Obituaries

Nov 10, 2016

Kimberly Nadine Goin-Hoke, 55 of Darby passed away Thursday, November 10th at her residence in Darby.  Kim went to the Lord after a long struggle and battle with Cancer, surrounded by her family.

She was born October 14, 1961 in Corning, California the daughter of John and Alice Goin.  Kim graduated from High School in Anderson, California. ...

Nov 4, 2016

HAMILTON - Robert (Bud) L. Boyd, 79, of Hamilton passed away in the early morning hours of 11/04/16.  He was born November 7, 1936 in Hamilton the son of Robert C. Boyd and Leona (Rennaker) Boyd.  Bud is survived by his sisters, Lola Grenfell of Hamilton, MT and Janice Cowles of Boise, ID.  He was preceded by his parents...

Nov 3, 2016

Juanita I. Ferguson, long time Bitterroot resident, age 99, peacefully passed away on November 3, 2016 of natural causes after a short illness at the Discovery Care Center in Hamilton, Montana. Juanita was the youngest of five children born to John and Iva (Hobbs) Tripp on January 15, 1917, in Trenton, Missouri. During her youth she spent time in...

Nov 1, 2016

Arnold “Arnie” Bakken, 86 of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, November 1st at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospice Center in Hamilton.

Arnie was born December 4, 1929 in Bonetail, ND the son of the late Olaf and Oline Henlein Bakken.  He married Donna Arnson in 1967.  He enjoyed gardening.

Arnie was preceded in death by his...

Nov 1, 2016

Bryce Steven Mirtle

(aka, "Mirt" and "Steve")

CONNER – Steve Mirtle, 70, of Conner passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center.  He was born in Los Angeles, California to Bryce and Doris Mirtle.  His youth was spent in Westchester (a suburb of Los Angeles) where he...

Oct 30, 2016

Timothy Dwight Mix, Sr., 77 of Hamilton, MT went to meet his Savior on Sunday October 30, 2016 while surrounded by his family and loved ones.  He was born on July 19, 1939 in Great Bend, Kansas.  The eldest son of James and Isabel (Dewey) Mix. The early part of his life was spent in Anaconda, MT where he...

Oct 29, 2016

HAMILTON – Lawrence “Larry” Everett Williams, 92, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016.  He was born May 9, 1924 in Levy, Arkansas the son of Everett Malachi and Annette (Pasels) Williams.

Larry joined the U.S. Air Force as a young 18 year old man, serving as a navigator during WWII.  During this time he was...

Oct 27, 2016

Scott Dean Morey, 23, of Hamilton, Montana entered into rest, when his soul could no longer bear the evil in the world on Oct. 27th, 2016.

Scott was born December 8th, 1992, in Hamilton, Mt, the son of Lonny and Debbie Morey. He graduated from Hamilton High School in 2011.

He loved the outdoors and...

Oct 27, 2016

To My Dear Husband:

On October 27, 2016 at approximately 1:00 pm my world changed forever.  When your heart and breathing stopped, my breathing paused for a long while.  Your life on this earth ended and I became a widow to continue to walk this earth without you.  Your journey as son, father, brother, uncle, grandpa, friend...

Oct 25, 2016

HAMILTON - Ellen M. Schilke, 84, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at the Discovery Care Centre in Hamilton.  She was born April 26, 1932 in Ismay, Montana and moved to Corvallis in 1935.  Ellen attended school in Corvallis and graduated with the class of 1950.  Later she went to the Vo-Tech in Missoula and studied business...

Oct 25, 2016

Hamilton- Arthur Thomas Day, 73, of Hamilton passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016.

Arthur was born on January 23, 1943, to Arthur and Burneal Day in Choteau, MT. He was married to love of his life, Lynda (Clark) Day, for 53 years. They have two sons Shane and Todd Day.

Arthur loved to drive...

Oct 24, 2016

Georgianna Taylor

Georgianna Taylor, 78, of Hamilton, died of natural causes on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016.

A celebration of life will be held for friends and family of Georgianna at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Hamilton on Friday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. Cremation has taken place.

Georgianna was born on...

Oct 24, 2016

‘Monty’ Montana Hearold Kamps, 92, of Hamilton, MT, passed away October 24, 2016. Monty was born January 22, 1924, to Alfred ‘Fred’ Fredrick Wilhelm Mahler and Mary Agnes (Saunders) Kamps in Armstead, Montana. He spent most of his younger years in the Dillon area where he attended school.

Monty was a corpsman in the Army during WWII....

Oct 23, 2016

CORVALLIS - Robert "Bob" Gingerich, 83, of Corvallis, MT, left this earth to be with his Lord and Savior on October 23, 2016 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center. He died peacefully surrounded by his loving wife and all of his children.

Bob was born to Rufus and Rhoda (Yoder) Gingerich on March 5, 1933 in Rolette,...

Oct 23, 2016

CORVALLIS – Leonard Gene Raines, 76, of Corvallis passed away early Sunday morning, October 23, 2016 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center.

Leonard was born June 8, 1940 in Hampton, Iowa, and then the family moved to California and then settled where his heart was in the Bitterroot Valley, where he enjoyed hunting, camping, fishing and all...

Oct 22, 2016

HAMILTON – Lucille “Lucy” A. May, 96, of Hamilton passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center.  She was born December 13, 1919 in Marshall, OK the daughter of Ralph and Ida (Murphy) Cooper.

Lucy is survived by her 2 children, 3 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren.

Nan will be...

Oct 20, 2016

Julie G. Lofftus, 51 of Missoula passed away October 20, 2016 at her residence in Missoula.

Julie was born April 8, 1965 in Hamilton the daughter of Glenn R. and Muriel E. Gooder.  She graduated from Hamilton High School in 1983.

Julie’s passions were her family, especially her grandsons.  She enjoyed traveling, cooking, spending time...

Oct 20, 2016

Corvallis, MT – Mildred Pearl Hardy, 93 of Corvallis passed away Thursday, Oct 20th at her residence in Corvallis.

She was born March 11, 1923 in Twisp, Washington the daughter of the late Pearl and Clyde Risley.  She graduated from Twisp High School.

Mildred was preceded in death by her husband Butch Hardy; brothers, Melvin,...

Oct 19, 2016

PINESDALE - Linda Taggart Jessop left her favorite place, the back porch, for the last time on Wednesday, October 19.   For 74 years she lived family and loved family.

Linda was born and raised in northern Utah by hard-working parents. She definitely adopted the hard working part.  She married L. Dee Jessop and “enjoyed” 54 years of...

Oct 18, 2016

DARBY – Clifford “Dale” Maki, 81, of Darby passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at his home with his wife of 50 + years at his side.  He was born October 28, 1934 in Victor, MT the son of the late Jacob “Jake” and Violet “Vi” Maki.

Dale was raised in the Victor and Hamilton area.  He...