Obituaries
Rebecca "Becky" Deschamps
Aug 5, 2019
Missoula lost much beloved Rebecca “Becky” Hazelbaker Deschamps, 74, who passed from complications of ALS on August 5, 2019 in Missoula. In her last days and through her death, she was surrounded and held by her family. Born on September 13, 1944 in Miles City, Becky grew up in Dillon after her mother Agnes Striker married Frank W. Hazelbaker. Frank...
Elita J. Haugen
Aug 5, 2019
Elita Haugen, 87, of Missoula passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2019 at home. She was born in Plentywood to Adry and Violet Nelson. She lived with her family on a farm in Sheridan County, and graduated from Plentywood High School in 1949. She was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Habitat for Humanity, and Sons of Norway. She...
Anita A. Reynolds
Aug 5, 2019
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Robert Louis "Bob" Foshag
Aug 5, 2019
Robert L. "Bob" Foshag, 60, passed away on August 5th, 2019. A graveside service will be held at St. Mary's Cemetery Annex on Friday, September 6, 2019 at 10:00am.
Andrew Hossle
Aug 5, 2019
Andrew “Drew” Patrick Hossle, 31, died unexpectedly on August 5th, 2019 in Missoula, Montana. Drew was born on August 3rd, 1988 in Denver, Colorado to Marcy and Pat Hossle, where he spent the following 11 years running around the front yard playing make believe with his sister Tierney and dominating the soccer field. His family then moved to Missoula, Montana...
Suzanne Derrick
Aug 3, 2019
Suzanne Derrick, 55, of Missoula passed away peacefully at St. Patrick Hospital on August 3, 2019. A full obituary will follow.
Dennis Robert Heth
Aug 3, 2019
Dennis Robert Heth, 73, of Bonner passed away peacefully at St. Patrick Hospital on August 3rd, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Robert "Bob" McCracken
Jul 31, 2019
Bob McCracken, 47, of Missoula MT passed away unexpectedly in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his wife and sons on July 31, 2019. A closed memorial service will be held by invitation only. His remains will be placed in the Memorial Wall at Missoula VA Cemetery. Please come to the reception that will be held at Garden...
Hendrikje "Rita" Hombroek-Stolp
Jul 28, 2019
Hendrikje “Rita” Hombroek-Stolp 89 of Missoula passed away of natural causes on July 28, 2019. She was born February 12, 1930 in Amsterdam, Holland to Martinus and Hendrikje Hombroek. She grew up in a family of four children, two brothers and one sister. Her teenage years spent enduring WWII. On November 12, 1955 at the age of 25 she married...
Earl Jeffords
Jul 28, 2019
Earl Jeffords, 91, of Lolo, passed away on July 28, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Melba E. Erickson
Jul 25, 2019
Melba E. Erickson, 93, died peacefully at her home on July 25, 2019. She was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan on February 19, 1926. She was the only child of Arvo and Fannie Warlin. Melba is survived by her daughter Louise Rowe and granddaughter Jennifer Howell both of Anchorage, Alaska. She was preceded in death by her parents Arvo and...
Jerry W. Blakney
Jul 25, 2019
Jerry W. Blakney, 58, of Huson passed away on July 25, 2019. A full obituary will follow. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.
Ernest R. "Ernie" Owen
Jul 25, 2019
Ernest Reynold Owen, Jr. (Ernie, Squeek) passed from this life on July 25, 2019. Ernie was born April 14, 1936 to Ernest Owen and Ruth Fern Owen in Missoula, MT. He spent most of his life in the Bitterroot Valley. He graduated from Stevensville High School in 1956. Ernie married his High School Sweetheart, LeeIda Sampson on August 10, 1956....
Patricia A. Norberg
Jul 23, 2019
This world lost an extraordinary person and heaven gained an amazing angel on July 23, 2019 when Patricia “Pat” Ann Hallford Norberg gained her wings at the age of 72. Pat was born in Missoula, Montana on March 10, 1947 to Ernest and Alice Hallford. She was the baby of the family, following her siblings Barbara “Bobbi” Knutson currently of...
Bruce Alan Hart
Jul 22, 2019
Bruce Alan Hart, 56, of Missoula passed away unexpectedly at Community Medical Center on Monday, July 22, 2019 due to heart failure. Bruce was born October 23, 1962 in Sidney, MT to Bernard and Irene Hart. Bruce attended school in Sidney and graduated from Sidney High School in 1981. After high school he attended Northern Montana College in Havre, MT...
Dona L. Cahala
Jul 21, 2019
When someone has that special person come into their life, it is a gift. Mine came in 1976 when I was 5 years old. She went from having just one child to having four overnight. She didn’t wine about it, she didn’t “why me” about it, she just did it. Sure there was bumps in the road. Unexpected sharp turns,...
Durward "Bud" Stevers
Jul 21, 2019
Durward “Bud” Stevers, age 71, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Sunday, July 21st, 2019. Bud was a loving father, husband, grandfather, and friend to everyone. He would do anything for the people he loved and would lend a helping hand to anyone that asked. Bud was always there to help and could fix literally anything. He...
Ann Mars
Jul 20, 2019
Ann Mars, a former elementary-school teacher in Billings who taught thousands of children the thrill of hitting a piñata and weaving a God’s eye wall hanging, died Friday night at a nursing home in Philipsburg. She was 92. Mrs. Mars—and most who went to McKinley Elementary School in the late 1970s and 1980s would remember Mrs. Mars—is survived by five...
Carol Isbell
Jul 19, 2019
Carol Isbell, 86, of Missoula passed away peacefully at St. Patrick Hospital on July 19, 2019. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home.