Randy Craig Keith
May 29, 2021
Randy Craig Keith, 61, of Hamilton, passed away on May 29, 2021, due to complications from a heart procedure. Randy was born to Eddie Lee Keith and Nancy Katherine Keith (now deceased) on September 22, 1959, in West Plains, Missouri. He grew up running Missouri rivers in canoes with his dad and brothers, and he never got over his...
Sharon "Shan" Vetter
May 28, 2021
CORVALLIS - Sharon Ann McKee Vetter passed away, May 28, 2021, peacefully in her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born October 10, 1939, in Vallejo, California, to Frank and Mary Notley McKee, while her father was stationed with the U.S. Marine Corps, on Mare Island. The family moved to Santa Rosa, where her brother, Rudy...
Richard M. Green
May 24, 2021
Richard M. Green died May 24, 2021, in Missoula, Montana from post-surgical problems related to a fall. He was born January 24, 1932 in Danbury, Nebraska to Wilma and Van Green. Richard was the second child of four and the only son. Van Green died when Richard was ten. Wilma married Frank Kissell and this union produced another daughter,...
Constance Lela Schaffer
May 23, 2021
CORVALLIS – Constance “Lela” Shook Schaffer, 83, of Corvallis passed away Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. She was born August 18, 1937 in the old Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton to Harvey Lysle Shook and Dorothy Lela Gaffney Shook (deceased 12 Nov 2005 in Hamilton).
Lela was raised in the Bitterroot Valley...
Deborah Marie French
May 23, 2021
CONNER - Deborah M. French, 68, of Conner passed away Saturday, May 23, 2021 in Nampa, ID. Graveside services will be held on Friday, May 28, 2021 at 11:00 am at Riverview Cemetery in Hamilton. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.
Branson Dorsey
May 22, 2021
Branson Dorsey
March 5, 1952 – May 22, 2021
Branson was born in Salisbury MD. He grew up in Wilmington DE. After a stint in the Marines and then the Army, he joined the Job Corps and was sent to Moses Lake, WA. His love of Washington kept him there as he attended first Big...
Charles Allen Brooks
May 15, 2021
Corvallis, MT - Charles A. (Chuck) Brooks, 85 went to be with the Lord on May 15, 2021 at the Hamilton (Assisted Living and Memory Care) where he got incredible care. He was battling Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
He was born to Theodore and Thelma Brooks on November 2, 1935 in El Dorado, Kansas. The family moved...
Monty Jay Wilson
May 15, 2021
Monty Jay Wilson, 74 of Hamilton passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021 at his home in Hamilton with his family by his side.
He was born May 7th, 1947 in Hamilton and was the son of the late Thomas Hendrickson and George and Shirley (Mom) Wilson. He was preceded in death by his brothers, George Terry Wilson...
Gail A. Lewis
May 14, 2021
Polson- Gail A. Lewis left his earthly home to be with Jesus on May 14, 2021. Gail was born in Missoula, MT on August 28, 1938 to Cecil and Viola Lewis. He joined older brother Lear. Cecil worked construction so Gail’s early years were spent moving from place to place. They settled in Rollins, MT where Gail went to...
Kenneth Leroy Skaw
May 14, 2021
HAMILTON – Kenneth L. Skaw, age 91, passed away May 14, 2021. Kenneth was born February 19, 1930, in Great Falls, Montana, to Herman and Florence (Whitehorn)Skaw. He graduated high school in Darby, Montana and attended the University of Montana, in Missoula. He met and married, Margarete Schimpl. To that union they brought four children.
Kenneth was...
Dale Lee Brady
May 10, 2021
Dale Lee Brady August 6, 1936 – May 10, 2021
Dale Lee Brady took Jesus’s hand 90 minutes before his 63rd wedding anniversary. He was born the 13th child of Evert and Myrtle Brady in Winnett, MT. A long Montana drought relocated his family to a farm near Fairfield where he attended local schools and graduated from...
Bryan Louis Kercher
May 8, 2021
It is with great sorrow that the family of Bryan Louis Kercher must announce his passing on May 8, 2021. Bryan, aged 55, of Hamilton, Montana, lost his life while descending from the summit of Sugarloaf Peak in the Bitterroot Mountains.
Bryan was born on January 25th, 1966 in Crawfordsville, Indiana. His parents subsequently moved to Muncie,...
Devin K. Richey
May 7, 2021
Devin K. Richey, 31 of Missoula passed away May 7, 2021 in Great Falls, Montana.
Devin was a musician
A more elaborate obituary will be posted in the future.
Matthew Robert Long
May 5, 2021
Matthew Robert Long left this earthly world on May 5, 2021 at the age of 35. Matthew, or “Angel” to his wife or “Matty” to his friends, was a gentle and compassionate man who could master anything, quickly. A lover of group hugs since he was a toddler, Matthew was an avid outdoorsman and athlete who loved all that...
Walter "Sam" J. Smith
Apr 28, 2021
In the early morning of April 28th, Walter Joseph “Sam” Smith passed away at his home in Hamilton, one month shy of his 86th birthday. He was born in Butte, Montana on May 24, 1935 to Walter St. Claire Smith and Dorothy Isabelle Sanger Sullivan Smith. He was raised in Butte as the oldest in a family of 5,...
Josef Heuser
Apr 27, 2021
Josef Heuser
January 3, 1937-April 27, 2021
Oh, he makes his life as a carpenter.
He works his hands in wood.
He goes to work each morning.
And he comes home every night.
And the time that passes in between.
He knows has been spent...
Kathie Jo Murphy
Apr 27, 2021
Kathie Jo Murphy, 73 of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
A full obituary will be posted soon.
Norman Allen Buckner
Apr 27, 2021
Norman “Pops” passed away at the age of 91. He was born in Crookston, Minnesota in 1929. His passion was music while growing up. He joined the army in 1948 and served in Korea.
He met his wife Irene Bachmeier and they were married, in Devils Lake North Dakota. Irene had 12 brothers and sister, so Norman...
Vera Mae Weer
Apr 26, 2021
DARBY - Vera Mae Weer, 88, passed away on April 26, 2021 at her home in Darby from natural causes. Her family was by her side. Vera was the oldest of seven children born to Ina and Charlie Anderson. She was born on her grandparents farm near Guthrie, Oklahoma on October 22, 1932. Vera grew up in Oklahoma and...
George William Sechrist
Apr 25, 2021
George W. Sechrist, 71, of Hamilton, Montana, formerly of York, Pennsylvania, died unexpectedly April 25, 2021.
He is survived by his niece, Jane Sprigle Thren, her husband, Don and their daughter, Emily of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is also survived by his former wife, Jane Johanson of Hamilton, MT and dear friend Cindy Warden, also of Hamilton and...
