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James Thomas Walton Jr.

James Thomas Walton Jr.

Jul 23, 2018

James “Jim” Walton Jr., 69, of Hamilton, Montana passed away on Monday, July 23, 2018 at his home.  He was born James Thomas Walton Jr. on August 1, 1948 in Watsonville, California to Edith Mae Bloomquist and James Thomas Watson Sr.

Jim grew up in Salinas, California graduating from the Ashland School for the Handicapped in 1966. ...

Harold Joe Jacobs

Harold Joe Jacobs

Jul 20, 2018

Harold Joe Jacobs, 72 of Corvallis passed away July 20th at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.

Private family services have been held.

Violet Lea Kraft

Violet Lea Kraft

Jul 18, 2018

Violet Lea Kraft, 82, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2018, surrounded by her children. Violet was born on June 25, 1936 in Victor Montana. Violet held multiple jobs throughout the valley but her proudest career was the 15 years public service with the Counseling on Aging. Violet was very caring, she loved her grandkids, and family gatherings.

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Matthew Alan Meskimen

Matthew Alan Meskimen

Jul 17, 2018

MATTHEW ALAN MESKIMEN

"For we walk by Faith, not by sight." II Cor. 5:7 (KJV)

Matt was born on June 16, 1962 to Elmer and Anne Meskimen in Hamilton, MT.  He entered into Heaven on July 17, 2018 at home in Darby, MT.

Matt attended the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind...

Gary Lee Ranes

Gary Lee Ranes

Jul 10, 2018

Gary Lee Ranes, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.  He was born in Havre, Montana on October 30, 1961 to Molly Jo Schaefer Phares and John Eugene Ranes.

Gary was raised in Havre, Montana where he attended elementary through high school, graduating in 1980.  He loyally served the Havre Public School system...

Robert "Bob" George Beyer

Robert "Bob" George Beyer

Jul 10, 2018

On Tuesday, July 10, 2018, one day before his 68th birthday, Robert (“Bob”) George Beyer, passed away while vacationing in Columbia Falls.  Born and raised in Malta, Montana, Bob spent his youth helping at his dad’s service station and in his mother’s garden, along with his three brothers and two sisters.  He graduated from Malta High School then attended...

Glen Edward Moeller

Glen Edward Moeller

Jul 4, 2018

Corvallis- Glen Edward Moeller, 73 of Corvallis passed away unexpectedly in the evening of July 4, 2018 in his home after a full day of baling hay.  He was born on June 30, 1945 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of the late Ralph and Clara Moeller.

Glen was born and raised in the area of Minneapolis, MN...

Donna M. (Jacobson)  Dyrdahl

Donna M. (Jacobson) Dyrdahl

Jul 3, 2018

Donna Marie Dyrdahl, 84 of Hamilton passed away July 3, 2018 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center in Hamilton.

Donna was born November 29, 1933 at her home in Aneta, ND to the late Oscar and Nile Nielsson Jacobson.  She received her education in the Grand Forks, ND school system.  On September 4, 1950 she married Robert...

Robert Stanley House

Robert Stanley House

Jul 2, 2018

Robert S. House of Darby passed away on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at the Community Medical Center at the age of 81. He was born August 17, 1936 in Canandaigua, New York to Alvin and Alice House.

At the age of 7 his family moved to the West Fork of the Bitterroot Valley where his parents taught...

Barry Dean Abel

Barry Dean Abel

Jul 1, 2018

KALISPELL — What a man! What a life!

Barry Dean Abel was born in Texas where his parents ran a fruit shipping business; according to family lore, the doctor was a little tipsy, (or roaring drunk, depending on the version), and filled out his birth certificate with the wrong date, wrong day of the week, and misspelled...

Patricia "Pat" King

Patricia "Pat" King

Jun 30, 2018

Patricia “Pat” King passed away Saturday June 30, 2018 in Hamilton, Montana.  She was 83.

Pat was born Patricia Ann Johnson to Walter W. and Gladys W. Watson Johnson on October 3, 1934 in Nebraska.  She grew up and received her education in Medford, Oregon.  She later married Charles Floyd King on May 24, 1960 in Reno,...

Mildred Alice Long

Mildred Alice Long

Jun 28, 2018

HAMILTON – Mildred Alice Long passed in her home peacefully Thursday, June 28, 2018 surrounded by family.  She was born on her family’s homestead by Haxby, MT to Frank and Delila Carman on January 20, 1925.

The homestead was bought up for the Fort Peck Dam and they relocated to Deary, ID.  From there she moved to...

Larry Melvin August

Larry Melvin August

Jun 26, 2018

Larry Melvin August, 74, of Darby, Montana passed away in Missoula on June 26, 2018.  Graveside services will be held July 7, 2018 at the Washington City Cemetery in Washington, Utah at 1 P.M.  Service details are being handled by Daly-Leach Memorial Chapel in Hamilton, Montana.

Casey Page Worth

Casey Page Worth

Jun 25, 2018

The 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 6th memorial service has changed locations.  Please RSVP 406-239-3824 or 619-519-1414.

ROSEBURG, Oregon — Casey P. Worth, 41, son of Ellen J. Worth, of Hamilton, and Larry E. Worth of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away on June 26, 2018. As a United States Marine Combat vet, he served in Afghanistan in 2001 and...

Wayne I. Burd

Wayne I. Burd

Jun 20, 2018

Wayne I. Burd, 89 of Hamilton passed away June 20, 2018 at the Discovery Care Center in Hamilton.

Wayne was born in Sacramento, CA to the late Iliff and Norma Burd.  He attended School in Sacramento, CA.  He was married to Mary C. Burd.  Wayne was a member of the Order of Eagles for 73 years.  He...

Robert Lon "Pete" Donica

Robert Lon "Pete" Donica

Jun 17, 2018

HAMILTON – Robert Lon “Pete” Donica, 63, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.  He was born Sept. 22, 1954 in Hamilton the son of James Donica and Roberta Walks Sherman.

Pete graduated from Hamilton High School.  He married Constance M. Sutherland on June 18, 1988.  Pete spent most of...

Gordon H. Harball

Gordon H. Harball

Jun 15, 2018

Gordon Harball died in Hamilton on June 15, 2018, one day past his 90th birthday.  He spent most of his adult life with his wife Carol in Anaconda and the Butte area.  He was much loved by his wife, his three children Andy Harball and Nancy Harball Reiss of Hamilton, and Dan Harball of Custer Washington, and his grandson...

Edward L. Brickey

Edward L. Brickey

Jun 15, 2018

Darby - Edward Lee Brickey, 78 of Darby passed away Friday, June 15th at the Kootenai Hospital in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho from complications of Lung Cancer Surgery.

Edward Lee Brickey was born on December 27, 1939 in Glenwood Springs, CO.  He grew up in New Castle, CO until he was 11 years old, when he moved to...

Ronald C. Kephart

Ronald C. Kephart

Jun 13, 2018

Ronald Clay Kephart, III, was born in Missoula, Montana, on 28 March 1941 and died in Missoula, Montana on 13 June 2018.

Ron was a born academician. At age seven, while reading Scientific American, he was inspired to cut a hole in the roof of his stepfather's chicken coop to view the constellations of the night sky...

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