Obituaries

Mar 18, 2018

Hamilton – George John Karpati, 71 of Hamilton passed away Sunday, March 18th at The Living Center in Stevensville.

George was born April 7, 1946 in Nagykanicza, Hungary to the late George and Rosalie Megyesz Karpati.  He served in the US Air Force for 4 years, stationed in Bermuda and graduated from San Diego State University.

Mar 17, 2018

PISMO BEACH, CA – Richard Eugene Gwyn, 98, of Pismo Beach passed away Saturday, March 17, 2017 at the Discovery Care Centre in Hamilton where he resided for a year after moving to Hamilton to be near family.  He was born August 30, 1919 in Indianapolis, IN the son of Russell and Hilda (Baughman) Gwyn.

Richard was...

Mar 12, 2018

HAMILTON – Anna Mathilde Ulevog, 96, of Hamilton passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at the Discovery Care Centre.  She was born October 15, 1921 in Offenbach, a/Main, Germany the daughter of Erhardt and Marie Mueller.

Anna was raised and educated in Germany.  She met Thorvald Ulevog in Germany in 1951 while he was serving in the...

Mar 11, 2018

Chad Ralls passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018 at his home in Hamilton, Montana.  He was 55 years old.

He was born Chad Chancy Ralls on April 3, 1962 in Hamilton, Montana to Dorothy Mae Smith and Chancy Charles Ralls Jr.  Chad grew up in Hamilton, graduating from Hamilton High School in 1981.  Over the years Chad...

Mar 10, 2018

HAMILTON – Patrick Brian “Pat” Sutherland, 51, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018 from a brain tumor.  He was born April 29, 1966 in Missoula the son of Brian and Monica Sutherland.

Pat was raised in Missoula and Hamilton, attending the Willard School in Missoula, and then Daly Elementary and Hamilton High School.  He worked...

Feb 28, 2018

Larry Smith of Hamilton, Montana passed away Wednesday February 28, 2018 at his home.  He was 82 years of age.

Larry Robert Smith was born in Carey, Idaho to Raymond Phillip Smith and Arvilla B. Park on August 7 1935.  He started his schooling in Hailey, Idaho and was brought by his parents to the Bitterroot Valley...

Feb 25, 2018

Hamilton – Fran (Blackburn Boesch) Kligle, 90 of Hamilton died on Sunday, February 25th at Valley View Estates Nursing Home in Hamilton. She attended Hamilton Schools and was later employed by Downing Pharmacy for many years before marrying Mark Boesch in 1951. The family moved to Grafton Wisconsin for a few years then moved back to Hamilton and again...

Feb 24, 2018

On Saturday, February 24th our country lost another member of the Greatest Generation.  Joseph Guarino Vieyra left us to be with his beloved wife Esther.

Joseph G Vieyra was born to Guarino and Natalie Vieyra on August 3rd, 1924 in Los Angeles, CA.   He is survived by brother, Michael, two sisters, Jeanie and Janet.  As with most...

Feb 24, 2018

Annie Marie (Polnick) Vick

Feb 19, 1929 – Feb 24, 2018

Hamilton – Annie Vick (age 89) of Hamilton went to be with her Lord and Savior, surrounded by loving family at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center.  Annie was born in Fedor, TX to Henry and Hedwig Polnick.

Annie grew up in the...

Feb 21, 2018

Corvallis – Arthur Thomas Mavros, 82 of Corvallis passed away Wednesday, Feb 21st at his home.

Art was born December 21, 1935 in Butte, Montana where his family had a homestead; he was the son of Anthony and Mary “Mayme” Mogus Mavros.  The family moved to Grantsdale where they owned both sides of Grantsdale Rd. from Skalkaho...

Feb 21, 2018

Shirley Iris Gates DeZell of Hamilton joined the angels in Heaven on February 21, 2018 surrounded by loving family.  Shirley was born in Opportunity, MT on February 8, 1935 to George and Ruth (Harris) Gates and was raised in Corvallis. She was the oldest of 6 children including Eileen (Fred) Kluesner, Donald (Joanne) Gates, Dorothy Gates, Ernest (Joan) Gates,...

Feb 20, 2018

HAMILTON – Virginia Folz, 101, of Hamilton passed away early Tuesday morning, Feb. 20, 2018 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital.  She was born Virginia Irene Venette Marjorie Tolan on Mar 31, 1916 in Wadena, Saskatchewan, the daughter of Nels Tolan and Blanche Gordon.

In 1920 Virginia & her family came to the U.S.   She grew up in...

Feb 17, 2018

HAMILTON – Rachel L. DePauw, 95, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center.  She was born October 17, 1922 in Olney, Texas the daughter of Peter J. and Alwina Klenk.

After high school Rachel earned her Bachelor’s degree from St. John’s College in Winfield, Kansas.  She married Harry DePauw on...

Feb 16, 2018

STEVENSVILLE, MT - Mark E. Mogensen, 46, of Stevensville, MT passed away Friday,  February 16, 2018 at Valley View Estates in Hamilton. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel in Hamilton, MT.

Feb 16, 2018

STEVENSVILLE - Mark E. Mogensen, 46, of Stevensville passed away Friday, February 16, 2018 at Valley View Estates in Hamilton. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Feb 15, 2018

Sunny Merciea (Smith-West) Reves went home to be with the Lord on February 15th, 2018. She was 82. Sunny was preceded in death by three of her children; Janiece West, David West and Eric West. She is survived by her daughter De’Anna West of Hamilton, and James Reves and family of Missoula as well as several nieces, nephews, grandchildren...

Feb 15, 2018

Hamilton - James Christopher Owens Sr., 58, passed away on the afternoon of February 15, 2018, in the arms of his family.

Chris was born in Waukegan Illinois. His father, Naval Commander John Daniel Owens, moved his family to San Diego, California, where Chris grew up. In high school he met Mary Margaret Luxem. They fell in...

Feb 14, 2018

HAMILTON - On Wednesday, February 14th, 2018, Raymond Walter Kaltenbach passed away peacefully at home in Hamilton, Montana. Ray was born on September 9th, 1935 in Denver, Colorado, and his parents were Paul and Laura Kaltenbach.  He spent most of his childhood in Colorado, graduating from North High School in 1953.  He studied Forestry at Fort Collin's Colorado A&M...

Feb 9, 2018

Shirley Wheat passed away Friday February 9, 2018 in Hamilton, Montana.  She was 80 years old.

She was born Shirley Ann Romano in Oakland, California on October 25, 1937.  Shirley graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco, California in 1955.

Shirley married Charles Wheat on January 5, 1957 in Oakland.  She and Charles moved...

Feb 9, 2018

A joyous home-coming celebration began when the God of all Creation summoned my beloved Bill to be the guest of honor. While our hearts are broken and raw, we weep and mourn for ourselves because we are left behind, for the time being. We know that a blessed reunion is waiting for us.

Born and raised in...