Raymond Walter Meadows
Feb 2, 2012
STEVENSVILLE - Raymond W. Meadows, 96, of Stevensville passed away on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. He was born Jan. 18, 1916, in Charlson, North Dakota. During his early years Ray lived on a farm in Western North Dakota. In the late 1920s, his family migrated to Alberta, Canada. One of Ray's fondest memories involved moving back to Western...
Clarence Lee Rye
Feb 2, 2012
MISSOULA - Clarence Lee Rye, 59, of Missoula, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends at Community Hospital on February 2nd, 2012. Clarence enjoyed spending time with his family, friends, and two grandsons, Ryelee and Joshua. Clarence was a life-long fan of the Minnesota Vikings, enjoyed watching most sports and was an accomplished cribbage player having won...
Richard "Dick" Faucher
Feb 2, 2012
Richard "Dick" Faucher, 76 of Hamilton passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton. Dick was born April 16, 1935 at the Queen of Angels Hospital in Hollywood, CA the son of Louise and Edgar Faucher. Dick attended High School and a year of College prior to entering the Army. He served...
M. Ken Anderson
Feb 1, 2012
M. Ken Anderson died of natural causes on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at Marcus Daly Hospital at the age of 78. Ken and his wife Pat resided in Hamilton, Montana from 2004 until the time of his death. Ken served his country in the Korean War in the Army from 1953 to 1956. He was born an only...
Dolores "Dee" Leroux
Feb 1, 2012
Dolores "Dee" Collins LeRoux, 69, of Hamilton passed peacefully on February 1, 2012, in Corvallis with her family by her side. Dee was born Dec. 6, 1942, in Van Nuys, CA, to Virgil and Eleanor (Thiel) Collins. She spent most of her youth in and around the Barstow, CA, area. She graduated from Barstow High School in 1960....
Frances A. Garnett
Jan 29, 2012
Frances Adelene Garnett passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 at Discovery Care Center. She was born October 25, 1915 on her father's first ranch north of Victor. Frances was the daughter of Eli Downing and Mary LeDeau (Le Doux) Downing. Her father Eli was an early settler in the Bitterroot Valley and her mother Mary was born in...
Roseanne "Rosie" Young
Jan 27, 2012
Roseanne "Rosie" Standley Young, 77, passed peacefully on January 27, 2012 in Gig Harbor, Washington. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2:00 at Daly-Leach Chapel in Hamilton, Montana where she will rest near her mother and father. She is returning home to the Bitterroot Valley, where she went to grade school, participated in 4-H, Rainbow Girls,...
Amy Lee Felix
Jan 25, 2012
HILLSBORO, OR - Amy Lee Felix passed away on 1-25-12 in Hillsboro, Oregon, at age 82. Amy Lee was born in 1929 in Corvallis, Montana, to Loyd and Amy Rockafellow. She is a third generation Corvallis resident, and lived there for 70 years. She graduated from Corvallis High School. She was beloved mother of Andy and Dalene Stukey...
Ronald James Lewis
Jan 17, 2012
DARBY - Ronald James Lewis, 66, of Darby passed away peacefully at home with friends and family by his side. He was under the care of his daughter, Brenda, and Marcus Daly Hospice. Ron was born July 10, 1945 in San Mateo, California to Alfred and Doris (Wetzsteon) Lewis and grew up attending Catholic schools in various towns...
Arlo O. Campbell
Jan 17, 2012
Arlo Olsen Campbell On January 17th 2012 Arlo Campbell lost his long and hard fought battle with kidney and heart disease and was called home to the arms of his loving Savior. Through his own courage and strength he was able to remain at home to be cared for by his family during this difficult final illness. Although...
Jan Mark Nydell
Jan 14, 2012
HAMILTON - Jan Mark Nydell, 57, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital of natural causes. He was born September 23, 1954 in Jacksonville, FL the son of Percy and Vivian Nydell. Jan was a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and spent his career as a Executive Chef. He...
Theodore James (Ted) Merwin
Jan 13, 2012
CORVALLIS - Theodore James (Ted) Merwin, 78, of Corvallis passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at his home of natural causes. He was born February 22, 1933 in Emporia, Kansas the son of Dale C. and Ruth Merwin. Ted graduated from Hayward High in California in 1950. He then attended automotive trade schools for the next 3 years,...
Daniel "Bud" Murphy
Jan 12, 2012
HAMILTON - His journey here on earth at its end, our dearly loved son, husband, father, grandpa and great-grandpa, Dan age 87, passed away peacefully on January 12 surrounded by his loving family and dog Lu. He loved life and fought a long battle with COPD. He is now with his God and surrounded by the family and...
Lauren Pettibone Eales Baughman
Jan 7, 2012
HAMILTON - Sadly, Lauren decided to end her struggle with this life on January 7, 2012. She was much loved and she will be missed. Lauren leaves behind her 7 year old daughter, Zoe Baughman; mother, Linda Eales; grandmother, Darlene Eales; aunt, Gena Eales; aunt and uncle, Kathy and Dave Brady all of Hamilton; her cousins, Kegan and...
Edna Audrey Alford
Jan 7, 2012
Hamilton - Edna Audrey Alford, 95 of Hamilton passed peacefully in her sleep Saturday, January 7, 2011 at The Discovery Day Care Center. She was born Sept. 20, 1916 in Holtville, CA. Daughter of the late Charles Field and Jenniva Ella (Sutton) Harper. At age three the Harper family moved to Ramona, CA. Edna married her late husband,...
Kathy L. Gallagher
Jan 7, 2012
Kathryn Louise Muehsam-Gallagher was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and cousin. She was a friend to many. She often gave when she knew it meant she had little left for herself, and she forgave when many perhaps would not. Kathy genuinely cared about other people, and in so doing she became an example to all...
Yvonne A. Garvin
Jan 4, 2012
Yvonne A. Garvin, 77, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center. She was born September 29, 1934 in Willard, OH the daughter of Harrison C. and Ida (Lefler) Moore. Yvonne married Gerald Garvin on March 9, 1963. Together they owned and operated several gas stations in Torrence, Gardenia...
Clyde G. Stoker
Dec 30, 2011
PINESDALE - On Friday, December 30th, Dad was released from his mortal pain and physical limitations into the loving arms of the God he loved and lived for. He died in the faith and the reunion with the many loved ones who preceded him in death was a joyful day! Dad was born to Anne Fernelius Jacobs, who...
Berny S. Preuss
Dec 30, 2011
Berny S. Preuss, 83 of Hamilton passed away of Lung Cancer, Friday, December 30, 2011 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Berny was born November 25, 1928 in San Luis Obispo, California the son of the late Bernard and Ruth V. Preuss. He graduated from San Luis Obispo High School. Berny then served in the Army in Korea....
Mary K. Pittman
Dec 28, 2011
Mary K. Pittman, 93, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011. She was born August 31, 1918 in Knoxville, TN. She and her husband, Guilford, lived in Cincinnati OH, Tucson, AZ, and Moreno Valley, CA. They were married 59 years. In 2005, Mary K. moved to Hamilton and said that she "saved the best for last." Mary...
