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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...
Mildred Pearl Hughes
Sep 17, 2011
MISSOULA - Mildred "Millie" Hughes died on September 17, 2011 of natural causes at Community Medical Center surrounded by her family. Millie was born on June 25, 1931 to Walter and Lena Williams in Hamilton, MT the fourth of five children. Millie grew up in Hamilton and on December 30, 1950 she married Chalmer A. Hughes of Idaho....
June Lahayne Harman
Sep 15, 2011
June LaHayne Harman, age 92, residing in Hamilton, Montana passed away of natural causes, Thursday, September 15, 2011. She was born in South Bend, Indiana July 31st, 1919 to Elmer and Vera LaHayne. She was raised in Tampa, Florida, graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1937, she had the honor of being crowned "Miss Hillsboro High." She joined...
Robert "Bob" Koonz
Sep 15, 2011
CORVALLIS - Robert "Bob" Koonz, 87, peacefully passed away on Sept 15, 2011 at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born March 19, 1924 to Herald and Sophia Koonz. He is survived by his devoted wife of 65 yrs, Barbara Koonz; daughter, Susie (Bob) Spalinger; grandchildren, Kerry Richmond and Tom (Julee) Spalinger; great-grandchildren, Cordell, Emmalee, Cole and Jacob. Bob...
Delores June Fullerton
Sep 10, 2011
HAMILTON - Delores June Fullerton died of cancer at Discovery Health Centre Sept. 10, 2011 at the age of 87. June was born in Hamilton November 29, 1923 to Roy and Nora (Buckridge) Hamilton. Nora died at an early age, and June's grandparents, Bentley and Bernetta Hamilton, were responsible for much of her and her younger brother Donald's...
Thomas Allen Partney
Sep 7, 2011
CORVALLIS - Thomas Allen Partney, 58, of Corvallis went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 7, 2011. He passed away at Community Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Tom was born in Grangeville, ID to Floyd and Winnie Partney. His family moved to Montana when he was a child. He loved...
Charlie Wesley Garlock
Sep 5, 2011
HAMILTON - Charles Wesley "Charlie" Garlock, 61, of Hamilton passed away Monday, September 5, 2011 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital of natural causes. He was born October 6, 1949 in Great Falls, MT the son of Wesley C. and Genevieve P. (Burckhard) Garlock. - Charlie spent most of his life living in the Polson area. He moved to...
Doris Coultas Mellen
Sep 5, 2011
Doris Ruth Coultas Mellen, a long time resident of Sierra Vista, Arizona passed away September 5, 2011 in Mesa, Arizona peacefully at the age of 88. Doris was born in Darby, Montana September 6, 1922. She loved Mexico, Sierra Vista and Montana. She was preceded in death by her late husband Richard P. Mellen, her brother John W....
Fern Violet Nesja
Sep 1, 2011
Fern Violet Nesja, 94 of Hamilton passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday, September 1 at her daughters' home in Helena. Fern was born August 16, 1917 in Belfield, North Dakota daughter of the late Charles Gus and Ida Pauline Miller Gothmann. She married Olaf T. Nesja in Boise, Idaho on July 6, 1946. The couple lived in...
Joe Flores Gonzales
Aug 30, 2011
Joe Flores Gonzales left us for his Great Adventure Monday August 30, 3 days after his 67th birthday. He is now with his Mom, brothers Pete and Jonas, and all the loved ones who have gone before him, in the presence of the Lord. And if anyone deserves to be there, it is Joe, for he loves Jesus...
Gwen "Lynette" Donatelli
Aug 23, 2011
HAMILTON - Gwen "Lynette" Donatelli 80, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 at Valley View Estates. She was born Sept. 19, 1930 in Clay Center, Kansas, the daughter of the late Lester A. and Crystal (Howe) Ward. Lynette grew up in Clay Center at the family home on 7th Street and graduated from Clay Center High...
George "Gene" Wetzsteon
Aug 22, 2011
George "Gene" Wetzsteon Passed away August 22, 2011 at Marcus Daly Hospice. He was born Oct. 8, 1925 at the family ranch in Sula, son of the late George and Ethel Wetzsteon. He was raised in the Sula area and graduated from Darby High School in 1944. After serving a tour of duty in the Army Air Corps...
Helen Patricia Carruthers
Aug 21, 2011
Helen Patricia Carruthers passed away peacefully in Enumclaw, Washington on August 21, 2011. Born on June 24, 1916 in Butte, Montana, she graduated Valedictorian from Hamilton High School in 1934. After working for the URM Company in Spokane, Helen returned to the Hamilton where she was bookkeeper for Valley Hardware Company, and later worked for Citizens State Bank....
Mary Lou Goligoski
Aug 20, 2011
HAMILTON - Mary Louise (Burns Fleming) Goligoski, 94, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2011. Mary Lou, born October 7, 1916, in Billings, was the only child of Jacob and Jeanette (Cormier) Burns. At the age of 2, Mary Lou lost her father when pneumonia set in after an operation (4-19-18). Jeanette married Grover Fleming, (8-19-19) and this union...
Granville Dee Shook
Aug 20, 2011
Granville Dee Shook, 94, left his wife, daughters, and grandchildren, can friend to return to his beloved Bitterroot Mountains on Saturday, August 20, 2011 in Hamilton. Dee was born September 11, 1916 in Conner, Montana to G. F. (Fone) and Mattie (Helen Rouse) Shook. Dee always had close ties to the woods and mountains. His Grandfather, Granville Lee...
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