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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Frances T. Wagenmann
Jun 12, 2016
DARBY – Frances T. Wagenmann, Darby resident since 1995, passed to her Eternal Reward on Sunday, June 12, 2016. Frances was born August 12, 1918 to Nicholas and Eva Scharosch on a small farmstead just north of Richardton, North Dakota. She had 3 brothers; John (deceased), Frank of Hazen, N.D. and Albert of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Frances...
John E. Lesley
Jun 12, 2016
CORVALLIS - John E. Lesley, 81, of Corvallis passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016 at his home. Interment will take place in California. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.
Henry J. "Hank" Hoeft
Jun 11, 2016
CORVALLIS, MT - A wonderful heart has stopped. Henry John Heoft, Jr took his hand from his loving wife Hilde of 47 years and joined hands with his Lord on June 11, 2016. Henry (Hank) was born on January 17, 1940 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the ninth child of ten to the late Henry John Hoeft, Sr. and Hattie...
Henry J. Hoeft, Jr.
Jun 11, 2016
CORVALLIS, MT - A wonderful heart has stopped. Henry John Hoeft, Jr took his hand from his loving wife Hilde of 47 years and joined hands with his Lord on June 11, 2016. Henry (Hank) was born on January 17, 1940 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the ninth child of ten to the late Henry John Hoeft, Sr. and Hattie...
James Franklin Whitehead, Jr.
Jun 11, 2016
HAMILTON - James Franklin Whitehead, Jr., 64, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016 at his home. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.
Laura Lynn Gemmell
Jun 11, 2016
HAMILTON – Laura Bujok Gemmell, 51 of Hamilton passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016 at her home. She was born January 24, 1965 in Dillon the daughter of Richard and Sylvia Bujok.
Laura was raised and educated in Dillon and graduated from Beaverhead County High School in 1983. She then served in the Montana Army National Guard...
Joseph Richter
Jun 8, 2016
HAMILTON - Joseph Richter, 87, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at the Discovery Care Centre. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at St. Francis Catholic Church with a reception following in the Parish Life Center. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.
Victor Loyce Kearns
Jun 4, 2016
Houston, TX - Victor Loyce Kearns passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 4, 2016. Vic was born November 9, 1930. He enlisted in the United States Air Force at 17 and served 22 years receiving numerous medals and awards.
Vic enjoyed golfing, hunting, fishing, visiting with other vets and was a gourmet cook.
Vic is...
Jane B. Banner
May 31, 2016
Hamilton – Jane B. Banner, 81 of Hamilton passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at her home.
Jane was born November 30, 1934 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania the daughter of the late David and Julia Briggs Baker Jr. She attended Friends Academy (A Quaker School) and graduated from High School in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
Jane...
Diana Lynn Matson
May 29, 2016
Hamilton - Diana Lynn Matson, 58, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016 at the Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, UT. Diana was born April 25, 1958 in Virginia Beach, VA to James S. Cooley and Roberta (Price) Cooley.
Diana has lived in several states as her father was in the Navy. She graduated...
