Obituaries
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...
Victor L "Vic" Demin
Oct 26, 2020
Missoula - Victor 'Vic' Demin, 93, of Missoula, passed away October 26, 2020 at The Springs in Missoula. Arrangements are in the care of Garden City Funeral Home of Missoula.
Jane S. Aldrich
Oct 26, 2020
Jane Stratton Aldrich of Florence, Montana, died October 26, 2020 at the age of 80. She was a beloved mother, aunt, sister, and friend, and died at home in the company of loved ones. Jane was born in New York City, New York, in 1940 to Amy Durfee Aldrich and Hulbert Stratton Aldrich, preceded in birth three years by her...
Robert E. Brandt
Oct 24, 2020
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, September 24, 2021 at the Our Savior Lutheran Church in Bonner, Montana. Robert Ernest Brandt was born April 28, 1955 in Havre, Montana to Robert F. and Katherine (Langel) Brandt. He died at his home in Clinton, Montana on October 24, 2020 of natural causes. He was baptized and confirmed...
Margaret Jane Wetzel (Moore)
Oct 24, 2020
MISSOULA ~ Margaret Jane Wetzel, 89, of Missoula, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.
John Angwin
Oct 23, 2020
John Stephen Angwin, 71, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020 of natural causes. John was born on April 24, 1949 in Fort Benning, Georgia to Keith Angwin and Dorothy Angwin. He grew up in Missoula, Montana and graduated from Loyola High School in 1967. After high school, he attended University of Montana and graduated in 1971 with a degree...
Skip Peacock
Oct 23, 2020
Alvin “Skip” Norman Peacock passed away at Saint Patrick’s Hospital on October 23, 2020 Skip was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Alvin and Esther Peacock on December 22, 1938 where he grew up and attended High School through 1957. Although he was drafted into the Boston Red Sox baseball system out of high school, he opted to go into...
James Dean "Jim" Busch
Oct 23, 2020
James Dean (Jim) Busch, longtime resident of Missoula, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2020 at Edgewood Health Care in Helena. He was born on June 8, 1946, in Deadwood, South Dakota to Clyde Bush Sr. and Vivian (Fabricius) Bush. Jim attended grade and high school in South Dakota and Montana. He graduated at Ft. Benton and then attended Montana...
Pete Poulos
Oct 22, 2020
MISSOULA ~ Peter Sam “Pete” Poulos, 84, of Missoula died Thursday, October 22, 2020. He was born in Missoula April 5, 1936. He lived on East Pine Street in the same house for 70 years, until 2006 when he moved into an apartment/condominium. In 1957, he lived in Seattle, Washington for 1 year. In 1959, he lived in Hollywood, California...
Caiden Graham "Squish" Hedahl
Oct 20, 2020
"Squish," aka Caiden Graham Hedahl, came into this world on October 24, 2016, into the arms of his momma and Daddy (Mia and Travis Hedahl) and his "Boys" (Cohen and Kye.) He met his person Jacki that morning, which is where he received his nickname "Hand me that lil bundle of Squish." And he was, weighing in at just shy...
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