Roy "Mr. Rainbow" Thomas
Nov 3, 2013
Roy Thomas "Mr. Rainbow", 76, of Hamilton, went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, Nov. 03, 2013. He was born on Oct. 09, 1937 in Hamilton, MT and felt fortunate to be able to live here again for the past 17 yrs. He married Sheraleen Madsen (Sherrie) of Scobey, MT, on Aug. 06, 1960 and they...
Anna Vee Brandborg
Nov 2, 2013
Hamilton - Last Saturday evening, Nov. 2, Anna Vee Brandborg, 88 years along and proud of it, drifted off from the world of sourdough pancake breakfasts, environmental activists, uppity and accomplished children, cookouts on Tin Cup Flat, 14 dogs and company in the living room, pithy observations, good advice, good bourbon, bad jokes, good cooking, outrageous laughter, the...
Gary R. Greer
Oct 30, 2013
HAMILTON - Gary R. Greer passed away on October 30, 2013. He was born in Ogden, Utah on May 15, 1943 to Ray and Lucille Greer. He served in the military from 1960 - 1963. He worked for many years at Hill Air Force Base. In 1962 he married Charmaine Maltby and had two children, Paula and Wayne....
Carol S. Thomas
Oct 29, 2013
Carol S. Thomas passed at home in the presence of her family on October 29, 2013 at 5:35pm. Carol was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 6,1942 to Dorothy and Robert Tuell. Siblings are Ed, Bobby, Mary, Evelyn, Ralph, Margaret, Pat and Truman . Survived by sisters Margaret George and Pat Bataglia of California. Husband Bill Thomas, daughters...
Phillip O. "Phil" Ballard
Oct 29, 2013
HAMILTON - Phillip O. (Phil) Ballard, 84, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center. Phil was third of six children born on October 10, 1929 to Hal and Mildred Ballard in Fairfield, ID. He moved to Bellingham, WA as a baby, attending all twelve years of school there,...
Joyce Janiece Anderson
Oct 28, 2013
HAMILTON - Joyce Janiece Anderson, 70, of Hamilton passed away Monday, October 28, 2013 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. She was born March 8, 1943 in Pueblo, CO the daughter of James W. and Loree V. (Coleman) Howerton. Joyce attended school most of her 12 years while living in Bellvue, CO. She graduated from Cache La Poudre High...
Jessie Fay Mcentire
Oct 27, 2013
Jessie Fay McEntire passed away on October 27, 2013 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, MT. She was born in Idabel, OK on July 9, 1923 to Lee and Cindy Bivins. Her four sisters and four brothers affectionately called her "sister". In 1940, she married Alfred McEntire and had four children together; Steve, Linda and twin boys,...
Frances Bonita Shipp
Oct 26, 2013
Frances Bonita Shipp, 83 of Hamilton went to sleep to wait for the coming of the Lord. Frances was born May 5, 1930 to Lucy and William Fitzgerald in New Martinsville, West Virginia. She loved to play Bingo - in fact, she was called Bingo Bonnie. She enjoyed shopping, camping and going for rides. She loved her chicken,...
Robin Jerry Petri
Oct 23, 2013
Robin Jerry Petri, 58 of Hamilton passed away on October 23, 2013. He was the third son to Patricia (Lensing) Reed and Jack Petri born October 18, 1955. Robin joined the Army before finishing High School, but later received his GED while in the service. After an honorable discharge, Robin worked as a carpenter and an electrician and...
Doris Holmes
Oct 22, 2013
CORVALLIS - On the morning of October 22, 2013, Doris Holmes passed away at home in Corvallis, MT with her loving husband by her side. Doris was 81 years old. She was born May 16, 1932, in Mount Vernon, New York to Manuel and Maria Pinto. Doris was a loving wife of 63 years to Glenn (Bud) Holmes...
Benjamin Lee Smead
Oct 22, 2013
Benjamin Lee Smead, 28 of Hamilton died October 22nd at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula as the result of an auto accident. Ben was born February 13, 1985 in Missoula to William H. and Katherine C. Smead. He attended and graduated from Flathead High School in Kalispell. He worked as a Ford service technician. Ben enjoyed fishing, gold...
Vlade William Joyner
Oct 20, 2013
Vlade William Joyner, son, brother, uncle, and adventurer, died on October 20th, 2013. Vlade had a whit and charm unlike any other. Vlade's light was bright. He lit up a room, most of the time intentionally, but often without trying. Words to make you blush were always at the tip of his tongue. Vlade could instantly charm his...
Lorri-Ann Tracy-Piazzola
Oct 17, 2013
HAMILTON - Lorri-Ann Tracy-Piazzola, age 52, of Hamilton MT, passed away at her home on October 17, 2013. She was born in Bozeman, MT at the Deaconess Hospital, to Karene Lea Tracy. Lorri lived most of her life in Livingston, MT, then in 1996 moved to Hamilton, where she continued her work of home health care, and taking...
Jean T. Waldo
Oct 13, 2013
Jean Tardeville Waldo, 89, of Hamilton passed away at her home Sunday, October 13, 2013. Jean was born November 11, 1923 in Anaconda the daughter of the late Dean Ivan and Ruth Baker Tardeville. She attended Business College in Butte. She worked at the Anaconda Smelter until after WWII. On March 21, 1945 Jean married Ralph (Bob) Waldo...
John S. Hazelton
Oct 10, 2013
John Sanford Hazelton, 93, of Hamilton, Montana passed away Thursday evening, October 10, following a brief stay in hospice care at Marcus Daly Hospital. He was born September 25, 1920, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Harry Jr. and Lucille Taylor (Bernard) Hazelton. John and wife Ruth had moved to Sapphire Lutheran Homes in the Bitterroot Valley...
John Bud Boe
Oct 7, 2013
John Thomas "Bud" Boe, 75 of Hamilton passed away of natural causes October 7, 2013 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Hamilton. - He was born June 14, 1938 in Osakis, MN to the late Rev. Thomas and Eva Boe. After high school in Lake Mills, Iowa, Bud joined the US Marine Corps...
Shirley Kolski
Oct 6, 2013
Shirley Kolski 60, of Darby passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Saint Patrick Hospital in Missoula. She was born May 25, 1953 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the adopted daughter of Cal and Marie Calvery. Shirley was raised and educated in Albuquerque, NM, graduating from Los Lunas High School. She married William (Charlie) Crockett in June of 1973....
Dorothy "Dot" Goodrich
Oct 4, 2013
Dorothy (Dot) Frances Goodrich, 103 went to heaven on October 4, 2013. She was born in Willow River, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her husband James Lloyd Goodrich and son James Praxel Goodrich. She is survived by her 4 grandchildren, James Goodrich, Jill Kelley, Janice Walker and Jennifer Harrison; 9 great grandchildren. She is also survived...
Shirley North Bush
Oct 4, 2013
Shirley North Bush, 93 of Darby went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ October 4th at the Discovery Care Center in Hamilton. - She was born in Moline, Illinois to Clarence and Ila North, the family moved to California when she was 6. She grew up in Inglewood, where she attended high school and...
Barbara Virginia Tuttle
Oct 4, 2013
Barbara Virginia Foster Tuttle, 82 of Victor passed away Friday, October 4, 2013 at the Discovery Care Center in Hamilton. She was born in San Francisco, California the only child of Gladys and Geoffrey Foster. Barbara retired in 1978 and moved to Victor in 1979. She had been employed as an elementary school secretary in Lakeside, CA. She...
