Jim spent most of his childhood living in Reno NV. He was a truck driver enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, camping, riding his motorcycle, building legos, painting, and just being a Grandpa. He was a lifetime...
Richard "Rick" Denning
Jan 7, 2021
On Thursday January 7, 2021, Richard (Rick) Cyril Denning passed away unexpectedly at the age of 69. It was a shock to those who knew and loved him. He is leaving behind his loving wife and best friend of 48 years, Chris, his sons, Scott (Tawnya) and Mike (Rayne), granddaughters- Laney, Sophie, Sydney, Paige and Hillary, and his grandsons- Anthony...
Gary Gene Claussen
Jan 7, 2021
Gary Claussen, 68, of Missoula passed away January 7, 2021 at his home in Missoula. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com Gary Gene Claussen son of, Gene and Berdeen (Smith) Claussen, was born June 15, 1952 in Holdrege, Nebraska. He graduated high school and did a little bit of everything, but his favorite was driving truck on the open...
Lorraine Jeane "Lorrie" Schaff
Jan 7, 2021
Lorrie passed away January 7, 2021 at Providence Hospital with family by her side. Lorrie was born April 24, 1959 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Lorrie’s early years were spent in Whitehall, MT. Over the next four years she lived in Monterey and San Diego, CA. The next move was to the island of Guam. While there she hiked into the boonies...
Denise Louise Scannell
Jan 5, 2021
Denise Louise Scannell, age 73, of Clinton, passed away on January, 5, 2021 at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula. She was born on July 11, 1947, in Missoula to Francis and Helen Scannell. She grew up in the Missoula and Clinton area and graduated from the University of Montana with a teaching degree. She was a loving mother and grandmother...
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