Obituaries

Jul 12, 2018

Life Story for James William Hartman

James William Hartman, 24, of Missoula, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 12th. He was born April 19, 1994 in Tacoma, WA to Blaise and Karen Hartman. He moved to Missoula when he was six and attended Missoula County Public Schools, graduating from Sentinel High School in 2012. James was a student at...

Jul 12, 2018

Life Story for Gary L Keniston

Jul 11, 2018

Life Story for Lola L Yule

Jul 11, 2018

Obituary for Floyd Leon Smith

HAMILTON — Floyd Leon Smith 93, of Hamilton, died July 11. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home

Jul 11, 2018

Obituary for Dennis W "Bill" Ermatinger

Died peacefully on, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Age 92. Devoted husband of the late Jean (nee Brevik). Proud father of Hon. Beth E. (Jeff) Hanan, Daniel (Darcy) Ermatinger, Fr. Roderick Ermatinger, Timothy (Alma) Ermatinger, and Fr. Cliff Ermatinger. Loving grandfather of Claire (Dan) Koenig, Kyle, Katy, Lochlin, Colin, and Nathan. Also loved by...

Jul 10, 2018

Life Story for Janis Stirm

Jul 10, 2018

Obituary for John Bashaw

John Bashaw, 85, passed away at his home on Friday, July 10, 2018 due to kidney failure. Johnie was born on April 23, 1933 in Calder, ID, he was adopted by Frank and Mildred Bashaw in Orfinio, ID. He attended school in Orfinio, after graduating he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict....

Jul 10, 2018

Obituary for Robert Marshall Fristo

Robert “Bob” Marshall Fristo was born August 15th, 1932 in Missoula Montana to John “Jack” and Nellie Fristo passed away peacefully of of natural causes at The Village Healthcare Center on July 10th, 2018. To Bob family was everything. Whenever his children, grandchildren, or great grandchildren, would enter the room, Bob’s eyes would light...

Jul 9, 2018

Obituary for Patricia "Paddy" Barron

Paddy Barron, 59, of Missoula, passed away on Monday, July 9 at St. Patrick Hospital, of complications from Alzheimer’s. On August 20, 2013, she married the love of her life, Karl Hallman. They lived in Missoula where she worked as a nurse at St. Patrick’s for 25 years. They spent their time together biking,...

Jul 9, 2018

Obituary for Richard Owen Whitaker

Richard Owen Whitaker 83, of Missoula, MT passed away July 9, 2018 To our loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather; we will miss you every day and forever be in our hearts. He was preceded in death by Carla Whitaker and Logan Charles and survived by his wife, two children, and seven grandchildren. Services to...

Jul 8, 2018

Obituary for Ronald C Stortz Jr.

Ronald Stortz Jr. passed away suddenly on July 8, 2018 at age 51. He was born in Los Angeles, California to Ronald Sr. and Suzanne Stortz on June 20,1967. He grew up in Lake Isabella, California and moved to Superior, Montana in 2004. We can't even begin to describe the pain we are...

Jul 6, 2018

Obituary for Carter William Dickinson

Carter, 63, of Missoula, died at home, in the early morning hours of July 6, in the arms of and surrounded by loving family and friends. He was born September 27th, 1954 in Palo Alto, CA, to Britta and Roger Dickinson. He was blessed with 2 brothers (Curt and Kevin) and 1 sister (Karin)....

Jul 6, 2018

Obituary for Bennie M Howard

On November 21, 1964, Bennie married Laverne Israel in Manhattan. (They we’re late to their own wedding lol). Mom sadly left us in 1996. They lived all over Montana as dad was a crane operator building a lot of Montana’s infrastructure, including the Libby Dam and Missoula’s Reserve Street Bridges. He was a proud...

Jul 6, 2018

Life Story for Katherine Brod

— Katherine Brod passed away Friday, July 6, at BeeHive Homes of Missoula at the age of 98. Katherine was born in Hazelton, ND to William and Emily Zimbelman. She was raised in North Dakota, graduating from Mott High School in 1937, then moving to Missoula in 1938. In 1943, she married Wilfred Brod...

Jul 6, 2018

Life Story for Eugene Rishel

Jul 5, 2018

Life Story for Michel Ann Simpson

Jul 3, 2018

Obituary for Patrick L Coyle

Patrick Lewis Coyle, 78, passed quietly at home Tuesday morning July 3rd, 2018 with his family by his side. He was diagnosed with Peritoneal Mesothelioma in January of 2018. He always had to be different. We don’t know where or how he got it. He was sure he could beat it & never gave...

Jul 3, 2018

Obituary for Joseph G Dorn

Joseph Gerard Dorn, 60 passed away in Missoula, MT on Tuesday July 3rd of natural causes. Joe had a wonderful life. He was born on August 6, 1957 and was raised in Dayton, Ohio by his two loving parents, John and Joan Dorn. He grew up with his five siblings and many friend, all...

Jul 2, 2018

Obituary for Luella Elvera DeSilva

After a very brief illness, but a long, happy, extraordinary 101 years, our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Luella (Lou) DeSilva passed away on July 2, 2018. She was born February 6, 1917, in Wildrose, North Dakota. When she was 6 months old, the family moved to Grenora, North Dakota, a frontier town of...

Jun 30, 2018

Obituary for Jeanette D Davis

Charlo – Jeanette D. Davis, 76 , passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on June 30. A graveside service will be held at Lakeview Cemetery in Polson on Friday July 6 at 11:00 am. Condolences can be left for the family at www.gardencityfh.com