Obituaries

Dec 5, 2022

Alvin Robert “Bob” Thorson, age 83, passed away December 5th, 2022 at Bitterroot Health/Marcus Daly Hospital, Hamilton, MT.

Bob was born October 17, 1939 to Alvin Ernest Thorson and Edith Mary Miller Thorson in the old Saint James Hospital in Butte, MT.  His parents, he, and his brother Don ranched in several places: Arlee, MT in 1940...

Dec 2, 2022

HAMILTON - Debra D. Anton Winters, 68 of Hamilton, passed away Friday, December 2, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Services will be held at a later date to be determined. Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com

Dec 2, 2022

STEVENSVILLE - Judith S. Kline, 84, of Stevensville passed away Friday, December 2, 2022 at her home of natural causes. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Dec 1, 2022

Jan M. Evered aka (Rooney) 61 of Victor, passed away Thursday December 1, 2022 at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula of natural causes. He was born in Butte, MT on September 29, 1961 to Donna and Floyd Evered. After Floyd passed, Donna moved the large family of 12 kids to Missoula, where Jan went to Hellgate High School. He...

Nov 30, 2022

DARBY - William "Bill" Sweet III, 86, of Darby, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023, doing what he loved - riding his bicycle in the Bitterroot Mountains.  He was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of the late William Sweet II and Bernice (Walton) (Sweet) Hilley.

Bill grew up in Los Angeles, attending John Marshall...

Nov 30, 2022

Paul C. Ehlen of Hamilton, Montana passed away suddenly on June 27, 2023 at the age of 61. Born on September 14, 1961 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was the son of Charles Ehlen and Nancy (Frederiksen) Ehlen. Paul grew up in St. Cloud, Minnesota with his four siblings and attended Cathedral High School. He earned his college degree from...

Nov 29, 2022

CORVALLIS - Jimmie M. Longtine, 82, of Corvallis passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at his home of natural causes. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Nov 29, 2022

VICTOR – Pamela Rae Rowlan, 63 of Victor passed from this life on November 29, 2022, at Bitterroot Health Daly Hospital.

Pamela was born July 6, 1959, to Helen Ann Edden and Robert Trumbull, in Polson, MT.

Pamela met the love of her life, Robert Rowlan, and they married on December 25, 1981. She wanted...

Nov 27, 2022

HAMILTON - Beatrice Grissom, 98, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022 at her home of natural causes.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Nov 26, 2022

STEVENSVILLE - Oatis Fedor Buchnev Marjerison - Оатис Фëдор Бучнев aka "Нигга" was born on July 23, 2005, and died at his home in Stevensville on November 26, 2022.

Oatis was born on a hot summer day where the wind blows upon the prairies in Conrad, Montana.  Oatis would say, he was born on a Saturday, his...

Nov 25, 2022

HAMILTON - Mario Locatelli of Hamilton, passed of natural causes within days of his 90th birthday with the comfort of his family, November 25. He was a born in Berbenno, Italy to Angela and Battista Locatelli and had 12 siblings.

Mario moved to the United States when he was 16 with a few family members on an...

Nov 24, 2022

HAMILTON - Jim L. Reeves, 73, of Hamilton passed away Thursday, November 24, 2022 at his home of natural causes.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Nov 21, 2022

HAMILTON - James W. Bieber, 79, of Hamilton passed away Monday, November 21, 2022 at Bitterroot Health Daly Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Nov 19, 2022

CHARLOS HEIGHTS - Robert Newell Banner, 93 of Charlos Heights, peacefully passed away surrounded by loved ones Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Bitterroot Health Daly Hospital.

Bob was born March 10, 1929, in Syracuse, New York. He was the youngest of three children born to Charles and Grace Banner. Bob was raised on a beef and dairy...

Nov 19, 2022

“Celebrating Sally”

Born February 9th, 1937, in Granite City, Illinois, Sara Ann Crawford (We all knew her as Sally and Mom), to parents, Emil and Esther Erickson and beloved sister Nancy. Sally grew up experiencing the rich immersiveness of a steel town community supporting a world war. Living in an apartment above a relative’s family business, conserving...

Nov 19, 2022

Dorothy Emma Parpolia, 89, of Hamilton passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at the Hamilton Assisted Living. She was born July 5, 1933 in Dunkirk Montana to Sigurd and Johanna Lunda.

Before she started the first grade, the family took a train with all of their belongings to Minnesota, to live on a farm. Her daddy...

Nov 16, 2022

HAMILTON - Michael Edwin Taylor, 74, of Hamilton passed away peacefully surrounded by family at home Wednesday, November 16, 2022.  He was born January 22, 1948 in Stockton, CA the son of Charles Edwin and Jacqueline (McFall) Taylor.

Michael was raised in San Andreas, Calaveras County, California until 1961, then moved to Redding CA.  He graduated from...

Nov 14, 2022

Edith Ellen "Sally" Neilson, loving widow of Jerry Neilson, passed away peacefully on November 14th. Sally got her nickname having been raised by officers in the Salvation Army, and was referred to as "the Sally kid" - the nickname stuck. Sally loved life and people. She had a wonderful sense of humor and loved making people laugh. An avid...

Nov 14, 2022

CORVALLIS - Clyde Raymond Paige, Jr, 84, of Corvallis passed away peacefully on Monday, November 14, 2022 at his home.  He was born October 27, 1938 in Yuba City, CA the son of Clyde, Sr. and Mary Ann Paige.  Clyde enlisted into the U.S. Army in 1964 and served for 27 years as a Military Policeman.  After his honorable...

Nov 11, 2022

Lorraine Hope De Leo 97 of Hamilton passed away Friday, November 11, 2022 at The Hamilton Assisted Living in Hamilton.  She was born Lorraine Hope Crumrine on August 31, 1925 to Elmer Straud Crumrine and Elnora Mae Crumrine in Atchison, Kansas.

At age 5, her family moved West in a Model T For with her in the...