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Julia Pauline Trollope
Dec 12, 2014
Julia "Polly" Trollope, died Dec. 12, 2014. Born in 1924 in Stites, Idaho, to parents Jack and Julie Parsell. Polly grew up in Idaho and moved to Missoula. Polly hada passion for helping others so she went to nursing school " St. Peters College in Helena " where she got her degree in nursing. After school she moved...
Rose M. Anderson
Dec 11, 2014
Rose Marie Anderson, 86 of Hamilton passed away peacefully, Thursday, Dec. 11th at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Rose was born January 27, 1928 in Roundup, Montana the daughter of the late Adolph and Mary Barghultz. Following high school she married the love of her life, Vern Edward Anderson in Portland, Oregon. They were happily married for 57...
Jack E. Isaacs
Dec 8, 2014
CORVALLIS - Jack E. Isaacs, 64, of Corvallis passed away Monday, December 8, 2014 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center. He was born April 17, 1950 in Kalispell, MT the son of Richard Dean and Doris Anita (Brinninger) Isaacs. Jack was raised and educated in Kalispell through the 7th grade. He then moved to Missoula...
Doris J. Widder
Dec 8, 2014
Doris Faust Widder, aka "Duke", 63 of Victor passed away Monday, December 8, 2014. Doris was born July 11, 1951 at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, WI the daughter of the late Alphonse and Imelda Dickrell Faust. She graduated from Elkhart Lake High School in 1969. On July 17, 1971 Doris married Richard Widder in Elkhart Lake, WI....
Betty L Lien
Dec 7, 2014
Betty L. Lien, went to be with her Savior the Lord Jesus Christ on December 7, 2014, at her home, with her loving family surrounding her. - She was born July 21, 1931, the only child of Henry and Louise Meyer in Aberdeen, WA. She moved to Portland, OR and attended high school at Roosevelt High, graduating in...
Adelaide Lois Grindle
Dec 5, 2014
HAMILTON - Adelaide Lois Grindle, 92, of Hamilton passed away Friday, December 5, 2014 at St. Patrick Hospital. She will be laid to rest with her husband at the Western Montana Veterans Cemetery in Missoula.
Sylvia Lunceford Stewart
Nov 27, 2014
Sylvia was born October 30, 1927 near Bossburg, WA and entered into rest November 27, 2014 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospice Center in Hamilton. She was the daughter of Frank R. and Myrtle Lockhart Lunceford. She was the youngest of four children her siblings were, Thelma I. Rohlf, Frances L. Johnson and Eugene W. Lunceford. She was...
Helen D. Tousignant
Nov 27, 2014
HAMILTON - Helen D. Tousignant, 90, of Hamilton passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center. Memorial services will be held in the spring.
Ronald B. Hallock
Nov 26, 2014
Ronald "Ron" Bates Hallock, 69, of Corvallis, MT passed away Wednesday, November 26th, 2014. He was born May 6, 1945 in Valentine, Nebraska. Ron is the son of Graydon and Marjorie Hallock. He graduated as Valedictorian of his high school in 1969 in Winner, SD. His family moved to Montana in 1969. He graduated from the University of...
Derry Kempf
Nov 25, 2014
Derry Kempf, 81 of Darby Passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at his home in Darby. He was born April 23, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to R.J and Thiel Kempf. He was raised in Milwaukee where he attended Nathan Hale High School and received many state championships as a violinist. After high school he joined the Air Force...
James Alfred "Jim" Patterson
Nov 23, 2014
CORVALLIS - James Alfred "Jim" Patterson, 80, passed away of natural causes at his home in Corvallis on Sunday, Nov. 23. He was born Dec. 24, 1933 in Florence, MT, the son of A.J. and Dora Patterson. Jim lived and worked in the Bitterroot Valley virtually all his life. He graduated from Hamilton High School before serving in...
Frances M. Metcalf
Nov 23, 2014
HAMILTON - Frances M. Metcalf, 88, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014 in Missoula of natural causes. Mom was 1 month short of her 89th birthday. She was born in Baker, MT on December 26, 1925. Mom moved to the Bitterroot in 1939 with her family and called the Bitterroot her home. She did spend 3...
Stetson James Nielson
Nov 18, 2014
HAMILTON - Stetson James Nielson, 21, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at his home of natural causes. He was born in American Fork, UT on January 20, 1993 the son of Jesse Nielson and Crystal Howcroft-Nielson. Stetson was raised and educated in Darby. He worked miscellaneous jobs including cutting fire wood and helping people when...
Bobbie A. Holst
Nov 17, 2014
CORVALLIS - Bobbie A. Holst, 83, of Corvallis passed away Monday, November 17, 2014 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.
Wilhelm "Willy" Burgdorfer
Nov 17, 2014
Dr. Wilhelm/Willy/Burgdorfer Ph.D., Honorary M.D. Hamilton - Dr. Wilhelm (Willy) Burgdorfer, 89, of Hamilton passed away at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospice on Monday, November 17, 2014. He was born June 27, 1925 in Basel, Switzerland where he was raised, the son of Karl and Else Burgdorfer. He received his undergraduate and PhD degrees in Zoology, Parasitology and...
T.G. "Jerry" Keeley
Nov 14, 2014
Trevelyn Gerald "Jerry" Keeley, 96 of Billings (formerly of Hamilton) took his "final flight west" on Friday, November 14, 2014. Jerry was born August 13, 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Ernest Wesley and Myrtle Viola Shane Keeley. His family moved to Long Beach, CA in 1923 where Jerry was educated. He started flying planes in...
Alona A. Frank
Nov 12, 2014
HAMILTON - Alona A. Frank, 84, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. No formal services are planned. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.
Anita Catherine Spinetta Dianda
Nov 10, 2014
Anita Spinetta Dianda, 92, of Darby, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Hamilton. She was born on November 28, 1921 in San Francisco, the daughter of the late Lorenzo and Caterina Bavoso of Italy. At age five she went back to Italy with her parents, returning to California...
Steven Lee Mears
Nov 7, 2014
LCpl Steven "Steve" Lee Mears Feb. 29, 1949 Nov 7, 2014 - - - - Steve came into this world in Santa Monica, CA as a leap year baby and never failed to use that to the best of his advantage. He grew up in Hawthorne, CA. and spent many happy hours in Pomona at his Great-grandmother's poultry...
Charles Craig Anderson
Nov 2, 2014
VICTOR - Charles C. Anderson, 57, of Victor passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014 at his home of natural causes. He was born September 3, 1957 in Missoula the son of Clinton and Betty Anderson. Charles is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Michael C. and Krista Anderson of Missoula and 3 grandchildren. No formal services will be...
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