Obituaries
Kyle Francis Motl
Nov 9, 2022
Kyle Francis Motl, 31 of Missoula, MT passed away on November 9, 2022, from an unexpected heart complication, he was surrounded by family and friends.
Born on June 6, 1991 to loving parents Debby Rieker and Aaron Motl, Kyle was a fun child full of curiosity and energy. He loved collecting, playing outside, reading books, the Minnesota Twins, fishing, and...
Gavin D. Castor
Nov 8, 2022
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Gavin Duane Castor; father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend. Gavin passed away peacefully at his home in Lolo MT on 8 November 2022 surrounded by family and friends.
Gavin was born February 10, 1933 in Grand Junction Colorado. He attended schools in Utah and Oregon. He joined the Air...
Melanie Ann Erickson
Nov 8, 2022
Melanie Ann Erickson, 62, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at home. She was born to Bob and Anna Watkins in July of 1960. Lived on Whidbey Island until grade school in Edmonds, WA, then returned to Whidbey in high school. She attended Everett Community College and George Fox College with a degree in Christian Ministries.
She met her...
Vivian Rumer
Nov 8, 2022
On November 8, 2022, Vivian Rumer (94), passed away at Riverside Nursing Home.
Vivian was born in Missoula to William Matthews and Augusta Praast on August 6, 1928.
Vivian attended Missoula Catholic grade school and Loyola Sacred Heart.
On December 10, 1948, Vivian married Delmar Wayne Rumer, a Missoula Police Officer.
Vivian and Wayne were...
Betty McSloy
Nov 6, 2022
Betty McSloy, 92, of Missoula passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022 at Missoula Health and Rehabilitation. She was born June 3, 1930 in Missoula, Montana. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 14, 2022 at Garden City Funeral Home followed by a graveside service at the Missoula City Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com....
Gerald Wayne "Garry" Rice
Nov 5, 2022
GERALD W. (GARRY) RICE
Gerald Wayne Rice, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at his home in Seeley Lake, of natural causes.
He was born at home in Metropolis, Illinois on September 24, 1938 to Louis and Pauline Rice. As a young boy the family, now including sister Sharon, moved to The Black Hills ouside...
Julie Ann Burckhard
Nov 4, 2022
Julie was born on August 5, 1962 to Raymond and Donna Wadsworth in Great Falls, MT.
Julie reunited with her Father in Heaven on November 4, 2022.
She is survived by her husband Jim and her children, Dustin, Lucas and Brent. Her mother Donna also survives her.
Julie is preceded in death by her father, Raymond.
Shirley C. Nelson
Nov 4, 2022
Shirley Nelson, 86, of Missoula passed away Friday, November 4, 2022 at Community Medical Center in Missoula. She will be laid to rest at the Western Montana State Veterans Cemetery at a later date. Online condolences maybe left at gardencityfh.com.
Shirley C. Nelson, daughter of Leonard and Caroline (Bundus) Vandeberg, was born January 16, 1936 in Havre, Montana. She...
Linda Keister
Nov 2, 2022
Linda Ann Keister, 80 of Trout Creek, MT, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, on Nov. 2, 2022.
Linda was born in Chinook, MT on November 26, 1941 to Melvin and Jean Bosch. She was the second of six children. She attended many schools as her family moved around Montana, following her father's work in construction.
She...
Joseph Patrick "Joe" Collins
Nov 2, 2022
The remarkable 91 years of Joseph Patrick Collins came to an end on November 2nd as surrounded by family and friends, we said goodbye to a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and good friend to so many. He was born in Queens, New York to William and Carolyn Collins (nee Thomas) and where he developed his story for 45...
Edith Arlene "Edie" Walters
Nov 2, 2022
Edith Arlene Walters, age 76, of Seeley Lake, MT, passed peacefully on November 2, 2022 surrounded by her loving family. Edie was born in Eureka, MT to Laura Evelyn and William Robert Gibson on July 4, 1946 and she was always our fire cracker. She spent most of her childhood in Seeley Lake, MT. In October 1963, she married Wayne...
Donald Trenary
Nov 1, 2022
Donald "Duck" Trenary, 87, passed away on November 1, 2022, at home. He was born May 19th, 1935, in the Thornton Hospital in Missoula to Guy Trenary and Rosalie Currie. He was raised in Bonner. As a young man he played baseball with the Bonner Lumberjacks and the American Legion. He graduated from Missoula County High School, and later served...
Darrold Ferguson
Oct 31, 2022
Darrold E Ferguson, 83, of Missoula, departed his earthly home on October 31, 2022 at St. Patrick's Hospital due to complications from a massive stroke. He was born August 20, 1939 in Ambrose, ND, to Edward Clay Ferguson and Blanche Wehrman Ferguson. Darrold was raised and educated in Westby, MT. Upon graduating from high school, he attended Eastern Montana College...
Irene Hiller
Oct 27, 2022
In the early morning of October 27, Helen Irene Hiller passed away in her sleep surrounded by her family. She was 81 years old. Irene was born on April 22, 1941 in Missoula Montana to Herman and Corra Walters. Her first years were spent at the family ranch, home of the Clover Leaf Dairy in the beautiful Rattlesnake Valley, which...
Zerita Mary "Tomi" Shelby
Oct 27, 2022
Zerita Mary Shelby “Tomi” 73, of Missoula, Montana, passed away during surgery on October 27th, 2022, at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula. She was born Saturday, August 13th, 1949, in the Community Hospital in Zumbrota, Minnesota. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin O’Reilly (Gladys Bailey), Zerita spent her happy childhood days in and around the family home (the Historic Sayer’s...
Daniel W. Noonan
Oct 26, 2022
Daniel Ward Noonan, a 3rd generation lifelong resident of St. Regis, passed away at his home on October 26th, 2022 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born on May 16th, 1958 to the late Robert “Tiger Bob” Noonan and Mary K. “Betty” (Kajewski) Noonan in Missoula, Montana as the youngest of eight children: Jeff, Kathy, Patty, Tim, Lyle,...
Connor E. Kowalski
Oct 26, 2022
We are deeply saddened to announce the heartbreaking, sudden, and unexpected passing of Connor Everett Kowalski, 26, on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at his residence in Missoula, Montana. Connor was born to two loving parents, Jason and Janine Kowalski, on September 27th, 1996, in Missoula, Montana. Connor, the oldest of two children, grew up in Florence, Montana and graduated from...
Dorothy M "Dot" McCrudden (Swavley)
Oct 25, 2022
Dorothy M McCrudden, 81 of Eureka, Montana passed away at home on October 25th , 2022. Dorothy (Swavely) McCrudden was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania on June 29, 1941. She was raised by her Grandparents, Nathan & Katie Swavely in Parker Ford, Pennsylvania. She graduated Owen J Roberts High School in 1960 and then married her sweetheart Dennis McCrudden on...
Jody Lynn Valerio
Oct 25, 2022
Jody Lyn Valerio, 67, of Tarkio, MT, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Jody was born January 23, 1955 in Butte, Montana to Marilyn and Joseph McKernan, one of their five children. Jody had two sons of her own, Steven and Jason Davies. Jody was a vibrant child; from being a ballerina to riding and...
Kitt Huggins
Oct 23, 2022
Kitt Huggins, 77, of Missoula, passed away Sunday October 23, 2022 in Missoula. arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home & Crematory. A private family service will be held at a later date.
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