Ben Edward Wharton
Jul 6, 2010
HAMILTON - Ben Edward Wharton passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Hamilton. He was born August 8, 1927 in Indianola, Arkansas. Ben moved to Walnut Creek, California with his family when he was a child. He joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 16. He served his...
Mildred T. Soll
Jul 2, 2010
Hamilton - Mildred T. Soll, 93 of Hamilton entered into the arms of our heavenly father on July 3, 2010 at her home. Mildred (Taylor) Soll was born April 25, 1917 at Polson, MT to Dr. Carl B. and Ivy Lee (Davidson) Taylor. The family moved two years later to Dillon, MT where Mildred grew up and graduated...
Lizzie May Hopper
Jul 2, 2010
WASHINGTON - Lizzie May Hopper died July 2, 2010. She was born July 8, 1913 and raised in Ava, Mo. where she met her husband and was married for 56 years. Her husband and only son, Leroy preceded her in death The couple moved to Missoula in 1932 and lived there until the '70s when they moved to...
Russell Brown
Jul 2, 2010
Hamilton - Russell Brown, 90 of Hamilton passed away Friday, July 2, 2010 at the Discovery Care Center in Hamilton. Russell was born December 19, 1919 in Williston, ND. to the late Clarence and Lettie May Davidson Brown. - The family came to Victor in 1928 where he attended school and also at Dominic. In 1941, he enlisted...
Michael J. Ihnat
Jun 30, 2010
Grantsdale - Michael John Ihnat (Mike), 88 of Grantsdale, passed away at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital early morning Wednesday June 30th, 2010. He is survived by wife, Edith, marriage of 69 years, of Grantsdale, Mt., their children: Suzanne Wendel of Brownstown, MI., Kathleen Piska (Jerry) of Marietta, GA., Monica Ihnat of Yachats, OR., Michelle Hasenkamp (Gene) of...
Gene Victor Peterson
Jun 27, 2010
HAMILTON - Gene Victor Peterson, 81, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010 at his home of natural causes. He was born September 9, 1928, the son of Lars E. and Rosetta V. (Smith) Peterson, on his parents homestead located in the Sapphire Mountain Range. Gene attended Dominic Elementary School. In 1948 he took over the family...
Ruth Louise Conner
Jun 25, 2010
DARBY - Ruth Louise Smyth Conner died peacefully of natural causes at her beloved home south of Darby, on June 25, 2010. Louise was a proud resident of the Bitterroot Valley for 82 of her 86 years. She was born October 20, 1923, in Seattle, WA, during the brief time that her native Bitterroot born parents Emmett W....
Janice "Jan" Huston
Jun 22, 2010
CORVALLIS - Janice "Jan" Huston, 71, of Corvallis passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at her home from cancer. She was born September 2, 1938 in Oxford, Great Britain the daughter of Arthur and Olive Hainge. Jan was raised in Oxford and enjoyed gardening with her father, flying with her brother Jim and taking walks and listening to...
Thomas Norman Park
Jun 20, 2010
HAMILTON - Thomas Norman Park, 90, of Hamilton passed away peacefully at the Discovery Care Centre on Father's Day, June 20th, 2010 surrounded by family. He was born in Great Falls, MT on December 5, 1919 the son of Thomas Park and Betsey "Bessie" Ann Norman. Tom graduated from Great Falls High School in 1937 and moved to...
Christopher Michael Spurgeon
Jun 14, 2010
MISSOULA - Chris Spurgeon's spirit left his earthly body on June 14th for the ultimate backcountry ski adventure. Christopher Michael Spurgeon, 37, of Missoula was born to Susan (Burton) Spurgeon and Mike Spurgeon on November 16, 1972 in Spokane, WA. Chris grew up in Lewistown, MT, where he attended school, graduating from Fergus High School in 1991. Chris...
Ben White
Jun 12, 2010
Ben was born in Hamilton, Montana, on July 1, 1986 to Martha Stomberg and Don White. A cheerful chubby baby, the apple of his mama's eye, Ben grew like a weed, toddling his way ever faster around the family farm in Conner. Ben grew up a Montana mountain kid, with sun and snow in his blond hair, the...
George W. Wilkinson, Sr.
Jun 10, 2010
CORVALLIS - George W. Wilkinson, SR, of Corvallis passed away Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. He was born January 10, 1931 in Salt Lake City, UT the son of the late Harry and Helen Wilkinson. George attended West High School in Salt Lake City, UT. He was a retired sheet metal worker. He also...
Patricia L. Krasovich
Jun 7, 2010
HAMILTON - Patricia Lee Shipman Krasovich entered into rest with the Lord our Savior on June 7, 2010. She was born in Casper, WY on March 26, 1945 to Gordon and Arlene (Gunderson) Shipman. Patti graduated from Natrona County High School in Casper in 1963. At the age of 18 she attended Stewart's School of Hairstyling in Sioux...
Margaret "Maggie" Shulund
Jun 5, 2010
Margaret " Maggie " Sramek Shulund was born the 2nd child of Frank and Marjorie Sramek in Lewistown, Mt. on June 6, 1946. Maggie passed away on June 5, 2010 after courageously battling cancer for over a year. She received her elementary education in a 2 room country school house in Brooks, later moving into Lewistown for Junior...
Steven A. Fontana
Jun 4, 2010
HAMILTON, MT. Steven A. Fontana, 40, of Hamilton passed away suddenly on Friday, June 4, 2010 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 4, 1970 in Gloucester, Virginia, the only child of Anthony Fontana and Jean (Brumley) Fontana. Steve was raised in Gloucester, Virginia, and graduated from Gloucester High School in 1988. He attended...
William "Bill" Bickel
Jun 4, 2010
Hamilton - " William "Bill" D. Bickel, 89 of Hamilton passed away Friday, June 4, 2010 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton. Bill was born in Massillon, Ohio on May 1, 1921 to the late Russel G. and Ola M. Weisgarber Bickel. He grew up in Massillon and graduated from Washington High School in 1939. In...
John Joseph Goligoski
Jun 4, 2010
HAMILTON - John Joseph Goligoski, 67, a veteran and retired educator from Hamilton passed away peacefully in his home Friday afternoon, June 4, 2010 after a lengthy illness. - - John was born on April 26, 1943, in Livingston, MT, second son of Joseph Aloysis and Mary Lou (Burns Fleming) Goligoski. - As a youth growing up in...
David L. Yockey
Jun 3, 2010
Lt. Colonel David Leland Yockey United States Air Force The life of David Leland Yockey ended on June 3, 2010. He was born August 9, 1965, in Ft. Wayne, IN, to Judith King Yockey and Leland K. Yockey. David's family moved to Williamsport, PA, when he entered 2nd grade. There, even in grade school and junior high, his...
Lorraine D. Darley
Jun 2, 2010
Darby, MT - Lorraine D. Winger Darley, 91, passed away peacefully in Darby, MT. at the home of her daughter and son-in-law on June 2, 2010. Lorraine was born June 7, 1918 in Lake City, UT., to Loren and Hazel Mae Winger. In 1919 the family moved to Riverdale, ID., where her parents bought a small farm. Lorraine...
Leo Dean May
Jun 2, 2010
Darby - Leo Dean May, 81, of Darby passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at his home. Dean was born June 2, 1929 in Los Angeles, California to the late Leo Joseph and Gretchen Christina (Reeder) May. He graduated from Cathedral High School in Los Angeles. After serving in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, he...
