Obituaries

Jun 1, 2018

HAMILTON – Russel Owen Burt, 83 of Hamilton passed away Friday, June 1, 2018 at his home of natural causes surrounded by his family.  He was born May 15, 1935 in Deer Lodge, MT the son of Alta and Earl Burt.

Russ was raised and educated in Deer Lodge and graduated from Powell County High School in...

May 29, 2018

Jamie Speth Heiland died Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Corvallis, Montana. Born in Logan, Utah, on May 22, 1976, Jamie spent her early years in Alaska.  In 1979, the family moved to Montana, wherein Jamie found her forever home.  She attended Corvallis Elementary School and then the family moved to Darby, where she graduated high school, having spent her...

May 26, 2018

HAMILTON – Bonita Joyce Satterlee, 82, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at her home with her husband, children and many grandchildren by her side.  She was born June 5, 1935 in McLean, TX the daughter of Bill and Lena Bailey.

Bonnie was raised and educated in McLean and graduated from McLean High School in...

May 24, 2018

Ellen Louise Campbell Schallenberger passed away on May 24, 2018 after living a full and beautiful life. Louise had the blessing of dying comfortably in the home of her son, Ed and Gina Schallenberger, where they cared for her following the death of her husband in November 2016. Her family has no doubt that she looked forward to reuniting...

May 19, 2018

HAMILTON - Eva Sarah Lang, 89, of Hamilton passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 19th, at the Beehive Homes Harding house. She had been a resident there for 7 months.  Eva was born on August 12, 1928 in Canfield, Ontario, Canada.  She was the 2nd born of 4 children.

Eva finished the 8th grade, and then went...

May 17, 2018

Corvallis – Russel Eugene Feister, Sr. 78 of Corvallis passed away May 17, 2018 at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton.

He was born December 8, 1939 in Ephrata, Pennsylvania to Fred Milton and Mae Elizabeth Kiehl Feister.  He served in the US Marine Corps from 1958 to 1961.  He worked as a Semi-Truck Driver from...

May 16, 2018

Ned Trowbridge was a devoted husband, son and father.  He went peacefully home to the Lord on May 16, 2018 in Hamilton, Montana.  He was born March 12, 1940 in Salmon, Idaho.  Ned was an avid Leatherman and fisherman all his life.  He enjoyed hunting as a younger man.

Ned spent his “growing up” years in Darby,...

May 15, 2018

Darby – Nancy Rosetta Garness, 64 of Darby went to a special place in Heaven, where she always said she would be fishing with her mom and dad and son-in-law, Sam.  She no longer has to suffer from the ongoing pain she has been going through.  She is at peace and can rest.  She will be forever remembered for...

May 4, 2018

HAMILTON – Barbara Jeanne “Barbi” Gillispie, 54, of Hamilton passed away in the loving arms of her husband on Friday, May 4, 2018 from Multiple Myeloma at her home.

She was born March 13, 1964 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Lawrence and Patsy Brow.

Barbi was raised and educated in Butte and Dillon, graduating...

May 3, 2018

CORVALLIS - William (Bill) Stewart filed his final flight plan and soared up to meet his Master in Heaven on Thursday, May 3, 2018 surrounded by his family.

William Chester Stewart (Bill) was born February 12, 1938 in Brookings, South Dakota to Ileen and Norval Stewart.  His family settled in the Three Mile Area outside of Stevensville...

May 2, 2018

HAMILTON – Helen Roth Logan, 94, of Hamilton and Missoula, passed away Wednesday, May 02, 2018 at Valley View Estates in Hamilton.  She was born in Hamilton on June 22, 1923 to Joseph and Margaret Roth, the oldest of nine children.

Helen graduated from Corvallis High School in 1941 and was the medical records librarian at Galen...

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...