Obituaries

John C. Conrad

John C. Conrad

Apr 30, 2022

John Christian Conrad, 70, of Missoula passed away Saturday April 30th at Community Medical Center. John was a native son born in Kalispell Montana May 10th, 1951 to Edwin and Helen Conrad. As a young boy, he enjoyed spending his summers on his grandparent’s farm in Eastern Montana. He was a 1969 graduate of Columbia High School, where he played...

Kelly J. Keintz

Kelly J. Keintz

Apr 28, 2022

Kelly John Keintz, 50, of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, April 28. Kelly was born on November 15, 1971, in Madison, South Dakota, to John and Judy Keintz. The family moved to Helena, Montana, in 1974, where Kelly lived until he graduated from Capital High School. He loved sports, particularly baseball, which he played all through his elementary and high...

Nancy Kathlene Lawrence (Maurer)

Nancy Kathlene Lawrence (Maurer)

Apr 23, 2022

Nancy K Lawrence arrived home with Jesus on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Nancy died peacefully at home at age 90. Nancy was born on March 30, 1932 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, where she lived until she married Charles Lawrence on August 27, 1955. As missionaries with Bible Centered Ministries (formerly Bible Club Movement), Charles and Nancy came to western Montana in...

Gerard R. "Jerry" Lemieux

Gerard R. "Jerry" Lemieux

Apr 23, 2022

Gerard R. Lemieux “Jerry” was born on July 17, 1949, in Lewiston, Maine, to Omer and Anita Lemieux and grew up in a neighborhood called Little Canada where French Canadian was the first language. Jerry was in middle school before he learned the English language. As a boy growing up in Lewiston-Auburn he found his life-long love of drum corps...

Clint D. Clute

Clint D. Clute

Apr 23, 2022

Our beloved father, son, brother, and friend, Clint Douglas Clute, passed away unexpectedly on April 23, 2022, in Drummond, Montana, at the age of 52. He will be greatly missed by many. Clint was born in Missoula, Montana, on February 19, 1970, to Flora and Harold Clute Sr. He grew up in Drummond, Montana, as the youngest of five siblings....

Larry C. Weatherman

Larry C. Weatherman

Apr 23, 2022

Larry Clark Weatherman 79, of Seeley Lake Montana, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family April 23, 2022 of natural causes. Larry was born in Anaconda Montana on June 16, 1942, to Florence and Homer Weatherman. At 13, Larry lost his father and became the man of the house. Three years later his youngest sister Judy was tragically...

Allan James Mathews

Allan James Mathews

Apr 21, 2022

Allan James Mathews passed away peacefully at home surrounded by love on April 21, 2022. He was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, to Henry and Esther Mathews. After graduating from Central High School in 1966, he graduated from Northern State College in Aberdeen with a Bachelor’s degree in Education (History & Sociology), and earned a Masters degree in History from...

Gary Lee Frazer

Gary Lee Frazer

Apr 21, 2022

After enjoying a wonderful day, Gary Lee Frazer, 66, of Missoula, unexpectedly passed away on Thursday evening, April 21, 2022 at home. He was born on Nov. 16, 1955, in Missoula, to George and Ruth Frazer. Growing up, he lived with his parents and sister in a house his Dad built on Crestline St. In high school, they moved to...

Stanley Wright

Stanley Wright

Apr 18, 2022

Stanley Wright (Bitterroot Garage Door Guy), 74, of Florence passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 at his home.

Richard Betts

Richard Betts

Apr 18, 2022

Missoula - Richard E. Betts, 93, Of Missoula, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022 at his home in Missoula. Services will be at a later date.

Madelyn Joyce Minner

Madelyn Joyce Minner

Apr 16, 2022

Madelyn J. Minner, 93, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at her residence in Missoula under the care of Hospice of Missoula. Per her wishes cremation will take place and no services are scheduled. The family requests that no flowers are sent and instead donations be made to Missoula Food Bank at 1720 Wyoming Street, Missoula,...

Teddy Lee Perkins

Teddy Lee Perkins

Apr 15, 2022

Teddy (Ted) Perkins 51, of Missoula, Montana, went to be with his Father in Heaven April 15th 2022. Ted was born August 1, 1970 to Robert and Frances Perkins in LaGrande, Oregon. He was raised in eastern Oregon where he attended school in Baker City, Oregon. After his schooling he joined the military where he served in the Marine Corps...

Phyllis Adele Bagley

Phyllis Adele Bagley

Apr 9, 2022

A remarkable athletic, intelligent and accomplished woman left this earth on April 9th when Phyllis Adele Bagley passed away at 94. Miss Bagley died at home of natural causes with loved ones present. Phyllis Bagley was born on January 17th, 1928 in Hamilton to Charles and Anna (Turnell) Bagley and would be the oldest of four daughters. Sisters, Wilma "Willie,"...

Jerlene "Jerri" McBride

Jerlene "Jerri" McBride

Apr 8, 2022

Francis Jerlene “Jerri” McBride, daughter of Robert and Margaret (Bratcher) Inklebarger, was born July 4, 1938 in Slaton, Texas. She graduated high school in Texas. She was natural care giver and ran her own childcare service out of her home, becoming the neighborhood “Mom and Grandma”. Jerlene’s focus was always to take care of her children and grandchildren. She was...

James Isaac "Jim" Hoppe

James Isaac "Jim" Hoppe

Apr 8, 2022

James Isaac Hoppe was born on February 12, 1933, in Escanaba, Mich. to Chancey and Tynne (Korpi) Hoppe and passed on to his heavenly home on April 8, 2022. He was the second of 6 siblings. His mother’s family was from Finland, and when her family would visit they would speak Finnish. He always remembered a few Finnish words. When...

Alan Lee Grotbo

Alan Lee Grotbo

Apr 6, 2022

Alan Lee Grotbo died April 6, 2022 at his home in Missoula, Montana. Alan was born on February 10, 1960 in Philipsburg to Hokon and Viola “Jimmie” Grotbo, graduated from Granite High School (class of ‘79’), and then served in the US Coast Guard. After completion of his military service, he joined an older brother’s logging company, Midnight Harvesting, where...

Alan A. Goddard

Alan A. Goddard

Apr 6, 2022

Missoula ~ Alan A. Goddard, 87, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday April 6, 2022 at Community Medical Center in Missoula. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home. Gardencityfh.com Obituary to follow soon.

Robert "Bob" Campbell

Robert "Bob" Campbell

Apr 5, 2022

Robert “Bob” James Campbell, 81, of Missoula, Montana, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in Missoula. Bob was born on December 21, 1940 in Sidney, Montana, the only child of James and Verna Campbell. Following his graduation from high school, Bob moved to Missoula to attend the University of Montana where he received a degree in in pharmacy in 1963...

James "Jim" Cork

James "Jim" Cork

Apr 3, 2022

James Cork, 66, born in Sandpoint, Idaho on June 24, 1955, passed away on April 3, 2022 in Mineral County Hospital of Superior, Montana. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Cork; daughter, Erin Cork Love; son, Jeromy Cork; two brothers, Rich Cork and Terry Cork; sister Sandy Cork Showberg, lots of grandkids and great-grandkids along with a lot of...

Lois Mae Burghardt

Lois Mae Burghardt

Mar 30, 2022

Lois Mae Burghardt, 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. She was currently residing in Reflections Memory Care at Morningstar of Billings. She was born on April 15, 1935 to Walburga (Wallie) and William Fees. Doc Kyle helped to bring her into the world in the family farmhouse. As the youngest of 8 children, Lois...