Obituaries

Clarence "Fritz" Klinkhammer

Nov 9, 2024

Our beloved father, Clarence “Fritz” Klinkhammer passed away peacefully on November 9, 2024, 16 days short of his 103rd birthday, at his home after a brief time of declining health. He was blessed with health and vigor for all but the last few months of his life. Dad was born in Mahnomen County, MN to Jerry and Laura, the second...

Susan O'Neil

Nov 8, 2024

Susan O'Neil, passed away Friday November 8, 2024 in Missoula.  There will be a Celebration of life in the spring / Summer of 2025 at the Missoula Country Club. 

There will be an obituary to follow shortly.  

Jon K. Wade

Nov 5, 2024

Jon K. Wade passed on to a new life on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Exactly one week earlier, Jon had celebrated his 68th birthday. 

Jon believed the saying that “We are not human beings on a spiritual journey, rather, we are spiritual beings on a human journey” and lived accordingly. Jon began his journey on October...

Dustyn June Dauenhauer

Nov 4, 2024

Dustyn June Dauenhauer, 43, passed away Nov. 4th at the St. Patrick Hospital. She was born April 29, 1981. Her Nick Name was “Dusty Do” because she loved organizing fun activities for family and friends. She graduated from Granite High and earned a degree in information systems and business from the University of Montana. She accepted a job in Seattle,...

Debora Curry

Nov 4, 2024

Debora Jean Curry (Cicchetti)

February 24, 1959 - November 4, 2024

Debora Jean Curry (Cicchetti), 65, of Missoula, MT, passed away on November 4, 2024.

Debora was born in Redwood City, CA on February 24, 1959. She graduated from Sequoia High School.

Debora graduated from the Ohlone College Registered Nursing Program in 1990. Debora worked as a Registered Nurse for 30 years. She worked...

Ruth Card

Nov 4, 2024

Ruth H. Card (born Ruth Hannah Huntsman), 80, of Missoula, passed away on Monday, November 4th, 2024, at St. Patrick Hospital, four days after suffering a severe stroke. Before she slipped away there was time for all four of her daughters, her sister, and many of her grandchildren to make it to the hospital to hold her hand, whisper their...

Richard Garrin

Nov 3, 2024

Oran Lien

Nov 1, 2024

Oran Ralph Lien died peacefully at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula, surrounded by family and friends. He fought a valiant battle against leukemia to the end. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 10, 2025 at the Christian Life Center in Missoula.

Oran was born in Great Falls, MT on September 22, 1939 to Karl and...

Robert Johnston

Nov 1, 2024

Robert Johnston, 84, of Missoula passed away Friday, November 1, 2024 at St. Patrick Hospital. A Celebration of Life service will be announced soon. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com.

Robert Thomas Johnston, son of Ellsworth and Majorie (Mattson) Johnston, was born September 2, 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Robert was united in marriage with Veronica Johnston. He lived in Minneapolis...

Harry Brewer

Nov 1, 2024

     Missoula - Harry C Brewer, 68 years young, passed away Friday, November 1st at home. His loving wife was holding his hand, and his older brother (Dennis) and lifelong friend Tommy Talarico were also there beside him helping him gain his wings. The love these three have for Dad is a love you can only dream of. Dad...

Eileen McCarty

Oct 31, 2024

Eileen Ann (Stoner) McCarty passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on October 31, 2024. She was born on March 26, 1936 to Ray and Harriet (Carroll) Stoner. Eileen was raised on the family farm southeast of Outlook, Montana with her older brothers Vernon and Gaylen. She started working on the farm at a young age, planting potatoes...

Sandra Wilde

Oct 31, 2024

Sandra “Sandy” Boelter Wilde, 69, of Huson, MT, passed away in Missoula, MT, on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at St. Patrick Hospital.

Sandy was born on June 23, 1955, in Butte, MT. She attended Butte Public Schools, graduating from Butte High School in 1973. After graduation, Sandy attended Montana Tech for two years.

On December 18, 1982, Sandy and Wayne Wilde were...

Michael Badzioch Jr.

Oct 29, 2024

Michael "Mike" John Badzioch, the "Polish Prince of Pork", 69, of Missoula, passed away peacefully on the night of Tuesday, October 29, 2024, surrounded by his adoring family who loved him so much.

On November 8, 1954, Mike was the third child born to Michael and Alma Badzioch in Chicago, IL. Mike grew up in and around Chicago,...

Bonnie Wilson

Oct 29, 2024

With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Bonnie Kathryn Loso Wilson, who has left this earth to be with those who have gone before her. Words cannot fully express the profound impact Bonnie had on the lives of everyone who knew her. She lived life on her own terms, always with a smile on her face,...

Luanne Hintz

Oct 29, 2024

Luanne Hintz, 70, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2024 after a long illness, Her husband, Jay, and her son, Danny (Blowers), were with her until her last breath. Luanne was deeply loved by her family and many close friends. Her family was the center of her world. We will miss her generous spirit, her kind heart, and her infectious...

Cherryl Kohler

Oct 27, 2024

Cherryl Ruth Kohler, 96, of Missoula, passed away peacefully in her home on the evening of October 27, 2024. The second to the youngest in a family of 10 children, Cherryl was born in Missoula on December 9, 1927. Some of her greatest memories with the family was when they lived in a wall tent all summer while her mom...

Tina Snell

Oct 23, 2024

Tina Marrie Tucker, age 62, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on June 16, 1962, in Fort Belknap, Montana, to William Henry Tucker and Lucille Candace Tucker. Tina was deeply connected to her Native roots and spent over three decades traveling the pow-wow circuit, a tradition that became even more...

John Wittkopp

Oct 22, 2024

John David Wittkopp, 74, of Missoula, passed away at his home on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, surrounded by love. 

Leona Hestekind

Oct 22, 2024

Leona Lee Hestekind (Lee), 84, passed away on October 22, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 3, 1940 in Powell, Wyoming, the daughter of Laura and Leon Banks. Lee harbored a passion for crafts evident in her elaborate miniature dollhouses and she enjoyed a good crossword puzzle. She also enjoyed foreign travel with her husband and...

David Fortner

Oct 21, 2024

David Richard Fortner, 47, of Huson, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2004, at his home.

He was born on January 24, 1977, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Richard and Bernadette Fortner. He was the last to join his siblings Susan, Ellen, Mike and Patrick.

In 1997 he moved to Missoula to go to college. He loved Montana and made this his home....