Bernard Duane Harms
May 23, 2022
VICTOR – Bernard D. “Bernie” Harms, 93 of Victor, Montana, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2022, in the comforts of his home. He was born November 5, 1928, the son of Jake and Grace (Vierkant) Harms, in Thornton, IA.
Bernie was raised on farms in Iowa and Wisconsin, running dairy farms in partnership with his parents....
Fred E. Murry
May 22, 2022
DARBY – Fred E. Murry, 83, passed away on May 22, 2022, due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease. He was born January 8, 1939, in Hot Springs, AR, the son of Fredrick David Murry and Gladis Opal Estell.
During his early childhood, his family relocated to Southern California. While in California, Fred started his own roofing company...
Steven Kurt Johnson
May 21, 2022
HAMILTON - Steven K. Johnson, 68, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 at his home of natural causes. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.
Raymond F. Anderson
May 20, 2022
HAMILTON – Raymond F. Anderson, 79, of Hamilton passed away Friday, May 20, 2022 at his home of natural causes. He was born February 21, 1943 in Concord, CA the son of Russell and Agnes Anderson.
Ray’s family moved to Montana when he was 3 months old. He graduated from Hamilton High School and enlisted into the...
Mary J. Olinghouse
May 19, 2022
Mary Jo Olinghouse, 60, died in Seattle WA on May 19, 2022 after a long and hard fight with leukemia (AML) since 2014. She was in Seattle receiving her second bone marrow transplant.
Mary was born on October 31, 1961 to Joel and Donna Olinghouse in Missoula, MT. She began school in Missoula until the family moved...
Clifford A. Buhler
May 19, 2022
The fish got a little luckier and the hay a little taller when Clifford A. Buhler took his last breath, May 19, at 8:15 p.m. at his home in Hamilton, Montana at the age of 91. He passed away peacefully with his family by his side.
Cliff was born on June 21, 1930, the first son of...
W. Bruce Allen
May 17, 2022
CORVALLIS - William Bruce Allen, 78, died peacefully in his sleep after a short illness on May 17, 2022, at his home in Corvallis, Montana. He was born on July 9, 1943, to William Burgess and Joyce Eileen (Melander) Allen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and also lived in Pennsylvania and Ohio before the family moved permanently to Dallas, Texas in...
Linda Elizabeth Hom
May 17, 2022
Missoula - Linda Elizabeth Hom, 68, of Missoula, Montana died from lung cancer on May 17, 2022. She died at home and was surrounded by loving family and friends at her passing and throughout her 2-1/2 year struggle with this disease. Linda was born April 3, 1954, in Hamilton, Montana, the youngest child of the late Harry Lee and...
Doris Pauline O'Bannon
May 16, 2022
STEVENSVILLE - Doris Pauline O’Bannon, a member of the Greatest Generation, was born October 22, 1926, and passed from us to be with her Lord on May 16, 2022, at the age of 95 years young. She passed away at home surrounded by her family.
Doris was born the fourth of five children to William Elijah Whitener...
Neil M. Honkala
May 15, 2022
CORVALLIS – Neil M. Honkala, 56, of Corvallis passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022. He was born August 19, 1965 in Ishpeming, MI, the son of Frank and Shirley Honkala.
Neil was raised and educated in Ishpeming, graduating from Westwood High in 1983. After high school, he moved to New Hampshire and worked concrete with his brothers. ...
Walter Justice
May 14, 2022
HAMILTON - Walter J. Justice, age 59 of Hamilton, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022, after courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at the Riverside Christian Center, 290 Fairgrounds Rd., Hamilton. Private interment will be in the Riverview Cemetery in Hamilton, MT.
Janet Marie Aarrestad
May 12, 2022
VICTOR - Janet M. Aarrestad passed away peacefully on May 12, 2022, in her home. She was surrounded by her loved ones. They all tell a beautiful story of her smiling after taking her last breath. It was as if she was so happy to reunite with the love of her life, her husband, Butch Aarrestad. This smile was...
Kenneth Stricklin
May 12, 2022
VICTOR - Kenneth Stricklin, 82, passed away peacefully at home and into the presence of his Lord and Savior, May 12, 2022. Born in Pryor, OK, he was the son of the late Harry and Emeline Stricklin.
While always faulting on the side of unassuming, Ken had a remarkable career in the U.S. Civil Service. He initially...
Stella Kratofil
May 9, 2022
SPOKANE, WA formerly of Hamilton - Our dear mother, Stella Kratofil, went to her heavenly home on Monday, May 9, 2022. She was 91. She had spent a wonderful Mother's Day with her four children and their spouses the day before enjoying dinner, telling stories and just being together. Stella was born December 11, 1930 to John Howard and...
Jessiah Lee Patterson
May 9, 2022
Hamilton - Jessiah (Jesse) Lee Patterson was born September 18, 1989. Jesse passed May 9, 2022.
He is survived by father Donald W. Patterson, mother Karen Patterson, brother Jeremiah W. Patterson, grandmother June Gordon; four uncles, Jeff Patterson, Scott Thrasher, Calvin Thrasher and Mike Thrasher; five aunts, Brenda Eschenbacher, Norma Pfaff, Andrea Patterson, Diane Traeger and Anna...
Marlene J. Kude
May 6, 2022
FLORENCE - Marlene Joyce Graham Kude, 80, of Florence, Montana passed away on May 6th, 2022.
Marlene was born in Colon, Panama on April 26,1942. The family moved back to Livingston where she attended school and graduated from Park County High School in 1960. She went on to become a teller at a local bank for 9...
Joseph "Dan" Daniel Oberle
May 4, 2022
VICTOR - Joseph Daniel “Dan” Oberle, 67, of Victor, Montana passed away at Community Medical Center on May 4th from complications of heart failure.
Dan was born October 22, 1954, in Pekin, Illinois, to John and Shirley (Kinczewski) Oberle. He graduated from Pekin Community High School, in 1972, and immediately went into the work force. A man...
James "Jim" George Beck
May 3, 2022
HAMILTON - James (Jim) George Beck was born on March 8, 1932 to Frank John Beck and Dora Viola Kirkwood Beck in Limon, Colorado, and left us on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at age 90.
Much of his childhood was spent in Northern California in Humboldt and Mendocino counties. His formal education was minimal because his family...
Susan "Mickie" Cadigan
May 2, 2022
Susan Rose (Mickie) Cadigan
February 9, 1941 – May 2, 2022
A hummingbird appeared at the door to take Mickie on her spiritual journey.
Susan Rose was born February 9, 1941, in San Francisco, California to Marie Aganes and Jeremiah Cadigan. Mickie, as she was known, was a ray of light and loved...
John A. Bertolero
May 2, 2022
HAMILTON - John Antone Bertolero, 84, of Hamilton passed away Monday, May 2, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Born on April 6, 1938, to Leo and Marguerite Bertolero, in Lead South Dakota.
He grew up in Spearfish Canyon, graduating from Lead High School and attended the University of Wyoming. John resided in Las Vegas, Nevada...
