Our Staff
Rick Evans
Licensed Funeral Director/Owner
Rick Evans owner and operator of Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory and four other locations in Missoula and Western Montana has been a funeral director since 1981. Rick started working in Missoula at Livingston-Malleta and Geraghty funeral home in June of 1981. For a short time he worked in Whitefish and Columbia Falls until returning to Missoula and building Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory in 1989. In his spare time Rick enjoys traveling, boating, fishing and golfing living at Canyon River Golf Course. He and his wife Sally have four children and four grandchildren whom they enjoy immensely. He is active in the Montana Funeral Directors Association serving as president twice and also serving on the National level with the National Funeral Directors Association. He is a member of Sentinel Kiwanis, Missoula Builders Club, St. Anthony Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.
Jasmine Washington
Licensed Funeral Director
Katie Baca
Licensed Funeral Director Intern
Katie grew up in New Mexico and has loved living in Montana since she moved here for graduate school. She lives with her husband and two dogs, and enjoys hiking and horseback riding through Montana’s wilderness. In addition to her degree in mortuary science, she has a doctoral degree in forensic anthropology from the University of Montana. She also enjoys reading and cross stitching in her free time.
