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Lyndelle Maude Johnson
Aug 12, 2016
HAMILTON - Lyndelle Maude Johnson died on August 12, 2016 in Hamilton, MT at Valley View Estates. She was 101 years old, born August 4, 1915 in Dillon, MT to Chester Leroy Baldwin (1892-1955) and Ruby Delle (Fulks) Baldwin (1895-1998). She had a brother, Harold Wayne (1917-1976) and two sisters, Florence Bereth (1919-2014) and Wilma Laverne (1924-2010).
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Maia Yasmiene Muscaria Shaw Kretschmer
Aug 10, 2016
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Maia Yasmiene Kretschmer, 29, of Albuquerque, NM passed away August 10, 2016 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born May 6, 1987 in Albuquerque the daughter of Ron Shaw and Khephra Kretschmer-Nickerson.
Maia was raised and educated in New Mexico before moving to Hamilton in 2003 and attending the alternative school. ...
Donna Fay Avery
Aug 10, 2016
HAMILTON – Donna Fay Avery, 81, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at the Discovery Care Centre. She was born February 15, 1935 in Stevensville, MT the daughter of Kenneth S and Kathryn (McKinney) Avery.
Donna attended and graduated from Stevensville High School. She then enlisted into the U.S. Navy in 1954, serving during the...
Frederick "Rick" Fuhrman
Aug 7, 2016
Frederick (Rick) E. Fuhrman, 74, of Hamilton, Montana passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana. He was born July 7, 1942 in Menlo Park, California, son of late Frederick E. and Ruth Wiggers Fuhrman.
Rick was raised in Palo Alto, California. He received a full ride scholarship to...
Beverly Ann (Philippi) Ellis
Aug 6, 2016
Beverly Ann Ellis, 83, of Hamilton passed away on August 6 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center. Beverly (Bev) was born on April 18, 1933 in Havre, Montana to Edward and Ann Philippi.
When Bev was 3 the family moved to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She grew up in Coeur d’Alene where she met and married James (Jim)...
Thomas J. Peterson
Aug 2, 2016
HAMILTON - Thomas J. Peterson, 69, of Hamilton passed away at his home in the company of his family on August 2, 2016, due to complications from Frontotemporal Dementia from which he had suffered for so many years.
A Hamilton native, Tom was born on November 3, 1946, the son of J. Roland and Lillian Peterson. Tom...
Lucille Marie Stilson Mckinney
Jul 31, 2016
BOZEMAN - Lucille Marie Stilson McKinney peacefully passed away at her home in Bozeman, MT, on Sunday, July 31, 2016. Lucille was diagnosed 48 years ago with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Due to damage caused by radiation treatments, she passed away all too soon at the age of 69.
Lucille was born on November 18, 1946, to Keith and...
Lynda M. Dolan
Jul 30, 2016
LYNDA M. DOLAN
CORVALLIS - Lynda Dolan, age 71 of Corvallis, Montana, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2016, at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Montana.
She was born in Seattle, Washington, on February 20, 1945, the second of five children born to Vance and Margie Roberts. Following high school, Linda attended Western...
Douglas J. "Jim" Johnson
Jul 30, 2016
HAMILTON - Douglas J. “Jim” Johnson, Jr., 62, of Hamilton, passed away Saturday July 30, 2016 at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula. He was born April 10, 1954 in Beloit, Wisconsin. Jim lived in several places including Beloit, Janesville, and Greenwood, Wisconsin before his family finally settled in Sparta, Wisconsin. As a child, Jim suffered from Polio and although...
Fred Lee Martin
Jul 28, 2016
VICTOR - Fred Lee Martin, of Victor, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016, at his home. He was one day shy of his 69th birthday.
Fred was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on July 29, 1947- not long after the Roswell UFO incident in New Mexico. The coincidence remains a mystery. His parents were Clara “Naomi” Gore and...
Mary Stedmond Ledford Mote
Jul 25, 2016
Mary Stedman Ledford Mote went to the arms of her Savior on July 25, 2016 in Falcon, Colorado. She was born November 16, 1936 in Columbus, Ohio to Davis Emmett Ledford and Helen (Palmer) Ledford. She graduated from Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended the University of Cincinnati and Texas Tech University, studying geology. She married...
Eunice (Claus) Kelly
Jul 23, 2016
Corvallis - Eunice Claus Kelly, 93 of Corvallis fell Asleep in the arms of Jesus July 23, 2016.
Eunice was born in St. Louis, Missouri September 21, 1922, the daughter of Rev. Herbert and Estelle Claus. She was baptized on 9-24-22 and confirmed on 4-15-35. Eunice spent her early years in suburban St. Louis where her father...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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