Joyce E. Miller
Nov 19, 2011
HAMILTON - Joyce Elaine Miller, 70, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011. She was born May 21, 1941 to Carl W. and Lillian I. Saunders in Scobey, MT. The family moved to Hamilton in 1948 where they owned and operated a Grade A Dairy with the first pipeline milker in the valley. Joyce attended school in...
William J. "Bill" Lubke
Nov 18, 2011
HAMILTON - William J. "Bill" Lubke, master of merry moods and gay witticisms, passed away peacefully November 18th surrounded by his family. Bill was born February 16th, 1929 in Anaconda to Anthony and Sue (Karas) Lubke. Although short in stature, he was known for his larger than life spirit. His days in the Anaconda Catholic schools were filled...
David Johnathan Darger
Nov 13, 2011
David Johnathan Darger 1984 - 2011 Our dearest Husband, Father Son, Brother, and Friend was called home on Sun. November 13, in a car accident near Lincoln, Montana. David was born on Feb. 19, 1984 in Sandy, Utah. He is survived by his wife Anya and 3 children Zachary, Zayden and Zoey; parents Johnathan and Elizabeth; mom CarolLee;...
Jane W. Rivera
Nov 12, 2011
Jane W. Rivera Our wonderful mother, Jane Willis Rivera, went gently and quietly to be with her Savior in heaven on November 12, 2011. She was born Mary Jane Willis to Forest and Agnes (Maxwell) Willis on August 1, 1921. Jane was blessed to always remember her happy childhood. She had many delightful memories to share of the...
Elsie L. Masterson
Nov 10, 2011
Elsie L. Masterson, 84 of Hamilton passed away November 10, 2011 at the Crest Nursing Home in Butte. Elsie was born on October 1, 1927 in Big Timber, MT to Bert A Murray and Lula J Griffin. She married Lyle (Bill) Masterson in Big Timber, MT on November 3, 1946. They raised seven children in the Bitterroot Valley....
Nicholas Trabakoolas
Nov 10, 2011
Nicholas (Nic) Trabakoolas, was born on April 24, 1928 in Auburn (Placer County) California , was baptized in the Greek Orthodox church, as were his siblings, Flora Jean Trabakoolas McHenry (deceased) Anthony Trabakoolas (deceased), Irene Trabakoolas Smith of Roseville, California, and Maria Trabakoolas Johnson (deceased.). His parents, Kostantinos (Gus) and Katina Trabakoolas, Karadas, owned and worked a fruit...
Blanche A. Jones
Nov 10, 2011
Blanche Audrey Jones, 97, of Hamilton, went Home to be with her Lord on Nov 10,2011 at Valley View Estates where she had been a resident for 4 years. She was born Jan. 9, 1914 in Pueblo, Colorado, the daughter of the late Ayres and Estelle Burnett. Blanche was raised in Pueblo and graduated from Pueblo High School....
Ann Daffin
Nov 8, 2011
Ann Daffin, 87 of Hamilton died Tuesday, November 8th at Aaron Care Home in Corvallis. Ann was born June 23, 1924 in Santa Anna, California. She met her husband Walt in June of 1945 at a USO dance. They married on November 18, 1945. The couple moved 16 times in 30 years, finally settling in the Bitterroot in...
Barbara Jean Hayes
Nov 4, 2011
HAMILTON - Barbara Jean Hayes, 61, of Corvallis went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 4, 2011. She went peacefully in her sleep at her home after almost 4 years of battling breast cancer. Barbara was born on September 11, 1950 at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, WA and lived the majority of her life...
Kathleen M. Bounds
Oct 30, 2011
Kathleen M. Bounds, 41 of Victor passed away Sunday, October 30, 2011 Kathi was born at Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Mississippi on June 26, 1970, the daughter of Michael T. and Florence M. (Stevens) Hill. She spent her early years in LaJunta, Co until moving to Sacramento, CA in 1982 where she attended Hiram Johnson High School. She met...
Walter "Walt" Holst
Oct 27, 2011
Walter J. Holst (Walt) April 13, 1916 - October 27, 2011 Walt was born and raised in Chinook, Mt. where he learned his strong work ethic that he held all his life. When he completed his schooling and ranching he worked in construction, served in the Army during World War II, and moved to Missoula, then Fairbanks, Alaska...
Jannette Irene Swensen
Oct 25, 2011
CORVALLIS - Jannette Swensen, 79, passed away at the Autumn House in Corvallis of natural causes with her family by her side on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. She was born to Ezra Harding and Francis Squires on June 29, 1932 in Helena, Mont. She was raised mostly in the Bitterroot Valley and attended schools in Hamilton, West Yellowstone,...
William Wallace Brown
Oct 8, 2011
William Wallace Brown, 87 of Corvallis passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011. He was born October 6, 1924 in Chasely, ND. the son of the late Michael and Rose Brown. Following High School graduation he began farming class. He farmed 30 acres off the Hamilton Heights Road for over 60 years. Bill also served as superintendant of the...
Allen Christopher Keely
Oct 3, 2011
CUT BANK - Allen Christopher Keely, 48, of Cut Bank passed away Monday, October 3, 2011 in Minot, ND due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Allen is survived by his mother, Wilma Keely Simmons of Hamilton; his father, Roy Allen Keely of Concord, MA; 2 sisters, Laura Snelgrove of Blacksburg, VA and Linda Allison of San...
Donald Dobberstein
Oct 3, 2011
Donald Dobberstein, 96, passed peacefully with family by him from natural causes on October 3rd, 2011 in Hamilton Montana. He was born on September 11, 1915 on the family farm in the Bijou hills in Brule County, South Dakota to Lewis F. and Rebecca Turgeon Dobberstein. With the death of his father Lewis in 1931 Don at the...
Kenneth C. Scovill
Oct 3, 2011
Kenneth C. Scovill, 93, of Hamilton passed away Monday, Oct 3, 2011 at the family home. He was born August 12, 1918 in Columbus, MT, the youngest son of Claude and Louise Scovill. Ken was raised and remained in Columbus for 42 years. He graduated from Columbus High School in 1936, worked at the Scovill car dealership and...
Nancy M. Rudolph
Sep 27, 2011
Nancy M. Rudolph Nancy M. Rudolph was born June 15, 1922 and passed away from natural causes on September 27, 2011. She was the daughter of Emil and Alice Hansen, being born on June 15, 1922 in Sacramento, California. It was there that she met and married her husband, James F. Rudolph. She is survived by her daughter,...
Dixie Ann Herbert
Sep 24, 2011
PINESDALE - On September 24, 2011 Dixie Herbert was reunited with her son Lloyd Don, father Lloyd Pead, and step father Ern Turner. She will be missed by her husband Loran Herbert, mother Eva Turner, siblings Kathy Fransen, Valoy Egan, Faye Lee and Farrel Turner, her children Brad, Shalae, Chet, Lex and their spouses whom she loved, her...
Jerry Marvin Jeffries
Sep 24, 2011
Jerry Marvin Jeffries, 73, of Hamilton, Montana, died Saturday, September 24, 2011 of cardiac arrest due to complications of a recent illness, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana. Jerry was born in Reno, Nevada to Lawton and Jessie Jeffries on April 29, 1938. He grew up in Westwood and Susanville, California and graduated from high school in...
John Patrick Potter
Sep 22, 2011
HAMILTON - John Patrick Potter, 68 of Hamilton passed away peacefully Thursday, September 22, 2011 surrounded by his family at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula, Montana. He was preceded in death by his parents, John D. and Mary Louise (Kneib) Potter and his son Patrick James Potter. John was born on November 17, 1942 in Leavenworth, Kansas. His...
