Obituaries
Carl Swonson
Oct 17, 2023
Carl Wilson Swonson was born November 16,1932, to Hetty Esther (Nee: Cottam) and William Russell Swonson in Salt Lake City, Utah, the tenth child of what would be eleven children.
Carl grew up in Salt Lake City and enjoyed being outdoors, hunting and fishing, as well as a good card game. Golfing and caddying with his Dad and family were...
Cheryl Otten
Oct 17, 2023
Cheryl Rae Brist Otten, 78, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed away peacefully on October 17, 2023.
Burial will be held on November 1, 2023 at 10:00 am at Glacier Memorial Gardens. A memorial luncheon will follow at Famous Dave's in Kalispell at 1:00 pm.
Cheryl was born January 26, 1945 in Kalispell Montana to Robert...
Sondra Lee Aldegarie
Oct 17, 2023
Sondra Lee Aldegarie, 82, of Missoula, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at St Patrick Hospital after a brief battle with encephalitis.
She was born on December 4, 1940, in Potlatch, Idaho, to Roy and Leona Johnson. As a young girl, she lived on a small farm outside Garfield, Washington, later moving into town. She didn’t miss the farm,...
Diane Hilmo
Oct 14, 2023
Diane Hilmo, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on October 14, 2023. Born on May 16, 1952, in Granite Falls, Minnesota, Diane was the daughter of Maurice and Dayett Johnson. She spent her early years in Montana and graduated from Columbia Falls High School.
Diane's journey in life took her on various paths, but one constant remained:...
Heidi Bardwell
Oct 13, 2023
HEIDI PLOYHAR BARDWELL
Heidi Ployhar Bardwell, 49, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023.
Heidi was born on February 4, 1974, in Missoula, Montana to Martin and Elaine Ployhar. She grew up on a ranch in the beautiful Potomac valley where she and her siblings were active members of the Potomac 4H club and would...
John "Jack" Marceau
Oct 13, 2023
John Gary Marceau, 78, of Missoula, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023, at St. Patrick Hospital, of natural causes.
He was born on May 13, 1945, in Missoula, to Jack and Julia Marceau. He spent his childhood in Missoula where he attended St. Francis Xavier Grade School and finished his secondary education at Loyola Sacred Heart High School. ...
Lenore Davis
Oct 13, 2023
Lenore M. Davis, 88, of Great Falls passed away peacefully at Beehive Homes in Missoula, MT on Friday, October 13, 2023. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Lois Henry
Oct 12, 2023
Lois Lavonne Henry, 92, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at her home at Grizzly Peak from pancreatic cancer.
She was born on January 2, 1931, in Rapid City, South Dakota to Joesph and Clara Keough. She grew up in the Rapid City to Nemo area where her father worked for the forest service cutting trees. She...
Sharon M. Bickel
Oct 12, 2023
Sharon M Bickel, 83, passed away at her home on October 12, 2023, of natural causes.
She was born on April 3, 1940, in Missoula Montana to Louise (Koble) Bickel and James E Bickel. She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in 1958 and furthered her education with a degree at St. Patrick's School of Nursing and graduated in 1961 as a...
Barbara Millhouse
Oct 11, 2023
Barbara Jane Millhouse
Barbara Millhouse, 86, of Missoula, passed away in the early morning on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.Barbara was born in Minnesota on December 4,1936 during the Great Depression. She spent her school years in the capitol city of St. Paul and graduated from Johnson High School.
After high school Barbara worked different jobs including being a...
Evelyn Flankey
Oct 11, 2023
Evelyn F was born in Glendive Montana on January 21, 1938. Her father worked for the railroad at the local roundhouse. As was the tradition, her mother stayed home to raise her 7 children. Evelyn had 4 brothers and 2 sisters.
Evelyn went to a Catholic School and walked 6 miles roundtrip to school even in inclement weather. Evelyn...
Myron F. (Red) Jakober
Oct 10, 2023
Myron Floyd Jakober (aka “Red”), age 80, passed away at Saint Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Montana on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 with family present. Myron was born to Edward Jakober and Mary (Bertsch) Jakober in Eureka, South Dakota on August 9th, 1943. Myron is survived by his four children, sons Michael, Deron, and Jason and daughter Stefanie, and grandchildren...
Russell Cromwell
Oct 9, 2023
Harold Russell Cromwell Jr passed away peacefully on October 9th, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born October 12th, 1935, in the sawmill gulch of the Rattlesnake just north of Missoula. He was the oldest of four born to Harold and Grace Cromwell. After spending his youth in Bonita, just east of Missoula, his family settled in...
Joseph Vincent Mari
Oct 9, 2023
Joseph Vincent Mari, 80, of Anaconda, Montana, passed away on October 09, 2023. Please check back for a full obituary.
Ronald E. Erickson
Oct 8, 2023
Ronald Eugene Erickson passed away on October 8, 2023, joining his beloved wife Nancy who died in February 2022. An only child, Ron was born on April 20, 1933, in Peoria, Illinois. He worked his way through college, graduating from Bradley University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 1955. He then attended the University of Iowa, where he...
Hunter Bailey
Oct 7, 2023
Hunter Matthew Bailey ' was born on August 27, 1996, in Helena MT to Teddy Speer and Tim Bailey. He was 27 years old and currently lived in Drummond Mt with his family. Hunter passed away in a car accident on October 7, 2023.
Hunter (Little shit) was an amazing person who touched many lives with his...
Mary Welty Jennings
Oct 7, 2023
Mary Welty Jennings, 83
After a long illness, Mary Welty Jennings, 83, died peacefully in Missoula, Montana on October 7, 2023.
Mary was born on November 5, 1939 in Richmond, Virginia to Harold Howard Welty and Katheryn Waters Welty. As a young child, she moved with her family from Virginia to Morristown, New Jersey and then to Indianapolis,...
Iona Anderson
Oct 6, 2023
Iona Lee Anderson
80, passed away October 6, 2023, in Missoula, Montana.
She was born January 16, 1943, in Billings, Montana to Betty and Robert Anderson. After graduating from Billings Senior High, she moved to the beautiful Oregon Coast where she met her first husband, Gary Graves, and had two daughters.
In 1976, Iona and her daughters moved back...
Rick Bice
Oct 4, 2023
Rick Bice, 77, of Missoula, Mt. passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Rick was the oldest of three sons, born October 18, 1946 to Robert and Joyce Bice in Billings, Montana.
In 1965 he married the love of his life, Linda Jean Phythian. On the day Linda graduated from high school, they drove to Blackfoot Idaho and eloped. Shortly...
Delmar H. Lemons
Oct 3, 2023
Delmar Lemons, 88, of Missoula passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at The Village Health & Rehabilitation. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 13, 2023 at the Seeley Lake Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com.
Delmar Houston Lemons, son of Houston and Genevieve (Miller) Lemons, was born July 25, 1935 in Idaho Falls,...