Obituaries

Mar 10, 2021

Hamilton - Emery (Buzz) D. Weston, 90, of Deer Lodge passed away Wednesday morning, March 10, 2021 surrounded by family in Hamilton. Buzz was born on August 24, 1930 in Missoula to Barney and Alice Weston.

He grew up on a ranch just east of Beavertail Hill along with two brothers, Ben and Bill and attended elementary...

Mar 9, 2021

Raymond Pete Peterson, 78 of Hamilton passed away March 9, 2021.  Ray was born April 16, 1942 in Burns, Oregon the son of Robert and Marie Peterson. Ray was raised in Wisdom, Montana where he grew up on the Home Ranch.  Ray was born with cowboy boots and hat upon his head.  He was a rancher through and through. ...

Mar 6, 2021

Judy A. DeMoss, 74, of Hamilton moved on to her next phase of the energy cycle, at the beginning of this month, March 2021. She was born on April 9, 1946, in Lennox, California, to very proud parents, Lucille and Herbert May. Judy was raised a beach loving California girl. Let’s just say the annual bathing suit shopping was...

Mar 5, 2021

STEVENSVILLE – Our deeply loved son and brother, Luke David Gross, 17, passed away suddenly Friday, March 5, 2021 in a tragic car accident.  Luke was born on March 14, 2003, in Renton, Washington.  He was a senior at Stevensville High School and after graduation was planning on attending Montana State University. Luke loved all sports, but soccer was...

Mar 1, 2021

Darryl R. Taulman

October 4, 1935 – March 1, 2021

Darryl peacefully passed on March 1st, 2021, at the age of 85.  Better known by his friends as DT, he was born in Hamilton to Frank and Minnie Taulman.  He grew up in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley attending school in Hamilton and graduating from Hamilton...

Feb 27, 2021

Wilma A. McCart passed away February 27, 2021. Her beloved husband, Bill, passed on January 28, 2021, and all she wanted to do was be with him. She said they always planned to go together. They would have been married 75 years on June 21, 2021.

Wilma was born November 2, 1927, as Bill and Helen Wilcox's...

Feb 27, 2021

“Just call me ‘Oma’”, she’d say, and everyone obliged. Not to entertain the wishes of a quaint Dutch woman, but from a genuine reverence and affection for a beautiful soul. By whatever name you knew her—mom, Oma, Yoka, or Johanna—she was, most likely, your favorite person.

On the twenty-seventh of February, 2021, Johanna Elizabeth Intgroen, 91, of...

Feb 27, 2021

Judy Gail Clark McConnell, age 72 of Hamilton, completed a life with love, laughter, and kindness. Judy was born June 8, 1948, to Vern Dexter and Earldean “Deanie” (Hendrickson) Clark, in Great Falls, Montana. She graduated from Florence Carlton High School, in 1967.

Judy married Jim McConnell on November 16, 1985 in Lincoln, Montana. They added a...

Feb 25, 2021

CORVALLIS - Steve R. Hinton, 77, of Corvallis passed away February 25, 2021 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.  A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Daly-Leach Chapel.

Feb 25, 2021

Enno Wood Hartman

January 30, 1938 - February 25, 2021

Enno Wood Hartman, 83 of Corvallis, MT – Left our earthly presence February 25, 2021, peacefully surrounded by his family at Marcus Daily Memorial Hospital, Hamilton, Montana. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on January 30, 1938 to the late Enoch & Martha (Wood) Hartman. Raised...

Feb 24, 2021

DARBY - Charlene House (nee Wright) was loved by all who met her. She was one of the toughest people you could ever hope to come across.  Charlene grew up in the San Luis Valley of Colorado.  She was brought into this world by her hero, Lewis Wright, and her mother, Virginia Marks.

While a young lady...

Feb 23, 2021

Father Michael Mallory Smith

STEVENSVILLE - Father Michael Mallory Smith, 82, passed away on Tuesday evening, February 23, 2021, at The Living Centre in Stevensville, Montana, where he resided the past several years.

Michael Mallory Smith was born December 29, 1938 in Spokane, Washington, the son of Adolphe Smith and Gwendolyn Mallory Smith.  He grew...

Feb 23, 2021

CORVALLIS - Patricia Winifred Hofler of Corvallis Montana, passed away of natural causes in her home on Tuesday, February 23, 2021.

Pati was born February 2nd, 1934 in Decatur, Illinois to Everett and Winifred Mills the 4th of five children.  She moved to Mason City, Iowa where she met and married her first husband, Albert Jerome Hegenbarth...

Feb 22, 2021

HAMILTON - Roberta May (Hart) Crandall, nick named “Bobbie” by her parents Roberta and Wilson Hart, peacefully entered into glory on February 22, 2021 at 9pm.  Just a week short of her 99th birthday, it was time to be with her Lord.

Bobbie was born in her grandparents Meyers home in St. Genevieve, MO on March 2,...

Feb 22, 2021

Alice Elaine (Ivey) Wagenmann

Alice was born December 12, 1950 in Elida, New Mexico.  Soon after, her family moved to Bovina, Texas, then to Carthage, Missouri.

Alice graduated High School in Jasper, Missouri.  She attended South West Missouri College in Joplin, Missouri.

Beginning in 1972, Alice toured with a Gospel singing group for...

Feb 19, 2021

DARBY - Margery “Anne” Meskimen passed away peacefully, to be with our Lord, on February 19, 2021.

Anne was born to Champ and Bessie (Greenup) Hannon on February 13, 1932 in Bozeman, Montana.  The family moved to Darby around 1935.

Anne married Elmer Lewis Meskimen, Jr.  on January 23, 1955.  They made a home in...

Feb 19, 2021

PINESDALE - Andrew Mark Jessop, born August 13, 1990 in Pinesdale, Montana, departed this life on February 19, 2021 in an avalanche in Stanley, Idaho, while snowmobiling with his buddies.

Andy graduated from Corvallis High School in 2008, and especially enjoyed wrestling while there.  During his senior year, and after graduation, he worked with a cousin, “Master...

Feb 18, 2021

John W. Boche, 96, of Salmon, Idaho, passed away February 18 of natural causes. He was born August 11, 1924, to John H. and Martha Boche in Norfolk, Nebraska, where he was raised and educated.

Mr. Boche served in the army from 1942 to 1945.  He earned the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, and the Philippine Liberation Medal...

Feb 15, 2021

HAMILTON - Robert B. Luedecke passed away February 15, 2021, at his home in Hamilton.   He was born March 27, 1944, in Corvallis, Montana, to Oscar and Dorothy Luedecke.  Bob was the youngest of three boys and is preceded in death by both of his parents and his brothers, Lloyd and Allan.

Bob grew up in Corvallis....

Feb 13, 2021

Oren Darius “O.D.” Etter, 81 of Victor passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021 from Heart Failure and Cancer at his home in Victor.

O.D. was born December 21, 1939 in Emmett, Idaho the son of the late John William and Jessie Margaret Fisher Etter.  He graduated from High School in Sandpoint, Idaho.  He then attended school in...