Obituaries

James William Cohenour

James William Cohenour

Mar 27, 2020

FRENCHTOWN ~ James William Cohenour, 81, of Frenchtown passed away at 9:18 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2020 at his home. Arrangements have been entrusted to Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.

Marion Anderson

Marion Anderson

Mar 27, 2020

Marion Smith Anderson, 75, of Missoula, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020, at Community Medical Center. Marion was born on Oct. 21, 1944, in Brownwood, Texas, to H.W. Smith Sr., and Virginia Smith Lindsay. As an Army brat, Marion’s family moved to Tacoma, Washington, when she was about three years old. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Tacoma...

Adam Wade Kurtz

Adam Wade Kurtz

Mar 25, 2020

Adam Wade Kurtz, 47, of Missoula passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on March 25, 2020. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

Beth H. Heath

Beth H. Heath

Mar 25, 2020

ST. REGIS ~ Beth H. Heath, 55, of St. Regis passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Arrangements have been entrusted to Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.

James Patrick Francisco

James Patrick Francisco

Mar 24, 2020

James Patrick Francisco, 85, of Missoula passed away peacefully at home on March 24, 2020. Jim was born on March 17, 1935 in Price, Utah. He attended Notre Dame high school, then joined the US Navy. After four years of active service, he was honorably discharged as 3rd Class Petty Officer and has received Good Conduct Medal and National Defense...

James Francisco

James Francisco

Mar 24, 2020

James Patrick Francisco, 85, passed away peacefully at home on March 24, 2020. Jim was born on March 17, 1935 in Price, Utah. He attended Notre Dame high school, then joined the US Navy. After four years of active service, he was honorably discharged as 3rd Class Petty Officer and has received Good Conduct Medal and National Defense Service Medal....

Shelley K. Williams

Shelley K. Williams

Mar 23, 2020

Shelley K. Williams, 68, passed away at her home on March 23, 2020. Arrangements are pending.

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.