Obituaries

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...

Oct 10, 2016

CORVALLIS - Luanne Moore Bauman, 61, of Corvallis went to her Lord Jesus on October 10, 2016 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.  She passed away with her loving husband, Steve; her son and daughter-in-law, Lucas and Toni; and other family and friends at her side.

Luanne was born in Hamilton, Montana on September 20, 1955.  She...

Oct 4, 2016

Hamilton - William True (Bill) McDonald was born July 18, 1935, in Bellingham, Washington.  His father was William Leo McDonald and his mother was Florence Ernestine (True) McDonald.  In late 1939, the McDonald family (a brother Norris was born in 1938) moved to Mississippi City, Mississippi (now incorporated into Gulfport, Mississippi) near Bill’s maternal grandmother whose health was ailing. ...

Oct 4, 2016

Bradley D. Bittner, 65 of Corvallis passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at his residence in Corvallis.

Bradley Bittner was born February 17, 1951 in Aberdeen, South Dakota the son of the late Bernard Paul and Mary J. Payne Bittner.  Brad retired from Boeing Aircraft after 32 years of work, where he was a facilities supervisor.

Oct 3, 2016

Hamilton – Dorothy Maxine Burgess, 89, of Hamilton passed away peacefully on Monday, October 3, 2016 with her daughter at her side at the Marcus Daly Hospice and Palliative Care Center.

She was born on February 16, 1927, in Haynes, North Dakota, the youngest child of the late Gottlieb Beck and Katherine Wagner Beck.

Dorothy...

Oct 3, 2016

HAMILTON - Duel H. Vegoren, 45, of Hamilton, passed away Monday, October 3, 2016 at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula. He was born March 14, 1971 in Hamilton, Montana, the son of Trudy (Sanderson) Vegoren and the late Jim Vegoren. Duel married his wife Marjorie (Turner) Vegoren 23 years ago on July 10, 1993. He was a carpenter and...

Sep 20, 2016

Darby - James Culver was born May 21,1980 and passed away at his home September 20, 2016.

James took the greatest pride in his service to our country in Iraq, not only did hedefend us, a brother confided in me as to how many lives James saved. After he came home,he made every effort to support the...