Obituaries

Oct 29, 2018

HAMILTON - Gary M. Gustavel, 68, of Hamilton passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 at his home.  Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Oct 29, 2018

VICTOR - Jean M. Thompson, 86, of Victor passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 at the Discovery Care Centre.  Jean was born May 2, 1932 in Brandon, Minnesota to Joel and May Angen.

Her early years on the farm included a lot of hard work including milking cows twice a day, also much laughter and always music....

Oct 29, 2018

Darby – Mary Henderson, 90 of Darby passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018 at her longtime home, with the love of her life, Gene Henderson at her side.

Mary Scheffel was born January 16, 1928 in Glendive, Montana.  She was the fourth of eight children; her siblings were: Ann, Rose, Amy, Joe, Regina, Phil and Magdelene. ...

Oct 24, 2018

Thomas Wesley Hughes, Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Great Great Grandfather and Friend passed away October 24, 2018 at the age of 95.  He was born March 12, 1923 in McAllister, Montana to Emily Mackel Hughes and Thomas S Hughes.  He joined the family siblings Edwin, Lewis, Marge and Bob.  They all lived, worked and grew up on the...

Oct 20, 2018

Hamilton – Alfred “Bert” Roe, 88 of Hamilton passed away peacefully October 20, 2018 at his home in Hamilton.  Alfred Berton Roe was born October 10, 1930 in Las Vegas, NM to the late Al B. and Evelyn Morrison Roe.  He was drafted into the Army in 1950 while he was working on the Conchas Ranch in Conchas Lake,...

Oct 19, 2018

Virginia Young Vinal, 91 of Hamilton passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospice Center in Hamilton.

Virginia was born November 18, 1926 in Billings, Montana the daughter of the late Ted and Virginia Young.  She was raised and educated in Billings where she graduated High School.  She attended Music School at Montana...

Oct 13, 2018

CORVALLIS - Joe M. Golay, 63, of Corvallis passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 in the Intensive Care Unit at St. Patrick’s Hospital after a short, valiant fight with lung cancer.   He was born June 1st, 1955 in Hamilton, Montana, the son of Ernest and Evelyn Golay.  Joe was raised on a farm in Grantsdale with his 3 sisters...

Oct 12, 2018

EDITH RIPPLINGER MOSIER

January 18, 1926 - October 12, 2018

Yaya, aka Edith Ripplinger Mosier, got her lifelong wish of being "twinkled" to the other side early Friday morning, October 12th. She spent the last days of life at home, enveloped by love from family and friend. She entertained us with short bursts of humor...

Oct 10, 2018

Jake Sanders at the age of 100 has been lost and is presumed dead in the Amazonian rainforest where he has been working for the past 20 years as a fly-fishing guide, teacher and philanthropist.

Throughout his long and rich life, Jake was always known to do everything he could to bring sunshine to the lives of...

Oct 9, 2018

Daniel Raymond Bond, 63, passed on to his heavenly home on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in his home.  He was born October 22, 1954 in Oakland, California.  He loved Jesus Christ, his family, and his friends.  He will be greatly missed by many.

There will be a graveside service at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 13 at...

Oct 5, 2018

Greta Jane Swanson was born on November 4th 1931, the only child of Herbert and Susie Swanson, in Hamilton MT.  Greta was cherished and adored by her parents who included her in every aspect of their lives, from helping her dad on his freight line to tending the large family garden together.  As a family, Bird hunting and fishing...

Oct 4, 2018

VICTOR – Mika John Virtaneva was born February 12, 1993 in Helsinki, Finland and passed away on October 4, 2018 in Victor.

Mika was diagnosed with the disease of schizophrenia this summer and he couldn’t bear to live with this debilitating illness.  He hid his pain from all, even those who knew him best.  A note with...

Oct 4, 2018

Ronald Allen Wolsky, 85, went to be with his Lord and Savior on October 4, 2018.  He died peacefully in his sleep at home.

Ron Wolsky was born on September 6th, 1933 in Carrington, ND.  Ron married his High School sweetheart, Arlene Schlosser, on June 20, 1952.  They started life together raising cows and kids in Kensal,...

Oct 3, 2018

HAMILTON – Rosemary Cecelia Wilson, 98, of Hamilton passed away peacefully on October 3, 2018.  She was born July 19, 1920 in Denver, CO.

Rosemary was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Anne Brown; brother, Thomas Collins; daughter, Cecelia Succetti; and grandchildren, Joseph Pendelton and Daniel Blackaby.

Rosemary is survived by her husband of...

Sep 30, 2018

HAMILTON – Don H. Mabry, 73, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Bee Hive Homes in Hamilton.  He was born in 1944 in Atlanta, GA the son of James and Thelma Mabry.

Don was a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Trout Unlimited and was an avid hunter and fly fisherman.  He...

Sep 29, 2018

Virginia Frances Watson Clark (Frances) VICTOR - Virginia Frances Watson Clark (Frances), 80, died peacefully on September 29, 2018 at Saint Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana. She was surrounded by her loving husband and family. She was born on November 25, 1937 to William Franklin Watson and Attie Effingham Courtney in King and Queen County in Ino, Virginia. Frances...

Sep 27, 2018

Lucille Krause Thomas passed away September 27, 2018 peacefully in her sleep at Valley View Nursing Home in Hamilton, Mt.

Mom was born October 22, 1925 in Grant County near Revillo, South Dakota to Fred Krause and Mary Noeldner Kra use. She was born in a house that was converted from an old grainary.

In...

Sep 26, 2018

Harry James “Jim” Campbell 74, passed away peacefully at his home in Florence, MT on September 26, 2018 after a short battle with cancer.

Jim was born December 17, 1943 in Bozeman, MT to Clifford James Campbell and Opal Hope Schelin.  He went to school in Rosebud, MT.  Jim joined the US Navy in 1961 and was...

Sep 22, 2018

Corvallis – John A. Nash, 80, of Corvallis passed away Saturday September 22, 2018.  He was a longtime resident of West Yellowstone.  John was a general contractor, who enjoyed snowmobiling, boating, fishing and of course his lifelong passion of model railroading.

Later in life he and his wife Byllie moved to Corvallis to be closer to family.  ...

Sep 22, 2018

VICTOR - Walter Ray Davis (Kayo), 56, of Victor MT passed away Saturday September 22, 2018 at home with his partner LeeAnn Scheffer and brothers Jim Davis & Rob Davis by his side. He was born February 18, 1962 in Ronan MT the son of Donald Ray Davis and the late Geraldine Davis.

Walt was raised in...