Obituaries

Sep 18, 2018

Catherine J. Walters, 83, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018, at Discovery Care Center in Hamilton, Montana.  Her long, difficult battle with Alzheimer's is finally over, and she is at peace.

Our beloved Mom was born in Roberts, IL, and lived in Illinois and Indiana almost all of her life.

She was predeceased by her...

Sep 16, 2018

George Wayne Snell, 90 years young, was born June 4, 1928 in Ponsford, Minnesota to William C and Jane Snell. He passed away in the early morning on September 16, 2018 at Bee Hive Homes in Hamilton, Montana. He was an enrolled member of the Chippewa Tribe of the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota.

At an early...

Sep 15, 2018

Born September 25, 1924 to Herman and Hilda Heyen In Crivitz, Wisconsin, Lois Muriel Heyen joined her sisters Sylvia and later Corrine.  Moving with her family to Valier, Montana at the age of five, her grade school years were spent riding astride a horse with her younger sister to the one room Wingina school. She attended Valier High School...

Sep 15, 2018

Sandra “Sandy” Wise, age 71, passed away in her home on Saturday September 15, 2018 after a long battle with COPD.

Sandy was born Sandra Louise Freeman on September 7th 1947 in Redlands, California to A.L. and Violet Louise Sorvig Freeman.  Sandy has one older half-brother Rick and one younger brother James.  When Sandy was born she...

Sep 14, 2018

Hamilton - LaVonne Marie Babby Hoselton was born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota on December 19, 1936, the second child of Dennis and Alvina Babby’s four children. She passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Community Medical Center in Missoula Montana, on September 14, 2018, at the age of 81.

As an enrolled member...

Sep 11, 2018

Pam Hardy of Corvallis, Montana, age 65, passed away in her home surrounded by family on Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Pamela Kay Joslin was born in Seattle, Washington to Jerry and June Joslin on February 4th, 1953. She had two older sisters, Yvonne and Judy, and a younger brother, Jerry. Pam...

Sep 11, 2018

PINESDALE - John Gustav Tietz, 81 passed away the morning of 11 of September 2018 with his family by his side.

John was born December 6th 1936 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to Gustav Tietz and wife Louis Rose Stanger.  John would be their only child.

John grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota on Wyoming Street. ...

Sep 9, 2018

Lloyd M. Clark, 85, of Hamilton passed away peacefully Sunday, September 9th 2018 at Marcus Daly Hospital surrounded by those closest to him. He was born May 21st, 1933 in Cameron, Montana, the son of the late Fred and Lena Clark.

Lloyd was raised in Hamilton, and graduated from Hamilton High School in 1951 and soon thereafter,...

Sep 5, 2018

HAMILTON - Alexander J. McDonald, 84, of Hamilton, widower of Valerie McDonald, died on September 5, 2018, at his home. He was born on November 28, 1933 in Glendive, MT, the son of Alexander and Lucy McDonald.  Alex was raised and attended school in Glendive and Missoula.

A Missoula City Fireman for 24 years, his tenure culminated...

Sep 1, 2018

Robert W. Bruce passed away Saturday, Sep 1, 2018 at his home. He was born August 22, 1938 in Centreville, Mississippi, the son of the late Charles G. and Lucile (Darden) Bruce. Robert was raised in the south and lived in many places where his father pastored and graduated from high school in Louisville, MS. After graduating from school,...

Aug 29, 2018

CORVALLIS – Julia Ann Hale, 76, of Corvallis passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center.  She was born March 15, 1942 in Childress, TX the daughter of Lester Ralph and Flonnie Madison.

Julia married James Hale on November 30, 1957 in Ocean Park, CA.  She was preceded in death by her husband...

Aug 27, 2018

Charles (Bill) W. Schmid, of Lolo, MT passed away peacefully in his daughter’s home in Hamilton on August 27, 2018 at the age of 83.  He was born October 16, 1934 in Bismarck, ND to the late Charlie and Louise Schmid.

Bill was raised in Missoula, MT.  He attended Missoula County District Schools.  He attended and graduated...

Aug 26, 2018

HAMILTON – Eileen G. Conrad entered into rest quietly in her home on August 26, 2018.  She was born 1 of 8 children on January 22, 1934 in San Francisco, CA to Dennis and Beatrice Cashada.

Eileen grew up in San Francisco before moving to Ukiah, CA after marrying Skip Conrad on November 17, 1951.  They remained...

Aug 21, 2018

Orson Wayne Mortensen passed away peacefully at home on August 21, 2018 surrounded by his family.

Wayne was born on March 2, 1940 in Dayton, Idaho to Gwen and Orson Mortensen.  The family moved to the Bitterroot Valley in 1948 where Wayne attended school in Hamilton and then began working for Rosecrans' Ham-Mont Eggs. After 20 years...

Aug 20, 2018

"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show..."

So begins Charles Dickens’ novel David Copperfield, an author introduced to me by my father, Clifford Bradley Smith II—“Brad” to his friends.  We always shared a fascination with and love...

Aug 19, 2018

HAMILTON - Charles Arthur Satterlee, 82, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at his home with family surrounding him.  He was born August 4, 1936 in Buhl, Idaho the son of Charles and Lucille Satterlee.

Chuck was raised in San Diego and graduated from Mar Vista High School in 1954.  While in junior high and...

Aug 18, 2018

Virginia (Gena) Coloff Simmons, 86, of Hamilton, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Valley View Estates. She was born on July 10, 1932, to Pete and Myrtle Coloff in Butte, Montana. The family moved to Hamilton two years later where she was educated, graduating from Hamilton High School in 1950.  She was active with...

Aug 18, 2018

Florence- Michael Charles McChesney, 61, of Florence passed away from complications due to cancer Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. He passed peacefully, at home, surrounded by his family.  Mike blessed the McChesney family with his presence on May 17, 1957 at Granite County Memorial Hospital in Philipsburg. He joined his parents and four siblings, two boys and two girls, later...

Aug 17, 2018

Wayne “Boots” Stuart of Hamilton, Montana passed away Friday August 17, 2018 at his home.  He was 71 years old.

He is now with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and his loving family that passed before.

He was born Wayne Edward Stuart Jr. on July 27, 1947 in Hamilton to Wayne Edward and Delores...

Aug 16, 2018

FLORENCE - Rachel V. Warr, 28, of Florence passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from 12:00 until 2:00 pm at the Daly-Leach Chapel.  Graveside services will be held on Wednesday at 3:00 pm at the Carlton Cemetery in Florence.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.dalyleachchapel.com.