Obituaries

Aug 31, 2020

HAMILTON - Sylvia Mae Lawrence passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 at Beehive Homes, in Hamilton. There are no services at this time. condolences for the family can be left at www.dalyleachchapel.com

Aug 30, 2020

Corvallis - Russell Stuart Zacha, 81 of Corvallis, Mt. passed on Sunday August 30, 2020 from a head injury sustained from trying to help a cranky cow give birth. He was born December 26, 1939 in Missoula, Mt.  to John & Charlotte Zacha.

He was raised on the family farm north east of Corvallis along with his...

Aug 28, 2020

HAMILTON - Esther Zerbst was called to her eternal home on August 28, 2020 at the age of 97. She was born on July 21, 1923 to Jacob and Lydia (Brandner) Reich in Zeeland, ND. At the age of 13 she moved with her 7 siblings and parents to the Bitterroot Valley where her dad found work during the...

Aug 23, 2020

Shirley L. Webb of Hamilton passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, at the age of 85. She was born Aug. 20, 1935, in Marion, Illinois, the daughter of the late Barney and Hazel Howard.

Shirley will be remembered as being a wonderful, caring, and compassionate woman filled with love and laughter. She will be greatly missed by...

Aug 17, 2020

Benjamin Everett Williams, 48 of Chandler, AZ passed away August 17, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family.

He was born February 26, 1972 to Bevan Terrance Williams and Arleta Denise Everett in Provo, Utah.  He loved life and fought hard to be there for his children right to the end.

Ben is survived...

Aug 13, 2020

Barbara Jean Ricard (formerly of Sanford, Maine), passed away on August 13, 2020, after a brief illness. Barbara was the 2nd child born, of 8, to Lucien and Lillian (Dumont) Couture on October 17, 1950. To all that knew her, was to know her generous and warm heart. She was truly a gift.

After graduating from Sanford...

Aug 13, 2020

Kathy Louise Baguley, 65 of Corvallis passed away August 13, 2020 at her home due to cancer.  Her husband Paul was at her side until she was called home by Our Lord and Savior.

Surviving include her husband, Paul James Baguley; daughter, Heather K. (Brian) Bernard of Apache Junction, AZ and grandson, Gunner James Bernard; son, Joshua...

Aug 10, 2020

CORVALLIS - William Mark Neustrom passed away August 10, 2020 at St Patrick's hospital in Missoula. He was born Jan. 5,1954 in LeMars, Iowa to Willis H. and Rita L. Neustrom. He was the eldest of five children. Having a father in the Air Force, the family lived in numerous states, but when it came to retirement the family...

Aug 9, 2020

CORVALLIS - Bryan Wayne Whitlock, 57, died of natural causes at his Corvallis home on August 9, 2020. Born in Hamilton, MT, October 18, 1962, to Jim and JoAnn (Jack) Whitlock, Bryan was a 1981 Hamilton High School graduate and attended Northern Montana College.

An expert welder, machinist and an all-around handy man, he worked for thirty-two...

Aug 9, 2020

Marian M. Hill, 94 of Hamilton passed away, Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Valley View Estates Nursing Home in Hamilton with her daughter by her side.

Marian was born November 16, 1925 in Sheridan, Wyoming.  Marian was an LPN at the Veterans Administration for 23 years, retiring in 1984.  She was preceded in death by her parents...

Aug 9, 2020

Susan Lee (Firkins) Frey

Susan Lee Frey, 60 of Corvallis traveled home to be with Jesus Sunday August 9th, 2020 at St Patrick's Hospital in Missoula, MT.

Susan was born August 7th, 1960 to Stephen and Floralee Firkins in Hamilton MT. She came into this world joining her brother Steve Jr. Raised in the Bitterroot...

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...