Obituaries

Aug 8, 2020

Jim was  born in Whitefish, Wisconsin to parents Gladys (Meekum) Keel and James F Keel, sr. Jim and his family moved to California when he was just a boy. The move proved fortuitous for Jim, as that is where he met the love of his life, Shirley Palmer. From the age of 17 until his death, Jim and Shirley...

Aug 8, 2020

HAMILTON - Joseph R. Deppe, 80, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020 at his home.  Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at the Daly-Leach Chapel with a reception following in the funeral home's community room.  Burial will take place at Riverview Cemetery.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.

Aug 6, 2020

CORVALLIS - Kirk (Butch) Martindell of Corvallis passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday, August 6th, 2020, in his home. Butch was born on October 24th, 1943 in Paramount, California to Kirk and Evelyn Martindell, and was raised in his teenage years by his Uncle Arthur Monett and Aunt Lorraine Monett. Butch had two daughters with his first wife;...

Aug 1, 2020

DARBY - Frederick Doyle Nelson 64 of Darby passed away August 1, 2020 of cancer at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born October 10, 1955 in Montpelier, Idaho, the son of the late Harold Nelson and Ethel Buhler. Fred was a large baby and as he grew older, he also grew taller and bigger. Fred...

Jul 30, 2020

Ronan, MT - Jo Mae Drake, loving, vivacious, creative, kind and selfless, wife, mother, grandmother and friend, has won her 20-year battle with Dementia and now celebrates her new and eternal life in· heaven with her Savior, Jesus Christ.  Jo Mae departed this world on July 30, 2020, age 86.

Born in. Missoula, MT, 9/30/1933, to Blanche...

Jul 27, 2020

NAMPA, ID - Cheryl Zemliska 66, of Nampa, Idaho passed away of a massive stroke on July 27, 2020 at Kalispell Regional Hospital. She was born December 3, 1953 in Grangeville, Idaho. She was the daughter of the late Earl E. and Irene Cooley.

She was raised in Missoula and attended grade school at Lewis and Clark...

Jul 26, 2020

Brenna Marie Short, 46, of Hamilton, passed away on July 26, 2020, at her home amid the beautiful Bitterroot mountains. She often called the property on which her home stood “fairylands” because of how the sunlight filtered through the trees by the creek where the butterflies were so active. On October 10, 1973, Brenna was born in Metairie, Louisiana,...

Jul 26, 2020

HAMILTON – Lynne Whittle Hayes passed away quietly on the evening of July 26, 2020 within minutes of her loved ones saying their tender goodbyes around her bedside.  She was born December 22, 1943, to Reuel Daniel Whittle and June Chapman Whittle in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the oldest of five children.  She graduated from Lewiston High School in Lewiston,...

Jul 23, 2020

HAMILTON - Michele Thompson of Hamilton died of natural causes on July 23, 2020. She was born in Sheridan Wyoming, April 17, 1946 to Rosa and John Thompson, one of six children. She completed 1 ½ years of college in Sheridan before venturing out into the world which would be the beginning of many adventures. She later finished her...

Jul 20, 2020

Susan Jacobson of Hamilton passed away unexpectedly, early in the morning on July 20th, 2020 in her home. She was born December 3, 1964 in San Bernardino, CA, the daughter of the late Diane Riggs and Michael Jacobson.

She was raised in Redlands, CA and a graduate of Redlands Senior High School.  Prior to relocating to Hamilton...

Jul 15, 2020

Frank M Gouse Sr. passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on July 15th, 2020 at the age of 91.

He was born in Pennsylvania to John and Edith Gouse where he grew up and met his future wife Lucy Boyer. They married in 1956 and had 3 children then in 1975 they...

Jul 15, 2020

HAMILTON - Cletus L. Gerig went to be with Jesus Christ our Lord, July 15, 2020 surrounded by family at his residence.  Clete was born September 19, 1929 in Woodburn Indiana to Daniel and Wanda Miller Gerig.

Clete married Barbara Jo Terral, whom he met in Solana Beach, CA. They were married for 70 years. They made...

Jul 13, 2020

HAMILTON – James Matthew Neville, age 56, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020, at his home in Hamilton MT.

James “Jim” was born on April 1, 1964, in Denver, CO, the son of Dennis Corbin Neville and Helen Ann Chilson. He was a 1982 graduate of Wallace High School, Wallace, ID. Jim attended Northern Idaho College,...

Jul 12, 2020

HAMILTON- Albert James (Jim) Anson passed away on July 12th, 2020 from complications due to advanced Parkinson's. He was born in Orchard NE to Irene R. (Leist) Anson and Albert J. Anson on June 27th 1951. Jim graduated from Ewing High School in Ewing NE in 1969. He was married to Constance J. (Turay) Anson in 1973 to present...

Jul 11, 2020

HAMILTON – Joyce A. Wright, 84, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital.  She was born May 23, 1936 in Williston, ND the daughter of Herman and Katherine Pankowski.

Joyce attended high school in Williston.  She married the love of her life, Thomas Wright, on June 18, 1968 in Williston.  In...

Jul 10, 2020

HAMILTON - Husband, father, grandpa, great grandpa, heavy highway road construction general foreman, one hard worker and feisty to the end, Richard E. Falk passed away July 10, 2020. He was 87. He was born in Valentine, Nebraska August 3, 1932 to Elmer and Dolly Falk, the fifth of seven children.

The family moved to Montana and...

Jul 6, 2020

CORVALLIS- David Solomon Dewey, age 32 of Corvallis, perished in an arson fire on July 6, 2020. David was born February 6, 1988 to Leslie Wade and Solomon Mark Dewey in Everett, WA. Growing up, David attended Mariner High School, in Everett, WA, Spokane Masters Commission and New Hope Bible College, in Oregon. David was married to Shandell Dewey,...

Jul 6, 2020

Corvallis - Shandell Ann Vogel-Dewey, 26 of Corvallis passed away July 6, 2020 as the result of an arson fire at her home.

She is survived by her mom and step-father, Kelly L. and Scott Earl of Hamilton and grandmothers, Sharon Gray of Hamilton and Carol Vogel of Washougal, WA.  Numerous extended family.

A private...

Jun 30, 2020

CORVALLIS - Leona Scanland of Corvallis Montana entered into rest at 2pm June 30, 2020 at 87 years of age. She was born to Wayne and Mildred Myers of Grass Range MT on June 3, 1933. Leona was married to Glen Scanland on April 7, 1953. They came to the Bitterroot Valley and lived east of Corvallis on the...

Jun 26, 2020

HAMILTON - Lawrence Lyman Carpenter, 73, of Hamilton passed away June 26, 2020 in Green Bay, WI.  A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Hamilton.  Interment with Military Honors will take place at Riverview Cemetery following the reception.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.