Obituaries

Jack E. Mitchell

Jack E. Mitchell

Oct 10, 2019

Jack E. Mitchell passed away October 10, after a brief and sudden illness. For more than 92 years, his family and friends were blessed with his love and friendship. His zest for life and his jovial attitude, which was reflected by his ready wit and humorous off-the-cuff expressions, endeared him to all who were fortunate to have him in their...

Austin Miles Smith

Austin Miles Smith

Oct 9, 2019

Austin Miles Smith, 41, of Missoula passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on October 9th, 2019. A full obituary will follow. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

Fairy Marie Edwards

Fairy Marie Edwards

Oct 8, 2019

Fairy Marie (Meed) Edwards, 89, of Missoula went to be with her Lord early Tuesday, Oct 8, 2019. She was born May 5, 1930 to a family of 7 children including a twin sister Faye. She grew up in Oliver, BC, Canada on a small farm and enjoyed trips into town as a young girl in the horse drawn wagon...

Pam Jean

Pam Jean

Oct 8, 2019

Pam Jean, 63, of Missoula passed away at St. Patrick Hospital on October 8th, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.MISSOULA — Pam R. Jean, 63, of Missoula, passed on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019.

She was born in Great Falls to Betty and Marlin Brackney. She raised and adored her three boys: Ernie, Erik and Kyle (Kami)....

William Daugherty

William Daugherty

Oct 8, 2019

William Edmond Daugherty, 62, of Charlo, Montana passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula. He passed away on his brother Michael’s birthday due to complications from COPD and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Ed was born December 8, 1956 in Joplin, Missouri to William Henry and Jaffra Arlene Daugherty. He grew up between Neosho, Missouri and Marshall,...

Mary Jeffords

Mary Jeffords

Oct 8, 2019

Mary Jeffords, 86, of Lolo passed away at home on October 8th, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

Callie Boland

Callie Boland

Oct 7, 2019

Callie Marie Boland ascended into Heaven on Angels Wings on October 7, 2019, in Missoula, Montana, at the young age of 29. She was born July 26, 1990, in Great Falls, Montana. At the age of four, Callie was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA), a chronic, progressive, painful and debilitating illness. She struggled with the disease for most of...

Audrey E. Bolles

Audrey E. Bolles

Oct 6, 2019

Audrey went to be with her Lord October 6 after a short illness. She was 69 at the time of her death. Audrey was born May 27, 1950 in Truro, Nova Scotia to Edward and Jean Marney. In 1972, she married her forever love, Chester A. Bolles, and made their home in upstate New York. On April 19, 1973, Kevin...

Donna Glantz Starr

Donna Glantz Starr

Oct 5, 2019

Donna Starr, 73, passed away on October 5, 2019 peacefully at her home. Donna was born on October 24, 1945 to Henry and Mollie Glantz in Missoula Montana. Donna attended Franklin grade school and graduated from Missoula County Highschool in 1963. On June 18, 1965 she married Richard Alderson. She graduated from college in 1983. In 1986 she started working...

Rosemary Lee Howard

Rosemary Lee Howard

Oct 5, 2019

It is with overwhelming sadness that we announce the passing of our adored wife and mother, Rosemary Lee Howard. Rosemary was surrounded by family and wrapped in love when she took her last breath. At the time of her passing, she was reunited with her parents, Henry and Helene, her little brother Larry, and her friends Billie and Joel in...

Robert W. "Bob" Gage

Robert W. "Bob" Gage

Oct 3, 2019

Missoula – Robert W. “Bob” Gage, 74, passed away at his home on October 3, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, October 10 from 6-9pm at Garden City Funeral Home.

Leola Alma Sundberg Hollinder

Leola Alma Sundberg Hollinder

Oct 1, 2019

Leola Alma Sundberg Hollinder, 86 years old, died peacefully with her children by her side on October 1, 2019 after a short battle with cancer. She was delivered by her Grandmother Dora on October 13, 1932 at her grandparents’ homestead in Geyser, MT. Her parents, Percy and Aili (Keto) Sundberg moved to Opportunity, MT when Percy started working for the...

Ted Rodney Murphy

Ted Rodney Murphy

Oct 1, 2019

Ted Rodney Murphy left us suddenly to be with his Father on the night of October 1, 2019. He was at his home & ranch in Ovando, MT with his wife, Lynne Murphy by his side. He was born in Missoula, MT on May 4, 1953 to Thomas & Bonnie (Lee) Murphy. The oldest of two, his sister Colleen would...

Margaret Sheldon Mallino

Margaret Sheldon Mallino

Oct 1, 2019

Margaret Sheldon Mallino, 76, of Missoula passed away peacefully at home on October 1st, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

James Byrne

James Byrne

Sep 30, 2019

James Byrne, 72, of Missoula passed away peacefully on September 30th, 2019 at Community Medical Center. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.

Molly Herrin

Molly Herrin

Sep 29, 2019

Molly Burke Herrin, 93, died September 29, 2019 at Edgewood Vista in Missoula. Born May 29, 1926 in Conrad, Montana, to Catherine Giudici Burke and George Francis Burke, she was the younger of two sisters. As a child during the Depression Molly lived in the western towns where her father's work took him. George Burke was an oil field superintendent,...

Mary Lyn Tucker

Mary Lyn Tucker

Sep 28, 2019

Mary “Lyn” (Hestekin) Tucker Lyn Tucker, 88, of Missoula passed away peacefully on September 28, 2019 at St. Patrick’s Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on February 9, 1931 in Rhame, ND, the oldest of three beautiful daughters of Ruth (Burke) and Clarence Hestekin. Lyn was raised in Rhame graduating from Rhame High School with honors in 1948.That...

Doris Ann Burger

Doris Ann Burger

Sep 27, 2019

Doris Ann Burger, 83, of Missoula passed away peacefully at St. Patrick Hospital on September 27, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Cremation and Burial Society of the Rockies.

Neva McRae

Neva McRae

Sep 26, 2019

Neva Frances McRae, 85, of Missoula, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at home of complications from dementia and with family at her bedside. She was born on June 1, 1934, in Great Falls, to Roy and Frances Maurer as the third of four sisters who grew up on an irrigated farm on the Fairfield bench just east...

Rhonda Joyce Fulks

Rhonda Joyce Fulks

Sep 26, 2019

Rhonda Joyce Neumiller Fulks passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones on September 26, 2019. Rhonda was born at Missoula’s St. Patrick Hospital on February 15, 1955, to John and Wanda Neumiller. On August 21, 1970, she married Charles L. Fulks, Jr. in Molalla, Oregon. Together in 1980, Rhonda and Chuck moved their family to Missoula...