Obituaries

Mar 21, 2024

We have lost our Matriarch, our rose, Reata L. (Gill/ Stuck) Lucus on March 21, 2024. She was a beautiful person inside and out, our rose. Once you got past the thorns, she had the biggest heart that touched not only her family but those she called family and friends. She lived a long (not long enough for us) happy...

Mar 20, 2024

Tana Faas, 68, of Missoula passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at St. Patrick Hospital surrounded by family.  Services will be announced soon.  Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com.

Tana Alisen Faas, daughter of Alfred and Delores (Pedersen) Turner, was born August 13, 1955 in Seattle, Washington.  She attended schools in the Seattle area and graduated from Shorecrest High School...

Mar 20, 2024

Hugh Evan Elmore, 88, of Missoula, passed away on March 20th, 2024, at his home, surrounded by family.

He was born on February 26, 1936, at Elmore Hospital in Missoula, to Harold F. "Bud" and Goldie F. Elmore. He graduated from Missoula County High School on June 3, 1954, and joined the Air Force on December 6, 1954. Hugh served as...

Mar 18, 2024

When Bruce was born in Trinity Hospital, Minot, ND in April 1950, a strong wind was blowing from the east.  Over 20 years, tumbleweeds and wild geese continued blowing west and Bruce eventually ended up in Missoula, settled, made friends, worked, hiked, climbed, canoed, moiled for gold, skied, hunted, and drank a little beer.

Bruce met an incredible young woman named...

Mar 16, 2024

George Thomas Demers, 60, of Missoula MT, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2024, while on his daily route.  He was born on May 21, 1963, in Morton WA, to Sharon (Bauer) and Dennis Demers.

George was the personification of enigmatic. He would quote poems by Robert Frost and Dylan Thomas then recite lyrics by The Screamin’ Cheetah Wheelies, which, in...

Mar 9, 2024

Scott Wilkey, 53, of Garrison, Montana, passed away on Saturday, March 9 in Missoula. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home. For more information, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/scott-wilkey?qid=fe784fbec1e0b2be12bd8c619652e259

Mar 8, 2024

 

                Judy Laughrun, 81, of Missoula, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 8, 2024.

                Judy was born on September 11, 1942 in Missoula, Montana to parents Toney and Geraldine Dolum. She attended Catholic school in Missoula and graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1960. After graduation,...

Mar 5, 2024

Jack Westley Dearth, 61, of Missoula, unexpectedly and suddenly passed away on Sunday,  March 3rd, 2024 in his home.

 Born in Aberdeen, WA to Merna and Lawrence Dearth on April 30, 1962, he would become the oldest of 3 brothers. Although he grew up moving across the US multiple times as the son of a naval officer,  Jack always identified with...

Mar 4, 2024

 

GEORGE J DUMAIS SJ

NATUS  14   JAN.  1936

INGRESSUS 7 SEP.   1958

OBIT  4   MAR.  2024

R.I.P.



Father George Dumais SJ

In Loving Memory of Father George Dumais SJ The remarkable 88 years of Father George Dumais came to a peaceful end on the beautiful sunny morning of March 4, 2024 in Hospice Care at Sacred Heart Jesuit Retirement Centre in Los Gatos, California,...

Mar 4, 2024

Helen Irene Eckelman was born in Lincoln, KS on December 17, 1938.  Helen passed away on March 4, 2024 in Missoula, MT.

 

Helen was a devoted, loving mother.  When her children left home, Helen pursued a degree in education.  In 1984, she graduated from the University of Montana and in 1985 moved to Akiachak, Alaska to begin her teaching career.  Helen...

Mar 3, 2024

Camille J. Eisenman, 83, entered into heaven on Sunday, March 3, 2024 surrounded by all her loved ones.Camille was born in Milwaukee, WI and raised in Racine, WI. She was the daughter of John P. Devine and Camille M. Swencki. She also had a younger brother, Thomas Devine. She grew up in a large extended family with many aunts, uncles...

Feb 27, 2024

Eileen Lucille Aitchison – Maiden name Brown, age 89, of Irvine, California passed peacefully away at her home on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Eileen was born on January 18th, 1935, in Great Falls, Montana as an only child to Lynn Astrid and Robert James Brown. She grew up in Billings, Montana where she graduated from Billings Senior High School in...

Feb 27, 2024

Diedre Dawn (Lerum) Morin passed away at home on February 27, 2024. Kind. Generous. Funny. There are no words to capture her remarkable personality. She was born in Missoula on August 2, 1951, to Bob and Marcheta Lerum. She attended Cold Springs School, Sentinel High (1969) and University of Montana (1974). She married Jerry Morin in 1976 who survives her....

Feb 24, 2024

Susan Marie Kynett, 64, of Great Falls passed away peacefully with loved ones by her side in Missoula on Monday February 26th.

Susan “Susie” was born on Christmas day of 1959 to Raymond and Mary Kynett. One of 6 children, growing up Susie would take on a mother role to her brothers and sisters, a quality that would follow her all...

Feb 23, 2024

Brent Burckhard, 38, of St. Ignatius passed away Friday, February 23, 2024 at his home.  Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com.

Brent Matthew Burckhard, son of James and Julie (Wadsworth) Burckhard, was born March 11, 1985 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The family later relocated to Montana.  He graduated from St. Ignatius High School and continued his education receiving an Associate’s Degree...

Feb 21, 2024

Erik Matthew Gritzinger Sr. of Pray, MT, passed away on February 21, 2024, at the age of 39. Born in Tampa, FL on January 13, 1985, Erik was a beloved son to his mother, Bridget Gritzinger. Erik was known for his fun-loving nature and a remarkable ability to bring smiles to the faces of all who knew him. His brother...

Feb 21, 2024

Gladys E. Bobeck, age 100, passed away February 21, 2024, in Missoula, Montana. 

Gladys, wife of the late Clifford J. Bobeck, formerly of Shelbyville, Indiana, and Rio Rancho, New Mexico, relocated to Missoula in her later years to be near her family.  In Shelbyville, Gladys was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and an avid golfer at the Elks...

Feb 20, 2024

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, surrounded by family, passed away peacefully in her home on February 20, 2024 at the age of 88.

Charlotte was born on March 20, 1935 in Cadiz, Ohio to Dennis and Mable Mizer. She was the oldest of four siblings. After graduating from Cadiz High School, she attended White Cross Nursing School in Columbus,...

Feb 18, 2024

Jorja Lucille Taff, 18, of Missoula Montana passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 18th, 2024.  

She was born on September 23, 2005, in Moscow, Idaho to Ben and Miranda Taff.  In her mother's words, “She is my child that is all rainbows and sunshine.” Her adorable dimple faced smile and ease of chatting with everyone made her instantly loved and...

Feb 16, 2024