Obituaries

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...

William Earl Johnson

William Earl Johnson

Mar 2, 2020

William Earl Johnson, 65, of Missoula passed away at home on March 2, 2020. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

Silas Dwayne Stricklind

Silas Dwayne Stricklind

Mar 2, 2020

Silas Dwayne Stricklind, 71, of Missoula passed away at home on March 2, 2020. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

Carlene Linette Nimlos

Carlene Linette Nimlos

Feb 29, 2020

Carlene Linette Nimlos, 86, of Missoula passed away at The Village Senior Residence on February 29, 2020. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

Carlene Linette Nimlos

Carlene Linette Nimlos

Feb 29, 2020

Carlene Linette Nimlos, 86, of Missoula, passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at the Village Senior Residence, of natural causes. Carlene was born on Oct. 24, 1933, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, to Harry and Clara Sauer. Carlene grew up on her father’s dairy farm and attended school in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. After high school, she attended the University of...

Larry B. Rabold

Larry B. Rabold

Feb 28, 2020

MISSOULA ~ Larry B. Rabold, 82, of Missoula, passed away at 11:55 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2020 at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Arrangements have been entrusted to Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.

Jean Joan Hamata

Jean Joan Hamata

Feb 28, 2020

MISSOULA — Jean Joan Hamata, 90 of Missoula formerly Wenatchee, Washington passed away Feb. 28, 2020. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sherrie and Alan Wright of Missoula as well as two sons, seven grandchildren, including Hayley (Wright) Parker and Katie Wright and 14 great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday March 28, 2020,...

Donald Lakey

Donald Lakey

Feb 24, 2020

Donald Lakey, 55, of Missoula passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

Arthur Dale Hickman

Arthur Dale Hickman

Feb 23, 2020

Arthur Dale Hickman went to be with the Lord on February 23, 2020. He was born on July 25, 1941. He was a long time resident and business owner for 30 years in Missoula for Montana Electronics, Omnicom, Hickman Sites, and Pager People. He is survived by his wife, Angie Hickman, and his son, William Dale(Miranda) Hickman. A Mass will...

Jim R. Harrison

Jim R. Harrison

Feb 23, 2020

LOLO — Jim R. Harrison, 83, of Lolo, passed away of natural causes on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, at St. Patrick's Hospital. Born during the Great Depression on Dec. 30, 1936, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Everet Ray Harrison and Mildred (Bay) Harrison, Jim Harrison learned how to survive at a young age. Due to his father being an itinerant...

Jimmy "J.L." Resanetta

Jimmy "J.L." Resanetta

Feb 23, 2020

Jimmy (J.L.) Resanetta, 85 of Stevensville passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at St. Patrick Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

Ivar Magne Lillebo

Ivar Magne Lillebo

Feb 22, 2020

Ivar Magne Lillebo, 85, of Missoula, Montana passed away on February 22, 2020 in Mazatlán, Mexico. Ivar was born March 18, 1934 in Sotra, Norway to Nils and Karina Lillebo. He lived with his family on the family farm until he was 14 years old. At 14 years old he started sailing the world as he worked on fishing boats...

Elsa Marie (Bartram) Wiebe

Elsa Marie (Bartram) Wiebe

Feb 22, 2020

MISSOIULA ~ Elsa Marie (Bartram) Wiebe was born October 19, 1925 to Frederick and Emma (Hagerott) Bartram. She was raised in Center, North Dakota, graduating from Center High School in 1943. After attending Dickinson State College, she taught school in several country schools in North Dakota. She taught the Wiebe home school after marrying Jacob Wiebe, Jr. in 1946. After...

Barbara L. Gianoulias

Barbara L. Gianoulias

Feb 21, 2020

MISSOULA ~ Barbara L. Gianoulias, 91, of Missoiula, passed away at 11:07 p.m. Friday, February 21, 2020 at Edgewood Vista Memory Care in Missoula. Arrangements have been entrusted to Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.