Obituaries

May 1, 2016

HAMILTON - On Sunday, May 1st, Diane S. Olbricht went to her Savior, Jesus Christ, where she is no doubt laughing, joking and loving her eternal home. No more aches and pains!

Diane was born June 18, 1951 in Fargo, ND. She worked at Marcus Daly Hospital for twenty years.

Diane is survived by her...

May 1, 2016

HAMILTON - Robert L. Roy, 86, of Hamilton, Montana, died Sunday, May 1, 2016 at home surround by his loving family.  He was born December 8, 1929, in Glasgow, Montana, the third of five sons and two daughters of Francis Peter and Caroline Josephine Dascher Roy. On August 8, 1950, he married Ramona Tanner, who survives. Bob graduated from...

Apr 30, 2016

In Loving Memory from a Grateful Family

Darrell Edward Clark, 85, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Saturday April 30th at his home in Stevensville Montana. He fought hard but lost the fight to heart failure and cancer. A memorial service will be held midsummer in LaGrande Oregon where his ashes will be released in...

Apr 28, 2016

CONNER - Dolores Huggans, 93, of Conner, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, John. Dolores was born October, 4 1922, in Butte, Mt., one of seven children born to Dennis and Mary Harrington. Dolores moved to the Bitterroot at a young age. She attended the old Curlew School and Victor High...

Apr 28, 2016

David Bruce Howard, 58 of Corvallis passed away April 28th, 2016 at Valley View Estates Nursing Home in Hamilton.

David was born November 2, 1957 in Vallejo, California the son of Arthur and Marjorie Howard.  He attended schools in California and Hamilton, MT.  He also attended Trapper Creek Job Corps.  David was active in Ravalli County Search...

Apr 27, 2016

HAMILTON - On April 27th 2016, Sandee Skelton found peace after a long struggle from the effects of a stroke. She was born in Ventura California August 23rd 1942. While attending school at Camarillo High she met Ron Skelton and they married. Moving to Pueblo Colorado they had their 1st son Randy Skelton, and later moving to Hamilton Montana...

Apr 26, 2016

HAMILTON - Everett Jimmy “Mud” Matteson, 76, went to be with Jesus, Tuesday, April 26, 2016. He was born Dec. 9, 1939 to the late Everett and Genevieve Matteson at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. He was raised in the Bitterroot Valley graduating from Darby High School in 1958. He married Norma Knez in 1960 and together they created their...

Apr 24, 2016

John Patrick Winn, 82, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2016. He was born December 18, 1933 in San Francisco, CA, the son of John Stirling Winn and Ellen Marie Bothwell.

John was raised in Daly City by loving aunts and uncles while his father served in WWII.  At the age of 17, John joined...

Apr 22, 2016

Marjorie Patricia Jensen, 89, went to Heaven to be with her Father on April 22, 2016.

Marge was born in Cherokee, Iowa on St. Patty's Day, March 17th, 1927 to Douglas and Ethyl Davis Donovan and an older sister, Dorothy.

At the age of 23, Marge met her first husband, Joseph Meredith, on a Greyhound...

Apr 19, 2016

HAMILTON - Loree passed away Tuesday, April 19 at her home of natural causes. She was born October 10, 1928 La Grange WY on her fathers 29th  birthday at her Craton grandparents’ ranch to Floyd Marvelin Sanders and Stacia Eva (Craton) Sanders.

Loree graduated La Grange, WY High School 1943. She attended Immanuel Missionary College, (Colorado Springs,...

Apr 13, 2016

STEVENSVILLE - Alan Winthrop, 97, of Stevensville, Montana, died the afternoon of Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the Bitterroot Living Center in the company of his family. He had an engaging personality, a sharp mind, a delightful sense of humor, and was warm and kind to all he knew. He is sorely missed.

Al was born May...

Apr 11, 2016

Victor - Beverly Joyce Robbins, 82, of Victor, MT entered back into the presence of her Heavenly Father on April 11, 2016 in Spokane, WA.

Beverly was born in Tooele, UT on April 26, 1933 the daughter of Leo and Ruth Hammond.  Most of her youth was spent in UT and CA.  She graduated from Grantsville High...

Apr 2, 2016

CONNER – Kevin T. Cantarini, 60, of Conner passed away Saturday, April 02, 2016 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital.  He was born March 4, 1956 in Oceanside, CA the son of Banning and Carol Cantarini.

Kevin was preceded in death by his father, Banning; and his nephew, Mark.  He is survived by his wife, Ellen Cantarini, of...

Apr 1, 2016

CORVALLIS – Joseph Earl Felber, (Ret. Col.) 86, of Corvallis passed away Friday, April 1, 2016 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital.  He was born June 19, 1929 in Detroit, MI the son of Joseph and Anna Felber.

After high school, Joe attended Ferris State University before graduating with his degree in accounting from the University of Miami. ...

Mar 30, 2016

HAMILTON - Kim Edwin "Kimmer" Roberts, 62, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at his home.  Kimmer was born in Missoula, Montana on March 22, 1954 to Lloyd Russell Roberts and Violet Olsen Roberts.

Violet preceded Kimmer in death when he was a young boy. Afterwards, his father remarried to Frieda Permann. Together they raised...

Mar 27, 2016

Dennis Earl Beard, 69, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016.  He was born September 8, 1946 in Williston, North Dakota, to Rodney E. and Patricia H. (Miller) Beard.

Denny was raised in Corvallis and attended the Corvallis Schools.  He belonged to the class of 1966.

In Denny's early years he helped out in...

Mar 24, 2016

George Edward Goosey, 91 of Hamilton passed away March 24th at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospice Center in Hamilton.

He married Mary Lue Day, December 24, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 22nd at the Daly-Leach Chapel in Hamilton with Rev. Michael Goosey officiating.

Mar 24, 2016

Claus Lester “Les” Johnson, 79 of Corvallis passed away Thursday, March 24th at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospice Center in Hamilton.

Les was born in Spirit Lake, Iowa on March 22, 1937 to the late Claus Jakob and Lydia Ethel Doughty Johnson.  Les attended Hamilton Schools graduating from Hamilton High School.  He attended the Montana Law Enforcement...

Mar 23, 2016

Marjorie Virginia Weidow, 87 of Pinesdale passed away at her home, March 23rd of natural causes.  She had 8 children, 64 grandchildren, 156 great grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren.  She was loved by all.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 25th at Pinesdale Cemetery.  The pallbearers are Russell Jones, Charlie Allred, John...

Mar 20, 2016

HAMILTON – Jack Parks, 85, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 at his home.  He was born October 5, 1930 in Van Nuys, CA.

Jack moved to the Bitterroot Valley in February of 1992.  He loved the outdoors and taking his family camping and fishing.  Jack loved working with wood and made furniture for his...