Obituaries

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.  The family moved to the Bitterroot in 1938 where she was raised on a farm in Corvallis.

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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...

Walter "Wally" R. Karr

Sep 15, 2017

Darby – Walter “Wally” R. Karr, 78 of Darby passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula.

Wally was born September 27, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois to Walter and Catherine Karakuszka.  He worked at General Electric for 30 years.  He enjoyed model railroading and the Illinois Railway Museum.

Wally was preceded...

Richard "Dick" Lewis Smith

Sep 11, 2017

Richard “Dick” Lewis Smith, 86, of Hamilton, Montana passed away on Monday, September 11, 2017 at Valley View nursing home. Born in Boise, Idaho, to Alfred and Charlotte Smith in 1931, he was brought up first on a cattle ranch and then in Boise, where he went to school. He lived and worked in many states and abroad, but...

George "Butch" Ewalt

Sep 10, 2017

George Wesley “Butch” Ewalt, 74 of Hamilton passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Discovery Care Centre.

He was born December 4, 1942 in Glendive, MT to Samuel and Dorothy Ewalt.  Butch was the oldest of 12 children.  He attended school and graduated from Victor High School.  He was then drafted into the Army, trained on tanks...

Elsie (Pepe) Hamill

Aug 30, 2017

MISSOULA - Elsie (Pepe) Hamill, followed the angel’s home on August, 30, 2017 with her Great Niece, Shelly Warner by her side at the Marcus Daily Hospice Center in Hamilton, Mt.

The funeral service will be held at Saint Francis Xavier Church located at 420 West Pine in Missoula, Mt on September 29, 2017 at 10:30am. We...

Frederick Baldwin Burnham

Aug 30, 2017

HAMILTON - Frederick Baldwin Burnham was born on October 9, 1931 in Oxnard, California, to John and Constance Burnham. He was the youngest of four boys. When Fred joined the family his brother John was 13, Bill 12, and David 7. Fred’s family moved to North Hollywood when he was seven, and shortly after to South Pasadena where...