Obituaries

Apr 24, 2018

Nicole Lynette (Coley, Kiki Butts) Nichols,46, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Valley View Estates from complications of liver disease. She was born in Ridgecrest California on March 09, 1972.

Nicole was raised mostly in Mojave California where she attended Mojave High School. She was active in sports, drama and choir. She graduated in the...

Apr 21, 2018

Gary Spannuth passed away April 21, 2018 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula at the age of 75.

He was born June 3, 1942 in Hamilton, Montana.  Gary attended school in Hamilton.  He was a member of the 1959 state Basketball Championship team and has many medals for track.

Gary and his father Ed opened...

Apr 19, 2018

Robert Franklin Schumaker, "Bobcat", 79, died from brain cancer peacefully at home on April 19, 2018 with his loving wife and faithful cat at his side. His last 3 months were increasingly difficult as he continued to lose his physical and mental abilities, but he bore it with dignity.

Bob was born on January 7, 1939 in...

Apr 18, 2018

Mary "Lise" E. Beneke, 72, of Corvallis passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at St. Patrick Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 28, 1946 in Pasadena, California, the daughter of the late Erik and Eleanor (Elliott) Borchgrevink.

She was raised in La Crescenta, California where she was her high school...

Apr 17, 2018

DARBY – Lawrence Lee “Larry” Jones passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 of natural causes peacefully at his home in Darby, Montana.  He was born November 5, 1936 in Los Angeles, California to Lee and Theresa Jones.

Larry was raised in Turlock, California and graduated from Turlock High School in 1955.  He married Colleen Foote and had...

Apr 16, 2018

Priscilla Ann Scott Gile

"Sidda" to her siblings, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Monday April 16th, in her home at 902 Honeyhouse Lane, Corvallis. She was born October 17th, 1940, in Houlton, Maine to Llewellyn and Frances Scott.  Priscilla was the oldest of 6 children. She studied teaching at Plymouth College in New Hampshire and...

Apr 16, 2018

Hamilton - Andrea "Andi" Lundberg, 82, died April 16, 2018 at her home.

Andi was born in Sidney, MT on Feb 4, 1936 to Jesus & Juaquina Rodriguez. She attended school in Anaconda. Andi loved to sing and that's how she met the love of her life Dean Lundberg. They were married March 13, 1958 in Englewood,...

Apr 11, 2018

CORVALLIS – James A. "Jim" Stanton was born on January 9th, 1929 in Long Island, NY and passed away peacefully on April 11th, 2018 with his loving wife by his side.

As a boy he played in the IBM marching band and graduated from Vestal High School.  Jim served in the U.S. Air Force as an airplane...

Apr 10, 2018

Dora Hughes Bretz, 90, of Hamilton and Missoula passed away April 10, 2018 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.  Dora was born December 12, 1927 and left this world for her heavenly home April 10, 2018.

She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Dora started attending Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri in 1945.  In the summer of...

Apr 8, 2018

On April 8th, 2018 after a lengthy medical struggle, John Henry Hockenbury III finally quit fighting and has achieved peace.  He was born to John Henry Jr. and Herma Thelma Stadler Hockenbury on May 23, 1945 in Glen Gardener, New Jersey.  He lived in the area until he joined the marine Corp.

Later he lived in Denver...

Apr 6, 2018

Corvallis - Wilma Rasmussen’s life here on earth has come to a close, the last page in her book has turned. Many loving, comical, and heart warming stories are held within these pages. If you are friend or family, you know this to be true. You are probably a part of them in a way which etched her memory...

Apr 4, 2018

David Adelbert Graham (Dave) passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in Mesa, Arizona, from complications following surgery. Dave was born March 27, 1930, to Howard and Adella Graham in Belt, Montana. After attending school in Belt and Missoula, he graduated from Missoula County High School in 1948. A few years later, while working in a Forest Service Blister Rust...

Apr 2, 2018

CORVALLIS - Elmer Wall was born in May of 1933, the son of Roy G and Lucy Wall.  He passed away at Marcus Daly Hospital in Hamilton on Monday, April 2, 2018.

Elmer lived his entire life in the Bitterroot Valley. He was raised on the family farm east of Hamilton.  He was part of a large...

Mar 31, 2018

CORVALLIS - Timothy John Mavros, 50, of Corvallis passed away suddenly March 31, 2018 at his home.  He was born July 26, 1966, in Hamilton the son of Arthur and Jean Mavros.

He attended elementary school and high school in Corvallis.  Tim lived in Mesa, Arizona for a short time where he learned the trade of fiberglass...

Mar 26, 2018

Jerry Lewis of Hamilton, Montana passed away Monday, March 26, 2018 in Missoula, Montana.  He was 89 years of age.

He was born Jerry Walter Lewis on February 16, 1929 in Petaluma, California to Ray L. and Velma Hill Lewis.  Following high school, Jerry joined the United States Army.  Jerry enjoyed square dancing, camping and traveling, rock...

Mar 21, 2018

HAMILTON – Robert Baylor “Bob” Reutlinger, 95, of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Community Medical Center in Missoula.  He was born August 8, 1922 in Grand Island, NE the son of William August and Mina Catherine (Baylor) Reutlinger.

Bob was raised and educated in Nebraska.  After high school he attended Kemper Military Academy in...

Mar 20, 2018

Roberta Ann “Bobbi” Sago, 53 of Spearfish, SD passed away March 20th at the Spearfish Regional Hospital.

Bobbi was born May 16, 1964 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania the eldest of three children born to Robert and Dolores Sago.  The family participated in 4-H.  She was a Girl Scout and in high school participated in drama and speech team. ...

Mar 20, 2018

Charles Kenneth Miller, Jr. of Corvallis, Montana was born on April 14, 1948 in Maywood, California, son of Charles Kenneth Miller, Sr. and Evelyn Marie Miller and left to be with our Lord on March 20, 2018 in Missoula Montana.

He is predeceased by his daughter, Kathy Miller Maples, formerly of Nevada.  He is survived by his...

Mar 19, 2018

Vernon H. Vial was born on August 25, 1927, to DeWitt and Eunice Vial in Hamilton, Montana.  He attended schools there and graduated in 1945.  He served in the U.S. Army for two years and during that time, he married Helen M. Dickinson.  He continued his education at the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science where he graduated in 1949. ...

Mar 19, 2018

CORVALLIS - John W. Neville, 82, of Corvallis passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 at his home.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.