Madge L. Goddard
Oct 28, 2015
Madge L. Goddard, 89 of Ft. Collins, Colorado passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at her daughters’ home in Hamilton.
Madge was born July 1, 1926 in Onida, South Dakota the daughter of the late Buford and Nora Jones-Bramblette. She is the last person of her generation both of her family and her husband’s. She is...
Herbert William Belcher
Oct 28, 2015
Herbert William (Brekken) Belcher
Herb was born on June 28, 1932, in Zurich, Montana, the oldest son of Fred and Evelyn (Henderson) Belcher. He died on October 28, 2015, in Hamilton, Montana, at age 83.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brothers Earl Benedick and Donald Baines.
He is...
Ken Kostka
Oct 27, 2015
VICTOR - Ken Kostka, brother, uncle and friend, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015. He lived his early years on farms in Illinois and Michigan where he learned about hard work, perseverance, and the love of music. After high school graduation, he spent time in the Army, then lived in California and began his career in the United States...
Nancy Carol (Wadovich) Musial-Jones
Oct 18, 2015
Hamilton – Nancy Carol Musial-Jones, 79 of Hamilton passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.
Nancy was born August 18, 1936 in Buffalo, New York the daughter of the late Steve and Neva Wadovich. She attended San Fernando Mission High School.
Nancy married Jan Musial in 1954, he passed away...
Sherryl Lou (Guse) Foster
Oct 18, 2015
HAMILTON - Sherryl Lou (Guse) Foster, 63, peacefully passed away, while surrounded by her loving family, Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Providence Saint Patrick Hospital in Missoula.
Sherryl was born in Hamilton to John and Erna Guse on February 25, 1952. As a young teenager, she worked at Hamilton Bowl, Ham-Mont Eggs and Gambles. Sherryl attended Hamilton...
Banning Taylor Cantarini
Oct 18, 2015
SULA – Banning T. Cantarini, 86, of Sula passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015. He was born October 28, 1928 in Carlsbad, CA the son of Joseph and Lillian Cantarini.
Banning married the love of his life, Carol A. Lockwood, on March 11, 1949 and together they raised 3 children. Banning and Carol were together for 70...
Mary L. (Dyke) Lippert
Oct 18, 2015
Victor – Mary L. Lippert, 79 of Victor passed away Sunday, October 18th at her home in Victor.
Mary was born October 23, 1935 to the late Gene and Nellie Dyke. She married Gordon Lippert July 20, 1956. The couple had two children, Cheryl (Steve) Gariepy and Randy Lippert.
Surviving Mary are her children; brothers,...
Merle Dean Lloyd
Oct 16, 2015
Merle D. Lloyd 96 of Corvallis passed away Sunday, October 18th at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.
Merle was born April 23, 1919 in Clifton, CO to Sidney B. Lloyd and Jessie Irene Kruzen Lloyd. His early childhood years were spent in the Clifton, Mesa and Palisade, CO area. He graduated from Mesa Colorado HS in 1937,...
Oren B. Owens
Oct 15, 2015
Oren B. “Boots” Owens, 91, of Darby passed away at home Thursday, October 15, 2015. He was born July 3, 1924 in Aily, Virginia, the son of the late McCoy and Mae Owens.
Boots was raised in Aily, Virginia, and attended High School in Haysi, Virginia. He joined the United States Navy in July, of 1942, and...
Arthur F. Ensley
Oct 15, 2015
Hamilton – Arthur F. Ensley, husband of Delores (Shook) Ensley died at 4:20 a.m. October 15, 2015.
He was born in Okanogan, Washington the only child of Frank and Vergie Ensley. He entered the US Navy at 17 as an enlisted man, working his way through the ranks to Lieutenant Commander. Art served in the Korean, Cuban...
Sonya G. "Sonie" Baltz
Oct 9, 2015
CORVALLIS - Sonya Baltz, 71, passed away peacefully in her sleep Friday morning, October 9, at her home in Corvallis. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer in March and spent the last 8 months of her life fighting it. But she never lost her spirit or her sense of humor.
Sonie was born January 18, 1944,...
John "Spiderman" Wardwell
Oct 7, 2015
John “Spiderman” Wardwell
John Lloyd Wardwell was born April 30, 1960 in Nyssa, Oregon. Developmentally disabled, John spent his younger years growing up in Parma, Idaho. John was a happy child, loved and cared for by his family, his teachers, Doctor Jim Mann, as well as half the town of Parma. He attended school in Parma, until...
Dr. Jack K. Saunders
Oct 6, 2015
Dr. Jack K. Saunders completed a remarkable life on October 6, 2015 filled with faithful service to others, dedication to principle and teaching, promotion of a healthy environment, and an active champion of enthusiatistic hosting and delightful conversation. He was born on April 29, 1930 and raised in Livingston and Helena with high school graduation in Great Falls. One...
Claudine M. (Morris) Baker
Oct 4, 2015
Hamilton - Claudine M Baker, 88, of Hamilton, passed away Oct 4th 2015 peacefully at home, surrounded by family. She was born April 13, 1927 in Delano, CA to the late Alex and Virginia (Claudino) Morris.
She was raised in Delano, along with three younger brothers, graduating from Delano High School in 1944. She then attended Beauty...
David Leroy Jones
Oct 3, 2015
Corvallis – David Leroy Jones, 55 of Corvallis passed away of natural causes, Saturday, October 3, 2015 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.
David was born June 9, 1960 in Moscow, Idaho the son of Lester L. and Joanne Jones. Following high school he enlisted in the US Army. He served in B Co, 122 Maintenance BN,...
Althea Leone (Murphy) Senn
Oct 2, 2015
Hamilton - Althea Leone Senn, 92 of Hamilton passed away Friday, October 2, 2015 at the Discovery Care Center in Hamilton.
Althea was born in Missoula, MT on August 29, 1923. She was the eldest of six children born to Charlotte Wickham Murphy and John Rush Murphy. She lived in various locations around the Bitterroot Valley and...
Elizabeth "Betty" (Harrison) Bailey
Sep 30, 2015
Elizabeth Bishop Harrison “Betty” Bailey, 99, died peacefully on September 30, 2015, at the Bee Hive in Hamilton.
Betty was born on May 16, 1916, in Grand Rapids, Minn., to Ethelyn Conway Harrison and Francis Randal Harrison. Her father was a dentist, and during World War I, her mother served as principal of the high...
Muriel Genevieve Treece
Sep 28, 2015
Hamilton - Muriel Genevieve Treece fell asleep in death peacefully at Marcus Daly Hospital Hospice, Hamilton, Montana on September 28, 2015. She was 93 years-old.
Muriel was born to Martin and Martha (Wittke) Larson on June 21, 1922, in Opheim, Montana. She attended grade school in Grantsdale with her future husband, Charles Franklin (Frank) Treece, and both...
Hildegarde Kostuk
Sep 27, 2015
HAMILTON - Hildegarde Kostuk, 96, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Valley View Estates. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.
Judith Ann Paul
Sep 27, 2015
A bright ray of light and love was abruptly taken from us when Judith Paul, 64, died in a tragic car accident on Sunday, September 27th. Judy was doing what she loved best - transporting two homeless puppies to her Corvallis home, lovingly referred to as "Dawg Gone Acres". One puppy survived the crash and has been adopted by...
