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...
James "Jim" C. Jenkins
Apr 21, 2021
James C Jenkins, 81, passed away April 21st, 2021 in his home from natural causes. He was born in Hamilton, MT January 7th, 1940 to Clayton & Helen Hailey Jenkins.
The family lived and farmed in Corvallis in the 1940’s and later settling much of his childhood on the ranch they had in the Sula Basin horseback...
Doug Peterson
Apr 19, 2021
Doug Peterson, 72, of Corvallis passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 after a 10-year battle with congestive heart failure. He was born Aug 26, 1948 in Great Falls, Montana, the son of the late Arlie and LaVerne Peterson.
Doug grew up in Great Falls, Montana. Graduated from Northern Montana State University in 1972 with an industrial arts...
Bruce Allen Brown
Apr 16, 2021
HAMILTON - Bruce Allen Brown, born March 9, 1953, in Glasgow, Montana spent most of his life in Montana. He was the third child of a total of seven children his parents, Harry and Virginia, had.
Bruce’s mom and dad and his two brothers, Steve and Tim, were there to greet him when he passed. Left behind...
Bud L Yerian
Apr 14, 2021
Bud Lee Yerian, 89 of Corvallis passed away April 14, 2021 at his home.
Bud was born November 1, 1931 in Corvallis to the late Cecil Ray and Lura Estella Lundy Yerian. He attended Corvallis Schools through the 8th grade and then went to work. Bud has spent years with his companion Alice Shaver. He enjoyed collecting...
Robert Oliver Luoma
Apr 12, 2021
Robert Oliver Luoma, 89, passed away in his home on Monday afternoon, April 12, 2021, surrounded by his wife, Barbara, and children.
Bob was born to Finnish immigrants, Samuel and Fannie Luoma, in the small mining community of Sand Coulee, Montana, on July 29,1931. The youngest of 14 children, he learned hard work and commitment to family...
Alfredo Magnia Chavez
Apr 11, 2021
Alfred Magnia Chavez Jr. of Corvallis, MT passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by family April 11, 2021, at the age of 80. He was preceded into death by his father Alfred Sr, mother Julia, wife Earlene, brothers, Jesse and Ernest, his sister Delores, his grandson Jayden and many others.
Alfred was born on January 21,...
Buddy A. Nielson
Apr 10, 2021
DARBY, MT formerly of UTAH – Buddy Amner Nielson passed away peacefully on his home on April 10, 2021, surrounded by his family.
He was born in Burley, Idaho, on December 16, 1943, to Leslie and Ila Nielson. They moved to Lehi, Utah, when he was a young boy; then resided in Highland, Utah.
Bud...
