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Mary Ellen Allard
Jul 25, 2010
DARBY - Mary Ellen Allard, 67, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010 at her home in Darby. She was born May 24, 1943 in Portland, OR. Mary was a graphic designer, mother, and registered nurse specializing in emergency care. During her last years she worked at the Darby Library, sharing her appreciation of reading with the community. Mary...
Jim Nash
Jul 25, 2010
ROCK CREEK - Jim Nash, 51, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. A service will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, at the St. Ignatius Mission Church in St. Ignatius.
Doris B. Frost
Jul 24, 2010
HAMILTON - Doris B. Frost, 88, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center. Services will be announced and held at a later date.
Jack Johansen
Jul 22, 2010
Corvallis - Jack Johansen, 78, of Corvallis passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center. No local services will be held. Interment will take place in California.
Stanley Horace Fox
Jul 21, 2010
CORVALLIS - Stanley Horace Fox, 78, of Corvallis, died suddenly at his home Wednesday, July 21, 2010. The son of Harry and Elizabeth Fox, he was born in Lebanon, PA on December 6, 1931. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his son Brian. Stanley is survived by his wife, Carol; his brother, Joseph Fox of...
Allanya Daray Thorning
Jul 18, 2010
Hamilton - Allanya DaRay Thorning, 17, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, July 18, 2010 from injuries sustained in a car accident. She was born September 1, 1992 in Hamilton, Montana. Allanya graduated from Hamilton High in June 2010. She was planning on attending Cosmetology College in the fall. Allanya loved camping, hunting, shooting, riding four wheelers with her...
Betty Jo Hinson Dortch
Jul 14, 2010
Betty Jo Hinson Dortch who resided at Discovery Care Center in Hamilton, Montana died there on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 after a brief illness. Betty was born in Erin, Tennessee on January 11, 1922, the second child and oldest daughter of John Stewart Hinson and Ollie Richardson Hinson. In January of 1922, the Hinson's were living in Detroit,...
Verna D. Morgan
Jul 13, 2010
HAMILTON - Verna D. Morgan, 95, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at the Discovery Care Centre. She was born June 13, 1915 in Quincy, ILL the daughter of John and Ada (Stipe) Vinson. Verna was raised and educated in California and graduated from Monte Vista High School in 1934. She then attended Henegar's Secretarial School...
Bernice E. Thompson
Jul 10, 2010
STEVENSVILLE - Bernice E. Thompson, 106, passed away July 10,2010. Bernice was born on Nov. 9 1903, grew up on Rattlesnake Creek, near Missoula. She is survived by two daughters, Helen Mae Dayton, Victor, Mt. and Betty Henderson, Spokane, Wa,.15 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband John B Thompson...
Stewart Sterner Cape
Jul 8, 2010
HAMILTON - Stewart Sterner Cape, 82, of Hamilton, MT (formerly of Carroll County, MD) passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2010 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center after a year long battle with cancer with his family at his bedside. He was born April 23, 1928 in Alesia, MD the son of the late John...
Roy Gilbert Mears
Jul 7, 2010
Hamilton - Roy Gilbert Mears, 87 of Hamilton passed away Wednesday July 7, 2010 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Hamilton. Roy was born and grew up in Pomona, California. Roy attended Pomona High School. After school he joined the Marine Corps in 1940. In the early part of 1941 his regiment was...
Donald "Don" Hallock
Jul 6, 2010
Stevensville - Donald "Don" Hallock, 79 of Stevensville, passed away after an extended illness and pneumonia Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Don was born January 11, 1931 in Forestburgh, New York to the late Raymond and Ida Hallock. He grew up in New York State and moved to Montana in 1976, Joyce and...
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...
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