Obituaries

Jul 14, 2023

HAMILTON - Frances C. "Fran" Maplethorpe, 82, of Hamilton passed away Friday, July 14, 2023 at her home of natural causes.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Jul 10, 2023

HAMILTON - Nancy C. Farley, 81, of Hamilton passed away Monday, July 10, 2023 at Bitterroot Health Daly Hospital.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Jul 6, 2023

HAMILTON - Carleen "Marie" DeLoach, 73, of Hamilton passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023 at her home of natural causes.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Jun 28, 2023

Charles Robert Oliver, Jr. passed away at the age of 80 on June 28, 2023 due to complications from a fall on June 7.

Charlie was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but spent his youth in Lewisburg, TN. He graduated from Marshall County High School where he was an All-State running back. He attended Columbia Military Academy on...

Jun 28, 2023

Judith M. Beals (Crabtree), 82, of Stevensville, passed away on June 28th, 2023, at the Rosetta Assisted Living home in Missoula.

She was born January 10th, 1941, in Columbus, Ohio, the loving daughter of the late Dana E. and Mary A. (Jenkins) Crabtree, Judy was preceded in death by her dear husband Bernard, and a brother, Jerry,...

Jun 28, 2023

Victor, Montana - BettyLou Martha Walz, 77 of Victor passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at her home in Victor.

Betty was born December 5, 1945 in Beulah, ND to the late Edward and Lorena Scheid.  She graduated in Bismarck, ND and earned her Secretarial Degree from Bismarck Junior College. On June 4, 1965, Betty married Gary...

Jun 26, 2023

DARBY – June M. (Duncan) Smith 98, of Darby passed away Monday, June 26th, 2023 with her family at her bedside at the Remington Assisted Living home, in Hamilton, MT.  June was born August 2, 1924 in Kila, Montana.  She had a long and interesting life filled with family and friends.

Survivors include her daughter Darlene and...

Jun 24, 2023

Dennis Duane Bienusa ”Denny” of Corvallis, MT was 81 years old when he finished his race, June 24, 2023, here on earth to go home to be with the Lord.

Denny was born June 10, 1942 to George and Iris Bienusa of Staples, MN.  He spent much of his time as a young man working on anything...

Jun 24, 2023

SUMTER, SC  Anna Belle Palin, 81, died Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Pocotaligo River Health and Rehab. Born May 28, 1942, in Hamilton, MT, she was a daughter, the youngest of eight, to the late Wilbur Henry Palin and the late Valma Alfalfa Mason Palin. She was a bookkeeper for Bell McCall Ford in Hamilton, MT in her younger...

Jun 22, 2023

Richard Dee Hoover, 82, of Hamilton passed away of natural causes on Thursday, June 22 at Bitterroot Health - Daly Hospital, with his family at his side. Richard was born on May 4, 1941 in Drumright, Oklahoma to John and Mary Hoover. Richard's father worked in the oilfields, and was drafted to serve in the U.S. Army during World...

Jun 21, 2023

Lucas James Powell, aka ‘Lukie’ or ‘Master Luke’, 16,  passed away in an accident when his car rolled down a ravine on June 21, 2023 in Corvallis Montana.  He was the ninth child born to John and Marie Powell on May 3, 2007 in Pinesdale, Montana.  Lucas was an amazing brother to his 16 siblings and loved every minute...

Jun 19, 2023

DARBY - John F. Keenan, Jr, 83, of Darby passed away Monday, June 19, 2023 at his home of natural causes.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Jun 17, 2023

Michael Raymond Brown passed away on June 17, 2023, at the age of 81. He was born on October 11, 1941, in Sebastopol, California to Frank and Alice (Orr) Brown.

Mike was a skilled carpenter who spent much of his career in construction, building a strong foundation not only for the structures he created but also for...

Jun 13, 2023

Richard Lee Sain, 79, of Conner Montana passed away on June 13th, 2023, peacefully surrounded by family. He was born to parents Robert “Lefty” Sain and Patricia Sain on August 8, 1943 in Blythe California.

Richard moved from California to the Bitterroot Valley in 1976 with his family embracing the Montana life of owning land, animals and...

Jun 13, 2023

HAMILTON – Rosalind Rohlfs, 74, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at her home of natural causes.  She was born July 10, 1948 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of Ray and Rose (Dalton) Haley.

Rosalind graduated from high school in Concord, CA.  She married Robert Rohlfs in Lake Tahoe in 1994.  Rosalind enjoyed sewing,...

Jun 10, 2023

Stevensville - Leneé Loskutova Buchneva Marjerison - Линэ Лоскутова Бучнева, 46, Beloved mama нигга and vibing нигга, was born on June 30, 1976, in Fontana, California. During the night of June 10, 2023, Leneé died from a broken heart six months after the death of her beloved son and нигга Oatis. Leneé died cozy at home in Stevensville, Montana,...

Jun 8, 2023

John Wheaton Sargent Jr of Hamilton, MT passed away on June 8 after a protracted battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He will be greatly missed by his loving life partner, Mary Ann of Lolo, MT; his daughter; and the remainder of his family and friends. John’s family is grateful to friends Rich and Jeannie Bonnes for their assistance to John...

Jun 5, 2023

HAMILTON - Gregory Alan Yockey, 55, passed away on June 5, 2023. He was born on July 25, 1967, in Fort Wayne Indiana, to Judith King Yockey and Leland Kenneth Yockey. His two-year-old brother David thought he was great fun, and his grandfather used to say that he was born happy and nicknamed him “Smiley”. When the family moved...

Jun 3, 2023

Hamilton - Robert William Sullivan, 86, of Hamilton, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023 of natural causes.  He was born July 7, 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to parents Rosemary and William Henry Sullivan.  The eldest of three rambunctious boys, he spent the majority of his youth in Richmond, California.

In 1953, Bob joined the U.S. Army where...

Jun 2, 2023

Noella Jean (Maier) Garrard was born in St. Ignatius, MT to John and June (Heath) Maier on 19 December 1943.

She was sister to Dan Maier and Brenda Daniel.

Mother to Doak (Terri) Wofford, Shawn & Dawn Wofford. She was a beloved grandmother to Brooke, Falon, Rio (Doak & Terri) and Ella Sadira (Shawn &...