Obituaries

Dec 17, 2024

Steven Temple, 72, of Superior passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at his home surrounded by loved ones. A service will be held in Superior at St. Mary Queen of Heaven church, 1pm on January 4,2025. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com.

Steven Donald Temple, son of Donald and Alice (Hinderhan) Temple, was born February 17, 1952 in Alton, Illinois....

Dec 17, 2024

Dec 15, 2024

Dale Lee Garberding, 80, of Missoula passed away Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 1:14 a.m. in the kind and compassionate care of the St. Patrick Hospital’s team. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 20, 2024 at Garden City Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow,...

Dec 14, 2024

Stormie Lynn Dalen, 42, of Missoula, passed away at home on Saturday December 14, 2024. The family will hold a celebration of her life at a later date.

A full obituary will be available soon. 

Dec 12, 2024

Robert “Bob” Rieker (Missoula, MT) left this world peacefully the morning of December 12, 2024 with his beloved wife of 74 years, Evelyne, nearby.

 Born March 25, 1930 on a farm near Elgin, North Dakota to Rudolph and Louisa Rieker (Bader), Bob was one of 13 brothers and sisters to call America home their whole life. With frugal beginnings, Bob had...

Dec 12, 2024

Betty L. Blakney Micknak of Missoula passed away on December 12th of natural causes.

She was born in June of 1933 in Coeur d’Alene to Leonard and Evelyn Blakney. The family moved from Bayview to Pinehurst as her father worked for Bunker Hill Mining and Zinc Plant. Betty’s mother owned and operated Evelyn’s Dress Shop in Smelterville in the 1950s. Betty...

Dec 12, 2024

Cora Kathleen Baldwin, 97, of Missoula, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 12, 2024, by natural causes. Born on November 21, 1927, in Big Timber, Montana, to Christopher and Josie Boe, Cora lived a long and full life rooted in family and resilience.

Cora's early years were spent on the Boe family homestead, where she developed her enduring love for nature...

Dec 11, 2024

Shirley Joanne Conrow, 78, of Superior, MT passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at her home surrounded by loved ones.

She was born on December 9, 1946, in Newport, WA, to Leslie 'Bill' and Maxine Branning. She grew up as the middle child alongside her five siblings in North Idaho.

Shirley and her family moved to Superior in 1957, where she...

Dec 11, 2024

Theola’s wish to rejoin her husband Leo came true on December 11, 2024.

She was born in Dickinson, North Dakota on June 1,1925 to Howard and Angie Tottingham.

As a child her family moved to Montana, first to Great Falls and later settled in Missoula. On December 22, 1945, Theola would marry the love of her life, Leo. The couple resided in...

Dec 10, 2024

Grace Yovetich, 97, peacefully passed away December 10, 2024 after a joyful, abundant life

She was born October 19,1927, one of William and Julia Barker’s nine children. Grace lived her life in her beloved Big Sky Country, mostly in Missoula in the house where she and Philip Yovetich raised their six children.

Fiercely independent and firm in her convictions, Grace was thoughtful,...

Dec 9, 2024

Thomas (Tom) Norman Schenarts, 91, of Missoula, passed away on December 9, 2024, at the Springs at Missoula.

He was born on June 22, 1933, in New Haven, CT, to Thomas and Marion Schenarts. As a young boy, he developed a life-long love for the outdoors through active participation in the Boy Scouts. In a high school art class, he discovered...

Dec 9, 2024

The end of an Era

The Navy’s last Airship pilot and world record holder is gone.

 Born on 11 February 1936 in the Hudson (NY) hospital to John H and Mabel (Kelly) Fitzpatrick, John Joseph Fitzpatrick, fondly known by his many friends as Montana Jack, launched on his final flight on December 9th, 2024. His first 12 years were spent in Valatie...

Dec 6, 2024

Richard P. Ellis, 57, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on December 6, 2024. A celebration of life will take place at 3:00 pm on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Garden City Funeral Home. A full obituary will be posted soon. 

Dec 6, 2024

Dec 5, 2024

Ravyn was a beautiful little girl born at St Patrick's Hospital in Missoula to Todd and Terrie Bauer. Shortly after she was born she was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and was flown to Colorado Children's Hospital in Denver. While there she made it into the hearts of the staff with her spicy attitude and the need to be...

Dec 5, 2024

Richard Dale Smith went to be with his heavenly father on December 5th. Richard “Dick” Smith was born on July 6, 1943, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to Richard E. and Alice Smith. Dick later relocated to Montana where he met his first wife and had four children. Dick got remarried in 1981 to Daphne, he earned a bonus daughter, and...

Dec 2, 2024

John Kawalski, 76 of Missoula passed away December 2, 2024 at his home. A visitation concluding with a Rosary will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at Garden City Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 12, 2024 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with inurnment to...

Dec 1, 2024

Jerry Mike Ford, 90, of Missoula, passed away on December 1, 2024, at St. Patrick Hospital.

Jerry was born on February 24, 1934, in Spokane, Washington to J.K. “Pat” and Marie Ford. He was the youngest of 4 boys and was raised on a sheep farm in Eastern Montana until the family moved to Missoula in 1945 when Jerry was in...

Dec 1, 2024

Kenneth Steven Bidlake, 20, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on December 1st, 2024, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Most called him Kenny, a few called him Bubba, all of us called him friend. 

 Kenny was born April 14th, 2004 in Missoula, Montana to Mike and Kristi (Thompson) Bidlake. He joined his older sister Kami and completed his family...

Dec 1, 2024

Sandra (Sandy) Beth Foust passed away peacefully at home on Sunday December 1, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. She was born September 25, 1942, to George Henry Nuse and Lula Lavon Hudson Nuse. 

Sandy was blessed to have many adventures early in life as her father was stationed at several locations throughout the world during his military service. She spent part...