Roy Gafford Brown
Mar 1, 2015
Roy Gafford Brown Jr. 70, of Hamilton, passed away of cancer, Sunday, March 1, 2015. He was born Sep 22, 1944 in Seattle, Wa., the son of the late Roy G. and Ruth L. Brown. They moved to Ontario, California when he was four years old. Roy went to Central School and Vina F. Danks Jr. High. He...
Richard "Dick" Ackerman
Feb 28, 2015
Dick Ackerman, 81 of Darby passed away on Saturday, February, 28, 2015 at the Marcus Daly Hospice. He was born November 8, 1933 in Beverly Hills, California, the son of William and Helen Ackerman. Dick attended Beverly Vista Grammar School and Beverly Hills High School. Dick was an avid tennis player and while attending high school was a...
Thomas L. Wright
Feb 27, 2015
Thomas L. Wright, 77 of Corvallis passed away of congestive heart failure, Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Marcus Daly Hospital in Hamilton. He was born January 11, 1938 in Williston, ND to the late Adrian and Mabel Wright. He grew up in Williston and as a teenager worked on various farms and ranches. He joined the Navy...
Florence "Jean" White
Feb 24, 2015
HAMILTON - Florence "Jean" White, 87, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at the Village Health Care Center in Missoula. She was born a twin on March 5, 1927 to the late Roy and Ireta Hyatt. - Jean was raised on the family ranch and graduated from Hamilton High School. In 1947 she married Robert "Bob"...
Elisha "Gene" Penland
Feb 24, 2015
HAMILTON - Elisha Gene Penland passed on in Hamilton, MT on February 24, 2015. Gene was born December 12, 1926 in the Piney Woods of East Texas. He was the 5th of 13 children born to Bud and Vannie Penland of Leon and Matagorda County, Texas. Gene is survived by his ever loving and tender wife, Evelyn, her...
Russell E. Axtell
Feb 20, 2015
CORVALLIS - Russell E. Axtell, 69, of Corvallis passed away Friday, February 20, 2015. He had just finished checking the cows with a horse between his knees and a rope in his hands. He was born January 13, 1946 in Conrad, MT to Paul and Laura (Newkirk) Axtell. - Russell moved from Ronan to Corvallis when he was...
Patsy Ann Rennaker
Feb 19, 2015
HAMILTON - Patsy Ann Rennaker, 79, of Hamilton passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015 in Missoula after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Hamilton on February 21, 1935 in the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital to Chester C. and Alice L. Robinson. Patsy was raised in Grantsdale but in 1942 the family moved to St. Helens,...
Marjorie June Mathison
Feb 18, 2015
Marjorie June Mathison, 83 of Hamilton passed on to our Lord on February 18th. She was born in Harvey, North Dakota, on June 11, 1931. Her parents were Harry and Edith Palmer. She moved to Hamilton with her parents as a senior in high school and graduated in 1949. Marjorie married Robert S. Mathison in Missoula on August...
Beverly Mae Polston
Feb 17, 2015
Beverly Mae Polston, 87 of Darby passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center in Hamilton. Beverly was born February 6, 1928 in Denver, Colorado the daughter of the late Albert and Ila Haworth. She touched many lives during her journey here and was a sweet witness to God's power here on earth. She...
Doris C. Forsell
Feb 17, 2015
Doris C. Forsell, 98 of Hamilton passed away February 17, 2015 at her home. Doris was born November 11, 1916 in Omaha, Nebraska the daughter of the late Dr. Irene Platt and Dr. Richard Clark. She attended and graduated from Great Falls High School. She went on to attend the University of Montana, studying Philosophy and Music. On...
Robert Wayne Moderie
Feb 15, 2015
HELENA - Robert has risen to the heavens on Feb. 15, 2015 to join his parents, Doris and Wayne, and his wife of 52 years Darlene. He will be enjoying his life's passion of hunting, bowling, golfing, cars and chatting with old acquaintances. Robert was born September 26, 1936 in Missoula to Wayne and Doris Moderie. He was...
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...
