Obituaries
Jack Joseph Kautz
May 8, 2021
FRENCHTOWN ~ Jack passed away May 8th from cancer. He was diagnosed in early November with small cell carcinoma and wasn’t expected to live long. With Dr. Thomas’s care and a will to live, Jack had six special months with his family. He was born in Butte on July 7, 1983 and grew up in Missoula. He attended public schools...
Jimmie E. Willis
May 6, 2021
Jimmie Willis passed away at the age of 90 on May 6, surrounded by his grandchildren at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula. He was born to Evelyn (Taylor) and Richard Willis on November 24, 1930 in a log cabin in Milltown, MT, delivered by his Aunt Nona. Jim lived all his life in Milltown. He attended Missoula County High School,...
Carol Lynn Grubbs
May 5, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Carol L. Grubbs, 77, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at her home. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.
Deanna May Dunham (York)
May 4, 2021
Deanna May (York) Dunham passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 due to complications with heart surgery. She was born October 28, 1939 in Cambridge, Idaho at the ranch her Grandad Tony and Grannie Nellie Thomason homesteaded. She spent her early years in the Cambridge, Indian Valley and Council area where she attended high school. Our mom met our dad Allan...
Roy C Rodriguez
May 4, 2021
FRENCHTOWN ~ Roy Carreon Rodriguez, 83, of Frenchtown passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, with his family by his side. Roy was born on Oct 15, 1937 to Miguel and Maria Rodriguez in San Antonio, Texas. First and foremost Roy was a devoted Christian. He was born into the Catholic church, but he was always interested in everyone’s perspective...
Ralph Duane Barlow
May 2, 2021
Ralph Duane Barlow Ralph Duane Barlow, 82, of Victor Montana passed away on Saturday May 2, 2021 at Saint Patrick’s Providence Hospital, of natural causes. Ralph was born on September 12, 1938 in Oakland, Michigan. He enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1959. Ralph served twenty years including a one-year tour in Vietnam, during which he earned two Bronze...
Cynthia Dunne "Cindy" Babon
May 1, 2021
Cynthia Dunne “Cindy” Babon, 69, of Missoula took her last earthly breath surrounded by the original “Babon Six,” her four daughters and husband, and was supported by a huge community of prayer warriors. She battled Glioblastoma for 103 days with a “Peace that passes all understanding” after her trusted Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, spoke to her at the very...
Lynne (Linda) Marie Summers Kelly
May 1, 2021
Lynne (Linda) Marie Summers Kelly, 62 of Missoula passed away May 1st, 2021 in her home with her sisters by her side. She was born July 13, 1958 to Donald and Meredith Summers in Missoula. She was the 2nd daughter born of their 6 girls. Lynne was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was...
Luella Mae Wilson
Apr 30, 2021
Luella Mae Wilson passed away peacefully in the early hours of Friday, April 30, 2021. She was 87 years old. Luella’s parents, Edward and Mary, raised their family in Hazen, North Dakota, where Edward was a coal miner. Luella was one of seven children. Money was tight, and she told the story of how the kids used to fight over...
Raymond Phillip Tipp
Apr 27, 2021
Raymond Phillip Tipp passed away peacefully early this past Tuesday morning, April 27, 2021, at his home and with his wife, his three children and his son-in-law and daughters-in-law attending to him. Following is a biography/obituary that he began several years ago, but which is inadequate to capture the true essence of the man: “Born January 3, 1930, in a...
John Mason Gallaher
Apr 25, 2021
THOMPSON FALLS ~ John Mason Gallaher, 70, of Thompson Falls, MT passed away in Missoula, MT on April 25, 2021. John was born in Ashland, KY on October 10, 1950 to Sara and John Gallaher. He is survived by Dottie (Paul) Gallaher, Carl Wiseman, Elizabeth Moore, Pandora Marble, and Dorothea Gallaher. As well as nephews - Shane (Dana) Moore, Shannon...
Carol Ann Antrim
Apr 25, 2021
Carol Ann Antrim, 73, of Missoula, MT, passed away after a long illness at Community Medical Center on April 25, 2021. Carol was born in Whitefish, MT on June 21, 1947 to Paul and Dorothy Orphey. Shortly after Carol’s birth her mother, Dorothy, passed on June 22, 1947. She was raised by Paul and Billie Orphey on Whitefish Lake. Following...
Paul Beecher Clinton III
Apr 24, 2021
Paul “Bud” Clinton III was born in Colorado on July 15, 1944, to Paul Clinton II and Elizabeth (Huckabay) Clinton. He was the oldest of four children, followed fifteen months later by his brother and best friend for life, Michael “Mikey” Clinton. He passed away peacefully at home on April 24, 2021, after a lengthy and courageous battle with pulmonary...
James L. "Jim" Hagemeier
Apr 23, 2021
James L. Hagemeier, an adventurous spirit who found his life’s purpose in the mountains of the West, died Friday, April 23, 2021, in Missoula, Montana with his wife and children at his side. Born on November 26, 1937 in Burlington, Iowa, along the Mississippi River, young Jim spent his days roaming the forests. He learned to trap small animals and...
Aaron Don Hitchcock
Apr 21, 2021
MISSOULA ~ Aaron Don Hitchcock, 76, of Missoula passed away on April 21, 2021 at home, surrounded by his family. He was born on March 31, 1945 in Missoula to Elmer and Dortha Hitchcock. Aaron attended school in Missoula from first grade through university. On March 16, 1985 he married the love of his life, Helen Robinson and they made...
Jacqueline McGraw Kruzen
Apr 21, 2021
POLSON ~ Jacqueline M. Kruzen, 72, of Polson, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.
David Mark Reynolds
Apr 20, 2021
FORENCE ~ David M. Reynolds, 73, of Florence, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.
Lorraine Gross
Apr 20, 2021
Lorraine (Lorri) J. Gross, 60, went home to the Lord April 20, 2021. She was being treated for lung and heart problems at Marcus Daly Hospital in Hamilton. She was living in Stevensville at the time of her death. Lorri was born in Missoula April 3, 1961 to M. Frances (Fran) Gross and John A. Gross. She grew up in...
Jacques Fernand "Jack" Lizotte
Apr 19, 2021
Jacques “Jack” Fernand Lizotte, 74, of St. Regis, MT passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021 in his home on Tamarack Creek of natural causes. Jack was born on April 29, 1946 in Sainte-Perpetue, Quebec, Canada to Elzeard Lizotte and Henedine Gauthier. As a young boy, Jack moved south across the border to Rhode Island with his mother. In later...
Theodore Christiansen (A life no matter how fragile or brief forever changes the world)
Apr 17, 2021
Missoula - Theodore Jai Christiansen passed away Saturday April 17, 2021 at Saint Patrick's Providence Hospital. There will be a service for Theodore Wednesday April 28, 2021 at the Clinton Community Church at 2 p.m. The service will be livestreamed for those that cannot be in attendance. Details to follow. Livestream link below
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