Obituaries

Dec 2, 2020

FARMINGTON – Mary A. Vial of Farmington, passed away on December 2, 2020 at Cedarhurst Senior Living at the age of 86. She was born on October 13, 1934 in Cavalier, North Dakota to William and Grace (See) Beaton.

Mary attended school at Cavalier, North Dakota and continued her education at Northwest Laboratory Technology School in Minneapolis,...

Dec 1, 2020

Alphie was born and raised in Missoula Mt. Daughter of Walter and Ada Holst. She was in the first graduating class of Sentinel High School. She left Montana to attend USC in California. She raised a family in northern California and eventually settled in the foothill town of Placerville.

She enjoyed a career in real estate, traveled...

Dec 1, 2020

HAMILTON - Leroy S. Waliser, 66, of Hamilton passed away December 1, 2020 at his home from complications of Multiple Myeloma.  He was born June 2, 1954 in Hamilton, MT the son of the late Nick and Clara Waliser.

Leroy graduated from Corvallis High School in 1974 and attended Missoula Vo-Tech, graduating their Heavy Equipment Operator program. ...

Nov 30, 2020

HAMILTON - Antonine (Toni) Klimek, age 94, passed on to join her husband on November 30, 2020. Toni was a longtime resident of Coudersport, Pennsylvania, who moved to Hamilton, Montana to be near her daughter, Monica Klimek Ephrom, in April 2001.

Toni was born in Troyes, France to Jules and Luci Sauvageot, on January 26, 1926.  Toni...

Nov 29, 2020

Gary L. Rouse went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, November 29, 2020 at his home with his family.  The son of Franks and Maude Rouse, Gary was born March 22, 1937 in Hamilton. He graduated from Hamilton High School in 1955.  He was the first recruit to join the local National Guard unit in 1954 and...

Nov 29, 2020

Hamilton- Joanna “Jo” Eckhardt, 86, of Hamilton left this earth to spread her wings and fly on November 29th, 2020. She was born August 21, 1934 in North Hollywood, California to the late Arthur Jasper Azbill and Mary Ellender Burris.

Jo met Donald Leroy Sr and they were married in September 1953. Jo and Don made life...

Nov 28, 2020

James Leslie McCrossin – known better as “Jim” to most, and “Mr. MAC” to the many students he taught over the years, passed away at his home in Whitehall, Montana on November 28 th , 2020 at the age of 73. He was doing what he liked to do – working on his place.

Jim was born...

Nov 26, 2020

HAMILTON - Lynn Russell was born October 5th, 1937. Before he was a great grandfather, a papa, a father, a knight in shining armor or your beloved mailman, he was a young boy living in the wide-open land of North Dakota. He learned to live with very little and saw his family through America’s monumental moments such as The...

Nov 26, 2020

James W. "Bill" Ralston

DARBY - Dad went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thanksgiving evening at his Darby home with his wife of 66 years, Ardis at his side. He was 85.

Bill Ralston was born November 5, 1935 in Missoula, MT, to William Allen and Bertha "Peggy" Ralston.  They lived in...

Nov 25, 2020

Faye Louise Burud, 81, of Hamilton, MT passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the Discovery Care Centre. She was born May 7, 1939 in Chokio, MN, the tenth child of Herman and Adah (Thomas) Petersdorf.

Faye was raised in Wilton, MN and Bemidji, MN. She graduated from Bemidji...

Nov 24, 2020

Hamilton – Betty Jean Pengelly, age 84, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020, peacefully at her home. Betty was born on October 1, 1936, to Sam and Agnes (Montanari) Vitali, in Fresno, California. Her family moved from Fresno to San Francisco when Betty was a teenager, in 1954.

Betty married Fred Lossman and to this union they...

Nov 22, 2020

David A. Long, 81, passed away on November 22, 2020 in Corvallis, MT.

Dave was born to Everett and Beatrice Long on April 20, 1939 in Bentley, Alberta, Canada. He was raised and went to school in Red Deer and Ricinus, Alberta until his family moved to Sacramento, CA when he was 14 years old. There he...

Nov 22, 2020

HAMILTON - James (Jim) Henry Simmons passed this life peacefully and was reunited with the love of his life and wife of 65 years, Virginia (Gena)Coloff Simmons, November 22, 2020 at the age of 90. He was born at the family ranch on Gird’s creek east of Hamilton to Clifford and Nellie Simmons in March of 1930. Nellie died...

Nov 20, 2020

Belle (Dolly) Margaret Chaffin, 75, died peacefully at home with her family by her side November 20, 2020 after a two-year struggle with multiple myeloma.

She was born December 9, 1944 in Glasgow Montana to Chris and Ida Drogitis. She was the youngest of five, and they lived on a farm in Opheim.  They grew rye and...

Nov 19, 2020

CORVALLIS - Leona Ruth Merrick (3/14/42-11/19/20) left us bereft after a sudden battle with cancer. The three men to whom she was devoted in her life were her father, Happy (Nephi) A. Draves, husband Glen L. Tomlinson & her great love, David A. Merrick of Corvallis, MT.

She raised her daughters, Tammy R. Puthoff and Lorri L....

Nov 18, 2020

Edward B. Rose, 72, of Corvallis passed away on Wednesday November 18th, 2020 at Community Hospital in Missoula, Montana.  He was born on January 22th 1948 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of the late John V Rose and Susanna (Gupp) Rose.

Ed met the love of his life, wife Sandra B (Dolence) Rose while still in high...

Nov 17, 2020

STEVENSVILLE - On November 17, 2020 after waging a 24-year battle with brain tumors, Donnette L. Schoepke of Stevensville Mt, passed away.  Surrounded in her final hours by her loving husband of 41 and a half years, her loving son Morgan, and her ever faithful Border Collie, Callie,  In April of 2017 she was told she had  7 -...

Nov 17, 2020

Alan C. Abel, 72, of Hamilton, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at his home.  He was born August 21, 1948 in Rochester, NY, son of the late Harvey and Dorothy Abel.

Alan moved from Rochester to West Covina, CA at the age of 2, where he later graduated from Don Bosco Technical Institute in 1966.  He...

Nov 16, 2020

HAMILTON - Janet “Peggy” Arlene Freeman Andersen, 84, of Hamilton passed away Monday, Nov 16, 2020 at The Beehive Homes of Hamilton, Montana. She was born September 21, 1936 in Fargo, North Dakota, the daughter of the late Leigh A. and Mabel A. Freeman.

Janet graduated from Fargo (ND) Central High School, in 1954, and from California...

Nov 15, 2020

Milton Edgar Pomelear, 72, of Hamilton, Montana, known as Ed most of his life, died on November 15, 2020.

He was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2019, gracefully and stoically undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, which resulted in a PET scan showing no cancer. Sadly, the cancer returned quickly and aggressively, sending Ed into the loving arms of...