Joyce Ellyn Olsen
Dec 8, 2009
HAMILTON - Joyce Ellyn (Toothaker) Olsen went to be with her Lord and Savior this 8th day of December 2009. Joyce was born May 10, 1939 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to May Ardell (Ward) Toothaker and George Eugene Toothaker. Due to her Dad's many different jobs as a civil engineer, she grew up all over the mid-west. She graduated...
Kenneth R. Sinness
Dec 4, 2009
Hamilton - Kenneth Robert Sinness, 67, of Hamilton passed away quietly in his sleep Friday, December 4th while at home. Ken was born on June 24th, 1942 to Palmer and Eva Sinness in Leeds, North Dakota. He was the first of 6 children and spent the first 17 years of his life on a farm in Minnewaukan, North...
Judy Lafountaine Wiench
Nov 28, 2009
Corvallis, MT - Judy May LaFountaine Wiench, 68 of Corvallis passed away Saturday, November 28, 2009 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, MT. Judy was born June 3, 1941 in Chinook, Montana to the late Gordon and Harriet Wilson LaFountaine. She graduated from Chinook High School. Judy has been married to Ben Wiench for 51 years....
David A. Trihey
Nov 22, 2009
CORVALLIS - David Allen Trihey of Corvallis, MT passed away on Sunday November 22, 2009. He was born on November 20, 1955 in Decatur, IL. He grew up in Reno, NV. Dave met his future wife, Debra, in the 6th grade. They began their dating relationship playing "kiss tag" in grade school, and have been together since. Their...
William D "Bill" Malone
Nov 17, 2009
MISSOULA - William D. Malone, 75, passed away Tuesday, November 17th at Saint Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Bill was born in Missoula February 18, 1934, to Eddie C. and Ruth Dunkin Malone. He spent his early childhood in Missoula, where he attended Central School. Later, the family moved to Hamilton, where he attended Grantsdale Elementary and graduated from...
Margo Lynn Santos
Nov 16, 2009
Hamilton - Margo Lynn Santos, 62 was born in San Francisco August 27, 1947, she passed away of natural causes, Monday, November 16, 2009 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. She spent her first 8 years growing up with her family in Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, Alaska. Her family then moved back to the San Francisco area where Margo...
Michael Gene Peterson
Nov 16, 2009
MISSOULA - Michael Gene Peterson, 48, of Missoula passed away Monday, November 16, 2009 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was born September 23, 1961 in Hamilton the son of Gene and Martha (Stager) Peterson. Mike attended school in Corvallis and graduated from Corvallis High School in 1981. He then enlisted into the US Air Force and...
Chester R. Lindquist Jr.
Nov 15, 2009
Chester R. Lindquist Jr., 79, of Hamilton Montana passed away Sunday, November 15, 2009, at Valley View Estates Health Care Center. He was born April 14, 1930, in White River, South Dakota, to Vera and Chester R. Lindquist Sr. He grew up in Hamilton and also attended school there. He worked for Community Meadow Gold and at the...
David Wayne Busa
Nov 13, 2009
David Wayne Busa was born May 19, 1978 to Francis and Cheryl Busa in Ukiah CA. He and his family-originally from the Santa Cruz mountains/redwoods in CA-- moved to Bakersfield CA in 1979 where they lived for 20 years. In 1996, David met Laura Martinez, also of Bakersfield, and they married in 1998. In 2004, David and Laura...
Dennis "Duke" Mertins
Nov 11, 2009
Dennis Ray "Duke" Mertins was born March 4, 1951 in Helena Montana and passed away on November 11, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. In 1954 he moved with his family to Missoula where Dennis resided for the remainder of his life. Dennis attended Hellgate High School during which time he was a pitcher for the local...
Josephine Jo Wirtz
Nov 11, 2009
HAMILTON - Josephine "Jo" Wirtz, 86, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at her home. She was born March 13, 1923 in Glen Ullin, ND the daughter of Wilhelm and Eva (Kohler) Mayer. Jo enjoyed water color sketching, dancing and walking and she loved to travel. She volunteered at the Daly Elementary School. Jo was preceded...
Donald R. Anderson
Nov 10, 2009
HAMILTON - Don R. Anderson, 82, of Hamilton, MT, passed away November 10, 2009 at Discovery Care Centre of natural causes. Don was born May 9, 1927 in Butte, MT, the son of the late Raymond and Dorothy (Waight) Anderson. Don was also preceded in death by his sisters, Elaine Lois Shea of Butte, Dorothy Anderson Benoy of...
George H. Winter
Nov 9, 2009
CORVALLIS - George Hugo Winter, 71, of Corvallis peacefully passed away at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center on Monday evening, November 9, 2009. He was born in Santa Ana, CA on September 7, 1938. George attended Santa Ana High School and Santa Ana College. After college, George served in the US Navy for 4 years....
Raymond Farrell Gustely
Nov 8, 2009
RAYMOND FARRELL GUSTELY Stevensville - Raymond F. (Ray) Gustely, 66, of Stevensville, left beautiful Montana with the morning sun on November 8, 2009. Ray was born May 30, 1943 in Akron, OH. He was a retired long haul truck driver and loved to travel the United States. But it was his family that brought him so much joy...
Leslie Osburn
Nov 6, 2009
HAMILTON - Leslie Osburn, 87, was born June 27, 1922 in Corvallis, Montana to Effie Lenora Chaffin Osburn and Claud Osburn, and passed peacefully on November 6, 2009. His entire life was spent in the Bitterroot Valley. He attended grade school in Victor and graduated in 1940 from Hamilton High School. In 1942 he married his high school...
Pastor Thomas H. Mccall
Nov 4, 2009
Conner - Pastor Thomas H. McCall, 63, of Conner passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was born October 9, 1946 in Abbeville, LA the son of Harley and Alberta (DeHart) McCall. Tom was raised and educated in Abbeville and Lake Charles, LA, graduating from high school in 1964. He then attended...
John "Jack" R. Niederhauser
Nov 4, 2009
CORVALLIS - John "Jack" R. Niederhauser, 82, of Corvallis passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at his home. He was born November 27, 1926 in Roberts, WI the son of John R. and Clementine A. (MacGregor) Niederhauser. Jack was raised and educated in Medicine Lake, MT. He served in the US Army during WWII. In 1965 he moved...
Teresa Dawn Jones
Nov 2, 2009
CORVALLIS - Teresa Dawn Jones, 50, of Corvallis passed away early Monday morning, November 2, 2009 at St. Patrick Hospital from a heart attack. She was born in Tooele, UT on June 7, 1959 to Donald and Beverly Robbins. Teresa loved life and left behind a legacy of four sons and two grandsons. She doted on them all,...
Todd E. Tibbetts
Oct 31, 2009
MISSOULA - Todd E. Tibbetts, 44, of Missoula passed away Saturday, October 31, 2009. He was born February 22, 1965 in Butte, MT the son of Val and Alice (Sologub) Tibbetts. Todd moved with his parents to Hamilton in 1967. After graduating from high school he attended North Idaho College in Coeur d' Alene, ID for a year...
Howard C. Seward
Oct 26, 2009
HAMILTON - Howard C. Seward, 89, of Hamilton passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. He was born August 7, 1920 in Hooper, NE. Howard is survived by his wife, Marian of Hamilton; his son, Bernard Seward and wife Joanna of Denver, CO; his daughter, Maria Sargent and husband John of Hamilton; and 1...
