Obituaries

Mar 23, 2019

Lorraine (Lee) T. Morgan, 85 of Hamilton passed away March 23, 2019 at Community Medical Center in Missoula.  She was born July 29, 1933 in Centerville, Minnesota the daughter of the late Henry and Myrtle Husnik Lichtscheidl.

Lee was raised on a family farm in the Hugo, MN area.  She graduated from Forest Lake Senior High School. ...

Mar 22, 2019

Corvallis - Marcella K. Schach Clyde, age 95, of Corvallis, Montana, passed away of natural causes on March 22, 2019 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula surrounded by family.  She touched the lives of all who were fortunate enough to call her wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend.

Marcella was born in Victor, MT to Marie...

Mar 21, 2019

Elmo M. Jones, 82 of Lolo passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at his home.  He was born July 17, 1936 in Deerlodge, TN the son of Clay E. Jones and Estella M. Jones.

Mo was raised in Deerlodge, TN until age 10, when he and his four siblings moved to Lovell, Wyoming.  He attended school in...

Mar 17, 2019

Missoula – Joyce Marie Hyndman, 90, passed away March 17, 2019, with her family beside her at Bee Hive Homes of Hamilton.

Joy was born in St. Ignatius, MT on October 9, 1928, to Minnie and Melvin Price. Her family moved to Missoula when she was 4, and there she attended Franklin Grade School and graduated from...

Mar 15, 2019

CORVALLIS - Howard James Bay was born at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Montana on September 5, 1941 to Russell & Ruth (Hull) Bay. He passed peacefully in his sleep on March 15, 2019 with family at his left and right sides. Howard graduated with the 1959 class of 19 students at Corvallis High School.  While in school he...

Mar 13, 2019

BRIAN WADE CRAFT

November 11, 1963 – March 13, 2019

Our hearts break as we say goodbye to one remarkable man. Brian Craft, 55, of Hamilton, passed away in the early morning hours of March 13th due to complications of the flu.  Loved ones, doctors, and nurses, were touched by his heroic courage, and the...

Mar 10, 2019

Marie M. Herron was born on April 23, 1926 in Victor, Montana to Silas and Grace Martin and was a 3rd generation Bitterrooter.   Marie and Glenn Copeland were married during WWII and over the years had 5 children; Garry Copeland, Nicki Lindquist, Daniel Copeland, Kimm Copeland and Rebecca Lord.  She loved her children and her Daughter-in-law, Diane Copeland and...

Mar 10, 2019

His last words were, "I am riding off into the sunset." His hospice nurse responded by singing a couple of bars of "Happy Trails". A few hours later he passed out of this world.

Richard Hawkyard was born in Hallock Minnesota on June 11, 1937 as the only child of Harris and Edna Hawkyard. His family moved...

Mar 9, 2019

Lucille Mae (James) Walker, 86 of Hamilton passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at St. Patrick Hospital due to complications from surgery.  She was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on June 24, 1932, the only daughter of Jesse Henry James and Esther Mae Matthews.  Lucille married James H. Walker in Phoenix, Arizona on February 2, 1952.  Together they raised seven...

Mar 6, 2019

Robert “Bob” Jay Paddock, 93, of Hamilton passed away March 6, 2019.  He was born in Terry, Montana on December 3, 1925 and raised in Corvallis Montana after the family moved there in 1931.  Bob was a WWII Veteran and served his country from 1944to 1946.  Bob was a rifleman in the Army and an expert with the M-1...

Mar 6, 2019

HAMILTON - Wilma Roberta Snell, 86, our loving Mother, passed away Wednesday, March 6, at the Bee Hive Homes in Hamilton.  Mom was born in Stevensville, Montana on September 24, 1932 to Fred and Stella France.

The France family was moving from Grass Range, Montana to the Bitterroot Valley when they stopped in Stevensville due to Grandma...

Mar 6, 2019

Victor - Francis Reynolds Bishop, 85, passed away March 6, 2019 at St Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center. She was born December 8, 1933 in Saginaw, Texas, the daughter of the late Sherwood and Nannie Lillian Reynolds. Frances was raised in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area. After graduating from Northwest High School, she attended Texas Christian University where...

Mar 5, 2019

Our beloved Nancy, a Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and a wife of 63 years left us to be with the Lord on Tuesday March 5th 2019. She was born in Granite City, Illinois on March 22nd, 1932 to Emil and Esther Erickson.  Nancy was educated in the early years in Granite City before moving in 1948 with her family...

Mar 4, 2019

Robert “Randy” Crow of Hamilton passed away Monday March 4th 2019 in Hamilton.  He was 42.

He was born Robert Ransom Crow on March 28, 1976 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Robert George and Janice Alexander Crow.  As he grew up, he was known as Randy to his family and friends.

Robert graduated from Berthoud...

Mar 2, 2019

Marilyn “Junior” Manny passed away March 2, 2019, in Missoula.

Born Jan. 23, 1943, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to Richard and Arlene (Personett) Mansfield Zeihen. The family then moved to Montana in 1944. Marilyn married Richard A. Manny on Jan. 27, 1961, in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho, and they had two sons. She was a supportive military...

Feb 25, 2019

Carol Morris went to be with our Lord and Savior February 24th, 2019 at the age of 70.

She was born August 31, 1948 to George Sr. and Viola Sonnich.

She was a member of Victor Community Church in Victor, Montana. She had a loving church family. Carol was preceded in death by her husband...

Feb 25, 2019

DARBY – Our little gift, Trevor A. Albrecht, 9 years old, is safely home with Jesus.  He ended his courageous fight and gained his Angel Wings on February 25, 2019.  Trevor was born July 22, 2019 in Seattle with congenital heart disease.  He received his heart transplant in 2010 at 6 months old and battled rejection from the transplant...

Feb 22, 2019

HAMILTON - Helen Mabel Haley Jenkins, of Hamilton, MT, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Remington Assisted Living Facility. She was 103.

Dr. Prince came by horse and buggy to deliver Helen, on December 18, 1915 in Middle Burnt Fork, Stevensville, Mt. to James Patrick and Marilla Mae (Porch) Haley.

She...

Feb 20, 2019

CORVALLIS - Earlene Sue Wilson, better known as Nani, Mom, or Sue has left her earthly family and retired a beach bum to meet her baseball player in heaven on February 20, 2019.

Sue was born on February 3, 1943 to the late Earl Johnson and Imogene Hibben in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  She moved with her family...

Feb 20, 2019

Riley Chase Berry 25 of Hamilton went to be in the arms of his Heavenly Father and his earthly dad early Wednesday morning February 20, 2019.  He was born on March 8, 1993 in Hamilton, MT, the son of the late Herbert Todd Berry and Crystal “Cristi” Richards.

Riley was raised in the Bozeman area where he...