Obituaries
Daniel Louis Mandelko
Feb 23, 2022
Daniel Mandelko, 70, of Missoula passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 25, 2022 at the First Lutheran Church in Missoula. Donations may be directed to AniMeals and/or First Lutheran Church both of Missoula and online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com. Daniel Louis...
Phyllis Carmen Curry Vining
Feb 23, 2022
In the early morning hours of February 23, 2022, Phyllis Carmen Curry Vining, passed away peacefully in her home at age 93. Born in Havre, Montana, to Lebanese American parents Shukry Charles Curry and Rachel Bahne, Phyllis joined two brothers, Philip and Charles. She graduated from Havre High School in 1946, and entered Northern Montana College, where she received an...
Joseph D. Cancellare
Feb 22, 2022
Joseph Dominic Cancellare, 89 of Missoula, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Community Hospital, of cancer. He was born on July 8, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York to Dominic and Viola Cancellare. As a young boy he lived in Brooklyn and later moved to Lynbrook, NY. He graduated from Brooklyn Preparatory High School in 1949. He attended college...
Christine Nowak
Feb 22, 2022
Christine Therese Nowak, reunited with her Lord and Savior on February 22, 2022. She was born June 24, 1944, to Raymond and Margaret Nowak in Chicago, Illinois. Christine met Edward Wayne Boniecki soon after high school and married on June 30, 1962. In 1974, they moved with their 5 children to Thompson Falls, Montana with a sense of adventure to...
Jack Mondloch
Feb 21, 2022
Jack Mondloch, 72, of Missoula, passed away on February 21, 2022. He was born in Butte on March 2, 1949, to Joseph Lorin and Mary (Powers) Mondloch. Jack was preceded in death by family including his parents; Joyce and Joe Williams; Joan and Gene Scharf; Judy and Jim Jiles; Debbie Driscoll; John Pat Driscoll; and Shirley Driscoll. He is survived...
Frank Schuit
Feb 19, 2022
Frank J Schuit, 67, of St. Marys Idaho, passed away Saturday February 19, 2022 at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula.
Shirley Mae Aitken
Feb 19, 2022
Shirley Mae Aitken, 71, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on February 19, 2022 in Missoula, Montana. She was born on January 21, 1951 in Glasgow, Montana to Hulda Mae (Fuhrmann) Tade and Richard Allen Aitken. Shirley grew up in Glasgow, surrounded by her many siblings, cousins and friends and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1969. She...
Brian G. Cantu
Feb 18, 2022
Brian G. Cantu, 36, of Missoula, Montana passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, February 18, 2022. Brian was born April 22, 1985, in Missoula, the youngest child of Octavio and Kathy Cantu. After graduating high school Brian became a wildland fire fighter, having the opportunity to travel and assist many communities during a desperate time, he notably was deployed...
William Reid Thomas
Feb 18, 2022
William Thomas, 80, of Alberton passed away Friday, February 18, 2022 at his home. A memorial gathering will be held at a later date in Ohio. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com. William Reid Thomas, son of Reuben and Alice (Sprague) Thomas, was born January 3, 1942 in Potter County, Texas. He graduated from High School in Ohio and...
Eli Richards Roberts
Feb 18, 2022
Eli Richards Roberts, 38, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, on Friday, February 18th at his apartment in Missoula. Eli was born on October 2nd, 1983, in Missoula and attended Paxon Elementary and Washington Middle School. He graduated from Hellgate High School in 2001. Aside from a few years in Arizona and Florida, Eli lived in Missoula his whole life. Eli...
Kay Marie Larson
Feb 16, 2022
MISSOULA ~ Kay Marie Larson, 80, of Missoula died on Wednesday, February 16th, at The Springs at Missoula. Kay was born on January 3, 1942 in Harvey, North Dakota to Donald and Sylvia Baldwin, and grew up in Western Washington and Missoula, Montana the younger sister of beloved older twin brothers, Wayne and Doug. As a child, Kay loved playing...
Nancy Loree Greenfield
Feb 15, 2022
Nancy Loree Greenfield, 63, of Missoula, passed away on Tuesday February 15th, 2022 at home amongst her closest family, after a battle with Ovarian Cancer. She was born on August 23rd, 1958, in Helena, Montana to William Charles Greenfield and Betty Ann Stokes Greenfield. Her love for Montana, nature, and history was sparked from an early age thanks to lots...
Helga Marie Vinso
Feb 13, 2022
HELGA MARIE VINSO went to be with her Lord on February 13, 2022. The winds of war were sweeping Europe on December 28, 1939, when Helga Marie Vinso (nee Schacht) was born to Heinz and Margot (Ludwig) Schacht in Köln Mülheim, Germany. Her father went off to war and was one of only several thousand out of 650,000+ who escaped...
Aaron Liddell Shaffer
Feb 13, 2022
Aaron Shaffer, 31, of Missoula passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022 at home. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, February 21, 2022 at Garden City Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 26, 2022 at the Summit Church (9830 Valley Grove Dr., Lolo, MT 59847); please RSVP on...
Mildred Kay Angstman
Feb 13, 2022
Mildred “Kay” Angstman, 87, of Missoula, Montana, formerly of Billings, Montana, passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side on Sunday, February 13, 2022 in Missoula. Kay was born on July 22, 1934 in Ekalaka, Montana to Clyde and Elma Sandon. Home was the D4 ranch in southeastern Montana. Mom learned to cook from scratch on the working ranch...
David A. Hakes
Feb 12, 2022
David Allen Hakes, 78, of Missoula, passed away on February 12, 2022 at Community Medical Center surrounded by family. He was born June 19, 1943 in Decatur, Indiana to Harold and June Hakes. At age 16, he joined the Army Rangers, earned his GED, and was stationed in Hawaii and Japan. After the military, he met his wife of 56...
Steven McLaverty
Feb 11, 2022
Steven McLaverty, 67, long time resident of Missoula, passed away Friday, February 11, 2022, at his residence in Missoula. Steve was born December 13, 1954, in Germany, the fourth child of Dr. Bernard and Marie McLaverty. After moving around a bit with his dad in the Army, the family settled in Missoula. Steve excelled as a basketball player and football...
Rosemary Ann Beason
Feb 11, 2022
Rosemary Ann (Buckley) Beason, 84, passed away from interstitial lung disease at her Missoula home surrounded by family, February 11. She was born in Lenexa, Kansas in 1937, where she had a wonderful childhood. She graduated from Saint Joesph High School in Shawnee Mission in 1955. Rosemary met Joe Beason in 1959, when they both worked for Travelers Insurance Company....
Robert G. "Bob" Bricker
Feb 10, 2022
Robert “Bob” Gale Bricker, 91, of Missoula, Montana, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Grizzly Peak in Missoula, Montana. Sweet Old Bob (S.O.B) as he was affectionally known was born in Akron, Colorado, November 01, 1930, to Shelby E. and Fosta B. Bricker. Following his high school graduation Bob joined the Marine Corps...
Betty Rose Ward
Feb 10, 2022
Betty was often described as beautiful and spry with a keenly witty sense of humor. She was a proud, "amazing woman" and enjoyed narrating humorous, sometimes heartfelt stories to those she loved and admired, accompanied by laughter, a good cup of coffee and a one of her favorites from a long list of deserts. Betty was a close confidant and...
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