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Carol "Jan" Schmidt

Carol "Jan" Schmidt

Jun 17, 2025

Carol "Jan" Schmidt, 70, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2025 at Bee Hive Homes in Hamilton.  Graveside services will be held Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 3:00 pm at Riverview Cemetery in Hamilton.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Patricia Ann Jackson

Patricia Ann Jackson

Jun 17, 2025

HAMILTON - Patricia Ann Jackson, 76, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at Bee Hive Homes in Hamilton.  No formal services will be held.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.

Edmund "Bud" Ray Jahns

Edmund "Bud" Ray Jahns

Jun 16, 2025

HAMILTON - Edmund Ray "Bud" Jahns, 81, of Hamilton passed away Monday, June 16, 2025 at West Hills Assisted Living in Hamilton.  No formal services will be held.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.

Rodney L. Stenslie

Rodney L. Stenslie

Jun 15, 2025

Rodney L. Stenslie passed away peacefully on June 15, 2025, in Kalispell, Montana.

He was born August 5, 1938, in Miles City, Montana, the son of Rosalie and Melvin Stenslie. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Andrea.

Rodney enlisted and served in the US Navy before entering the US Border Patrol...

Mae A. Schmitt

Mae A. Schmitt

Jun 14, 2025

Hamilton Early Saturday morning June 14, 2025, Mae A Schmitt entered heaven and received her angel wings surrounded by loved ones William and Carol Durbin.

Mae was born on December 11, 1943, in Fayetteville, NC to James C. Gibbs and Anner Lee Gibbs. When Mae was about 15 months old, she lost her father and was raised...

Vera Mae (Heckathorn)  Coleman

Vera Mae (Heckathorn) Coleman

Jun 12, 2025

Our dear “Auntie Vera” left us on June 12th, while receiving hospice at Bee Hive Homes.

Vera Heckathorn Coleman was born in Ekalaka, Montana, in 1926, the sixth child of a family of 9 children. She moved with her family to the Bitterroot in 1940. While still in high school, she managed to juggle working for Citizens...

Marita Mae Moles

Marita Mae Moles

Jun 11, 2025

Marita Mae Moles, 94, of Hamilton MT passed away June 11 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Daly-Leach Chapel 1010 W Main St in Hamilton, Montana at 3 p.m. on Friday, July 25th . The youngest of three children she was born in 1930 on a farm near Milford, Iowa...

Shirley (Ekman)  Stockholm

Shirley (Ekman) Stockholm

Jun 7, 2025

Shirley Stockholm, 90, was born to Hazel and Ranold Ekman on August 6, 1934 in Porterville, CA. She died at Johanna Shores in Arden Hills, MN on June 7, 2025.

Shirley lived a full life, starting her family on a raisin farm in Terra Bella, CA and settling in Hamilton, MT in 1978 where she owned and...

Dale Lee Anderson

Dale Lee Anderson

Jun 6, 2025

Dale Lee Anderson, 93, of Stevensville, Montana, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2025, surrounded by his beloved family.

Born in Buhl, Idaho, on September 13, 1931, Dale was the youngest of seven children born to Olof Edward and Ruby Chapman Anderson. He grew up in St. Ignatius, Montana, where he graduated from St. Ignatius High School...

Paula Elaine Kimbark

Paula Elaine Kimbark

Jun 3, 2025

DARBY - Paula Elaine Kimbark, 70, of Darby passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at her home of natural causes.  No formal services will be held.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.

Joann Adele Miller-Varnado

Joann Adele Miller-Varnado

Jun 3, 2025

HAMILTON - JoAnn Adele Miller-Varnado, 75, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at Bitterroot Health Daly Hospital of natural causes.  No formal services will be held.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.

Jane Blackson Stanton

Jane Blackson Stanton

Jun 3, 2025

CONNER – Jane B. Stanton, 86, of Conner passed away from pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at home while surrounded by family. She was born May 18, 1939, in Havre de Grace, Maryland, daughter of the late Thomas and Mildred Blackson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold F. Stanton, and her older brother, Gary...

Aaron Michael Borino

Aaron Michael Borino

Jun 2, 2025

A gift of Joy with an ever present smile was received with the birth of Aaron Michael Borino on June 4, 1986 in Evanston, WY.  He was the son of Ken and Teresa Borino.  Aaron quickly adored his big brother, Jason.

His first years were in Kemmerer, WY.  In 1996 the family moved to Hamilton.  Aaron attended Hamilton schools and became...

John Marion Bartos

John Marion Bartos

Jun 2, 2025

John Marion Bartos, a longtime resident of the Bitterroot Valley, passed away on June 2, 2025 at his home.

John’s parents, Marion and Helen Bartos, were World War II–Polish immigrants who arrived in Helena, Montana in May 1951. John was born later that year, on Thanksgiving Day, at St. John’s Hospital in Helena, Montana. His mother worked...

Dorothy Lillian Ann Long

Dorothy Lillian Ann Long

May 31, 2025

Lillian Ann Long passed away on May 31, 2025, at the age of 100.

John 3:16  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Lillian was born on August 7, 1924, to Pearl and Jack Douglas in...

Helen Margaret (Kuchera)  Sullivan

Helen Margaret (Kuchera) Sullivan

May 29, 2025

Helen Margaret Sullivan, 85, of Hamilton, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025 of metastatic lung cancer.  She was born October 9, 1939, in Hardin, Montana to parents Michael and Helen Kuchera. Helen spent her childhood in Hardin. Her family moved to Billings, Montana in 1952, where her father opened Kuchera’s Furniture Store.

Helen graduated from Billings Central...

Kenneth G. Craw

Kenneth G. Craw

May 28, 2025

CORVALLIS - Kenneth G. Craw, 81, of Corvallis passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at Bee Hive Homes in Hamilton.  Services will be held in California at a later date.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.

Sandra Kay Michael

Sandra Kay Michael

May 27, 2025

MISSOULA - Sandra Kay Michael, 70, of Missoula, formerly of Plymouth, IN passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at her home of natural causes.  No formal services will be held.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Fred "Pete" H. Springer

Fred "Pete" H. Springer

May 27, 2025

HAMILTON – Fred (Pete) Harry Springer, 80, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday May 27, 2025, at Bitterroot Health Daly Hospital.  Fred was born February 28, 1945, in Hamilton, Montana, the son of the late Ralph F and Ruth (Hobbs) Springer.

Fred was raised throughout the Bitterroot Valley with his favorite place being Lost Horse on a ranch...

Ruth Marie Wiren

Ruth Marie Wiren

May 25, 2025

Hamilton - Ruth Marie Wiren, 91, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, May 25, 2025 at the Arron Care Home in Corvallis.  No formal services will be held.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

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