Obituaries

Apr 27, 2015

Life Story for Buddy E. Campbell

Apr 27, 2015

Obituary for Geraldine Emliy Mills. Mihalic

Geraldine Emily Mills Mihalic, 95, of Missoula, passed away at home on Monday, April 27, 2015, of natural causes, with family near and holding her daughter's hand. Gerry was born in Gordon, Nebraska, to Naomi Russell Mills and David Henry Mills, both of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. She grew...

Apr 26, 2015

Obituary for Henry Jacob Pfaff

Henry Jacob Pfaff, 76, of Missoula, passed away of natural causes on April 26, 2015 at his home. Henry was born July 12, 1938 in Mott, ND, son of Paul and Lena Pfaff. He spent time working and doing various fun activities with his grandpa Zentner while growing up. He grew up to join...

Apr 26, 2015

Obituary for Robert "Bunny" Albert

Robert "Bunny" L. Albert, 91, of Missoula, died of natural causes Sunday, April 26, 2015, in Nampa, Idaho. Robert was born Feb. 26, 1924, to Leland D. and Myrtle M. Albert in Missoula. He was raised and educated in the Missoula area. Robert enlisted in the U.S. Navy on May 1943. He was a...

Apr 26, 2015

Obituary for David D. Alt

Dr. David Alt, Professor Emeritus, University of Montana. Sept, 17, 1933-April 26, 2015 "Glacial Lake Missoula surely became a splendid and brilliant greenish blue as the last of the summer rock flour settled and the larch trees blazed yellow in the deepening chill of the coming winter." Such lyrical prose, almost Thoreau-like in its...

Apr 26, 2015

Obituary for Charles N. Aktepy

Charles N. Aktepy passed away at his home Sunday, April 26, 2015, of natural causes. He was 86 years old. He was born March 15, 1929, in Alberton to Charles A. and Helen Aktepy. He grew up in Clinton and later resided in Missoula. Charles married Myrtle Boe and they had a wonderful life...

Apr 25, 2015

Obituary for Ione L. Briedlander

Ione L. Briedlander, 94, of Missoula, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Village Healthcare Center on Saturday, April 25, 2015. Ione and her identical twin sister, Irene, were born Aug. 30, 1920, on a farm in McIntosh County, North Dakota, to Christian and Mary (Marie Schwind) Vossler, whose agrarian German parents had...

Apr 25, 2015

Obituary for Reuben J. Diller

Reuben John Diller, 41, of Missoula passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015, 2015 at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. He was born on July 24, 1973, in Missoula to John and Vicki Diller. He had a wonderful childhood growing up with a loving family and a love for the outdoors, including countless hours...

Apr 25, 2015

Obituary for Josiah Caden Smith-Martin

– Josiah Caden Smith-Martin, 5 months, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015. A visitation will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Five Valleys Church of Christ. A funeral will follow at 2 p.m. with a graveside to follow at Missoula City Cemetery. A reception will follow the graveside service at the...

Apr 24, 2015

Obituary for Violet R. Melton

Violet R. Melton (Vi) earned her angels wings and took flight, passing away peacefully, at her home, surrounded by her loving family on April 24, 2015. She was born on August 26, 1941 to Thomas J. and MaeBelle (Patterson) Ferrel in Omaha, NE. She married the love of her life, Douglas J. Melton on...

Apr 24, 2015

Obituary for Raymond Kenneth Hanlan

Raymond Kenneth Hanlan, "Ray", of Missoula, passed away on April 24, 2015 at Village Health Care Center, of natural causes. Ray was born in Moose Jaw, Canada on January 2, 1925 to Edward A and Edith (Haldeman) Hanlan. At the age of 5 Ray, with his family, moved to Gillette, Wyoming. He attended a...

Apr 24, 2015

Obituary for Alphonse Dante "Al" Pontrelli

Alphonse (Al) Dante Pontrelli, 91, joined his beloved wife and our mom, Mary Claire in Heaven on April 24, 2015. He was born in St. Paul, MN on January 24, 1924 to Italian immigrant parents, Michael and Duilia Rossini Pontrelli. At the age of six, the family moved to Glendive, MT where Al...

Apr 23, 2015

Life Story for Valarie V. Nooney

Apr 23, 2015

Obituary for Valarie Verno Nooney (Angle)

Valarie Verno (Angle) Nooney, 83 a resident of Missoula, passed away with family and friends at her side on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes. She was born on Sept. 28, 1931, in Missoula, to Ross and Patricia (Gorman) Angle, who last lived on the family homestead cabin...

Apr 23, 2015

Obituary for Kathryn A. "Kay" Hauser

Kathryn "Kay" Hauser was born to Florence Yankee and Leo Velten on March 3, 1920, in Newark, New Jersey. Raised and educated in Tony, Wisconsin, Kay graduated from St. Joseph School of Nursing in St. Paul, Minnesota, on the day Pearl Harbor was attacked. Kay entered the Army Nurse Corps in February of...

Apr 23, 2015

Obituary for Valarie Verno Nooney (Angle)

Valarie Verno (Angle) Nooney, 83, a resident of Missoula, passed away with family and friends at her side on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at St. Patrick Hospital, of natural causes. She was born on Sept. 28, 1931, in Missoula, to Ross and Patricia (Gorman) Angle, who last lived on the family homestead cabin...

Apr 22, 2015

Life Story for Rebekah D. "Becky" Lemus

Apr 22, 2015

Obituary for Samantha Marie Giffin

Samantha Marie Giffin, 25, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, April 22. A vigil service will be held at Garden City Funeral Home at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24. A memorial service will be held at Christ the King Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 25, with a reception to follow. Read Samantha Giffin's...

Apr 22, 2015

Obituary for Jan Henry Hauser

Jan Henry Hauser, 68, of Missoula, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at his home of natural causes. He was born on Aug. 4, 1946, to Conrad and Mary Jean Hauser. As a child, Jan grew up on the family's dairy farm in Tony, Wisconsin. While in high school,...

Apr 22, 2015

Obituary for Samantha Marie Giffin

– Samantha Marie Giffin, died just after midnight Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in her mother's arms, surrounded by her brothers and sister-in-law. Samantha was born Oct. 18, 1989, and left us Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Sam was a strong-willed individual, who marched triumphantly to her own drumbeat. She was a true pioneer who paved...