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Terence "Terry" Hedg-Peth

Terence "Terry" Hedg-Peth

Jul 18, 2016

Terence (Terry) was the first of two sons born to his parents, and was preceded in death by his younger brother George Hedg-peth.  Terry was also preceded in death by his devoted wife of 59 years, Eudora Bartlett Hedg-peth.  He is survived by his two children, Paul and Lois Hedg-peth, and by his grandchildren Michelle, David, and Costel Hedg-peth...

James Edward Frandsen

James Edward Frandsen

Jul 16, 2016

Corvallis – James Edward Frandsen, 76 of Corvallis passed away Saturday, July 16th at his home in Corvallis.

Jim was born May 20, 1940 in Lewistown, MT to the late Kenneth and Nettie Frandsen.  He graduated from Jamestown High School.  On February 14, 1976 he married Georgene Lairy.  He retired as a custodian at Corvallis High School....

Claira Margaret (Fahrenbruck)  Bromley

Claira Margaret (Fahrenbruck) Bromley

Jul 12, 2016

Claira Margaret Fahrenbruck Holmes Bromley

Claira Margaret Bromley, aged 75, passed away at her home in Florence, Montana on July 12, 2016, with her loved ones around her.  She died of natural causes. Claira was born in Forsyth, Montana on September 19, 1940 to Henry and Sophia Fahrenbruck.  She spent her younger years in the Hammond Valley...

James Richard Johnson

James Richard Johnson

Jul 11, 2016

HAMILTON - James Richard Johnson was born on March 6, 1939 in Ronan, MT, the third son of Lester Johnson and Marjorie Eastep Johnson. He passed from this life on July 11, 2016, at his home in Hamilton, surrounded by love and his family.

Dad really liked to tell stories about his life experiences. He was good...

Zane Ray Ziesing

Zane Ray Ziesing

Jul 10, 2016

HAMILTON - Zane R. Ziesing, 24, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital.  Services will be held on Friday, July 15, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the Daly-Leach Chapel in Hamilton.

Doris E. "Tootsie" Englund

Doris E. "Tootsie" Englund

Jul 10, 2016

HAMILTON - Doris Evelyn Englund, 93, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Discovery Care Centre in Hamilton.

Tootsie was born in the plains of Cascade County, Montana in October of 1922.  Her father, Martin Roseburg and mother, Elma Roseburg had brought older sister Helen and brother Buster into the world a few years before,...

Teresa "Terry" Erickson

Teresa "Terry" Erickson

Jul 8, 2016

Teresa (Terry) Ellen Erickson of 146 Deer Haven Drive Hamilton, MT was born in Missoula on March 26th 1943. She suffered a stroke on the evening of July 7th 2016, and passed away peacefully early the following morning at Marcus Day Memorial Hospital in Hamilton.

She was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Shaughnessy of DeSmet. There...

Tiffani Leigh Skaw Cook

Tiffani Leigh Skaw Cook

Jul 7, 2016

MISSOULA - Tiffani Leigh Skaw Cook, 39, of Missoula passed away July 7, 2016.  A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the Daly-Leach Chapel with a reception following in the funeral home's community room.

John Wasem

John Wasem

Jul 7, 2016

HAMILTON – John Wasem, 96, of Hamilton, passed away July 7, 2016 at Discovery Care Center in Hamilton. John was born Nov. 15, 1919 in New York to Pierre and Helene Wasem. He attended school in New York City, secretly married Leota Hamlin of Rye, New Hampshire in 1940 and moved to San Diego, California shortly after. He had completed...

Alice Cope (Mayer)  Seese

Alice Cope (Mayer) Seese

Jul 6, 2016

Alice Cope Seese, formerly of Darby MT passed away Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 at the Aaron Care Home in Corvallis, succumbing to pneumonia. She was born October 6th, 1922 in Canfield, Ohio, the daughter of the late Fred and Blanche Mayer.

Alice was raised in Canfield but later moved to Columbiana where she graduated high...

Paul Ricard

Paul Ricard

Jul 4, 2016

Conner, MT – Paul Victor Ricard, 68 of Conner passed away Monday, July 4, 2016 at his home in Conner.

Paul was born May 14, 1948 in Saco, Maine the son of Raymond and Jeanette Turgeon Ricard.  He graduated from Sanford High School in 1966.  He then attended the Maine Merchant Marine Academy and later graduated from...

Adina K. (Kusler)  Chaney

Adina K. (Kusler) Chaney

Jul 4, 2016

Hamilton - Adina K. Chaney, of Hamilton, passed away at the age of 105 on Monday, July 4, 2016 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Rick Ingraham.

Adina was born August 25, 1910, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Kusler in Fredonia, North Dakota.  She married Frank P. Chaney in February 1944 in...

Mary Christine (Rettinger)  Sander-Lewis

Mary Christine (Rettinger) Sander-Lewis

Jul 1, 2016

Mary C. Sander-Lewis, 87, of Hamilton MT passed away Friday, Jul 1, 2016 at the Discovery Care Centre.  She was born Nov 15, 1928 to the late Frank & Mary (Jung) Rettinger on the family farm SE of New England, ND.  Mary married Howard Sander (deceased) on Feb 6, 1946 and built a new life on a farm near...

William Stephen Mills

William Stephen Mills

Jun 29, 2016

William Stephen "Steve" Mills, 93, long time resident of Hamilton, peacefully passed away June 29 at the Hillside Manor in Missoula, of natural causes. He enjoyed a long and exceptional life. A proud American, he was a bomber pilot, firefighter, homebuilder and Montana rancher.

Steve was born in Riverside, California on February 7, 1923, the son of...

William Stephen Mills

William Stephen Mills

Jun 29, 2016

Hamilton - William Stephen Mills, 93 of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, June 29th at the Hillside Manor in Missoula.

A full obituary will be published in the coming days.

Christine Elaine Cochell-Kay

Christine Elaine Cochell-Kay

Jun 29, 2016

HAMILTON – Christine Elaine Cochell-Kay, 57, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016 from Breast Cancer in the loving care of her daughter, son and grandchildren.  She was born March 15, 1959 in Oregon City, OR the daughter of Ronald and Lorene Cochell.

With no formal education Christine had successful careers as a nurse, seamstress, cake...

Donna Louise (Muffley)  Strong

Donna Louise (Muffley) Strong

Jun 26, 2016

Donna Louise Strong passed away from lung cancer June 26th, 2016 at her home in Hamilton, Montana, surrounded by her loving husband and children. Donna was born May 7th, in Superior, Nebraska, to Mark and Marie (Buresh) Muffley. Donna moved to Plains, Montana, from Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1977 and then to Hamilton in 1984, where she lived the remainder...

Randolph "Randy" H. Colston

Randolph "Randy" H. Colston

Jun 22, 2016

CORVALLIS – Randolph “Randy” H. Colston, 69, of Corvallis passed away June 22, 2016.  His life ended the way he loved to spend it, fixing fence and tending his cows on the ranch he ran with his wife, Rande.  Randy was born September 28, 1946 in Cornelia, GA to his father, James Hamilton Colston and his mother, Violet Garrison. ...

Violet Rennaker Nelson

Violet Rennaker Nelson

Jun 18, 2016

Violet Valentine Rennaker Nelson, 92, of Hamilton, passed away of natural causes on June 18, 2016.

Violet was born February 14, 1924 in Stevensville, MT to Henry Squires and Grace Burch Squires. She grew up in the Bitterroot Valley, attending Charlos Heights Elementary and Darby High School. Her family settled in the Bitterroot Valley in the 1870’s....

William E. Koerner

William E. Koerner

Jun 15, 2016

PINESDALE - William Emil Koerner, 87, of Pinesdale peacefully graduated from this life, surrounded by loved ones, on Wednesday, June 15th, 2016 at 3:15 pm under the compassionate care of the Marcus Daly Hospice Center.

He was born on April 27, 1929 in Crandon, Wisconsin as the youngest son of the late Eugene Karl Koerner and Barbara...

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