Obituaries

Delores E. Harrison

Delores E. Harrison

Mar 21, 2020

Missoula - On March 21st, 2020, our amazing mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Delores (Dee) went home to heaven in the arms of the angels. Delores (Dee) Eve Harrison was born on October 24th, 1928 in Ipswich, South Dakota to John and Katherine Dosch. She was raised there on a farm with her two brothers and three sisters. She...

Joseph W. Shaw

Joseph W. Shaw

Mar 21, 2020

ST. REGIS ~ Joseph Wallace Shaw, 78, of St. Regis passed away at 3:13 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 2020 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Born January 6, 1942 in Worcester, Massachusetts to Joseph W. and Evelyn (Lull) Shaw, he married Beverly Cooper. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Sandra Hall of Twin Falls, Idaho and Wendy (Marty) Fuller...

John Patrick Corkran

John Patrick Corkran

Mar 20, 2020

John Patrick Corkran left us unexpectedly following a medical procedure on March 20, 2020 in Missoula, Montana. He was the second son born to Leland Davis Corkran and Regina Marguerite Prevost Corkran on August 27, 1950 in Kalispell, Montana. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Great Falls where he attended elementary school. In 1957 the family moved to...

Ella A. Shields

Ella A. Shields

Mar 19, 2020

Together again. On March 19th, 2020, at the age of 96, Ella A. Shields passed away at The Springs in Missoula, Montana. Ella was born in 1923, on a farm in the vicinity of Mott, Burt, and New Leipzig, North Dakota. Her parents were Heinrich (Henry) Auch and Anna Marie Weickum Auch. Toward the end of the Great Depression Anna...

Norman J. Nimey

Norman J. Nimey

Mar 16, 2020

MISSOULA — Norman J. Nimey aka Stud Muffin and Stormin’ Norman age 91 of Missoula passed away March 16, 2020 at his home of natural causes. He was born Oct. 28, 1928 in Spokane, Washington. Norman graduated from high school in Troy and was then drafted in to the Army in 1950 during the Korean War. In 1957 he married...

Dale F. Janssen

Dale F. Janssen

Mar 16, 2020

Dale Frederick Janssen of Missoula passed on Monday March 16, 2020. He was born to Bille and Louise Janssen On March 18, 1951, in Missoula, the only son and fourth child in the family. He graduated from Plentywood High School in 1969. After high school he pursued Chef training in Billings and worked for Holiday Inn in Missoula. He also...

Theresa Ann Erhart

Theresa Ann Erhart

Mar 15, 2020

Theresa Ann Erhart, 73, of Missoula passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on March 15, 2020. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

Ursula von der Ruhr

Ursula von der Ruhr

Mar 15, 2020

HUSON ~ Ursula von der Ruhr, 77 of Huson, passed away Sunday March 15, 2020 at her home. Arrangements have been entrusted to Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.

Marilyn Rita Hege

Marilyn Rita Hege

Mar 14, 2020

Missoula - Marilyn Rita Hege was born in Victor, Idaho on April 12, 1934. She went through Heaven’s gate on March 14, 2020 to our Heavenly Father’s embrace. Mom’s greatest love was for that of a child, and anyone in need. No matter what age, they experienced her special love. She loved sitting in a huckleberry patch, as did her...

Gerhard J. von der Ruhr

Gerhard J. von der Ruhr

Mar 14, 2020

Gerhard von der Ruhr, 78, died March 14, 2020 at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula, MT, after a brief illness. He will be remembered in a celebration of life at an unspecified time in the future in De Pere, WI. He was born in Germany on May 10, 1941. Following earning his undergraduate degree and MBA, he led a long...

Robin Renae Gould Jones

Robin Renae Gould Jones

Mar 13, 2020

MISSOULA — Robin Renae Gould Jones, 54, of Missoula, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020, at Missoula Health and Rehabilitation Center, secondary to a prolonged illness. She was born on Sept. 15, 1965 in Superior to Don and Mary Gould. She attended Superior Schools and graduated in 1984. She participated in basketball and band. She was proud of her...

Raymond J. Gangle

Raymond J. Gangle

Mar 12, 2020

Raymond J. Gangl, 55, of Deer Lodge passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on March 12, 2020. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

Lois Elaine Bergeson

Lois Elaine Bergeson

Mar 11, 2020

Lois Elaine Bergeson, 64, of Deer Lodge passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on March 11, 2020. A full obituary will follow. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

Kerry D. Myers

Kerry D. Myers

Mar 8, 2020

Missoula – Kerry D. Myers, 59, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Community Medical Center. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

John Degele Jr.

John Degele Jr.

Mar 8, 2020

On March 8, 2020, surrounded by family in Missoula MT, John Degele Jr. passed. John was born to Snodie Elizabeth Saffell and John (Johann) Kasper Degele on February 28, 1935 in Bridger MT. John and his siblings are first generation American born to the Degele’s. He took work on the railroad before marrying his soul mate, Mary Ann Meznarich on...

Thomas Furey

Thomas Furey

Mar 6, 2020

Thomas Milton Furey passed away on March 3rd at the Springs of Missoula while under Hospice care. He died peacefully at 89 years. Tom spent his youth in Tehachapi, California, where both his parents were employed. He attended elementary school in a two-room building with four grades to a room, and later would enroll at Tehachapi Union H.S. where he...

George J. Tabish

George J. Tabish

Mar 6, 2020

George Joseph Tabish passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, March 6th, 2020. He was 86 years old. George’s parents, Stranger and Florence Tabish (Thomas), Lebanese immigrants from Butte, moved to Chicago during the Depression. While in Chicago, George was born on November 11, 1933. Shortly after George’s birth, the family relocated back to Montana,...

Casey Scott McCampbell

Casey Scott McCampbell

Mar 5, 2020

Casey “Freckles” Scott McCampbell passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the age of 23. Casey and his twin sister Kayla, were born on August 29, 1996 in Missoula Montana, to Kim and Kimberlee McCampbell. Growing up, as twins, they were inseparable, fiercely protective of each other and always cherished their special bond. Casey graduated from Big Sky High...

Russell E. Smith, Jr. E. Smith Jr.

Russell E. Smith, Jr. E. Smith Jr.

Mar 5, 2020

Russell Evans Smith Jr., 79, brilliant, complicated, artistic, died peacefully at home March 5 in Missoula MT, his hometown. Russell was born December 17, 1940 at St. Patrick’s Hospital to Russell E. Smith Sr., a federal judge and Mary Ruth Larison “Todd” Smith, a homemaker. He attended Roosevelt Grade School and graduated from Missoula County High School in 1958. Following...

Kenneth Allen Cadieux

Kenneth Allen Cadieux

Mar 4, 2020

MISSOULA — Kenneth Allen Cadieux, 73, passed away on March 4, 2020 after a long battle with lung cancer. Ken was born July 10, 1946, in Jamestown, North Dakota to Kenneth James and Edna Mae Cadieux. Ken soon moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with his family and later joined the Navy. He served our country from 1964-1967, where he...