Obituaries

Jun 21, 2021

CORVALLIS – Tristen Cloid “Pistol” Moore, 23, of Corvallis passed away from cardiac arrest on Monday, June 21, 2021 at his home.  He was born December 28, 1997 in Hamilton the son of Rodney Paul and Ammie Leanne Moore.

Tristen went through a lot of challenges in his short life facing each battle like a true warrior...

Jun 15, 2021

Donna Mae Olinghouse, 82 of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at her home at Sapphire Lutheran Homes in Hamilton.

Donna was born June 6, 1939 on a ranch four miles east of Missoula, she was the youngest of 4 kids and the only girl.  She went to school in Bonner and graduated from Sentinel High...

Jun 14, 2021

Norman K. Jackson, 89 of Hamilton lost his battle with Covid Monday June 14, 2021 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital.  Norm was born 2 Nov 1931 in Wendel, Idaho to parents Velma Irene Anderson and William Alvin Jackson.  He was raised in Wendel, attending the local schools there.  He later attended University of Idaho in Moscow and Twin...

Jun 13, 2021

MISSOULA - Orval “Bill” Gastineau, Jr. was born in Sandpoint, ID June 15, 1942 to Orval Gastineau, Sr. and Lois Gillam Gastineau.  Bill passed away June 13, 2021, from Alzheimer’s Dementia. He graduated from Sandpoint High School and attended Idaho State University where he played basketball. He graduated from the University of Montana with a forestry degree.

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Jun 10, 2021

Richard A. Barta, 73 of Hamilton passed away June 10, 2021 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.

He was born April 28, 1948, in Missoula to the late Robert Joseph and Mary Opal Johnson Barta.  Richard graduated from Sentinel High School. On May 16, 1970, Richard married Deloris June Barta.

He served 4 tours in...

Jun 10, 2021

We are sad to announce that Jan Day, 72, of Stevensville passed away at home the afternoon of June, 2, 2021. Jan (don't call her Janice unless you're her mother) was born in Los Angeles on March 18,1949 to Harold and Bonnie Lupac. Her brother, John (Beatty, Nevada), came along 18 months later. In her early 20's she moved...

Jun 9, 2021

Corvallis – Janet Sue Toomey, 80 of Corvallis passed away June 9, 2021, at her home in Corvallis.

She was born March 26, 1941, in Los Angeles, California to the late Peggy and Woody Gibson.  Janet graduated from Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California.

Jan married Edward (Ed) Toomey on March 1, 1969. They...

Jun 9, 2021

Corvallis – On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, Allen Clifford Bjergo passed away at the age of 85 due to health complications. Allen was born in Ottertail County, Minnesota on September 14th, 1935, to Adolph and Alice Bjergo, where he grew up on a general stock and dairy farm and went to a one-room elementary school, reached by skis in...

Jun 6, 2021

James "Jim" Ed Stubblefield

Jim Stubblefield of Hamilton was born in Castella California February 19, 1942 to Elmer Harold Stubblefield and Virginia Alfretta Sherman Stubblefield. He joined an older sister, Phyllis.  During his childhood near Dunsmuir and Castle Crags his mother often admonished her active son to "go play in the woods". This began Jim's enthusiasm for...

Jun 4, 2021

Clara Enola Berger Felton passed peacefully on June 4, 2021, at the Discovery Care Center in Hamilton, MT. Her life of 95 years was the epitome of a life well-lived. Born to parents Oliver and Edna (Morehouse) Lamb on November 1, 1925, at the family homestead in Winner, MN, she was one of 16 siblings raised on the family...

Jun 4, 2021

CORVALLIS- Lori J. Spears, 57, of Corvallis passed away Friday, June, 04, 2021 in her home.  She was born February, 28, 1964 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the daughter of Elton Spears and Betty (Romine) Spears.

Lori was raised in Pawnee, Oklahoma and graduated from Pawnee High School in 1982.  She moved to the Bitterroot Valley in 1993 where...

Jun 2, 2021

HAMILTON - Bernie Mogensen passed away on June 2, 2021.  She was born 7/7/37 to Clarence and Esther Bussey in National City, California.

Bernie was raised in southern California and Nevada and moved to Utah in the mid 60's.  There she met Paul while working as a secretary at the Bergin Mine in Eureka, Utah.  They were...

May 30, 2021

HAMILTON - Margaret “Miggs” Lubke, mighty matriarch and friend to all, made a gentle exit with her beloved siblings, children and family gathered around her on Sunday May 30th.  Toes tapping to an Irish lullaby to the very end - not a doubt a joyous Kayleigh awaited her on the other side with Bill and her Mom and Dad...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...