Obituaries
Suzanne Derrick
Aug 3, 2019
Suzanne Derrick, 55, of Missoula passed away peacefully at St. Patrick Hospital on August 3, 2019. A full obituary will follow.
Robert "Bob" McCracken
Jul 31, 2019
Bob McCracken, 47, of Missoula MT passed away unexpectedly in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his wife and sons on July 31, 2019. A closed memorial service will be held by invitation only. His remains will be placed in the Memorial Wall at Missoula VA Cemetery. Please come to the reception that will be held at Garden...
Earl Jeffords
Jul 28, 2019
Earl Jeffords, 91, of Lolo, passed away on July 28, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Hendrikje "Rita" Hombroek-Stolp
Jul 28, 2019
Hendrikje “Rita” Hombroek-Stolp 89 of Missoula passed away of natural causes on July 28, 2019. She was born February 12, 1930 in Amsterdam, Holland to Martinus and Hendrikje Hombroek. She grew up in a family of four children, two brothers and one sister. Her teenage years spent enduring WWII. On November 12, 1955 at the age of 25 she married...
Melba E. Erickson
Jul 25, 2019
Melba E. Erickson, 93, died peacefully at her home on July 25, 2019. She was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan on February 19, 1926. She was the only child of Arvo and Fannie Warlin. Melba is survived by her daughter Louise Rowe and granddaughter Jennifer Howell both of Anchorage, Alaska. She was preceded in death by her parents Arvo and...
Ernest R. "Ernie" Owen
Jul 25, 2019
Ernest Reynold Owen, Jr. (Ernie, Squeek) passed from this life on July 25, 2019. Ernie was born April 14, 1936 to Ernest Owen and Ruth Fern Owen in Missoula, MT. He spent most of his life in the Bitterroot Valley. He graduated from Stevensville High School in 1956. Ernie married his High School Sweetheart, LeeIda Sampson on August 10, 1956....
Jerry W. Blakney
Jul 25, 2019
Jerry W. Blakney, 58, of Huson passed away on July 25, 2019. A full obituary will follow. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Patricia A. Norberg
Jul 23, 2019
This world lost an extraordinary person and heaven gained an amazing angel on July 23, 2019 when Patricia “Pat” Ann Hallford Norberg gained her wings at the age of 72. Pat was born in Missoula, Montana on March 10, 1947 to Ernest and Alice Hallford. She was the baby of the family, following her siblings Barbara “Bobbi” Knutson currently of...
Bruce Alan Hart
Jul 22, 2019
Bruce Alan Hart, 56, of Missoula passed away unexpectedly at Community Medical Center on Monday, July 22, 2019 due to heart failure. Bruce was born October 23, 1962 in Sidney, MT to Bernard and Irene Hart. Bruce attended school in Sidney and graduated from Sidney High School in 1981. After high school he attended Northern Montana College in Havre, MT...
Durward "Bud" Stevers
Jul 21, 2019
Durward “Bud” Stevers, age 71, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Sunday, July 21st, 2019. Bud was a loving father, husband, grandfather, and friend to everyone. He would do anything for the people he loved and would lend a helping hand to anyone that asked. Bud was always there to help and could fix literally anything. He...
Dona L. Cahala
Jul 21, 2019
When someone has that special person come into their life, it is a gift. Mine came in 1976 when I was 5 years old. She went from having just one child to having four overnight. She didn’t wine about it, she didn’t “why me” about it, she just did it. Sure there was bumps in the road. Unexpected sharp turns,...
Ann Mars
Jul 20, 2019
Ann Mars, a former elementary-school teacher in Billings who taught thousands of children the thrill of hitting a piñata and weaving a God’s eye wall hanging, died Friday night at a nursing home in Philipsburg. She was 92. Mrs. Mars—and most who went to McKinley Elementary School in the late 1970s and 1980s would remember Mrs. Mars—is survived by five...
Larry Matten
Jul 19, 2019
Larry Julius Matten, 72, of Missoula, passed away at his home on Friday, July 19th, 2019. He was born on January 19th, 1947 in Cloquet, MN to Julius and Florence Matten. Larry spent his childhood growing up in northern Minnesota, fishing and ice skating. He attended Wrenshall High School where he was involved in football and track but excelled at...
Carol Isbell
Jul 19, 2019
Carol Isbell, 86, of Missoula passed away peacefully at St. Patrick Hospital on July 19, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
David Lloyd Jelletich
Jul 17, 2019
David Lloyd Jelletich, 83, of Rock Creek passed away peacefully at St. Patrick Hospital on July 17, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Elizabeth Hill
Jul 17, 2019
Elizabeth Hill, 49, of Philipsburg passed away peacefully at St. Patrick Hospital on July 17, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Daniel Robert O'Malley
Jul 16, 2019
Daniel Robert O’Malley, 65, of Missoula passed away peacefully at Riverside Health and Rehabilitation on July 16, 2019. Services are pending. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Yettin Kayla Christine Neal
Jul 15, 2019
HELENA - Yettin Kayla Christine Neal, 15, passed away July 15, 2019 in a tragic accident in Helena. Yettin-Kayla was born Nov. 30, 2003, in Billings and moved to Missoula in 2011, where their family still lives today. Yettin-Kayla was a talented artist, pianist, and writer. Yettin-Kayla graduated high school this year from Sentinel High School; was funny, full of...
Nancy W. Andrews W. Andrews
Jul 10, 2019
Missoula – Nancy W. Andrews, 89, passed away on July 10, 2019 at BeeHive Homes Assisted Living. No local services are currently planned. Garden City Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Mercy Clevenger
Jul 9, 2019
MISSOULA — Mercy Whalen Clevenger was born March 6, 1962, in Red Lodge, to John and Helen Whalen. She was the youngest of five siblings to Chris, Teresa, Damian and Lisa. By 1963, John and Helen had settled in Missoula, where they would remain for the next five decades. Mercy attended grade school and high school in Missoula, followed by...
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