Irene Rose
Mar 21, 2009
Hamilton - Irene Rose, 86 of Hamilton, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Discovery Care Center in Hamilton. She was born November 3, 1922 in Cheyenne County, Kansas in a sod house, to the lat Oraen and Mamie Taylor Draper. She attended Etna School and graduated from Corvallis High School in...
Ralph "Dave" Decker
Mar 21, 2009
Ralph "Dave" Decker, 82 of Darby died of natural causes Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Hillside Manor in Missoula. Dave was born December 21, 1926 in Lewis, Iowa to the late Dan and Laura B. Smith Decker. He served during WWII as a parachutist in the 82nd Airborne Division. Dave was married three times. He worked as...
Virl "Ileene" Rose
Mar 21, 2009
Hamliton - Virl "Ileene" Zufelt Rose, 85 of Hamilton passed away Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Valley View Estates Nursing Home where she was a resident for nearly five years. She was born December 29, 1923 in Woodland, Utah the daughter of the late Arthur Zufelt and Emma J. Fillmore. Ileene moved to Corvallis in October of...
Verna Trowbridge
Mar 18, 2009
DARBY - Verna Trowbridge, 95, of Darby passed away at the Discovery Care Centre on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. She was born July 25, 1913 in Junction, Idaho to Artimus Crusoe and Loretta Pritchett. Those were incredibly tough years and in September of 1922 the family left Agency Creek, ID for Washington State to try and find work....
Leslie T. Pribula
Mar 17, 2009
Missoula - Leslie T. Pribula, 96 of Missoula died of natural causes, Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at the Riverside Health Care Center. Les was born December 24, 1912 in Olso, Minnesota to the late John J. and Albina F. Pribula. In the 1930's and early 1940's Les worked as a well driller in Minnesota. During these years he...
Mary J. Phillips
Mar 15, 2009
DARBY - Mary J. Phillips, 93, of Darby passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009 at the Discovery Care Centre. She was born January 23, 1916 in Landusky, MT the daughter of Edgar L. and Frances J. (Wysoki) Williams. Mary was raised in Landusky and then graduated from Butte High School in 1933. She married Art Phillips on May...
Carl "Butch" Miller
Mar 15, 2009
DARBY - Carl "Butch" Miller, 64, of Darby passed away Sunday, March 15, 2009 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. He was born December 30, 1944 in Salmon, ID the son of Carl and June Miller. Butch is survived by two sons; Shane and Sonny Miller.
Phyllis Louise Simpson
Mar 14, 2009
Victor - Phyllis Louise Simpson, 73, of Victor, MT passed away Saturday March 14, 2009 in Phoenix, AZ due to complications following a stroke. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Thomas (Tom) Simpson; her daughters Lorri Simpson of Victor, MT, Cathy Donaldson (Charles) of Hamilton, MT, and Susan Dodson (John) of Denver, CO. Her...
Gary R. Wiley
Mar 13, 2009
Hamilton - Gary R. Wiley, 59 of Hamilton passed away on Friday, March 13 at the MDM Hospice Center in Hamilton. Gary was born July 22, 1949 in Dyer, TN. He moved to the Bitterroot Valley in 1984. After working in the logging industry for several years, he managed BJ's restaurant for nine years. Wiley then took on...
Frank William Bedey, Jr
Mar 12, 2009
HAMILTON -- Frank W. Bedey, Jr., 76, of Hamilton, passed away on Thursday, March 12, at Marcus Daly Hospice. Frank ended his long battle with cancer surrounded by his family and his pastor. Frank was born to Frank and Amelia Bedey on August 22, 1932, in Roundup, Montana. After graduating from Klein High School (outside of Roundup), he...
Evelyn L. Almgren
Mar 5, 2009
Evelyn Lucille Almgren, 96 of Hamilton, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2009 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton.
Darvin E. Temanson
Mar 4, 2009
Darvin Elroy Temanson, 66, of Barnesville, MN, died unexpectedly of diabetes complications on Wednesday, March 4th at their camper near Darby, MT. Darvin was born on June 14, 1942 to Kermit and Annie (Woltjer) Temanson who lived near Borup, MN. Darvin was raised on their farm milking cows, pitching hay and harvesting grain. His favorite times were when...
Forest D. Roth
Mar 3, 2009
HAMILTON - Forest D. Roth, 73, of Hamilton, died of natural causes Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at his home. Forest was born Nov. 16, 1925 in Havre, to the late J.A. and Lois Roth. He worked for 25 years for the railroad. Following his retirement, he and his wife Margaret were campground hosts, which he loved. He had...
Jesse M. Ambrose
Mar 1, 2009
HAMILTON - Jesse M. Ambrose, 88, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, March 1, 2009 at Valley View Estates. She was born September 16, 1920 in West Frankfort, ILL the daughter of Coleman and Mable (Turner) Jones. Jesse was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her daughter, Jesse Lynn Sullivan; 2 sisters and 1 brother. She is...
May F. Quackenbush
Feb 22, 2009
May Quackenbush, 92, of Hamilton passed away Feb. 22, 2009, at the Aaron Care Home, in Corvallis, MT, where she resided since Sept. 2008. May was born Feb. 24, 1916, in Ignacio, CO., to Charles Ray and Maidie May Williams. She loved to travel and resided in Colorado, Texas, California, New York, New Jersey, Montana and Puerto Rico....
Marcia L. Majors
Feb 22, 2009
DARBY - Marcia L. Majors, 60, of Darby passed away Sunday, February 22, 2009 at her home from complication of cancer. She was born October 11, 1948 in Rock Island, IL the daughter of Melvin B. and Bertha Robinson. - Marcia graduated from Mount Diablo High School in Concord, CA. Later in life Marcia also graduated from the...
Ruth Anne Thorning
Feb 21, 2009
Ruth Anne (Greenup) Thorning Ruth Thorning, 61, nearly-lifelong Bitterroot resident and award-winning journalist, passed away Saturday February 21, 2009 after an arduous 21-month battle with multiple cancers. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 30, 1947, to Lloyd and Ruth Rogers Greenup, Ruth, her parents, and her older brother Lloyd, moved to Hamilton when Ruth was about a...
Beth Weis
Feb 19, 2009
HAMILTON - Elizabeth Curtis Weis "Beth" ,39, of Hamilton, left us Thursday, February 19th at St. Patrick's Hospital due to complications after a short bout with Leukemia. She was born on Nov. 26, 1969 in Hamilton, Montana to Frank Curtis and Jonell Curtis Schaffer. She attended Hamilton and Lindbergh High Schools. She was thrilled when she received a...
Helen E. Greenfield
Feb 19, 2009
Helen E. Greenfield, 73 of Hamilton, passed away of natural causes at her home Tuesday, February 17th. She was born on the family farm June 25, 1935 in Augusta, MT. The family later moved to the Snoqualmie, WA area where she graduated from High School in 1953. Helen missed Montana and eventually moved to Hamilton and met Delbert...
Roland D. Brooks
Feb 17, 2009
Hamilton, MT - Dr. Roland D. Brooks, age 83, died early Tuesday morning on Feb. 17, 2009 at home after a prolonged illness. R.D. was born in Elgin, Kansas, Feb. 14, 1926 to Albert and Eunice Brooks. He was raised during the great depression in the grasslands of eastern Kansas where he developed a strong work ethic on...
