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Vernon Rudolph Gullingsrud

Vernon Rudolph Gullingsrud

Sep 27, 2019

Vernon R. Gullingsrud, 93 of Corvallis Montana, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019 at the Discovery Care Center in Hamilton.

Vernon was born in Cummings, ND to Carl R. and Mabel Palm Gullingsrud on January 13, 1926.  He was raised and went to school in Climax, MN, graduating in 1944.  He met Ardis Anderson in June of...

Dorothy West

Dorothy West

Sep 23, 2019

Conner - Dorothy West, age 83, of Conner passed away Monday, September 23, 2019, in her home surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born June 5, 1936, to Bill and Florence Wolfinbarger, in Conner, Montana. Conner was home to Dorothy for all but three years of her 83 years. She graduated from Darby High School in 1954.

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Johnny R. Lay

Johnny R. Lay

Sep 23, 2019

Florence - Johnny R Lay, 89 of Florence passed away Monday September 23, 2019 at the Marcus Daly Hospital.  He was born January 14, 1930 in Hartford Arkansas, the son of the late Jake Lay and Nora Lay.  He married Arloene Biltoft on October 12, 1966 and they had a wonderful life together.

Johnny was raised in...

Lee Alfred Johnson

Lee Alfred Johnson

Sep 18, 2019

Lee Alfred Johnson, 78, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at St. Patrick’s Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born July 24, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Francis and Edith F. Johnson. He grew up there with his sister and two brothers, attended college and The Chicago Art Institute and began...

Bruce Donald Jones

Bruce Donald Jones

Sep 15, 2019

Hamilton – Bruce Donald Jones, 93 of Hamilton passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 at his home in Hamilton.  Bruce was born in a Nebraska farm house on October 29, 1925 with his beloved brother Phillip, age 18 mos. at the bedside.

The family moved to Colorado in 1933 and later to Lodi, California in 1934.  He...

Clarice Henrietta (King)  Skillman

Clarice Henrietta (King) Skillman

Sep 14, 2019

Clarice H. Skillman, 96 of Hamilton passed away peacefully at her home in Hamilton, Saturday, September 14, 2019 in the company of her daughter and special caregiver.

She was born May 5, 1923, in a single room cabin near St. John, North Dakota.  She was the first of three children born, to Henry and Elsie King, both...

Lavonne Margaret Friend

Lavonne Margaret Friend

Sep 12, 2019

CORVALLIS – LaVonne Margaret Friend, 56, of Corvallis passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019 at her home.  She was born July 3, 1963 in Missoula the daughter of Allan and Bonnie Viegut.

LaVonne was preceded in death by her daughter, Ashley Friend.  She is survived by her husband, Wayne Friend of Corvallis; her son, Steven Friend and...

William "Bill" J. Clark

William "Bill" J. Clark

Sep 9, 2019

William Johnson Clark (Bill) went to be with Jesus on September 9, 2019, as the result of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident while parked along the side of the highway he helped build just outside of Wisdom, Montana. He was born on January 11, 1937, to John William Clark I and Virginia Elizabeth Johnson in Hampton, Virginia. Bill...

Jack E. Eden

Jack E. Eden

Sep 8, 2019

Jack E. Eden died Sunday, September 8, 2019, at his home near Hamilton.

Born on February 5, 1929, to George and Delma Eden in Gooding, Idaho, Jack developed his animal husbandry skills on the family farm. An uncle, Roy Rose, taught Jack the art of packing cargo mules in the mid-1940s at Rose’s hunting camp in the...

Evelyn Delee Bates

Evelyn Delee Bates

Sep 8, 2019

Evelyn (Evie) DeLee Bates-Keogh, 66, Hamilton native, passed away on September 8, 2019 of a brain tumor that was diagnosed in late June. Evelyn peacefully moved on while at Marcus Daly Hospice Services Center in Hamilton. She was born in Hamilton on July 1, 1953.

Evelyn was raised in Hamilton and graduated from HHS in 1971.  Shortly...

Lennie M Smith

Lennie M Smith

Sep 4, 2019

Lennie M. Smith, 95, of Victor, passed away September 4, 2019, at his home in Victor, two blocks from where he was born on October 23, 1923 to the late John and Mary (Cowan) Smith.  He had resided in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the home of his daughter Mary Jo and son-in-law Greg Millage, for the last four years of...

Helen Marie (Carlson)  Roberts

Helen Marie (Carlson) Roberts

Sep 4, 2019

Helen Marie Roberts, 80, died peacefully on September 4, 2019, at her home in Victor, Montana. She was surrounded by her children, David and Debbie, and longtime friend, Jim Carey.

She was born on October 12, 1938, to Richard and Stella Carlson in Hamilton, Montana. Helen grew up on a working ranch near Sleeping Child and attended...

Judy Marie Fowler

Judy Marie Fowler

Aug 26, 2019

Judy M. Fowler, 76 of Corvallis passed away August 26, 2019 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.  Judy was born February 17, 1943 in Kelso, Washington to the late David W. and Mildred C. Wend Fowler.

She was educated at Upper Columbia Academy in Spokane, WA.  She attended Pacific Union College in St. Helena, CA earning her...

Larry Leroy Neely

Larry Leroy Neely

Aug 24, 2019

HAMILTON - Larry Leroy Neely, age 82, died on Saturday, August 24, 2019.  He was born in Monahans, Texas to Roy and Zelma Neely and was the oldest of 5 children.

After graduating from high school he attended a two year business college. After college he joined the U.S. Army and spent time in Germany. When he...

John Joseph King

John Joseph King

Aug 20, 2019

John Joseph King Jr., 50 of Corvallis passed away Tuesday, August 20th.

Arrangements will be announced.

Phyllis Bartkowski

Phyllis Bartkowski

Aug 19, 2019

DARBY - Phyllis Bartkowski, 79, of Darby, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, slipped away from us Monday, August 19, 2019 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Care Center in Hamilton with her devoted husband at her side. Our hearts are broken.  She was born September 22, 1939 in San Jose, California, daughter of the late Isaac (Ted) and Reba (Laverne)...

Donna Marie Lewis

Donna Marie Lewis

Aug 18, 2019

Donna Marie Lewis

HAMILTON - At 2:23 PM on Sunday, August 18, 2019, Donna Lewis went where we can not come now; she has awoke in His likeness and is now experiencing what we can only imagine.

She was the most amazing person, except for our Lord, I ever met. Her smile and laughter we're...

Jacquie Lyons

Jacquie Lyons

Aug 17, 2019

STEVENSVILLE - Jacquie Lyons passed away on August 17, 2019, after an experience with cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones, at her home in Montana's Bitterroot Valley. She was 80 years old.

Jacqueline Lou Russell was born on February 9, 1939, in Sioux City, Iowa. She grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Jacquie moved to...

William Harold Mccrum

William Harold Mccrum

Aug 10, 2019

Bill McCrum was born and raised in Billings, He started college at Eastern Montana College where he quarterbacked the Yellow Jackets and raced on the Bicycle Team.  While in college he worked at the post office (for his dad) in the summer.  Bill served in the military in Korea where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

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John Leslie Duncan

John Leslie Duncan

Aug 2, 2019

John Leslie Duncan was born in Butte, Montana, February 13, 1958, and began going fishing, hunting, and camping before he could walk.  John learned to scout new fishing holes early in life and found his favorites on the Madison River, the site of some of his fondest memories.  When the family moved to Grants Pass, Oregon, John began fishing...

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