All Obituaries

George Wayne Snell, 90 years young, was born June 4, 1928 in Ponsford, Minnesota to William C and Jane Snell. He passed away in the early morning on September 16, 2018 at Bee Hive Homes in Hamilton, Montana. He was an enrolled member of the Chippewa Tribe of the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota. At an early age the family moved to the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana where he spent most of his youth. After high school he served his country in the Navy spending a good portion of his...

Hamilton - LaVonne Marie Babby Hoselton was born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota on December 19, 1936, the second child of Dennis and Alvina Babby’s four children. She passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Community Medical Center in Missoula Montana, on September 14, 2018, at the age of 81. As an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, LaVonne grew up on the Pine Ridge, Fort Peck, Umatilla, and Fort Hall Reservations. LaVonne graduated from Blackfoot High School in...

            Pam Hardy of Corvallis, Montana, age 65, passed away in her home surrounded by family on Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer.             Pamela Kay Joslin was born in Seattle, Washington to Jerry and June Joslin on February 4th, 1953. She had two older sisters, Yvonne and Judy, and a younger brother, Jerry. Pam and her family moved to...

PINESDALE - John Gustav Tietz, 81 passed away the morning of 11 of September 2018 with his family by his side. John was born December 6th 1936 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Gustav Tietz and wife Louis Rose Stanger.  John would be their only child. John grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota on Wyoming Street.  He had many fond memories of his time growing up there.  He was extremely proud of his German heritage.  His Father emigrated from Germany to Minnesota where he met and...

Lloyd M. Clark, 85, of Hamilton passed away peacefully Sunday, September 9th 2018 at Marcus Daly Hospital surrounded by those closest to him. He was born May 21st, 1933 in Cameron, Montana, the son of the late Fred and Lena Clark. Lloyd was raised in Hamilton, and graduated from Hamilton High School in 1951 and soon thereafter, joined the U.S. Coast Guard.  After his service to our nation, he returned to Montana, attended Montana State University, (Go Bobcats) graduating with a...

HAMILTON - Alexander J. McDonald, 84, of Hamilton, widower of Valerie McDonald, died on September 5, 2018, at his home. He was born on November 28, 1933 in Glendive, MT, the son of Alexander and Lucy McDonald.  Alex was raised and attended school in Glendive and Missoula. A Missoula City Fireman for 24 years, his tenure culminated with the position of Battalion Chief. He was in the National Guard based at Ft. Missoula for 5 years in field artillery. He served in the Army as a...

Robert W. Bruce passed away Saturday, Sep 1, 2018 at his home. He was born August 22, 1938 in Centreville, Mississippi, the son of the late Charles G. and Lucile (Darden) Bruce. Robert was raised in the south and lived in many places where his father pastored and graduated from high school in Louisville, MS. After graduating from school, Robert enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served as an ensign.  He often told how he had the "Con" when they sailed through the...

CORVALLIS – Julia Ann Hale, 76, of Corvallis passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center.  She was born March 15, 1942 in Childress, TX the daughter of Lester Ralph and Flonnie Madison. Julia married James Hale on November 30, 1957 in Ocean Park, CA.  She was preceded in death by her husband James; her parents; 1 brother, Cody Ray Madison; 1 sister, Barbara Jean Phipps; and her son-in-law, Bradley Bittner.  Julia is survived by 3 children,...

Charles (Bill) W. Schmid, of Lolo, MT passed away peacefully in his daughter’s home in Hamilton on August 27, 2018 at the age of 83.  He was born October 16, 1934 in Bismarck, ND to the late Charlie and Louise Schmid. Bill was raised in Missoula, MT.  He attended Missoula County District Schools.  He attended and graduated from Montana State University with a B.S. degree. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1958 and was honorably discharged in 1959.  Following his...

HAMILTON – Eileen G. Conrad entered into rest quietly in her home on August 26, 2018.  She was born 1 of 8 children on January 22, 1934 in San Francisco, CA to Dennis and Beatrice Cashada. Eileen grew up in San Francisco before moving to Ukiah, CA after marrying Skip Conrad on November 17, 1951.  They remained together for 62 years until his passing in December of 2013.  Eileen worked for Pacific Telephone Company for over 30 years, starting as an operator when she was...