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Janet M. Townsend
Jun 25, 2014
Janet M. Townsend, 67 of Hamilton passed away June 25, 2014 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Janet was born December 7, 1946 in Indio, California to Jack and Janet (Lorraine) Rothwill. She graduated from Colton High School in Colton, California. Jan worked for Auto Club of Southern California for over 15 years. She then worked as an...
Louise Line Grout
Jun 25, 2014
Louise Line Grout was born October 22, 1919 in Billings, Montana and grew up in nearby Columbus. When she was 9 her family moved to Missoula where her father became a member of the faculty and Dean of the School of Business Administration at the University of Montana. Initially the family lived near the university, then up the...
Leatha L. Ediger
Jun 23, 2014
Leatha L. Ediger, 80 of Stevensville entered into eternal peace with our heavenly Father on Monday, June 23, 2014. - She was born June 27, 1933 in Hutchinson, Kansas. - She is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Wesley Ediger; daughter, Leanne (Steve) Crawford; daughter, Donna (Mike) Calderwood; son, Dan (Cindy) Ediger; sisters, Florine Parke and...
Elva Jean (White) Hunter
Jun 21, 2014
HAMILTON - Elva Jean (White) Hunter, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully surrounded by her daughters on June 21, 2014 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center. Jean was born at home in Farmington, New Mexico on November 30, 1931 to Russell Sage White and Elva Opal Warner White. She spent the first 10 years of...
Bridger Lee Myers-Reeves
Jun 21, 2014
STEVENSVILLE - Bridger Lee Myers-(Reeves), age 10, received his angel wings and his "golden ticket" to go meet our heavenly father and maker on June 21, 2014, from injuries sustained in a very tragic ATV accident. Bridger Lee was born in Missoula to Andrea J. Bunnell and his step-father John D. Reeves at Community Medical Center in Missoula...
Jana Jo (Bay) Cerdena
Jun 18, 2014
CORVALLIS - Jana Jo (Bay) Cerdena passed away peacefully in her sleep on the evening of June 18, 2014. Jana was born to Howard and Janet (Marsh) Bay on January 7, 1965 in Renton, WA. Jana attended Primary, Middle and High School as well as College in western Washington. Jana married Christian Cerdena on September 2, 1995 at...

Leo B. Smith
Jun 17, 2014
HAMILTON - Leo B. Smith, 79 of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014 surrounded by his family at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center. He was born Feb. 10, 1935 in Monmouth, Maine the fourth son of the late H. Maynard and Bernice Burgess Smith. Leo lived in many Maine towns attending numerous schools due to his father's...
Doris Atwood Stocks
Jun 13, 2014
BOZEMAN - Doris Atwood Stocks of Bozeman passed away Friday, June 13, 2014 at High Country Care. She was born May 14, 1930 in Raymond, Alberta Canada. When mom was 6 months old, she traveled by covered wagon pulled by a team of mules from Alberta Canada to the Bitterroot Valley. She grew up poor and cried when...
Merry K Turner
Jun 12, 2014
Merry K (Mattson) Turner age 80 of Hamilton MT passed away on June 12, 2014 at Valley View Estates. She is the wife of Don Edward Turner, 82 of Discovery Care Center also of Hamilton MT. Born in Fargo ND, she was the only child on Joyce E (Martin) and Edgar P. Mattson of New Rockford North Dakota...
James D. Bisom
Jun 11, 2014
VICTOR - James D. Bisom, 79, of Victor passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at his home of natural causes. He was born July 5, 1934 in Atlantic, IA the son of Charles and Mabel Bison. Jim moved to Long Beach, CA in 1941 and graduated from high school. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1957...
Anthony B. "Tony" Backer
Jun 9, 2014
CORVALLIS - Anthony B. "Tony" Backer, 67, of Corvallis passed away Monday, June 9, 2014 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. He was born February 1, 1947 in San Diego, CA the son of Harry James and Evelyn (Powell) Backer. Tony graduated from Monta Vista High School in San Diego where he excelled at football and baseball. He...

Robert B. Baird
Jun 9, 2014
HAMILTON - Robert B. Baird, 98, of Hamilton, died Monday, June 9, at the Marcus Daly Hospice.
Franz Rose, Jr.
Jun 9, 2014
CORVALLIS - Franz Rose Jr. left this world quietly at home June 8th at the age of 51. Frank was born July 1st 1962 in Seattle and grew up in Burien Wa. He was born to Franz and Virginia Rose. He was an active, happy child who always loved to laugh and took his fabulous sense of humor...

Irene Suzanna Willert Gibford
Jun 7, 2014
Irene Suzanna Willert was born on May 16, 1924, to Pete and Petra Willert in Richie. Soon after graduating Richie High School, in 1942, Irene married Donald Kirsch. When Donald joined the Navy, they moved to San Diego, California, where Irene worked as a Lady Riveter at an air defense plant. After the war they returned to Bloomfield,...

Austin E. Robbins
Jun 6, 2014
LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ - Austin E. Robbins, 78, of Lake Havasu City, AZ, formerly of Darby and Hamilton, passed away June 6, 2014 in Arizona. Services will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 11:00 am at the First Baptist Church in Darby with a reception immediately following. Graveside services with military honors will be held...
Louis Lamar Jessop
May 30, 2014
Louis LaMar Jessop was surrounded by his loved ones on this earth as he joined his loved ones on the other side, May 30, 2014. Louis LaMar, a twin to Leslie LaVar, was born Oct. 11, 1939 in Murray, Utah to Joseph Lyman Jessop and Winnie Porter Jessop. When the boys were 6 they moved with the rest...
Karin Mcdougle
May 21, 2014
Karin Ragna Helena Duvander McKay McDougle Our loving Wife, Sister, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and Friend passed peacefully at home in Murrieta California with her family by her side on the morning of May 21st, 2014. Ragna was born in Stockholm, Sweden April 28th, 1930 to her parents Emil Ragnar and Karin Duvander. At the age of 19, she...
Carl Wesley Spoonheim
May 21, 2014
Carl Wesley Spoonheim passed away May 21, 2014 while in Hospice Care at Discovery Care Center. He was born July 18, 1921 in Turner, MT to Mary Helen (Snoball) and Christian Wegner Spoonheim and was the second of seven children. He attended a one room school house near his family homestead in the country until the 8th grade....

Calvin E. Solt
May 18, 2014
HAMILTON - Calvin E. Solt, 95, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center. No formal services will be held. Burial will take place in Minnesota.
Charles William Carney
May 17, 2014
Charles William Carney, 81, of Valley View Estates went home to be with Jesus Saturday, May 17th, 2014 at St Patrick's Hospital due to complications from pneumonia. He was born in Jordan, MT on December 15th, 1932 to Ernest and Opal (Grove) Carney. Charles spent his childhood years in Jordan helping his father run the 3,000 acre homestead....
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