Terry W. Burke
Apr 16, 2014
HAMILTON - Terry W. Burke passed suddenly of heart failure on April 16, 2014 at Sunrise Hospital, Las Vegas, Nevada. Terry was born in Hammond, Indiana, to Walter and Vivian Burke. He graduated from Hammond Tech High School. Terry was married to Sharon Johnson on December 28, 1963. They just celebrated fifty wonderful years of marriage. Terry worked...
Colin C. Birse
Apr 15, 2014
HAMILTON - Colin C. Burse, 87, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Valley View Estates of natural causes. He was born February 23, 1927 in Oakland, CA the son of Norman and Josephine Birse. - After high school Colin enlisted into the US Army in August of 1945. He served in the Signal Corps until...
Wendy Kae Decker
Apr 15, 2014
CORVALLIS - Wendy Kae Decker, 53, of Corvallis, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula from a sudden heart aneurysm, a complication from high blood pressure. She was born August 15, 1960, in Madison, S.D., to Ernie and Kathy Steffen. She graduated from Madison High School in 1978. Later that same year, her...
Richard L. Brown
Apr 13, 2014
Richard L. Brown, 76 of Hamilton, passed away on Palm Sunday, 13 April 2014 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Richard was born on 21 November 1937 in Culver City, CA. He graduated from Van Nuys High School. Shortly afterwards he joined the Air Force. During his time in the Air Force, he met the love of his...
Joseph Daniel Ward
Apr 12, 2014
HAMILTON - Joseph Daniel Ward, 42, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born January 2, 1972 in Harbor City, California to Jack Ward and Carolyn Barnes. Joe attended school in Muldrow, OK and graduated from Lincoln High School (Lincoln, MT) in 1990. He served in the...
Marilyn Rae "Marki" Jacobs
Apr 12, 2014
VICTOR - Marilyn Rae (Marki) Jacobs of Victor, MT passed away unexpectedly at home on April 12, 2014. She was born on September 23, 1952 in Williston N.D. to Raymond and Ruth Meadows. Both preceded her in death. She graduated from Stevensville High School in 1970 and married Bruce Bash a year later. They later divorced. Marki worked...
Nilda Ruiz Lewis
Apr 11, 2014
Nilda Ruiz Lewis Born August 13, 1942 in Sonoma, Texas On April 11, 2014, Nilda Ruiz Lewis, our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother went to be with her Savior. Nilda spent her final days surrounded by family and friends while in the loving care of Marcus Daly Hospice. Nilda was always very active in Corvallis Community Church as...
Lloyd Reesman
Apr 6, 2014
HAMILTON - Lloyd Reesman, 75, of Corvallis passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Care Center. He was born August 2, 1938 in Missoula, Montana to Archie and Gwendolyn Reesman. Lloyd graduated from the University of Montana majoring in Forestry. In 1959, he married Jill Kilian, his wife of 54 years. He...
Charles M. Israel
Apr 6, 2014
Hamilton, Montana - Charlie Israel, 80 of Hamilton passed away on April 6, 2014, of congestive heart failure. Charlie was born May 15, 1933 in New York City. He grew up in the Bronx with his two older brothers, Eddie and Phil. They were the sons of Rae (Levine) and Martin Israel. As a boy living in New...
Marlys Jean Pfyffer
Apr 1, 2014
Marlys Jean Pfyffer, 85 of Hamilton went to join her Savior Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospice due to natural causes. Marlys was born November 6, 1928 in Tagus, North Dakota to Fred and Amanda Pfeifer. She attended Corvallis Schools through 10th grade and then attended and graduated from Hamilton High School. Marlys worked...
Lois Ruth Willi
Mar 31, 2014
Lois Ruth Mauger Willi, 90 of Hamilton passed March 31st at Valley View Estates. She was born November 2, 1923 in Midwest, Wyoming to the late Clarence and Audrie Mauger. She went to school in Midwest, WY and in 1940 the family moved to the Bitterroot. She married Lloyd K. Clark (not the school teacher!) in 1941 and...
Doris M. Marjerison
Mar 31, 2014
Doris Marie (Sorenson) Marjerison (64) of Stevensville passed away on March 31st after living her life with cancer for the last 13 years. She was born on May 20, 1949 in Dillon, Montana, the daughter of Elmer and Thelma Sorenson. Doris was raised in Dillon, Twin Bridges and Butte, Montana, and Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Butte High...
Hazel Loving Hess-Osborne
Mar 31, 2014
BUTTE - Hazel Loving Hess-Osborne, 94, of Butte passed away Monday, March 31, 2014 in Butte. She was born January 28, 1920 in Powell, WY the daughter of Ralph and Muriel Loving. Hazel moved with her parents and three brothers to Hamilton in 1926. She attended Hamilton schools and then married Elmo Hess, of Corvallis, in 1937. They...
Dale Graves
Mar 30, 2014
DARBY - Dale Graves of Darby, MT, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2014. Dale was born in New Ross, IN on June 20, 1919. He was a pilot in the Army Air Corps in WWII. Post-war, Dale was instrumental in expanding U-Haul franchises in the Eastern US. In 1975, after a career with U-Haul in Portland, OR...
Mathew David Doney
Mar 29, 2014
Mathew "Mat" David Doney, 27 of Hamilton passed away of natural causes, March 29th in Glendive, MT. Mat was born October 3, 1986 in Portland, Washington to Dwayne and Patricia Doney. After completing his education he taught himself mechanics. He was one of the best mechanics and could do things some people rarely thought about. He would research...
Michael Dean Peterson
Mar 29, 2014
HAMILTON - Michael Dean Peterson, 52, of Hamilton died March 29, 2014 from a long term struggle with Cancer. Michael Dean Peterson was born September 24, 1961 in Beatrice, Nebraska. He moved to Lincoln, Nebraska as a child. He was the son of the late Merlin Dean and Nell Peterson. Mike was preceded in death by his first...
Juelene E. Collins
Mar 28, 2014
HAMILTON - Juelene Collins, loving wife, mother, Grandma and friend, passed away peacefully the morning of March 28, 2014 after her courageous 24 plus year battle with cancer. Her loving son, Tyler, was reading scripture to her and the Lord called her home. Juelene married her best friend, Loren Collins on December 23, 1973. They moved to Montana...
Wanda Mavros Larson
Mar 24, 2014
Wanda Mae (Mavros) Larson (75) of Sun City, AZ and Hamilton passed away Monday, March 24, 2014 with her husband, Darrel Larson by her side. Her family was instrumental of the settlement of the Bitterroot Valley of Montana from agriculture to the building industry. Wanda was preceded in death by her mother, Jaunita B. Shook; father, Milo E....
Richard W. Morris
Mar 24, 2014
HAMILTON - Richard W. Morris, 67, of Hamilton passed away Monday, March 24, 2014 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was born July 21, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA the son of Ralph and Evelyn Morris. Rich was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister, Carole Ann Lamb. He is survived by his wife, Carol,...
Gail Victoria Wood
Mar 23, 2014
Gail Victoria (Cunnington) Wood, 79 of Hamilton, passed away on Sunday the 23rd of March, the very day of her wedding anniversary, at Marcus Daly Hospice Care Center. She was born in Idaho Falls Idaho on Feb. 10, 1935 to Manual and Rose Cunnington. In 1959, her family moved to the Bitterroot and Gail was still in Idaho...
