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Elise Marie Newgard
May 10, 2015
Hamilton - Elise Marie Newgard, 76, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015. Her husband of 57 years and their children were in attendance at the family home. Elise was born October 10, 1938 in Thompson Falls, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Elise Soule. Elise grew up in Thompson Falls and enjoyed an active childhood...
Kristine "Kris" Dunn Wade
May 8, 2015
Kristine (Kris) Ann Dunn Wade passed away 8 May 2015. Kris was born on 8 July 1967 in Granger, Utah- now West Valley City, the daughter of Gerald John and Cecelia Ann (Hardy) Haslip. Kris met Scott Wade in September of 2013. They soon became best friends. Their friendly personalities and senses of humor had a synergistic effect...
Stanley H. Schroeder
May 7, 2015
HAMILTON - Stanley H. Schroeder, 91, passed away the evening of May 7, 2015 at his home in Hamilton surrounded by his family and close friends. He was born on June 11, 1923 in Riverside, California, the son of the late Roy E. and Mary A. Schroeder. He is survived by his daughter, Emily, and by his childhood...
William "Billy" Dawson
May 3, 2015
William "Billy" Dawson, 74 of Corvallis died May 3, 2015 at his home. Billy was born May 2, 1941 in Framingham, Mass. Hollywood lost another star "Billy D" winkin, blinkin and exited stage left. Those of us who knew and loved Billy know he's now "Hangin out with Gungadin" asking, "What time is it?" Although Billy always said...

Eugene E. Simkins
Apr 27, 2015
Eugene E. Simkins, 80, of Superior passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 surrounded by his family at his home. He was born November 26, 1934 in Boulder, CO the son of Frank and Pearl (Dahl) Simkins. - Gene was raised and educated in several places before his family moved to Montana when he was 12 years old. He...
Donna D. Titeca
Apr 22, 2015
Donna Dolores Titeca, 86 of Stevensville, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 4, 1929. Her parents were Charles and Fern Brown. She was raised in Salem, S.D. and later the family moved to New Hartford, Iowa. After graduating from High School and working for a...
Evelyn Urquhart
Apr 20, 2015
Evelyn Urquhart Evelyn Urquhart (97) Passed away on April 20, 2015 from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. She was born in Evanston, WY on May 23, 1917, the third of four children to Thad and Ethyl Walton. Evelyn's early life was spent on a ranch in Wyoming and northern Utah and she later grew up in Salt Lake City....

Trent Scott Freeze
Apr 18, 2015
Trent Scott Freeze, 47 of Hamilton died Saturday, April 18, 2015. He was born July 20, 1967 in Washington, D.C. to Ronald L. and Jean F. Arthur Freeze. He was preceded in death by his father Ronald L. Freeze. Surviving are his mother, Jean Freeze; sister, Toni Freeze; niece and nephews, James-Cody Freeze Reinhardt, Trevor Freeze Reinhardt and...
Gary Lavern Jacobson
Apr 10, 2015
HAMILTON - Gary Lavern Jacobson, 84, of Hamilton, Montana passed away Friday, April 10, 2015 at St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula. He was born March 18, 1931 to Ivy and Cliff Jacobson in Malta, Montana. Gary served in the U.S. Air Force for 4-years and was honorably discharged in the spring of l955. Shortly thereafter, he met Mary Geraldine...
Imogene Bush
Apr 9, 2015
Imogene (Mann) Bush, passed away April 9, 2015 at her home in Darby surrounded by her loving family. She was born Oct. 16, 1931 in Brassfield Prairie, Arkansas. The family moved to Alvin, TX where she was raised and she completed her schooling in Santa Fe, TX. On Oct. 3, 1949, Imogene married the love of her life,...

Lloyda L. Hosman
Apr 7, 2015
Lloyda L Hosman passed away in our home on April 7, 2015 after a long battle with "the beast" called cancer. She was 59 years young. Mom adopted me when I was just a puppy, 15 years ago. Most call me just a dog, but to her I was a child and princess. She and Dad (Paul Hosman)...
Loren Glen Tufton
Apr 7, 2015
DARBY - Sometimes it doesn't matter if you have enough time to get ready to go home. Sometimes whether your son or daughter or brothers or sisters don't want you to leave yet, you're time to go has come. Loren was a free spirit who always lived life on his own terms. Loren Tufton fought a very short...
Ralph E. Lewis
Mar 30, 2015
CORVALLIS - Ralph E. Lewis, 57, of Corvallis passed away suddenly on Monday, March 30, 2015 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. He was born September 30, 1957 in Missoula the son of Richard and Patricia Lewis. Ralph graduated from Stevensville High School. He married Colleen D. Fairchild on March 29, 1986 in Hamilton. One of Ralph's greatest enjoyments...
Cindy R. Mcginnis
Mar 30, 2015
Hamilton - Cindy McGinnis, 55 , of Hamilton passed away Monday, March 30, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 30th, 1959 in Madera , Californa. She moved to Las Vegas, NV in 1967 where she grew up and attended Valley High School, graduating class of 1977, she then furthered her education by...
Marian Aileen Walker
Mar 29, 2015
HAMILTON - Marian Aileen Walker, 66, of Hamilton went to be with the Lord on March 29, 2015. She was born July 8, 1948 in Hamilton the daughter of Albert and Mabel (Wetzsteon) Holt. Marian was a life long resident of Hamilton. People most likely remember her beautiful face from the Range Cafe where she worked for many...
Jean R. Mcpheron
Mar 26, 2015
HAMILTON - Jean R. (Miller) McPheron, 90, of Hamilton, passed peacefully at her home on March 26, 2015. She was born on October 3, 1924 in Columbus, OH, the daughter of the late Raymond and Ada (Pletcher) Miller. She is survived by her beloved husband of 70 years, John Knox McPheron, whom she married on August 30, 1944...
Jeffrey L. Benjamin, M.D.
Mar 25, 2015
Jeffrey L. Benjamin, M.D. Jeffrey Benjamin " beloved husband and father, huge-hearted friend to many " passed away on March 25 in a tragic accident on the Bitterroot River. Jeff's 74 years were full beyond any telling, as he lived every day with passion and focus, gathering achievements and friendships along the way. Jeff was born in Brooklyn,...
Richard Minar Shoebotham
Mar 24, 2015
HAMILTON - Richard M. Shoebotham, 77, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 10:00 am at the Daly-Leach Chapel with burial to follow at Riverview Cemetery in Hamilton.

Margaret Madeen
Mar 20, 2015
Margaret Madeen has joined her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, having passed away 20 March 2015 in West Hills, California, from cancer. Margaret was born in the old Deaconess Hospital in Great Falls, Montana on 17 December 1949 to Rudolph Jimenez and Marjorie Galvin Jimenez. Known as Peggy as a child, she was the oldest of six children....
Velda Laverne Vial
Mar 19, 2015
Heaven received a beautiful soul when Velda Laverne Vial went to be with the Lord on March 19, 2015. Velda was born in Hamilton, Montana on July 6, 1932 to Bert and Nellie Bower. She attended schools in Butte and Deer Lodge and graduated in 1950 from Hamilton High School. Velda married her soul mate Virgil Vial in...
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