Obituaries
Dorothy S. Hill
Jul 16, 2021
Dorothy Ruth (Safley) Hill passed away on July 16, 2021 at her home in Missoula, Montana. She was born on November 11, 1929 in Victor, Montana, the youngest child of George Robert and Grace Sophie (Hay) Safley. She always said that her siblings, Robert Hay Safley, Kathryn Jeanne (Safley) McBride, and Bruce Arthur Safley, were the ones who named her...
Sharon Louise Piedalue
Jul 16, 2021
Sharon Louise Piedalue, 80, passed away on July 16, 2021 at the Springs at Missoula. Sharon was born on December 28, 1940 to Earl and Helen (Syverson) Culligan in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Sharon spent her childhood in East Missoula. She graduated from Sentinel High School. In 1965, Sharon married Floyd Piedalue. Sharon loved rodeo and spent some of her younger...
Wayne Hatch
Jul 14, 2021
Wayne Hatch, 93, of Missoula, passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at home in Missoula, Montana of complications due to Covid-19. Though fully vaccinated, Wayne’s frail body could not withstand the onslaught of the virus. Wayne was born February 19, 1928, in McLaughlin, South Dakota to Marion and Bertha Hatch, who, in his words, were the best mom and...
Louella Shellenberger
Jul 13, 2021
Louella Shellenberger (Schrader), of Missoula, passed away at her home under hospice care on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at the age of 87. Louella was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on April 13, 1934. She was one of 12 children born to the late Clarence and Emma (Feltman) Schrader. On August 20th, 1951, she married Chester Shellenberger in Hagerstown, MD at...
Lois Ann Botsford
Jul 11, 2021
Lois Ann Botsford, 81, of Frenchtown passed away peacefully on July 11, 2021, at St. Patrick’s Hospital. She was born to Clement and Veronica Stokes on August 4, 1939, in Bloomington, IL. She spent her youth showing cows, pigs, and sheep. During her last year of 4H she won showmanship in all three. She also won the Thomas C. Wilson...
Timothy Martin Ailport
Jul 10, 2021
Timothy Ailport, 73, of Clinton passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, July 23, 2021, at Garden City Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com Timothy Martin Ailport, son of Glenn and Elsie (Swanson) Ailport, was born September 9, 1947, in Missoula. He...
Robert Todd Bewley
Jul 8, 2021
Robert Todd Bewley, 56, passed way far too soon at his home in Deer Lodge, Montana on Thursday, July 8, 2021. He was born to Wilmer and Sharon Bewley in La Junta, Colorado on September 24, 1964 and grew up in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. Rob graduated from Chaparral High School in Scottsdale. Arizona in 1983. He was a good...
Evelyn Belle Poindexter
Jul 8, 2021
Evelyn was born to Arlie Leroy Steele and Mable Irene Kent Steele on August 9th, 1937. Evelyn went to Hawthorne Grade School and Hellgate and Sentinel High Schools. Evelyn was a member of the first graduating class at Sentinel in 1957. She was born and raised in Missoula, Montana and made it her home throughout her many happy years. Evelyn...
Jimmy Ostrom
Jul 7, 2021
James “Jimmy” Allen Ostrom was a loving father, grandfather, brother, and son. He will be greatly missed by everyone that had the pleasure of knowing him. Jimmy was born on February 8, 1972, in Missoula to Ole and Nova Ostrom. He attended Hawthorne Elementary, CS Porter and graduated from Big Sky High School in 1991. He married Kim McMahon in...
Elaine Faye Wallace
Jul 6, 2021
Elaine Faye Seeley Wallace, 86, of Missoula passed away on Tuesday, July 6 at St. Patrick Hospital of cardiac complications. Born on March 21, 1935 to Charles and Pirl Seeley in Matheson, CO, she spent her younger years in Brush, CO. In 1954 she married Robert Eugene Wallce of Akron, CO where they began their young family. Later they moved...
James McDonald
Jul 6, 2021
James “Jim” McDonald passed away at his home on July 6, 2021 at the age of 70. While medical professionals will say his passing resulted from a valiant nine-year battle with Stage IV Thymoma, those closest to Jim believe it’s more likely that he passed away on purpose, to avoid having to yell at another “lying creature from the swamp”...
Mary Freshour Voss
Jul 5, 2021
Mary Freshour Voss was born on July 5, 1929 and passed away on July 5, 2021. She was 92 years old. Mary was the only child of Daniel Earl and Rachel Freshour. She attended school in Arlee MT and graduated from Arlee High School in 1947. She attended Missoula Business College and worked at the Super Cream Café. After completion...
Willie Beamon
Jul 2, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Willie "Chilly" Beamon age 64, passed away on Friday July 2nd in the early hours of the morning. He passed away at St. Patricks hospital. In the end he fell asleep peacefully with his wife Launa by his side, and decided to lace up his pads and play his next game of football with Jesus. Willie was born...
George Anthony Koures
Jun 30, 2021
George A. Koures, 87, of Missoula, Montana, passed away on June 30, 2021 after a valiant and lengthy battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was born on April 30, 1934 to Theodora and Antonios Koures in the small mountain village of Dara, in the Peloponnese Region of Greece. He met his wife, Evanthia when he was 17 and she was...
Makenzie Raye Nickole Bacon
Jun 29, 2021
Makenzie Raye Nickole Bacon, 26, of Spokane, passed away at Saint Patricks Providence Hospital, Due to injuries fronm a vehicle accident. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home. A service will be planed for a later date.
Charles Kaparich
Jun 28, 2021
The Kaparich family announces the death of Charles "Chuck" Kaparich on Monday, June 28. Though many will remember him as the creator of A Carousel for Missoula, he was a man of many talents and adventures— too many to describe in just a few, small paragraphs. Needless to say, he is both loved and missed. It was Chuck's hope that...
Barbara Elaine Finn
Jun 27, 2021
Barbara Elaine Howard Finn passed away peacefully in her Missoula home on Sunday, June 27, 2021 with her family at her side. Barbara was born in Missoula to Sidney Francis Howard and Nellie Bridget Haley Howard on March 26, 1923. She was the second of four children and grew up with Missoula, exploring the town and its surroundings on foot,...
Edward "Ted" Wenzel
Jun 23, 2021
Edward Orrin (Ted) Wenzel On a beautiful summer morning, Edward Orrin (Ted) Wenzel, age 73, of Florence, departed from this life on June 23, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family, friends, birds, and dogs; just as he wanted it to be. He was born on June 9, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Orrin and Mary Thompson Wenzel....
Delbert D. Schmelebeck
Jun 21, 2021
Delbert Dale Schmelebeck, age 83, of Missoula, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021, peacefully at home. He was born on November 3, 1937, in Missoula to Pete and Hilda Schmelebeck. He was a United States Navy Veteran and served on the USS Canberra Missile Cruiser. Del was owner of Schmelebeck Builders for over 40 years. He constructed hundreds of...
Shannon Leah Pinkston
Jun 21, 2021
Shannon Leah Pinkston, 54, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on June 21, 2021, at home in Missoula. Daughter of Ray and Donna (Beule) Pinkston, Shannon was born December 6, 1966, in Akron, Ohio. She graduated from Tallmadge High School, continued her education at the College of Wooster, and ultimately obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (in Psychology) from the University...
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