Obituaries

Sep 12, 2021

HAMILTON - Sammy Arellano, 74, of Hamilton passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 at his home of natural causes.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Sep 12, 2021

Darlene Hendrickson, of Corvallis, MT, passed away peacefully surrounded by the people who loved her the most on September 12, 2021, at the age of 88.

Darlene was born on August 17, 1933, to Eloise and David Cummings in Great Falls, Montana. She grew up in Augusta and later graduated from Stevensville High School.

She...

Sep 11, 2021

VICTOR - Donald Jay Blakslee, 76, of Victor passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Sep 11, 2021

PINESDALE - Samuel Taggart Allred, 76, finished his lifelong fishing trip September 11, 2021. The son of Rulon and Athlene Allred, he began fishing November 19, 1944, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Any given day you could find him slipping away from his Allen Test Products duties, or landscape and gardening business, and heading to the closest canal, stream,...

Sep 10, 2021

Edward Allen Good, 72, of Darby went peacefully to Heaven on Friday, September 10, 2021 at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula due to Covid-19.  He was born in 1949 to his parents Ralph and Lillian Good in Oakland. He was proud of his service in the U.S. Army and always showed respect in public when he met another veteran. ...

Sep 10, 2021

DARBY – Gloria “Gay” McDonald, 76, of Darby passed away Friday, September 10, 2021 at the Discovery Care Centre.  She was born April 23, 1945, in Missoula the daughter of Robert and Florence Glenn.

Gloria was raised and educated in Corvallis and graduated from Corvallis High School.  She married James P. McDonald on May 30, 1985, in...

Sep 9, 2021

Lynda Lucille Brady passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 9 at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington as her son, daughter and son-in-law held her hands and prayed with her as she transitioned into Heaven. Lynda is remembered fondly by an abundance of friends and family for her bubbly personality, her love of laughter, and for her giving...

Sep 9, 2021

Terrence Kellenberger, 62 of Corvallis passed away September 9, 2021 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton.

He was born April 14, 1959 in Fond du lac, Wisconsin to the late Hugh and Gretchen Kellenberger.  Terrence married April Hostetler; the couple has been married for 40 years.  He was Vice President of Operations and Engineering at...

Sep 7, 2021

Corvallis -  Alexander V. Ivanoff passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital.  He was born Jan. 7, 1941 in Tsingtao, China.  His beloved wife, Barbara L. Ivanoff passed away Friday, September 10, 2021 at her home in Corvallis.

Sep 7, 2021

M. Verna Gill, 98, of Hamilton passed away Monday, September 7, 2021 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.  Verna, as she was affectionately called, was born February 7th, 1923 to Harlan and Ethel Mullen in Sand Point Idaho.  She moved to Montana when she was 10 days old.

Verna went to school in Billings, MT and married...

Sep 6, 2021

CORVALLIS - Elmer Scanland, age 66 of Corvallis, Montana, passed suddenly into eternity, Monday, September 6, 2021. Elmer was born on June 8, 1955, the second child of Glen and Leona Scanland, of Corvallis. As a teenager, he chose to serve God and live as Jesus taught.

Elmer enjoyed a life of farmer on the family farm,...

Sep 5, 2021

HAMILTON, MT - Robert ‘Bob’ Wallace, 82, of Hamilton passed away on Sunday, September 5, 2021. He was born on November 25, 1938, in Aliquippa, PA, the son of James and Alice Wallace.

He joined the U.S Navy in 1956. After the Navy, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked for the LAPD and the LAFD....

Sep 5, 2021

HAMILTON - Linda L. Irwin, 76, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021 at her home of natural causes.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Sep 4, 2021

William (Liam) Louis Hart, 13, of Victor, unexpectedly passed away at Children’s Hospital, Kalispell September 04, 2021. He was born September 04, 2008 in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina to the luckiest parents alive.

William grew up living the life of an Army brat for his first 5 years travelling from North Carolina to Georgia and to Colorado...

Sep 3, 2021

HAMILTON – Ramona Jan Tanner Roy, 89, of Hamilton, Montana, died Friday, September 3, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 8, 1932, in Pocatello, Idaho, the second of two daughters and two sons of Horatio Jens and Doris Louise Hansen-Massie Tanner. On August 8, 1950, she married Robert Lee Roy. They were later sealed in...

Sep 3, 2021

Michael “Mike” Ronald Garlick, 65 of Darby passed away Friday, September 3, 2021 at his home following a fight with cancer.

Mike was born in Monroe, Michigan on June 7, 1956 to Ronald D. and Alwilda L. Garlick.  Mike loved chasing waves, fishing and peaceful starry nights of Montana.

He was preceded in death by...

Aug 29, 2021

Hamilton - Austin Keithley was born in La Jolla, CA, and grew up in Chula Vista, CA, moving to Bishop, CA. When he was ready for college, he moved to Boulder, CO.  He studied general subjects for two years but returned home to help his father manage the Best Western Motel that his dad, Ralph, had purchased, in 1961. ...

Aug 22, 2021

Jerry Wayne Conder, 71 of Hamilton passed away August 22, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

Jerry was born February 25, 1950 in Bloomington, Illinois the son of the late Oval and Helen Conder.  He graduated from Bloomington High School.  He was inducted into the US Army and served in the Vietnam War.  Following his...

Aug 21, 2021

HAMILTON - Fern Irene Leonardi went quietly on August 21, 2021, in Hamilton, MT, at age 90.  Not surprising for one of the most reserved and quiet woman many have known.  She represents the last of her generation:  the last of her Ross family and quite possibly the final remaining member of Corvallis High School’s class of 1949.

Aug 20, 2021

VICTOR – Verle “Nannette” Duncan, 75, of Victor passed away Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital.  She was born August 7, 1946 in Rhinelander, WI the daughter of Robert Owen Durbin and Ruth Marsha Durbin.

Nannette moved to Missoula in 1954.  She attended Lowell Elementary School and both Hellgate and Sentinel High Schools.  Nannette...