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Francis R. Dean

Francis R. Dean

Aug 27, 2017

Francis R. Dean, 87 of Corvallis passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017 at his home.

Francis was born August 26, 1930 in Smith, Nevada the son of the late Earl and Radley Dean.  He graduated from Smith Valley High School.  He married Leola Meyers on June 4, 1949 in Tumwater, Washington.  Francis was a Past Exalted Ruler...

Lucy Anne Gouse

Lucy Anne Gouse

Aug 26, 2017

HAMILTON – Lucy Anne Gouse, 87, of Hamilton passed into the arms of her Savior on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017 surrounded by her family due to her battle with cancer.  She was born in Carlisle, PA on Aug. 19, 1930 to Wilbur and Lillian Boyer.  Lucy was the 3rd of 7 children.

Lucy was...

Duane D. "Buck" Hafer

Duane D. "Buck" Hafer

Aug 21, 2017

HAMILTON - Duane D "Buck" Hafer, 84, of Hamilton passed away Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 at his home.  He was born in Forsyth, MT October 6, 1932, the son of Clarence "Pappy" and Florence "Ma" Hafer.

Buck graduated high school in Stevensville 1952 and spent two years in the U.S. Army from 1954-1956.  He married the love...

Ruth Irene Brown

Ruth Irene Brown

Aug 20, 2017

HAMILTON - Ruth Irene Brown passed away Sunday morning on August 20, 2017 at the BeeHive Homes in Hamilton.  She was born on February 3, 1923 in Moore, Mt to Aaron and Sally Wilson. The family moved to Hamilton. Ruth graduated from Hamilton High School in 1942. She met her husband Everritt and were wed in Hollywood, CA. in...

Linda Jean (Fryberger) Johnson

Linda Jean (Fryberger) Johnson

Aug 19, 2017

GRANTSDALE - Linda Jean (Fryberger) Johnson, 72, of Grantsdale, passed away peacefully at her home Saturday, August 19th.  She was born on September 4, 1944 in Denver Co.

Linda lived in Colorado until she moved to the beautiful Bitterroot Valley in 1988. In 1989, she met her soul mate, Farrell Johnson, and later married him September 21,...

Carol L. (Guinter) Pomelear

Carol L. (Guinter) Pomelear

Aug 17, 2017

HAMILTON – Carol L. (Guinter) Pomelear, 66, of Hamilton passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017.  She was born April 9, 1951 in Philadelphia, PA the daughter of Harry A. and Lois May (Dickinson) Guinter.

Carol graduated from high school in Brecksville, OH and went on to earn her Bachelor’s degree from Emory and Henry...

Connie Lee (King)  Fedder

Connie Lee (King) Fedder

Aug 16, 2017

Connie Lee King Foss Fedder September 7, 1941 - August 16, 2017 Connie was born to Harold and Donna King in Decatur, NE.

She married Theodore Loren Fedder March 9, 1959 and was widowed February 3r d, 1982.  She then married John Foss and they later divorced.  Connie had six children.

Anyone who knew Connie,...

Wilford "Willie" Mattfield

Wilford "Willie" Mattfield

Aug 12, 2017

Wilford (Willie) Mat1field, age 90, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, August 12.  He was born January 15, I927 in Bovey, Minnesota to Henry and Emma Mattfield.  He was the youngest of 8 children.

He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Betty and 7 children; Gregory, Gwendolyn, Barry, Kim, Rodney, Ronald, Tamara, and...

Dove Duus

Dove Duus

Aug 10, 2017

HAMILTON - Long term Bitterroot resident Dove Duus passed away peacefully with her family by her side in Vancouver, Washington on August 10th.  Dove was born in 1929 in Lewiston, Montana and her family moved to Stevensville in her early childhood.

Dove graduated from Stevensville High School and worked for Bell Telephone as a switchboard operator.  She...

Doris L. (Hanje)  Guhrt

Doris L. (Hanje) Guhrt

Aug 10, 2017

Darby - Doris L. Guhrt, 87, passed away peacefully August 10, 2017, at Edgewood Vista in Missoula.  She was born January 26, 1930 at Witt, Illinois, daughter of John and Minnie (Weber) Hanje.  She was raised on the family farm and educated there.

In October 1948, she moved to Billings, Montana.  On April 17, 1949, she married...

Eldon D. Wildey

Eldon D. Wildey

Aug 6, 2017

HAMILTON – Eldon D. Wildey, 81, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017.  He was born January 3, 1936 in Sturgis, SD to Morris and Bertha Wildey, who preceded him in death.

His family moved to Darby where Eldon graduated from Darby High School in 1954.  During his senior year he joined the National Guard, and...

Bette (Shellhamer)  Thrailkill

Bette (Shellhamer) Thrailkill

Aug 4, 2017

Bette Shellhamer Thrailkill, 97, of Hamilton passed away peacefully at Marcus Daly Hospital August 4, 2017 surrounded by family members. Bette was born to Grant and Bess Shellhamer April 20, 1920.  Her parents moved from Illinois during the apple boom of 1910.  She spent her life in Hamilton among lifetime friends, and attended Hamilton High School and Kinman Business...

Clara Josephine "Jo" Ewing

Clara Josephine "Jo" Ewing

Aug 3, 2017

Clara Josephine “Jo” Ewing 78 of Corvallis Montana ended her journey on this earth August 3rd 2017 after a difficult struggle with breast cancer and heart failure. She was an Air Force veteran, retired school bus driver and in her youth she played for the Arkansas Travelers owned by the famous Hazel Walker. This was one of the very...

Lewis Dodd Harman

Lewis Dodd Harman

Jul 30, 2017

HAMILTON – Lewis Dodd Harman, 96, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017.  Lewis was born April 11, 1921 to Brozig & Christina Harman in Columbia, SC.

He joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and became an accomplished pilot, flying jets, Airsea Rescue in the South Pacific, float planes and ski planes in Alaska.

...

Belany M. Gutknecht-Davis

Belany M. Gutknecht-Davis

Jul 30, 2017

HAMILTON – Belany Gutknecht-Davis, 59, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017.  She was born March 27, 1958 in Hamilton.

Belany was a beloved wife of 23 years.  She is survived by her husband, Jeff; her daughter, son and 1 grandchild.  Belany will be missed by all who knew her.

Services will be held...

Jean Elizabeth Summers

Jean Elizabeth Summers

Jul 29, 2017

HAMILTON — Jean Elizabeth Summers memorial service is on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2017, at 317 Woodside Cutoff, Corvallis, MT 59840 at the Corvallis Fire House.

Jean is survived by her children Shawn, Verne, Tori, Edward, Gregory, Anna and Jon. She is also survived by her grandchildren Samantha, Jacob and Anika. She goes to meet...

Robert Charles Durbin

Robert Charles Durbin

Jul 22, 2017

CORVALLIS - Robert Charles Durbin, beloved brother, uncle, cousin, and friend passed away around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday July 22nd 2017 at the age of 26 while visiting Glacier National Park after a tragic accident doing some of his many passions, exploring the outdoors and spending time with the people he loved.

Robert was the best kind...

J. Arlene (Shook)  Nicol

J. Arlene (Shook) Nicol

Jul 21, 2017

Juanita Arlene Shook Nicol, 79, of Hamilton, MT released from her earthly bonds on July 21, 2017 at Marcus Daly Hospice in Hamilton. She was born on June 27, 1938 to Dee and Ilda Shook of Conner. She attended school in Darby and at the University of Montana. Arlene spent many hours riding her horses on the trails of...

Ann Marie Stanford

Ann Marie Stanford

Jul 19, 2017

HAMIILTON - Ann Stanford, 92, was born Anne Marie Roth on July 21, 1924 in Hamilton, to Joe and Margaret Roth. She attended school and graduated from Corvallis. Ann met Frank Stanford, and they were married on August 29, 1946.

After spending their first few months as newlyweds, on a ranch just outside of...

Cheryl Karen (Krohmer)  Walrod

Cheryl Karen (Krohmer) Walrod

Jul 18, 2017

Cheryl Karen Krohmer Walrod

Cheryl went to be with her Lord and Savior July 18, 2017.

Cheryl was born June 23, 1947 in Williston North Dakota, to Carroll and Carrie Krohmer.  She was raised on a farm east of Froid, Mt.  She attended school in Froid and graduated in 1965, she attended Business School in...

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