Obituaries
Russell Cromwell
Oct 9, 2023
Harold Russell Cromwell Jr passed away peacefully on October 9th, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born October 12th, 1935, in the sawmill gulch of the Rattlesnake just north of Missoula. He was the oldest of four born to Harold and Grace Cromwell. After spending his youth in Bonita, just east of Missoula, his family settled in...
Joseph Vincent Mari
Oct 9, 2023
Joseph Vincent Mari, 80, of Anaconda, Montana, passed away on October 09, 2023. Please check back for a full obituary.
Ronald E. Erickson
Oct 8, 2023
Ronald Eugene Erickson passed away on October 8, 2023, joining his beloved wife Nancy who died in February 2022. An only child, Ron was born on April 20, 1933, in Peoria, Illinois. He worked his way through college, graduating from Bradley University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 1955. He then attended the University of Iowa, where he...
Hunter Bailey
Oct 7, 2023
Hunter Matthew Bailey ' was born on August 27, 1996, in Helena MT to Teddy Speer and Tim Bailey. He was 27 years old and currently lived in Drummond Mt with his family. Hunter passed away in a car accident on October 7, 2023.
Hunter (Little shit) was an amazing person who touched many lives with his...
Mary Welty Jennings
Oct 7, 2023
Mary Welty Jennings, 83
After a long illness, Mary Welty Jennings, 83, died peacefully in Missoula, Montana on October 7, 2023.
Mary was born on November 5, 1939 in Richmond, Virginia to Harold Howard Welty and Katheryn Waters Welty. As a young child, she moved with her family from Virginia to Morristown, New Jersey and then to Indianapolis,...
Iona Anderson
Oct 6, 2023
Iona Lee Anderson
80, passed away October 6, 2023, in Missoula, Montana.
She was born January 16, 1943, in Billings, Montana to Betty and Robert Anderson. After graduating from Billings Senior High, she moved to the beautiful Oregon Coast where she met her first husband, Gary Graves, and had two daughters.
In 1976, Iona and her daughters moved back...
Rick Bice
Oct 4, 2023
Rick Bice, 77, of Missoula, Mt. passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Rick was the oldest of three sons, born October 18, 1946 to Robert and Joyce Bice in Billings, Montana.
In 1965 he married the love of his life, Linda Jean Phythian. On the day Linda graduated from high school, they drove to Blackfoot Idaho and eloped. Shortly...
Delmar H. Lemons
Oct 3, 2023
Delmar Lemons, 88, of Missoula passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at The Village Health & Rehabilitation. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 13, 2023 at the Seeley Lake Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at gardencityfh.com.
Delmar Houston Lemons, son of Houston and Genevieve (Miller) Lemons, was born July 25, 1935 in Idaho Falls,...
Frank Bretz
Sep 28, 2023
Frank L. Bretz
Frank Bretz passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at the age of 97.
He was born on May 9, 1926, in St. Joseph, Missouri. At six months old, he and his single mother moved to Darby, Montana, where they survived living in a wall tent for several years. He graduated from Darby High School, moved...
Colin Moffatt Snodgrass
Sep 27, 2023
Colin Moffatt Snodgrass, a native of Missoula and beloved member of our community, died suddenly and unexpectedly September 27th at the age of 33 in Missoula.
The son of Bob Snodgrass and Roseann Moffatt, Colin loved his big extended family. He had so many beautiful people around him. Besides his parents he leaves behind the love of his life and...
Dean Jacobsen
Sep 26, 2023
Dean Thomas Jacobsen, 85, of Missoula, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at Community Medical Center, of natural causes.
He was born on May 12, 1938, in Missoula to Peter and Martha Jacobsen, the youngest of 10 children. In 1942 the family moved from the ranch in Ovando to the Orchard Homes area where he attended Hawthorne...
Phyllis J. Heyer
Sep 24, 2023
Phyllis Jean Heyer, 91 passed away Sunday September 24th, 2023, surrounded by family. Phyllis was born March 27, 1932, in Missoula to Frank and Cordelia Donally. She was welcomed by big brother William L. Donally, she paved the way for her twin brother Philip B. Donally. They lived on the ranch near Superior, and the kids followed Cordelia for...
Nancy Ferrara
Sep 23, 2023
Annunziata Nancy Ferrara
Nancy M. Ferrara, 90 years old, of Missoula, Smithtown and Mt Vernon, NY, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at St Patrick Hospital.
A Rosary Vigil will be held at Christ the King Church of Missoula at 3pm on Thursday, September 28th. Both Viewing (at noon) and Catholic Mass (1pm) will be held on Friday,...
Milton Edward Connelly
Sep 21, 2023
Milton Edward Connelly, age 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Missoula on September 21, 2023, surrounded by family.
Milton was born on June 19, 1934 in Lindsay, Nebraska to James and Catherine Connelly. Raised on a farm with five siblings, his deep-rooted love for farm life remained with him. In 1956, after two years in the Army, he...
Gerald L. Noyd
Sep 21, 2023
Gerald L. Noyd “Jerry”, retired business owner, died peacefully at home with his loving family by his side.
Jerry was born on June 12, 1937 to Gilbert and Daisy (Anderson) Noyd, in Jamestown, New York. Jerry served in the United States Navy Seabees as a construction mechanic from 1959 to 1962 and was honorably discharged.
In 1962, Jerry married Lorraine Kubera from...
Bonnie Mae Olsgaard
Sep 19, 2023
Bonnie Olsgaard died surrounded by family at her home in Missoula, Montana on September 19, 2023. She leaves behind a legacy of twenty-five years in ministry to the Lutheran Church, a love of music, and fond memories from family and her many friends.
She was born on Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945, in Maddock, North Dakota, to Sigurd...
Dennis Dodson
Sep 18, 2023
Dennis, 71, a longtime resident of Missoula and a lover of Montana, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023 at St. Pat’s Hospital.
He was born in St. Maries, Idaho, on September 10, 1952, to Elmer and Deloris Dodson. The family moved to Thompson Falls, MT when he was one and he graduated high school there.
After...
Herbert "Herb" Stelling
Sep 18, 2023
Herbert “Herb” Stelling, 94, of Superior passed away Monday, September 18, 2023 at his home in Superior, Montana surrounded by loved ones. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Garden City Funeral Home in Missoula.
Herb, son of George and Hermina (Hein) Stelling, was born July 7, 1929, in Missoula, Montana. Born during...
David Dennison Braach
Sep 17, 2023
"Special" "kind" "the best hugger'. Those were just a few words that were used for David Dennison Braach, 85, of Missoula who passed away at home of metastatic prostate cancer Saturday, September 16, 2023. Like his son, Rob, and three brothers (Clifford, Arthur & Wally), all battled cancer.
David was born December 23, 1937 "on the ranch" in Sheridan,...
Frances Flaherty
Sep 16, 2023
The world lost a beautiful soul on September 16, 2023 when Frances “Frankie” Ann Flaherty passed away. She was a loving wife, mother, grandma, sister, aunt, and friend. Frankie was born to Francis and Dolores Murray in Deadwood, South Dakota on September 24, 1954. She spent most of her childhood in Whitewood with her six siblings and several foster brothers.She...
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