Bruce Alan Huls
Nov 5, 2010
Bruce Alan Huls, 59 of Corvallis, went to be with the Lord on November 5, 2010. He was surrounded by his family. Bruce was born May 14, 1951 in Hamilton, MT to David and Jennie Huls. He was a life-time Bitterrooter operating and working the family farm near Corvallis. He was happiest when he was hunting, hiking, camping,...
Will H. Neustrom
Nov 2, 2010
HAMILTON - Will Neustrom died November 2 at home surrounded by his family. Willis (Will) Harold Neustrom was born September 15, 1926 the fourth of nine children to William and Marjorie (Carr) Neustrom at Anthon, Iowa. His early years and during WW II were spent working on the family farm and various other neighboring farms until 1948 when...
Delbert R. Carter
Nov 2, 2010
DELBERT R. CARTER - Delbert R. Carter, 83 died November 2, 2010, at a care facility in Lewistown, Fergus County, Montana. - Delbert was born March 6, 1927 in Darrell, Fergus County, Montana, the son of Clay and Huldah (Toogood) Carter. The family homesteaded in the Flatwillow area of Fergus County and moved to Charlo, Montana area in...
Vickie Dianne Fonte
Nov 1, 2010
Hamilton - Vickie Dianne Fonte, 56, of Hamilton passed away Monday, November 1, 2010 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton. Vickie was born March 21, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri to Lloyd and Margaret Brown Narron. She married John M. Fonte on March 13, 1971. Vickie worked as billing clerk at Marcus Daly Hospital until her...
Alma Adams
Oct 30, 2010
Alma Rue Adams Hamilton - Alma Rue Adams died October 30, 2010, of natural causes at the Sapphire Lutheran Home in Hamilton, MT. Alma was born, at home, to Thorvald and Gertrud Rue of Minot, ND. November 9, 1911. She had a younger brother, Leonard Rue, of Great Falls MT, and a younger sister, Doris McMillan of Eagle...
Margarette "Magie" Ann Bates Oliver
Oct 16, 2010
HAMILTON - Margarette "Maggie" Ann Bates Oliver, 91, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, October 16, 2010 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center after a long battle with cancer. She was born December 9, 1918 in Myrtle Creek, OR the daughter of Guy and Evangeline (Dohl) Bates. Margarette loved to play guitar and piano, write poetry...
Donna Mae Green
Oct 16, 2010
FLORENCE, Montana: Donna Mae Green was born December 31, 1938 to Adolph Albert Blum and Vida Constance Richardson Blum in Rushville, Nebraska. Donna was the 5th of 6 children. She died of natural causes October 16th 2010 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center in Hamilton, Montana. Donna attended school in Bayard, Nebraska. She graduated High School from Bridgeport,...
Cody Ryan Hebert
Oct 15, 2010
MISSOULA - Cody Ryan Hebert, 21, passed away on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, at Community Medical Center in Missoula, leaving his family and friends much too soon. He touched many lives during his short stay with us. We will miss him greatly but know he will be an inspiration as we continue on. He was born on Sept....
Lloyd A. "Pudge" Abbey
Oct 11, 2010
DARBY - Lloyd Alva "Pudge" Abbey, 81, of Darby passed away Monday, October 11, 2010 from lung cancer at his home in Darby. He and his twin brother, Floyd, were born to Fredrick Charles and Georgia Christine (Fry) Abbey on July 12, 1929 on Boyle Creek (now Tower Creek) north of Salmon, ID. - Lloyd was an amiable...
Eldon L. Hanson
Oct 9, 2010
With his family at his side, Eldon Laverne Hanson, 74, of Missoula was welcomed into Jesus' arms on Saturday, October 9, 2010, at St. Patrick Hospital following a valiant seven year battle with leukemia. Eldon was born June 17, 1936, in Ambrose, North Dakota, the son of the late Eldon Henry and Metta Christine (Larsen) Hanson. He was...
John Bruce Shoemaker
Oct 5, 2010
HAMILTON - John Bruce Shoemaker aka JB passed away on Tuesday the 5th of Oct 2010. He was the son of the late John V. Shoemaker aka John Oliver Jones and Beryl V. Shoemaker aka B-Whitney Jones. John Bruce was 48 years old. His high school years were spent in St. Louis where he graduated from Principia. His...
Irene Lucille Jones
Sep 26, 2010
HAMILTON - Irene Lucille Jones, 92, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, September 26, 2010 at her home. She was born September 19, 1918 in Columbus, MT the daughter of Elmer Cruse and Nona (Lewellen) Martin. Irene was raised and educated in California and graduated from high school in Chico, CA. On June 11, 1938 Irene married Fred Jones...
Eugene M. "Gene" Duncan
Sep 26, 2010
HAMILTON - Eugene M. "Gene" Duncan, 92, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, September 26, 2010 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center. He was born January 7, 1918 in Missoula, MT the son of W.J. and Mary B. (Wilson) Duncan. Gene attended the University of Montana where he was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity....
Mildred A. "Millie" Moliter
Sep 26, 2010
HAMILTON - Mildred A. (Millie) Moliter, 90, of Hamilton, MT, passed away on September 26, 2010 at Discovery Care Center of heart failure. She was born December 23, 1919 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to Francis and Clara Bumann Stoltenberg. Millie was raised on a farm in Swan Valley, Idaho where her parents and large family grew enough crops...
Barbara Summers Bernatz
Sep 26, 2010
Barbara Summers Bernatz Hamilton - Barbara Jean Summers parents were Leland "Lefty" Summers and Viva Benson. She was born in Hamilton January 24, 1928 and raised in Darby until her mother's death when she was seven. After her mother's death, she and her older brother Bob were raised by relatives until her father was able to re-group. Her...
Rafael B. "Ray" Rodriguez
Sep 24, 2010
Rafael "Ray" B. Rodriguez Ray was 60, years young when he passed away Friday, September 24, 2010 at his home in Hamilton. He was born in Anaconda, Montana January 13, 1950. He lived there until his parents died and he moved to Hamilton. Ray loved the outdoors, and had many years of working with the Forest Service. He...
Carol "Buddy" Rosemary Applegate Rowley
Sep 23, 2010
DARBY - Carol Rowley passed away at her home on the West Fork on September 23, 2010. Carol was born December 3, 1922 in Butte, MT to William and Florence (Monahan) Applegate. Carol graduated from business college in Chicago, IL. During WWII she worked in Army Ordinance. She married Bill Hutton Rowley on Oct. 3rd, 1941. There were...
Chris Hafer
Sep 22, 2010
Missoula - Christula "Chris" Petri Hafer born October 6, 1940 entered into her celebration of life Sept 22, 2010. She was born in Anaconda to Dena and Earl Petri. Chris attended grade school in Darby, Corvallis and Ovando and her High School years at Hamilton. In 1959, Chris married Buck and they lived several different places in Montana...
Dorothy W. Homuth
Sep 22, 2010
Hamilton, MT - Dorothy W. (Adams) Homuth, 96 of Hamilton, died at Valley View Estates Nursing Home in Hamilton, September 22, 2010. - She was born on August 5, 1914 in Richland County, WI to Rev. George and Mary (Dieter) Adams. Dorothy was married to Richard G. Homuth on October 25, 1930 in Milwaukee, WI. He died on...
Louise J. Wildey
Sep 16, 2010
Louise J. Wildey, long time Bitterroot Resident passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Cheney Care Center in Cheney Washington. Louise was born March 2, 1928 to Albert and Laura (Mettler) Eichenberger in Meade County, South Dakota. Louise married Wilmer James Wildey, December 5, 1945. The family moved to the Bitterroot in 1952. She lived at...
