Obituaries
Daniel Ryan
Dec 12, 2019
Daniel Leo Ryan was born December 16, 1946 at St. Patrick's Hospital. He died there December 12 of small cell lung cancer. His family farmed and ranched west of Missoula, on both sides of North Reserve and up over the North Hills. Prior to the I-90 Interstate, his parents, Francis and Dorothy (Wheeler), had their home where Bretz RV now...
Allen J. Fetscher
Dec 11, 2019
Allen Fetscher died in the early morning of December 11, 2019 after living defiantly with Parkinson’s Disease for 25 years. He was born March 8, 1945 in San Francisco, but moved as a toddler with his parents, Albert W. Fetscher and Ellen Bentley Fetscher, and sister Lynn back to his father’s original home of western Montana. The family soon settled...
Pauline Jean Rompel
Dec 11, 2019
LOLO — Pauline Jean Rompel, 88, of Lolo died on Dec 11 at her residence. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Margaret Jones
Dec 5, 2019
Margaret Jones, 92, of Missoula passed away peacefully at home on December 5, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Margaret Jones
Dec 5, 2019
MISSOULA — Margaret Jones, 92, of Missoula died peacefully at home on Dec. 5. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Fred Nelson
Dec 5, 2019
Fred Nelson, 91, longtime Montana music educator and Missoula resident, died Thursday (Dec. 5) at Libby, Montana. Fred was born November 28, 1928 at Kalispell, Montana to Raymond Nelson and Martha O’Brien Nelson; he and his sister Evelyn attended grade school at Kalispell. At the time of their mother’s death in 1940, the family moved to Polson and then to...
Marjorie "Midge" Elander
Dec 5, 2019
MISSOULA — Marjorie “Midge” Elander, 91, of Missoula died Dec. 5, 2019 at Community Medical Center. A happy hour party is being planned and will be announced in a full obituary. Garden City Funeral Home is assisting with the cremation arrangements.
Pamela Lynn Hoppe
Dec 4, 2019
Pamela Hoppe ' February 2, 1959 – December 4, 2019 "If you loved me, meet me in heaven." -Pam Hoppe Pam Hoppe was the best mom, daughter, grammy, sister, friend, and preschool teacher ever. She always had a smile on her face. She loved Jesus, children, practical jokes, and her family. She had an undaunted faith in God and truly...
Russ Plummer
Dec 4, 2019
MISSOULA — Russ Plummer, 51, of Missoula died Dec. 4 at St. Patrick Hospital. Cremation is planned. Garden City Funeral Home is assisting with these arrangements.
Donald J. Shaughnessy
Dec 4, 2019
Donald Joseph Shaughnessy, Sr., 87, of Missoula, MT passed peacefully to the Lord on December 4, 2019 with his loving wife of 63 years, Mary, at his side. Born in 1932 in Chicago, Illinois to Margaret and Emmett Shaughnessy, Don’s formative years were spent singing with Chicago’s Paulist Choir, under the directorship of Fr. Eugene O’Malley. He graduated from Saint...
Minnie Frances Chelico Fragnito
Dec 2, 2019
Minnie Frances Chellico Fragnito passed away peacefully Monday morning, 2 Dec. 2019 in her daughter’s (Josi Fragnito-Lira) home, Merced California. Minnie was born in Nashwauk, Minnesota, to Italian immigrants, Vincenzo Louis Celico and Josephine Luzzi. Minnie was number 6 of 9 children whom all preceded her in death, Tomasina Mary “Daisy” Chellico (Joseph) Simone from Nashwauk, MN. ; Louis James...
Joseph P. "Joe" Rosetti Jr.
Dec 1, 2019
Joseph Paul Rosetti Jr., 78 of Missoula, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at St. Patrick's Hospital from the Cancer. Joe was born May 15, 1941 in Butte, to Joseph & Alice Rosetti. He was an avid basketball player at Butte High. After high school he attended Montana State University. He completed his plumbers and pipe fitters apprenticeship before...
Kathy D. Johnson
Dec 1, 2019
Kathy Diane Johnson, 70, of Frenchtown passed away at her home Sunday, December 1, 2019. She was born on October 18, 1949 to Robert and Madge Larson of Missoula, MT. She married Ernest William Johnson on February 9, 1978 in Kuai, Hawaii. The couple lived in Frenchtown, MT where they raised their four children and together ran family businesses. Her...
Victor Hangas
Nov 30, 2019
MISSOULA — With his loving family by his side, Victor Neil Hangas passed away peacefully at St. Patrick hospital on Nov. 30, 2019. Vic was the first of seven children born to Jack and Emma Hangas on May 30, 1937 in Lewistown. Weighing only four pounds at birth, it was necessary for Vic to develop toughness and stubbornness to survive...
Emma B. Lommasson
Nov 30, 2019
Emma B. Lommasson 1911-2019 Born on December 10, 1911, Emma Lommasson was the first of three daughters born to Filomena and Giovanni (James G.) Bravo. Emma and her two younger sisters, Jennie and Lena, were raised in Sand Coulee, Montana. Her father was an engineer at the Anaconda Copper Smelter in Great Falls. Emma’s first language was Italian, the language...
John William Smith
Nov 29, 2019
John William Smith, 88, of Missoula passed away on November 29, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Harry Reed
Nov 29, 2019
Harry Reed, 86, of Missoula passed away at Discovery Care in Hamilton on November 29, 2019. A full obituary will follow with service information. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Suzan G. Shuland
Nov 29, 2019
Suzan G. Shulund, 61, passed away at home surrounded by her husband Doug, and sons Kyle and Matt on November 29, 2019. She fought a good fight against a second round of ovarian cancer. She was an amazing person whose smile and laugh would light up the room. She had a wicked sense of humor that could brighten anyone’s day....
Suzan G. Shulund
Nov 29, 2019
Suzan G. Shulund, 61, passed away at home surrounded by her husband Doug, and sons Kyle and Matt on November 29, 2019. She fought a good fight against a second round of ovarian cancer. She was an amazing person whose smile and laugh would light up the room. She had a wicked sense of humor that could brighten anyone’s day....
Clifford M. Janes
Nov 29, 2019
Clifford M. Janes, 87, of Missoula passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019. A full obituary will follow. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.