Obituaries
Mary Iris McCampbell
Nov 16, 2020
MISSOULA ~ Mary Iris McCampbell, 92, peacefully passed away in her home on November 16, 2020. Family was by her side to offer comfort and love on this journey. Her family is deeply saddened to have lost their bright light, but joyful to know she is reunited with her husband. Iris was born January 27, 1928 to Mamie and Alvin...
Cherie Lynn Visser Fifield
Nov 14, 2020
Cherie Visser Fifield, 71 of Florence, surrounded by family passed away from appendiceal cancer Saturday November 14th at home. Born on January 9th, 1949 in Butte to Helen and Joe Visser. She was the oldest of 9. Her dad called her his Apple baby because of her rosy chunky cheeks. She spoiled her younger sister Kathy and got upset if...
Katherine Tonkin
Nov 13, 2020
1938- My 1" pony (Chubby)— In the spring my mother would ride Pam and would lead Chubby up River Road across Old County Bridge (now Reserve St. Bridge) up Broadway to 501 Alder to my grandmother's house (now St. Pats House). I was in .2nd grade at St. Francis Xavier. After my mom was done working, she would pick me...
Joseph B. "Joey" Klucewich IV
Nov 11, 2020
Joseph ‘Joey’ Bernard Klucewich IV 1998-2020 With profound sorrow and heavy hearts, our most beloved son, brother, uncle, grandson, nephew, cousin and best friend, Joseph ‘Joey’ Bernard Klucewich IV passed away unexpectedly on November 11, 2020. Joey was born on August 31, 1998 in Missoula, MT to Jim and Gaylene Klucewich. Joey was always full of adventure, curiosity and wonder....
Ray Nix Jr.
Nov 11, 2020
Ray Nix Jr., age 57, of Missoula, passed away on November 11, 2020. He was born on June 2, 1963, in Fort Benning, Georgia, the firstborn to Ray and Brigitte and was joined shortly thereafter by a sister and brother. Together they traveled wherever the military sent them. After high school, Ray Jr., joined the Army. He finished his military...
Adelaida "Lala" Hernandez
Nov 9, 2020
Our beloved Adelaida Hernandez passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020. While her death was unexpected, we are grateful that when she left us, she was able to be with her family. Lala was born on July 6, 1982, in Mount Vernon, Washington. Her family moved to Missoula MT in 1996, where she grew up and worked at the family...
Sandra Lynn Patacini
Nov 8, 2020
MISSOULA ~ Sandra Lynn Patacini, 76, of Missoula, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at her home. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.
Frances Louise "Fran" Bernatz
Nov 7, 2020
MISSOULA ~ Frances Louise "Fran" Bernatz, 91, of Missoula, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at The Springs at Missoula. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.
Luella Maller (Heidt)
Nov 4, 2020
Luella Heidt Maller passed away surrounded by family on Nov. 4, 2020. She was born June 4, 1940, to Frank and Catherine Heidt of Hamilton. Luella was raised and educated in Corvallis. After graduation, she moved to Helena to work at a bank. There she met her husband Joe Ricci. They moved to Livingston where they had four children. Mom...
Leslie Margery "Sassy" Nielsen
Nov 4, 2020
Leslie (Sassy) Nielsen of Plains, MT became an angel on Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 at Village Health Care Center, where she resided the last seven months, in Missoula. Leslie was born June 1st, 1944 to parents Lester and Dorrien Wolfe. She was raised on Camas Prairie and Ferry Basin also known as the “Winter Range” in Perma, MT USFS Facilities....
Lynn Schwanke
Nov 3, 2020
Margaret Lynn Stetler Schwanke - a remarkable person, daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and professional - died Nov. 3, 2020 at Edgewood Vista in Missoula from complications of Huntington’s Chorea. Lynn was born Feb. 7, 1946, in San Francisco, CA, to Geraldine and Mark Stetler, the first of five daughters. She spent her early years in Ohio living in four...
Ardella Mae "Ardie" Fraley
Nov 3, 2020
MISSOULA ~ Ardella Mae “Ardie” Fraley passed away suddenly, yet peacefully, after a short illness on Tuesday November 3, 2020 at St. Patrick’s Hospital. She was 83 years old. Ardie was born on March 30, 1937 in Mankato, MN to George and Alta Hespenheide. She was raised in Belle Plaine, MN and graduated from Concordia Academy before becoming a RN...
Yvonne Marie Robbins
Nov 2, 2020
Yvonne Marie Lane Robbins was born on November 25, 1937 in McPhee Colorado to Rex and Alice Lane. Growing up she enjoyed traveling with her father to different towns while he preached. She married the love of her life William Robbins in May of 1956 when she was eighteen. They were almost inseparable for the next nearly 55 years as...
Alex Nathaniel Lakey
Nov 2, 2020
Alex Nathaniel Lakey, 32, of Missoula passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at St. Patrick Hospital. A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Wingate Inn (5252 Airway Blvd., Missoula, MT 59808). Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com. Alex Nathaniel Lakey, son of Donald and Susan (Johns) Lakey, was born January 1, 1988 in...
Linnea Rose Mills
Nov 1, 2020
Our Linnea Rose Mills was born January 12, 2002 in Missoula, Montana. She was named after flowers, Linnaea borealis, the twinflower that grows in the forest, and the Rose, which is also a family name. Linnea was our miracle child. She survived a difficult birth, then a respiratory virus at three weeks old that included a week long stay in...
Ernest "Ernie" Leroy Millhouse
Oct 30, 2020
MISSOULA ~Ernest Leroy "Ernie" Millhouse, 86, of Missoula, passed away at 8:55 a.m. Friday, October 30, 2020 at his home. Ernie was born at home in Cloverdale Township, Minnesota to parents Mary Elizabeth (Forncrook) and Ora Carlton Millhouse. It was August 13, 1934. The doctor that delivered him was Dr. Ernest Leroy Stephan. New little Ernie joined siblings Jane, Doris,...
Roger Wesley Helms
Oct 29, 2020
On October 29, 2020, long-time Missoula resident Roger Wesley Helms passed away at the age of 85. Roger was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Kaye Carter Helms; his parents, Hubert and Racheal Helms; daughter-in-law, Mary Frances Brown Carter; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Born in Eureka, MT on December 4, 1934, Roger graduated from Gonzaga University in...
John David Lee
Oct 29, 2020
On October 29, 2020, after a short battle with kidney failure, John David Lee left this earth and began the journey to meet his Heavenly Father. John was a cowboy, rancher, farmer, private pilot, commercial fisherman, and 18-wheeler OTR owner/operator for 52 years. He drove over 4 million accident free miles, so along with Hank Snow "he'd been everywhere" in...
Richard E. Moore D.D.S.
Oct 28, 2020
Missoula - Richard E. Moore, 77, of Missoula, passed away Wednesday October 28, 2020, at St Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory in Missoula
Gary James Danuser
Oct 27, 2020
Gary James Danuser, 76, slipped away from us quietly at Village Health Care in Missoula, MT on October 27, 2020 after a short but valiant battle with Covid-19. Gary was born the only child of James C. and Fern Olive (Pedersen) Danuser in Valley City, ND on September 21, 1944. He contracted polio as a youth, posing as the poster...