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Patricia "Pat" Faye (Riley) Perry
Jan 19, 2017
Patricia (Pat) Faye Perry, 81, died Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Marcus Daly Hospital. She was born January 28, 1935 in Hamilton, Montana.
She was the fourth child of George Arthur Riley and Theresa Margaret (McGuire) Riley. She graduated from Corvallis High School in 1953 and attended the University of Montana for a short time.
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Justine Gail (Hughes) Kuschel
Jan 18, 2017
Justine Gail (Hughes) Kuschel
Mar. 14, 1919 - Jan. 18, 2017
Justine was born to Lawton P. Palmer and May Christine (Rose) Hughes on March 14, 1919, in Willow Bar Township, Oklahoma.
Justine’s mother died giving birth to her younger sister, Christine Palmer. Justine was adopted at the age of 3 years by...
Peter F. Molenda
Jan 11, 2017
HAMILTON - Peter Molenda, 86, of Hamilton, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, surrounded by his family at his home.
He was born to Peter and Anna Molenda, a longtime Whitehall family, on November 30, 1930, in Butte. He graduated from Whitehall High School. Soon after graduation, he married Shirley Humphrey. They began...
Alexander "Joe" Clemans
Jan 9, 2017
Alexander Joseph Clemans “Joe”, 84 of Wisdom passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at The Living Center in Stevensville, MT.
Joe was born April 2, 1932 in Harlowton, Montana. He married Barbara Rasmussen June 4, 1960. The owned the Wagon Wheel Bar in Jackson, MT and he worked for the Beaverhead County Road Dept. ...
Chancy Charles Ralls
Jan 5, 2017
HAMILTON – Chancy Charles Ralls, 77, of Hamilton passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at St Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was born April 15, 1939 in Hailey, ID the son of Chancy Sr. and Mauretta (Peck) Ralls.
Chancy moved from Idaho with his family at the age of 9. He attended school in Hamilton and graduated...
Gregory R. Mccrorey
Jan 4, 2017
Gregory R. McCrorey, 60 of Hamilton passed away January 4, 2017 at his home in Hamilton.
He was born June 17, 1956 in Buffalo, New York to the late Margie Rice and Carl Peterson. Gregory graduated from Grover Cleveland High School and then joined the U.S. Air Force. Following time in the Air Force he joined the...
Rodney Jay Brown
Jan 2, 2017
Rodney J. Brown, 1951-2017 Rod was born May 5, 1951 in Livingston, Montana to Don and Agnes Brown and passed away peacefully in his easy chair at home on January 2, 2017.  Rod attended first grade in Helmville, Montana, before moving back to Darby for grade school and high school, graduating in 1970. Rod was a natural athlete starring...
Rose Frances (Erhart) Iten
Jan 2, 2017
Rose F. Dunbar Iten, 96, of Hamilton passed into God's care on January 2, 2017 at Aaron Care Home.
Born on July 25, 1920, in Almont, North Dakota, to John and Magdalena Kuntz Erhart, she was the oldest of nine children: Alois, Vincent, Alex, Celestine, Florian, Adam, Ted and Marion. The family moved to Grantsdale, Montana in...

Mabel Christine (Christensen) Pyle
Jan 1, 2017
Corvallis - Mabel Christine Pyle, 82, of Corvallis passed away Sunday, January 1st, 2017 at the Marcus Daly Hospital. She was born September 13, 1934 in Poplar, MT, the daughter of the late Bert and Anna Christensen.
Mabel was raised on her parent’s farm a few miles south of the Missouri river between Poplar and Brockton. After...
Harley R. Marvin
Dec 31, 2016
Hamilton - Harley Rudolph Marvin 74, of Hamilton, MT passed away December 31st surrounded by family and friends at Marcus Daly Hospice.
Harley was born November 18, 1942 in Hamilton, MT the 2nd of four children of Joe and Carol Marvin. He graduated in 1961 from Hamilton High School which he was active in football and basketball...
Carl Mohn
Dec 30, 2016
HAMILTON - Carl Mohn, 74, of Hamilton passed away on December 30, 2016 at Saint Patrick Hospital surrounded by his family with his wife by his side. He was born in Kalispell on October 20, 1942.
Carl graduated from Darby High School in 1960. Â In 1962 he married his wife of nearly 55 years, Glenda Woodward, of...
Virginia Mae (Mabbott) Smyth
Dec 29, 2016
Virginia or Ginny to her family, friends, and neighbors was born March 18, 1928 in Lewiston, ID, to Freda Loree (McProud) Mabbott and Leonard H Mabbott. Ginny grew up in various locations scattered from Spokane, Washington to Middleton, Idaho just west of Boise. Those years included living in a rural two room school house located southeast of Jordan Valley,...
Ronald N. And Laurene M. "Laurie" Chaney
Dec 29, 2016
Ronald Chaney, 72, and Laurene “Laurie” Chaney, 71, of Hamilton, died together on December 29, 2016, of injuries sustained in an auto accident.
Ron was born on October 21, 1944, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Robert “Elmo” and Norma Marcia “Narcy” Chaney. His father died shortly before Ron’s birth, at the end of World War...
Walter Michael "Mick" Iten
Dec 28, 2016
HAMILTON – Walter Michael “Mick” Iten, 74, of Hamilton passed away after a battle with cancer on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula. Mick was born on December 10, 1942 in Hamilton, Montana, the son of Walter and Alice (Gliebe) Iten.
Mick lived in Hamilton, Montana for most of his...
Richard (Rick) L. Thunstrom
Dec 27, 2016
CORVALLIS - Richard (Rick) L. Thunstrom, 63, of Corvallis passed away quietly at home Tuesday, December 27th, 2016. Â He was born January 5, 1953 in Great Falls MT, the son of Victor and Alvina Thunstrom.
Rick grew up in Great Falls hunting, fishing and playing softball with his siblings until his country called him to duty. Â Rick...

Donald W. Maclean
Dec 26, 2016
HAMILTON - Donald W. Maclean, compassionate father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend quietly slipped away, surrounded by family at home on Christmas evening.
Don was born and raised in New York City, the only child of James A. and Nina A. Maclean. He graduated from Yale University in June 1943, having spent his senior year of undergraduate...
James Wilmer Huseby
Dec 24, 2016
HAMILTON – James Wilmer Huseby, 80, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. He was born July 31, 1936 in Circle, MT the son of Elvin and Mabel (Emery) Huseby.
Jim grew up on the family farm and ranch in Circle. He attended and graduated from Circle High School in 1954. ...
Patricia Ann Zeiler
Dec 23, 2016
Hamilton - Patricia Ann (Cunningham) Zeiler passed away on December 23rd from cardiomyopathy which developed after other health issues over the last few months. Pat was surrounded by her loving family at the end. The Zeilers would like to thank the wonderful doctors and staff at St. Pat's Hospital in Missoula, especially ICU nurse Taylor, for their care and...
Linda R. Krehling
Dec 20, 2016
Hamilton - Linda Roberta Krehling, 62, passed away on December 20, 2016 in Hamilton, MT following a courageous battle with cancer.
Linda was born on March 7, 1954 in Red Bluff, California, to George and Weymuth Krehling. Linda resided in California until 1997 when she moved to Montana. She was an avid supporter of first responders and...
Arthur Allen Howard
Dec 20, 2016
Arthur A. Howard, 91, of Corvallis passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016. He was born June 23, 1925, in Vallejo, California, the son of Arthur Luallen Howard and Victoria (Blackwood) Howard.
Art was raised in Vallejo, California, where he attended high school. While growing up, he enjoyed outdoor activities with his extended family: camping, hunting and fishing....
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