Obituaries

Sep 28, 2023

 

Frank L. Bretz

Frank Bretz passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at the age of 97.

He was born on May 9, 1926, in St. Joseph, Missouri. At six months old, he and his single mother moved to Darby, Montana, where they survived living in a wall tent for several years. He graduated from Darby High School, moved...

Sep 27, 2023

Colin Moffatt Snodgrass, a native of Missoula and beloved member of our community, died suddenly and unexpectedly September 27th at the age of 33 in Missoula.

The son of Bob Snodgrass and Roseann Moffatt, Colin loved his big extended family. He had so many beautiful people around him. Besides his parents he leaves behind the love of his life and...

Sep 26, 2023

 

Dean Thomas Jacobsen, 85, of Missoula, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at Community Medical Center, of natural causes.

He was born on May 12, 1938, in Missoula to Peter and Martha Jacobsen, the youngest of 10 children. In 1942 the family moved from the ranch in Ovando to the Orchard Homes area where he attended Hawthorne...

Sep 24, 2023

      Phyllis Jean Heyer, 91 passed away Sunday September 24th, 2023, surrounded by family. Phyllis was born March 27, 1932, in Missoula to Frank and Cordelia Donally. She was welcomed by big brother William L. Donally, she paved the way for her twin brother Philip B. Donally. They lived on the ranch near Superior, and the kids followed Cordelia for...

Sep 23, 2023

Annunziata Nancy Ferrara

Nancy M. Ferrara, 90 years old, of Missoula, Smithtown and Mt Vernon, NY, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at St Patrick Hospital. 

A Rosary Vigil will be held at Christ the King Church of Missoula at 3pm on Thursday, September 28th.  Both Viewing (at noon) and Catholic Mass (1pm) will be held on Friday,...

Sep 21, 2023

Milton Edward Connelly, age 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Missoula on September 21, 2023, surrounded by family.

Milton was born on June 19, 1934 in Lindsay, Nebraska to James and Catherine Connelly. ­­Raised on a farm with five siblings, his deep-rooted love for farm life remained with him. In 1956, after two years in the Army, he...

Sep 21, 2023

Gerald L. Noyd “Jerry”, retired business owner, died peacefully at home with his loving family by his side. 

Jerry was born on June 12, 1937 to Gilbert and Daisy (Anderson) Noyd, in Jamestown, New York. Jerry served in the United States Navy Seabees as a construction mechanic from 1959 to 1962 and was honorably discharged.

In 1962, Jerry married Lorraine Kubera from...

Sep 19, 2023

Bonnie Olsgaard died surrounded by family at her home in Missoula, Montana on September 19, 2023. She leaves behind a legacy of twenty-five years in ministry to the Lutheran Church, a love of music, and fond memories from family and her many friends.

She was born on Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945, in Maddock, North Dakota, to Sigurd...

Sep 18, 2023

 

Dennis, 71, a longtime resident of Missoula and a lover of Montana, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023 at St. Pat’s Hospital. 

  He was born in St. Maries, Idaho, on September 10, 1952, to Elmer and Deloris Dodson. The family moved to Thompson Falls, MT when he was one and he graduated high school there. 

  After...

Sep 18, 2023

Herbert “Herb” Stelling, 94, of Superior passed away Monday, September 18, 2023 at his home in Superior, Montana surrounded by loved ones.  A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula. 

Herb, son of George and Hermina (Hein) Stelling, was born July 7, 1929, in Missoula, Montana.  Born during...

Sep 17, 2023

"Special" "kind" "the best hugger'. Those were just a few words that were used for David Dennison Braach, 85, of Missoula who passed away at home of metastatic prostate cancer Saturday, September 16, 2023. Like his son, Rob, and three brothers (Clifford, Arthur & Wally), all battled cancer.

David was born December 23, 1937 "on the ranch" in Sheridan,...

Sep 16, 2023

The world lost a beautiful soul on September 16, 2023 when Frances “Frankie” Ann Flaherty passed away. She was a loving wife, mother, grandma, sister, aunt, and friend. Frankie was born to Francis and Dolores Murray in Deadwood, South Dakota on September 24, 1954. She spent most of her childhood in Whitewood with her six siblings and several foster brothers.She...

Sep 13, 2023

 

Matthew Eric Raimondi, 56 of Seeley Lake, Montana was fatally injured on Tuesday, 9/12/2023 at Pyramid Mountain Lumber while working as a millwright. His death was pronounced in the early morning hours of 9/13/2023.

Matthew was born in Dayton, Ohio at Miami Valley Hospital on February 23, 1967, to Ennio Joseph Raimondi and Joan Therese Erickson and joined his...

Sep 13, 2023

 

Doug P. Johnson

October 27, 1928 - September 13, 2023

It is with great sadness that the family announces Doug's passing. He was born on October 27, 1928, to Claude and Helen (Lea) Johnson and raised with his siblings, Norm, George and Vera in Stevensville, Mt.

Doug met his wife, Verle Oakley, when he answered a newspaper ad and...

Sep 13, 2023

Sep 12, 2023

Greg Seitz—sawyer, skier, ecologist, humanitarian—would have had it no other way.  Death by tree, mountainside, Wednesday, September 13th.  High on the new slopes of Montana Snowbowl. When a big tree falls in the forest it leaves a very large hole in the canopy above. It may have taken that tree a century to grow and outcompete others in order to...

Sep 10, 2023

Stacie Haas, 61, of Missoula, formerly of Havre, passed away the evening of September 10, 2023, surrounded by her children. She is now at peace, and finally reunited with her sister, her mother, and her father.  A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 6, 2023 at Garden City Funeral Home.

Stacie was born June 11, 1962,...

Sep 9, 2023

Sep 9, 2023

Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Marciano passed away on September 09, 2023 at St. Patrick Hospital.

Sep 9, 2023

Robert (Bob) Millen Knight was born in the naval hospital in Philadelphia, PA, on April 26, 1945, while his father was in active duty as a naval pilot, based in Cape May, NJ. He and his parents, Frank and Dorothy, moved back to Denver at the end of World War II, before he turned one. His formative years there nurtured...