Obituaries

Oct 24, 2016

Obituary for John Slominski

John F. Slominski, 78, passed away of natural causes on Mon. Oct. 24, 2016 at his home. Cremation is under the care of Garden City Funeral Home & Crematory.

Oct 23, 2016

Life Story for Michael W. Huckins

Oct 23, 2016

Obituary for Verla Jean Dailey

Verla Jean Dailey, 81, passed away of natural causes on Sun. Oct. 23rd at St. Patrick Hospital. Verla was born in Helena, MT on May 7, 1935 to Ella C. Bausch-Johnson and William C. Bausch. She was educated in Helena and graduated from Helena High School in 1953. She worked at Western Life Insurance...

Oct 22, 2016

Obituary for Marjorie L Hagan

Marjorie Lois (Watson) Hagan passed peacefully surrounded by her family on Oct. 22, 2016. Marge was born May 21, 1929 to Walter and Beryl Watson in Jordan, MT. She attended her first year of elementary school there, moving with her family to Thompson Falls in 1936. She graduated from Thompson Falls High School in...

Oct 21, 2016

Obituary for Joan LaMae Smyth

– Joan LaMae Smyth, 86, of Missoula, passed away peacefully with her family at her side, on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, at Community Medical Center from complications of dementia. She was preceded in death by her late husbands Frank Rollins Smyth and Earl Foster; her daughter Florence Foley-Smyth son Starlaw Smyth; and sisters Eleanor...

Oct 21, 2016

Obituary for Norman C. Legato

Norman C. Legato, 91, of Huson, passed away in his home on Oct. 21, 2016. Born in Glendive on June 8, 1925, to Francesco and Fredricka Haidle Legato, Norm grew up on a farm in Fallon Flats until age 5, then moved to Glendive with his parents and two brothers, Albert and Robert and...

Oct 20, 2016

Oct 19, 2016

Obituary for Yvonne "Bonnie" Porter

Yvonne “Bonnie” Porter, 91, of Huson, was brought into the loving arms of her savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. She was born October 11, 1925 in Los Angeles, CA, the daughter of John G. and Edith Mae Wiggins. As a youth, she enjoyed tennis, ice skating and swimming. She married her...

Oct 16, 2016

Obituary for Opal A Smith

– Opal Smith passed away Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at The Springs in Missoula. She was born in Augusta in 1931 and married Don Smith in November 1947 in Choteau. They moved to Washington state after their marriage in 1947. They lived there until 1948 and then returned to Libby. They purchased some property...

Oct 14, 2016

Obituary for Bernice Zander

Bernice Shirley Zander of Potomac passed away Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. She was born Sept. 1, 1934, in Missoula to Henry and Eunice Ramsey. On May 6, 1950, she married James William Zander in Missoula, where the couple lived. The family lived at Sperry Grade, where she had...

Oct 13, 2016

Oct 12, 2016

Life Story for Walton E. Midkiff

Oct 8, 2016

Obituary for Stephen Richard Heinrich

Missoula – Stephen Heinrich, 77, of Missoula passed away peacefully with his family at The Living Centre in Stevensville on October 8, 2016. He was born in Spokane Valley on October 20, 1938 to Frederick J. and Katherine A. Heinrich. He survived his loving wife of 38 years, Sharon Gallagher Heinrich, who passed away...

Oct 8, 2016

Obituary for Corbin Martin J Doty

Corbin Martin J. Doty, 17, passed away on Fri. Oct. 7, 2016 in Missoula, MT. Corbin was born on Sept. 20, 1999 in Missoula to Jamie Cooper and Brian Doty. Like any teenager, Corbin liked movies, video games and hanging out with his friends. He was most passionate about Hip Hop and Rap...

Oct 6, 2016

Obituary for Ina M. Hearst

On Oct. 6, 2016, Ina McCann Hearst passed away of natural causes in Missoula. She was 87 years old. Ina was born Feb. 27, 1929, in Lewistown, the only child of Helen Campbell McCann and James C. McCann. She was raised in western Montana, spending most summers in the Lewistown area with her grandmother,...

Oct 5, 2016

Obituary for Shirley Marks

Our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Shirley Joan Marks, passed away peacefully holding her daughter’s hand on October 5, 2016 in Missoula, MT. She was a longtime resident in Great Falls, MT. Shirley was born in Deadwood, SD on May 1, 1934 to Ernest and Constance Major. She married a dashing young airman, Eugene Marks...

Oct 4, 2016

Obituary for Carmen Diane Lovell

Carmen Diane Beeman Lovell On a beautiful peaceful fall day our mother, grandmother, sister, and friend quietly joined the angels in heaven with kindness and grace as the same way she lived. Mom was born Aug. 22nd, 1944 to Earl and Alice Hodges. She was raised with her two sisters and one brother in...

Oct 4, 2016

Obituary for Robin Linnea Pierson

Missoula - Robin Linnea Pierson, 44, passed away Tuesday, October 4 after a courageous battle with cancer. Robin was born June 1, 1972 in Scappoose, Oregon. She attended Scappoose High School. Robin played on the high school basketball team and was on the Rose City Skiers water ski team. Her grandmother Velma instilled her...

Oct 1, 2016

Obituary for Elizabeth "Bette" Holmes

Elizabeth Mae Hood Holmes (Bette) turned the final page of her life on October 1, 2016, after 99 amazing years. She was a much-beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend to those who have passed before her and those left behind. Bette was born June 28, 1917, to Charles and Hazel Hood...

Sep 29, 2016