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Janet Eilene Gratton
Apr 29, 2024
HAMILTON - Janet E. Gratton, 63, of Hamilton passed away Monday, April 29, 2024 at her home of natural causes. Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.
Carol J. Nutt
Apr 29, 2024
HAMILTON – Carol J. Nutt, 84, of Hamilton passed away Monday, April 29, 2024 at Bitterroot Health Daly Hospital. She was born September 27, 1939 in Hamilton the daughter of Ralph and Bessie Woodward.
Carol was raised and educated in the Bitterroot Valley and graduated from Victor High School in 1959. She married Lewis H. Nutt on...
Robert Andrew Bartro
Apr 28, 2024
Robert Andrew Bartro, 79, of Hamilton, formerly of DuPont, WA, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2024 at Bee Hive Homes in Hamilton. Graveside services with Military Honors will be held Friday, May 24, 2024 at 2:30 pm at the Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, WA.
Clifton "Cliff" O'Neal Walters
Apr 28, 2024
Clifton "Cliff" O'Neal Walters Jr. 94 of Darby passed away Sunday, April 28, 2024 at his home in Darby.
He was born in Southern California the son of Clifton O'Neal Walters Senior and Lena Musso Walters.
He enjoyed archery and was a California State Champion. He loved riding horses and also was good at training...
Jackie Lynn Cook
Apr 26, 2024
As the clouds suspended low and the skies wept, with her family surrounding her, Jackie Lynn Dieu Cook of Darby passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024 at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.
Jackie was born on July 27, 1964 in Myrtle Point, Oregon to Gary and Patsy (Ludwig) Dieu. Welcoming her was older sister Debbie....
Wayne Grant Weidow
Apr 25, 2024
HAMILTON - Wayne Grant Weidow, 60, of Hamilton passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024. Wayne was born on August 7, 1963 to Theodore Grant Weidow and Norma Kunz Weidow. He was the 5th child of 14 children.
Wayne loved hunting and fishing and just spending time in the mountains. He married the love of his life, Ellen...

Donna Gilson
Apr 24, 2024
Missoula- Donna B Gilson 87, of Missoula passed away Wednesday April 24th at her home in Missoula. Services will be announced.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.
Thomas Edward "Tom" Bayles
Apr 23, 2024
HAMILTON – Thomas Edward Bayles, 79, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Bee Hive Homes in Hamilton of natural causes. He was born November 9, 1944 in Townsend, MT the son of Dr. R.G. Bayles and Florence Vivian Lauson Bayles.
Tom was raised and educated in Helena. He enlisted into the U.S. Navy on...

Judy Kathleen Est
Apr 12, 2024
VICTOR - Judy K. Est, 60, of Victor passed away Friday, April 12, 2024 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Services will be announced. Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.
Evelyn Louise Youmans
Apr 10, 2024
Evelyn Louise Youmans, 93 of San Diego, CA and Hamilton, MT passed away April 10, 2024, at Beehive Homes in Hamilton. Evelyn fought a long-term battle with dementia with humor and feistiness, she is finally at peace. Evelyn was surrounded by her loving and grateful daughters and grandchildren.
Evelyn was born April 9,1931, in La Harpe, Kansas,...
James B. "Jim" Wolfinbarger
Apr 9, 2024
HAMILTON - James B. "Jim" Wolfinbarger, 80, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 11:00 am at the Daly-Leach Chapel Community Room. Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.
Martie A. Davenport
Apr 8, 2024
CORVALLIS - Martie A. Davenport, 72 has now gone to the Lord, April 8th, 2024 at 5:20 p.m.
A limb has fallen from the family tree. Still reaching are her children, Bo Davenport and Jenny Davenport; siblings, Tony Gavski (74) and Paul Gavski (85); also her grandchildren, London Davenport and Liam Sutor.
Martie was born...
Ralph William Luther
Apr 8, 2024
HAMILTON - Ralph William Luther went to be with his Lord, dying peacefully at home on the ranch he shared with his wife, Penny, near Hamilton Montana on April 8, 2024, at the age of 97.
He is survived by his wife, their children, Steve and wife Sara, Karen and husband Steve, and Linda and husband Don,...
Norma Ethel Kunz Weidow
Apr 8, 2024
PINESDALE - Norma Ethel Kunz "Granny" Weidow age 85, Pinesdale MT passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Monday April 8th, 2024. She was born March 31, 1939, in Murray UT to Morris Quincy Kunz and Ellen May Halladay.
Norma married Theodore Grant Weidow on October 17, 1956 in Murray UT. In 1963, they...
Patricia Jean (O'Connell) Anderson
Apr 4, 2024
Patricia Jean O’Connell Anderson, 77, passed away April 4, 2024, at Discovery Care Center in Hamilton, MT. Born June 5, 1946, in Helena, MT, she was the fourth child and only daughter of Brian D. O’Connell and Hazel Jean (Richardson) O’Connell.
Pat attended Hawthorne Elementary, graduated from Helena High School and received her bachelor’s degree in nursing...
Linda Gale Higginbotham
Apr 3, 2024
Linda G. Higginbotham, age 75, passed away on April 2, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of love and cherished memories. She was born on November 3, 1948, in Amarillo, Texas, to Uel Ray and Elsie Francis (Essary) McMillan.
Linda was preceded in death by her loving parents, sister Barbara Miller, and brothers Loni and Jerry McMillan. She...
Zachary Andrew Athearn
Apr 1, 2024
HAMILTON - Zachary Andrew Athearn, 30, of Hamilton passed away Monday, April 1, 2024 at Bitterroot Health Daly Hospital. Services will be held at the Corvallis Community Church and will be announced. Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.
Joan Marie Sheets
Apr 1, 2024
HAMILTON - Joan Sheets, 81, of Hamilton passed away Monday, April 1, 2024 at the Discovery Care Centre in Hamilton from complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born Joan Marie Simenson in Wild Rose, WI in 1942 to the late Leonard and Beatrice Simenson of Wautoma, WI.
Joan is survived by husband Ralph Haverkorn; daughters, Stephanie Mason,...
Norbert Curry
Mar 31, 2024
Norbert Curry, 86 of Hamilton passed away March 31, 2024 at Bitterroot Health Daly Hospital in Hamilton.
No public services are scheduled
Sharon K. Lee
Mar 30, 2024
Sharon “Sherry” Lee, 77 of Hamilton passed away March 30, 2024 at Continental Care Center in Butte, Montana.
Sherry was born June 11, 1946 in Hayward, California to James E. and Hazel D. (Rose) Lee. She graduated from Hamilton High School in 1964. Following high school she managed the Park Café in Missoula. She also started beauty...
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