All Obituaries

HAMILTON - Margaret Deans Rhodes, 95, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at her home in Sapphire Lutheran Homes.  She was born November 29, 1924 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Charles and Hettie Brinkley Deans. She grew up on a small farm in Virginia, and through every step of her life, she loved gardening. Everything she touched just seemed to grow.  She married Bryan Talley Rhodes on July 6, 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia and worked with the Chesapeake & Potomac...

VICTOR - My dad, Don Berkley, passed away early on Friday, January 17, 2020.  He died peacefully at home in his sleep with Rex, his beloved dog, snoring beside him. Donald Thomas Berkley was born on April 22, 1932 in Evanston, IL, to Gerald John Berkley and Frances (Doyle) Berkley.   He grew up on Diamond Lake in rural Lake County, IL.  He attended Saint Joseph Elementary School and Libertyville High School in Libertyville, IL.  He graduated from St. Ambrose College...

VICTOR – James E. Brummit, 69, of Victor, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday, January 16, 2020.  His peaceful walk into Heaven took place in his home with loved ones present. Jim was born July 18, 1950 in Olney, IL the son of Pearl (Pete) and Dorothy Brummit.  The family moved to Colorado in 1954 where Jim grew up and graduated high school in 1970.  Jim served as a Sea Bee in the U.S. Navy from 1971 until 1975 where he learned his trade as an electrician and...

HAMILTON -Andrée Audette Stevenson, 92 years old, passed away at The Remington in Hamilton on January 15, 2020.  Andrée was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey on March 11, 1927 to Helen and Louis Audette. She married William (Bill) Paxton Stevenson on October 2, 1948.  She is survived by three daughters; Wendy (Donn) Livoni of Hamilton, MT, Karen of Geneva, Switzerland and Annie (Keith) Knudsen of Albany, California.  Bill's work took the family to Holland (for...

On the evening of January 14th, 2020 our sweet mother passed away surrounded by her children in Boise, Idaho. Glenda was born on May 20th, 1948 in Spokane Washington to Myron E. and Betty Elliott. She was the middle sibling to older sister Diana Neaves and younger brother Myron E. Elliott II. As a self-proclaimed "Air Force Brat" she lived in a lot of places growing up, including Japan. When the family moved to the Bitterroot she found her home. Glenda was an amazing mother to...

On the morning of January 10, 2020, Barbara Maki (Frey) Edens was surrounded by angels and lifted up into our heavenly Father’s arms to paradise. Barb was born on September 27, 1937, in Hamilton, to Walter and Marie Maki, joining her sister Marilyn Mildenberger, and later welcomed siblings, Lanya McAllister and Kirby Maki. Barb married Richard Frey and they had four energetic children Cindy (Tom Stewart) of Corvallis, Terry Frey of Hamilton, Rick Frey (Susan) and Ronda (Jeff...

 HAMILTON – Chellis Newgard, a real good guy, left this world in the early morning hours of January 10, 2020.  He was the first child of Howard and Ruth (Gould) Newgard, born October 17, 1932 at his grandparents' home in Pablo Montana.  He and his close sister, Lorna Tougas, grew up on the family ranch in Pablo, and together they graduated from the Ronan high school in 1952.     Chellis went into the U.S. Army, June 11, 1954, and was given an...

HAMILTON - Grant crossed over to be on greener hunting grounds on the evening of January 1st surrounded by his family. Grant was born October 15, 1946 to Dean A Naylor and Opal Drake Naylor of Crow Agency Montana.  He spent his first 18 years working the cattle on the family ranch on the Little Big Horn, attending school in Hardin, working at Safeway.  He graduated from Hardin High School.  After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Navy, married Sharon Stimpson, of...

Corvallis - Mark D Rapson, 62 passed away Wednesday January 1, 2020 at his sister’s home in Corvallis, Montana. Mark was born on October 5, 1957 and served as a Sargent in the US Airforce, specializing as an Avionic Inertial and Radar Navigation Systems Specialist. During the 1980’s, Mark worked as the Chief Engineer for KPAX TV in Montana. He later relocated to Florida where he served as Vice President of Engineering for ION Television Networks (formally Paxon Communications)....

Corvallis - Austin James Wilson, 33, passed away at Community Hospital in Missoula, MT on December 27, 2019. He drifted into his afterlife very peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones, after fighting a myriad of health issues for many years. He was an amazing person, loved and known in many facets—as a son, brother, cousin, grandson, nephew, and friend—but no matter the dynamic, he was a treasure in the lives he touched. Austin was born on March 26, 1986 in Hamilton, MT. He was...