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Mary B. (Auseth) Nordenstrom
Nov 6, 2017
Mary Beth Nordenstrom, 80 of Hamilton passed away November 6, 2017 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.
Mary was born September 3, 1937 in Galesville, Wisconsin the daughter of the late Andrew and Octavia Auseth. Following high school she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in English and Physical Education.
Mary married James Bernard Nordenstrom June 3,...
Linda L. (Blount) Lovett
Nov 5, 2017
Linda Blount Lovett, 78 of Hamilton, MT passed away November 5, 2017 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, MT.
Linda was born in Dublin, Georgia to the late Perry and Mary Lou Williams Blount. She graduated from Waynesboro High School in Georgia. She received her BA in English from Mercer University and a Masters in Education from...
Michael Dean Sawyer
Oct 31, 2017
Michael Dean Sawyer 72 of Hamilton, MT entered into eternal rest on October 31, 2017 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family.
Mike was born to Elmer and Ruth Sawyer on February 26th 1945 at Marcus Daly Hospital in Hamilton, MT. Mike was the youngest of 7 children.  He was also the smallest weighing just...

Douglas Dean Stillman
Oct 31, 2017
CORVALLIS - Douglas Dean Stillman, 60, of Corvallis passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at his home. He is survived by his brother, Tom; and his niece, Emily. Arrangements are under the care of the Daly-Leach Chapel.

Doris Hagen (Hagen) Koch
Oct 26, 2017
Doris was born August 17th, 1924 to Carl and Agnes Hagen in Starbuck, Minnesota and died in Hamilton, MT on October 26th, 2017. She attended country school for the first 8 grades, then attended St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN for 1 year and finally transferred to the University of Minnesota to graduate.
Doris met her future husband,...
Alexis Deborah (Smith) Wagner
Oct 26, 2017
Alexis Deborah Wagner, born June 3rd, 1954, passed away in search of farther trails, forests, and waterways on October 26th, 2017. She was born in Nagoya, Japan, the daughter of Al & Sis Smith, joining her older brothers Philip and Jerry in mischief.
As an Air Force brat, Alexis spent her early years living in various countries...

Bobbie Hoyle
Oct 14, 2017
CORVALLIS – Roberta A. “Bobbie” Hoyle, 84, of Corvallis passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017 at her home.  She was born August 29, 1933 in California.
Bobbie is survived by her husband, George Hoyle of Corvallis; her daughter, Toni Meneley and husband Jan of Denver, CO; 4 grandchildren, Taylor, Morgan, Carter, and Parker; and 3 great-granddaughters.
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Alan Dell Daw
Oct 11, 2017
Alan Dell Daw, 73 of Hamilton passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at his home in Hamilton.
Alan was born July 15, 1944 in Hamilton, Montana to the late Dell and Josephine Harrington Daw. He served in the US Air Force from 1962 to 1967.
Alan married Shirley DuVall on October 9, 1971.
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Michael "Mike" James Chambers
Oct 8, 2017
HAMILTON - Michael (Mike) James Chambers, 87 of Hamilton, slipped the surly bonds of Earth on October 8th in Hamilton, Montana.
Mike was born on December 25, 1929, in Maidstone, County of Kent, England to James and Mina Chambers. Mike’s life was filled with amazing adventures. At the young age of 10, as World War II was...
Donald "Don" Contraman
Oct 5, 2017
CORVALLIS - Donald "Don" Contraman, 75, of Corvallis passed away on October 5, 2017 with his wife Joan at his side. He was born September 14, 1942 in Lynwood California.
Don was an avid outdoor adventurist and with a passion for mountaineering and scuba diving. In addition, Don had a passion for service to others. These manifested...

Robert F. Stock
Oct 2, 2017
Bob was born to Ray and Minnie Stock in Kemmerer, Wyoming Dec. 15, 1924 and grew up on the family ranch in the Upper Hamsfork Valley. He passed away October 2, 2017 in Hamilton, MT. Bob attended Kemmerer High School and graduated with the class of 1943. He was a combat infantry veteran of World War II, serving as...
Carole Ann (Pedersen) Olson
Oct 1, 2017
Carole Anna (Pedersen) Olson, 75, of Hamilton passed away into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior at St Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula Oct. 1, 2017, due to complications from Myelodysplastic Syndrome. She was surrounded by her beloved husband and three daughters. She was born Sept. 11, 1942 in Mandan, ND, to William M. and Dorothy D. (Yaple)...
Pearl Shaubut
Sep 29, 2017
MISSOULA – Pearl Shaubut, 100, of Missoula passed away Friday, September 29, 2017. She was born in St. Paul, MN and lived there with her grandmother until she was 16. Pearl then moved to Montana to live with her mother, Madie Lachman.
At the age of 17, Pearl met and married Lawrence Shaubut. They honeymooned and lived...
Patricia M. (Lensing) Reed
Sep 27, 2017
Pat Reed, 86, of Hamilton died of natural causes, September 27, 2017 in Hamilton. She was born Patricia May Lensing June 17, 1931 in Deer Lodge, the daughter of Al and Ora Bell Lensing who had a ranch in the Blackfoot. Â The family moved to the Bitterroot in 1938 where she was raised on a farm in Corvallis.
...Val P. Tibbetts
Sep 25, 2017
HAMILTON -  Val P. Tibbetts, 78, of Hamilton passed away Monday, September 25, 2017 at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center. He was born September 12, 1939 in Butte, MT the youngest son of the late Evan and Myrtle (Rabey) Tibbetts.
Val attended St. Ann Grade School and Christian Brothers High School in Butte. He...
Allen Jack Dickerson
Sep 24, 2017
On September 24, 2017, Allen Jack Dickerson (34) was killed in a one vehicle accident on Lost Trail Pass.
Allen was born in Havre, Montana, on June 28, 1983, the elder son of Trudy (Whitlock) and Martin Dickerson. Allen attended school in Dillon, MT. He played for the first Beaverhead County High School football team to win...
Patricia Lea "Pat" Banks
Sep 18, 2017
MISSOULA - Patricia Lea Banks, 82, of Missoula passed away Monday, Sep. 18, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Pat was born January 12, 1935 in Tulsa, Ok to Earl and Hazel Drew.
She was married on May 14, 1954 to Stephen D. Banks and they were happily...
Bernice Winthrop
Sep 17, 2017
STEVENSVILLE - Bernice Winthrop, 97, of Stevensville, Montana, passed away the morning of Sunday, September 17, 2017 in the company of her family.
Bernice was born on November 18, 1919 in Tamaroa, Illinois to Charles and Mabel (Long) Britton, the fifth of seven children. She attended high school in Du Quoin, Illinois where she met Alan Winthrop....

Dara Lee (Kelso) Dixon
Sep 17, 2017
Dara Lee Dixon, 55 of Hamilton, passed away Sunday, September 17th at her home in Hamilton.
A celebration of life service will be announced .
Georgia Christine (Weidow) Siphakis
Sep 15, 2017
Georgia Christine Weidow Siphakis
"There can be no happiness if the things we believe are different from the things we do."
Georgia Christine Weidow Siphakis passed away at her home in Pinesdale surrounded by her family on Friday, September 15, 2017. After months of struggle with brain cancer, Georgia went peacefully. She was 63 years...
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