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Dean W. Irwin

Dean W. Irwin

Dec 26, 2014

Dean Walter Irwin, 71, of Hamilton, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014 at his home of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was born November 16, 1943 in Torrington, Connecticut, the son of the late Jack M. and Eva E. (Pent) Irwin. Dean was raised in Pennsylvania, where his love of dogs and hunting were evident from the time he...

June E. Byers

June E. Byers

Dec 26, 2014

June E. (Junie) Byers, 92 of Hamilton passed away Friday, December 26th at her daughter's home in Hamilton. June was raised in the panhandle of Idaho, descendant of pioneer families. She was born to Blaine Otto Sams and Maggie Mary Satterfield on June 11, 1922 in Kendricks, ID. She left high school in 1939 to marry her lifetime...

William J. "Bill" Morrelle

William J. "Bill" Morrelle

Dec 23, 2014

HAMILTON - William J. Morrelle, 96, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at his home. He was born on a farm near New Salem, ND on January 6, 1918 the son of John B. and Ida A. (Bethke) Morrelle. Bill lived on the farm until graduating from high school in 1938. He moved to Glendive, MT...

Daniel James Cavanaugh

Daniel James Cavanaugh

Dec 21, 2014

STEVENSVILLE - Daniel James Cavanaugh, 92, of Stevensville passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014 at the Missoula Health and Rehab. He was born October 7, 1922 in Glendive, MT the son of Dominik and Virginia (Schumacher) Cavanaugh. After graduated from high school in Glendive, Dan attended MSU in Bozeman. He then enlisted in to the US Marine Corps...

Charles James (Charlie) Yerian

Charles James (Charlie) Yerian

Dec 19, 2014

CORVALLIS - Charles James (Charlie) Yerian, aged 94, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2014 at his home in Corvallis, Montana of natural causes. It was a cold, misty early evening when Charlie heard a whinny at the door. Charlie looked out and saw his faithful horse Nita, saddled and ready to go. Charlie mounted up, his chaps...

Jacqueline I. "Jackie" Roberts

Jacqueline I. "Jackie" Roberts

Dec 14, 2014

HAMILTON - Jacqueline Irene "Jackie" Roberts, 62, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 in Hamilton. She was born January 14, 1952 in San Francisco, CA the daughter of Garvin and Bonnie Crites. - Jackie was raised and educated in Los Gatos Hills, CA. She married Ed Morris in November of 1970 in Texas and together had...

Julia Pauline Trollope

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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