All Obituaries

Betty Jean Pengelly, 84 of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the Discovery Care Center in Hamilton. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.

James "Jim" Simmons, 90 of Hamilton passed away of natural causes Sunday November 22, 2020 at Valley View Estates Nursing Home. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.  At the time of the service, interment with military honors will take place at Corvallis Cemetery.  A full obituary will be posted.

Belle (Dolly) Margaret Chaffin, 75, died peacefully at home with her family by her side November 20, 2020 after a two-year struggle with multiple myeloma. She was born December 9, 1944 in Glasgow Montana to Chris and Ida Drogitis. She was the youngest of five, and they lived on a farm in Opheim.  They grew rye and other grains and raised chickens.  Dolly loved animals and her dad would always get a lamb or two to keep down the weeds. These would always become her pets. She...

CORVALLIS - Leona Ruth Merrick (3/14/42-11/19/20) left us bereft after a sudden battle with cancer. The three men to whom she was devoted in her life were her father, Happy (Nephi) A. Draves, husband Glen L. Tomlinson & her great love, David A. Merrick of Corvallis, MT. She raised her daughters, Tammy R. Puthoff and Lorri L. Thompson, divorced then helped raise Robert A. and Thomas A. Merrick. Her tenacious, creative, and industrious nature was shared to all in her accomplishments of...

Alan C. Abel, 72, of Hamilton, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at his home.  He was born August 21, 1948 in Rochester, NY, son of the late Harvey and Dorothy Abel. Alan moved from Rochester to West Covina, CA at the age of 2, where he later graduated from Don Bosco Technical Institute in 1966.  He attended Cal Poly Pomona, where he majored in Mechanical Engineering and graduated in 1970, then he received his MBA from Long Beach State in 1972.  On June 13, 1970, he...

STEVENSVILLE - On November 17, 2020 after waging a 24-year battle with brain tumors, Donnette L. Schoepke of Stevensville Mt, passed away.  Surrounded in her final hours by her loving husband of 41 and a half years, her loving son Morgan, and her ever faithful Border Collie, Callie,  In April of 2017 she was told she had  7 - 8 months to live, as all attempts to kill, or slow down the growth of her current brain tumor had failed. She informed the doctor that she intended...

HAMILTON - Janet “Peggy” Arlene Freeman Andersen, 84, of Hamilton passed away Monday, Nov 16, 2020 at The Beehive Homes of Hamilton, Montana. She was born September 21, 1936 in Fargo, North Dakota, the daughter of the late Leigh A. and Mabel A. Freeman. Janet graduated from Fargo (ND) Central High School, in 1954, and from California State University Sacramento, in 1970. She began her teaching career in Chester, Montana, in 1957, and retired from the Amador County...

Rick Carter passed away at home on November 15, 2020. He was born in San Francisco on October 12, 1948. He grew up in Germany, Hawaii and Oregon, finally settling in the Bitterroot Valley in 1992. Rick retired from Ravalli County Sheriff's Office after a career as a corrections officer. He loved to hunt and fish and was a lifetime member of the NRA. To everyone who knew him, he had a heart of gold and brightened people's lives with his sense of humor. Rick was a very talented...

Milton Edgar Pomelear, 72, of Hamilton, Montana, known as Ed most of his life, died on November 15, 2020. He was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2019, gracefully and stoically undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, which resulted in a PET scan showing no cancer. Sadly, the cancer returned quickly and aggressively, sending Ed into the loving arms of God on a Sunday.  Ed was born on December 30, 1947 in Clayton, New Jersey, first child of Milton Richard & Margarete...

HAMILTON – Jane Alice Davidson, 88, of Hamilton passed into eternity on Nov. 11, 2020 at Discovery Care Centre.  Born to Lyman and Luetta (Renner) Stoughton on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1932, her life was destined for love. She was adored by Hugh, her beloved husband of seventy years, her devoted family, and countless friends.  Although Jane was born in Indianapolis, IN, she grew up in Claremont, NH where she attended Stevens High School. She had aspirations of...