Edwin Mcelroy
Apr 2, 2012
HAMILTON - Edwin McElroy, a longtime resident of Hamilton, MT went home to be with his Lord on Monday, April 2, 2012. He was born to Melville and Ruth McElroy in Fowler, CA on May 26, 1926. He was one of six children. Ed graduated from Clovis High School, Clovis, CA in 1944. He grew up during the...
Christopher O. Holman
Apr 2, 2012
Christopher O. Holman of Hamilton went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, April 2, 2012, at his place of residence. He was born on March 9th, 1939 in Wellesly, Mass. the son of the late Lester O. Holman and Jean Holman Simpson. Chris was raised in Wellesley where he graduated from High School...
Elizabeth Virginia Hardy
Apr 1, 2012
Elizabeth Virginia Hardy, 91, of Corvallis passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care center. She was born November 6, 1920 in Norton Kansas to Martin and Elizabeth Mitchell. She was raised on a wheat farm in Kansas, growing up during the Dust Bowl and the Depression. After graduating from high school...
Denise Louise Gaytko
Mar 29, 2012
Denise Gaytko, 56 of Hamilton passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Care Center with her husband, John, at her side. Denise fought a valiant fight with pancreatic cancer for nearly 1 A½ years with John as her loving caregiver. Denise was born March 26, 1956 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Angelo and...
Betty Jean Lykins
Mar 27, 2012
HAMILTON - Betty Jean Lykins, 84, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. She was born September 1, 1927 in Butte, MT the daughter of John and Vera (Ling) Allen. Betty was raised and educated in Salmon, ID. She married Guy W. Lykins, Sr. on April 17, 1946 in Salmon. They...
Herb Dyer Cleveland
Mar 23, 2012
Herb Dyer Cleveland left us March 23, 2012, to the company of his son Steve, his parents, the late Lyle and Lillian Cleveland, his sister Lila and his dear nephew Doug. Herb was born on February 2, 1937 at the family home on Hamilton's west side. He grew up in the sheltering company of his older siblings exploring...
Ada M. Powell
Mar 20, 2012
Heaven opened up and welcomed another angel home. Ada Powell, a long time Bitterooter, passed away on Tuesday March 20, 2012 at the Rocky Mountain Care Center in Helena surrounded by family and friends. Genealogy and history were among her favorite passions in life. Ada wrote many published books about Hamilton and the Marcus Daly Mansion. Through her...
Lynn Charles Pasichnyk
Mar 20, 2012
HAMILTON - Lynn Charles Pasichnyk (62) of Hamilton, Montana, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012 from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident. An avid bicyclist and outdoorsman, Lynn spent his final moments doing something he loved. Lynn was born on November 16, 1949 to Berniece and John Pasichnyk in Lansing, Michigan. Lynn was raised in Holt, Michigan, graduated...
Connie Lee Martin
Mar 16, 2012
Connie Lee (Grenfell) Martin Connie Lee Martin passed away early Friday, March 16, 2012 at her home in Victor from congestive heart failure. She was 68. - Connie was born December 20, 1943 to Robert Grenfell and Donna Amos in Hamilton, Montana. She spent most of her life in the Bitterroot Valley with brief times in Butte, Bonner,...
Arthur Cannon Gregr
Mar 16, 2012
HAMILTON - Arthur Cannon Gregr, 84, of Hamilton passed away Friday, March 16, 2012 at his son's home in Gold Creek, MT. He was born April 28, 1927 in San Francisco, CA the son of Odland A. and Regina (Cannon) Gregr. Art was raised in Los Angeles, CA where he was an alter boy at Precious Blood Catholic...
Arthur E. Robinson, Jr.
Mar 12, 2012
DARBY - Arthur "Art" E. Robinson Jr. was born on September 21, 1928 in Hollywood, California. He died on March 12, 2012 at his home in Darby, Montana. Art joined the Navy in 1946 and served two years during World War Two until he was honorably discharged. Art met and married Joann Dalrymple on September 11, 1949. They...
Karri Lynn Posten Easley
Mar 8, 2012
CORVALLIS - Karri Lynn Posten Easley was born in Carson City, Nevada on August 18, 1960. She was raised in Northern California and graduated from Ponderosa High School in 1978. She gave birth to two sons, Merrill and Adam Sept and a daughter, Jacquelynn Sept. She worked for Placer County Title Co., BlueShield, Sierra School, and El Dorado...
Irene J. Lechner
Mar 7, 2012
HAMILTON - Irene J. Lechner, 80, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, March 07, 2012 at her home of natural causes. She was born April 15, 1931 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of Charles and Louise Hoffman. Irene was preceded in death by her parents; 2 sons, Joseph and Charles Lechner; and her grandson, Sam Arnold. She is...
Emma L. Cleland
Mar 7, 2012
HAMILTON - Emma L. Cleland, 97, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center. She was born August 2, 1914 on her parent's farm in then rural Lacey, WA. Emma is the last of seven children. She was raised and educated in Lacey. Emma married 3 times and was...
Frieda E. Robert
Mar 5, 2012
HAMILTON - Frieda E. Roberts, 83, of Hamilton passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center. She was born August 5, 1928 in Glen Ullin, ND the daughter of Fred R. and Pauline (Wagner) Permann. Frieda was raised and educated in Glen Ullin, graduating from high school in 1946. She married...
Sachiko Brown
Mar 5, 2012
HAMILTON - Sachiko Brown, 77, of Hamilton passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula of heart failure. She was born November 1, 1934 in Tokyo, Japan the daughter of Unzaburo and Seno (Kinu) Ota. Sachi was raised in Japan and China where she attended school. She married Richard Brown March 15, 1962 in...
Donald L. Grenfell
Mar 4, 2012
HAMILTON - Donald Lloyd Grenfell, 72, entered into rest on March 4, 2012 following injuries sustained in a snowmobile accident. He was born to Nicholas and Georgia (Taylor) Grenfell on September 3, 1939, in Missoula, MT. Don attended schools in Stevensville, Corvallis and graduated from Darby High School. He played basketball, football and tennis during school. After graduating...
M. George Lawry
Mar 3, 2012
HAMILTON - M. George Lawry passed away March 3, 2012 from complications of bone marrow cancer with his family by his side in Missoula, Montana. George was born October 2, 1929, in San Francisco, California and raised by his Mother, Aetna Pearce and later his Aunt, Francis Girolo. He graduated from Santa Rosa High School and attended both...
Shirley Abel
Mar 2, 2012
Shirley Abel of Hamilton passed away March 2 from a devastating stroke at Saint Patrick Hospital in Missoula. She was born April 21, 1935 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Oscar and Helen Parks. She attended school in Council Bluffs, graduating from high school in 1953. She married Barry Abel Dec. 22, 1955. They made their home in Council...
Robert "Bob" Mackey
Mar 2, 2012
Bob Mackey, 79 of Hamilton passed away Friday, March 2, 2012 in his home with his wife and daughters by his side. Bob is survived by his wife Nadine; daughters, Susan, Jan and Maryann. His son Don preceded him in death in 1994. He had 8 grandchildren and4 great grandchildren. There will be no memorial services. Arrangements are...
