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Jerry Travis Jerome
Feb 15, 2015
Hamilton - Jerry Travis Jerome was born June 13, 1933 in Choteau, MT to Stacy Travis and Hattie Poore Jerome. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Nora Holland; grandson, Gabe Jerome, and nephew, Stephen Suden. He is survived by his wife of 38 years Mary Ann Wells Jerome; sons, Randy (Penny) Jerome, Kelly (Connie) Jerome;...

Roger D. Gorder
Feb 13, 2015
HAMILTON - Roger D. Gorder, 79, of Hamilton passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 at Valley View Estates. He was born May 23, 1935 at Fort Peck, MT, the son of the late Palmer and Mildred Gorder. Roger was raised in Starbuck, MN, where he graduated from high school. He joined the Army after attending St. Cloud State...

Thomas Allen Strong
Feb 13, 2015
Thomas Allen Strong, 59 of Hamilton passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 13 at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula from complications related to chemotherapy. Tom was cremated at Daly-Leach Memorial Chapel. Tom was born in Oxnard, California to Hank and Marty Strong on April 26, 1955. A graduate of Oxnard High School, Tom went on to become a...

Helen "Kathy" Quinn
Feb 12, 2015
Helen Kathy Quinn, 58, of Hamilton, MT passed away from heart failure Feb 12, 2015. Kathy was born at Pepperrell Air Force Base military hospital in St John's, Newfoundland, Canada on July 20, 1956. Kathy traveled and lived in Okinawa, Montauk, NY and various other military base locations. Much of Kathy's childhood was spent between Shalimar, FL and...

Debra Lynn Solon
Feb 12, 2015
HAMILTON - Debra Lynn Solon, 62, of Hamilton passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. No formal services will be held at this time.
Jewel Virginia Bass
Feb 8, 2015
Jewel Virginia Bass (Gigi), Age 88, of Stevensville, MT passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the Marcus Daly Hospice, due to complications from congestive heart failure. She is survived by two sons and one daughter; Jerry Bass and wife Melody of Colorado Springs, CO; Fred Bass and wife Bonnie of Tolleson, AZ; and her daughter...
Jean Heydon Penrod
Feb 7, 2015
Hamilton - Jean Virginia (Heydon) Penrod, 94, of Hamilton, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Discovery Care Center in Hamilton. She was born May 3, 1920 in Comertown, MT the daughter of Jack and Elizabeth Roach. Jean married Cecil Heydon in August of 1939 in Shelby, MT and together they had four children. They moved to...
Franklin James Masterson
Feb 7, 2015
Franklin "Frank" James Masterson Butte - Frank was born to Arthur and Mary (Smith) Masterson on February 22, 1933 in Hamilton, Montana. He passed away on February 7, 2015 in Butte, Montana. Frank lived with his mother and father on a 200 acre ranch South of Darby. After selling the ranch they moved to Grantsdale and lived on...
Gwen Call Mortensen
Feb 5, 2015
Gwen Call Mortensen, Grandma Gwen to most everyone who ever met her, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2015, at her home in Hamilton. She was born March 20, 1915 in Dayton Idaho to James and Mary (Phillips) Call. Her twin brother Glen was born a few minutes before her. She was just a few weeks shy of...
Dayle M. Anderson
Feb 4, 2015
HAMILTON - Dayle M. Anderson 78, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday February 4, 2015 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana. He was born February 25 1936 in Conrad, Montana, son of the late Leon and Frieda Anderson. Dayle was raised in Conrad and graduated from Conrad High School in 1954. After graduating from Rocky Mountain College in...
Richard Lee Garrod
Feb 3, 2015
HAMILTON - Richard Lee Garrod passed away on February 3, 2015 in Hamilton, MT due to complications of a recent surgery. Dick was born at the family home in Corvallis, MT on June 22, 1933 to Ernest and Ruth Garrod and called the Bitterroot Valley home until his passing. He married JoAnn Mortensen in December of 1954 and...
Sibyl D. (Shupe) Gibbons
Feb 2, 2015
Hamilton - Sibyl D. (Shupe) Gibbons, 91, of Hamilton passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at her home of natural causes. She was born April 22, 1923 in Fanshawe, OK the daughter of Rhodney and Nora Brannon. Sibyl graduated from Fanshawe High School. She married Marlton Loftis in 1941. Sibyl was very active in the Hamilton Senior Center...
Stanley B. Parr
Jan 29, 2015
Stanley B. Parr, 75, of Grantsdale passed away on January 29th 2015 at his home. He lived in the Bitterroot Valley for the past 38 years. Stan was born November 7, 1939 in Richmond, Indiana, the son of William and Carrie Parr. Stan graduated from Pueblo High School in Tucson, AZ. in 1957 and joined the Air Force...

James Edward Congdon Iii
Jan 28, 2015
MISSOULA - James Edward Congdon III quietly passed away Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015, of natural causes. He was born August 13, 1925 in Ottawa Illinois to James E. Congdon Jr and Erma Benson. James was raised in Walworth Wisconsin and grew up sailing on Lake Geneva. He attended Park College in Parkville Missouri where he met and married...
Lila Jane Daw
Jan 27, 2015
DARBY - Lila Jane Greenup Daw was born Dec. 7, 1916, in a small cabin out of Darby, to Ernest and Pansy Greenup....She died Jan. 27, 2015 just a few miles away...insisting she never saw the reason to leave such a wonderful valley...She attended Darby schools and married Elgin Daw Feb. 10, 1934. They had two children Darrell...
Joan Marie Connor
Jan 19, 2015
CORVALLIS - Joan Marie Connor died peacefully in the early morning hours at Discovery Care Centre in Hamilton, MT January 19, 2015 at the age of 77. This was her Grandmother McCauley's birthday so she wanted an early start to celebrate with her in Heaven. She was born in Butte, MT to Thomas J. and Lois McCauley Connor,...

Bobby Ray Neely
Jan 18, 2015
CORVALLIS - Bobby R. Neely, 81, of Corvallis passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at his home. No local services are planned. Burial will take place with this wife, Della, in Illinois.
Mary Ellen Hoblitt
Jan 17, 2015
Mary Ellen Hoblitt, 96 of Darby passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton. Mary Ellen was born March 17, 1918 in Harlowton, Montana to the late Lloyd and Marie Jeanblanc Moore. She moved to Hamilton as a young child. She graduated from Hamilton High School in 1935. She attended Kinman Business...
Teresa Ann "Terry" (Vance) Tietge
Jan 17, 2015
VICTOR - Teresa Ann "Terry" Tietge passed away Saturday, January 17, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 74 years young. Terry was born in Conrad, MT on December 5, 1940 the only child of William Henry and Helen Jane (Ritchey) Vance. Her family lived in Bozeman, Ft. Roberts, CA while her dad served in the...
Farrell Johnson
Jan 16, 2015
Farrell Johnson, 71 of Hamilton, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Valley View Estates. H was born August 8, 1943 in Hamilton, MT., the son of the late Henry and Anna Johnson. Farrell was raised in Hamilton. Farrell had a love for history and football while in high school. Farrell graduated in...
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